Research Questions in Relations to the Internship and Career Development Conducted by Internship and Career Center President University

1. FIRST RESEARCH TOPIC a. Research Title The Contribution of Internship in the Preparation for Future Employment as Perceived by the Students b. Research Question : Which areas of competencies that the students perceive to be developed most after undergoing internship program? c. Applied Theories a. Theory on work competencies b. Theory on learning c. Theory on career development d. Research Methods a. Quantitative approach, questionnaire based survey e. Sampling Method a. Population : Interns Batch 2009 who will finish the internship on September 2012 b. Sampling Method : Stratified Random Sampling f. Data Analysis a. Descriptive statistics 2. SECOND RESEARCH TOPIC a. Research Title The Role of Internship Program in the Operational Activities of Organization b. Research Question : a. Why do organizations implement the internship program within the organization? b. What are the departments within the organization which demand interns most? c. What are the assignments that given to the interns during the internship program? d. What are the programs that the organization promotes to help develop the interns capabilities? c. Applied theories To be determined d. Research Methods Mix-Methods, Quantitative and Qualitative a. Quantitative Methods Quantitative approach is applied to understand and analyze the demographic data, e.g. types of industries, number of employees, types of departments, and length of internship duration

b. Qualitative Methods Qualitative approach is applied to understand and analyze the attitude of the organization towards the internship program, the reason of such program is to be implemented, and how the nature of the business or the job influences the decision of implementing internship program e. Sampling Methods a. Population : Organizations which continuously hires interns from President University for more than 2 internship periods b. Sampling method : Stratified Random Sampling f. Data Analysis a. Descriptive Statistics b. Content-analysis 3. THIRD RESEARCH TOPIC a. Research Title The Level of Required Work Competencies of President University Graduates Relative to Other Graduates as Identified by the Employers b. Research Question : a. What are the dominant generic competencies that the employers perceive to be important for employees to successfully perform their jobs? b. How do the employers perceive the level of the generic competencies from President University graduates relative to other university graduates? c. Applied theories a. Competency Theory d. Research Methods Quantitative Approach e. Sampling Methods a. Population : Direct supervisor of President University graduates who have supervised the graduates for minimum 1 year b. Sampling method : Stratified Random Sampling f. Data Analysis a. Descriptive Statistics b. Factor Analysis 4. FORTH RESEARCH TOPIC a. Research Title The Graduates Perceived Dominant Factors in Selecting Future Type of Occupation: A Case Study of President University Graduates b. Research Question : What are the most dominant factors that President University graduates consider important in choosing the future job? c. Applied Theories a. Expectancy theory b. Career Development theory c. Theory on self and identity d. Research Methods a. Quantitative approach

e. Sampling Methods c. Population : President University batch 2009 who are going to graduate in year 2013 d. Sampling method : Stratified Random Sampling f. Data Analysis c. Descriptive Statistics d. Factor Analysis 5. FIFTH RESEARCH TOPIC a. Research Title The Role of the Internship Program in the Decision on the Future AfterGraduation Occupation as Perceived by Graduating Students: A Case Study of President University Graduating Students b. Research Question : How does the internship program that the students have undertaken influence the which job that the students aim to select after they graduate from President University? c. Applied Theories a. Expectancy theory b. Career Development theory c. Theory on self and identity d. Research Methods a. Qualitative Approach e. Sampling Methods a. Population : President University batch 2009 who are going to graduate in year 2013 b. Sampling method : Purposive Sampling f. Data Analysis To be determined 6. SIXTH RESEARCH TOPIC a. Research Title The Potential Leadership Quality of the Generation X as Perceived by Employers b. Research Question : To be determined c. Applied Theories a. Leadership Theory b. Theory on Generation X d. Research Methods b. Qualitative Approach a. Sampling Methods To be determined b. Data Analysis To be determined