This document discusses a study on the impact of the subject OFAD 5 (Introduction to Legal Office Procedure) on the employability and work readiness of BSOA students at LSPU-SPCC. The study aims to determine if taking OFAD 5 qualifies students to become legal secretaries and improves their practical and interpersonal skills. It describes the BSOA program goals and career paths. A survey will be conducted of 3rd and 4th year BSOA students to understand their demographics, practical work skills, and interpersonal skills. Statistical analysis will then determine the relationships between these variables and students' employability and work readiness. The results are intended to help BSOA students become qualified for jobs as legal secretaries or
This document discusses a study on the impact of the subject OFAD 5 (Introduction to Legal Office Procedure) on the employability and work readiness of BSOA students at LSPU-SPCC. The study aims to determine if taking OFAD 5 qualifies students to become legal secretaries and improves their practical and interpersonal skills. It describes the BSOA program goals and career paths. A survey will be conducted of 3rd and 4th year BSOA students to understand their demographics, practical work skills, and interpersonal skills. Statistical analysis will then determine the relationships between these variables and students' employability and work readiness. The results are intended to help BSOA students become qualified for jobs as legal secretaries or
This document discusses a study on the impact of the subject OFAD 5 (Introduction to Legal Office Procedure) on the employability and work readiness of BSOA students at LSPU-SPCC. The study aims to determine if taking OFAD 5 qualifies students to become legal secretaries and improves their practical and interpersonal skills. It describes the BSOA program goals and career paths. A survey will be conducted of 3rd and 4th year BSOA students to understand their demographics, practical work skills, and interpersonal skills. Statistical analysis will then determine the relationships between these variables and students' employability and work readiness. The results are intended to help BSOA students become qualified for jobs as legal secretaries or
This document discusses a study on the impact of the subject OFAD 5 (Introduction to Legal Office Procedure) on the employability and work readiness of BSOA students at LSPU-SPCC. The study aims to determine if taking OFAD 5 qualifies students to become legal secretaries and improves their practical and interpersonal skills. It describes the BSOA program goals and career paths. A survey will be conducted of 3rd and 4th year BSOA students to understand their demographics, practical work skills, and interpersonal skills. Statistical analysis will then determine the relationships between these variables and students' employability and work readiness. The results are intended to help BSOA students become qualified for jobs as legal secretaries or
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Impact of OFAD 5 (Introduction to Legal
Office Procedure) Subject to the
Employability and Work Readiness of BSOA Students in LSPU- SPCC
By: January T. Jalbuena,Ll.,B., MBA
Instructor I, CBMA Background of the Study
Legal Office Procedure or OFAD 5 is one
of the subject or curriculum taken by the BSOA students in their third (3rd) year in LSPU- SPCC. The course/subject aims to inspire and assist office administration students who in the future may be positioned as legal secretary in any office or agencies and be prepared with the use of legal forms and contracts as complicated forms of agreements that could save valuable time by tapping it only for the review of the draft and those that require legal interpretation. The subject focuses on the different rich compilation of basic legal forms and practical tips in starting and running an enterprise and attending to the day-to-day legal concerns. Students of Office Administration after the completion of the subject in the future may engaged themselves in business and private office as a legal secretary or assistant and this would offer them a useful and convenient guide in the complicated world of widely used legal forms that they would need in their daily operations of doing business in the Philippines. Objectives of the Study
This study aims to determine the impact of
the subject OFAD 5 or Introduction to Legal Office Procedure to the employability and work readiness of BSOA students in LSPU-SPCC. Specifically, it aims to:
1.Determine the impact of OFAD 5 subject if such
students who took it are qualified to become a legal secretary in some law firm in the future. 2. Determine whether the practical skill has a significant advantages for students including their practice-based learning, general skills improvement and preparation for their workplace. Review of Related Literature
Nature of the Field of Study
The Bachelor of Science in Office
Administration program is a four-year course that prepares the students for a career in an outcome- focused, technology rich, professional environment. Courses in the curriculum are those that will thoroughly familiarize the students with current techniques in office procedures, developments in office systems and technology, good team-working and management skills, and application of the principles of good human relations and communications to prepare them to be key players in day-to-day office operations. Lessons in writing routine reports and correspondence and speaking effectively to employers, employees, and the general public are provided in selected courses particularly OFAD 5.
Under CHED Memorandum Order No. 19 series
of 2017 on Revised Policies and Standards for BSOA – Program Goals: are the expected outcomes for the BSOA graduates within two-five years is to : 1. Qualify for a career in office administration specifically in various general and special administrative support, supervisory and managerial positions. 2. Acquire the competencies, skills, knowledge, and work values necessary for self-employment.
The specific professions/careers/occupations
for graduates are : A.Entry –Level Jobs such as : 1. Clerk/Encoder 2.Stenographer/Transcriber 3.Bookkeeper 4.Call Center Post Sales 5. Customer Relations 6.Customer Representative B. For Advance Office Positions 1. Administration Officer 2.Office Supervisor/Manager 3.Executive Secretary 4.Administrative Assistant C. Specialized Administrative Office Professional – 1. Legal Secretary 2. Medical Secretary 3. Court Stenographer
OFAD 5 or Legal Office Procedure is part of the
the Professional Elective Courses (18 units), and provide elective based on students’ needs and response to industry needs and other stakeholders. Conceptual Framework
Independent Variables Dependent Variables
Demographic Profile Age Gender Course/Year
Practical Work Skills/Personal Skills
Knowledge Writing Employability Thinking Speaking/Communication And Use of ICT Teamwork Work Readiness
Inter-personal Skills/Workplace Skills
Values and Ethics Industry Awareness Social Context Community Engagement Statement of the Problem
This study aims to determine the impact of OFAD 5
subject to the employability and work readiness of BSOA students in LSPU-SPCC, it specifically sought to answer the following questions: 1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, course and year level? 2. What are the practical work skills/personal skills of BSOA students to secure their employability in some law firms in the future? 3. What workplace attributes/interpersonal skills in a professional environment that are available to develop their chosen occupation? 4. Is there a significant relationship between the demographic profile of the respondents to the employability and work readiness of BSOA students in LSPU-SPCC?
5. Is there a significant relationship between Practical Work
Skills/Personal Skills to the Employability of BSOA students in LSPU-SPCC?
6. Is there a significant relationship between Interpersonal
Skills to the Work Readiness of BSOA students in LSPU- SPCC? Hypothesis
1. There is no significant relationship with the
demographic profile of the respondents to the employability and work readiness of BSOA students in LSPU- SPCC
2. There is a significant relationship between practical
work skills/personal skills to the employability of BSOA students in LSPU-SPCC
3. There is a significant relationship between
interpersonal skills and work readiness of BSOA students in LSPU-SPCC Project Description/Methodology
A survey will be conducted on the respondents
whom are the third (3RD) year and Fourth (4th) year students of BSOA of LSPU- SPCC.
RESEARCH DESIGN
The research will use descriptive design of research
with the aim of determining the impact of OFAD 5 subject, its employability, work readiness and the relationship between the three variables POPULATION AND SAMPLE
The population are students in the College of Business
Management and Accountancy in LSPU – SPCC and the sample are the third (3rd) and fourth (4th) year BSOA students of Laguna State Polytechnic University- San Pablo City Campus. A sample will be chosen using stratified proportionate sampling.
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
A survey will be conducted through an adopted questionnaire that would be part of a research. It would be held at the Laguna State Polytechnic University – San Pablo City Campus where the sample consists of third (3rd) and fourth (4th) year students of BSOA. DATA GATHERING INSTRUMENT
The questionnaire will consist of three (3) parts. The first
part aims to determine the personal demographic profile of the respondents such as age, gender, course and year level. On the other hand, the second part of the questionnaire will assess the personal skills of the respondents in terms of knowledge, writing, thinking, speaking, use of ICT. The third part will consists of Employability and Work Readiness or interpersonal skills such as values and ethics, industry awareness, social context, community engagement. STATISTICAL TOOL
Tabular representation with corresponding percentages
would be used to describe the profile of the respondents. On the other hand, a Likert scale would be utilized to assess the personal /practical skills and interpersonal skills of the respondents. Then the weighted mean would be computed to summarize this assessment. Furthermore, Pearson-r product correlation will be computed in determining the relationship between impact of the subject OFAD 5 to the Employability and Work Readiness. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE
This study will aid students of BSOA in Laguna State
Polytechnic University – San Pablo City Campus to be qualified or be employed as legal secretary in some law firms in the future or after graduation. Also be successful in their chosen occupations to the benefit of themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy. Thank You !!!