UHL2332 ACADEMIC REPORT WRITING

TITLE : Part Time Work Among UMP Students

GROUP MEMBERS :1) NOOR SHAFIKA SYUHADA BINTIN ROSLI

2) SITI SARAH BINTI AMIR HAMZAH

3) NUR SYAHKINA BINTI SAHABE MARUBI

INTRODUCTION

Background

abandon study because of part-time jobs

Consequence of taking part-time job

OBJECTIVES

Identify advantage and disadvantage

Observe their time

management

Identify their academic progress

RESEARCH QUESTION

Why do student involve in part-time

job?

How do they manage their time between part-time job and academic?

LITERATURE REVIEW

LITERATURE REVIEW

Title: Part time jobs. A mainstay of student life.Author: David Malcolm Year of published: 2008

about 70 percent of those who work say that they do so to earn basic living expenses.

Title: Learning and earning: Working in college.Author: Jonathan M.Orszag Year of published: 2001

working students were categories into two groups. • work in order to pay

the bills • workers that take some

college classes.

LITERATURE REVIEW

Title: Student’s participation of the effect of term time paid employment.Author: Susan Curtis Year of published: 2007

336 undergraduates completed questionnaires about their employment, perceptions of the effects on academic study, factor affecting the decision to work and factors which may reduce the amount of time spent studying.

DATA COLLECTION

Students from different faculty

in UMP

Number of sample are

50

Distribute questionnair

e

Conduct during leisure time and

after lecture

SAMPLE QUESTIONAIR

FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

23.6

10.5

5.3

2.6

9.4

Kind of Part Time Job of Students UMP Involve

TeachingRestaurantCafeFastfood RestaurantOthers

10.4

2.1

10.4

3.1

4.2

Students Reason of Taking part Time Job

Earning School FinancialTo Make FriendsTo Gain ExperiencesTo Get Better Social LifeOthers

UMP Students Work Hours Per Day

1-5 Hours5-10 HoursOthers

9.3

2.1

8.3

3.2

Part Time Job Salary Uses

Educational PurposeFashionEntertainment ExpensesOthers

5.2

18.8

6.3

Reasons of Not Involving Part Time Job

Don't Want Other CommitmentNeed Focus On Study

37.5

24

Opinion of Taking Part Time Job Necessary Among Students

YesNo

CONCLUSION

Most of student UMP

involve in part-time job

gain experiences

earning school financial

prepare for their future career

work fewer than 10 hours per week have higher GPAs

working 35 or more hours per

week have negative effect on their studies

Cannot focus on study as they are tired of workingNo enough time to make revisionunable to finish assignment failed to manage time properly.

Student who not involve in part-time job

taking part time job is only burdening them

waste of time as they can use that time to make revision or

finish their assignment

RECOMMENDATION

university management

allow students to work part time

management should provide a

place for business

help them to pay the

educational fees

Provide consultation

regarding to their part time job

REFERENCES

Jonathan M. Orszag, Peter R. Orszag, and Diane M. Whitmore (2001). “Learning and Earning: Working In College”. Retrieved August 2001 from

http://www.brockport.edu/career01/upromise.htm

David Malcolm (2008). “Part-time Jobs – A Mainstay of Student Life”. Retrieved August 13 2008 from

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article452324

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Susan Curtis (2007). “Students' perceptions of the effects of term-time paid employment”. Manchester Metropolitan University Cheshire,

Crewe, UK. Retrieved 2008 fromhttp

://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1612302&show=abstract