La Consolacion College-Biñan

Sto. Tomas, City of Biñan Laguna

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of

Hospitality Management

Level of Significance of Educational Tour to

Hospitality Management Students of
La Consolacion College-Biñan

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
Major in Tourism Management

Rojel D. Balabag
Philmarie Mae B. Bongat
Elsah Marie P. Montañez

March 2017
ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the relevance of educational tour to Hospitality
Management Students for them to have an exposure in some areas. Its main
objective is to conduct a regular tour every semester.
Since we do not have a regular tour the study aims to institute the positive
effects of educational tour to students in their academic and personal life.
The respondents were the…
Based on the findings of the study, it shows that the students are….
The findings of the study will provide…
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgement iii
Dedication iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables vii
List of Figures viii
Bibliography ix
Appendices x

Appendix A- Survey
Appendix B- Pictures
Appendix C-Statistical Data of ..
Appendix D-Letters
Appendix E- Curriculum Vitae
CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND PAGE

Introduction
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Scope and Limitation of the Study
Theoretical Framework
Conceptual Framework
Definition of Terms
 CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

"Tourism is the temporary, short-term movement of people

to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and their

activities during the stay at each destination. It includes movements for all

purposes. The one who takes such a journey can be called a tourist.

Going on an Educational Tours means more than simply leaving the

school grounds. Educational Tours should always have a major educational

element, but the impact of Educational Tours can extend much further. The

importance of Educational Tours offer an uncommon opportunity to perform

hands-on learning, experience new environments and enjoy a day away from the

classroom.

Tours provide valuable educational opportunities away from the

classroom, without using textbooks and other tools used in a normal school

setting.

Educational Tours can give students exposure to places they might not

otherwise visit.
 Many schools, camps and institutions offer Educational Tours for students

to spend several hours or days outside of the classroom. Educational Tours

range from local visits to civic offices or businesses to international excursions,

complete with overnight stays. Whatever their scope, Educational Tours can offer

many advantages to the students who take them.

It's important for instructors and school administrators to choose

Educational Tours that augment existing lesson plans and synchronize with

classroom learning. The Educational Tours that teachers choose for these

reasons can serve to illustrate difficult concepts or extend the general natural of a

classroom lesson by giving more specific information. The specialists who lead

school groups on Educational Tours also may be able to provide professional

insight from advanced study or direct experience that teachers could never

provide alone.

Part of how students benefit from Educational Tours is by gaining new

perspectives in the world. This is especially true for more extensive Educational

Tours where students travel farther away from home.

 By coming into direct contact with a different environment or even a new

culture or language, students can better understand their place in the community

and develop openness to differences in others.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-educational-tour-How-does-it-
benefit-students

What encouraged the researchers to conduct this study is to

institutionalize regular tour every semester of Hospitality Management students

for them to acquire additional knowledge and practical skills in the hospitality

management industry and related fields.

According to Commission on Higher Education Article III Section 3 on

educational tours and field trips: These policies and guidelines shall cover the

educational tours and/or field trip in the Philippines duly required in the approved

curriculum of authorized higher education programs of both public and private

HEI. These shall apply to all higher education students and the faculty duly

authorized by the concerned HEI to handle educational tours and/or field trips.

Other trips to be conducted after the student has graduated are not covered by

these policies and guidelines.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to determine the level of significance of educational tours

among the Tourism Management students of La Consolacion College.

Specifically, the problem seeks the answer to the following:

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

a. Gender

b. Age

c. Economic skills (Let’s discuss this)

d. Frequency of educational tour every semester:

2. What is the level of significance in terms of:

 Exposure

 Knowledge/skills

 Employment

 Advantage (Let’s discuss this)

3. Will participation in educational tour give you advantage for immediate

employment?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is perceived to be significant to the following:

School Administrators

The findings of the study will serve as basis for design of curricular and

co-curricular program of the school.

Students

Students will have better appreciation of the benefits of educational tour in

providing learning experiences and exposure in addition to classroom

discussions in preparation for their personal and professional life after college.

Future Researchers

The results of the study will serve as reference and guide to other

researchers who would like to conduct similar or related study.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION

This study will focus on the level of significance of educational tour to

Hospitality Management Students of La Consolacion College-Biñan.

The respondents of the study are Hospitality Management Students

graduates of Batch 2015. Survey questionnaires shall be distributed to 14 hrm

students and 12 tourism students with the total of 26 hospitality management

students from (February 2016 to March 2017 ) in La Consolacion College-Biñan.

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Conceptual Framework

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Higher Education Institutions A higher education qualification at degree level

takes a minimum of three years to complete, more typically four. It will be at a

level which would qualify someone to work in a professional field and it will

usually be taught in an environment which also includes advanced research

activity. Shortly, Higher education mainly and generally means university level

education. (deped-CMO-No.17-s2012)

Educational Tourism. This is the kind of tourism of which the purpose is

learning and enriching knowledge. Usually these are the students visiting

museums, historical places, religious places and in the natural areas.

Educational Tour. An extended educational activity involving the travel of

students and supervising faculty outside the school campus which is relatively of

longer duration usually lasting for more than one day and relatively more places

of destination than a field trip.

Field Trip. An educational activity involving the travel of students and

supervising faculty outside the school campus but is of relatively shorter duration

usually lasting for only one day and with fewer places of destination.
Reference:

http://www.wg.aegee.org/ewg/higheredu.htm
 CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter contains related literature gathered by the researchers and
provided support to the current study. From these, the researchers were able to
identify the gaps that study hoped to fill.

Foreign Literature

Local Literature

Related Study

Synthesis
 CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the research design, research locale, research instrument,
data gathering procedures and treatment of data that were utilized by the
researchers.
Research Design
The researchers used the Descriptive method of research to collect data about
the level of significance of educational tour to hospitality management students of
La Consolacion College-Biñan. This research maybe quantitative which
characterizes population or qualitative which provides an in-depth description of
of persons or groups and their action within their natural setting. This research is
qualitative in terms of the opinion of the respondents about the study.
The type of descriptive method that the researchers adopted was the survey
research questionnaire. This type of method aims to analyze, interpreter, and
classify data and a source of information for the future researchers. The
researchers conducted written and oral interview with the students of Batch 2015
Hospitality Management graduates in La Consolacion College-Biñan.
 Population Sample and Sampling Technique
The population of the respondents was based on the total number of students of
Batch 2015 Hospitality Management graduates in La Consolacion College-Biñan.
To get the sample size of the respondents the researchers used the Slovin’s
formula. The sampling technique that the researchers used was through random
sampling.

Slovin’s formula:

n= N
1+N (e)

n= 26
1+26(
n= 26
27+(
n=

Whereas:
n= stands for the sample
N= stands for the population
e= stands for error which may be .03, .04, .05.
 Research Instrument
The researchers used survey forms questionnaires, books, journals,

internet researches references and supporting data such as the oral

interview and ocular inspection that were composed of demographic

profile of the respondents such as gender, age, economic skills and

frequency of educational tour every semester. It also includes the level of

significance in terms of exposure, knowledge/skills and employment,

advantage of participating in educational tour so that we will be able to

know the level of significance of educational tour on how it can help the

students in any aspect.

The data collected in this study were organized and classified

based on the research design and the problems formulated. The data was

analyzed and interpreted, through Likert scale. It used the “Method of

Summated Ratings”, statements of opinions were presented to

participants who indicated significant and insignificant. Through the 1-5

scale or scoring systems.

 Score Descriptive Interpretation

5 Extremely Significant

4 Very Significant

3 Significant

2 Moderately Significant

1 Not Significant

Validation of Questionnaire

To facilitate understanding , the researchers supplemented a questionnaire

through verbal and hands-on instruction. Some of the respondents were guided

by the researchers in answering the questionnaire.

Fortunately, the respondents did not find a hard time in answering the

questions which means all the terms used by the researchers were concise and

easy to understand. With the result, the researchers decided to administer the

questionnaire to the actual respondents.

 Categories Ranges

Extremely Satisfied

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Moderately Satisfied

Not Satisfied

Data Gathering Procedure

In gathering the data, first we ask to the registrar the list of the names of
hospitality management students of batch 2015 graduates, and how many are
they.

Statistical Treatment of Data