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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Taking the Business Course as ABM Senior High School Students in the University of San Agustin

A Research Paper Presented to The Senior High School Department Of the University of San Agustin

In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Research

Presented by: Clavel, Christanelle Doctora, Marie Antonnette Estorque, Rexsten Lamis, Jose Ember Valtoribio, Ella Louise

Teacher: Ma. Cielo G. Mirasol March, 2017

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City Table of Contents Chapter 1

Page INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY Background of the study Statement of the Problem Significance of the Study Scope and Delimitation of the Study

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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Review of Related Literature Review of Related Studies Theoretical Framework Definition of Terms

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METHODOLOGY Research Design Instrument of the Study Respondents of the Study

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PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA Presentation of Data Interpretation of Data

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Page SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Summary Acknowledgement Conclusions Recommendations References

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Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 is divided into four parts: (1) Background of the Study; (2) Statement of the Problem; (3) Scope and Delimitation of the Study; (4) Significance of Study. Part one, Background of the Study, Confers the reasons why the study has been conducted, it contains the General Description. Part two, Statement of the Problem, Describes the Problems of the Study. Part three, Scope and Delimitation, Enumerates the Different Beneficiaries and the Benefits that can be derived from the Results of the Study. Part four, Significance of the study, Identifies the Scope and the Limitation encountered during the Conduct of the Study. It also Represents the Variables, subjects’ research design and statistics Design used in the study. ABM stands for Accountancy, and Business Management. If the students are planning to take up a Business course after Graduation then ABM strand would be the Best Choice. The Researchers notice that the People who Graduated with their Specific Course that haven’t Worked yet they proceed in having a Business because in Business you don’t need a Degree to have one and in order to Succeed in this they must become wiser in what you do, take risks, not being afraid to fall and have all the experiences to learn from. The Researchers also chose the ABM Senior High School Students for the Preparation of their chosen Strand. This is for them to get ready for their Future Career Path. It is also for them think longer and be sure of their Choice. They say Youth is our Future. The Researchers also chose this topic because the researchers want to know how the ABM Strand can also be fit or to know what the weaknesses of the students are. In this study, we have to discuss how the ABM or Business course Find out what are the Advantages or disadvantages of the ABM or the Business course.

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Statement of the Problem Generally, this Study aims to discover The Advantages and Disadvantages of taking the Business Course as an ABM senior high school Students in the University of San Agustin of ABM strand for Senior High School students that will take up the Business course. Specifically, this study would like to find the answer of the following questions: 

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of ABM strand?

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Is ABM Strand effective for business Course?

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What are the Benefits of ABM strand in Business Course?

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Scope and Delimitation This study will focus on Senior High School students of University of San Agustin S.Y. 2016-2017 who will take Business Course. In this study, the Students who are willing to take Business as their Course and to find out for Advantages and Disadvantages of the effectiveness of ABM strand for the Business Course. The Researchers will conduct Interview whether the Respondents will take Business Course and the Researchers will pick 5 Senior High School Students in the University of San Agustin who will take the Business Course and will be interviewed.

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Significance of the Study The Importance of this study is to help the students from Senior High School of University of San Agustin who is willing to take Business as their Course. This study can also open the eyes of the Students to see the Strength and Weaknesses of ABM Strand in Dealing Business as their Course. This study will be beneficial to the following: 1. Students who will take Business Course 2. Students taking the ABM strand 3. Students from Junior High School to help decide what Strand to get 4. Undecided Students who has not yet chosen their Strand 5. Students whom has not yet decided what Course to get

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Chapter 2 Chapter 2 is divided into 4 parts: (1) Review of related Literature; (2) Review of Related studies; (3) Theotrical Framework; (4) Definition of Terms. Part 1, Review of Related Literature, confers the Senior High School or the Academic Track & what are the subjects can fit the Business courses. Part 2, Review of Related Studies, Enumerates how are the Business/ABM Strand can be effective to enter business courses. Part 3, Theotrical Framework, The Researchers are Looking forward on what are the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Business Courses or the ABM Strand. Part 4, Definition of Terms, The Researchers Explained what are the important Terms. Review of Related Literature A.B.M. (Accountancy, Business, & Management) Track The ABM Track or Accountancy, Business and Management is for those who plan on taking up Economics, Business Administration, Accountancy and Marketing in college. The Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) strand would focus on the basic concepts of financial management, business management, corporate operations, and all things that are accounted for. ABM can also lead you to careers on management and accounting which could be sales manager, human resources, marketing director, project officer, bookkeeper, accounting clerk, internal auditor, and a lot more. One of the significant features of the K to 12 systems is the integration of specialized tracks designed to help students in determining their respective career paths. These four tracks—academic, technical-vocational, sports, and arts and design—are aimed at enhancing a student’s ability based on what he wants to do after graduation. The technical-vocational, sports, and arts and design tracks will allow students to join the workforce immediately upon graduation while the academic track prepares students for further studies.

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The academic track consists of courses that will make college life easier to adjust to in terms of subject variety and, to a certain degree, difficulty. This does not mean, however, that if you take the other tracks, you cannot go to college. If a student chose the arts and design track, for instance, nothing is stopping him from taking up Fine Arts or Interior Design in college instead of working right away. It would still depend on the student. The academic track is simply the track that prepares students for the most common college courses such as business management, engineering, and the sciences. Upon choosing the academic track, students can choose from four different strands: General Academic; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Accountancy, Business, and Management; and Humanities and Social Sciences. Students may choose their strand in the same way that they decide a course in college. Aside from the 15 core subjects, these strands will add 16 subjects composed of different contextualized and specialized subjects based on the track and strand that will be spread out in grades 11 and 12. The academic track is the most familiar one because students usually apply to colleges upon graduation from high school. The only difference is that the subjects are now highly specific and specialized. These are but some of the changes brought about by the K to 12 system. The Researchers are looking for the advantages and disadvantages about the ABM Strand. The ABM Strand has specialized subjects which are Applied Economics, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 1 Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 2, Business Math, Business Finance, Organization and Management, Principles of Marketing, and Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity. In this Study, we should know what the competencies or contents which it will be determined by the circumstances of the students in which these students are most likely to enroll the ABM Strand. 9

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The idea of “one size fits all” has been abandoned by the DepEd. A lot of space is given to the SHS Students, since the main reason that the 2 years are added to BED and to prepare the tertiary level or their own future goals/life. It makes no sense to force a student to follow a predetermined the curriculum if she/he has something else in their own perceptual minds. In the University of Cordilleras, A First year College student takes Accounting 101, a one unit course that is a General introduction to Accounting. The 2 specialized subjects in Senior High School (Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management) said there will be no longer be need for this Business Course. There will be no need for him/her to take the following subjects. Actually, these subjects are now in the k to 12 Curriculum and have been rightly removed from GEC (General Education Curriculum). Oral Communication, Reading & Writing, Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino, Pagbasa at Pagsuri ng Iba’t ibang Teksto tungo sa Panananliksik, general mathematics, physical science are the core subjects of the abm strand. Meaning, the removal of duplication of those specialized subjects in the curriculum is one of the major advantages of the k-to12 reform. Business Business management is a broad field that trains people for managerial roles in technology, retail, education, government and other sectors. Business management degrees enable you to acquire a mix of technical and soft skills. Technical skills in business management include learning the principles of accounting and finance, business law, operations management and information systems. Soft skills are equally important in business management and could include learning about leadership, negotiations, teamwork and employee motivation. Business courses can take you from the reception desk to the executive lounge, and anywhere in-between.

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A business qualification enables you to get work, trade up, or strike out on your own. The Business/Management/Commerce prepares you for a career in accounting, banking, financial management, information systems and management. Compulsory courses in the degree build a solid foundation of business skills that you will apply to many decisions and issues in the contemporary business environment. These core skills are then further developed in your second and third years as you specialize by undertaking one or two majors. The majors are in accounting, business information systems and finance. Completion of this courses degree with the accounting major, for example, allows students to apply for associate membership of the professional accounting bodies. The combination of core skills and specialist knowledge learned in the Bachelor of the Business/Management/Commerce will ensure you can adapt effectively to the ever-changing business environment and as a result be in high demand with employers. The Bachelor of Commerce degree is designed to provide students with a wide range of managerial skills, while at the same time building competence in a particular area of business in the most universities. Therefore, plan the degree such that in addition to their major, students are exposed to general business principles, taking courses in accounting, finance, business management, human resources, (business) statistics, marketing, and economics; some programs also require (introductory) calculus and information systems. For a comparison with other business degrees, see Business Education. One of the advantages of pursuing a business school degree is career advancement. If you get a master’s degree in the business field, for instance, or a master’s in finance or even a traditional Masters of Business Administration, it is going to aid your career progression especially if you enroll in a good school. The business courses can help you to prove yourself, grow your network, and rebrand yourself, and also expand your knowledge. The advantages of a graduate’s degree in the

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City field of business can always be argued but when it comes to its accessibility, business courses offers more choices than a network of job offers.

It always feels good to apply to a position via an online campus interview that in most cases is inaccessible even when calling up the high powered alumni for assistance. For the case of an MBA, sometimes it doesn’t have much power. Its advantage is that it creates a basis to guide you in a positive direction.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City Review of Related Studies Factors Affecting Course preferences of Senior High School Students of Iloilo City National High School (USA researchers, batch 1999-2000) On related studies, we discuss how the students of Iloilo National High School are needed to enroll at the University of San Agustin, College of Commerce, and Accountancy. The students must aware of the most important factors in the choice of career. The respondents of the researchers should ranked the interest first, second, the parental influence, third, the teachers’ influence and fourth, friends’ influence. The Iloilo National High School has a great number of graduating high school students, school year 19992000 preferred commerce as there course. The most students are also influences by their parents, friends, and teachers. The very foundation of democratic education is the requirement that every person should be given the opportunity to develop as fully as possible the powers given him by nature. The fundamental aim of education is the training of free minds to give the power to examine critically the social and political structure of our lives, to evaluate the work or our fellow citizens and to enable the young to find their places of activity in our complex social and political structure. Parents must give importance to education, parents also should sure our children are well educated. An educational program should be designed to prepare children to guard, to live in, and develop a free society. One of the most vital decisions in life of a young student is confronted with pertains to choose his college course. Sadly, not many of them have been guided properly into making the right decision. Many parents either make decision for them or give them freedom of choice without raising certain details necessary for making an informed decision. The family affects the students’ relationship in school. Often what he/she learns and practices at home, he/she does in school. It is from the family that the student learns the attitudes towards hard work and determination.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City Through these attitudes, he/she is being molded into an active citizen who contributes to the betterment of his society, his country and the rest of the world. In guiding the students in the choice of their vocation, it is the function of the school to help the students in selecting on their own vocation. Proper guidance should be given during the difficult period of making a decision. The Problem of guiding the students in the choice of a vocation is classified in three factors. First, the student, which is the counselor, would help the student to gain some knowledge of their own abilities and interests. Most often the student does not know enough of himself to recognize his fundamental interests and abilities. It is therefore, the responsibility of the counselor to supply the student with an inventory of his/her ability aptitudes, and as they relate in occupational availability. Next, the occupation; the school help the student to gain some knowledge of the different occupations and the opportunities they offer. Every efficient guidance office should have in hand literature describing the different vocations or professions. Lastly, the act of choosing or counseling; presuming the counseling is the end the road to guidance. The act choosing is most difficult to handle. The school should help the student in selecting a vocation. The act of choosing must be guided by the philosophy of service to society and to the nation. In other words, service to society should be held as a key factor. In their survey, the most respondents choose commerce as their course because of the belief that this course can land them to a stable job immediately after graduation. Which states that the preferences of the high school students in relation to their age according to the persons who are helping or influencing their choice of course. The persons who influenced the respondents of the researchers in their choice of a course are parents, friends, teachers, and guidance. Therefore, this study states how the Iloilo City National High School senior students decide their own opportunities. That the respondents of the researchers are always gives priority to the suggestions of their parents. The researchers also chose this because of the lack of decision making of the students in choosing their own paths or assigned course.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City Theotrical Framework Analysis of the data through:

Profiles of interviewer were the ABM students of the USA will

 Gathering

be interviewed about who will

through interview

take the business course.  Age  Gender  Strand Advantages

and

Disadvantages

 Advancement

of

the

strand  The

strength

weaknesses

of

of

and the

strand

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City Definition of Terms Accountancy In this study, the accountancy is major course of the commerce or business course. Which is the accountancy is one of the most popular course in the University of San Agustin.

Accountancy

also

known

academic degree in accountancy in

as

several

Bachelor

of Accounting,

countries,

and

is

is

the

often

principal the

only

(undergraduate) degree recognized for subsequent practice as a professional accountant Business In this study also, the business courses is a program of study offered at universities and colleges that focuses on business theory, practices and management. An example of business administration is a class on the principles of accounting. Management In this study, covers the education of business. It is also a course provided by an educational

establishment

such

as

a

university,

which

teaches

skills

concerning

the management of a company, business, etc. ABM Strand In this study, the ABM strand is one of the Academic tracks. This means Accountancy, Business, and Management. This track also is for those who plan on taking up Economics, Business Administration, Accountancy and Marketing in college. Economics In this study, economics means the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. The economics is also one of the specialized subjects of the ABM strand.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City BED (Basic Education Department) In this study, it is also a formal education occurs in a structured environment whose explicit purpose is teaching the students. This program contains K-1 and K-2, Grade school, Junior High School, and Senior High school. SHS Curriculum In this Study Covers the last two years of the K to 12 program and includes Grades 11 and 12. In SHS, students will go through a core curriculum and subjects under a track of their choice. SHS curriculum has 4 Tracks, Sports Track, Arts and Design, TechnicalVocational Livelihood and Academic track. The ABM strand is part of Academic Track.

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Chapter 3 Methodology This Chapter consists of three parts: (1) Research Design, (2) Respondents of the study and (3) Instruments of the study. Part One, Research Design, describes or confers the research design and the variables of the study. Part Two, Respondents of the Study, a person who gives a response or answer to a question that is asked especially as part of the interview. Part Three, Instrument of the Study, are measurement tools (for example, questionnaires or scales) designed to obtain data on a topic of interest from research subjects

Research Design This qualitative research will conduct an interview to gather the perception of the respondents. The selected respondents will be interview by the questions provided by the researchers. The researchers will conduct an informal interview with guide questions and documentation of pictures, videos, voice record. The data collected will come from the answers of the respondents.

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Respondents of the Study The study will use some respondents from University of San Agustin. The respondents of this study are the ABM Senior High School Students. The researchers chose the students as their respondents using the purposive method which is a type of non-probability sampling technique that focuses on the unit that are investigated based on the judgment of the researcher. The respondents were classified according to their age, gender and section. As to gender, the respondents were grouped as male and female; as to age, the respondents were grouped from 17-18; as to section, the respondents were grouped as A,B, and D. Instruments of the Study The instrument used to collect the data is through the interview which is classified as informal. The informal interview will be composed of open ended questions related to the research problem which is to determine the Advantages and Disadvantages of taking the Business course as ABM Senior High School Students in the University of San Agustin. The interview is divided into two parts: Profile and Perception (Negative and Positive) The question provided was made for the convenience of the respondents in order for them to understand easily the thought. The interview was divided into parts to give a step by step process in the knowledge of respondents.

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Chapter 4 Presentation of Data The researchers conducted an informal interview with ABM Senior High School students at the University of San Agustin, whether the respondents will be taking up business as their course when they graduated Senior High School and asked them some of the advantages and disadvantages of taking up this strand. Profile Name

Arah Mae Orciso Maria Irish Pillo Rosalene Davila Jun Raymond Bernas Vina Palmitos

Age

17 17 18 17 17

Gender

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(ABM D) (ABM D) (ABMB) (ABM D) (ABM A)

The guided Questions and Answers 

Why did you take the ABM - Because ABM Strand offers subjects that are related to strand?

my dream career. - I take the ABM strand because it's related to the course that I want to take up in college. - I choose ABM because I think its easier than other strands. - I took ABM Strand because I’m good in numbers and I can improve my business skill. - For basic education and to proceed college.

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•Are you choosing the business - Yes, I’m going to take Business Management as my management as your course?

course. - Yes, Business or Accountancy. - Yes - Istill don't know because I'm planning on taking 21

University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City nautical course. - Yes

•How can this strand help if you will - This strand will help me by teaching me all the basics take business as your course?

of the course I intend to take. - Yes, Business or Accountancy. - Yes. It can help me alot because of the subject that I take up . Like economics, entrepreneur and also the specialization of the subject that I chose . It's all related to business. We need to study this first in order to be a successful entrepreneur someday. - To gain more knowledge about business - Through the lesson that the school will offer related to the course.

• As an ABM student, what are the - The benefits I can gain are the early lessons I learn benefits of the strand that can help you from this strand, the companionship from my fellow in taking business courses?

business minded classmates and the knowledge I gain from the curriculum of Senior High School. - The benefits of this strand, I can enrich my knowledge about business. - As an Abm student, it is a benefit to me to take this strand because Someday when I'll take up my college course, i have already a background in terms of 22

University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City business because of the subjects that we have today and also of the specialization. i woudnt take a hard time to adjust. - It can help a lot because they teaches us some basics about businesses. - It will teach us basic parts of the lesson that we will take when we go to college

What are the advantages of the strand?

• Is the business course in demand?

- 5 of the respondents answered Yes.

• Is it beneficial for the students who -All of the respondents agreed to this question. takes the strand?

 Is it affordable for the parents?

- 4 out of 5 answered Yes, the other said that it depends in the income of the parents or the people who pays their tuition.

• Is the strand suited for the business - All of the respondents agreed to this. course?

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• Will the strand be effective in the - All of the respondents agreed to this. business course?

• What is your plan after you graduate - Proceed to college as a a double major and hopefully Senior High School?

survive. - Go to college. - Proceed to college related to commerce. - Pursue Accountancy -Proceed to college.

What are the disadvantages of the strand?  Is ABM Senior high school expensive in - For some who are not well off in life. It is quite expensive.

this school?

- 4 of the respondents answered Yes.

• Is the strand still in process for trial and error? - My opinion is that we are the guinea pigs in What’s your opinion?

this experimental batch and we will determine if it will be successful or not. - There are some error in the schedules.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City - We’re human and we should not be the one to test the K-12 curriculum.The education is so important.Time, money and hardships are the things that’s wasted. They must be sure first before we will proceedbecause we are the one’s who will suffer. We we’re about to drown because of the many things that are tasked. The budget of the government is not enough. Our parents have nothing left.If ever they’ll consider and have mercy on us. - University of San Agustin is equipped with professors who are suited to teach the ABM Strand students. So in my opinion, Senior high school in University of San Agustin is doing good. • Can the capacity of the students be enough?

- It depends, because all students are different in their own ways and we adapt to school in different ways. - No - 2 of the respondents answered Yes. - Maybe, with all the hectic projects and schedule who knows?

• Are you still willing to pursue the course? - All the respondents answered Yes.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City • Is the ABM Strand difficult for the students? - Again as I said before, it differs from student to student. - Yes, especially the accountancy subject. - No - 2 of the respondents answered Yes. • Does ABM Strand really take you to the course you want in college? How can that be possible?

- Yes, it will take me to the courses I want because it is the stepping stone for me to be comfortable in a business course. - Yes, because they already teaches us about business. - Yes . Because it prepares me to the future that I wanted to be someday. - Yes, because it offers us subjects that gives us insight about our course. - Yes, because I’m taking business management.

- I think that all the strands are difficult and • Is ABM Strand more difficult than the other strands?

challenging in their respective ways. - 2 of the respondents answered Yes - No

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In

your

opinion,

Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City what are the - The disadvantages I have encountered in this

disadvantages you have encountered in this strand is the whole system of Senior High School, because we are only experimental and

strand?

we are not guaranteed 100% success rate. The strands disadvantage is that we are the pioneers and we have no experience in this curriculum and so does the teachers. - Actually the disadvantage of the strand is the time management, because sometimes the students have no time to study because of the performance task to be passed on before examinations. - Stressful. Super stressful. - None - We have a lot of projects and not enough of teachers.

Abstract This study aims to determine the different perceptions of some of the ABM Senior High School students in the University of San Agustin. The researchers asked some respondents a few questions regarding the advantage and disadvantages when taking up the ABM Strand. As we can see the table above, the respondents agreed more to the following advantages question that disadvantages. The respondents all agreed that ABM Strand is the right strand to choose if you are going to take business as your course after graduating Senior High School. The respondents will also proceed to college after they graduated and most of the respondents will take up business as their course.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City Most of the respondents are sure of their decisions in having ABM as their strand because this can help, give them more idea and enhance their knowledge about the course they are going to take after graduating Senior High School. Also, the disadvantages they gave is not only the problem of the ABM students but all of the Senior High School. The researchers conclude that there are not much disadvantage in taking up the ABM Strand if you will proceed in getting the business course because this strand will help you a lot. Therefore, there are more advantages than disadvantages choosing ABM Strand if you take business as your course after you graduate. Chapter 5 Summary This study deals on the factors that influence students in majoring management in the business field. It seeks to answer the problem: What is the most important factor that influences majoring management? There is a significant difference between the academic track and the business course such as the teachings of the teachers. Where the topic in college is too mainstream, while the ABM strand is to study and learn the discussion of Accountancy, Business, Management, and also Economics. The investigation used as descriptive type of search and utilized a questionnaire on business courses and academic track based by the researchers’ observations and experiences. The investigation also tells how the ABM strand is truly effective in Business field. The researchers also are looking forward about the influential needs of the students by deciding their own career paths and ideas to be enrolled in the field of business. The data and observations gathered were analyzed by the researchers, and looking the solution of the problem about how the ABM strand is effective in Business course.

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Acknowledgement First of all, the researchers would like to give their sincere grateful gratitude to our Lord God Father Almighty for giving the researchers strength and inspiration to finish this study with his given strength for us to determine from creating the title of the study to presentation. To Mrs. Estorque, Mrs.Bernardo, Mr. and Ms. Flores, Mrs. Clavel, Mrs. Doctora, Mrs. Layson, Mr. and Mrs. Soriano, and of course To Mr. and Mrs. Valtoribio. The researchers' ever supportive and ever loving parents for supporting and providing the researchers their necessary needs for the study from financial support to moral support and warm words to motivate and inspire the researchers with their study. The researchers would not get this far without your help the researchers is very thankful to have you as their dear parents. To the researchers teacher Mrs. Maria Cielo G. Mirasol, your patience motivated and gave the researchers hope to finish the study through understanding and giving us more ideas, you also defended and fought with the researchers battle for their rights the researchers are indeed very thankful because you are their teachers, you have been a big help for the researchers study and the researchers lives where you give the researchers more easy option to deal with the subject matter. The researchers couldn't do this far without you help. To the researchers classmates and friends who help to make things possible through helping and been with the researchers all throughout the study even with the hectic schedule you are still there to support and understand the researchers. For the entire person behind the success of the study the researchers are very thankful to all the support and all the help that you have offer you all have been a big part to the researchers’ lives.

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Recommendation Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommend that deciding your own course is not easy. The researchers recommend that choosing or the students should decide their own decision early as possible. The researchers also recommend the students that they would aware of choosing their course and choosing their own courses positively. The teachers are also the most important factor to teach the students on how they look forward on what degree should be taken up of the students. The teachers also should help the students on how the ABM strand is can be fit in Business course. Also the USA is teachers have a good work on teaching the students. Business firms or corporation are also made to carry on what students have been made. For their special knowledge in business, corporation will hire them to carry on their business for the improvement and everlasting employment like Chinese style and employment processes. In demand of industry about business graduation also support for student needs of job employment process.

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University of San Agustin SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Gen. Luna st., Iloilo City Conclusion Based on the findings of the study, some of the respondents is looking forward on what course they should take either marine or business administration. The students of the ABM strand are grouped according to their age and gender. It is shown that the time management is the only reason to disadvantage the effectiveness of the ABM strand and also the problem is the lack of decisions to decide what course would be taken up under the business field. It is also shown that students should have a greatly influenced or motivated them to major management. The students have an influential factor which is the business current trend because of the business firms in the world and contribute in improving family business. Therefore, the researchers conclude, that the advantage of the business course/ABM strand is to expand your mind in business skills like making a business in the future. Also the disadvantage of the business courses/ABM Strand is lack of expenses such as tuition, and the time management of the school.

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