Employees. Being the primary beneficiaries, this study will ascertain a new
knowledge on using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that would enhance the
skills and performance at their respective workplace.
Employers. The result and findings of this study will assist employers on finding
suitable employees on the administrative office.
Practitioners. This study will enhance their knowledge on using Microsoft Word,
Excel and PowerPoint as they use these applications on their daily basis.
Teachers. The result of this study will help educators in improving their teaching
methods and this will ease the workload on every aspects of their work.
Significance of the Study
Students. The result of this study will equip and prepare the students on their future
job when they are graduated.
Researcher himself. The result of this study will be used as a guide by the researcher
and create more competent students as they are advancing on their professional
path and prepared them on this evolving technology-based economy.
Future researcher. The findings of this study will be used as a reference in the
proficiency level of employees in using Microsoft Office applications. Also, the result
of this study will benefit future researchers on enhancing their knowledge in using
Microsoft Office applications as they design their research papers.
Related Literature
Foreign Local
• Aaron McCardell (2015), By • Alyosha J. Robillos (2015). JobStreet
understanding how to use Microsoft Philippines Marketing Director Yoda
Office applications, new applicants will Buyco said "People who are skilled in
have a better chance at getting a job, information technology are in constant
since it has become the standard at a demand because the state of
lot of different places of employment. technology is constantly evolving.”.
• Scott Shpak (2018), A word processor, • Rodney Z. (2018). According to one of
spreadsheet and presentation package the faculty members of Lourdes
respectively, these apps fulfill the daily National High School, “It is a serious
demands of many work environments. concern that we let students graduate
• Maria Garrido, Joe Sullivan and Andrew with insufficient computer skills.
Gordon (2012). In today’s job market, Whether they pursue employment with
basic ICT skills like using Microsoft local resorts or continue studying in
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and any other college, we don’t have an assurance
applications are considered essential that they will thrive,”
for people entering the workforce and
for those trying to find a better job.
Related Studies
Foreign Local
• Organization for Economic Co-operation • Las Johansen B. Caluza (2018)
and Development (OECD) (2016), only recommends in his study to send
5% of the US population between the Teachers to training, workshops and
ages of 16 and 65 is computer literate, further studies relative to ICT
while only 26% of the adult population integrations in teaching and learning
possesses moderate levels of computer process.
literacy. • Medina, et al. (2017) conducted a study
• Eldeen, et al (2018). Basic skills include on computerization of documents and
Microsoft Office, work ethics and interconnectivity of transactions to
computer skills that an employee must improve public service of government
have to face corporate battles and organization In the town of Mariveles,
challenges in the rapid growth of labor Bataan. The barangay council and
market. employees are expected to be
• Carpenter, et al. (2013) explains in their equipped with the necessary technical
study that the students entering a know-hows on basic computer
college-level Microsoft Office skills operations Word, Powerpoint, and
course are no more skilled in personal Excel but the respondents have limited
computing in the last two years of the knowledge on the operating these
study versus the two years prior to that. three (3) programs .
Theoretical Framework
Validation of experts on
developed computer business
application handbook
• The descriptive research was deemed appropriate in the validation of the computer business
application handbook for employees which will serve as the basis to the formulation of the
handbook.
• The survey research will study a group of people by collecting and analyzing data.
Development method will be utilized after the conduct of evaluation and validation.
• The study will assess and validate by the experts in terms of content, format and language
and presentation.