Comparative Employment Applicability and Reflectivity of Profiled Culinary Booklets of Hospitality Management Students: An Input for Work eFolio

Abstract

With the increasing technological advances, the area of employment has started going technology-based as well. There arises a need to prepare graduates for a digital experience. This study aimed to identify the level of employment applicability of course objectives of one skill course in Hospitality Management using the updated syllabus, and determine the level of its reflectivity from sampled and profiled culinary booklets submitted as archives of Hospitality Management Students in Pangasinan State University – Lingayen Campus. Using survey-questionnaire and documentary content analysis, the study found that the course objectives are ‘Very Highly Applicable’ for employment, and these are ‘Reflected’ in the culinary booklets across all the course topics. Comparison indices between the level of applicability and level of reflectivity, however, revealed areas of ‘Opportunities for Improvement’ for the design of an eFolio for the course. Recommendations include designing an eFolio that reflect the skill-content of the course.