A r esearch report on THE PROS AND CONS OF HAVING PART TIME JOBS FOR – ITP FRESHMEN

STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP Students’ name: Vu Phuong Thao Class: Cityu7C Student Number: CA7097 Subject: Project Lecturer: Nguyen Huong Tram Anh Name of research paper: A STUDY ON THE PROS

International School of Business

A Research Report

On

THE PROS AND CONS OF HAVING PART – TIME JOBS FOR

ITP FRESHMEN Teacher: Nguyen Huong Tram Anh Student: Vu Phuong Thao

Class: Cityu7C Course: Project

A primary research

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The pros and cons of having part – time jobs for ITP freshmen

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Vu Phuong Thao _ CA7097 Class: Cityu7C

Lecturer: Nguyen Huong Tram Anh Course: Project

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STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP Students’ name: Vu Phuong Thao

Class: Cityu7C

Student Number: CA7097

Subject: Project

Lecturer: Nguyen Huong Tram Anh

Name of research paper:

A STUDY ON THE PROS AND CONS OF HAVING PART – TIME JOBS

FOR ITP FRESHMEN

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Working part-time has been a part of the university student experiences Therefore, there

is an increasing number of part-time jobs available for students to choose The purpose of this paper is to delve into part-time jobs among students from International Trading Program (ITP) at Banking Academy, in terms of the popularity of part-time jobs among ITP freshmen as well as the benefits and drawbacks of having part-time jobs for ITP freshmen.

A survey in the form of questionnaire was conducted which included 80 randomly selected ITP freshmen The paper of questionnaires was handled out to participants with 9 questions After that, the participants of this project were classified according to their gender background information into two groups: 40 female students and 40 male ITP first-year students The results illustrate that both genders have the same range of having part-time jobs Overall, the quantity of female students having a part-part-time job is more than that

of male students Also, both male and female students thought that the most benefits of having part-time jobs was that students could earn much money for personal purposes from their work, while the most cons of working part-time was neglecting their studies For the significantly connotation of the project, these findings not only develop a sophisticated understanding of part-time jobs for students, but they also offer useful knowledge to those involved in the part-time jobs of university students.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT i

LIST OF FIGURES/ TABLE iii

1 Introduction 1

2 Method 2

3 Results 3

4 Discussion of findings 5

4.1 The frequency of part-time jobs 6

4.2 The advantages of having part-time jobs for ITP freshmen 6

4.3The disadvantages of having part-time jobs for ITP freshmen 7

5 Recommendation 8

6 Conclusion 8

References 9

Appendix 10

LIST OF FIGURES/ TABLE

Figure 1: The popularity of having part-time jobs both genders……… 3 Figure 2: Student’s choice of work part-time jobs……… 4 Figure 3: The frequency of working part-time jobs by male and female students………… 5 Figure 4: Student’s salaries that earning from part-time jobs……… 5 Figure 5: The advantages and disadvantages of having part-time jobs both genders……… 6

1 Introduction

Nowadays, there is an increasing number of college students According to Nguyen (2018), currently in Vietnam there are about 2 million students in universities and colleges across the country To pursue their studies, most students leave their hometown to big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City For new students living away from their parents, living in a new city is extremely difficult Furthermore, living standards of big cities are expensive In order for students to go to university, their parents have to pay for their monthly tuition fees, housing, and food In addition to the above, students also need to spend on personal purposes such as clothes, cosmetics, sneaker, food, travel, and so on Therefore, they are always looking for part-time jobs to earn much money

This leads to the increase in part-time jobs In recent years, there are more and more part-time jobs available for students to choose The definition of a part-time job is a type of job that is done for less than the normal number of hours invested, or for less than the full duration that it is normally done An example of a part-time job is a job where you work less than the customary 40 hours per week (Houghton, 2014)

Working part-time has been a part of the university student experiences Although it

is difficult to determine the exact number of students working part-time with a degree of accuracy, several studies have found that between approximately 60 percent of all full-time university students were then engaged in some form of part-time job (Berkley, 1997; ABS, 2002; Curtis and Williams, 2002; Lashley, 2005) They also added that this figure was expected to grow (Curtis and Lucas, 2001) Neville, N (2016) pointed out that an increasing amount of research then related to students who work part-time The advantages and disadvantages of part- time job have been widely discussed and positive aspects of part-time work relating to graduate employment are given in several recent reports According to Wilson, R (2006), there was a belief that the incidence of employment is increasing, with detrimental effects for academic performance, but the supporting evidence was typically drawn from studies of specific institutions or specific groups of students In general, these studies have shown an increase in the number of part-time jobs for students However, there are articles that they only mention the benefits

or drawbacks of part-time jobs They have not yet given the popularity of the part-time work among a specific group as well as the solutions to solve this problem

The aim of my research is to investigate the popularity of part-time jobs among ITP first year students as well as the benefits and drawbacks of part-time jobs that students encountered Besides, this research will be provided some ways to help students prevent risks

of having part-time jobs Finally, the research can help ITP first year students learn and consider carefully before deciding part-time jobs Therefore, this paper, as the result of this

research, aim to answer three questions: What is the popularity level of part-time jobs among ITP first year students? What are the popular jobs that students usually do? And What are the pros and cons of having a part-time job for ITP freshmen? Furthermore, I would be highlights of

the suggestion for ITP freshmen to minimize the harm of part-time jobs

2 Method

This study provides information acquired from a survey carried out within International Trading Program of Banking Academy The research paper was based on the primary source of data obtained by conducting questionnaire In this research, quantitative method was chosen The quantitative data brought me about the numbers to prove the broad general point of my research Data collection occurs rapidly with quantitative research Quantitative methodology would best apply to this research problem It can also

be easier to make predictions based on quantitative data because of its numerical basis Quantitative research does not require the participants to report to a specific location to collect the data You can perform the research remotely That can make this option a lot cheaper than other methods Moreover, it is suitable for big groups In addition, the obtained data can be reliable and repeatable information

At the beginning, a questionnaire consisting of 9 multiple-choice questions was designed with respect to my three research questions In the first step, 80 ITP first-year students were randomly selected, and each of them respectively filled in the questionnaire with their choices Each student had 5 minutes to answer the questionnaire The questionnaire was divided into two main sections First, two questions were asked to obtain fundamental data from respondents Afterwards, the questionnaire was broken into two smaller parts for those who have a part- time job and those have not All responses were documented, so the data could be reused for later research As the project aimed to investigate the benefits and drawbacks of having part-time jobs for ITP freshman

3 Results

The participants of this project were classified according to their gender background information into two groups: 40 female students and 40 male students As expected, the accomplished outcome successfully reflected the similarities and differences between the two groups regarding the perspective of their part-time jobs

Figure 1: The popularity of having part-time jobs both genders

As can be seen from Figure 1, the proportion of male and female students having part-time jobs were broadly in the same range Meanwhile, the figure of female students having part-time jobs were higher than that of male students, which at 67% and 65%, respectively

Figure 2: Student’s choice of work part-time jobs

It is obvious that shop assistant accounted for the highest percentage of choosing part-time jobs both genders, at 16% and 22% respectively Shipper was the job chosen by only males, which occupy 3%.

Figure 3: The frequency of working part-time jobs by male and female students

It is proved that male students often worked 2 hours a day, which constituted 13%, whereas female students had the highest percentage of working part-time jobs 4 hours a day, at 14%.

There is a significant difference between male and female students, most notably male students earned much more money than female students a month The salaries of females from 2,000,000 VND to 4,000,000 VND was higher than that of males at 15% and 13%, respectively.

Figure 5: The advantages and disadvantages of having part-time jobs both genders

An inspection of the data in figure 5 clearly showed that almost all students thought the most popular benefit of having part-time jobs was that students could earn much money for themselves, which made up 36%, while the most drawbacks

is neglecting their studies, at 74%.

4 Discussion of findings

Similar to other studies, the project is not without its limitations It is the inability to answer the questions from all perspectives of university students upon part-time jobs The accomplished figures were collected in a relatively limited scope, due to the mere fact that the participants came from only International School of Business, Banking Academy Nevertheless, I strongly assert that a certain level of generalizations can be implied from the obtained finding, thanks to the diversity of awareness of ITP freshman students having different social background They came from different cities or provinces, different

4.1 The frequency of part-time jobs

The results illustrated in Figure 1, page 3 show that both the male and female ITP freshman students have the same range of having part-time jobs Overall, the quantity of female students having a part-time job is more than that of male students The reason for the difference between men and women is probably because female students are more diligent and determined than male students when deciding to have a part-time job

Nevertheless, unexpectedly, not only did two groups experience a resemblance in the previous problem mentioned, but also in the online shopping frequency statistics, in which the biggest sections of the two topics surveyed were both went to part-time jobs 2 hours or

4 hours a day The number of male students often work 2 hours a day, while females have the highest proportion of working part-time 4 hours a day Due to study time is very dense,

so they have little time to work Therefore, their average working time is from 2 to 4 hours

a day There are a few students who work more than 4 hours They also have to spend other time to entertain, study and do other jobs

4.2 The advantages of having part-time jobs for ITP freshmen

As can be seen from Figure 5, page 6 both male and female students thought that the most benefits of having part-time jobs was that students could earn much money for personal purposes from their work The main reason for finding a part-time job could be money, so this is the biggest advantage of part-time jobs that students believe about The others benefit including to gain experience, developing soft skills, and making friends According to Ruth, M in 2008, as a student, the main task is to study But beside that, some students have a part -time job During their part- time job, they will develop many useful skills They develop their professional life like teamwork, organizational skills, time management, work initiative skills meeting etiquette and so on Students get to know and get more involved with their work, socializing and learning outside of society For example, they can do a part- time job with a group of five people While working, they can practice basic skills when working in groups Students will have many life experiences In addition, the experiences which they get, will help them to overcome many situations in life easily The part -time job gives the real-life work experience This work experience will help in getting a job after study completion Employers look for employees who understand the work environment and work

over other candidates during a job search They also have opportunities to come in contact with many people Moreover, they will become happier and active.

According to Michael, O (2008), financial support is the factor that leads them toward a part -time job Students can make money by working, which supports their family For example, students can pay their bills tuition fee, buy the required things and that will reduce the burden of their study expenses for their parents, because when they do a part- time job, they will have their own money and can use it for the right things without depending on their parents Nobody goes budgeting with the pocket money they got from parents, but when they start earning, and they spend their earned money, then, they start thinking about it and plan how and where they’ll spend their money and how much they spend and how much they save Having a part -time job

is good, because of the many benefits it brings

In conclusion, ITP freshmen thought that part-time jobs gather many opportunities and advantages for them Hence, the proportion of having part-time jobs is quite tremendous

4.3 The disadvantages of having part-time jobs for ITP freshmen

My survey’s data shows that three main drawbacks of having part-time jobs for ITP freshmen were neglecting their studies; affecting their health, and imitating bad habits easily According to both genders, the most cons of working part-time was neglecting their studies

In the report with the title” Disadvantages of working part- time job”, author Reddy (2016) showed that students have many things to spend at university such as tuition fee, clothes, sneaker, cosmetic, food, and so on They often choose part -time jobs to buy anything they need However, students are too focused on earning much money from their part -time jobs They not only study busy at universities but also have to worry about completing their part-time jobs While doing part -time job, they will have a busy schedule, and they will get less time for study and themselves Therefore, they will not have time to rest, so they feel tired and exhausted and their study will be neglected Students are busy in their study, so they have less time to relax and entertain They have to go through a period of stress while work and study They will feel extremely tired According to author Barney in 2014, the physical health of workers who have part-time jobs is worse than those who are full-time They have to do many jobs at the same time, so they have to face up with risks of being unhealthy

Part time jobs of students can impact on their health They can forget daily meals, so this may lead to lack of the necessary nutrients for their body They will feel extremely tired both in study and job This leads to under pressure, headache, or depression