The Academic Directorate and the
Research and Publications Department sponsored a series of seminars dubbed
“Research Capability Training Program” from June 22 to June 26 in a move
designed to imbibe a culture of excellence through research.
The
five-day event saw 5 speakers respectively sharing their expertise each day
before a crowd of administrators and faculty members from the College of
Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences.
Prof.
Edilberta Bala, Consultant of the Research and Publication Department started
the event on day 1 with an introduction to research that touches on theories,
format, bibliographic entries, significance of the study, scope and
delimitation, definition of terms, and topic formulation. UP professor Ms. Sheila Bonito followed
the second day and shared her insights on the conceptual phase of research
writing. She touched on the topics Research Paradigm, Conceptual and
Theoretical Framework, Statement of the Problem and Hypothesis.
Dr. Richard Pulmones
of De La Salle University graced the third day of session. He lectured on
Designing and Planning Phase of Research Writing. He provided ideas on
Population and Sample gathering, Sampling Technique, Treatment, Data Gathering
and instrumentation. During the 4th day, Dr. Epistacio Palispis
enlightened participants about Qualitative Research Approaches especially in
Phenomenology and Case Studies. He narrated personal tales of how some authors
were able to produce great research works based on their own experiences alone.
The culminating
lecture came from Dr. Lino Reynoso, Academic Director, who detailed steps
needed in the Empirical Phase of Research Writing. Specifically, he gave tips
on choosing the appropriate tool for the study and the Statistical Analysis
using either the parametric and non-parametric tests.
Mrs. Theresita O. Turla, MDC President, attended and keenly observed all the proceedings in all of the sessions.