AQ RESEARCH PROGRAM

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AQ RESEARCH PROGRAM

• OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
• AY 2008 - 2011

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INTRODUCTION

• 1 Enhancement of AQuinian Culture
• 2 Operationalization of Dominican Empowerment
• 3 Deepening of Dominican Charism

4 OAA designs, implements, and processes
research systems and procedures that bring out
results which serve as inputs to the various
activities of the University 5 This makes
Aquinas University a proficient center of
education
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GUIDING PHILOSOPHY

• Aquinas University is a reflective community
  striving
• for excellence and creativity in the service of
  God
• and humanity

Research should involve the systematic and
continuing search for truth based on reason
illumined by faith and permeated with
Christian values to increase human knowledge
and contribute to the development of the human
person in harmony with nature
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

• To contextualize culture based on AQuinian
  experience
• is the development of AQuinian culture

The AQuinian experience of AQuinian Culture can
be seen as
1 a culture that defines our identity as AQuinian
2 a description of AQs continuous becoming 3 a
primordial development of AQ Vision and Mission
4 a principle of AQ Community 5 AQ way of
expression of solidarity
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GOALS

• To define AQuinian Culture as (our) AQuinian
  Identity, in its relation to its very own
  continuous becoming, to articulate more the AQ
  Vision and Mission, (taken) as a principle of AQ
  Community, towards AQ sense of solidarity

To recommend a dynamic development both of the
Philippines social transformation and Bikol
Culture
To recommend a dynamic development both of the
Philippines social transformation and Bikol
Culture
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GOALScontd
To identify and describe indigenous cultural
forms and properties of the Bikol region through
multi-pronged research approaches designed
according to the thrusts and specialization of
various institutional agencies of the University

• To conduct research projects to meet the demands
• of institutional, personal, and community
• development

To publish and disseminate the results of
research activities of the university
functionaries
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AQ RESEARCH AGENDA

• To facilitate AQ Research Culture, the University
  Academic
• Research sets the University Research Agenda with
  the
• following directions

To conduct basic researches that will provide
basis for developing new knowledge and applied
researches that will contextualize prevailing
knowledge in the different academic fields which
are relevant to Aquinian transformative education
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AQ RESEARCH AGENDAcontd

• To integrate research with the universitys
  extension
• programs by conducting research in the particular
  field
• of advocacy
• Transformative Education
• Environment and Biodiversity
• Good Governance
• Sustainable Development
• Disaster Management
• Peace
• Bikol Culture
• Gender and Development
• Human Rights
• People Empowerment
• Health
• Nationalization of Vital Industries
• Consumers Rights

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AQ RESEARCH AGENDAcontd

• To conduct research that will provide data
• and information for administrative policy
• making in quality assurance key result areas
• governance and management, quality of
• teaching and research, support for students,
• relations with the community, and
• management of resources

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AQ RESEARCH THEME

• Development in the Context of Disaster-Prone Area

This refers to the various aspects and levels of
development in a context of a disaster-prone
region This responds to the high vulnerability
and low capacity reality of the people in the
region Research serves as an imperative role for
the school in the present provincial and regional
situation Need identify priorities for
institutional, graduate, and undergraduate
researches, originate unities for the
integration of instruction, research, and
extension services, and cover the advocacies of
the university
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CONVERGENCE OF INSTRUCTION AND EXTENSION THROUGH
RESEARCH

• Main Objectives
• To consolidate efforts of the different
  departments in integrating instruction, research,
  and extension
• To streamline the research program with the
  research agenda and the academic formation on
  convergence

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CONVERGENCE OF INSTRUCTION AND EXTENSION THROUGH
RESEARCH contd

• General Objectives
• To establish research as the link between
  instruction and
• extension activities in the university
• To bridge the gap between theoria learned in the
  instruction
• and praxis found in the extension activities
  through academic
• research
• To ground instruction to the community extension
  programs
• of the university
• To conduct researches based on the needs and
  priorities of
• the Bikol region in particular and of the nation
  in general
• To realize the university thrust of convergence
• To establish research culture in the AQ community
  through
• well articulated research agenda
• To create an action group that would serve as the
  pool of
• researchers of the university

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CONVERGENCE OF INSTRUCTION AND EXTENSION THROUGH
RESEARCH contd

• Specific Objectives
• To research on the relevance and effectiveness
  of teacher education to the interests and
  achievements of students in the different
  disciplines
• To research on strategies, programs, and
  projects for livelihood and sustainable
  development
• To research on the richness of indigenous
  culture and the ways and forms by which it can be
  developed, showcased, and appreciated
• To research on systems and procedures, theories
  and concepts, models and frameworks on the
  different disciplines for full realization of
  transformative education

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CONVERGENCE OF INSTRUCTION AND EXTENSION THROUGH
RESEARCH contd

• Impact
• systematic, rationalized, well-coordinated,
  participatory
• research programs and activities in the
  university
• members (administrators, faculty, personnel, and
• students) of the Aquinian community are research
• based and are reflective of the research culture
  in the
• university
• the university contributes in the empowerment of
  the
• Bikolano people in their various activities
  through
• research

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STRUCTURAL MECHANISMS FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH

• In order to promote AQ Research Culture, there
  must
• not only be substantial principles but strategic
• mechanisms to assure the progressive development
  of
• the articulated conceptual framework
• Such mechanisms refer to systematic structures
  that
• explicitly show the different research programs
  and
• activities thereby enriching the participation of
  all
• academic levels in the actual conduct,
  production, and
• dissemination of all defined research actions
• To actualize the perceived goals, the creation of
• Academic Research Bureau, the selection of
  Academic
• Research Coordinator, and the institutionalization
  of
• College Research Council are imperative

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ACADEMIC RESEARCH BUREAU(ARB)

• Shall be the leading body of the Office of
  Academic
• Affairs for research
• Shall accept and process applications for
  research
• grants and review and approve faculty development
  
• researches
• Shall implement the University Research agenda
  and
• Program
• Shall represent the University in external
  research
• conferences, fora, and colloquia
• Shall also formulate and implement University
  research
• Guidelines, Procedures, and Protocols
• Shall be composed of OIC OAA, ARC, CRCrs

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ACADEMIC RESEARCH COORDINATOR(ARC)

• Responsible for assisting the OIC/VR OAA in
• developing the research agenda, organization,
• and networks of the University at the same time
• that s/he initiates and conducts institutional
  and
• educational researches geared towards installing
• and developing research consciousness among
• the university constituency and research culture
• for the university

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COLLEGE RESEARCH COUNCIL(CRC)

• Shall define the college research agenda based on
  the
• University Research Theme and Agenda
• Shall also approve of student research titles,
  advisers,
• and panelists and schedule and organize defenses
• Shall also attempt to enrich and elevate the
  quality of
• student researches
• Responsible for the publications of the College
• Shall be composed of the CRCr, research
  instructors,
• research advisers, and faculty researchers in
  the
• college

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COLLEGE RESEARCH COORDINATOR(CRCr)

• act as the Chair of the College Research Council
  that
• defines the college research agenda based on URAT
• and approves the student research titles and
• composition of advisers, panelists

disseminate and organize the schedules of the
college research defenses
organize faculty researches which could
be collaborative with student researches and
coordinate in the production of the said
researches
disseminate policies and information related
to research in the college level
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COLLEGE RESEARCH COORDINATOR(CRCr)

• prepare and submit reports, research program and
• activity to the Dean

be a member of the University Research Bureau
and attend meetings called by concerned agencies
assist the Academic Research Coordinator in
enriching and elevating the quality of student
researches in the college level and in the
implementation of the institutional research
program and activities
lead in the development of a College Research
Data Bank in coordination with the Academic
Research Coordinator
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COLLEGE RESEARCH COORDINATOR(CRCr)

• coordinate in establishing new links with
  external
• partners in relation to the college research
  agenda

perform all other functions that may be assigned
to him/her as long as in line with and or
connected to college research programs and
activities
carry a load of 3 units package in basic salary
based on Academic Rank
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FACULTY RESEARCHDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• designed to respond to the need of the University
  and
• Faculty to conduct researches relevant and
• contributory to AQ Transformative Education
• It aims to provide resources, systems,
  procedures,
• and techniques for the research and publication
  of
• information necessary for the continuous
  development
• of the facultys instructional and
  extension-based
• competencies
• benefits not only the University and the
  individual
• Faculty scholar but most importantly the students
  and
• Society
• When they are engaged in research, our faculty
  model
• for our students the pleasure and passion of
• continuous learning

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SHORT TERM RESEARCH

• Description
• Research that runs only for a semester
• It could be institutional research,
  instructional research, or extension research
• Involved Persons
• There should only be one faculty researcher
  involved in the entire duration of the research
• Faculty Researcher should have the required
  masters degree to do the research and considered
  to be expert in his/her field
• Benefits
• Faculty Researcher will only have 15-unit load
  with a maximum of three preparations in the
  covered one-semester period of the research
  project
• Faculty Researcher will have cash incentive
  equivalent to 20 of the research project cost to
  be added to the original research project cost
• Funding support can come from the university
  research fund or from external agencies or
  linkage partners

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MEDIUM TERM RESEARCH

• Description
• Research that runs only for one academic year
  (summer term not included)
• It could be institutional research,
  instructional research, or extension research
• The nature of research requires triangulation
  (combination of quantitative and qualitative
  researches)
• Involved Persons
• There could be two faculty researchers involved
  in the entire duration of the research depending
  on the level of difficulty of the research as
  identified in the research design
• Faculty Researchers should have the required
  masters degree to do the research and considered
  to be experts in their respective fields
• Faculty Researcher(s) should not come from the
  same academic program to maintain and promote
  interdisciplinarity

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MEDIUM TERM RESEARCH

• Benefits
• Faculty Researcher(s) shall only have 15-unit
  load with a maximum of three preparations in the
  covered one whole academic year period of the
  research project
• Faculty Researchers will have cash incentive
  equivalent to 20 of the research project cost to
  be added to the original research project cost
• Fund Support
• Medium term research is equivalent of two short
  term researches in terms of funding support

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LONG TERM RESEARCH

• Description
• Research that runs for a maximum of two academic
  years inclusive of summer terms
• It could be institutional research,
  instructional research, or extension research
• The nature of research requires rigorous and
  complex methodologies, approaches, and designs
• Involved Persons
• There could be a research team composed of
  leading faculty researchers and may also have
  faculty research assistants the exact number
  would actually depend on the research design

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LONG TERM RESEARCH

• Benefits
• Faculty Researchers may not have teaching loads
  due to the demands of the research project
• The cash incentive of the faculty researchers
  will depend on the nature and demand of the
  research project such incentive will be part of
  the research project cost
• Fund Support
• Funding support of the research project may
  depend on the nature of the research and research
  design

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PROJECT-BASED RESEARCH GRANT

• Description
• Time frame of research project depends on the
  target of the project it could be short term,
  medium term, or long term research
• Usually extension-based research
• Involved Persons
• There could be a research team composed of
  leading faculty researchers and may also consist
  of faculty research assistants the exact number
  would actually depend on the research design as
  set by the research project

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PROJECT-BASED RESEARCH GRANT

• Benefits
• Faculty researchers will have cash incentive as
  set or determined by the demands of the research
  project
• Faculty Researchers will still have teaching
  loads but they may be deloaded depending on the
  merit of the research project and with
  consultation with the concerned departments
• Fund Support
• Funding support of the research project may
  depend on the nature of the research and research
  design

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INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH GRANT

• Description
• Research could be short term, medium term, or
  long term
• Must be aligned with the university research
  theme and agenda along the university advocacies
• Institutional research may be an intercollegiate
  research or a research showing integration of
  research, instruction, and extension, or a
  college research deemed by the university as
  institutional research

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INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH GRANT

• Involved Persons
• Faculty Researchers with the required expertise
  and masters degrees are qualified to avail or to
  be given research projects
• Students may be part in the research project
  (i.e. data gathering, data preparation, etcetera)
• Benefits
• Involved Faculty Researchers will have cash
  incentive
• Fund Support
• Funding support can come from the university
  research fund or from external agencies or
  linkage partners

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INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH GRANT

• Description
• Research related to instruction
• Sponsored and prioritized by a certain college
  through the College Research Council
• Research could be short term or medium term
  depending on the research design
• Involved Persons
• Faculty Researchers with the required expertise
  and masters degrees are qualified to avail or to
  be given research projects
• Students may be part in the research project
  (i.e. data gathering, data preparation, etcetera)

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INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH GRANT

• Benefits
• Faculty Researcher will only have 15-unit load
  with a maximum of three preparations in the
  covered one-semester period of the research
  project
• Faculty Researcher will have cash incentive
  equivalent to 20 of the research project cost to
  be added to the original research project cost
• Fund Support
• Funding support will come from the university
  research fund or college research fund or from
  external agencies or linkage partners

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EXTENSION RESEARCH GRANT

• Description
• Research related to extension
• Sponsored and prioritized by the Center of
  Community Extension Services (CCES)
• Usually a project-based research

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THESIS/DISSERTATION GRANT

• Description
• Research conducted by a Faculty Researcher for
  the purpose of completion of graduate or
  post-graduate studies
• The nature of research must be aligned in the
  university research theme and agenda and
  university advocacies
• Faculty Researcher cannot avail of the deloading
  mechanism
• Faculty Researcher has no cash incentive
• The grant shall only be in the amount of
  thirty-five thousand pesos only (Php 35, 000.00)
  for thesis and forty-five thousand pesos only
  (Php 45, 000.00) for dissertation

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RESEARCH GRANTS POLICIES

• The Office of Academic Affairs shall identify
  faculty
• researchers who are able and willing enough to do
  the
• prioritized researches of the university
• The Faculty Researchers are chosen based on the
• criteria set by the Academic Research Bureau
  (ARB)
• Research grants are arranged based on the
  priorities
• set during the annual research workshop and by
  the
• different college research councils in strict
  coordination
• with the Center for Community Extension Services
• (CCES)
• Research grants must be based on the integration
  of
• research, instruction, and extension

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RESEARCH GRANTS POLICIEScontd

• The Office of Academic Affairs shall be
  responsible
• for the preliminary arrangements on the
  prioritized
• researches
• The chosen faculty researchers shall prepare the
• research designs in close coordination with the
• Academic Research Coordinator, Community
• Extension Coordinator, Academic Extension
• Coordinator, Academic Instruction Coordinator,
  and
• Officer In-Charge of the Office of Academic
  Affairs
• The system of release of fund shall depend on the
• discretion of the Academic Research Coordinator
  in
• order to assure the following of schedule of the
• research

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RESEARCH GRANTS POLICIEScontd

• A MOA or MOU shall be made to establish the legal
• relationship and stipulate the obligations and
• responsibilities of the faculty researcher(s) and
  the
• university in the conduct of the research from
  the start
• to the end of the research process
• The faculty researcher(s) shall be obliged to
  present
• his/her findings to the community and open for
  public
• reason.
• The presentation of findings and the publication
  of the
• research outputs shall be the main responsibility
  of the
• Office of Academic Affairs. A separate budget
• allocation shall be provided for this purpose.

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QUALIFICATIONS, FUNCTIONS, AND POOL FOR RESEARCH
ADVISER

• Qualifications of Research Adviser
• must at least be a Masters Degree holder in
  his/her academic field
• A professional license is required for faculty
  in the technical programs (Engineering,
  Architecture, Fine Arts)
• In the absence of a Masters Degree or
  Professional License, desired skills and
  experience must be the basis for advisership
• must be a faculty member of a Department where
  his/her academic field forms a part
• is considered by his colleagues as expert on the
  object of the considered research
• must be recommended by the College Research
  Council of his/her College to become part of the
  Pool of Research Advisers

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QUALIFICATIONS, FUNCTIONS, AND POOL FOR RESEARCH
ADVISER

• Functions of Research Adviser
• A Research Adviser is responsible for
• advising the student in the preparation of the
  thesis proposal
• guiding and monitoring students undergraduate
  research
• endorsing the research work for defense
• checking the format of the manuscript
• providing the general editing of the thesis
• checking the organization and the contents of
  the work
• providing ample time to his advisee in relation
  to thesis work
• orienting the advisee on what might/will
  transpire in the defense session
• attending the defense sessions of his/her
  advisee and ensure that suggestions are
  integrated in the work

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QUALIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONS FOR PANEL CHAIRPERSON

• Qualifications of Research Panel Chairperson
• at least a Masters Degree holder in his/her
  academic field
• must be a faculty member of a Department where
  his/her academic field forms a part
• considered by his/her colleagues as expert on
  the object of the considered research
• recommended by the College Research Council of
  his/her College to become part of the Pool of
  Research Panel Chairpersons

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QUALIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONS FOR PANEL CHAIRPERSON

• Functions of Research Panel Chairperson
• A Research Panel Chairperson is responsible for
• assessing with other panel members, including
  the adviser, the appropriateness of the students
  proposed research area/s, modes of analysis, and
  data selection
• identifying shortcomings in any aspect of
  research plans and providing guidance for
  improvements
• briefing students on possible challenges (ex.
  difficulties in accessing data or working in
  particular area/s)
• ensuring that ethical approval is in place
  before research commences
• ensuring justice in the theoretical
  considerations in the research paper

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QUALIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONS FOR PANEL MEMBERS

• Qualifications of Research Panel Member
• preferably a Masters Degree holder in his/her
  academic field
• must be a faculty member of a Department where
  his/her academic field forms a part
• considered by his colleagues as expert on the
  object of the considered research
• must be recommended by his/her College to become
  one of the members in a research panel

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QUALIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONS FORRESEARCH EDITOR

• Qualifications of Research Editor
• A faculty member of the Department of Literature
  and Languages, or
• A recognized editor of his/her colleagues, or
• As recommended by the College Research Council
  of his/her College to become part of the Pool of
  Editors
• Functions of Research Editor
• responsible for editing (only) the syntactic and
  semantic features of the manuscript

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POOL FOR RESEARCH EDITORS

• Pool of Research Editors
• Dr. Pedro Bernaldez
• Dr. Edith Rebecca Regino
• Dr. Arlene Aguilar
• Dr. Alvin Abainza
• Prof. Maria Christi Munoz
• Prof. Abelardo Belleza
• Prof. Rafael Banzuela
• Prof. Pilar Fernandez
• Prof. Gina Borromeo
• Prof. Hilvy Asejo
• Inst. Tennessie Benito
• Inst. Romina Villamor
• Inst. Simon Listana

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QUALIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONS FORSTATISTICIAN

• Qualifications of Research Statistician
• preferably a Masters Degree holder in
  Statistics
• must be a faculty member of the Department of
  Mathematics
• must be a recognized statistician of his/her
  colleagues
• must be recommended by the College Research
  Council of his/her College to become part of the
  Pool of Statisticians
• Functions of Statistician
• expected to assist the researcher in the
  sampling procedure, statistical technique used,
  preparation of the research instrument, dummy
  tables, graphs, master data sheets,
  interpretation of data, and/or computation of
  test statistics

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POOL FOR STATISTICIAN

• Pool of Statisticians
• Marytina Raquel Bonganay, MOS
• Lalaine Valladolid, MOS
• Emelita B. Naira, MAEd
• Hermelita M. Antivola, PhD

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STUDENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• All AQuinian students, in order to fulfill all
  academic
• requirements in the University, must undergo a
  major
• research activity in his/her chosen field. It is
• consequently necessary that there should be a
  student
• research development program

The SRDP must be sensitive and sensible to
the prevailing conditions of the locality and
must be able to characterize the reasonable
pluralism inherent in the socio-cultural,
socio-political, and socio-economic contexts of
the society
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STUDENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMcontd

• Hence, all student research activities regardless
  of the
• different natures of departments and colleges
  must
• adhere to the identified research theme and
• articulated research agenda given the advocacies
  of
• the University

Doing researches in one direction
means maximization and optimization of both human
and non-human resources
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GUIDELINES FOR UNDERGRADUATE THESIS/RESEARCH

• All AQuinian students, in order to fulfill all
  academic
• requirements in the University, must undergo a
  major
• research activity in his/her chosen field.
  Conversely,
• thesis research is only a partial major
  requirement of a
• given program.
• AQuinian students shall have to complete two
  major
• research subjects equivalent to six credit units.
  Thesis
• 101 should focus on the formulation of the thesis
  title
• and the approval of the proposal Thesis 102
  should
• target on the conduct of the final defense and
  the
• submission of bound manuscript.

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GUIDELINES FOR UNDERGRADUATE THESIS/RESEARCH

• The thesis topic and/or title should be approved
  by the
• College Research Council (CRC). The CRC shall
• ensure that the student research is along the
• articulated research theme and agenda and in
• consideration of the thirteen advocacies of the
• university. The panel during proposal defense
  should
• focus on the content of the first three chapters
  and not
• on the thesis topic and/or title.
• The student research may be done singly, in
  tandem,
• or group-based, depending on the policy,
  tradition,
• and/or practice of the program provided that the
  quality
• and integrity of research are not compromised.

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GUIDELINES FOR UNDERGRADUATE THESIS/RESEARCH

• All AQuinian students should conform to the
  standard
• format of research set by the university. Only in
• specified areas of the research format denoting
  special
• characteristics of the program research shall
  inclusion
• or exclusion be allowed.
• All forms will be prepared by the Office of
  Academic
• Affairs and will be issued to the respective
  colleges for
• distribution.

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ON RESEARCH PROPOSAL PART

• Each student enrolled in a Research subject
  should
• submit research topic and/or title on the second
  week
• of classes of the given semester.
• The CRC should convene to critique, recommend,
  and
• approve the submitted research topics and/or
  titles. In
• case there are research topics and/or titles that
  have
• not been approved, the student researchers
  concerned
• should be informed and must re-submit the title a
  week
• after. The student researchers cannot pursue the
• research unless the CRC approves their research
• topics and/or titles.
• Only after the CRC has approved the research
  topic
• and/or title that the concerned student
  researcher will
• have his/her research adviser. The research
  adviser
• must be selected from the pool of research
  advisers in
• consideration of the expertise of the professor
  on the
• concerned research topic and/or title.

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ON RESEARCH PROPOSAL PARTcontd

• All students enrolled in Research subjects are
• expected to start submitting their research
  proposal
• two weeks after the midterm examination but not
  later
• than four weeks before the end of the given
• semester.
• All students enrolled in Research subjects are
• expected to submit their manuscripts to their
  respective
• advisers five days before the submission to the
• research instructor.
• The conduct of defense for the proposal documents
• can only be allowed two weeks after the midterm
• examination of the semester.

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ON RESEARCH PROPOSAL PARTcontd

• The schedule of defense shall be prepared by the
• research instructor in coordination with the head
  of the
• CRC.
• The proposal defense will only be scheduled at
  least
• one week after the manuscript has been submitted.
• This will give the members of the panel enough
  time to
• read, critique, and evaluate the proposal
  document
• ready for defense.
• The proposal document must be submitted to the
• research instructor with the note of
  recommendation for
• defense by the research adviser.

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ON RESEARCH PROPOSAL PARTcontd

• Copies of the manuscript should be given to the
  panel
• members with a note from the research instructor
  that it
• is ready for defense.
• Copies of the manuscript shall only be given to
  the
• panel members after the research instructor has
• scheduled the date of defense. The schedule of
• defenses shall be posted on the college bulletin
  board
• for public information.
• The research panel for the proposal defense shall
  be
• composed of a chairperson and two members. They
• are chosen based on the pools of panel
  chairpersons
• and members of the CRC. The presence of research
• adviser is required during the defense to
  facilitate in
• the conduct of the defense but he is not to be
• considered part of the panel. In the case of
  quantitative
• researches, the statistician is not required to
  be
• present during the defense.

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ON RESEARCH PROPOSAL PARTcontd

• The CRC shall deliberate on the consideration of
• outside experts as part of the research panel in
  case
• the expertise needed and demanded by the research
• cannot be addressed by the pool of research
  panels in
• the university.
• The composed research panel will be the official
  panel
• of the student researcher(s) in the proposal
  defense. In
• cases of unexpected situations relative to the
• composition of the panel, the CRC has the power
  and
• burden of decision for substitution.

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ON RESEARCH FINAL PART

• All students enrolled in Research subjects are to
• submit their final research paper one week after
  the
• midterm examination but not later than four weeks
• before the end of the semester.
• All students enrolled in Research subjects are to
• submit their final research paper to their
  respective
• advisers one week before the submission to the
• research instructor.
• The conduct of final defense can only be allowed
  one
• week after the midterm examination of the given
• semester.

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ON RESEARCH FINAL PART

• The schedule of final defense shall be prepared
  by the
• research instructor in coordination with the head
  of the
• CRC.
• The final defense will only be scheduled at least
  one
• week after the final research paper has been
• submitted. This will give the members of the
  panel
• enough time to read, critique, and evaluate the
  final
• research paper ready for final defense.
• The final research paper must be submitted to the
• research instructor with the note of
  recommendation for
• final defense by the concerned research adviser.

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ON RESEARCH FINAL PART

• Copies of the final research paper should be
  given to
• the panel members with a note from the research
• instructor that it is ready for defense.
• Copies of the final research paper shall only be
  given
• to the panel members after the research
  instructor has
• Scheduled the date of defense. The schedule of
  final
• defenses shall be posted on the college bulletin
  board
• for public information.
• The research panel for the final defense shall be
• composed of a chairperson and two members. They
• are chosen based on the pools of panel
  chairpersons
• and members of the CRC. The presence of research
• adviser is required during the defense to
  facilitate in
• the conduct of the defense but he is not to be
• considered part of the panel. In the case of
• quantitative researches, the statistician is not
  required
• to be present during the defense.

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ON RESEARCH FINAL PART

• The CRC shall deliberate on the consideration of
• outside experts in case the expertise needed and
• demanded by the research cannot be addressed by
• the pool of research panels in the university.
• The composed research panel will be the official
  panel
• of the student researcher(s) in the final
  defense. In
• cases of unexpected situations relative to the
• composition of the panel, the CRC has the power
  and
• burden of decision for substitution.
• After the final defense, the student
  researcher(s) will be
• given enough time to include the recommendations
  of
• the research panel. The final copy of the
  research
• paper should be submitted, however, within the
  week
• after the final examination.

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ON RESEARCH FINAL PART

• In case the research panel has decided for a
• redefense, the student researcher(s) will be
  given a
• grace period of two weeks only to improve the
• research paper. After the grace period,
  re-defense
• shall be conducted. If the research paper has
  been
• approved, the student researcher(s) will be given
  the
• week after the final examination to submit the
  final
• copy of the research paper.
• If the research paper has still been rejected,
  the
• student researcher(s) will be given a grade of
  INC and
• will be allowed to complete the research
  requirement
• for the entire period of the following semester.
  Failure
• of completion would mean a grade of 65 for the
  final
• research requirement and re-enrolment of the
  course.
• In case the student researcher(s) submit(s) an
• improved paper, another defense will be scheduled
  for
• the purpose of completion.

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ON RESEARCH FINAL PART

• Final research paper can only be submitted if
• it is already signed by the editor, statistician
  if
• required, panel chair and members, adviser,
• and college dean respectively. A CD copy will
• also be required from the student
• researcher(s) in submitting the final
• hardbound copy of the final research paper.

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IDEA OF PUBLIC REASON

• Members of the university (Administrators,
• Faculty, Academic and Non-Academic
• Personnel, and Students) are invited by the
• Office of Academic Affairs to deliver their
• research papers. Researches made along the
• university thrusts, research theme and
• agenda, and theses and dissertations in their
• graduate and postgraduate studies, are the
• main considerations. Researches on the
• integration of research, instruction, and
• extension as explicit forms of transformative
• education are the targets of the series of
• paper presentations

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PUBLICATIONS

• 1 TAGBA FACULTY JOURNAL
• target date of release September 15
• Papers Llana, Canceran, Arroco, Bondad, Agu,
  Sario
• 2 ALWAYS QUEST (MONOGRAPH SERIES)
• 1st Semester Nursing and BA
• 2nd Semester CASE and PI
• 3 MINALIUGUTAN (COLLEGE STUDENT RESEARCH
  COMPENDIUM)
• target date Summer 2009
• 4 AQ EXPERIENCES A COMPILATION
• target date December 2008

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OUTLINE

• Title Page
• Recommendation for Oral Defense
• Approval Sheet
• Editors Certification
• Results Sheet
• Acknowledgment
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Abstract
• CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
• Introduction
• Statement of the Problem
• Scope and Limitations of the Study
• Significance of the Study
• Notes
• CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND
  STUDIES

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OUTLINE

• CHAPTER III RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
• Research Design
• Population and sample of the Study
• Sources of Data
• Research Instrument
• Validation of the Research Instrument
• Data Gathering Procedure
• Statistical Treatment
• CHAPTER IV (TITLE OF THE RESEARCH WORK)
• CHAPTER V SUMMARY, FINDINGS OF THE STUDY,
  CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• Summary
• Findings of the Study
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
• References
• Appendices

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Chapter I
• The Problem and Its Setting
• Introduction
• Present topics from general to particular
• Cite first the general scenario regarding the
  proposed study
• Make use of relevant literatures i.e. laws,
  policies, rules, and regulations as bases in
  conducting the proposed study
• Discuss the timeliness of the study
• Justify the purpose of the study
• Limit the discussion to three pages

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Statement of the Problem
• This study will evaluate, assess, determine,
  construct, etc. (main problem, stating the
  concept of the study)
• Specifically, it will seek answers to the
  following sub-problems
• (state the construct of the concepts or
  variables)
• (state the indicators of the constructs given)
• (another related construct)
• (usually the last problem speaks of the thesis
  of the researcher contribution of the researcher
  to address the main problem of the study vital to
  the body of knowledge. Contribution may be in a
  form of a strategy, measure, action plan,
  suggestion/recommendation, policy, program,
  projects, etc.)

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Scope and Limitations of the Study
• Discuss the two paragraphs
• Discuss in the fist paragraph the scope of the
  study. The scope of the study should include the
  variables of the study, indicators or measures,
  population and respondents of the study,
  processes to be considered in gathering the data
  of the study, venue, period wherein the study
  will take place
• Discuss the second paragraph the limitation of
  the study
• Provide justifications on the choice of the
  scope. Discuss the variables and indicators that
  will not be considered in the conduct of the
  study and justify its limitation
• Limit discussions to one page
• Provide a vicinity map of the venue of the study
  on a separate page by labeling it with the Locale
  of the Study

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Significance of the Study
• Identify the beneficiaries of the study and
  arrange them from the most benefited to the least
• State how the groups will be benefited by the
  findings of the study and in what way they will
  be benefited
• Mention particularly the specific benefits the
  beneficiaries will be able to get from the study
• Discuss the extent of the benefits they will be
  receiving
• Limit discussions to two pages
• Notes
• (Documentation should be Source-Citation-in-Text
  Format)

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Chapter II
• Theoretical Background
• (Provide a one-paragraph discussion on the
  content of the Chapter II)
• Related Literature and Studies
• Discussion should be in topical arrangement
• Arrange resources from general to particular
  according to topics
• Highlight significant points in establishing
  arguments
• Use the findings of related studies to
  strengthen the arguments and so with the
  literatures that are found to have bearing with
  the present study being conducted
• Related means that studies previously conducted
  have bearing with the present study in terms of
  concept, subjects, methodology, instrumentation,
  etc.
• There may be at least a minimum of 25
  literatures (written within the last 10 years)
  and five studies (if any) conducted fro 2000
  onwards
• Limit discussion to 25 pages

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Synthesis of the Art
• Summarize the review
• Highlight the similarities and differences of
  the studies conducted and how these findings
  support the present study
• Limit discussion to one to two pages
• Gaps to be bridged by the study
• Discuss the inconsistencies and vagueness of the
  findings of the studies previously conducted
• Present the difference of the present study
  being conducted in terms of the respondents,
  areas being studied or the variables of the
  study, methodology used, scope and limitations of
  the studies
• Limit discussion to one to one and a half pages

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Theoretical Framework
• Discuss the theory where the concept of the
  study is anchored
• Provide discussions on the contribution of the
  theory to the field of specialization being
  undertaken
• Discuss also the use or its operationalization
  relative to the proposed study
• Focus on the discussion of the theory itself
• Limit discussion to two pages
• (Provide a model illustration labeled Fig.1.
  Theoretical Framework Model), one page.
• Conceptual Framework
• Discuss the concept of the study based on the
  statement of the problem
• Discuss the variables of the study, extent of
  the study, purpose of the study, etc.
• Discuss the relationships of the variables
• Limit discussions to two pages
• (Provide a model illustration labeled Fig.2.
  Conceptual Framework Model), one page.

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Analytical Framework
• Discuss the indicators and indices of the
  variables
• Discuss the process on how the data on the
  different indicators of the variables will be
  collected and how this will lead to the
  formulation of the strategies, intervention,
  model formulation, suggestions, or
  recommendations of the study
• Limit discussions to two pages
• (Provide a model illustration labeled Fig.3.
  Analytical Framework Model), one page.
• Definition of Terms (separate sheet)
• Provide two types of definition of terms
  conceptual and operational (how the terms wee
  used in the study)
• Provide operational definition if the terms to
  be used will not be limited to its conceptual
  definition.
• Provide a note if a particular definition was
  taken from a book or other documentary sources.
• Arrange the terms as they appear in the
  statement of the problem.
• Notes

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Chapter III
• Research Design and Methodology
• (Provide an introductory discussion on the
  content of the chapter)
• Research Method
• Discuss the design and method of the study i.e.
  experimental, case study, descriptive,
  descriptive-evaluative, action research,
  developmental, ethnography, etc.
• Justify the use of the design and methodology
  that will be used
• Limit the discussion to one page
• Population of the study
• Discuss the respondents of the study with
  emphasis on the manner of selecting the
  respondents i.e. parametric or non-parametric
• Use respondents of the study in case of pure
  qualitative method citing the key informants or
  key interviewees will be used
• Limit discussion to one page

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Research Instrument
• Discuss the types of instrument that will be
  used in the study
• Discuss each part and how they will be answered
  by the respondents and how it will be scored
• Discuss also on how the instruments will be
  administered, how long will it be administered,
  and who will administer the instruments
• Limit discussions to one to two pages
• Validation of the Research Instrument
• Discuss the process on how the validation of the
  instrument was conducted
• Mention the author if the instrument was adopted
  from another research
• Discuss the dry-run process if there is any
• Mention the suggestions of experts if the
  instrument was subjected to validation and relate
  items that were suggested
• Limit discussions to one page
• .

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SUMMARIZED FORMAT FOR THESIS PROPOSAL

• Data Gathering Process
• Discuss the process on how the research will be
  undertaken.
• Begin the discussion from asking permission to
  conduct the study from the venue to data
  processing, analysis, and interpretations
• Limit discussions to one to two pages
• Statistical Tools
• Discuss the statistical treatments that will be
  used in the conduct of the study
• Justify the use and purpose of each tool (e.g.
  weighted mean, frequency, ranking, etc.)
• Limit discussion to one-half page
• Notes
• Note It is necessary to append the research
  instruments of the study during the proposal
  defense. In case studies, submit legitimate names
  of the subjects/key informants for validation
  purposes. This is necessary in the approval of
  the thesis proposal of the panel.

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CONTENT OF CHAPTER 4 FOR AB PROGRAM

• 1 Presentation of Concepts and
• Principles
• 2 Interpretation of Concepts and
• Principles
• 3 Analysis of Concepts and
• Principles
• 4 A New Theory, Perspective,
• Paradigm, View, or Construct

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CONTENT OF CHAPTER 4 FOR BA, NURSING, AND MC
PROGRAMS

• 1 Presentation of Data
• 2 Interpretation of Data
• 3 Analysis of Data

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CONTENT OF CHAPTER 4 FOR ENGINEERING, FA, AND CS
PROGRAMS

• 1 Discussion of the Technical Aspects of
• Design and Its Implementation
• 2 Technical Diagrams of the Design and Its
• Discussion
• CE/Arch (Floor Plan and
• Structural Design)
• ECE/CoE (Prototype and
• Technical Layout)
• CoE/CS (Flow Chart)
• IE (Technical Specifications)
• 3 Experiments and Results of Experiments or
• Statistical Data and Results
• 4 Analysis of Results of Experiments or
  Statistical
• Analysis

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GRADING SYSTEM(AQ STUDENT RESEARCH)

• PRELIMINARY TERM
• Term Test 30
• Class Participation 25
• Project 25
• Quizzes 20
• MIDTERM
• Term Test 30
• (Modified Manuscript)
• Academic Exercises
• (Submission of 3 Chaps)
• Chapter 1 30
• Chapter 2 20
• Chapter 3 20
• FINAL TERM
• Oral Defense 100

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COURSE CONTENT(AQ STUDENT RESEARCH)

• PRELIM TERM CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
• Research in General
• Types of Research Basic, Applied, Evaluative
• Kinds of Research Qualitative vs Quantitative
• Parts of Research Study
• Research Problem
• Research Methodologies and Design
• Research Format (AQ Version)
• Types of Documentation
• AQ Research Program 2008-2011
• AQ Research Agenda and Theme
• MIDTERM THE MANUSCRIPT
• Preparation of the First Three Chapters
• Critiquing of the Manuscript Drafts
• FINAL TERM PROPOSAL DEFENSE
• Explanation of Criteria for Judging the Paper
• Presentation of the Role of Research Panel

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CRITERIA FOR QUALITY RESEARCH OUTPUT

• Research Quality 60
• Substance 40
• Mechanics 10
• Style Format 10
• Oral Defense 40
• Clarity of Ideas 10
• Mastery of Topic 20
• Style of Presentation 10
• Total 100

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BASIC THESIS FORMAT CONSIDERATIONS

• Left Margin 1.5 inches
• Right Margin 1 inch
• Top 1 inch
• Bottom 1 inch
• Pagination Upper right side corner
• (No pagination on chapter pages)
• Space Double
• Text Alignment Justified
• Style Normal
• Font Size 12 (body of the text)
• Font Type Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New
• Titles and Sub-headings Bold
• Verb Tense Future Tense (Proposal Paper)
• Past tense is usually appropriate for the
  literature review
• experimental design, and procedure
  Present Tense to describe and discuss
  results or findings i.e. tables, illustrations
  (Final Paper)
• Pronouns Third Person
• (First Person may be used if it is
• Phenomenological or Ethnographic)
• Page Content No hanging pages

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ALVIN AGUILAR SARIO, MA (Ph)Academic Research
Coordinator

• Things won are done joy's soul lies in the
  doing.
• William Shakespeare