The Effects of ClassesStarting in August to Collegeof Business AdministrationStudents of SillimanUniversitySubmitted by:Oracion, Kevinaglina!an, "anerater, #ary $ones%ebito, Alai&ah 'ateSerna, 'loravilSevilla, KarlSiao, Christ&eleSubmitted to:#s( 'reshtille Cuello1 | P a g e)( The roblem and its Sco*e)ntroductionA possibilitythat next school year SillimanUniversityclasseswouldstart in Augustinstead of the traditional month of June. his particular change of schedule has a lot of effects tothe lives of every student of Silliman University as well as their respective parents. !t also has alot of ris"ta"enfromtheadministrationof theuniversity# alot of circumstances might beaffected by this.!n order to align our academic calendar with that the foreign counterparts# a gradual shiftwill be made. $ur school year will soon begin in August together with the other universities inthePhilippines.hiswouldresulttheclassesbeinglessli"elytobeinterruptedduringrainyseasons since classes will now be extended to April and %ay. his new schedule would thenallow both students and faculty to participate in summer training programs around the world inJune and July. Although this has not been finali&ed yet# universities in the Philippines# such asAteneo de %anila University and University of the Philippines 'illiman# are already consideringthe possibility of the idea.!n this paper the researchers would be discussing the effects that this new schedule has todo with the lives of Silliman University students# specifically the (ollege of )usinessAdministrationStudents.*ewouldalsobediscussingtheris"ta"eninstartingtheclassonAugust fromtheUniversity+soperationsandthereasonswhyclasseswouldstart in Augustinstead on June because this would affect the students. ogether with it would be the benefits thattheschool# thestudents# theparents# andthefacultywill behavingifthesaidideawill beimplemented., | P a g eTheoretical Bac+groundhe traditional Philippine school year begins in the month of June and ends in the monthof April. A school year must be at least ,-- days as prescribed by law# a certain proposal thatnext school year ,-1./,-10# classes would start on August instead of June which means that theusual (hristmasbrea"ofstudentswill alsonowbecometheSemestral brea"forthecollegestudents of Silliman University. $ther top Universities in the Philippines has already approvethat next school year their classes would start on August. Such school is the University of thePhilippines which all of their campus throughout the nation would start their class on Auguststartingnext school year this wouldallowthemtosynchroni&edtheir calendars withtheircounterparts in Southeast Asia. Another school that is considering that their class would start onAugust is the Ateneo de %anila University. UP President Alfredo Pascual said that1uninterruptedsemestral systemwill reducetransportcost forstudentswhogohomefortheholidays2 his type of schedule will be an advantage because students usually ta"e a semestralbrea" late $ctober until early 3ovember and then go another brea" for the (hristmas and 3ew4ear holidays. Another advantage of starting the class on August is the climate in thePhilippines. 5ainy season usually starts on June and continues through July causing some schooldays to be cancelled due to heaving rains. AccordingtoUniversityof thePhilippines andAteneode%anilatherereasonwhyclasses will be held starting in August is the response to globali&ation. hey said 1the August to%ay academic calendar as a response to 6increasingly globali&e world+ 1.6he decisionto shift the academiccalendaris part ofthecontinuing efforts ofup todevelopintoaregional andglobal university# andtomaximi&etheopportunitiesofferedby7 | P a g eAsean 8Assiciation of Southeast Asian 3ations9 integration and global educational partnerships#+UP president Alfred Pascual said in a statement.1he shift to the new school calendar for the next academic year was approved by the UP)oard of 5egents in meeting on hursday# according to the Philippine (ollegian# UP 'illimansofficial student publication.2 )ut shouldSilliman Universityfollowthe other topUniversities inchangingtheirschedule to August.*ould this type of schedule be an advantage or disadvantage to the Studentsof Silliman University:. | P a g eThe roblemStatement of the roblemhisbusinessresearchintendstoanaly&etheeffectsofclassesstartingin August toSillimanUniversity(ollegeof)usiness Administrationstudents.Asawhole# thisresearchpaperanswerstheconcerns of the following ;uestions witha two year curriculum leading to the title of Associate in (ommercial Science.(ourses andmaEorwasdevelopeduntil then# the(ollegeof)usiness Administrationoffersthefollowingbusiness degree positions< )achelor of Science in Accountancy# )achelor of Science in )usiness(omputer Applications and )achelor of )usiness Administration maEors on< %anagement andDntrepreneurship# Dconomics and %aster of )usiness Administration for graduates. !t hascontinued two year secretarial course# this time with computer competency component.Fuided by the mission statement of the (ollege of )usiness Administration# the collegesee"stoinculcatethestudentsthephilosophyofservicetoothers# upbringingtheidealsof(hristian faith.he college also provides students instructions and training in generally acceptedprinciples and practices of modern business including personnel# finance# production andmar"eting. !norder toreachtheir obEective# thecollege has asystemof selective studentadmission# superior instruction with a strong (hristian orientation# and a high degree of attentionto the individual needs of the student.1- | P a g e%es*ondents of the Study5espondents of the said study were the students fromthe (ollege of )usinessAdministration. he students were randomly pic"ed from first year# second year and third yearlevels both male and female regardless of their courses. Gaving enough "nowledge# bac"ground#and experience pertaining to the possible change in the academic calendar of the school C theresearchers believe that they are the right respondents that will best contribute and will fit to thestudy. he fourth year students# being graduating students which mean that they will no longer bearound at the researchers+ proposed time 8,-1?9 of the possible shift. *ith such reali&ation# theresearchers decided to exempt them from answering the survey ;uestions.11 | P a g eSam*ling Techni7ues1, | P a g e%esearch )nstrumentsA personal interview was conducted by the researchers to the 'irector of the $ffice of!nstruction of Silliman University. Survey %ethod was also used to determine the opinion andthoughts of the students enrolled in the (ollege of )usiness Administration. he ;uestionnaireswere randomly given to 1st year# ,nd# 7rd year ()A students recorded.17 | P a g e"ata Collection rocedure!n this research# we had two maEor parts in the data collection procedure. !n the first wee"duringtheconduct of theresearch# secondarydatawas gatheredthroughtheuseof onlinesources only because the topic was Eust recently discovered. !n the next wee"# we gathered theprimary data by conducting a survey to the (ollege of )usiness Administration students.*ith the use of the Slovin+s Hormula having a margin error percentage of 0I# the samplesi&e of 7,, was determine.1. | P a g e"ata AnalysisHor a more relevant data analysis# the tabulated result percentage results of each survey;uestion were then converted into percentage to the respective variables. he graphs presented inthis section of the paper show the answer of the respected respondents. A description of graphthen follows after the figure# which is then followed by an interpretation of the data collected.!nterpretations of the results were done by the researchers# basing on obEective Eudgment andbasing on cross/referring with the theoretical framewor" of the study.10 | P a g eC8ATE% -%ESE9TAT)O9, A9A:;S)S A9" )9TE%%ETAT)O9 O' "ATAhefigurespresentedbelowarearesult of thesurveyconductedto7,,(ollegeof)usiness Administration students of Silliman University school year ,-1./,-10.hePhilippines isplanningtoadapt thegradual shift intheacademiccalendar thatinstead of classes starting in June it will now be in August. As an educational institution underthe Philippine country# Silliman University is open to the possibility of having a new academiccalendar where in classes will start in August. hough there is no specification when# the saidsubEect was not closed. his only means that there really is a possibility that Silliman Universitywill adapt to this change for the future years to come. Hor a more comprehensive data analysis#the tabulated results of each survey ;uestionwere then converted intopercentages to thereceptivevariables.he graphspresentedin thissection of the paper show the answers of the respective respondents. A description of the graphthen follows after the figure.1? | P a g eH!FU5D 1.- (ourses of 5espondentsHigure 1.- shows the courses of 7,, respondents of this research. he bar graph furthershows that 0,...I of the respondents are enrolled in )achelor of )usiness Administration %aEorin%anagement# 7-.00Iof the respondents areenrolledin)achelor of Science %aEor inAccountancy# B.@?Iof the respondents are enrolled in )achelor of Science %aEor inDntrepreneurship#,.1-Iof the respondentsareenrolledin )achelor ofSciencein )usiness(omputer Application# ,...Iof the respondents are enrolled in )achelor of )usinessAdministration%aEor inDconomics# ,.?,Iare enrolledin)achelor of Science in$ffice%anagement of the (ollege of )usiness Administration.H!FU5D ,.- 4ear Jevel of the 5espondents1@ | P a g e))A %F)SA D35DP)(AD($3$%PD5(D3AFD0,...I 7-.00I B.@?I ,.1-I,...I ,.?,IH5DKUD3(4 1?B BA 71 @B AHigure ,.- shows the year level of the respondents in this research. he graph furthershows that,,I or @1 of thetotalrespondents are1styearstudents#7@I or 11Aofthe totalrespondentsare,ndyear studentsandlastly#.1Ior177ofthetotal respondentsare7rdyearstudents of the (ollege of )usiness Administration.H!FU5D 7.- he Awareness of (ollege of )usiness Administration Students about the PossibleFradual Shift of (lasses Starting in August 1A | P a g eHigure 7.- shows that A..1?I or ,@1 of the total respondents are aware of the possiblegradual shift of classes startinginAugust# ontheother hand11.1BIor 7?of thetotalrespondents are not aware of the gradual shift of classes starting in August# while ..??Ior 10 ofthe total respondents do not care about the said issue.his implies that most of the (ollege of )usiness Administration students are aware ofthe possibility of the gradual shift of classes starting in August. 1B | P a g eH!FU5D ..- 5espondents+ reaction after hearing the new academic calendar.Higure ..- shows that 7A.01I of students are excited for the possible shifting of classesstarting in August# ,?..-I of students were against it# ,A.,?I of students do not care# while?.A7I of students have different perspective about the topic.his implies that most of the ()A students are excited for the possible gradual shift of classesstarting in August.Higure 0.- 5espondents who agreed of classes starting in August instead of June.,- | P a g eHre;uency