The Academic Department of Accounting and Financial Sciences of the National Agrarian University of La Selva, is pleased to publish the " I Student Accounting Survey 2007", in order to make known to the entire university community and the general public, some indicators important about the characteristics of the accounting student population.
The results of this study will allow us to better understand the behavior of our specialty, in order to implement short, medium and long-term academic and social development policies, respectively, in coordination with our Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences.
In this context, I want to thank each of the teachers who make up the Accounting specialty, for the time given in the field work and for the full identification in contributing to the institutional objectives of this leadership, an effort that will result in the success of your Academic Department. Extending this gratitude and recognition, to the technical team that made the execution, analysis and publication of this study possible, without a doubt, they have made unremitting efforts to successfully complete this report, so that the Academic Department of Accounting and Financial Sciences has a database for future comparisons and studies.
CHAPTER I TECHNICAL SHEET
1.1 PURPOSE
The "I Student Accounting Survey 2007" had the following objectives: To know the characteristics and factors associated with the academic and labor situation of students in the Accounting specialty at UNAS, in order to have a database for subsequent comparisons and studies.
1.2 SCOPE
The study covered students admitted in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. However, the scope of the study was extended to those students who entered before 2003.
1.3 BACKGROUND
There is no specific background on student surveys conducted in the accounting specialty. However, the UNAS, through the Planning Office, has published the Statistical Compendium 2006. In this study, you can find statistical data referring to professional careers offered by the university, entry modality, among other points; by faculty and specialty.
1.4 TECHNICAL TEAM
The team in charge of preparing and executing the study was made up of the following teachers:
- José Darwin Malpartida Márquez ¾CPC. Roberto Carlos Pardo Huayllas.Elfred Ríos Flores
1.5 POPULATION AND SAMPLE.
The population was made up of all accounting students enrolled in 2007 - I. The same number of 320 students
However, after field work was carried out, the final effective size of the student population was reduced to 243 students, denoting a sample performance of 76% in relation to the initial population.
1.6 PERIOD OF EXECUTION
The survey was carried out on August 1, 2, 3 and 6, 2007. The application of the classroom survey lasted between 10 and 20 minutes, for this purpose, each chair that is taught in the accounting specialty was visited. discarding the students who had completed the survey in different subjects.
Finally, the survey was carried out 100% with respect to the final effective size of the population (243 students) without detecting faulty questionnaires.
1.7 OF THE SURVEY
The questionnaire consisted of 06 multiple-choice questions, as well as questions with monosyllabic and cascaded answers, which covered various topics, such as personal data of students, family environment, economic dependency, employment status, income modality, among others..
1.8 OF PROCESSING
For the recording of the answers to the questions of the questionnaire, the self-applied technique was used, using for this purpose the same sheets of the questionnaire.
Each questionnaire filled out by the students underwent a thorough review process by the survey team, before leaving the classroom, in order to determine double answers or blank answers and correct them in situ, with the help of the informants themselves.
The MS - Excel © program was used to tabulate the data, which allowed us to make the corresponding tables and graphs. In this sense, the results arrived from the analysis of the processed data are presented in the following chapters.
Students enrolled in semester I - 2007 (Source: OSA).
CHAPTER II - GENERAL DATA OF THE STUDENTS
2.1 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO PLACE OF ORIGIN
In general, it was found that the majority of students are from the Huánuco, San Martín and Ucayali region. Indeed, 41.56% come from the Huánuco region, within it, most of them are from Tingo María (34.98%), compared to Aucayacu (4.12) and the city of Huánuco (2.47%). Regarding the San Martín region, it represents 33.33% of student origin, highlighting the cities of Tocache (14.4%), Tarapoto (7%), Juanjui (3.29%), Rioja and Moyabamba (2.47%) respectively, compared to Uchiza (2.06%), Progreso and Bellavista (0.82%).
On the other hand, 6.17% of the students denoted that they come from Ucayali; while 4.94% are from the Pasco region, in the latter the majority are from Villa Rica (2.47%) and Chanchamayo (1.65%); with little significant percentages are the city of Lima (4.94%), Junin (4.12%) and others (4.94%). In the latter, the regions of Cajamarca, Amazonas and Lambayeque stand out. (Graph 1 and Table 1).
2.2 NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY AGE
In general, it was found that the highest number of students are between 18 to 20 years old (47.33%), followed by those who are between 21 to 23 years old (22.63%) and finally students between 15 to 17 years old (13.99%)). Likewise, 13.17% indicated that they are between 24 and 26 years old; while in not very significant percentages are those with ages ranging from 27 to 29 and 30 to more years, with 1.23% and 1.65% respectively. (Graph 2 and Table 2).
2.3 STUDENT POPULATION BY SEX
In general, it was found that the vast majority of students are Female 63.37%, followed by those of Male 36.63%. (Graph 3 and Table 3)
2.4 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO CIVIL STATUS
96.71% of the student population are single, compared to 3.29% of married civil status. This description is related to the number of students over 26 years of age (Table 2). (Graph 4 and Table 4).
2.5 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO YEAR OF INCOME
In general, it was found that the highest number of students entered in 2007 (23.05%), followed by those who entered in 2006 (20.99%) and those who entered in 2005 (15.23%). This situation is logical, since these students are still within the study range that is 5 years or 10 academic semesters. In this order of ideas, those students who entered in 2003 and 2004, which amount to 14.81% and 9.88% respectively, would also be located. In the latter case, a student absence is denoted that is related to the effective performance of the surveyed population (76%).
On the other hand, the existence of students who exceed the statutory study period (5 years) is observed. In fact, 14.40% of students entered between the years 2000 to 2002 and 1.65% entered between 1983 to 1999. This situation is mainly due to semester withdrawals and in other cases to the low academic performance of the students. Finally, this reality generates greater demand for specialty courses that the Academic Department of Accounting and Financial Sciences must attend. (Graph 5 and Table 5)
2.6 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO ACADEMIC YEAR
In general, it was found that the majority of students are in the fourth year (24.69%), followed by those who are in the first year (23.05%) and second year (21.40%). In lower percentages are those who are in the fifth year (16.46%) and those who are in the third year (14.40%). This situation denotes that not all students admitted in 2006 and 2005 are doing optimally. (Graph 6 and Table 6)
CHAPTER III - ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE OF STUDENTS
3.1 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
Overall, it was found that 75.31% of students are financially dependent on their parents, compared to those who are self-reliant (10.9%) and siblings (9.88%). In less significant percentages are those who depend on other relatives (4.53%). This situation denotes that the vast majority of students have financial solvency to dedicate themselves to study. (Graph 7 and Table 7)
CHAPTER IV - ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE STUDENTS
4.1 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO LABOR SITUATION
75.31% of the surveyed population indicated that they do not work. While 24.96% of the students indicated that if they have a job, within these, the majority work in the morning shift (19.75%), compared to those whose work hours are on weekends (3.7%) and some students do not have a fixed schedule (1.23%) but a temporary one. (Graph 8 and Table 8)
CHAPTER V - STUDENT HOUSING SITUATION
5.1 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO HOUSING MODE
In general, it was found that the majority of students live in family housing (41.56%), followed by those who live in a rented house (32.92%). Likewise, it can be seen that 23.87% of the students are in the UNAS boarding school and in less significant percentages they denoted that they live in friends' houses and those who do not have a fixed address (0.82%). (Graph 9 and Table 9).
CHAPTER VI MODALITY OF ENTRY TO THE UNIVERSITY
6.1 STUDENT POPULATION ACCORDING TO INCOME MODE
In general, it is observed that a large number of students entered by ordinary admission exam (48.15%), followed by CPU-UNAS (32.92%) and those who entered by the extraordinary admission exam modality (10.70%). Likewise, 7% of students entered through other modalities, that is, for the first place, second degree, victims of terrorism, among others. On the other hand, 1.23% of students managed to enter UNAS through a qualified athlete. (Graph 10 and Table 10)
CHAPTER VII COURSES THAT ARE GIVEN IN THE MORNING
7.1 STUDENTS WHO TAKE COURSES IN THE MORNING
In general, it is observed that a large number of students take courses that are taught in the morning (62.96%), of which 40.33% indicate that they do not have any problem, compared to those who indicate crossing with working hours (10.70 %), does not allow them to do academic tasks or study (6.17%) and cross with pre-professional internship hours (2.88%). With lower percentages it is observed that 2.47% of the students assure that taking courses in the morning generates an extra cost for the passages, followed by those that indicate crossing with extra-university courses (0.41%).
On the other hand, 37.04% of the surveyed student population indicate that they do not take any subject in the morning. (Graph 11 and Table 11).
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