St.

Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

POST PANDEMIC-WHY DO STUDENT STILL

WANT TO TAKE MARITIME PROGRAM

Prepared by:

Mark Anthony Lim

Arian Jay Amias

Blue Ngabbu

Christian Juele

Kyan Handoy

Meg Nathaniel Dela Cruz

Philip Royce Apares

 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Pandemic has brought so much changes in our lives. In many

aspects like the economy and our government including all the
sectors of it especially education. Pandemic challenges
students to be more determined to pursue our dreams in life
regarding the obstacles and hindrances that we may encounter.
Not just elementary, high school or college had experienced
different kinds of learning modality also teachers and many
more workers around the world. We are challenged to be more
technology literate and advance in this pandemic. Many of us
college students have the hesitance to pursue our dream
courses because of what we had experienced, it really changed
our point of view in life. Many of us keep their spirit to
pursue what they really like no matter what will happen but
some of us change our dream courses because of so many
realizations after the pandemic. And it includes maritime
courses, back then many young ones aimed to be a seafarer
because they can travel the world for free, but now they’re
thinking of the health issues, company’s requirements and many
allegations about maritime industry. According to Gregorio S.
Ochavillo, the majority of the maritime students were from
geographically dispersed places in Eastern Visayas and
neighboring provinces. This meant that maritime students had
to stay away from their respective homes for them to study
maritime education. Subsequently, due to the spread of the
coronavirus, these maritime students were in their respective
homes at present due to the community lockdowns. Thus, things
would be different this time especially in terms of pursuing
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

their studies. The COVID 19 Pandemic has had a negative impact

on education activities worldwide. Most of the countries have
switched to online education. 96 percent of the maritime
schools could continue their education using the distance
education methods, but the applications of simulator
activities and practical training could not be realized to a
large extent. The measures taken in emergency situations can
partially solve the problems as well as these measures also
lead to the development of new methods and procedures. If
these measures are taken and new applications are evaluated
together, the currently applied system may be improved, and
new inventions contribute to the development of MET delivery
methods. It is essential to find solutions to the problems
that have arisen during the COVID 19 pandemic and to provide
proposals for the development and consummate of the MET
considering applications in this emergency. Also, evaluating
the opinions and perceptions of the researchers, MET
lecturers, and students conducting a survey will conceive the
real situation and provide effective distance education to all
MET providers, and developing alternative delivery methods for
resilience of education.

With this, the researchers conducted a study on why

students still want to pursue maritime programs in the post-
pandemic situation.
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

According to (Krishnamurthy, 2020; Benito et al., 2021), Many

would argue that the Covid 19 pandemic has forced such a
process on the global higher education sector. While the
sector gradually returns to some semblance of normality it is
an opportune time to take stock of traditional practices and
reflect on whether they can exist to serve the new university
after this period of creative destruction has ended. Also
according to Zhao and Watterston, 2021, taking the above in
hand focus must now turn to addressing a significant question:
how can a university facilitate the primacy of the student to
ensure that they are guided to make the right choice in
joining a programme of study? In the traditional Higher
Education (HE) sector, where the drive for marketization is
legion, this is a fairly complex question. However, the
arrival of the pandemic landscape where the sector is likely
to be faced with the unenviable task of making significant
resource allocations in the context of so many unknown factors
this question becomes Sisyphean in nature.

The full extent of the impact socially, politically and

economically alongside the cost to human life is yet to
unfold. Nonetheless, the HE sector and more generally everyday
life has been severely impacted. Internationally, many Higher
Education Institutions (HEIs) have moved to “remote” or
“online” learning models where the campus has been “locked
down” in wake of the spread of the virus and moved to the
homes of students, academics and support staff. We are still
in an age of uncertainty, and the move back to the campus with
regular face-to-face teaching is unknown as the global sector
is locked into strategies of social isolation and distancing.
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

Whilst HEIs are in the process of navigating their way through

the crisis, the impact on student engagement with higher
learning has not received much focus. The point of view of
people above is about the decision making of students
regarding what course will they take and how pandemic affect
their lives as an individual learner.

Teaching courses on the maritime environment involves

addressing theoretical and practical aspects of the sea
environment, including safety and pollution issues, as well as
daily marine related shipboard operations. According to recent
statistics, human error appears to contribute to 80 percent of
accidents at sea. It is important that conscious attempts are
made to bridge the gap between theoretical instruction and
practical application in order to avoid such accidents.
Introducing more sea time for officers and cadets during their
training could broaden the way they perceive theoretical
concepts and their practical application because it would
bring about a deeper level of understanding. With the deep
recession, the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the global
economy into, training positions for maritime students and
aspiring seafarers have become or will become even more
limited as they will be the least of the priorities of ship
owners or principals looking to cut costs and reduce losses.
This situation, combined with the ongoing crew change crisis,
will further delay the training of maritime students. Indeed,
one of the Philippines’ best maritime schools, which has the
strongest ties to international ship owners and shipping
companies and hence perhaps the highest number of sponsored
cadets, has already restructured the curriculum of some of
these students by delaying their shipboard training by one
year.
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Did Covid-19 pandemic affect your decision making in

pursuing your maritime course?
2. Are there any differences in your point of view in the
marine industry after the pandemic?
3. What is the biggest challenge you encountered in choosing
maritime course?

Assumptions

The study focused on the Post-pandemic: Why do students still

want to take maritime program, and the following assumptions
were made: The research study is anchored on the assumption
that the respondents will be honest in answering the
questionnaire which upon data to be gathered by the
researchers are valid and reliable for correlation In
addition, The research study is believed to be timely relevant
to the respondents that will results into an outcome providing
basis knowledge of questions

The researchers assumed that the respondents would be a

reliable source information that would make this study success

2. The researchers assumed that respondents would be honest in

answering the questions

3. Researchers assumed that the Students take maritime

program as their career of choice

4. The researcher would be able to deeply explain the purpose

of the study to its respondent
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

STUDENTS ANSWERS WOULD LIKE BE THE Following:

College students still want to take a maritime program because

of their own will, pandemic is not a hindrance in their dream
to pursue a marine course for it is their goal needed to
achieve.

Some students take this course because of their family choice

but even if a pandemic comes it doesn’t change their mind to
take it for they think that they could fail their family if
they change.

Others choose to pursue it because it is their dream

profession. They really wanted it, even though there are so
many challenges they may face.

Generally, students choose to pursue it because they have

already started it and their goal is to finish college even if
they don’t like their current course. Others are now in this
course because of undecided matters, they don’t think of the
other course but thinking is to get a diploma and get a decent
job.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Marine program. It is a higher education degree program that

deals with the study of navigation, cargo handling, and
stowage, controlling the safe operation, and care for persons
on board the ship at the operational level.(
https://lpubatangas.edu.ph)

Pandemic. Occurring over a wide geographic area (such as

multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a
significant proportion of the population. (Merriam Webster
dictionary, 2021)
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City
Students. A person who is studying in a school, especially an
older child: Students are required to be in school by 8.30.
(Oxford dictionary)

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be beneficial to the following persons:

Students. The primary beneficiaries of the study are the

students, for they will understand and be aware that pursuing
a marine program can’t be affected by any challenges that may
come up.

Teachers. With the findings of this study, they will determine

the problem of every student, especially those who experienced
pandemic and difficulty in their decision making on how to
pursue their dreams amidst the global phenomenon.

Researcher. The findings of this study would be significant to

the researcher to have awareness on the effect of pandemic to
the student choices and point of views in the marine career
and also in the industry.

Future Researchers. This study will give them background to

what is the effect in the student’s perception towards
pursuance to the marine program during post pandemic.
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

Chapter 2

Related Literature

As highlighted in UNAI (2020), the coronavirus has affected

employment, education, and other areas of the world economy.
This includes the emotional well-being of citizens. Similarly,
the world has witnessed a widespread disruption in the
deliveries of education and training needs of societies
(Ahmed, Allaf & Elghazaly, 2020; Goh, 2016; Goh & Sandars,
2020; Murphy, 2020; UNAI, 2020; UNICEF, 2020). Along this
line, distance learning, blended learning, online learning,
and the effective use and increased awareness of technologies
were among options in the innovative ways of delivering
education as a result of the pandemic (Goh & Sandars, 2020;
Iwai, 2020; Jhaveri, Schrier & Joseph, 2013; Podik, 2017;
UNAI, 2020). These were products of a strong technological
force a long time before but are now influencing the education
landscape as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (Hilmi, 2016).
Distance learning is learning away from the institution.
Students work with the learning resources materials that can
be paper-based, on videotape, available on broadcast TV, or
accessed online. While blended learning is a combination of
face-to-face and online learning (Fry, Ketteridge & Marshall,
2015). On the other hand, face-to-face instruction includes
both traditional and web-facilitated courses where zero to 29%
of course contents is online (Allen et al., 2013). As regard
to online learning, it enables students to access information
in an inquiry-based model and enhances interaction with
content for better understanding (Ramsden, 2003). Online
courses are those in which at least 80% of the course content
is online (Allen et al., 2013). In addition, Brenton, in Fry
et al. (2015) indicated that online medium now supports a
range of human interactions; creates conditions for engaging
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

educational experiences in a way not possible before. Thus,

the mode of synchronous and asynchronous (Biggs & Tang, 2011).
Whereas, Pike, in Fry et al. (2015) highlighted that online
learning allows student flexibility in terms of time and place
in which they learn. Moreover, there is also an extended
reality (XR), to include virtual reality (VR) and augmented
reality (AR) promising a model of education that is dynamic,
accessible, and adaptable to student needs. These give the
trainees repeatable access to life-like experiences without
risk, and gives evaluators a tool to benchmark and customize
the learner experience (Zweifach & Triola, 2019). As schools
across the country roll out their distance learning plans,
questions on how to implement them remain the concern (Kajeet,
2020). How to overcome the challenges of online learning? The
unplanned and abrupt shift to online learning – with no
training, insufficient bandwidth, and little preparation –
will result in a poor user experience that is unconducive to
sustained growth. Some students without reliable internet
access and/or technology struggle to participate in digital
learning. This was an observed gap across countries and
between income brackets within countries (WEF, 2020). Today,
public higher education faces increasing challenges, including
changing models of educational delivery (Sukhwant, 2017) and
making use of new possibilities in ICT innovations (Delgado
Benito & Casado Muñoz, 2013). Challenges of online learning
increases in academic staff time (Allen et al., 2013; Ramsden,
2003), changes in the distribution between tasks; the problem
of changes in the proportion of support staff needed; and the
initially high http://ijhe.sciedupress.com International
Journal of Higher Education Vol. 9, No. 6; 2020 Published by
Sciedu Press 168 ISSN 1927-6044 E-ISSN 1927-6052 costs of
adaptive systems. Minimum standards for the quality of online
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

learning are the stability of the technology, demonstrated

coherence with other parts of the curriculum, clearly defined
expectations about access to teachers, and integrated
monitoring of the student experience (Ramsden, 2003). In line
with the challenges in a changing educational landscape,
students’ ability to adapt concerns the most. While
educational institutions can perhaps immediately prepare for
the paradigm shift towards online delivery of learning,
students cannot. With this in mind, data from the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) revealed
contrasting situations whilst 95% of students in Switzerland,
Norway, and Austria have a computer to use for their
schoolwork, only 34% in Indonesia do (WEF, 2020). In other
words, 5% of the students in progressive countries of
Switzerland, Norway, Austria, and 66% in Indonesia did not
have computers for their schoolwork. While in Kajeet (2020),
14% of students, or 14 million students across America, do not
have internet access at home. Moreover, the protection of
children and educational facilities were particularly
important. Precautions are necessary to prevent the potential
spread of COVID-19 in school settings. Likewise, exercise care
not to stigmatize students and staff exposed to the virus
(Tsaranov, Zhiltsov, Klimova & Tarbastaev, 2020; UNICEF,
2020). The government and school authorities cannot just
ignore these. Subsequently, the broader impact of the
coronavirus pandemic is on households due to the widespread
loss of employment, e.g. from small businesses that cannot
afford to retain employees, or informal workers in temporary
jobs, gig economy workers, and from the services sector,
especially travel, tourism, retail, and other services (ASEAN,
2020). These conditions significantly affect the financial
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

capabilities of parents/guardians to send their children back

to school for the SY 2020-2021.

Chapter 3

Methodology

This chapter consists of (1) purpose of the study and research

design, (2) Methods, and (3) Statistical Data Analysis
procedure. This study aims to determine why students choose
maritime course despite of COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically,
the questions to the students to pursue maritime course when
taken as a whole and classified according to age, and year
level. Method of the Study The number of students used in this
study were fifteen (15) taking Bachelor of Science in Marine
Transportation of St Therese MTC Colleges Magdalo Site
enrolled on the 1st Semester, AY 2022-2023. The study took
place online using an online survey administration web-based
application used to create forms for data collection called
Google Forms. It can be accessed through their mobile phones
or other available online devices. A questionnaire was chosen
as data collection instruments. A set questionnaire containing
one (1) page was prepared. The questionnaire has two parts,
the part one includes the personal profile such as their name
(optional), age and year level of the respondents and part
two, to determine the motivation of Bachelor of Science in
Marine Transportation students, the study used the checklist
on the question proper. After the questionnaires was
retrieved, coded, and tailed it was followed by statistical
procedures then analysis and interpretation of the data.
 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

Research Design This study used the survey correlational

design to research and determine the motives of Bachelor of
Science in Marine Transportation students. A qualitative
approach was followed.

Independent variable

Name:

Age:

Year level:

Dependent Variable

Student who taking up maritime program:

 St. Therese MTC-Colleges
College of Maritime Education Program
Magdalo, Lapaz Iloilo City

References

Impact of Covid 19 Pandemic on Maritime Education and Training

June 2021

Conference: 7th SeaConference 2021At: Constanza, Romania

Authors:

Ergun Demirel

Piri Reis University

Productivity, pressure, and new perspectives: impacts of the

COVID-19 pandemic on marine early-career researchers

Amanda Schadeberg, Eleanor Ford, Alina M Wieczorek, Louise C

Gammage, María López-Acosta, Ivana Buselic, Timotej Turk
Dermastia, Marcos Fontela, Cristina Galobart, Natalia Llopis
Monferrer … Show more

ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 79, Issue 8, October

2022, Pages 2298–2310, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac167

Published: 04 October 2022

(Nautilusint.org)

lpubatangas.edu.ph