Exploring Adaptation of Undergraduates: A Case Study on Factors Related to Their Learning and Career Planning

This paper discusses the related learning factors of undergraduates coming from different background with different individual schooling and life experiences in the Department of Industrial Management, I-Shou University. The purposes of the study are to compare the differences with the learning factors (self concepts, learning habits, learning attitudes, academic adaptation) and career planning from subjects' grade, gender, and admission category. The predictions of learning adaptation and career planning are also analyzed by other dependent and independent variables, respectively. Literature review and questionnaire survey are the methods employed in this study. Along with the research results and the accompanying explanation of those results, concrete suggestions are given to improve administrative strategies, classroom instruction, and student guidance.