5th University-wide Research Colloquium

As part of the University's 103rd Foundation Anniversary

Rationale

In line with the 10-point agenda towards the vision of a total university, strengthening research culture among members of the community is a primary task to accomplish for this vision to be realized.

One good venue for strengthening and promoting culture of research in the University is the regular conduct of a research colloquium. To date, four (4) colloquia have been organized by the OVPRD since 2000 wherein faculty members were primarily the targeted audience. This year, the colloquium will take a holistic approach as it will involve students.

The goal of the 5th University-wide Research Colloquium is to bring together students, faculty and members of the community involved in scholarly activities representing a range of disciplines, including Creative Arts, Mathematics, Business, Social Science, Humanities, Physical and Life Sciences, and Engineering, among others. Additional goals involve promoting research, scholarship, and creative activity done together with faculty and students as a vital component of higher education.

Project Details

1. The 5th University-Wide Research Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the Ninoy Aquino Learning Resource Center.
   
   
2. The colloquium is open not only to faculty researchers but as well as to student researchers (undergraduate and graduate levels). A call for papers will be released to all colleges, branches and extension, Graduate School or GS
   
   The papers to be presented should fall under any of the following research program areas:
   1. Education/Institutional Research
   2. Humanities, Social Sciences and Communication (HUSOCOM)
   3. Science and Engineering
   4. Business, Economics and Cooperatives
      
      
3. Researches conducted within the time period of January 2006 to May 2007 only are qualified to be included in the colloquium.
   
   
4. Interested participants will have to submit an abstract of their research. The abstract should have the name(s) of the presenter(s), work title(s) and the college/branch/extension where the researcher/s belongs. Abstracts should be 200 words or fewer. All abstracts must be submitted to the OVPRD-RMO, 4th Floor, South Wing, PUP Main Building on or before August 31, 2007.
   
   
5. Researchers of qualified abstracts will be notified immediately and will have to submit their full paper by September 21, 2007. The full paper should be in publishable format composed of 4000-6000 words excluding the abstract, tables and diagrams. Likewise, a biographical sketch of the researcher/s should be submitted composed of not more than 120 words.
   
   
6. Depending on the number of qualified researches submitted, there will be several parallel sessions conducted within the day. Attendees to the colloquium can choose from any of these sessions based on their line of interest.
   
   
7. Each session will have a maximum of 20-minute presentation per presenter including the open forum
   
   
8. A plenary session will be held at the end of the colloquium, with a guest speaker.
   
   
9. From the papers presented during the colloquium, three will be adjudged as the year’s:
   1. Best Faculty Research
   2. Best Undergraduate Thesis
   3. Best Graduate Thesis
      1. Masteral
      2. Doctoral
         
         
10. The Criteria for judging the Best Faculty Research and Best Thesis are:

    Originality (original proposal) 30%
    Organization (validity of approach and reliability of results)  30%
    Relevance/Significance (potential contribution to countryside development considering its social, economic and ecological impacts) 40%
    
    A cut-off point of 85% for undergraduate level and 90% for graduate level shall be maintained during the final selection. The paper with the highest points equal or above the cut-off point is considered the winner.
    
    

11. Announcement of winners will be done during the closing program of the colloquium. Winners will receive cash incentives and plaque. The colleges from which the winners came from will also receive a prize and a plaque of recognition.
    
    
12. All paper presenters in the colloquium will be awarded a certificate of recognition.