Statement of the Problem 3

The purpose of this study is to determine the Challenges Faced by Tourism Students in

Work Immersion.

Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions:

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

1.1 Age;

1.2 Sex; and

1.3 Year Graduated?

2. What are the challenges faced by Tourism students in Work immersion in terms of:

2.1 Time Management

2.2 Work Place relations; and

2.3 Skills and Competencies?

3. How are the identified challenges addressed by the Tourism students?

4. Is there a significant relationship between the challenges faced by Tourism students and

the profile variable?

5. What recommendations could be given based on the findings?

Hypothesis

There is no significant relationship between the challenges faced by Tourism students

and the profile variables.

Scope and Limitation

This study focused on determining the challenges faced by Tourism students in Work

immersion. It also included the Time management, Work place relations, and the Skills and

competencies.

This study is limited only to 50 respondents. This study did not include Tourism

graduates of other schools.

Significance of the Study

This study is deemed significant for its contribution to the following groups of individuals.

Tourism Students. This study would help them because it will be a venue for them

to air out the different problems they encountered.

DJAPMNHS Administrators. This study would help them because this will identify

the problems encountered by Tourism students in Work immersion therefore will help them

improve the program of the Work immersion.

 Teachers. This study would help them because they will be able to determine the

problems encountered by the Tourism students and will be able to raise the awareness of

students towards their Work immersion.

Future Researchers. This study would serve as basis for future researchers

conducting the same study.

Definition of Terms

The following terms were defined conceptually and operationally.

Challenges. A difficult task or problem: something that is hard to do (Merriam Webster ,2019).

In this study, it refers to the problems that are encountered in the Work immersion.

Time Management. The analysis of how working hours are spent and the prioritization of

tasks in order to maximize personal efficiency in the workplace (Dictionary ,2019). In this study,

it refers to how time is efficiently spent for the Work immersion.

Work Place relations. Workplace relationships are unique interpersonal relationships with

important implications for the individuals in those relationships, and the organizations in which

the relationships exist and develop. Workplace relationships directly affect a worker's ability and

drive to succeed (Wikipedia ,2019). In this study, it refers to the relations of different workplace’s

of each student.

Skills and Competencies. A person’s ability to do something well and also as an expertise

and the ability to do something successfully or efficiently (Oxford Dictionary, 2019). In this study,

it refers to whether the students’ abilities are competent for his/her assigned workplace.