RE*OR T RESUMESED 010 735 JC 060 019A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS ENROLLE %INBUSINESS DATA PROCESSING CLASSES, LOS ANGELES METROLITANCOLLEGE, FALL, 1965.BY- HILLEARY, HELENAL014 ANGELES TRADE-TECHNICAL COLL., CALIF.

PUB DATE SEP 66EDRS PRICE MF-$0.09 HC-$1.28 32P.

DESCRIPTORS- *JUNIOR COLLEGES, PREDICTION, *STUDENTCHARACTERISTICS, TESTING, *VOCATIONAL EDUCATION,*OCCUPATIONAL GUIDANCE, COUNSELING, *DATA PROCESSING,CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, LOS ANGELES

AN INFORMATION FORM ADMINISTERED TO 520 STUDENTS INBUSINESS DATA PROCESSING CLASSES SHOWED THAT THESE STUDENTSWERE ENROLLED IN AN AVERAGE OF 1.5 SUCH CLASSES, AND THATTHEY INCLUDED MORE MEN AND STUDENTS OVER 30 YEARS OF AGE THANTHE TOTAL COLLEGE POPULATION. OVER 15 PERCENT HAD EARNED AADEGREES OR HIGHER, AND 32 PERCENT 4AD NO PREVIOUS COLLEGE.SIXTY-EIGHT PERCENT STATED DEGREE OBJECTIVES. WHILE THE TRENDHAS BEEN TOWARD AN INCREASE IN THE RATIO OF DATA PROCESSINGENROLLMENTS TO TOTAL ENROLLMENT, DECREASES WERE NOTED INACCOUNTING, OFFICE MACHINES, AND SECRETARIAL SCIENCE. THEPROGRAMMERS APTITUDE TEST PREPARED BY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMACHINES CORPORATION SHOWED THAT STUDENTS WITH AN A, B, OR CSCORE HAD AN 85 PERCENT CHANCE OF OBTAINING A C OR BETTER INA DATA PROCESSING CLASS. TABLES PRESENT SUCH DATA ASRESIDENCE, PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL GOALS, ANDVOCATIONAL GOALS. (WO)

1strSr4*. A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS

OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN

BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING CLASSES

LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

FALL, 1965

Study conducted byDr. Helena Hilloary

Assistant Dean

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THIS DOCUMENT HAS env PREPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THEPERSON OrORG*N7.1.1'1'.' OntrAN'TINC R. MATS OF VIEW OR OPINIONSSTATED DO NOT NECESSAHILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION

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A STUDY CF TR CHARACTERISTICS

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IN SS DATA PROCESSING CLASSES

LOS AM= METROPOLITAN COLL=

PALL, 1965

Study' conducted. by

Dr. Helene HU leeryAssistant Dean

LOS ARMIES TRADETECHNICAL COLLEGE'

Elapteaber, 1966

IA. of July 1, 1966, Los Anodes Metro Collage 112111god L.A.T.T.C.The oaniblaad collegesare loons as LafArgalse Trade.Tecitaiaal College.

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Introduction OOOOOOOO . 1

Problem 1

Purposes 2

Limitations of Study 2

Procedure 2

Findings 23

Summary 21

Recommendations 22

APPENDIX A BU3INESS DMA PROCESSING STUDENT INFORMATION FORM

APPENDIX B MAP OF LOS ANGELES SHOWING LOCATIONS OF ZIP CODELOCAL ZONES

LIST OF FIGURJ

Figure Page

1. COMPARATIVE DATA REGARDING PLACE OF BIRTH e e 6

2 COMPARATIVE DATA WARDING PLACE OF HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION

3 AGE GROUPINGS -- EVENING STUDENTS ENROLLED INASINESS DATA PROCESSING AS COMPARED MTH TOTAL

EVERNG COLLEGE POPULATION 8

COMPARISON CS MALE/ FEMALE RATIO BEMS BDP EVENING

STUDENT POPULATION AND TOM COLLEGE EVENING

POPULATION

5 PREVIOUS COLLEGE UNITS MUM BY BDP EVENINGSTUDENTS, FALL, 1965, AT WS ANGELES METROPOLITAN

COLLEGE ONLY OOOOO

9

6 PREVIOUS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROM OF STUDENTS

ENROLLED IN fEMOPOLITAN COLLEGE BDP COMES 11

7 LOB ANGELES METROPOLITAN COLLEGE TOTAL EVENINGUltima= FALL AND SPRING SEKESTER, 1950-1966 OOO . 16

8 SEWS= CLASS ENROLMENTS (TOTAL MORROnumDIVISION 19624966 OOOOO 00000 0000000 17

LIST OW TAROS

TABLE Page

I RCNIVADDROSS or MEWS AS avrat BY POSTAL ZONIS 4

II 221111 or IMINISS IN WHICH lemmas DATA PROCISSINOnum, FALL, 1965 WAS swarm 12

III INPLOTIONIT TITLE OCCUPATIONS FOR swamMUM IN BUS/NIN3S DATA PROCESSING, PALL, 1965 4).4.. 13

IV STAL.ID Neuman OBJNOTAN FOR MKT TIM TO FIVE=PE OF STUDNITS IIVROLLID IN INSINISS DATA EsoclasnoMAWR% FALL, 1.965 ,# 1 14

V STA= ZOUCATIONAL OBIZCTIVN Cr MP NVINIE3STMINS, PALL, 1965 0, 15

VI SENT= CLASS IIMOLINNTS (percent oftotal enrollment ) 18

QRADZE; AMMO Br 270 STUMM IN MINNIE DATAmom= mums, PAIL, 1965 . . 19

A STUDY OF TEE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTSENROLLED IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING COURSES AT

LOS ANGILESICETROPOL1TAN COLLEGEFall, 1965

INTRODUCTION

One of the purposes of the junior college has been to provide

occupational education designed, to meet the needs of students who

wish to prepare for employment, upgrade their skills or be retrained

in current occupational careers. In the last ten years, Metropolitan

College has offered courses in Business Data Processing which were

designed to meet the occupational junior college objective.

Metropolitan College initiated Business Data Processing in 1957 by the

offering of one coursel in the Evening Division. Course offerings were

added as students became interested in this expanding occupational area.

During the Fall Semester, 1965, Evening Division, 27 different courses

were offered, which provided 33 class sections. Since 1962, there were

5,396 class enrollments in evening Business Data Processing courses.

PROBLEM

Although course offerings and enrollments have increased, there was

meager data concerning the characteristics of students who enrolled 'an

BDP evening courses. It became increasingly difacult to make realistic

predictions in scheduling BDP classes. Moreover, there was no formalized

system of providing instructors with comparative data concerning the BDP

student population.

1An evening course entitled "Punched Card Mechlin Accounting".

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PURPOSES

1. To gather data concerning BDP studentsl including educational back-

ground, prior employment, emplt4ment objectives and educational

objective.

2. To provide a teacher-counseling device to assist the student in

planning his vocational and educational objectives.

3. To provide data for the instructor concerning the students so that

the instructor would more effectively relate course objectives to

studfint needs.

4. To provide information that would aid in more realistic scheduling

of subsequent class offerings.

LIMITATIONS OF STUDY

1. Students included in this study involved only those studento attending

one urban college (Los Angeles Metropolitan College) in the Los Angeles

area.

2. All of the students Included in this study were students enrolled in

the evening program.J.

3. The study included only those students who were enrolled in the Fall

Semester, 1965.

4. The Programers Aptitude Test (Form. M02-6762-3) was administered only

to those students who were new to the college, Fall, 1965.

PROCEDURE

1. A Business Data Processing Student Information Form was designed with

the following three purposes: (See Appendix A. for BDP Student Informa-

tion Form.)

a. To gather background information on each student concerning educa-

tional background) employment data, employment objectives, and

educational data.

b. To provide a teacher-counsellug device so that the teacher could

help each student plan his next semester's program.

In bases where students had neither sufficient interest nor aptitude,

they uere encouraged to try other occupational fields.

c. To help the teacher know more about each student's background so that

the teacher could do a more effective job in relating the course

content to the student's needs.

1111MM,1With the exception of two classes offered in the day, all of the students'

included in this study were evening students.

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2. The BDPStudent Information Form was administered to each evening student.

In the Fall, 1965 Evening Division, there were initially 875 student class

enrollments in EDP classes. However, students actually attending class

the first week represented 797 student class enrollments. This was pre-

sumably due to "no shows" or students never attending.

Of those 797 student enrollments of those students attending class, 520

completed the BDP Form. On the average, then, each student was taking 1.53

classes in Business Data Processing. Therefore, to avoid the student having

more than one teacher as a counselor, students were asked to fill out only

one form, even though they might be taking two or three EDP classes.Generally, the student filled out the form in the EDP class having the highest

course number if he were taking more than one class.

3. The Programmers Aptitude Test was administered to the EDP students at the

beginning of the semester. Out of the 520 students taking courses, 270

took the PAT, or 51.9%

It was azsumed that these 270 students were either: students who were new;

students who had never taken the PAT; or students who wished to retake it.

4. The IOP Student Information forms were submitted to the Evening Divisionoffice so that:

a. the data could be tabulated, processed, analyzed, and

b. check could be made of courses students planned to take in theSpring Semester, 1966. In this manner, it-was much easier to plan the

Spring Semester Schedule of Classes. It was particularly helpful inplanning the advanced EDP sections.

5. After duplicate office copies were made for study purposes, the originalEDP Student Information Forms were returned to the teachers so that theforms were available for further counseling. It was felt that there was

a closer liaison between the student and the teacher and that students were

more realistically counseled in terms of their abilities, aptitudes, and

interests. In some cases, students were encouraged to enter anotheroccupational field.

6. Additional data were gathered from the office records relative to:

a. the previous units taken at Los Angeles Metropolitan College.

b. Other courses in which the students were enrolled for the Fall Semester,1965.

7. Findings, summary, and recommendations were made. The findings arepresented in tabular form.

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TABU; I

HMS ADDRLSP S OF STUDENTS AS GI Er Posti.gs zogEs

Comparison of BDP Student Population with College Population

West of Present._ Site

NAM' .OF ZONE

Pico HeightsDockweilerRimpauCimarron

West AdamsCrenshawLaTijera

SUBTOTAL

South of Present Site

DeValleWest-VernGreenWagnerHancockSouthAscotGreenmeadWattsFlorenceKearny

BDP STUDENT,

ZONE 3 POPULATION(Per centFa11,1965

67

1918163

1.3

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3711.

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TOTAL (South and. Vest of Present 1...te)

4.11.65.16.o4.31.32.6

25.5

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3.3

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TOTAL COLL1QPOPULATION'(Per Cent)Fall, 1965

1.62.76.67.25.81.3

26.5

0.53.

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0.1

20.h 23.6

45.9 57.1

lAnalysis was made of the total BDP Student Population (N=520), Fall, 1965

2Estimated on a 20% random saaple or total populatiOnLAND0 Fall, 1965 (total NA413)

3See Apprendix B for map of Los Arles showing locations of Zip Code, Local Zones.

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TABLE I (Continued)

HOME ADDRESS OF STUDENT SHOWN BY POSTAL ZONES

North' of Present Site

NAME OF ZONE ZONES BDP STUDENT TOTAL COLLEQE

POPULATIONJ- POPULATION(Per cent) (Per cent)

Fall, 1965 Fall, 1965

Edendale 26 . 1.5 2.0

Lincoln Heights 31 0.9 0.5

El Sereno 32 0.5 1.4

Boyle 33 0.7 0.8

Griffith 39 1.1 0.6

-.Eagle Rock 41 0.7 0.8

Highland Park 42 0.9 0.8

Glassell 65 1:9 1.1

SUBTOTAL 8.2 8.0

Northwest of Present Site

Los Feliz 27 0.9 0.9

Oakwood 4 2.4 1.3

Sanford 5 2.8 1.5

Vermont Ave. St. 29(& inc. 28) 2.0 1.8

Wilshire La Brea 36 0.9 0.4

Flint 57 0.1 1.0

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL (North & Northwest ofpresent sitl)

OTHERS (Los Angeles Postal Zone)

Areas Outside of Los Angeles

9.1 6.9

17.3 14.9

9.1 6.5

The home address of students enrolled in BDP courses who lived outside

ct the Los Angeles area comprised 306 of the population. Major areas

represented were:

Monterey Park 1.5

Inglewood 1.7

North Hollywood 1.3

Burbank 1.1

Torrance 1.1

Alhambra 1.3Huntington Park 1.3Van Nuys 1.1

Gardena 1.3

San Gabriel 1.6

Glendale 1.0

Total Major Areas Outside Los Angeles 14.3

Others

GRAND TOTAL

13.4

100.00

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92

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'Analysis was made of the total BDP Student Population (N=520),Fall,1965

?Estimated on a 20% random sample of total population,LAMC, Fa11,1965(total 14:4418)

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COMPARISON OF MALE/SWALE RATIO P TI ADP EVENINGSTUDENT POPULATION AND TOTAL COLLEGE EVENING

POPULATION

BDP EVENING STUDENTPOPULATION

Fall, 1965

Nsi520

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(indicates 1.86 males,

for each female)

TOTAL COLLEGE EVENINGPOPULterION4'

Pall, 1965

N-4418

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TABLE II

TYPE C7 BUSINESS IN WHICH BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING STUDENT,

PAIL, 1965 WAS EMPLOYED

Nmi520

toe Of Business

Private Business

Technical (Oil Co., Cement,Machinery Co., Electronics) 20.2

Non-technical -- large(Sears, May Co., Markets) 12.5

Non-technical -- small(small stores) 11.3

Insurance 7.5

Banks 7.3

Governmental Agencies

City 12.3

County 11.7

State

Federal 4.4

Utility Companies

Other (professional, student)

12

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58.8

Service Industries (CTA, Calif. Auto Club,Hospital, Salt'. Army)

Self Employed

Did Not Answer

28.8

6.7

2.5

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TOTAL 100.0

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TABLE III

EMPLOYMENT TITLE OF OCCUPATION FOR STUDENTS ENROLL IN

BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING, FALL, 1965

N*520

Employment Title Classification Percent

Clerical(typist clerk, checker,storekeeper, bookkeeping, etc.)

Technical(Draftsmen, Engineer)

Managerial 9.6

(Supervisor, personnel analyst)

Professional -- Artistic 5,6

(Librarian, artist)

51i3

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Manual Work(Truck driver, stock boy,sanitation collector)

Service Work(telephone lineman, cook, guard)

Mechanical (assembler)

Sales and Customer Service

Other (unemployed, student, housewife)

Self-employer

Outdoor

Did Not Answer

4.

3.8

2.7

2.3

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2.5

TOTAL 100.0

lEmployment titles were classified roughly aczordins to D.O.T., Ft. IV.

Modifications were employed to make more meaningful categories.

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STATED EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE FORM= TBREETO'FIVE YEARS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN

BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING CLASSES, FALL, 1965

111121.17.521.2111DectivePer Cent

Programmer 48.3.

Business Data Processing 19.8

(General Area)

Administrative 9.6(Incl. Super*risorial, Managerial)

Analyst (Personnel, Systems) 9.4

Improve Education 7.4

(Better self, better job)

Technical Work 2.4

(Engr., Design & Application)

Professional (Teacher, Librarian) 1.5

Secretary, Stenographer .6

Research .6

Service

Sales .2

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TABLE V

STATED EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF EDP EVENING

STUDENTS, FALL, 1965

N=520

The following data was given in response to the question. "What college

degree, if any, do you intend to pursue in the next three to five years

and in what major subject field?"

STATED DEGREE OBJECTIVE

Associate in Arts Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Objective not stated

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MAJOR FIELDS OF INTEREST STATED

PER CENT

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18

14

TOTAL 100

PER CENT

Business Administration 20

(including Accounting)

Business Data Processing

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TOTAL 100

MBA' LLB.; Programmer; Business Data Processing;better position; upgrading; information; commercial diploma.

Sociology 6; Education 6; Law, Political Science, Psychology,

Economics

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TABLE VII

GRADES ACHIEVED MY 270 STUDENTS IN BUSINESS.DATA PROCESSING CLASSESFALL, 1965

The following table summarizes programmer aptitude test scores and 6UbsequentBusiness Data Processing grades of a group of 270 students who took BusinessDate Processing coursee Fall, 1965. Within the limits of reliability and .validity of the Programmer Aptitude Test, this table Drovides a basis forpredicting the chances of success of the entering student taking Business DataProcessing courses.

A

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2 0 0

18 1 4

38 0 5

121* 41 40

Total 179 42 49

* For examillsout of the 202 students scoring a D on the PAT,121 received ;trades of A, B, or C on EDP Classes.

(Total)

2

23

202

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FINDINGS

1. Postal Zone data in Table I indicate that 45.9% of the BDP populationand that 57.1% of the total college population reside in areas southand west of the college; whereas, 17.3% and 14.9% respectively of theBDP and the total college population reside north and north-west ofthe college. It appears that the postal zone area of the BDP studentsis representative of the total college population.

2. It appears that evening students enrolled in Business Data Processingcourses for the Fall Semester 1965, are fairly representative of thetotal evening college population for the same semester, relative to placeof birth and place of high school graduation as shown in Figure 1 andFigure 2.

It may be noted that 41% of the Business Data Processing students indi-cated that they graduated from California high schools while only 18%were born in California.

3. In general, the age distribution of Business Data Processing Students, asshown in Figure 3, follows that of the total population with slightly feverstudents in the age range up to 29 years of age and slightly more studentsin the age category of 30 and above.

4. In Figure 40 it appears that there is a higher male-to-female ratio forthe Business Data Processing student population, Fall, 1965, than for thetotal college population.

5. Figure 5 shows that the majority of Business Data Processing studentshad completed no college units at Metropolitan College as of the FallSemester, 1965.

6. Although 32% of the Business Data Processing students, as shown inFigure 6, indicated that they had completed no previous college units,over 15% had earned en A.A., B.A4, or higher degree.

7. TABLE II shows that approximately 60% of the Business Data Processingstudents were employed in private firms, while about 29% were employedby governmenta agencies. ak,

8. TABLE III Shows that over 50% of the Business Data Processing students ,

Fall Semester 1965, were engaged in occupations of a clerical nature.

9. TABLE IV shows that approximately 54 of the Business Data. Processing .

students indicated Business Data Processing Programmer as an employment

objective in the next three to five years. More than 750 of the students

hoped to be in the field of Business Data Processing, including super -visoriel and managerial aspirations.

10. TABLE V shows that 68% of the Business Data Processing students stated adegree objective of A.A.; B.A4, or M.A., while 18% did not state a degreeObjective.

TABLE V also shows that 59% of the Business Data Processing populationindicated either Business Administration or Business Data Processing astheir major field of interest.

21

11. Figure 7 shows a gradual increase in total evening enrollment sinceSpring, 1954. Prior to that time the evening program was defined asadult education. The sharp drop in college enrollment for Spring,1966, is due to the transfer of former Los Angeles Metropolitan Col-lege-sponsored Civic Center classes to East IFA Angeles College.

12. In Figure et, the downward trend of student enrollment noted in Account-ing, Office Machines, Secretarial Science, and Business Data Processingclasses, Spring Semester, 1966, can be attributed to the deletion ofBusiness Data Processing classes formerly offered in the Civic Center.These classes were transferred from Los Angeles Metropolitan College toL'st Los Angeles College at the end of the Fall Semester, 1965.

13. It may be noted. from TABLE VI that of the four subject areas shown, allareas have dropped in percentage enrollment except Business Data Proces-sing.

14. TABLE VII summarizes PAT scores and subsequent Business Data Processinggrades of a group of 270 students. Hence, it max be predicted, on thebasis of this group, that:

a) A student scoring A, B, or C on the Programmers Aptitude testhas approximately a 58/68 (85%) chance of obtaining en C orabove grade in a Business Data Processing class.

b) A student scoring a D on the PAT has approximately a 121/202(60%) chance of obtaining a C or better grade.

c) All students taking Business Data Processing courses had abouta 67% chance of success as measured in terms of a C or bettergrade.

It might be noted that a C or better on the PAT almost assured thestudent of a C grade or better, while a D on the PAT still allowed a60% chance of an A, B, or C.

SUMMARY

This study has attempted to gather information about the Business DataProcessing students enrolled at Los Angeles Metropolitan College, Fail,1965. Such descriptive information as place of birth, high schoolattended, age, occupational and educational goals, area of residencehave been tabulated. Trends in class enrollments, previous collegeunits, and previous educational background were also noted.

It was found:

that a large percentage of students resided south and west of the

college;

that 69% of the BDP students stated. they were born outside the

state;

that 44 of the BDP student population sere graduated, from

California high schools;

that the median age of the typical BDP student was 29 years;

that there was a larger percentage of males in the BDP evening

student population than was representative of the total college

evening population;

that the typical BD? student was enrolled at LAMOitir his first post-

high school educational experience;

that the majority of BDP students were new to LAM, however, over

15% had earned en A.A. degree or higher;

that a majority of BDP students were employed in private firms while

about one4half this number were employed by governmental agencies;

that one-half of the BDP students were engaged in clerical occupations;

that approximately one -half of the BD? students indicated "ITP pro-:

grammar" as their employment objective while three-fourths of these

students hoped. to be in the field of BDP;

that more than two-thirds of the BDP population stated a degree

Objective of A.A., or higher;

that Me class enrollments were fairly stable in the last three to

four years, discounting the transfer of a few classed" to MAC, Spiting,

1966;

that students scoring a C or better grade on the PAT would appear to

have an excellent chance of obtaining a C or above grade in BDP

courses, although students scoring a D on the PAT had about a 60%

chance of obtaining a C or better grade in Molasses.

IVISCOMENDATIONS

It is recommended:

that a continuing study be made of Business Data Processing students

at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College so that more information may

be provided for' the BDP instructors,

that the BDP Student Information Form be revised and continue to be

used in all BD? classes as a practical guidance instrument, and

that further study be given to the Programmers Aptitude Test to

determine its. value as an instrument for predicting success in BDP

classes. It might be advisable to consider other prognostic devices

if such devices ere deemed desirable.

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LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN CO GS

STUDENT INFORMATION SHEETBusiness Data Processing

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BDP COURSES COMPLETED PRESENTLY SUGG.COURSEAll required 20 units UNITS GRADES REC'D ENROLLED TO BE TAKEN

1 Principles of BDP 1 131

11 Intro. to Punched Card. Meh. Acetg.13)

12 Punohed Card Acctg. Systems & Mgt.

21 Bus. Computer Programming 1

23 Programming Laboratory

31 Bus. Data Processing Systems

56 IBA 1620 Programming

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