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Mktg 4100Mktg 4100
Research Project Research Project PresentationPresentation
November 30, 2009November 30, 2009
Mktg 4100Mktg 4100
Research Project Research Project PresentationPresentation
November 30, 2009November 30, 2009
To obtain a better understanding of the To obtain a better understanding of the relationship between full-time student relationship between full-time student
employment and grade point average, as employment and grade point average, as well as their time management.well as their time management.
Does having a job as a full-time college Does having a job as a full-time college student affect GPA? Why? How?student affect GPA? Why? How?
ProblemProblemProblemProblem
ObjectivesObjectivesObjectivesObjectives
To discover:To discover: How many full-time Kennesaw State How many full-time Kennesaw State
students currently have a jobstudents currently have a job The average number of hours those full-The average number of hours those full-
time students work per weektime students work per week The average GPA for full-time students, The average GPA for full-time students,
for those with a job, as well as for those for those with a job, as well as for those without a jobwithout a job
Objectives ContinuedObjectives ContinuedObjectives ContinuedObjectives Continued Whether or not there is a relationship Whether or not there is a relationship
between having a job as a full-time between having a job as a full-time student, and academic performancestudent, and academic performance
Factors other than GPA that are affected Factors other than GPA that are affected by having a job as a full-time studentby having a job as a full-time student
How students effectively manage their How students effectively manage their timetime
Method of Collecting Method of Collecting DataData
Method of Collecting Method of Collecting DataData
We composed a survey with questions we We composed a survey with questions we thought would best provide us with the thought would best provide us with the
most accurate information pertaining to our most accurate information pertaining to our researchresearch
Self-administered surveysSelf-administered surveys Both structured and unstructured Both structured and unstructured
questionsquestions Thirteen questions totalThirteen questions total Sample of 50 studentsSample of 50 students
Method of Collecting DataMethod of Collecting DataMethod of Collecting DataMethod of Collecting Data
One screening question: Are you a One screening question: Are you a traditional or non-traditional student?traditional or non-traditional student?
Convenience samplingConvenience sampling No monetary incentivesNo monetary incentives Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio
data questionsdata questions
ResultsResultsResultsResults
Mean GPA- 3.09Mean GPA- 3.09 Maximum GPA- 4.0Maximum GPA- 4.0 Minimum GPA- 1.80Minimum GPA- 1.80
Statistics
GPA50
0
3.0918
3.1000
2.80
.46962
.221
2.20
1.80
4.00
Valid
Missing
N
Mean
Median
Mode
Std. Deviation
Variance
Range
Minimum
Maximum
Out of the fifty people surveyed,
62% have a 3.0 and above
36% have between a 2.0 and 2.99
2% have below a 2.0
GPA
62%
36%
2%
3.0 and above
2.0-2.99
below 2.0
ResultsResultsResultsResults
Hours Worked per Week
4%
22%
49%
25%
1-10 hours
11-20 hours
21-30 hours
31-40 hours
28 full-time students surveyed currently have a 28 full-time students surveyed currently have a job, while 22 do notjob, while 22 do not
ResultsResultsResultsResults
ResultsResultsMean GPA VS. Hours WorkedMean GPA VS. Hours Worked
ResultsResultsMean GPA VS. Hours WorkedMean GPA VS. Hours Worked
No Job
0-10 hours worked
11-20 hours worked
21-30 hours worked
31-40 hours worked
ResultsResultsMean GPA VS. Hours Spent StudyingMean GPA VS. Hours Spent Studying
ResultsResultsMean GPA VS. Hours Spent StudyingMean GPA VS. Hours Spent Studying
0-2 hours studying
3-5 hours studying
6-8 hours studying
9-11 hours studying
Other
ResultsResultsResultsResults
StatisticsImportance of Time Management
NValid 50
Missing0
Mean 4.30
Median 5.00
Mode 5
Std. Deviation .953
Variance .908
Range 4
Minimum 1
Maximum 5
Frequency PercentValid
PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid Not Important
1 2.0 2.02.0
Slight2 4.0 4.0
6.0
Moderate5 10.0 10.0
16.0
Strong15 30.0 30.0
46.0
Very Strong27 54.0 54.0
100.0
Total 50 100.0 100.0
Importance of Time Management
ResultsResultsResultsResults
Top reported factors other than GPA that Top reported factors other than GPA that are affected by being employed as a full-are affected by being employed as a full-time student:time student:
1.1. SleepSleep
2.2. Social LifeSocial Life
3.3. MoodMood
ConclusionConclusionConclusionConclusion The average GPA for students who are The average GPA for students who are
employed is employed is 3.1093.109 The average GPA for students who are NOT The average GPA for students who are NOT
employed is employed is 3.073.07
No relation between employment and GPANo relation between employment and GPA No relation between hours spent studying and No relation between hours spent studying and
GPAGPA Possible problems:Possible problems:
Students not reporting correct informationStudents not reporting correct information Sample was not large enoughSample was not large enough