Further study needed in Rajamangala Institute of Technology, Chotiwet Campus and The Characteristics of Graduates Needed by Business Enterprises in academic year 2003

Abstract

The research aimed to study the further study needed at diploma degree and bachelor degree and to investigate the haracteristics of graduates in diploma degree and bachelor degree in accordance with business Enterprises needs. The populations were 1170 of the third -year diploma students in Home Economics, Arts, and Commercials Program from vocational schools under the Department of Vocational Education, 297 of the second year diploma students from educational institutions under Rajamangala Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, 1050 of the second year diploma students from educational institution under the Department of Vocational Education, 1170 of the upper secondary school students from educational institutions under the Department of Elementary Education , Ministry of Education and 146 enterprises. The research instrument was the questionnaire concerning further study needed by students and business enterprises needs in graduates. The data analysis was perfornled by frequency count, percentage, and mean. The major results were as follows: 1. Further study needed by the third year diploma students 1.1 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics, Arts, and Commercials program were mostly found the 17 year-old female ones. 1.2 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics program were in Food and Nutrition, Administrative Home Economics, and Home Economics Communication Arts respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Commercials program were in Business Computer and Packaging Design respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Arts program were in Packaging Design and Business Computer respectively. 1.3 The needs of bachelor students for further study in Home Economics program were in Food and Nutrition, Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development and General Home Economics-Art and Craft Business respectively. The needs of bachelor students for further study in Commercials program were in Infonnation Technology and Hotel Program respectively. The needs of bachelor students for further study in Arts program were in Industrial Product Design and Packaging Design respectively. 2. Further study needed by the second year diploma students 2.1 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics, Arts, and Commercials program were mostly found in the 18 year-old female ones. 2.2 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics program were in Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development, General Home Economics-Art and Craft Business respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Commercials program were In Infonnation Technology, Industrial Product Design and Clothing and Textiles respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Arts program were in Industrial Product Design, Clothing and Textiles and Information Teclmology respectively. 3.Further study needed by the upper secondary school students 3.1 The upper secondary school students were mostly the 17 year-old female ones. 3.2 Further study needed at diploma degree by the upper secondary school students was found in Business Computer the most. Food and Nutrition. Industrial Product Design, Clothing and Textile, Home Economics Administration and Home Economics Communication Arts were found less respectively. Further study needed at bachelor degree by the upper secondary school students in Food and Nutrition, Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development, Industrial Product Design and Information Technology were found respectively. 4. Business enterprises needs in graduates 4.1 Entrepreneurs were mostly managers in service business enterprises. 4.2 Business enterprises needs in diploma graduates in Food and Nutrition was found the most. Business Computer, Clothing and Textile, Home Economics Administration and Industrial Product Design were found less respectively. Business enterprises needs annually in Food and Nutrition and Home Economics Administration were found the most. 4.3 Business enterprises needs in bachelor graduates were in Hotel Program, Food and Nutrition, InfoDl1ation Technology, and Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development respectively, Business enterprises needs annually in Hotel Program, Food and Nutrition and General Home Economics were found the most. 4.4 Desirable characteristics of graduates needed by business enterprises were to be academically expert, vocationally expert, English literacy, specialists and computer literacy respectively. Special characteristics of graduates needed were to be responsible, honest, friendly, creative and leadership respectively.