Tracer Study

Chapter 2
METHODOLOGY

This chapter include the type of research use in the study, the method on how the respondents will be selected, instrument and procedure that will be use in data gathering. For the past two years from 2008-2009 , fifty nine students graduated in Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA- Molino Campus. Out of this, thirty five students were targeted for this study. The questionnaire captured all the information required to meet the objectives and it was therefore acceptable. The researchers then solicited for addresses from all the graduates of the UPHSD who graduated on the year 2008-2009 through the help of the registrar office.

Research Design The researchers have decided to use qualitative descriptive research to explain briefly the numerical statistics that has been gathered. Qualitative research is often regarded as a precursor to quantitative research, in that it is often used to generate possible leads and ideas which can be used to formulate a realistic and testable hypothesis. This hypothesis can then be comprehensively tested and mathematically analyzed, with standard quantitative research methods. Descriptive studies are also called observational, because you observe the subjects without otherwise intervening.

Population Sampling The study involves the participation of thirty respondents. One sampling technique will be used: the systematic random sampling technique which is frequently chosen by other researchers for its simplicity and its periodic quality. In systematic random sampling, the researcher divide the total number of the graduates to get the 50 % each said year and then we get the total of 30 respondents.

Respondents/Participants/Subject of the study Our respondents are the graduates of Bachelor in Science Hotel and Restaurant Management who graduated in the year 2008-2009 at University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Molino Campus. The researchers choose them because our study is to trace their career pattern after they graduate.
Research Instruments The researcher made questionnaires which will be given to thirty respondents. After the respondents answer the questions in the research instrument, data will be collected and will be analyzed by the use of statistical method.

Validation of Instrument The researchers have chosen Mr. Richard Alicdan, the Former Dean of HRM/TSM and Prof. Jayson Sonza Batu, English Consultant/Professor who are both teaching in UPHSD- Molino to validate our questionnaire for our thesis entitled “A Tracer Study of Hotel and Restaurant Management Graduates of University of Perpetual Help System DALTA – Molino for the past two years AY: 2008 – 2009. First we made a questionnaire for our research that is based on the statement of the problem.
Data Gathering Procedures The researchers come up with 30 respondents out of 59 graduates using the purposive sampling technique. Then researchers made a questionnaire and let the validators check if the questionnaire is ready to distribute to the respective respondents.

Statistical Analysis of Data The researchers use statistical measures liked frequency distribution, percentage and ranking. Frequency refers to the number of times a certain characteristics or number appears in a given situation. This usually involves simple tallying in counting and later summarizing data. This measures is always utilized in profiling data in demographic characteristics which involves counting i.e gender, age bracket, civil status, employment status, year graduated position/ designation, name of the working company of the first, second and the third job. Percentage refers to the number of parts divided by 100. It is used to express how large/small one quantity is relative to another quantity.