UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY

COLLEGE OF MARITIME EDUCATION

For a successful career, every student needs knowledge,

confidence, academic and technical skills, career opportunities and

social skills. To get these benefits college education is important.

The importance of college education can be determined by the role it

plays in our life.

Marine engineering is the study of the design, development,

innovation, production and maintenance of the types of equipment used

at sea (e.g. rigs and other floating structures) and on board sea

vessels such as boats and ships. Bachelor of Science in Marine

Engineering is a four year degree program that aims to provide

students with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to

operate and maintain the different machineries installed in marine

vessels, including the propulsion plant, adjunct and auxiliary

machinery, electrical and refrigeration systems. This degree program

is a classroom-based frontal instructions as well as hands-on

trainings usually conducted in special laboratories and a one-year

apprenticeship onboard. Pursuing Maritime Engineering course is a

smart option for people with different kind of skills. A specific

focus in Marine engineering studies is how engineering principles

apply to seafaring vessels and oceanic features.

For the School Year 2018-2019 there are 516 Marine Engineering

Students enrolled at the University of Cagayan Valley; 272 first year

students; 29 second year students; 154 third year students; and 61 on-

the-job Marine Engineering students. This investigative report study

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will gather information about motivations and expectation of the

Marine Engineering students from first year to third year level.

The study intends to determine the demographic information,

motivations, and expectations of students of the University Of Cagayan

Valley in pursuing Maritime Engineering course.

The researchers conclude that dreaming to become chief engineer

greatly motivates the Marine Engineering students in taking BSMare

course. Having a high salary is the most influencing factors in taking

up BSMare course because having high salary can lead to a better life

that can help us to build a better future.(Jimelyn Strife, 2014)

Marine students graduated from public schools have significantly

higher chance of being influenced by people in choosing the school and

degree program and they also have significantly higher degree of

interest towards the Maritime program compared to those graduated from

private schools. If they can practice the profession right and they

have the eagerness to make their dreams come true, there is an

assurance that they can come across all boarders. (Carlos L. Aguado,

et al. 2015)

The questionnaire was the main instrument used in the data

gathering process. The questionnaire composed of three parts. Part I

was designed for the demographic profile of the respondents which

include address, age, sex, and year level. Part II was designed to
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gather information about the motivation of the students in

pursuing the degree program. And part III was designed to gather

information on

the expectation of the Maritime Engineering students based on

academic, professional and social development.

The data gathered from the respondents through the use of

questionnaires were carefully tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. The

data were expressed and presented qualitatively and quantitatively.

The statistical measures used were the frequency count, percentage and

weighted mean.

1. Range of Weighted Mean Values and its Description of Motivation

Factors.

Range of Mean Quantitative Qualitative

4.21 to 5.00 5 Extremely Helpful

3.41 to 4.20 4 Very Helpful

2.61 to 3.40 3 Fairly Helpful

1.81 to 2.60 2 Not very Helpful

1 to 1.80 1 Not At All

2. Range of Weighted Mean Values and its Description of Motivation

Factors.

Range of Mean Quantitative Qualitative

4.21 to 5.00 5 Extremely Expecting

3.41 to 4.20 4 Very Expecting

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2.61 to 3.40 3 Fairly Expecting

1.81 to 2.60 2 Expecting at a Lower Level

1 to 1.80 1 Not At All

The age profile of the respondents, almost half of the

respondents are ranging from 20-21 years old at the time the survey

was conducted.

The genders Profile of the respondents, the result show that the

100% of the respondents were male. As of school Year 2018-2019, the

number of first year students enrolled is 272 of which is 262 males

and 10 females; and third year students, 154 of which is 153 males and

1 female. By just looking on the number enrolled stated above, the

majority of the students enrolled in Bachelor of Marine Engineering is

male. There are 441 male students out of 455 students. Third Year

students got the highest percentage of the respondents, third year

students got the highest percentage of the respondents. The results

above corroborated that the respondents were randomly selected.

Career Flexibility and Job Security with a weighted mean of 4.59

was considered by the respondents as the strongest driving force why

they decided to pursue Maritime Education – Marine Engineering. This

is followed by dreams of a better future with a weighted mean of 4.39

which indicates that they were motivated to pursue the degree program

was to achieve a greater future. One of the most important factors

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when pursuing college degree is your plan for the future,

your passion and to whom your success is for.

The prevailing item is providing advancement in the field

enrolled in with a weighted mean 4.49. This explains that the

respondents want to hone their skills in the degree program they

enrolled in order to become competitive in doing their job.

Providing more opportunities for career selection with the

highest weighted mean value of 4.34 attracts attention of the

respondents.

Contributing to social development got the highest frequency. As

a centerpiece of the world economy, the marine industry’s influence iS

felt in shipping, trade, recreation, and defense. Marine Engineers are

the people who keep it afloat – both literally and figuratively. Every

country and person on earth is affected by the prevailing trends in

the vast sector.

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CONCLUSION

Academic learning institutions contribute to the pursuit of career

goals of the students. Their motivations hold them on to finish their

studies with some future expectations. This inference validates the

theoretical underpinning of the Investigative Research Report on the

Motivations and Expectations of the Students of the University of the

Cagayan Valley (UCV) in Pursuing Maritime Education – Marine

Engineering. Career Flexibility and Job Security with was considered

as the strongest motivating factor why they decided to pursue Maritime

Education – Marine Engineering. Providing advancements in the field

enrolled in, providing more opportunities for career selection, and

contributing to social development are the expectations of the

respondents after finishing the Marine Engineering Course.

People pursue goals in life that led to success and positive

transition. This is achieved through hard work and passion of what you

really love to do. This investigative report will provide a better

result if all or even 90% of the Marine Engineering will be involved.

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AN INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH REPORT ON MOTIVATION AN

EXPEXTATION OF STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
(UCV) IN PURSUING MARITIME EDUCATION –

MARINE ENGINEERING

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Presented to the

Faculty of College of Maritime Education – Marine

Engineering

JOHN RUSSEL I. TICO