COLEGIO DE AMORE

Indang – Trece Road, Luciano, TreceMartires City Cavite

College of Criminology

The graduates of Bachelor of Science in criminology of Collegio de Amore SY

2010 to 2018: a tracer study

Chapter 1

The Problem and its background

INTODUCTION

Bachelor of Science in Criminology is a promising course wherein students are

given a chance to serve people and practice, guide people and most importantly is to

protect our sovereignty. This degree can obtain job in policy work, research and others

too. The choice of a career is, therefore, not merely a decision of a moment: it is a

complex and difficult process that spans a number of years (Ginsburg, 2009) if not

lifetime.

Nowadays, various schools are evenly existing producing thousands of

graduates. Tracer studies are useful tools to get further information and to have

knowledge about the course and the school. This tracer study aimed at providing

information regarding whereabouts of the graduates as well as the school to have an

adjustment with the help of feedbacks from the criminology graduates in Collegio De

Amore.

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The study also provides information which can help others in assessing them for

choosing the same course because of the availability of the job.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study sought to answer to the following questions:

1. what is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 age

1.2 gender

1.3 civil status

1.4 professional examinations passed

1.5 present occupation

1.6 Place of work

1.7 First job after college

1.8 Job level position

2. What are the reasons for employment/ unemployment?

3. How long is the period in searching for a job from the date of graduation?

RATIONALE OF THE STUDY

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This study aims to determine the employment status of the Bachelor of Science

in Criminology graduates from 2010 to 2018. The study is also concerned of what type

of employment the graduates have gain and whether they have productive and high

salary jobs.

The up surge in number of college of Criminology graduates, employment

opportunities for students have become competitive. In lines with the mission of Collegio

de Amore which is to provide a center of excellence for human resource development in

academics and technological disciplines, the university evaluates the means on how its

graduates shall fare with their employment scene after the training. It is in this respect

and context that the study was conduct.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

1. what is the profile
of the respondents
in terms of:
1.1 age
1.2 gender
1.3 civil status Analysis of data gather base on
1.4 professional questioners the interview and
examination
answered by the questionnaire
s passed
respondents
1.5 present
occupation
1.6 Place of
work
1.7 First job
after college
1.8 Job level 3
position

2. What are the

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Indang – Trece Road, Luciano, TreceMartires City Cavite
College of Criminology

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

One of the important ways of evaluating the effectiveness of an educational

institution is to keep track of its graduates. It is necessary to find out whether they are

employed, unemployed or they are in the field where they want.

The relevant data which will gathered in this study will be of value to the

following:

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Indang – Trece Road, Luciano, TreceMartires City Cavite
College of Criminology

Alumni

The findings and recommendations would be use objectively to inspire and

encourage the alumni to help and recommend their fellow graduates to job vacancies

because they are provided with objective information that the graduates are well

prepare for employment.

Instructors

Instructors may use the result of this study to measure the quality and relevance

of they have been teaching. It will give insight to instructors as to which criminology

subject should be strengthen and modifiy to adapt with the demands of the current

criminology profession.

Employers

Both government and private sectors could make use of the result as a pring

board in the recruitment, selection and placement of highly-skill criminology graduates.

Parents and community

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College of Criminology

The information derive from this study can help parents became aware that their

investment with their children’s education are paying off while the community benefits

with better train students and employ graduates.

Researchers

The researchers will benefit from the result of this study because the research

methodology, statistical tools, as well as the findings, conclusion and recommendations

of this study can be use as their basis when conducting similar or related studies in the

future.

Criminology students

The end-product of this research will help the aspiring criminologist discover the

quality of the curriculum, adequacy of school facilities, the competency of academic

instructors of Collegio de Amore in preparing the students, and the kinds of employment

waiting for them after they graduates.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The study focus only to the Bachelor of Science in criminology graduates of

Collegio de Amore from SY 2010 to 2018.

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College of Criminology

This focus on the demographic profile, educational background, trainings and

advance studies attended and employment of Criminology graduates. The study will be

confine to all the criminology graduates from SY 2010 to 2018. The registrar will be the

primary source of information I this study where reliable records of the graduates are

kept.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The following have been used as follows:

Criminologist - It refers to a person who is graduate of criminology and pass the

criminology licensure examination.

Criminology - It refers to the entire body of knowledge regarding crimes and criminals

and the effort of society to repress and apprehend them or a scientific study of crimes

and criminals.

Employability - It refers to the position of skills and knowledge that allow individuals to

be employed in an occupation, or the fitness or availability for employment (Barnhart

and Barnhart, 1987, 692).

Employability skills - This is defined as skills required not only to gain employment,

but also to progress within an enterprise so as to achieve ones potential and contribute

successfully to enterprise strategic directions.

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College of Criminology

Tracer study - It refers to the type of descriptive research that investigates graduates

who had left the institution after completing the course or field of specialization. It is

concerned with what has happened to them and what has been the impact upon that

institution and its program.

Underemployed - It refers to employed graduates whose work requires less training

and qualification than their educational preparation and training.

Unemployed - It refers to the graduates who are not gainfully working and receiving

monetary compensation.

CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Tracer study is an approach which widely use in most organization especially in

the educational institution to track and to keep record of their students once they have

graduated from the institution. Through tracer study, an institution able to evaluate the

quality of education given to their graduates placements and positions in the society

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which later can be use a benchmark in producing more qualified and competitive

graduates. As specified in the book of labor economics by Cristobal M.

Ross (2000) mentioned that industries complain that new recruits from schools

sometimes do not have the basic tools that are required. The skills mostly in demand by

the employers, as measured by the wide range of skills asked of future employees, are

typically the least in supply, as measured by the skills, abilities and competencies that

university graduates bring to the job. He emphasized that the goal of education is to

equip children to the best of their ability, for a lively, constructive place in society, and

also to fit them to do a job for work.

Cameron and Chickering (1996) pointed out that the notion of employability skills

development in the university environment continues to challenge traditional thinking

and concepts on higher education and raises the question of the role a university

graduates to adapt according this poses a problem for universities because of growing

dichotomy between the purposes of education for employment and education primarily

based on content knowledge for its own sake. Current students view the purpose of

university education as a step to career preparation.

Allen (1998) presented two contending theories about the role of advance

education in the evolving world economy. These theories are the common view and the

Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. According to the common

view, high unemployment and falling incomes due to globalization and the pressure of

imports from low wage countries characterize the new world economy.

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College of Criminology

CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

The tracer study methodology was first developed in IPEC in 2003-2004 as part

of the project “Measuring Longer Term Impact on Children and Families through

Tracer/Tracking Methodology.” It was piloted in six locations. The lessons learned in the

implementation of the six original tracer studies, helped to adjust the tracer study

methodology. The improved methodology was then used to carry out six further tracer

studies which were implemented during a period of two years (2010-2011). This was

part of the global project, “Impact Assessment Framework: Follow up to Tracer and

Tracking” (IAF).

Data gathering instrument

The major instrument use in gathering the data is the questionnaire. The instrument

use was formulated based on the questionnaire from CHED for its own tracer study.

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Minor revisions are done to the original questionnaire to meet, the objectives of the

present study. The instrument was use on the presumption that respondents are

literate, and clearly motivate and willing to participate.

RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY

In this study, the researcher include as part of the study the profile of the

respondents as to their age, gender, civil status and educational attainment

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