Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path

The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that influence student's choice in tourism industry as career path. In literature review, the research discusses deeply on to what extent does perception, motivation, and expectation plays an important role in selecting tourism industry as...

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Main Authors: Wan Nur Adila Abdullah Khir, Nur Ardilla Pauzi, Wan Fatin Najma Wan Abdullah, Shirley Subramaniam
Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7262/
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spelling my.umk.eprints.72622022-05-23T08:53:32Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7262/ Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path Wan Nur Adila Abdullah Khir Nur Ardilla Pauzi Wan Fatin Najma Wan Abdullah Shirley Subramaniam The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that influence student's choice in tourism industry as career path. In literature review, the research discusses deeply on to what extent does perception, motivation, and expectation plays an important role in selecting tourism industry as the student's career path. The research methodology explains about the quantitative study which was used to identify the factors that influence student's choice in tourism industry as their decision making when seeking a career. This research focuses on sample of 350 students studying at University Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) in order to detect the factors that influence their choice of career path in tourism industry. In order to analyse the quantitative data, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and percentages were used to find the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The findings indicated that expectation is the essential factor that influences the student's choice in tourism industry as career path. This research adds on the perception, motivation, as well as the expectation is essential factors in shaping their image of tourism careers. 2016 Undergraduate Final Project Report NonPeerReviewed Wan Nur Adila Abdullah Khir and Nur Ardilla Pauzi and Wan Fatin Najma Wan Abdullah and Shirley Subramaniam (2016) Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path. Undergraduate Final Project Report thesis, Faculty of Hospitality,Tourism and Wellness. (Submitted)
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description The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that influence student's choice in tourism industry as career path. In literature review, the research discusses deeply on to what extent does perception, motivation, and expectation plays an important role in selecting tourism industry as the student's career path. The research methodology explains about the quantitative study which was used to identify the factors that influence student's choice in tourism industry as their decision making when seeking a career. This research focuses on sample of 350 students studying at University Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) in order to detect the factors that influence their choice of career path in tourism industry. In order to analyse the quantitative data, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and percentages were used to find the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The findings indicated that expectation is the essential factor that influences the student's choice in tourism industry as career path. This research adds on the perception, motivation, as well as the expectation is essential factors in shaping their image of tourism careers.
format Undergraduate Final Project Report
author Wan Nur Adila Abdullah Khir
Nur Ardilla Pauzi
Wan Fatin Najma Wan Abdullah
Shirley Subramaniam
spellingShingle Wan Nur Adila Abdullah Khir
Nur Ardilla Pauzi
Wan Fatin Najma Wan Abdullah
Shirley Subramaniam
Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path
author_facet Wan Nur Adila Abdullah Khir
Nur Ardilla Pauzi
Wan Fatin Najma Wan Abdullah
Shirley Subramaniam
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title Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path
title_short Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path
title_full Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path
title_fullStr Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path
title_full_unstemmed Factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path
title_sort factors that influence students choice in tourism industry as career path
publishDate 2016
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7262/
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