Chapter 1
CHAPTER I
Reasons Why Students Shift Their Degree Courses
Background of the Study
Decision making, according to www.businessdictionary.com, is the “thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options”. When trying to make a good decision, a person must weight the positives and negatives of each option, and consider all the alternatives. Whether one likes it or not, it will always become part of their daily lives.
The researcher decided to conduct a research to know why students shift their degree course. This research will be beneficial for colleges/universities, students and parents. Knowing the reasons why students shift their degree course will help them to make some adjustments to minimize the problem. This research paper will address the reasons why students shift their degree course. This research will be a guide to the students themselves, and their parents as well regarding course decision. This study will also discuss the possible solutions that the parents and the school itself can do to help the students.
Nowadays, a lot of students have a hard time in choosing the right course for them. They usually ask themselves, what is the right course for me? If I would take this course, would I be happy? These questions will always come up from their heads when dealing with course decision making. Over the years there have been growing concerns of the students in shifting their degree course. We notice that a lot of students shift to other degree courses with different reasons. There are a lot of factors or reasons affecting the decisions of students to shift to other degree courses. In this research, we will know what the reasons behind their decisions are.
When you were in college, did you ever feel that you enrolled in the wrong course? If so, did you shift courses or did you just stick it out especially when you're in the middle of your college life? What made you shift? Is it because there is more opportunity in other courses?
Reasons Why Students Shift Their Degree Courses
Background of the Study
Decision making, according to www.businessdictionary.com, is the “thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options”. When trying to make a good decision, a person must weight the positives and negatives of each option, and consider all the alternatives. Whether one likes it or not, it will always become part of their daily lives.
The researcher decided to conduct a research to know why students shift their degree course. This research will be beneficial for colleges/universities, students and parents. Knowing the reasons why students shift their degree course will help them to make some adjustments to minimize the problem. This research paper will address the reasons why students shift their degree course. This research will be a guide to the students themselves, and their parents as well regarding course decision. This study will also discuss the possible solutions that the parents and the school itself can do to help the students.
Nowadays, a lot of students have a hard time in choosing the right course for them. They usually ask themselves, what is the right course for me? If I would take this course, would I be happy? These questions will always come up from their heads when dealing with course decision making. Over the years there have been growing concerns of the students in shifting their degree course. We notice that a lot of students shift to other degree courses with different reasons. There are a lot of factors or reasons affecting the decisions of students to shift to other degree courses. In this research, we will know what the reasons behind their decisions are.
When you were in college, did you ever feel that you enrolled in the wrong course? If so, did you shift courses or did you just stick it out especially when you're in the middle of your college life? What made you shift? Is it because there is more opportunity in other courses?