Significance of the study

The outcomes of this study are the student’s perception towards using

Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator or using this simulator can serves as a

diagnostic tool for the student for their training once there on the field.

This study will benefit the following:

The students’ perception is relevant because it will lead the instructors and

teaching staff of the school to develop or improve teaching strategies and skills

training.

Curriculum developers, recruiting agencies and the teaching staff. The

curriculum developers, recruiting agencies, and the teaching staff can also be

prepared at the end of the school year to be more knowledgeable and skilled for

becoming 3rd year college. This will also lead to improvements of methods and

strategies in the Tech-Voc Maritime strand.

Research Methodology

Research Design

A descriptive – phenomenological approach is being used in analyzing,

understanding, and exploring the different views and perceptions of Liquid Cargo
Handling that influenced their decisions on whether they are satisfied of using

this facility and the teaching strategy.

The study is qualitative in nature because the method that is being used to

gather the data is interview which includes open-ended questions that identifies

the perspectives of the participants and data will then be recorded and analyzed

by the researchers.

Research Respondents

The participants of the study only consist of 2nd year BSMT students of a

Maritime University located somewhere in Mandaue city other year level is

excluded because the study only focuses on the 2nd year BSMT students.

The students are the pioneer batch of the K-12 curriculum which means that

they are the first to graduate and identify whether the system truly prepares and

provides the students in the Maritime University the sufficient knowledge and

skills that will be needed to proceed near future.

The study used homogenous sampling which is a purposive sampling

technique that aims to get sample or participants who share a common

characteristic, that being in this study, students of the maritime university.

Research Environment

The study is conducted in a Maritime University which is located at A.C. Cortes

Avenue, Looc, Mandaue City, Philippines. It was established by Atty. Augusto W.

Go, the school started as Cebu College of Commerce and changed its name

several times up to the present University.

This research environment was chosen because it provides the necessary

respondents for the study and provides the necessary trainings and learning

environment for the respondents which is the maritime technical vocational

students.

Research Instrument

The research instruments that is used in this study is the survey which uses a structured

questionnaire that consists of 5 open ended questions. The questions are about the

views and perceptions of the students and the factors which affect their opinions. The

open-ended questions is used because it determines the perception of the student in a

natural way and it clearly speaks the respondent's mind.

Definition of Terms

To provide a better understanding to the study, the following terms are

hereby defined:

LCHS- Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator, a simulator desined to train and certify

the students on how to operate proper distribution of liquid cargoes.

BSMT Students- those who took a course of Bachelor of Science Marine

Transportation course.
Perception – is observations, thought processes, and direct awareness of the

external reality, that leads to non-inferential knowledge of that reality.

Behavior – the way something moves, functions, reacts.

College – school that offers courses leading to a degree.

Employment - an occupation by which a person earns a living.