Why Choose MPA Over MBA at KOI: An International Student's View

This research project investigates the factors influencing international students' decisions between a Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at KOI (King's Own Institute) in 2020. The study explores the impact of the introduction of an MBA program on the choice of international students, who previously only had the MPA option. The research examines the influence of factors such as the duration of the programs, the nature of services offered, and job prospects on students' choices. Employing a qualitative research approach, the study utilizes semi-structured interviews and secondary data analysis to gain insights into students' motivations. The project aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the reasons behind students' preferences, considering the evolving educational landscape and career aspirations. The dissertation is structured into five chapters, covering introduction, literature review, research methodology, data analysis, and conclusion. The findings highlight the significance of duration, nature of service, and job prospects in students' decision-making processes. The research contributes to understanding the dynamics of postgraduate program selection among international students, particularly in the context of Australian higher education.

Research project
Why would an international student elect to study MPA at KOI in 2020 rather than an
MBA at the same institution or vice-versa?
Name of the student
Research supervisor
Acknowledgment
Abstract
Studying MPA or MBA in Australia is one of acclaimed achievements the students tend to make
in their educational career. Teaching MPA has been a successful journey for KOI which is going
to introduce new course viz. MBA from the year 2020. This study aims to explore the issue of
Impact of MBA over MPA from the year 2020. The scope of the study is limited to prospects of
job and nature of service. Along with this, duration has been considered as an important factor in
this research. The study provides a valuable insight over the topic by conducting a qualitative
study that employs the method of semi-structured interviews along with analyzing secondary
data in the form of internal analysis of records related to students of KOI.

Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................3
overview..........................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Literature review.............................................................................................................5
2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................6
2.2 Subtopics................................................................................................................................6
2.2.1 Duration...........................................................................................................................6
2.2.2 Nature of service.............................................................................................................9
2.2.3 Prospects of job.............................................................................................................11
2.3 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................13
Chapter 3 Research methodology..................................................................................................14
3.1 Data collection methods.......................................................................................................14
3.2 validity and reliability considerations..................................................................................15
3.3 research protocol..................................................................................................................16
3.4 Interview process and questions..........................................................................................16
3.5 Ethical considerations..........................................................................................................19
Chapter 4 Data analysis.................................................................................................................19
4.1 Participants...........................................................................................................................19
4.2 Objectivity............................................................................................................................21
4.3 Data analysis........................................................................................................................23
Chapter 5 Conclusion....................................................................................................................24
5.1 Duration...............................................................................................................................24

5.1.1 Flexible schedule...........................................................................................................25
5.1.2 Not leaving MPA...........................................................................................................25
5.1.3 Impact of background from the perspective of duration...............................................25
5.2 Nature of service..................................................................................................................25
5.2.1 Nature of service impacting choice of students.............................................................25
5.2.2 Increased student enrolment at KOI..............................................................................26
5.2.3 Reputation of Australia.................................................................................................26
5.2.4 Quality services at KOI.................................................................................................26
5.3 Job prospects........................................................................................................................26
5.3.1 Bright prospects for Job in Australia itself....................................................................26
5.3.2 Job prospects for MBA and MPA both.........................................................................26
5.3.3 Provision of internship present at KOI with bright prospects for MPA and MBA both
in future..................................................................................................................................27
5.4 Conclusion about the primary research question.............................................................27
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................28

Chapter 1 Introduction
overview
Studying in Australia is considered as one of the big achievements for a student of post-
graduation. KOI is acclaimed as one of the best education institutions in Australia. It is offering
MPA (Master in Professional Accounting) as an attractive course for last many years for students
from different corners of the world. Now, it is offering an MBA (Master of Business
Administration) from the year 2020. This may create a dilemma for a student to pursue MPA or
MBA at KOI keeping in mind equal duration and fee structure for both courses. Does this study
examine the question of an international student electing to study MPA at KOI in 2020 rather
than an MBA at the same institution or vice-versa?
1.1 Research aim
The research aims to find out the answer to the question of an international student electing to
study MPA at KOI in 2020 rather than an MBA at the same institution or vice-versa?
1.2 Research objectives
Following are the objectives of this research:
a) To explore the prospects of education in Australia
b) To find out the relationship of Duration with the choice of students
c) To find out the relationship of nature of service with the choice of students
d) To find out the relationship of job prospects with the choice of students
e) To find out the reasons for studying in KOI, leaving all other institutions, from the year
2020

1.3 Research Questions
The questions of the research are:
How often duration is considered by the student as the most important factor to choose a post-
graduation course?
How does the nature of service impact the overall reputation and image of KOI?
What avenues KOI has for its students from the perspective of job prospects?
1.4 Research Scope
The scope of the study is limited to MPA and MBA courses at KOI in Australia. The study
provides deep insight over the topic of primary research question with exploring the objectives
from the perspective of the two courses mentioned above.
1.5 Structure of the dissertation
The dissertation is divided into 5 chapters- introduction, literature review, research methodology,
data analysis, and conclusion.
1.6 Summary
This chapter provides an overview of the study by listing the aims and objectives of the study
along with primary and secondary research questions as stipulated above. This chapter sets the
basic foundation for research conducted in subsequent parts of the study.

Chapter 2 Literature review
Figure 1 depicts the relation between Masters of Professional Accounting (MPA) and 3 subtopics
of duration, prospects for job, and nature of job. 3 subtopics have been depicted from the
perspective of time and cost required to pursue MPA.
Figure 1 Relationship between Master of accounting and 3 subtopics considered
2.1 Introduction
This chapter presents three subtopics of post-graduation in detail. These subtopics are duration,
nature of service and prospects for a job. Duration includes the time required to complete an
MBA or MPA at KOI whereas the nature of service is the kind of job student will be able to get
after completing the course. The prospects for the job are the chances of getting a qualified job in
Duration
Prospects
for job
Nature of
Job
MPA
Time
Cost

any corner of the world after completing the course. The relationship of time and cost with three
subtopics has been depicted in the above figure.
2.2 Subtopics
Three subtopics which decide the fate of MPA over MBA are as follows:
2.2.1 Duration
Duration is a major factor to decide the course to be pursued (Anand & Gray, 2018). Duration
impacts the choice of students or professionals due to time being a factor to consider pursuing
any study or job (Azadeh et al., 2010). Time or duration has percussions on personal as well as
professional life (Barratt et al., 2018). In today’s era, it is difficult to maintain a work-life
balance between personal and professional life (Bendig et al., 2017). Along with this, if the
student wants to pursue mastering, time or duration makes a big impact on the decision to be
taken from the perspective, of course to be pursued (Bromiley & Rau, 2015). Duration of MBA
or MPA impacts the viability of course for the particular student (Hitt et al., 2015). MPA has its
duration of 2 years which can be completed in trimesters (KalyanSinghal & JayaSinghal, 2012).
Similarly, an MBA at KOI will have maximum 2yeras duration with little impact on personal
and professional life (Hitt et al., 2015).
Duration of the course varies with the university and country (Ketokivi, 2015). MPA is the 2-
year duration course with 4 trimesters (Barratt et al., 2018). The student can complete the course
early which makes MPA attractive for the wide number of students (Meredith & Pilkington,
2018). Along with this MPA can be pursued without leaving the job as the schedule is decided as

per the requirements of the student (KalyanSinghal & JayaSinghal, 2012). This makes MPA
highly attractive for professionals seeking a job in the field of accounting (Lu et al., 2018)
MBA is available in many courses worldwide but generally, it is of two years duration (Villena
& Gioia, 2018). At KOI, similar to MPA, MBA can be pursued by professionals without leaving
their job (KevinLinderman & AravindChandrasekaran, 2010). Along with this, the duration of
the MBA can be reduced to 1 year as per the suitability of the student (Kumar et al., 2018). This
has raised the question about the option to be considered for post-graduation (Hitt et al., 2015). If
two courses offer the same degree of course with the same fees and duration, what are the
prospects of MPA at KOI? This paper explores this question and finds out the chances of
students opting for MPA. The students must be provided an amicable environment to continue
their personal and professional life without any impediment, but at the same time, pursue the
study of their choice (Netland & Aspelund, 2013).
MPA is needed for those who want to make their career in accounting whereas MBA is required
for inculcating entrepreneur skills (Protopappa-Sieke & Seifert, 2011). These are complementary
to each other with each having own importance in the relevant field (R.Meredith et al., 2011). As
far as duration is concerned, there is not much difference that makes both courses equally
attractive so there might not be any impact over students’ choice regarding the course to be
pursued (Secchi et al., 2018). Both courses have an equal buzz in the international community
with different academic fields (Stauffer et al., 2018). From the perspective of duration, there is
no significant difference between the two courses which makes both courses equally attractive
for students (Stauffer et al., 2018).
The choice, of course, depends more on the career the student or professional wants to pursue
(Stefania Boscari et al., 2018). There are different careers for MPA and MBA that makes the

KOI university more attractive catering to the needs of more students who want to study in
Australia and build a career in accounting or business respectively (Ta et al., 2018). There is a
bright future for study in Australia as it has become the education hub of the world (Udenio et
al., 2018). Keeping this in mind along with increasing economic prosperity, the demand for
educational institutions has been growing (Villena & Gioia, 2018). Another factor to be
considered is the increased awareness and support by international institutions for education
which makes the education a high demand sector (Ahmad et al., 2019). The duration is only one
aspect of student’s choice regarding the course to be pursued (Dada et al., 2019). At KOI, the
students from all over the world with diverse background come and join the courses (Zientek et
al., 2019). That diversity management and leadership qualities make the organization flexible
enough to cater to the needs of each student (Liu & Yan, 2019). The duration of courses at KOI
is such that the requirements of each student can be met through a flexible schedule with a
professional career in the desired field (Aguirre et al., 2019).
Secondary research questions
How often duration is considered by the student as a most important factor to choose a post
graduation course?
2.2.2 Nature of service
Pursuing MPA makes available the wide number of services in accounting (Azadeh et al., 2010).
Along with this, the network is built while pursuing MPA which makes the organization
effective for future jobs (Lee-Post, 2019). Those who want to develop their career in accounting
tend to get admission in MPA (Farahani & Amiri, 2019). While those who seek their career in

business, tend to get admission in MBA worldwide (Ketokivi, 2015). KOI has started the MBA
from the year 2020, therefore, it may have likely percussions on MPA as well (Soomro et al.,
2019). The nature of service after completing the postgraduate makes any course attractive for
students (Krishnaswamy et al., 2019). The nature of service after completing the Post Graduation
decides the future of the educational institution from the perspective of future hiring of
students (KalyanSinghal & JayaSinghal, 2012). Nature of service makes the persons get attracted
to or repelled from the course (Aguirre et al., 2019). Both courses in Australia offer excellent
services to join in the future.
Nature of service provides incentives to students to spend their time and cost for a particular
course (Ahmad et al., 2019). It will be very disappointing for any person or student to spend
time, energy and cost in any course but do not get the kind of job he/she wants (Anand & Gray,
2018). This will make a huge impact on the desirability of the student to continue his study at a
particular institute (Mei et al., 2019). KOI provides many avenues through which students can
join any organization in Australia (Barratt et al., 2018). The internship for both can be completed
in Australia by working in a business organization that has a link with KOI. The highly qualified
jobs pertaining to the course are available all over the world which makes the MPA and MBA
attractive for students from various corners of the world (Dada et al., 2019). Australia has
emerged as an education hub for students worldwide (Serrano et al., 2019). This places the onus
on its educational institutions to provide quality services and train the students to get the relevant
jobs in the career of their choice (AlQuraan, 2019). Students not only are theoretically prepared,
but they must also have practical managing skills to deal with any crisis during the untoward
situation in their organization (AlQuraan, 2019). The corporate giants are today seeking the

persons who are tech-savvy and can handle multitasking (Farahani & Amiri, 2019). The courses
at KOI make such training available to students.
The nature of service is a deciding factor for students to pursue MPA or MBA at KOI University.
With the availability of MBA from next year, the number of students joining the KOI can get
increased. Students will pursue an MBA for their career in business and entrepreneurship while
those who are interested in accounting will join the KOI as students of MPA (Aguirre et al.,
2019). Nature of service after completing the two mentioned courses is different which makes
these courses attractive and feasible for a wide array of professionals (Ahmad et al., 2019). The
students studying MPA can get a job related to accounting in any government or private
department (AlQuraan, 2019). The accounting has been the widely acclaimed sector for any
national economy or organization (Anand & Gray, 2018). This makes MPA attractive from the
perspective of the nature of service (Anand & Gray, 2018). Similarly, after completing the MBA,
students can get a job in the business sector (Azadeh et al., 2010). Both these courses are viable
for the government as well as the private sector (Barratt et al., 2018). MPA will provide
professional accountants while the MBA is more relevant for students interested in business
(Bendig et al., 2017).
Nature of service after utilizing time and cost determines the choice of students to pursue an
MBA or MPA (Bromiley & Rau, 2015). The services which tend to attract several employees
and have better-accommodating capacity will attract professionals to pursue the intended course
(Dada et al., 2019). The MBA is not an entirely new field but it supplements the MPA (Farahani
& Amiri, 2019). The future of MPA from the perspective of nature of service is also bright
because MPA is one of the most acclaimed courses preferred by the students (Hitt et al., 2015).
This will remain so in the near future with increasing the total number of a student joining KOI

(KalyanSinghal & JayaSinghal, 2012). The new MBA at KOI will meet its purpose without
having any negative percussion on MPA already taught in it (Ketokivi, 2015). MBA will not be
able to meet the purpose of MPA as subjects and curriculum of the MBA is entirely different
from MPA (KevinLinderman & AravindChandrasekaran, 2010). There will still be need of
MPA, especially in a country like Australia which has better prospects for education
(Krishnaswamy et al., 2019).
Secondary research question
How does nature of service impact the overall reputation and image of KOI?
2.2.3 Prospects of job
Prospects of the job have become a widely contested field for scholars to research (Kumar et al.,
2018). In the quest of better prospects professionals tend to pursue various courses which meet
their needs according to job services they are seeking (Anand & Gray, 2018). MPA and MBA at
KOI are highly revered degrees with bright prospects so it raises a question as to why students
should pursue MPA when basic characteristics of both courses are same? This makes the
organization of KOI vibrant enough to cater to the needs of modern education services from the
perspective of MBA but it also generates competition for MPA which is highly successful at
KOI (Lee-Post, 2019). Students of KOI are working in different sectors as far as MPA is
concerned so this paper explores the percussions of MBA over MPA (Kumar et al., 2018).
Prospect of the job is the biggest reason to pursue an education at KOI (Lindström et al., 2012).
In the globalized era, talent is hunted all over the world with the best person hired for a particular
organization (Liu & Yan, 2019). This makes the competition very tough with tech-savvy

individuals getting a major competitive advantage (Lu et al., 2018). Prospects for job incite
anyone to use his/her time, energy and cost on the particular course (Mei et al., 2019). In such a
scenario, the apt course of study to be chosen becomes imperative (Netland & Aspelund, 2013).
Thus, there are chances that student may get admission in KOI but does not continue the course
if there are no bright prospects of getting a job (Protopappa-Sieke & Seifert, 2011). This has
placed moral as well as professional responsibility on institutes like KOI to make their students
tech-savvy and skilled enough according to the needs of the modern era (Zientek et al., 2019).
The students must be able to use their skills in their future jobs with wider and inclusive
participation (Villena & Gioia, 2018).
If there are grim chances of getting the intended job, even after wasting lots of time and cost on a
particular course, KOI will suffer a big loss from the perspective of image and reputation
(Serrano et al., 2019). Sustainability of business at KOI depends upon its ability to provide
students training which fetches intended jobs for them (Secchi et al., 2018).
Therefore, KOI must provide avenues for its students to get a job in a reputed organization
(Anand & Gray, 2018). Along with theoretical knowledge, practical practices have been
becoming important (Udenio et al., 2018). In such a case, the KOI will have to cater to the needs
of modern era students (Mei et al., 2019). The demands of students are increasing with hopes of
a better future from the perspective of the job (Soomro et al., 2019). With repaid changing the
technical environment, the business corporations are seeking technically adaptive employees
which meet the requirements related to the latest technology (Ta et al., 2018). There is a shortage
of skilled staff in major sectors of the economy of the world (Stefania Boscari et al., 2018). So
there is a high potential for MPA as well as MBA which are high trending fields of study with
better prospects of the job after completion (R.Meredith et al., 2011).

In such a scenario, KOI will have to train its students from the perspectives of job. If the
potential of MBA an MPA is harnessed properly by KOI, both courses can be accommodated
with an increasing number of students. From the perspective of job prospects, Australia has high
potential as Australian educational institutions are recognized all over the world (Lee-Post,
2019). The courses pursued in Australia have acclaimed reputation, thereby there are high
chances of a KOI student get a job in Australia as well as in any corner of the world (Ahmad et
al., 2019).
Because of intense competition for jobs due to burgeoning population, job security becomes a
major factor for any student to study in Australia (AlQuraan, 2019). As far as job prospects are
concerned, MBA supplements the MPA with a bright future for Australia in the education sector
in general, and KOI in particular.
Secondary research question
What avenues KOI have for its students from the perspective of job prospects?
2.3 Conclusion
The reasoned objective of a student continues his or her study in Australia is job security. After
completing post-graduation from Australia, students can get jobs in their most interesting sector.
The acclaimed universities with ranking in the top 100 all over the world make Australia an
education hub which is likely to be increased in the future. Students from all over the world
migrate to Australia for study due to better chances of Jobs in multinational reputed
organizations.

Chapter 3 Research methodology
3.1 Data collection methods
The primary and secondary data collection technique is used in this study to find out the best
possible answers to primary and secondary research questions. The primary method used is the
interview of the selected population (Zientek et al., 2019). The sample population is 4 students
pursuing MPA at KOI along with 4 professionals teaching MPA at KOI. The secondary data
collected in the course of study are internal records of KOI which maintain information
regarding the basic profile of each student. Thus, they are helpful to get the answer to the
primary question of the reason for the choice of the student to study MPA over MBA at KOI in
2020. The basic information contains relevant bio-data related to the background and interests of
each student which makes the study useful for further researches.
Relevant situation for different strategies
Strategy Type of question Method chosen for
research
Requirements control
over behavioral events
Questionnaire What? Why? Who?
How?
Yes Yes
Survey What? Why? Who? No Yes
Previous case records
study
What? Why? Who?
How?
Yes No
Interview What? Why? Who?
Why?
Yes Yes
Government What? Why? No No

publications
3.2 validity and reliability considerations
The sample is chosen by the method of random sample survey to remove any chances of bias
while selecting the sample population. The random control technique is used to identify the
population which consists of 4 students and 4 professionals studying and teaching MPA at KOI
respectively (AlQuraan, 2019). As mentioned above, primary and secondary both type of
collection methods is used to remove any chance of bias. Along with this, the study has been
constructed by analyzing internal records of the previous 5 years at KPI. The records of 4
different students with different backgrounds are considered for analyzing the details. The
method chosen for the study is viable keeping in view the qualitative nature of the study. To
prevent algorithmic calculations which are not comprehensible for the reader, the qualitative
method is chosen over quantitative. Another reason for the qualitative method is the limited
nature of the study with the limited number of sampled individuals. The algorithmic calculation
needs data experts along with complex data analyzing technology.
To prevent any such complication, the study is made reader-friendly so that it is easy for future
students to analyze the findings of the study and arrive at a conclusion. The study fills the gap
created by the previous studies with major emphasis on the choice of educational courses at KOI.
3.3 research protocol
The protocol used for the primary collection method is that the 4 students and 4 professors
considered for interview process must be studying and teaching at KOI respectively. Along with
this, all 8 individuals must be pursuing MPA to analyze the effect of MBA over it in the future.

For internal analysis, the records of 4 different students from different backgrounds have been
analyzed leading to presenting the information in tabular form. The semi-structured interviews
taken from sample population will help determine the failure or success of the study so the
interviews are conducted with utmost cautiousness (Barratt et al., 2018).
3.4 Interview process and questions
Following questions are addressed in the course of this study:
Primary Research question: why would an international student elect to study MPA at KOI in
2020 rather than an MBA at the same institution or vice-versa?
Secondary research question 1
How often duration is considered by the student as the most important factor to choose a post-
graduation course?
Interview questions asked to sample population
1. Why students join KOI for pursuing post-graduation when same courses are available in
other educational institutions as well?
2. Would the student like to leave MPA and join MBA if both have the same duration or vice-
versa?
3. What are the prospects of studying in Australia in the globalized world of the 21st century?
4. Is there any impact of duration depending on people from different backgrounds?
Secondary research question 2

How does the nature of service impact the overall reputation and image of KOI?
Questions asked for an interview
1. Does the nature of service after completion of post-graduation impact the choice of students
to choose KOI over other institutions?
2. What are the likely impacts of MBA on the issue of student enrollment at KOI?
3. What kinds of services are available for students after their post-graduation at KOI and how
does it build or ruin the reputation of KOI? What effect does it have on the reputation of
Australia as an education hub for international students?
4. What factors are considered by the student concerning reputation to join KOI and eliminate
the choice of other educational institutions in Australia?
Secondary research question 3
What avenues KOI has for its students from the perspective of job prospects?
Questions to be asked during the interview
1. How many chances are there for the student studying post-graduation or MPA at KOI get a
job in Australia itself?
2. What benefits a student get as a student of KOI with what chances of career building and
progression as an accountant in the international community?
3. What are the likely impacts of job prospects on future students from the perspective of
choice of MPA over MBA?
4. What measures do KOI need to implement or consider increasing the job prospects in the
future for students pursuing MPA? Is there any partnership agreement of KOI with international

corporate giants for an internship of students to get practical experience before the actual joining
of any company?
Collection of internal data
As mentioned above, the collection of internal data will also be collected as a part of the
secondary data collection method. The research protocol is the same viz students studying MPA
at KOI. The data will be taken from previous records present in archives of the university by
analyzing basic information about primary and secondary questions of the researches (Bromiley
& Rau, 2015).
3.5 Ethical considerations
As the semi-structured interviews are taken for the study, there is a need to abide by all ethical
considerations. Interviewees have been asked to sign an informed consent whereby it is mutually
agreed that the name and basic information regarding the interviewees will not be disclosed
(Azadeh et al., 2010). As far as internal records are concerned, there will be permission taken
from relevant authorities of the university without any irrelevant disclosure of any information
related to students.

Chapter 4 Data analysis
This chapter presents profiles of the persons identified as sample population and results of the
interviews and exploratory research conducted for study.
4.1 Participants
For semi-structured interviews, 8 persons have been identified out of which 4 are professionals
teaching at KOI and 4 are students of KOI pursuing MPA. Another 4 individuals’ profiles have
been considered for internal analysis.
Profile summary
Interviews
Participant
number
Gender Status at KOI Duration of
interview
Organization
S1 Male Student 45 minutes 30
seconds
KOI
S2 Male Student 50 minutes 20
seconds
KOI
S3 Female Student 48 minutes 20
seconds
KOI
S4 Female Student 45 Minutes 32
seconds
KOI
P1 Male Professor 44 minutes 2
seconds
KOI

P2 Male Professor 43 minutes KOI
P3 Female Professor 47 minutes 20
seconds
KOI
P4 Female Professor 43 minutes 3
seconds
KOI
Internal analysis
Serial number Gender Status at KOI Analysis
duration
Organization
S1 Male Student 1 hour 30
minutes 2
seconds
KOI
S2 Male Student 1 hour 20
minutes
KOI
S3 Male Student 1 hour 33
minutes
KOI
S4 Female Student 1 hour 40
minutes
KOI
S= student
P- Professor
KOI- King’s own institute

4.2 Objectivity
As per findings of the study, the quality education in Australia inspires students to come to
Australia and pursue MPA. Along with this, safe environment of Australia attract students to
pursue not only educational courses but also apply for permanent residence. The choice of MPA
over MBA is due to bright prospects of accounting. There have been better chances of working
as an accountant in Australia itself.
Legends S
1
S
2
S
3
S
4
P1 P2 P3 P4 IS1 IS2 IS3 IS4
Motivation
to pursue
MPA
Interested in
becoming
accountant
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Internationally
recognized degree
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
MPA has better skill
test
✓ = ✓ ✓ = ✓ = ✓ ✓ = = =
Motivation
to study in
Australia
Australia is more
safe than other
country
✓ ✓ = = ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ = ✓ ✓ ✓
Opportunities to
work after
graduation
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Better chance for
the job market
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Duration
as a factor
to consider
pursuing
MPA
Flexible schedule ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ ✓
Not leaving MPA = = ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ = = ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Impact of duration
Depending upon
backgrounds of the
student
✓   ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bright prospects for
students opting for
Australia
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Nature of
service
Nature of service
impacting choice of
students
✓ = = ✓ = ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Increased student
enrollment at KOI
✓ = = ✓ = ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ = = ✓
Reputation of
Australia
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Quality services at
KOI
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Prospects
for job
Bright prospects for
job in Australia
itself
 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Job prospects for
MBA and MPA
!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

both
Provision of
internship present
at KOI with bright
prospects for MPA
and MBA both in
future
!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
!!- agree
= - do not agree
 - no comments
S- Student
p= professor
IS- internal analysis of student
4.3 Data analysis
As per data analysis, students pursue MPA because it has a better skill set along with the
recognition of internationally acclaimed degree worldwide another reason for choosing MPA
over MBA in future is the interests in accounts. The students, who want to their career in
accountancy, chose MPA even when MMA is available at the same institute with the same
duration and cost. The students are motivated to study in Australia because it provides a safer
and amicable environment for students from different backgrounds. Along with this, Australia
provides opportunities for its student to get PR certificate and practice accountancy in Australia.

This incites students from an impoverished country to live the lifestyle of people of Australia.
There are opportunities to work in Australia after graduation along with the availability of a
wider job market. These are some of the answers to the primary research question of choosing
MPA over MBA or vice-versa.
According to data analyzed after taking interviews and doing an internal analysis of records of 8
and 4 persons respectively, it has been revealed that duration is the major factor to be considered
while pursuing MPA or any graduate course. Most of the students preferred flexible schedule
provided by KOI which incites students to pursue and not leave MPA. Background impacted
some students but most of the students look at duration as a factor transcending ethnic and
cultural barriers to join MPA at KOI. Another factor nature of service also impacts the choice of
students. this has a positive impact over students’ choices with the reputation of Australia and
quality services at KOI being major factors. Therefore, student enrollment is likely to increase at
KOI after including an MBA in the curriculum of the institute.
The last factor considered in his study is the prospects for the job. High chances of jobs make
students join Australian institutes with job prospects for both MPA and MBA. There are brighter
chances present at KOI for both MPA and MBA with the help of internship in multinational
giants working in Australia itself.
Chapter 5 Conclusion

It can be concluded from the above findings that MPA at LOI has a bright future with increased
enrollment with time. The conclusions about primary and secondary research questions are given
below.
5.1 Duration
Secondary research question
How often duration is considered by the student as the most important factor to choose a post-
graduation course?
5.1.1 Flexible schedule
Flexible schedule at KOI helps students pursue their intended educational career without leaving
their job. This is the reason considered by students to join KOI.
5.1.2 Not leaving MPA
Students are not incited to leave MPA for MBA. All students who pursue MPA have their
specific goals in mind which can be attained only through MPA
.
5.1.3 Impact of background from the perspective of duration
There is little impact of background on choice of MPA from the perspective of duration. Ethical
and cultural background rarely impact the student’s choice; thereby students from every
background consider duration while planning for education at KOI.

5.1.4 Bright prospects for Australian students
There are bright prospects for Australia as a whole and KOI, in particular, to attract students in
the future.
5.2 Nature of service
Secondary research question 2
How does the nature of service impact the overall reputation and image of KOI?
5.2.1 Nature of service impacting choice of students
Nature of service does impact the choice of students with better services job attracting more
students.
5.2.2 Increased student enrolment at KOI
Because of the better nature of services after doing post-graduation from KOI, there are likely
chances of increasing the student enrolment at KOI from 2020.
5.2.3 Reputation of Australia
The reputation of Australia as an education hub attracts students from all over the world.
Australia has emerged as a major education provider for students from different background
5.2.4 Quality services at KOI
The quality services is another factor for students to consider KOI over other educational
institutions in Australia and the world

5.3 Job prospects
Secondary research question 3
What avenues KOI has for its students from the perspective of job prospects?
5.3.1 Bright prospects for Job in Australia itself
Studying at KOI makes it possible for students to get settled in Australia itself with chances of
jobs there.
5.3.2 Job prospects for MBA and MPA both
MPA and MBA are two different courses so there are bright prospects for both. The students
who want to make their career in accounts tend to pursue MPA. While those who want to make
their career in business would like to enroll in the MBA course of KOI from 2020
5.3.3 Provision of internship present at KOI with bright prospects for MPA and MBA both
in future
There are provisions of internship at multinational corporate giants which make KOI attractive
for students.
5.4 Conclusion about the primary research question
Primary Research question: why would an international student elect to study MPA at KOI in
2020 rather than an MBA at the same institution or vice-versa.
An international student would like to study MPA for career progression in accounts while the
one pursuing his/her career in business would like to enroll in MBA even if both have the same

duration and fee structure. Both courses are complementary to each other leading to bright
prospects for both.
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