Summative Assessment on Student Outcomes for Tourism Program from 2013 to 2017

This study aims to have a summative assessment of the student outcomes for the tourism program during the academic year from 2013 to 2017. This study explored the effectiveness of Outcomes- Based Education (OBE) through assessing the student outcomes. With this, the researcher would like to investigate the student academic performance through their final grades on all the subjects they have taken. A Quantitative method was used for the total sample of 33 students (25 percent of total population). Among the student outcome for the tourism program, it was revealed that majority of the student is on high standing in terms of Manifesting professionalism and self-confidence in the performance of duties and responsibilities. With all the findings, the researcher proposed to upgrade the Amadeus training plan, have Micros Opera Training to other faculty members and revisit their teaching strategies for enhancement. Furthermore, it is recommended for the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management, they may revisit their course syllabi and focus on the performance task of the student rather than focusing on the theories and knowledge-based tasks and For the Tourism Faculty to be innovative and creative in their teaching strategies to ensure higher learning capability for the students.

Keywords – Enhancement Program, Outcome Based Education, Student Outcome, Tourism Program