The student internship behavior, competence and experiences of bachelor of science in accounting technology students of Cagayan State University

Internship program plays an important role in preparing students to recognize the real business and work world. It is an opportunity for applying, enriching and enhancing the acquired knowledge in the school in their respective field of specialization and it is usually a realistic experiential activity which they cannot learn within the borders of their classroom. This study was conducted to determine the different behavioral attributes affecting the student internship training of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology students of the of Cagayan State University. This study was conducted at the College of Business, Entrepreneurship and Accountancy of Cagayan State University-Andrews Campus, Tuguegarao City where the respondents were enrolled in the Student Internship Program. The respondents of this study were 216 incoming senior BSAT students who had their practicum summer of 2018. Total enumeration was used by the researcher in obtaining the results. The survey questionnaire used was patterned from the study conducted by Taladtad, Sunjay G, et.al. The data gathered were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted using the descriptive statistics like frequency counts, rank, percentage and weighted mean. Descriptive method was used to come up with a good result of the study. Result of the study revealed that from among the various behavioral attributes, personality and appearance has the highest category mean of 4.58 and competence got the lowest category mean of 4.38.