Attaining the Program Educational Objectives of the IT Program Three to Five Years After Graduation: An Evidence-Based Approach

Abstract

Faculty and administrators responsible for setting academic standards, such as institutional outcome (IO), program educational objectives (PEO), student outcomes (SO) and course learning outcomes (CLO) are internal key stakeholders in universities, especially when aligning with national and international competencies. This paper presents an evidence-based attainment of these objectives. The focal point of this study is on the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) program of the university. It ventures on the research question of how program educational objectives are attained for the BSIT degree towards evidence-based results on each identified PEO where the target point is to attain them 3 to 5 years after their graduation at the university. Quantitative descriptive analysis was employed, and respondents were alumni of the university under the aforementioned degree program. A PEO-inclined tracer survey with first indicators states that 71% of the respondents’ current jobs are in line with their college degree (PEO 1). 48% have rated that they have impacted “very much” contribution in the IT field given their current line of work (PEO 2). Lastly, 42% rated that they have “very much” involvement level in research and development projects in the IT field and allied disciplines (PEO 3). The results have stated positive and the majority of indicators of the attainment of the three PEOs identified by the IT department under the College of Computer Studies and Engineering.