A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the University
of Cebu-Maritime Education and Training Center Cebu City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject
Research 1 By E/C CABASE, ROBERT C. E/C CEBALLOS, JULIUS JAY C. E/C
BRIONES, MICHAEL L. E/C BULAWIT, ALBERT L. E/C TORREJAS ARNEL
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PAGE Title Page Approval Sheet Table of Contents Acknowledgement
CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Rationale of the
Study Theoretical Background Literature Review THE PROBLEM
Statement of the Problm Statement of the Null Hyotheses
Significance of the Study DEFINITION OF TERMS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design Research Environment Research Respondents Research
Instrument Research Procedure Gathering Data Treatment of Data
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BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES A. Transmittal Letter B. Letter to
Respondents C. Respondents Consent Form D. Instrument/Questionnaire
Validation Letter Certification CURRICULUM VITAE LOCATION MAP
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The researcher wish to express their heartfelt gratitude and
sincere appreciation to all the people behind of making this
research proposal work possible. First is the Almighty God for his
divine wisdom and guidance and enlightenment. Second to the members
of group who shared their time and effort to finish this research
proposal, to our research instructor, Mr. Mark N. Abadiano for
having a patience to check the researchers manuscript and to the
teachers guided or research proposal. Because of their guidance,
effort and shared ideas, this research proposal becomes successful.
The researchers would like to apologize for the people not
mentioned above but gave their precious effort and time to make
this study perfect. All time were not wasted in preparing this
proposal. E/C Cabase, Robert, C. E/C Ceballos, Julius Jay C. E/C
Briones, Michael L. E/C Bulawit, Albert L. E/C Torrejas, Arnel
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Rationale of the study Managing time is very important
especially for those students who dont have and idea how to manage
their time in school. Improper using of time it might cause or
affects their personal life. Time management for the students is
important skill because as students they need to different
activities in school. Time consuming but relatively unimportant
tasks can consume a lot of your day. Prioritizing tasks will ensure
that you spend your time and energy on those that are truly
important to you. Most students are poor about time management
because they dont have an idea what to do regarding time priorities
and responsibilities being a student. (Patagan, 2012). Time
management is an essential skill used to manage for accomplishing
tasks and goals. It also includes planning, spent time organizing,
delegation, setting of goals, scheduling and prioritizing. Planning
your day can help you accomplish more and feel more in control of
your life. Write a to-do list, putting the most important tasks at
the top. Keep a schedule of your daily activities to minimize
conflicts and last minute rushes. Time management referred to just
business or work activities, but eventually the term broadened to
include personal activities. The University of Cebu-Maritime
Education and Training Center (UC-METC) is known as one of the best
universities in country producing competent and fully equipped
graduates. The quality education encourages many students to enroll
this school because of high quality of teaching and visible
equipment in regards of their shop works that will enhance the
student to
develop their performance and skills. These way of schooling
training will prepare them in the actual field make them competent
in any ways. This research is for BSMARE students of UC-METC. The
purpose of the research in order the students know how to manage
their time and improve their skills as well. With this studies, the
research help us in a way of prioritizing time the validity of the
research was made strong by the information and data they gathered
and the references they referred to. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND Also
known as the theory of hierarchy of needs, Abraham Harold Maslow,
an American professor on psychology, effectively combined time
management with our needs. He built a hypothetical pyramid where
our physiological level needs (food, water, shelter),etc., were put
at the base of the pyramid while self actualization was placed on
the top of the pyramid. In between these two extreme levels,
safety, human bonding and self-esteem were positioned. The 5 levels
were examples different strata of human life. The theory doesnt
specify the time period required to attain them, but it actually
helps you to understand the importance of these elements in your
life. Once you understand your needs, you differentiate between
them and set a time period during which you can fulfill them. For
example, the first motive behind earning money is to meet the
physical demands of your body and then we become capable of taking
care of our family and other concerns. A greater portion of our
life and most of the time is dedicated to improving standards of
living by satisfying ourselves in every possible way. Once we have
plenty of resources to spare, we knock at the door of self
actualization, that requires minimum time. You
can plan your road map in referring to the theory of hierarchy
of needs with incorporation of effective time management
strategy.(Maslows Thoery of Hierarchy,1940-50s). The pickle jar
theory is very simple to understand and execute. The experiment is
actually a time management model, that will aid you in prioritizing
your work and in reaching the milestones of your life. To
understand the concept, you can try it practically. Take a pickle
jar and fill it with rocks. You observe that the spaces in between
the rock stones could be filled up with pebbles. The jar becomes
more compact after filling up with pebbles but still there are
inconspicuous spaces that can compacted with sand. Now pour water
over it and close the lid. The pickle jar is the replica of your
life. The major responsibilities of your life or your goals are
represented by the rocks that occupy most of the space. This infers
that, you should dedicate more time to such goals. The chipped
stones or the pebbles symbolize your hobbies that require
comparatively lesser time than the important goals. Lastly, the
daily chores of your life are the sand particles that placed
perfectly between your goals and hobbies. The distractive force in
your life that takes away your attention from the path of success
is the water. Apart from teaching us the right way to manage time,
this theory also makes us aware of the fact that distractions that
lead to mismanagement should be avoided completely in order to
follow the right track.(Pickle Jar Theory, 2002).
Literature Review Time management among of college students have
been topics of interest for many years. Time perhaps you are one of
those who plans to do so many things in a day that you never get to
the most important ones. Perhaps you dont plan, lettering events
take you where many, and on many days dont accomplish much at all.
Learning to manage your time better will serve you very well is the
future, both at work and in your personal life (Schemerhorn).
According to Carter, Bishop, &Kravits (2007), time management
allows you to complete work on a reasonable schedule and minimize
stress. The purpose of time management is to accomplish goals and
tasks by effectively constructing and managing ones schedule. In
the book Keys to College Studying: Becoming an Active Thinker,
Carter, Bishop, & Kravits (2007) state that goal achievement is
directly linked to effective time management. If an individual
fails to set and stick to a strict schedule that encompasses all
their tasks, goals, and responsibilities in a realistic timeframe,
it will then be difficult to accomplish everything in a given
period. To help develop a plan when focusing on time management
strategies, it is important. Time Management. Having a schedule for
the study is an important study technique. Zimmerman (2000) agrees
that the student should plan the study schedule. By planning the
schedule, the student learns important lessons on time management.
Boehler (2000) study show that the study schedules soon after
school is very effective. The student is still in the school work
mode and assignments are fresh in mind. Colombrado (2002) also
noted that it is more effective to spread learning over a period of
time instead of cramming all at once. Ideally, the plan
schedule would be at the same time, and the same length each
day. Dunn (2002) suggests that there be a minimum time for planned
study schedule regardless of the students activities. Britton and
Tesser (1991) found that students who practiced certain time
management techniques averaged a GPA nearly four tenths higher than
students who did not. They also suggested two interesting facts.
First, that strong time management skills will translate to success
outside of the college environment. Second, that time management
skills can be learned. (Williams & Cooper 2002). Time
management is not optional; it is something that everyone has to
acquire in order to work effectively, to achieve work-life balance
and most importantly helping us to stay focus on what we did.
Forsyth (2003), time management is about working actively to create
efficiency and effectiveness in a way that makes achieving your
target more likely. Good effective time management is a core skill,
a differentiating factor which allows you to have an edge over
other people. (Replicate from E/C Patagan, Edward R and etc.2012)
Students should be highly motivated. They should come to the
realization that is through studying that they will achieve their
goals. To determine the causes that affects the time management
issues a student should take a close look at what portions of his
or her tasks are not being completed. To do this the student should
keep a written list of items that have not been accomplished; this
should be done for at least one week. Within the one-week timeframe
the student should be able to see the areas in which he or she is
lacking in the time management area. The next step that would be
necessary would be to find helpful. Household Chores. Most students
are able to concentrate for a very short period of time. It is not
common for the students to be able to focus for just 80 to 110
seconds. However with a little
organization and better time management skills, you can generate
more free time for your family and reduce the stress in your
personal life. Organization is the key to becoming a better manager
of your time. Time management is merely a series of choices - a
skill that enables you to differentiate between what you need to do
and what you prefer to do (Mancini, 2003 ). One of the first steps
to getting organized is to create a list of all the tasks or
assignments that a person has for that day or week. Some people may
find it easier to create a list for the work environment and then a
list for household tasks. Large assignments on the list that seem
overwhelming should be broken down into smaller parts to avoid
being discouraged (Holmstrom, 1998). In addition to creating a
checklist, one key belief is to use some type of prioritizing for
your tasks or assignments. One useful method is to write down your
assignments and then allocate each of them a priority code with the
most critical being at the top of your list. This is a very
important step because it will help you focus on your assignments
and allow you to accomplish. Rest and Recreation. A students
activity can create environments conductive to or detrimental to
learning. The attitude of delaying essential task or assignments
for later time and instead doing unnecessary task or assignments is
known as Procrastination. There is great saying by Norman Vincent
Peale If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll
never get anything done. This study examined (1) Time management by
gender and year in school (class status) of college students. We
expected that would be differences across year in school in time
management in regards in their time priorities, and acquired coping
capabilities of each class
7 (e.g., freshmen leaving home and adjusting to group living,
sophomores facing major field curricular decision, and seniors
facing job research or postgraduate training decisions), and also
time management of college students. The study used to examine
which sources of time management cause the highest levels of time
priorities among college students. In developing a time management
strategy is to overcome poor time management skills and to
understand what time management. Effective time management will be
rewarding as the student can achieve his or her goals and reduce
the stress level in his or her daily life. To find a solution the
student must first find the causes of the problem, find tools that
can address the issue, and then apply the tools in an effective
manner. It is in this premise that the researchers want to propose
this study. The researcher, as BSMARE wants to ascertain the skills
in time management of selected BSMARE student of University of
Cebu-Maritime Education and Training Center (UC-METC). With this,
the researchers may be able to suggest ways on how to manage time
properly basis on their learning they got from their research and
distinguish the correlation of that certain problem and give the
effect of proper time management.
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THE PROBLEMStatement of the Problem These study aims to identify
the time management among of Bachelor of Science in Marine
Engineering students of University of Cebu-Maritime Education and
Training Center during the school year 2012-2013. Specifically, it
answers the following question: 1. What are some techniques or
strategies to be able to discipline themselves to budget their
times properly? 2. What is the profile of the respondents according
to age, year level and gender? 3. What is the most effective time
management did the students do? 4. In what way did the students
manage their time? 5. What proposal can be forwarded in order to
strengthen the time management among of Bachelor of Science in
Marine Engineering students of University of Cebu-Maritime
Education and Training Center? Statement of the Null Hypothesis Ho:
There is no significant relationship between the profile and
academic achievement.
9 Significance of the Study The researchers find this study an
utmost importance for the BSMARE students, instructors and the
administrators of the BSMARE department as well as their families.
BSMARE Students. This study can give an idea in relation of the
survey questioners and finding of the study and also give the
students an idea on how to manage their time properly. Maritime
Administrators. This study can help the school Maritime
Administrators who played a great role in the school campus so that
they can guide the students on how and what are the techniques in
managing their time wisely. The Teachers. Teachers can get
additional knowledge about time management and to formulate ways
and techniques on how to apply it to students. The Parents. As a
parent, they are the one who guide their child the most. Through
this study the parents have more informations and strategies on how
to guide and support their child in managing their time.
10 DEFINITION OF TERMS For the purpose of understanding the
variables used in this study, the terms are defined according to
their operational use. Time. To arrange for a certain moment, day
and also to measure the duration of action. Time Management. Is an
essential skill in todays high-pressure and fast-placed world of
work. It can be described as using a variety of skills and
techniques used to manage time when completing specific errands,
projects and goals. It refers to the respondents schedule or number
of hours spent for the study or any activities. Proposal. That
which is offered for consideration or acceptance, It is a document
written by a researcher that provides a complete data or
information, description of the proposed program. It is an outline
of the entire research process that gives the reader a summary of
the information about the certain problem. UC-METC. Is a maritime
school located in Alumnos, Mambaling Cebu City. The school offers
courses in BSMARE, BSMT and Catering/Stewarding.