REQUIRED INTERNSHIP SKILLS OF TOURISM AND HOTEL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM STUDENT, FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR SOCIETY, SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY

ทักษะที่จำเป็นในการฝึกงานของนิสิตสาขาวิชาการท่องเที่ยวและ การโรงแรมคณะบริหารธุรกิจเพื่อสังคม มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

Abstract

            This study was aimed at studying 1) To study demographic factors of tourism and hotel program students influence to training practicum in tourism and hotel 2) To study organizational environment factors of tourism and hotel program students influence training practicum in tourism and hotel. By using quantitative methods, data was collected by questionnaires from 326 tourism and hotel students from the faculty of business administration, Srinakharinwirot University who enrolled training practicum in tourism and training practicum in tourism. Afterwards statistical package programs were used for data analyzing. Independent variables consisting of demographic factors and psychological environment including corporate culture, emotional engagement and job satisfaction were tested for their influences toward required skills for training practicum in tourism and hotel among tourism and hotel program students. The results revealed that followed on objectives of study: 1) Demographic factors including years of study and grade point average (GPA) have influenced to required skills for training practicum in tourism and hotel among tourism and hotel program students 2) factors of psychological environment have influenced to required skills for training practicum in tourism and hotel among tourism and hotel program students. Such results will be  a useful guideline for the program to plan for applied to academic curriculum. This may apply to educational policies depend on class and career path for trainee before training experience, develop and improve teaching and learning in the future to be up-to-date with the dynamic changes of the working world.