Republic of the Philippines

PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Business and Accountancy

Puerto Princesa City

Dear Respondent:

GREETINGS!

This study entitled The Employability and Socio-Economic Role of Management Accounting Graduates of Palawan State University is primarily a tracer study for graduates of Palawan State Universitys BSBA-Major in Management Accounting course. This would answer questions with regards to the graduates employability and the relationship of their course to their present employment. Likewise, if this will also answer if their course has something to do with promotions and other opportunities their present employment presents. Lastly, this will identify problems encountered by graduates of the course so that it may be addressed by those concerned. Thank you and more power.

The Researcher

Respondent: Vanny Joyce G. Baluyut Age: 24 yrs old Gender: FemaleHome Address: 70 B Roxas Street Puerto Princesa City Contact No: 09165252395Current status: Unemployed/Student Eligibility: CS Professional Year Graduated: 2012Name of Company: _____________________________________________________________________________

Company Address: _____________________________________________________________________________SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ALUMNIPlease check the nearest representation of your answer.

1. After graduation, how long did it take before being employed?Within 1 month1 month to 6 months6 months to 1 year More than 1 year

Not yet

2. How long did it take for you to be granted permanent status in your work?

Within 1 month1 month to 6 months6 months to 1 year More than 1 year

Not yet

3. In which area/division/department are you assigned?Accounting/ITAdministrative/ManagementAudit

Finance/Budget Not related

4. In which area of the practice of accountancy are you?

Government

Commerce and Industry

AcademeProprietor/Owner Not related

5. How long did it take for you to be promoted?Within 1 yearWithin 2 years

Within 3 years

Within 5 years

Not yet

6. How much do you earn?Below P10,000P10,001 to P20,000P20,001 to P30,000P30,001 to P50,000 Above P50,000

7. Are you paying your taxes?

Yes

No

8. Are you active and contributing financially to your church?Yes

No

9. Are you financially contributing to your familys finances? Yes

No

10. Are you a member of any of this type of organization? (You may check more than 1 in this number)

Professional

Civic

Advocacy

Religious

11. Do you participate/contribute to social and civic activities? Yes

No

Pls. elaborate your role and particpation.___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________Comments/Suggestions to improve the BSBA-MA Curriculum:

Since graduating with a degree of BSBA-MA would not guarantee a student of becoming a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) due to some elective subjects needed to be complied with and PSU, I believe, is not one of those schools accredited for the CMA program, I suggest that PSU, with the leadership of the College of Business and Accountancy offer a more competitive course like BSBA-Internal Auditing. The competition today is tough. A lot of people believe that having a professional license would be an edge over others and that having a license would open many job opportunities. Being a BSBA-MA student/graduate does not mean that we are not competitive enough. Our degree has always been regarded as a fall-back course and many BSBA-MA graduates are taking up auditing subjects to be able to take the CPA board exam. It is sad to know that there are a lot of BSBA-MA students who are good yet due to some factors, they fail to maintain with the BSA program. Given the chance, they will make good accountants but because money and time cannot always be sacrificed, they end up graduating as BSBA-MA and cannot exhaust more of their resources to enroll again in the BSA program. So I submit that we should give those students who cannot maintain the grade of the BSA program a chance to prove themselves in a career that would provide them with a PRC license. Honestly speaking, people would trust more a licensed professional, people will hire first a licensed professional, and people will prefer to promote a licensed professional. May the CBA faculty help the students not only in strengthening their academic needs but also in increasing their self-esteem.