Dear Respondent:

Republic of the Philippines

PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Business and Accountancy
Puerto Princesa City

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: Female
Home Address: 70 B Roxas Street Puerto Princesa City
Contact No: 09165252395
Current status: Unemployed/Student
Eligibility: CS Professional Year Graduated: 2012
Name of Company:
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Company Address:
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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ALUMNI

Please check the nearest representation of your answer.
1. After graduation, how long did it take before being employed?
Within 1 month 1 month to 6 months 6 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 month 1 month to 6 months 6 months to 1 year More than 1 year
Not yet
3. In which area/division/department are you assigned?
Accounting/IT
Administrative/Management Audit
Not related

Finance/Budget

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

Government
Commerce and Industry
Proprietor/Owner
Not related

Academe

5. How long did it take for you to be promoted?

Within 1 year
Within 2 years
Within 3 years
years
Not yet

Within

6. How much do you earn?

Below P10,000
P10,001 to P20,000 P20,001 to P30,000 P30,001 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.___________________________________________________________
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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 selfesteem.