Parents Orientation 2009

University of Batangas Batangas City, 4200 Philippines

GUIDANCE COUNSELING AND HEALTH OFFICE

ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS 1st SEMESTER, SY 2009-2010 The University of Batangas works hand in hand with all the people concerned with the education of their students. Among these are the parents or guardians of the students. To welcome them and at the same time thank them for entrusting their children’s education to this university, the Guidance Counseling and Health Office conducted a separate orientation for parents last June 11, 2009 at the Auditorium from 8:00 am to 12:00nn. The orientation was attended by a total of 339 parents or guardians of our freshmen and transferees from different departments. Figure 1 shows the breakdown of attendees by department. 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CAMS

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Figure 1. Distribution of Attendees

There are 2 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Allied Medical Sciences who attended the orientation; 45 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Arts and Sciences; 47 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Business and Accountancy; 11 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Education; 79 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Engineering; 15 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Nursing and Midwifery; 51 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management; and 89 parents/guardian(s) from the Technical Education Department. An invocation led by the UB Choir followed by the singing of the national anthem started the first part of the orientation program. The UB Dance Company also gave an opening number. After which, Dr. Abegayle Perez-Chua, VPAA and Dr. Hernando B. Perez, university president welcomed and gave their messages to the parents. The parents were afterwards oriented about the University of Batangas from its mission, vision and philosophy to its administrative officials. Representatives from selected offices (Registrar’s Office, Cashier’s Office, Accounting Office and Security Office) also discussed some standard operating procedures (SOP’s) of their respective offices. The Nursing Department also gave timely and relevant information about the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, how to keep ourselves safe and to prevent the virus from spreading. The first part of the program ended by a message from Atty. Jesus V. Mayo the Vice President for Student and External Affairs. Accompanied by their respective deans or faculty-in-charge, the parents made their way to their children’s department for the second part of the program – Encounter with the Deans. The deans oriented them with the SOP’s, policies, rules and regulations of each department. Before every department ended their talk, an evaluation was given to the parents. They evaluated the activity using the following scale: 5 – Achieved or Relevant to a VERY GREAT EXTENT, 4 – Achieved or Relevant to a GREAT EXTENT 3 – Achieved or Relevant to a MODERATE EXTENT, 2 – Achieved or Relevant to a VERY SLIGHT EXTENT and 1 – Not applicable The summary of evaluation for the activity was presented as follows.

Table 1. Evaluation of the activity

I. To what extent were the objectives of the seminar achieved? STATEMENTS MEAN INTERPRETATION a. The objectives of the activity were clearly 4.56 Achieved to a very great explained. b. The seminar objectives were completely

4.49

extent

realized. c. The seminar provided participants with

4.45

Achieved to a great extent

adequate and relevant information useful for

Achieved to a great extent

personal and career advancement. II. To what extent was the content relevant? STATEMENTS a. The content was relevant to the participants

MEAN 4.47

INTERPRETATION Achieved to a great extent

needs. b. The content was able to address the

4.50

Achieved to a very great

participants concerns. c. The course content was substantial and

4.50

extent Achieved to a very great

comprehensive. extent III. To what extent was the speaker(s) effective in delivering the following? STATEMENTS MEAN INTERPRETATION a. Objective 4.56 Achieved to a very great extent b. Mastery of the topic 4.50 Achieved to a very great extent c. Language Usage 4.51 Achieved to a very great extent d. Visual Presentation 4.51 Achieved to a very great extent Table 1 exhibits the evaluation of the activity. The result of the evaluation shows that in terms of the extent to which the objectives were clearly explained and realized, the weighted mean averages were 4.56 and 4.49 respectively. The clarity of explanation of the objectives was achieved to a very great extent and the realizations of the objectives were achieved to a great extent. Also, the adequacy and relevance of the information to their personal enhancement was given a rating of 4.45, which means it was relevant to a great extent.

Meanwhile, the extent to which the content was relevant was generally evaluated as relevant to a very great extent having 4.47, 4.50 and 4.50 for the relevance to the participants

needs,

addressed

the

participants’

concerns

and

substantiality

and

comprehensiveness of the content, respectively. Lastly, the following ratings were given for the effectivity of the speakers- 4.56 for the objective; 4.50 for the mastery of the topic; 4.51 for the language usage and 4.51 for the visual presentation. All areas showed that the effectivity of the speakers in delivering the lecture was seen to a very great extent. Also, the parents gave their comments and suggestions on the activities/sessions they would like to add to improve our service. These are as follows:  “Right session.”  “Very satisfactorily, understandable – everything has been provided for.”  “Seminar and information dissemination of what is happening in Batangas City like project and programs of the city government.”  “Just keep it up!”  “That’s natural.”  “More information relevant to the BS degree student is willing to attain.”  “So far nothing na. They updated all the information I want to know.”  “None. Just stick to the time frame of the activity.”  “Visual presentation (PowerPoint presentation)”  “Nothing. Just take care of our children.”  “For me no more because you all have concern to the students.”  “Another parents’ day after first semester.”  “All discussions are very good and all the speakers. Thanks a lot and more power.”  “The improvements of all the activities they provide in order to achieve all the need of the students.”  “To upgrade the English speech knowledge in each student; a. dialects, pronunciation; b. diction; c. how to deliver English words with correct grammar.”

Generally, the orientation for parents went well. The number of parents is more than expected. The support and participation of the deans and the department in the Encounter with the deans are acknowledgeable. There are still more to improve but the change in the usual program is good.

Prepared by: MARY ROSE R. REYNALDO Counselor-in-charge MYRA ALDAY-BERSOTO Counselor-in-charge Noted by: DR. MEYNARD D. MONTALBO Guidance Coordinator

ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS 1st SEMESTER, SY 2009-2010 JUNE 11, 2009 8:00 AM – 12:00 NN

Part 1 Orientation Program at the Auditorium

Part 2 Encounter with the Deans

College of Allied Medical Sciences

College of Business and Accountancy

College of Engineering

College of Tourism and Hospitality Management

College of Arts and Sciences

College of Education

College of Nursing and Midwifery

Technical Education Department