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NAARDS Form No. 1

CY 2011 2012
For Use of Researcher
TERMINAL REPORT
A. BASIC INFORMATION

1. RDMIS Code: ____________________
2. Program Title: Tracer Study of B.S. Information Technology Graduates , S.Y 2008 - 2012
Project Title: _________________________________________________________
3. Study Title: Tracer Study as a Paradigm for the Enhancement of Quality Course Program
Development of Information Technology Education, IFSU Potia Campus

* Graduate Tracer Study as a Paradigm for Enhancing Quality of Information
Technology Education at IFSU Potia Campus. (Revision)


4. Commodity: _________________________ _______________________________________
5. Discipline(s): Social Science, Education_________________________
6. Researchers: Vicente, Roderick Y.
7. Implementing Agency / Station:
Lead Agency: Ifugao State University_________________________________________
Cooperating Agency: ______________________________________________________
Project Site /Location: Ifugao State University Research Area, Potia Campus _________

8. Funding Agency (ies): Ifugao State University___________________________________
9. Duration (Definite Dates)
Date Started: April, 2012 ____________
Date Ended: October, 2012 ____
____a. New
_ __b. On going
____c. To be completed for the year
_ x_d. Completed with terminal report
____e. Suspended
____f. Terminated
____g. Extended
11. Project Location: (up to Barangay level)
Potia Alfonso Lista, Nayon Lamut, Lagawe, & Tinoc Campuses (For collecting info)
Ifugao State University, Potia Campus Research Area (for the collation of data)
12. Financial Report:
Status Year Budget
Amount
Source of
Fund
Personal
Services
MOE Capital
Outlay
Budget
Released
Date
Released
Actual
Expenditures
Completed
with
terminal
report
2013 30,000 IFSU
Research
Fund
P6,000
monthly
pay for
R.A.
April -
August
Php 30,000.00
(includes travel
expenses)


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B. TECHNICAL REPORT:

TITLE: Graduate Tracer Study as a Paradigm for Enhancing Quality of Information
TechnologyEducation at IFSU Potia Campus. (Revision)

ABSTRACT:

The study was confined to the 81 graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology, IFSU Potia Campus, and S.Y. 2008 2012. The focus was on the demographic
profile of the IT graduates in terms of personal variables and economic status, employment
status, educational background, employment transition and job history.

Findings disclosed that forty-three percent (43%) of respondents are eligible to apply
their profession. From this 43%, 35% passed the NC II Examination; 7%, the Civil
Service Examinations. They pursued Information Technology degree because their
parents can afford to let their children go to a state college where tuition fee is very
minimal (70.96%), availability of the course in the state college (70.96%), prospect for
immediate employment (98.38%), provided with a college scholarship (75.80), and the
influence of their parents or relative and peers (74.19%) are the top five reasons.
The other 24.19% pursued their course because they have no particular choice or no
better idea. Eighty-three percent (83%) of the respondents had no trainings
whatsoever. Eleven percent (11%) pursued graduate studies for professional
development, promotion, and better job prospects. Eight and a half percent (8.5%)
are unemployed, because of family responsibility (4.9%), because of lack of job
opportunities (1.2%), and lack of work experience (1.2%). One and a - half percent
(1.2%) are employed either as managers or proprietor, (34.6%) professional, technical
and supervisory, and (42%) are clerks, laborers or unskilled workers, (6.2%) are in
private households here in the country.
In relation to field of specialization, the 81 respondents are extremely satisfied in
their proficiency in relation to computer security with 40.2%, computer hardware
servicing and network management (58.5%), interpersonal communication skills
(54.9%), the use of ICT software applications (51.2%), and teamwork skills (53.7%).
The job sector where the graduates belong are private firm multinational (3.7%),
private firm local (33.3%), Non - government organization (14.8%), local government
(16.0%), national government (4.9%), and the rest in education and personal
businesses with (5.2%).

KEY WORDS: Employment Data, Tracer Study, ITE Graduate



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I. RATIONALE:

The world today is technology-driven. It is apparent how the young generation of today is blinded
with information and communication technology gadgets that carries and delivers forms of learning, music,
games and the like (Tenedero, 2006). The contemporary generation of learners from pre-school to college
is techno-digitally comfortable departing from the traditional classroom setting. This group of learners was
born surrounded by different technology making it an essential part of their lives. Various forms of
information and communication technology like computers, cellular phones, videogames, the internet and
other forms have made learning easier for learners.
In the learning process, students have radically changed with the advent of technology. This fast-
pacing world also makes a very quick transfer of information making the world seem very small. Constant
exposure to the World Wide Web and its by-products has made the thinking pattern of students change
(Vega, 2006). Studies have shown support to this perspective where patterns of thinking of the young
generation are already different compared to the earlier generation. According to Berry (_,p._), students
brains have physically changed and different from ours- as a result of how they grew up. Accordingly,
technology is important in teaching-learning process of this generation. This generation of students who
grew up with and are computer technology dependent are called the digital natives. The digital language
is innate to them. They no longer read the instructions on how to use a new electronic gadget-they already
know how to use it by merely looking at it. They speak and understand the language easily like a native
speaker. They are no longer the students to whom the educational system was designed to teach (Prensky,
2001).



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III. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:

Objectives
Percentage
Completion

Milestones
M1 M2 M3
1. To identify and verify the learning styles of
the digital natives of IFSU;



100%

2. To determine the learning adaptation and
adjustment process of digital natives in the
learning culture of IFSU;

100%

3. To establish a new and a good teaching
learning design and methods;



100%

4. To frame an effective faculty development
retooling in ICT to fill-in the learning gaps
between the digital natives and digital
immigrants of Ifugao State University for
future policy formulation.



100%


IV. PROCEDURE/ METHODOLOGY:
In this chapter, the methods, procedures and instrument that have been used in conducting this
research study of the Adaptation and Adjustment of Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants of the Ifugao
State University Teaching Culture is being presented.
4.1 Research Design
The researchers opted to use the descriptive - quantitative approach to collect data of the research
study; the approach will also use a format instrument that is much easier to generalize. Quantitative
research provides generalized data on the objects that are being analyzed, thus, the information is not so
detailed on behavior and attitudes of the subject matters. The researchers will make use of descriptive


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research design and are integrated in the questionnaires because this research involves collecting of data in
order to test the hypotheses or answer questions concerning the current status of respondents. It also
determines and reports the ways things are.

4.2 Research Method Used
The study will use the descriptive methods of research, a non experimental survey to find out how
the digital natives adapt and adjust to the learning culture of IFSU. Furthermore, this method of research is
a careful, critical, and disciplined inquiry in techniques and methods according to the nature and conditions
of the problems identified, directed toward the clarification of the problems or conditions.
The researcher through the Research Aide will be floating the survey questionnaire at the campuses
of Ifugao State University. Retrieve the questionnaire, collate the data, analyze and present as well.

4.3 Samples and Sampling Technique
In this study, the researchers considered as many respondents as possible which the Purposive
Sampling. To qualify as respondents, they should be an IFSU Faculty who has a teaching load. To locate
the respondents, the researchers with the Research Aide visit the faculty office of the different program in
the university and conduct also an interview to other faculty members.
4.4 Instrumentation
The researchers make used of survey questionnaires as the data-gathering tool for this study.
Questionnaires will be distributed to among the faculty of the Ifugao State University. In-person
distribution and e-mail questionnaires, telephone have been used by the researchers to collect data.
Through In-person distribution the researcher scheduled a specific time to locate the respondents in their
residences basing on their addresses given.. The telephone questionnaire has little to recommend beyond


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speed and low cost. It was be conducted over the phone. The researchers administered survey to the
respondents who are not capable of answering through e-mail and in-person distribution. Questionnaires
will also be give respondents time to think about the questions and their responses, thus producing more
accurate information period. It can also eliminate the problem of geographic limitations because this can be
e-mailed. The instrument was developed based on the objectives of the study. The instrument is composed
of several parts which will help the researchers in gathering the necessary data needed for the study. The
questionnaire includes the personal information and the contact confirmation of the respondents. The
employment profile which includes employment status and participants job information is included. The
questionnaire have a close ended questions which are answerable by yes or no selections in which the
respondents could choose more than one response for the reason that the information will be more
accurate.
4.5 Data Collection Procedure
The researchers gathered the primary data on the 1
st
week of April, 2013. The researchers got the
list of IFSU Faculty from the Human Resource Development Center. The researchers started distributing
the survey questionnaires on the 1
st
week of May up to 1
st
week of July, 2013.
4.6 Statistical Formula Used
The statistical treatment of data that will be used in this study is through percentile and frequency
method. The researchers will get the frequency of the respondents demographic and employment profile
including their usage in ICT materials in teaching. This will determine the frequency by adding all the
answer of the respondents to a certain question. The researchers will get the percentage by dividing the
frequency to the total numbers of respondents multiplied to 100% (frequency/total respondents x 100%).
e.g. 44 are employed respondents/50 total numbers of respondents x 100%= 9%. 88% are employed.