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TRACER STUDY FOR THE CPU COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES GRADUATES

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Background and Rationale

The College of Computer Studies (CCS) at Central Philippine University (CPU)started in 1995 when the
course Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) wasoffered as a degree program under the
College of Commerce. The program aims to fill thegrowing need for computer literate professionals in
the field of [Link] June 2001, in line with the recommendation of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) to pool all related courses into one college, the CPU administrationdecided to transfer
the department under the College of Engineering (COE). The departmentwas merged with the
Department of Software [Link] June 2002, the College of Commerce offered a new program,
Bachelor of Information Science and Management (BISM). The offering of this course was made
tointegrate Information Technology to all business and management [Link] 2003, the University
President, Dr. Juanito M. Acanto recommended to the Boardof Trustees for the creation of the College
of Computer Studies which will be composed of three departments: Computer Science, Information
Sciences and Management andInformation Technology. This continuing growth in the life of the College
is brought about by the increasing need of competent information technology professionals.

In a nutshell, the performance of a

n educational institution’s performance

is partlymeasured by the employability of its graduates. At present, the college needs todetermine the
factors that affect

graduates’ employability
and analyze the benefits of it in

the preparation of soon to be graduates and enable them to meet the challenges of professional life.

Objectives

The general objective of this tracer study is to gather relevant information as to theemployability of the
graduates in the CPU College of Computer Studies graduate fromSchool Year 2001 to [Link],
this tracer study aims to:1.

describe the graduates in terms of age, civil status sex, age and residence, major field, year graduated
and academic performance;2.

determine the graduates

professional skills, professional examinations passed,and reasons for taking the course;3.

determine the trainings and advance studies attended by the graduates after finishing college;4.

determine the industry classification of the companies where they are employed, job position, monthly
salary range, job requirements and the

“waiting time”

before they landed on a job.5.

determine the perceived factors that help them landed a job.

Scope and Limitation

This study aims will cover all College of Computer Studies graduates whether working abroad or in
locally-based companies who graduated from SY 2001 to 2005 only toallow the graduates enough time
to find [Link] aims to cover all graduates in local residence and those who are residing abroad.

Significance of the Study

An institution like CPU professes “Exemplary Christian Education for Life” as its
Mission Statement which aims to offer quality education programs to its constituents. It istherefore
relevant for the college to determine whether it has helped the graduates become productive members
of the society. In any instance, the College has investigated the factorsthat significantly affect

graduates’ employability given today’s conditions.

This investigation is crucial to the growth of an institution because if there is noconduct of an evaluation
of outcomes of the educational process there will be no benchmark unto which the basis of future
developments can be based upon. S

chool’s alumni are the best

proof of its capability to effectively [Link] need for a tracer study for the College of Computer
Studies is seen to be a longoverdue endeavor that needs to be ventured upon. Since its conception it
had produced 240graduates to date.

CHAPTER IIREVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Recognizing the importance of evaluating the status of an educational institution’s

alumni is crucial to its growth if not to its existence. This need is recognized by governmentagencies that
govern the quality of instruction in Higher Education Institutions

(HEI’s) like

Central Philippine University. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is conducting

a comprehensive study that requires all HEI’s to do individual g

raduate tracer studies on their respective alumni. The result of the research will become a tool in
pursuant to the envisionedupgrading of the educational system in the country.A move to outcome-
based evaluation from an evaluation system based more oninputs represents a shift from the
quantitative to the qualitative. The process is moresearching, because the account must be reflective,
and provide a justification of why thingsare done in a way that it has been chosen. Effectiveness of
process has to be demonstrated,in relation to intended outcomes. Factual data is still required, but to
support a case that adepartment is performing effectively, rather than as an end in itself. The approach
is less prescriptive, for example a department must decide whether a particular set of data isrelevant to
a demonstration of effectiveness, rather than providing it simply because it has been required (CHED
IQUAME Primer, 2006)Another government agency that pursued graduate tracer studies is the
TechnicalEducation and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA has embarked to
undertakevarious studies and researches on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
programs and related TVET developments with the end view of coming up with evidence-

based policy recommendations to be used by the management. One of which is theExpanded Tracer
Study of SY 2000-2001 Post-Secondary Graduates conducted at the latter part of [Link] study was
undertaken to ascertain the effectiveness of TVET programs of allTVET institutions as manifested by the
employability of its graduates. The result of thisstudies served as benchmark in determining
performance in the provision of middle-levelskills development services of the different TVET players of
the regions. It is envisioned to provide signals on the kind of jobs TVET graduates go into; their income
levels; the length of job search before landing their first job; and the certification, among others. Sub-
module of the study was the evaluation of the PESFA graduates during the same [Link] undertaking
was done as part of the regular Monitoring and Evaluation of Training Performance (METP) System
spearheaded by the Planning Office of TESDA. The previous conduct of the graduate tracer study was
undertaken in 2000 (TESDA), 2000).A study by S.N Zembere and M.P.M. Chinyama of the University of
Malawi,discusses the results of the tracer study of the graduates of the University of Malawi
whograduated between 1987 and 1995. The main objective of the tracer study was to examine
thechanges in the career pattern of the graduates in order to provide a basis of evaluation of thecurrent
programs of the University of Malawi. The significance of the study is to provide acontinuation of the
process of evaluation of the performance of the college as well as thegraduates of the [Link]
study, Tracer Study of Science and Technology graduates of 2000 and 2001conducted by Management
Information System Unit of Science and Technology PolicyResearch Division of the National Science
Foundation Of Sri Lanka, the results of the study

shows the trend of the employment status of the graduate by gender, employed andunemployed rates,
sector employment, achievements, waiting time for the graduates for their first paid employment,
waiting time for the graduates employment according to gender, viewof the graduates for the
effectiveness of the degree course, view of the graduates on therelevance of degree course to current
employment, reasons for being engaged in fields notrelated to degree course, self employed graduates,
obstacles faced by graduates when findingemployment. The results of the study will also provide
evaluation on how more will thecollege will provide updates on the degree course, so as to provide the
basic requirements of the industry for [Link] the increase in the number of College
graduates in the population, increasingalso the rate of unemployment in the country, employment
opportunities for graduates have become very competitive, Routine Alumni Tracer Study conducted by
Maldives College of Higher education hopes to assess the employment status of their graduates, assess
the impactof graduates training on job appointment and assess how graduates perceive their college
inrelation to their academic and professional developments. Same objectives also this aims toachieve
for their [Link] Outcomes of Graduates 2004, a study by Manwel Debono, Albert Debono and
Noel Caruana focuses on the employability of the graduates. The study presented in thisdocument
provides a useful and essential tool when it comes to policy design anddevelopment in both the spheres
of education and employment; two sectors that are weldedand complementary. A close analysis of the
findings leads one to conclude that the role of

career guidance is a crucial and vital aspect of any person’s career path. Career guidance

creates the possibility for a person to identify capacities, competences and interests that will

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