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Item Restricted Impact of extracurricular leadership positions on the academic performances of UP School of Economics students(2014-12-17) Cabrera, Godfrey Anton J.; Lamarca, Rino Alvaro L.; Ducanes, Geoffrey M.This study examines whether extracurricular activities exert a toll on students' academic achievements. The sample used were students from the 5 past batches of the University of the Philippines School of Economics. Surveys and waivers were sent out to past and present officials of the student council and organization executive committee members. Their grades were also collected. The students were grouped into five categories: students who have held or currently hold official positions in the student council or one of the organizations; students who ran for office but did not win; students who were already elected when taking up their introductory classes; students who were elected after taking up the said classes; and students who have not held and have not run for office. Two methods were used. The first method uses linear regression analysis to compare the students' grades in higher economics courses by group while controlling for their grades in lower economics courses. The second method uses the student's grades in their earlier introductory courses to predict their grades in higher courses. Then the the predicted grades were compared to the actual grades and the number of those who exceeded and those who fell short of their predicted grades were tallied by group. The simple regression did not come up with significant results. The second method, which used assigned predicted grades showed that more of those elected students did not reach their potential grades.Item Restricted Impact of participation in extracurricular activities on entry-level salary: a study of UP school of economics graduates, batches 2009-2011(2012-10) Lagonsin, Ma. Rae Lyn D.P.; Rasid, Mohammad O.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.This research is about determining whether there is indeed a significant relationship between involvement in extracurricular activities while in college and the entry-level salary, and, if proven to be the case, to what extent that relationship holds. This study is based on information gathered from UP Diliman School of Economics alumni of Batches 2009-2011 regarding their first job after graduation. Using the OLS Regression Method, the researchers analyzed the significance of the following factors on the entry-level salary: CWA, major, length of membership in organizations based in School of Economics (SE) and/or College of Business Administration (CBA) and other organizations within and outside the university, leadership roles assumed in those organizations, internships and on-the-job training, seminars, post-graduate degree, school achievements (prior to and in college), socioeconomic status, length of job search, preference for the company, and size of the employer. These are all factors that are perceived to influence the initial salary, given that they are gauges of an applicant's worth in every aspect to the company. The objective is to verify the validity of this notion, especially focusing on the dependent variable's relationship with the extracurricular activities indicators. The researchers find that grades have a substantial influence on the entry-level salary, consistent with the findings of previous researchers, foreign and local, included in the related literature in this study. Moreover, its impact on the dependent variable is observed to be greater than the length of membership in an organization. It is also seen that Business Economics majors have an advantage in terms of initial salary received over Economics majors. Further, School of Economics graduates who belonged to SE and/or CBA-based organizations received a premium on their initial salary, as compared to their counterparts who were affiliated with organizations based in other colleges and outside the university. However, there is no significant distinction observed between being a leader and being a member in an organization. Gender difference is also not a cause of wage disparity between sexes according to the regression results, while socioeconomic status has been found to have a pronounced impact on the entry-level salary, signifying the existence of influence that comes from wealth. Finally, the researchers find that those who had their first jobs at multinational corporations and top companies earned higher initial salaries.Item Restricted General weighted average and entry-level salaries: a study of UP School of Economics graduates, batch 1995-1997(1997-10) Mangapit, Xerxes A.; Romano, Ma. Luisa B.; Fabella, Raul V.Item Restricted Facial attractiveness and its relation to initial income: a study of UP School of Economics graduates, batch 1991-1995(1996-10) Ongtauco, Joyleen Vivienne; Uson, Celeste Joy; Tecson, Gwendolyn R.