Chapter 1 PROCRASTINATION AMONG NEU-BSA STUDENTS

This chapter presents the statement of the problem, assumption, significance of the study, scope and delimitation and definition of terms.

Introduction Have you ever procrastinated before? Of course you have, we all have. Procrastination is feeling that you know you should do something but you dont do it. For some people, procrastination is a minor threat in their lifestyle or routine management. But for others it is just a minor thing that should not be given an important attention maybe because they are not aware of procrastination or procrastination to them is a part of their life that does not give any minor or major effect. In conquering procrastination, one must understand first why he procrastinates. Although procrastination sometimes is a product of nowhere and unexplainable, procrastination stems in a one root cause. All procrastination is caused because taking of unhelpful rules and assumptions. When energy is depleted doing something painful in your condition is a heavy burden instead doing recreation or anything that is less frustrating is the best choice. Thinking too much in your fears and traumas is also one factor that affects your procrastination. It may drive you to take an action or worst, drive you to resist an action. Here at New Era University, according to my English professor, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy students are popular as procrastinators. They are popular in delaying certain tasks. Rush is their greatest key whenever deadline is off to end. In this study, we will discover the reasons or the unhelpful rules and assumptions inside them that affect their current procrastination condition.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This prompted the researcher to conduct the study on the procrastination of NEU-BSA students. The proposal aims to answer the following problems: 1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents according to: 1.1. Gender 1.2. Age 1.3. Year level 1.4. Education Background 1.5. Parental information 1.6. Current address 2. What is the academic performance (general weighted average) of the respondents? 3. The discovery of the unhelpful rules and assumptions of them. 4. What is the effect of procrastination to them? How they do it? Are they aware they do it? 5. The frequency of procrastination to NEU-BSA students.

ASSUMPTION The researcher posted the following assumptions: 1. Procrastination has a big effect on their academic behavior of the students. 2. The respondents are not aware of procrastination. They are not aware on how procrastination affects their daily lifestyle and academic behavior. 3. The course is one of the roots of the unhelpful rules and assumptions inside them.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The following are the stakeholders of the study: To students. The proposed study serves the student as their reference or guide about procrastination and to gain more knowledge about the rare topic. To future researcher. the proposed study will benefits and help the future researcher as their guide. The study can also open the development of the study.

STUDY AND DELIMITATION Out of X X X accountancy students of New Era University, 100 students were used as a sample in conducting the survey. This study limits its coverage on the NEU-Bachelor of Science in Accountancy only. Its main purpose is to familiarize them in the topic of procrastination. It also aims identify the common factors and problems they encounter regarding procrastination and to propose possible answers regarding this problems. Each of the respondents is given same questionnaires to answer. And this study focuses on the current NEU-BSA students of the academic year, 2011-2012.

DEFINITION OF TERM

Fear is the bodys natural method to force you to procrastinate.

NEU-BSA stands for New Era University-Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.

Procrastination is the replacing and delaying of high-priority tasks to low-priority tasks. It is the feeling that you know you should do something but you dont do it.

Unhelpful rules and assumptions are the discomfort (e.g., anger, resentment, frustration, boredom, anxiety, fear, embarrassment, depression, despair, exhaustion, etc) that someone holds about oneself or how the world works.