A COMPARATIVE TRACER
STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATES FOR SY 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 AND 2014 OF OUR
LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY – QUEZON CITY: INPUTS FOR AN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Dr. Ronan S. Estoque,
RPM, Ms. Joyce L. Padilla, MS, MA, RP and Mr. Jigo Rafael C. Catamio, MAED, RGC
ABSTRACT
The Commission on Higher Education is
required by law to measure just how are recent graduates are actually absorbed
by the industry. Over the years, an
informal metric is used using a simply statistics just to have a benchmark in
measuring university competitiveness and effectiveness. Issues like what is the current hiring rate,
what is the most sought after job and what is the current employer needs is
usually settled by a graduate tracer study. The over-all rating shows that
employers are impressed with the performance of OLFU psychology graduates and
that the baseline expectations for an employee were exceeded by the
graduates. Academically this connotes
that the teaching, training and learning is at par with the expectations and
standards of employers who actually employs OLFU-QC graduates. Expectations
were exceeded by the OLFU-QC psychology graduates and by extension were sought
after by potential employers. OLFU-QC
psychology graduates have the reputation of being efficient employees, loyal
employees and generally, employees who are resilient in the face of adversity.
Introduction
Other
than accreditation requirements, a tracer study of where the graduates are now
gainfully employed is a serious pursuit for any university to gauge and measure
the employability of its respective graduates.
A
tracer study is actually a metric where employment is measured against the
graduates of other colleges or universities.
When the economy is on the upswing, an increase in employment rate is
the normal trajectory and in this particular curve – just what is the
percentage employment of the university?
With so many changes happening around
us, one cannot help but change and adapt to the current winds of time. With students being aware of what is the
current needs and demands of the industry (clinical and academic requirements
as well), an overhaul is in play to catch up with the current trends and issues
as well.
Acquiring
and processing these invaluable data is a vital component in enhancing the
direction of the sure changes that will happen whether such is welcomed or not.
Statement
of the Problems
The
research aims to answer the following questions:
1. What
is the number of psychology graduates for School Year 2010?
2. What
is the number of psychology graduates for School Year 2011?
3. What
is the number of psychology graduates for School Year 2012?
4. What
is the number of psychology graduates for School Year 2013?
5. What
is the number of psychology graduates for School Year 2014?
6. What
is the employer feedback for the psychology graduates?
In table number 1, the graphical
representations of graduates in the last five years are enumerated. The trend is on the upswing, with the
increasing figure of graduates is also related to the number of students
enrolling for the course of Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
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Table 1.
List of Table of Psychology Graduates in the last five years
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School Year 2010
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68
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School Year 2011
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53
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School Year 2012
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63
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School Year 2013
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87
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School Year 2014
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*72
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- As of
March 2014.
Table I shows that except for school
year 2011 and 2012, the figure of graduates is on the upswing. It must be noted that for the figure of 2014,
the list of graduates for the so-called Octoberian graduates are not yet
included.
The number of graduates’ increases
along with increase of enrollee’s of students for the school year. For the decrease of number of students, the
dip could also be attributed to the decrease of students as well as for the
number of students for one reason or another who were unable to comply with
other requirements for graduation.
The number of graduates of students
will increase along with the increase of number of students for the course of
BS Psychology.
4.
What is the employer feedback for the psychology graduates?
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Table 2. Over-all Feedback of Employers
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W (Weak)
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F (Fair)
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G (Good)
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VG (Very Good)
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E (Excellent)
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0
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0
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13%
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45%
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42%
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Total
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100%
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For Table 2, the over-all feedback of
employers shows that 42% of respondents gave an excellent rating for the BS
Psychology graduates of OLFU-QC. A Very
Good rating of 45% was obtained as well as Good rating of 13%.
The over-all rating shows that
employers are impressed with the performance of OLFU psychology graduates and
that the baseline expectations for an employee were exceeded by the
graduates. Academically this connotes
that the teaching, training and learning is at par with the expectations and
standards of employers who actually employs OLFU-QC graduates.
Expectations were exceeded by the
OLFU-QC psychology graduates and by extension were sought after by potential
employers. OLFU-QC psychology graduates
have the reputation of being efficient employees, loyal employees and
generally, employees who are resilient in the face of adversity.
Findings
The
findings are:
1. There were 68 students who acquired the
Degree of BS Psychology for SY 2010.
2.
There were 53 students who acquired the Degree of BS Psychology for SY
2011.
3.
There were 63 students who acquired the Degree of BS Psychology for SY
2012.
4. There
were 87 students who acquired the Degree of BS Psychology for SY 2013.
5. There
were 72 students who acquired the Degree of BS Psychology for SY 2014.
6. What
is the Employer Feedback? The over-all
feedback is as follows:
Excellent
– 88 tabulated score (42%)
Very Good – 94 tabulated score (45%)
Good – 27 tabulated score (13%)
Conclusions
1.
Psychology students who graduated from SY 2010 numbering at exactly 68
far exceeds a normal section of a psychology section which usually number
around 40 students.
2.
Psychology students who graduated from SY 2011 numbering around 53
students exceed a usual psychology section population of 40 students.
3.
Psychology students who graduated from SY 2012 numbering around 63
students exceed the usual section population of 40 students.
4.
Psychology students who graduated from SY 2013 numbering around 87
students exceed the usual section population of 40 students.
5.
Psychology students who graduated from SY 2013 numbering around 72
students exceed the usual section population of 40 students.
4.
Employers are generally delighted with the psychology graduates coming
from Our Lady of Fatima University – Quezon City.
Recommendations
1.
It is suggested that current thrust and stride of the psychology
department is continued so as to graduate quality students who are readily
absorbed by the workforce.
2. It is recommended that the current
program and delivery of instruction be continued and strengthened by the
current administrators.
3. It is recommended that students who
graduated be encouraged and sought by the Alumni Office to maintain and obtain
pertinent information about their employment and whereabouts (i.e. current work
and personal addresses).
4. It is recommended that a website or
a social network similar to Facebook be utilized by the university so as to
maintain contact with its graduates.
5. It is suggested that existing
alumni organization of the university be improved and strengthened when it
comes to tracer studies.
6. Graduates of the university are
great marketing ambassadors for the university; a closer relationship with them
would yield additional enrollee’s for the institution.
7. Graduates of the university are
potentials sources of additional fund for the university. A hypothetical
donation of 1000 php from a minimum estimate of 50, 000 graduates could easily
yield a 50 Million fund for a worthy alumni undertaking.
8. It is recommended that further
studies similar with this endeavor be continued for the university.
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(2003).
2.International Labor Organization Report
(2004).
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5.Our Lady of Fatima University Student
Handbook 2008
8. wapedia.mobi/en/psycholinguistics as of
sept 29, 2010.
9. Tracer Study of Psychology Graduates for the
School Year 2009 – 2010,
Ronan S. Estoque, DPA and
Joyce L. Padilla, MS
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