CKSC-FBAS: OJT (BSBA/BSA/BSAct)

GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICUM

GENERAL INFORMATION:

1) Practicum for BSBA Management and BSBA Marketing Management students is a six (6) unit subject for 300 hours, while Practicum for Accountancy and Accounting Technology students is a three (3) unit subject for 150 hours.

2) For BSBA Management and BSBA Marketing: Students must have completed and passed at least 90 academic units and at least 18 units of professional subjects prior to enrolment in Practicum. Alternately, if the student has completed at least 90 academic units but has taken up less than 18 units of professional subjects, electives can be used to account for the difference.

- Professional subjects under BSBA Management: COMADM, INTBUS, LABREL, MISYST, ORGDEV, PPEDVM, and TRADEV

- Professional subjects under BSBA Marketing Management: ADVESA, DISTMA, INMARK, MARKRE, PRODMA, PROSAL, RETAMA, and STMKMA

- Electives under BSBA that can be credited to qualify for Practicum if less than 18 units of professional subjects have been taken up by the student: CONBEM, ECOM001, ENTRAMA, FRAN001, MACT01, MACT02, PROMAN

3) Additional requirements:

· Attendance in at least 1 seminar outside of CKSC-FBAS and 1 seminar organized by student organizations of CKSC-FBAS each school year.

· Membership in the relevant student organization for his course at least for his first three years at CKSC-FBAS.

PROCEDURES AFTER ENROLMENT:

1) Just like in job applications, students look for a company where they are supposed to undertake on-the-job training. Students are advised to look for jobs/ internships which are related to their courses. The company and the job where the Practicum is to be taken has to be approved by the Practicum Coordinator and the Academic Dean.

· The company can be selected from the school’s Database of Companies for OJT, available with the Practicum Coordinator;

· If the company is not in the database, the student can seek recommendations from the Chiang Kai Shek College Alumni Association, Inc. and submit such recommendations for approval to the Practicum Coordinator and the Academic Dean;

· For any other company targeted for OJT, the student needs to submit a proposal for approval to the Program Coordinator and the Academic Dean, indicating the background of the company and the expected OJT work he will be undertaking in the said company.

2) Students having difficulty finding a company where to take up their Practicum may approach the Practicum Coordinator who will assist them in finding such.

3) An orientation shall be given by the Practicum Coordinator where he discusses general guidelines for Practicum with enrolled students for Practicum.

4) Upon finding a prospective company to work in, the student shall prepare two (2) copies of the letter of recommendation, which must be signed by the Practicum Coordinator, countersigned by the Academic Dean, and submitted to the company where Practicum is being applied for. The duplicate copy shall be kept on file by the student as an appendix to his report to be submitted at the end of the Practicum period.

5) Once hired, the student should request for a formal letter of acceptance from the company, also to be submitted as part of his report.

6) If necessary, a contract or memorandum of agreement shall be signed between the student, the company, and the school for the Practicum experience.

7) While the student is having his Practicum, it is the responsibility of the Practicum Coordinator to communicate with the company representative/immediate supervisor of the student to ensure work expectations and learning skills are met.

8) While at work, the student shall start researching and compiling information required for his Practicum Report.

9) The student should keep a daily time record while having his Practicum. The company time record is acceptable, or in its absence, the Daily Time Record Form provided by the school may be used.

10) The student shall request for a Letter of Completion from the company upon finishing three hundred (300) hours of Practicum. He shall also request his immediate supervisor to fill up the Performance Appraisal Form, and have it returned in a sealed envelope. Both documents will be submitted as appendices to the student’s final Practicum Report.

11) The Practicum Report must be submitted to the Practicum Coordinator as final requirement for completion of Practicum.

12) A student who fails to complete his required hours in a company will not receive a grade for Practicum. A student who wishes to change working institutions will receive no credit from the previous institution in terms of hours and will start his Practicum from scratch.