INS1015

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(Office Use Only)

SUBJECT CODE: INS1015

STUDENT NO : 17071221_____

STUDENT NAME: Hoang Hai Yen

Date received
PROGRAMME : International Business (IB) (Office Use Only)

INTAKE : II 2017 - 2018

Subject Name: English for Academic Purposes 2

Assignment Number: 1

Due date of assignment: 3 pm, 2nd April, 2018 Submission date: 10 am 2nd April,2018

DECLARATION: I declare that

 No part of this assignment has been copied from any other person’s work except where the
due acknowledgment is made in the text, and
 No part of this assignment has been written for me by any other person except where such
collaboration has been authorized by the lecturer concerned.

Signature………………………………………….Date:…2nd April 2018……………….

N.B.
 The examiner has and may exercise the right not to mark this assignment if the above
declaration has not been signed.
 If the above declaration is found to be false, no mark will be awarded for this assignment.

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A REPORT ON STUDENTS’ CHOICE

OF UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Prepared by: Hoang Hai Yen

Student’s ID: 17071221
A student from: IB2017A
Prepared for: INS1015

April 2, 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 4

II. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 5

III. FINDINGS .......................................................................................................................... 6

1. Data Collection ........................................................................................................ 6

2. Data Analysis ........................................................................................................... 7

IV. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................. 11

V. APPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 12

VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................. 14

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SUMMARY

This report was to determinant ISVNU students’ choice of the college major. It also provides the
reason why they chose current major and their plan after graduation.
This investigation was done by questionnaires.
The main findings were that students tend to choose International Business (IB). Most of them
are affected by job opportunities. After graduation, the proportion of people who decide work for
the government and work for the foreign company account for the same percentage.
It was concluded that students are interested in the problem of employment after graduation
which has a large effect on the chosen field of study and their plans in the future.
The recommendations are that students should choose the major not only base on the job
opportunity, but they also consider their capacity to perform the work and the level of their
favorite for the career.

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INTRODUCTION

1. Purpose

The purpose of this report is to specify the reasons for student’s choice of their current academic
major and describe their plans after graduation with relevance to their training.
This information collecting from my report will be sent to Office of Academic Affairs and it is
possibly helpful for the student having the intent to study at VNU-IS in the future.

2. Scope
The report examines the students who are studying three major (AC, IB, MIS) at International
School – Vietnam National University. Questionnaires were delivered to participants who were
selected at random on 3 classes.

3. Methodology

The information for this report was gathered from statistics of students’ choices and research of
organizations, doctors, and masters.

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FINDINGS

I. Data collection
In order to find out the students’ evaluation of choices of undergraduate major, the questionnaire
was used as an instrument which includes 6 questions.
Questionnaires were delivered to 50 participants with approximately equal numbers of male and
female. It took the participants 5 minutes to finish their surveys. After that, 50 questionnaires
were collected by the researcher.

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II. Data Analysis

Number of students in Percentage of

each major students in each
major
30

25
4

20

15 MIS AC
18 26% 28%

10
2
2 6 1
5
2
4 5 1
3 IB
2
0 46%
Fisrt year Second year Third year Final year

Management Information System (MIS)

International Business (IB)

Accounting, Analysis, and Auditing (AC)

Examining the data, it can be seen that the number of students chooses IB major accounts for the
highest percentage (46%).The students of MIS is approximately equal to students of AC (26%
and 28%). For the result of Survey on the trend of choosing career of young people today 2013
(GMO Runsystem Joint Stock Company), Economics major is still the first option chosen by
many young people. Recently, the state Vietnam's economy is growing day by day now on. For
the most part, that this field is easy to apply and has many chances of promotion.

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However, the current reality shows that the labor force in this industry is also gradually becoming
overloaded, the supply becomes more abundant. Thus, the demand for recruitment is not as loud
as before, but many people still do not recognize the reality. They are willing to give up the
industry they dream and entering the “hot” profession. This makes it difficult to apply in the
future because the supply exceeds the demand.

Other reasons 0%

School reputation 4%

Individual ability 24%

Job opportunity 36%

Personal interest 16%

Parent's decision 20%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Our calculations show that the most influential factor is the job opportunities (36%). Besides,
students also consider elements of individual ability (24%) or follow parent’s decision (20%)
which is suitable for their socio-economic background. Personal interest (16%) and school
reputation (4%) are not the elements having important impacts on students’ decision. Therefore,
students really focus on the output of the major and want to apply for a good job with high salary
living themselves. This is the common psychology of people.

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Plans after graduation

Other choices 0%

Haven't got any plans 24%

Work for foreign company 26%

Work for government 26%

Starup 8%

Study higher level 16%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

It can be seen from the graph that the majority of students choose to apply for a job for both
government and foreign companies (26%). Nevertheless, there are plenty of respondents who
said that they haven’t had any plans for themselves yet (24%).There is a small number of students
chose study higher level (16%) and 8 percent of students decided to open their own company.
According to the analysis of the University of California, Irvine in UC Irvine Graduating Senior
Surveys 2017 over 60% of students planned to work right after graduation and work full-time in
for-profit companies in California. One-fifth of students each survey planned to continue their
education directly after graduation. It shows that students tend to find a job, earn money and only
has a small number of them want to keep on their study.

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Satifaction level

5
Unsatified 7
6

8
Satified
(Number of 16
students)
8

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Management Information System (MIS)

International Business (IB)
Accounting, Analysis, and Auditing (AC)

The majority of students satisfied with their decision (64%) especially students of IB (32%).
However, there still have a small number of them is not happy with their decision (32%). The
reasons why students did not satisfy might come from the study process (they realize they are not
suitable for that major) or can be from the study condition (the school does not meet needs of
students).

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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

On the basis of information in this report, it can be concluded that students tend to choose
Economics major because it brings back high job opportunities. Most of the students want to
apply for a job right after graduation.
From these conclusions, identifying the most suitable job is essential. Thus, students should think
carefully and consider every aspect such as personal characteristics, salary, abilities,
responsibility, and passion.
This is the first stage helping students choosing the right job. A person without directions and
clear goals will never achieve great success in life.

TOTAL WORD COUNT: 731

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APPENDICES

QUESTIONNAIRES

Hello, my name is Hoang Hai Yen, I am from International school – ISVNU. I am doing a
survey about your choice of undergraduate major. Please spend a little time to complete this
sheet of paper. Your opinion is very important to us. Thank you!
* Please put a check mark  on your choices.
I. What is your gender?
 Male  Female

II. Which year are you in?

 First year
 Second year
 Third year
 Final year

III. What is your current major?

 Accounting, Analysis, and Auditing (AC)

 International Business (IB)
 Management Information System (MIS)

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V. Which are factors impacting on your choice of undergraduate major?
1. Parent's decision 
2. Personal interest 
3. Job opportunity 
4. Individual ability 
5. School reputation 
6. Other reasons …….…………………………………………………
V. What are your plans after graduation?
1. Study higher level 
2. Startup 
3. Work for the government 
4. Work for a foreign company 
5. Haven’t got any plans 
6. Other choices ………………………………………………….

VI. Are you happy with your decision?

 Yes  No

Thank you for your cooperation!

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. S 2013, Survey on the trend of choosing career of young people today, GMO Runsystem
Joint Stock Company, viewed 28 March 2018, < https://infoq.vn/business/download/bao-
cao-nghien-cuu-nghe-nghiep >.
2. S 2017, UC Irvine Graduating Senior Surveys, Office of Institutional Research, Irvine
University of California, viewed 1 April 2018, < www.oir.uci.edu/files/surveys/Senior-
Survey-Executive-Summary.pdf>.

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Subject: ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES 2

Subject Code: INS1015

ASSIGNMENT - SCORE SHEET

Score
Marking criteria Very Good Average Poor Very
good poor
Clear description of the situation (/2.5) 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5

Objective presentation and analysis of 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5

relevant information (/2.5)
Appropriate style – formal and objective (/1) 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2

Correct spelling and punctuation (/1) 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2

Appropriate and varied vocabulary (/1) 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2

Accurate grammar and varied sentence 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
structures (/1)
Proper format and citing of references (/1) 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2

FINAL SCORE /10

Note: if the assignment does not reach the minimum word limit or exceeds the allowed
number of words by 10%, one point will be deducted from the final score.

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