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INTERNSHIP
Menere R. Nasiad * October 12, 2019 * 09234280246
 INTERNSHIP: ADMINISTRATION

REFLECTION: SHEER LUCK

July 11, 2019, Thursday

There is a saying that goes something like this: “ The expert in anything was once a beginner.”
Any person who wants to succeed in life yearns to learn everything, and sometimes desires to discover
something. With hard work and grit, he creates his own niche and sees himself as someone that people look up
to. He realizes that he has achieved more than what he dreamt of. Through experience, he has become innovative
and is called ‘expert’ in his chosen profession. But with all his accomplishments, he remains grounded for he
thinks that he’s just anybody else. He wouldn’t have gone that far if he had stopped himself from dreaming.
Let me tell you my story.
I once was a chief editor of a music magazine, which became Number 1
in the national circulation. The company raked in sales and established a name
in the publishing industry. Before I left the company, I mentored a young and
potential editor as I chose to become an educator.
I taught in the elementary level and was recognized the best performing
teacher in a certain private school. I currently teach in the junior high school and
have been endorsed by the Department of Education – Marikina Division for the
best paper adviser in the National Campus Journalism Contest.
I am a writer of textbooks in English and have been reaping royalties for
five years in a row. I have been a resource speaker for different schools and am
engaged in an online tutorial as a business communications trainer for
professional Japanese clients.
I am a post-graduate student at the Arellano University, and I feel like I
am learning the ropes. I may be described by many as a seasoned teacher and
expert in the field of communications. But looking at my own perspective, I
have so much to learn and so much to experience out there just like a beginner.
The expert was once a beginner, indeed. The expert starts all over again.

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 My internship at the Graduate School of
Studies at the Arellano University must be the most
difficult subject in Organization Management and
Leadership doctorate program. Not only it compels
me to read more professional books and research
papers about leadership types, but also it consumes
much time for writing and documenting information
for my reflection paper. Considering the hardships of
being a student, I am still taking each challenge as a
learning experience not because I want to finish my
degree, but to see for myself the extent of what I can
do as I gingerly finish all the required reports.
On the contrary, the internship under the
tutelage of Dr. Maria Teresa Rivera gave me the
opportunity to teach in the tertiary level, with which I
had no experience then. I looked for a state-run
university near the place where I currently live in and
found Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina. My
application as an intern turned into an application for
part-time employment as the school itself needed a
part time instructor in the Communication Arts The author could not believe that her
first choice of university in Marikina
Department. I sent my resume to the Human would be her chance to penetrate the
Resources Department and got a call and a text tertiary education.
message a week after for a demonstration lesson.
Brimmed with pride as a junior high school
I expressed my willingness to share my ideas
teacher at St. Scholastica’s Academy in Marikina, I
or to be one of their assistants in other departments in
showed my strategies in teaching and my good
order to fulfill my internship program requirements.
communication skill to the panelists, one of them was
As soon as they said, ‘thank you,’ I stepped out of the
the university president, as I presented my lesson
room silently hoping to be one of the lucky pick.
about Communication Theories. A couple of minutes
Two weeks and three days later, I received
after, a woman made a hand gesture signaling me to
another message:
cut the lesson short. While turning off my laptop, the
Meeting on July 30 at I pm, PLMar
president called my name and the interview began.
SSS Village Campus, Rm. 101.

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 INTERNSHIP: ADMINISTRATION

REFLECTION: LEADERSHIP GOALS

July 30, 2019, Tuesday

The room was filled with practitioners,

instructors and professors waiting for the faculty
assembly to commence. Led by the university
president himself, the four-hour meeting talked
about rules, policies, employees’ benefits, grade
submission, research activities and professional
development program.
The faculty members, permanent or part-
time, had to help themselves to get a good seat.
In fact, most of those who came late had to stay
along the doorway or to grab a chair from another
Human Resources Head Danilo Zagala
room to settle down. As a new part-time answered questions and addressed the
instructor from the Communications department, issues of the full time professors.
I just enjoyed seeing the crowd of academicians
only 15 of us were accepted and screened
exchanging pleasantries and waiting for a staff to
meticulously for the reason that the university
get them sign a new pcontract.
was gearing towards academic excellence and
Mr. Erico Habijan, the university
teaching competence.
president, formally started the assembly by
acknowledging the presence of his Human Resources Leadership
administrators, staff and faculty members
despite their busy schedules and prior Human Resources head Danilo Zagala
commitments. We also learned that among the briefly discussed the history of PLMar, mission
more than 50 applicants for the first semester, statement and the course offerings to the college
and the post-graduate students.

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 Active participation among the full-time
professors was felt when inquiries regarding
salary increase, contract of teaching and
attendance in official activities were raised. As a
head, Mr. Zagala was able to resolve some issues
by stating the background information for greater
understanding of the many, and by proposing
plans that the HR is currently working out.
For the faculty members who can’t seem
to understand fully the operations in the human
resources, to inquire and solicit advice from the
human resources personnel is the least they can
do. It is the responsibility of the HRM to explain
in layman’s term the information that concerns
employment, contracts and payroll in particular
to avoid confusion which may lead to
misunderstanding between two parties.
Question is, how can schools and teachers
benefit from human resources management?
Boselie, et al. (2005) stated that HRM
systems should comprise of training and
development and contingent pay and reward
schemes.
staffing
Ability
enhancing
practices professional
development
performance
HRM appraisal
Motivation
System enhancing
s practices reward
system
job design
Opportunity
enhancing
practices participation
Operationally, the HRM systems
conducts different ways leading to various list of
practices.
The figure below shows the HRM
practices for the smooth operation of services.
The ability-enhancing practices aimed at
increasing the knowledge, skills and abilities of
teachers; (M) motivation-enhancing practices
targeted at enhancing teachers’ motivation and
effort and (O) opportunity-enhancing HRM
practices aimed at teachers’ possibilities to
effectively fulfil their tasks (Jiang et al., 2012). In
this way, collaboration between the HRM and the
faculty is practiced that would help enhance the
performance of the employees for job promotion
and/or monetary rewards.
Mr. Zagala, being the human resources
head, mentioned about recruiting of teachers to
fill in the vacant positions for the first semester.
He focused on the staffing or the careful selection
of faculty members who play significant role in
the academic life of the tertiary students. He also
reiterated to the part time instructors to secure a
permit to teach at PLMar from their respective
universities or colleges where they currently
work as full-time teachers. Attendance of the
full-time teachers at PLMar is required during
seminars and meetings. In order to reduce issues
related to payroll and cut offs, all faculty
members are expected to be conscious of their
schedule and attendance. They must log in when
coming to school and log out before going out of
the campus. Monthly compensation is based on
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the recorded attendance through the Bundy clock organizing, motivating, coordinating and
system. When it comes to vacation leave request, controlling. They both utilize skills, knowledge
employees must send a letter addressed to the and characteristics in different work-related
immediate supervisor. The letter must be sent situations.
five days before the employee takes a vacation
leave. In this way, the supervisor can relay the
information to the human resource personnel to
make necessary adjustments. Examining the
responsibilities of the Human Resources head,
Mr. Zagala has shown his adroitness in
managerial leadership wherein he directs the
members to follow policies and regulations for
the smooth flow of operation. Likewise, Mr.
Zagala enumerated the Standards of Personal
Conduct: (1) commitment to public interest, (2)
professionalism, (3) justice and sincerity, (4)
political neutrality, (5) responsiveness to the
public; and (6) nationalism.

In an online article titled Leadership (2017),

managerial leaders must have several skills and
attributes such as (1) they think strategically and
build effective teams; (2) they create a healthy
organizational culture; (3) they resolve conflicts,
embrace change and inspire others; (4) they
overcome volatility, uncertainty, complexity and
Registrar head Sheryl Mendoza
informed the faculty members to check
the list of enrolled students for the
first semester through the university
portal.

ambiguity; and (5) they are strategists, global

thinkers, entrepreneurs, mobilizers and change
drivers.
Managerial Leadership
Zlate (2004) managers and leaders
perform the same functions such as forecasting,
Registrar head Sheryl Mendoza presented
the use of portal for the class list, schedule and
encoding of grades. She informed the faculty that
the students were given until August 16 to
finalize class schedules. Giving consideration to
the irregular students, who most of them are

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engaged in low-income jobs, could boost their
confidence to pursue their studies. Mendoza also
mentioned to revisit the PLMar portal for updates
on the list of the students for the first semester,
school year 2019-2020. Upon encoding of
grades, teachers are expected to submit a hard
copy of the grading sheet together with the class
record. She also informed the newly hired
instructors to sign in for easy access to the
To ensure that employees can resolve work-
related issues and perform efficiently and
effectively, a leader gives them appropriate tasks
that would help them grow professionally.
Through these, employees can find satisfaction in
the way the organization operates, and can see
their growth and essence in their chosen career.
Strategic Leadership

university portal.
Geared up to enhance the curriculum and

Likewise, the registrar head announced instruction in the college department, Dr. Vernon

important activities. Here are as follows:
• Sept. 23-28 – midterm examination
• Nov. 18-23 – final examination
• Nov. 25-29 – encoding of grades
Reyes, who is the curriculum development head
and research director, presented her report on the
following: Outcome-Based Education syllabus,
grading system, research format, and academic
calendar.

As a registrar head, Ms. Mendoza makes

sure that the information needed by the faculty
members with regard to records and documents
are relayed completely to lessen technical issues
particularly in the encoding of grades and
attendance of students.

Based on the research paper of Macarie

(2017), native qualities of the individual, training
and managerial situations are the most important
factors for leadership. A manager or a leader
must possess charisma and intelligence to get the
subordinates’ trust. Credibility is maintained if
the leader himself demonstrates a systematic way Curriculum Development Head and
of organizing his people and making them feel Research Director Dr. Vernon Reyes
discussed about Outcome Based
that they are valued and appreciated. The leader
Education in the tertiary level.
empowers the members to make sound decisions.

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 Dr. Vernon addressed the issues on
research activities of both students and faculty.
One of which is the selection of research advisers
and panelist during the oral defense. As a
research director, Dr. Vernon wanted interested
faculty members to initiate collaboration with the
graduating students who have been working on
their research papers. She considered the
possibility that some faculty members have been
compelled to advise groups of students towards
the end of a semester while there were some
professors who would want to be invited during
the oral thesis defense; however, they have not
been given an invitation from the research
committee. In response, Dr. Vernon would
reevaluate the list of professors and instructors
interested to participate in the research forum or
to collaborate with the students concerning their
research studies to attain one of the university’s
pursuits. For the faculty, Dr. Vernon encouraged
the faculty members to co-author students’
research papers in which they could take a major
part in the decision making and in working on
with the important details needed in the research
paper. With this, there is the possibility of these
research papers to get published in national or
international publications.
To show consistency and regularity in the
research format, Dr. Vernon himself encouraged
everyone to use the APA Manual (6th edition) for
bibliographic entries and stay updated on the
components of a journal-ready research. An
example would be for chapter 1 which only
includes the following: (1) Review of Related
Literature; (2) Theoretical and Conceptual
Frameworks; (3) Statement of the Problem;
(4) Hypothesis; (5) Limitations; and (6)
Significance.
As observed, Dr. Vernon is not only a
strategic planner but also an empowered leader
who wants every faculty member to learn new
techniques or enhance knowledge in response to
the needs of the 21st century learners or to become
more adaptive to the so-called fourth industrial
revolution where artificial intelligence is about to
dominate the world. Given the time and budget
for faculty development program, Dr. Vernon
plans to send professors to international
conferences or organize a national seminar for
professional teachers anchored on the country’s
strategic goals, such as poverty alleviation,
learning innovations, culture and contemporary
societies. It can be inferred that teachers would
most likely be motivated to attend seminars that
involve technology, for example.
Although seminars are thought to be an
age-old, teacher-managed mode, they are still
effective in providing enhanced learning to the
academicians. It is through seminars that minds
can interact with minds, creating a synergism that
drives the teaching-learning process to new,
heightened levels. In the modern parlance, it is
called the Digital Age model of education. This
technology should be available in all group-
presentation facilities from seminar rooms to
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auditoriums. The focal point is a large rear-
projection screen that displays multimedia
information originating from a variety of video
and computer sources. The new-generation
techno-seminar format is loosely structured o
allow exploration and interaction involving
learners, teachers, and other participants
recorded or electronically brought in live from
any location. (Romano, 2003).
Technology seems to be a necessity
for learning and expanding linkages.
In the same token, the curriculum
development head expects for a meaningful OBE
syllabi, rubrics for practical examinations and
group presentations, and reference materials at
least published in the past 10 years. Grading
system was also explained briefly for everyone’s
perusal.
Written Major Performance
tests exams tasks
30% 30% 40%
When it comes to instruction, she
commends the faculty members of their patience
to understand the plight of the students who
belong to the lower class, and of their expertise
in facilitating lessons and empowering the
college students to value education. It is through
these strategies that learning becomes more
meaningful to students that can possibly lead
them to their dream career.
Dr. Vernon talked about the rigors of
instructional design that could help amplify the
academic performance of the university students.
It may seem to be difficult to conduct different
activities for every student section to identify
their preparedness for different levels of
complexity, but that’s where authentic learning
begins.
Developed by Bertie Kingore, the
Continuum Complexity can clearly identify
which students are ready for different levels of
complexity at different times. Based on the book
authored by Brulles and Brown (2018), small
changes in complexity can have significant
impact on the rigor involved in completing the
tasks. The degree of assistance and support are as
follows:
Teacher directs instruction. The teacher
provides direct, purposeful instruction to a whole
class or small of group of students. Instruction
may be in a lecture format or presentation, but the
teacher is the sole provider of information.
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 Teacher facilitates instruction. In a This had led the faculty members to reflect on the
facilitative role, the teacher guides the instruction positive changes in the university. One of which
through questioning strategies. is the ongoing construction of a six-story
building in response to the needs of the senior
Peer assistance. Students are engaged high school students and college students. PLMar
while learning in a small group or partner format. is set to offer a two-year shoe technology course,
In this framework, students support each other in which is fully supported by the Marikina City
the learning format. government, aimed at reviving the shoe industry
and resolving the issue on the lack of skilled
Autonomous and independent. The
shoemakers. Dr. Habijan recently accepted the
highest degree of complexity is achieved when
project of Mayor Marcy Teodoro during the
students work independently to process and
contract signing held at the mayor’s office. The
acquire new information (2018).
completion of the building will be at the third
Dr. Vernon, who also chairs the quarter of 2020.
Psychology department, pursues academic
Dr. Habijan stressed the arrival of
excellence despite lack of funds to subsidize
academic revolution wherein teachers become
instructional facilities in some courses like
technologically driven to meet the challenges of
Communication Arts and Information and
instruction of the present generation. It is
Communication Technology. With a positive
expected that instructors and professors can
outlook, Dr. Vernon sees that creating a
apply the 4As namely activities, analysis,
comprehensive instructional design can
abstraction and application.
successfully meet the university’s goals, mission
and vision. According to Altbach, et al (2010), information
is within reach and knowledge seems to be
Instructional Leadership
accessible when internet has become available
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina throughout the country. E-mail has become a
president Dr. Erico ubiquitous means for academic interaction of all
Habijan greeted the kinds. Electronic journals have become
faculty with a widespread and in some fields are beginning to
rhetorical question, “If displace print publications. Even traditional
you could change one publishers of books and journals have
thing in education, increasingly turned to the Internet to distribute
what would it be?” their materials.

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It is the academe that is being influenced or Dr. Habijan himself perceived that a
transformed by developments in information and culture of learning is observed when it is
communications technology. New technologies practiced among members in the institution
will play a key role in the transformation of despite differences of cultures and beliefs. Taken
higher education in the 21st century. from Barbara Bray’s concept of learning as the
culture, leaders should lead by example. Dr.
Micropolitical Leadership: Leadership and Habijan focused on the following points:
Interpersonal Relations
• Gossips may be around the corner, but it
For a man whose excellence in teaching
should be avoided to prevent conflicts
is recognized and whose principles and values are
among peers;
unwavering, Dr. Habijan reminds every faculty
• Respect the decision of the management
member to not resist change but instead welcome
particularly the appointment of new
new learning opportunities in the so-called
department heads. Do not question the
industrial revolution. Therefore, professors and
capability or credibility of a co-teacher
instructors make sure that they achieve the
who has been promoted to a new position;
instructional competency, communication
• Communicate with your direct
competency and management of learning
supervisors or heads whenever there are
competency for the college students to realize
concerns. One problem left unattended
that education is highly valued in the institution.
can become a major concern late.
Knowledge is equally important to interpersonal
relations. As educators, we can share
our knowledge with everyone, but
the attitude itself is learned through
our actions and words. Dr. Habijan
himself discussed how attitude of a
faculty member is evaluated. He
likewise stated that interpersonal
relations follows a certain process
and its evaluation is conducted by
four different people: dean (60%),
student (30%), peer (5%) and self
(5%).

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“ss “Since Marikina
City is the shoe
capital of the
Philippines, we try
to consider also the
shoe technology in
this place.”

Dr. Erico Habijan may be serious when he talks

about his faculty, instruction and administration, but
the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina president
himself is simply a man with a big heart for every
individual. He does not tolerate ignorance, but
teaches you to become street smart. He dislikes
resistance, but gives you the opportunity to test your
ability. He opposes the traditional, but offers you to
consider and try new changes for your personal and
professional growth.

Tete-a-tete with Dr. Erico Habijan

In my one-on-one interview with Dr.
Habijan, I was able to understand the many
successes and failures he had experienced
throughout the years of being an administrator
in the different schools. Dr. Habijan expressed his
views about the Outcomes-Based Education
program, views about the CHED’s decision to
phaseout one of its curriculum program, and
perceptions towards academicians who resist for
changes brought about the influx of technology in
curriculum and instruction. Here’s the transcript:

During the interview with Dr. Erico Habijan on

September 23, 2019, he stressed the importance of
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faculty in meeting the university’s mission and vision.
 Question: During the faculty assembly, you
mentioned about ‘academic revolution’. Would you
like to expound on this, Dr. Habijan?
Answer: Academic revolution is definitely
considering the new trend which is artificial
intelligence. That is the essence of academic
revolution. We are in the fourth industrial revolution
and we’re trying now a kind of teacher who is likely an
‘avatar’ in nature. If you say ‘avatar’ teacher, he or she
is technology-driven. It’s definitely more on artificial
intelligence; things that a teacher says, things that a
teacher would consider as imperative in the teaching-
learning process should be in the form of technology
because that’s the revolution itself.
Question: As a university president who wants his
faculty to utilize technology in the instruction, how
would you want to empower them?
Answer: Well, the teachers are empowered. You
can find technology anywhere, so it’s definitely more
on the strategy of the teacher, and of course, the
technique that they will be doing the moment they start
the show inside the class. Distance learning is
definitely important to me. E-learning is essential, and
these are the things that they should do. The moment
they discuss a certain topic it’s going to be alternative
delivery mode.
Question: Does this mean that PLMar is already
doing the e-learning management?
Answer: A digitized kind of leadership is
definitely important right now. I have two faculty
members, I think one is from Marist School, and he is
able to consider his dissertation in a digital form of
management in running the Department of
Mathematics at Marist School. We’re also considering
a dissertation of Marikina Polytechnic University.
She’s an educator and she’s focusing more on the
digital kind of leadership for alternative learning
system. So this is essential because the moment you
quality assure, the moment you run the project, and the
moment you evaluate the project, it’s a space for a
technologically driven kind of leadership.
Question: How about the instructors and professors
working in your school?
Answer: They are doing it right now. The initial step
is for them to make sure that the program they are
implementing is in accordance with the Department of
Education and the school policy. The essentiality of it
is the one who cares to do it. In the university, we
started to consider that in the different programs. I
normally ask the deans to have a faculty meeting with
the different professors using a gadget or social media
platform. They can easily make use of this gadget, and
send email to call for a meeting.
The students of Mass Communication at the
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina have shown their
interest in film production. Through the use of media
technology, they are able to shoot scenes, record voices
and sound effects, and edit videos. Many of the films
released by the students in social media become entries
to Film Festivals sponsored by differed organizations
in Manila.
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Question: What is your perception towards the to learn is the learner, and basically if you try to
CHED’s decision on phasing out a couple of your consider that as a philosophical doctrine for professors
programs in the tertiary level? you’re the one teaching, you’re the one introducing
such learning. We should consider learning by
Answer: This is the last year for the Information and yourself. That’s the essence. That’s the logic of training
Communication Technology. This semester, we did not and development program cum learning and
offer Mass Communications, but we are still operating development program.
the same course to the second, third and fourth year
students. The observation of CHED is important to me. Question: Do you also consider research collaboration
We don’t have enough facilities like a theatre or radio between faculty and students?
stations for the communication arts students. So, why
push through with it kung wala naman kaming Answer: We have that in the graduate studies. We
kagamitan? On a positive note, we will try to increase have that in the undergraduate particularly the fourth
the budget intended for Hotel and Restaurant year students. Right now three of our professors are
Management, Criminology and Tourism. doing research with the students in the College of
Education. They will be presenting that in the
The faculty international convention
and the from October 18-20,
students raise
their hands to 2019 sponsored by the
celebrate Marikina Organization
community of Learning Leaders.
building.
Proudly they
Question: In the aspect
say 1PLMar
4 Pag-asa. of strategic planning,
how do you formulate
policies and initiate
implementation?

Answer: It must be a
win-win kind of strategy. We are considering strategic
Question: As an instructional leader, how else can you planning coming from the different vice presidents.

improve the development program of the university?
Answer: Learning and development program is
critical to me. I don’t consider anymore training in the
learning and development program. We try to shift
from learning and development program to training and
development program because the one who is in charge
They also have strategies of which after introducing it
and after getting it into context, they will be submitting
these reports to me. Then we will be submitting the
final report to the Board of Trustees for approval.
That’s how we handle the policy at the Pamantasan ng
Lungsod ng Marikina.

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Question: May we know the highlights of the school’s
three-year development program?
Answer: We have it and it’s definitely presented now
to the Office of the Mayor. What we did was this: We
had this training and learning development program a
year ago and we tried to get the needs of the faculty, of
the students and of the non-teaching staff. After
considering their needs, we tried to come up with an
articulation of the programs and projects that we’ll be
implementing for the next three years. So, it’s
definitely using the SWOT analysis and the win-win
kind of technique.
Question: Speaking of SWOT, what do you think is
the strength of PLMar?
Answer: The strength is definitely the faculty
members. You always consider the strength coming
from your faculty. Philosophically, forget instruction
and materials, forget the building, but you don’t forget
expert teachers. Education will run for these teachers
are the foundation of learning.
Question: What do you think is the weakness of
PLMar?
Answer: The weakness would probably be the
implementation of the program because we don’t have
enough facilities. But I am optimistic that by June the
new building will be done. This new building is
intended for the teaching-learning process, This is the
laboratory for the teaching-learning process. On
another side of the building is the administrator’s
office. There will be enough rooms for the
extracurricular and co-curricular activities of the
students.
Question: What do you think would be the
pressing issue or concern of the faculty in general?
Answer: If you’re not following the OBE then
everything is useless because it should be in the context
of the said program. All happenings, and all the things
that you should do in the classroom should be
experienced by the students because they are the ones
learning it. If you don’t do that then it’s useless. It’s the
reason why I normally ask the professors to be sure that
the examinations they will be giving to the students
should be performance based, and not always written
test. In fact, the United States of America is eliminating
the paper-and-pen test or standardized test.
Question: Are there new offerings or developments
that PLMar is working out?
Answer: We try to follow and consider the directives
of the community, which is a shoe technology. Shoe
technology is essential to us. We’re delivering a certain
course for shoe technology which is a ladderized
program from TechVoc to four-year course. We are
zeroing on in the concepts and principles of
entrepreneurship. Shoe technology engages into
different programs like pattern making, designing,
business establishment and entrepreneurship. It’s a
ladderized kind of program wherein the last part will be
a four-year course is entrepreneurship. Since Marikina
is the shoe capital of the Philippines, we try to consider
also show technology in this place. So the logic is clear.
If we have billions of people in this country, then they
must need shoes. So if you try to focus on shoe
technology, hindi ka mawawalan ng trabaho. That’s the
essence of it.
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 (left) Marikina City
mayor Marcelino
Teodoro and PLMar
president Dr. Erico
Habijan shake hands
during the formal
contract signing in
the Mayor’s Office.
PLMar supports the
launch of Shoe
Technology program.
The Shoe technology
is a way to
strengthen the shoe
industry in the city,
increase the number
of expert
shoemakers, and
preserve the heritage
of the Marikenos.

Question: If more developments and changes are
underway, do you think you can also change the
perspectives of those who resist change?
Answer: Connect resistance to challenge then that
will be equal to performance. Wala namang problema
kung nagre-resist kasi oportunidad ‘yun para makita
mon a may galing ka. Pero ‘yung nagri-resist ka para
masamain ang isang tao ay ibang usapin na ‘yun.
follows that there must be a doctrine of handling a
particular change. New perspectives have corres-
ponding actions and then if you’re going to change the
actions, new results will come in. Hindi ba ang tao
kapag pinapalitan ang kanyang pang-unawa,
napapalitan ang kanyang pagkilos at kapag napapalitan
ang kanyang pagkilos, napapalitan ang resulta. Kaya
dapat nagsisimula ‘yun sa tao.
Quotes from Dr. Habijan:

Question: If you could change one thing in education, • “The moment you quality assure, the

what would it be?
Answer: Let it begin with me. Change yourself
before you change everyone. If you talk about
perspectives, then that’s the essence of change. The
moment you’re going to change your perspectives.
Your own perspective from traditional to no one. It
moment you run the project, and the moment
you evaluate the project, it’s a space for a
technologically driven kind of leadership.”
• “Forget instruction and materials, but you
don’t forget expert teachers.”
• “Let it begin with me. Change yourself
before you change everyone.”
•

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Higher Education
Teaching
 INTERNSHIP:
HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING
REFLECTION: INDEPENDENT LEARNING

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“LEARNING IS NOT ATTAINED BY CHANCE, IT MUST BE SOUGHT

FOR WITH ARDOR AND ATTENDED TO WITH DILIGENCE.”
―ABIGAIL ADAMS

If I hadn’t pursued my doctorate program, I would not have

learned the innovations in organization and management. If I
hadn’t taken every subject in my post-graduate studies seriously,
I wouldn’t have received such recognition from my professors. If
I hadn’t been active in the graduate school, I wouldn’t have
discovered my leadership skills. I must have thanked my friend,
who has considered Arellano University his second home, for
persuading me to study again. In fact, I graduated with my master
degree back in 2007, and never had a plan to study for another
post-graduate course since then.

Call it luck, my persistent friend took me out of the house, (Above) I never thought that I would be elected again as a
GSSA president. (Below) My classmates and I visited the
sacrificed his one week allowance to pay for the initial down- University of Rizal System president Dr. Marita Canapi.
payment, and assisted me throughout the day. Because of my
friend, I was able to see who I am today: a learned individual who
has been honed through learning experiences and practical
wisdom of competent professors.

Fast forward to today. Since August, I have been in the thick

of it: poring over professional books, attending to my internship
requirements, writing reflection papers, and interviewing
administrators. Now, I understand why college students seem to
lose their sanity when academic requirements are in the offing.

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 “CHANGE IS THE END RESULT OF ALL TRUE LEARNING.”
―LEO BUSCAGLI

The challenges of being a college teacher seem to become my strength as I begin to learn and teach the basics of photography to
the third year students at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina. Everything I do in this campus is always the first time.

August 5, 2019
#laborpain

It was like giving birth to a first child when I entered the room filled with
graduating college students waiting for their Organizational Communication teacher. I saw
in their eyes their high expectations which challenged me all the more to deliver the best
of what I can give. I felt like a mother to them suddenly while telling them what my life
as a teacher has been in the last 15 years. They listened to my stories as if it were the
first time they heard it from a 44-year-old mom, and they even laughed at me as if they
were children back in the old days. Only a mother knows what a child needs, and her
unconditional love becomes her strength to stay alive and face what lies ahead. Similarly,
only a good teacher knows how to become a parent to his/her students. That’s when I realized
that my first day as a college instructor at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina was like
giving a new life after dealing with my own “labor pain.”

Teaching in the tertiary level was challenging though. I am used to introducing

motivational games, giving reminders, and discussing the lessons to my high school students
for greater understanding, but this time everything has changed as it is more on empowering
the students to help develop in them independent learning and to create products or
performances as they discover their other skills such as collaboration, creativity, critical
thinking and communication. Compared to the secondary level wherein lesson plans are a must
and maximum supervision is expected, preparation at the tertiary level is less complicated
as there is less paperwork to do. But the challenging part is that a college instructor
like me should have a broader experience, greater appreciation of the society and the world,
and vast knowledge of your chosen program. It took me weeks before I get the hang of it.*
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 “I BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT BEING EXCITED
ABOUT SOMETHING. SEEING PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM HELPS
PUSH AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE.” ―STEVE IRWIN

What I admire the most about the PLMarians is their resiliency and patience to finish their studies. Despite lack of facilities, the
Mass Communication students exert more effort and exhaust possibilities to produce authentic film productions and documentaries.

August 15, 2019

#missionpluspassion

What seems to be a difficult job for some may not be the same way for others. When
the course Organizational Communication was given to me, I didn’t have any qualms about it,
although some would say that it’s going to be tough as the students may not be familiar
with words such as hierarchy, downward communication, ethical lapses, among others. My
three years as an English coordinator at St. Scholastica’s Academy in Marikina had given
me an enriching experience as I got the chance to handle seasoned and new teachers with
different attitudes and perspectives. With a positive outlook in life, which has always
been my weapon for me to keep a sense of proportion when odds seem to dominate my good
plans, I knew I could carry out the responsibilities with ease.

Eisenberg (2007) defines organizational communication as balancing creativity and

constraint focuses on how individuals use communication to work out the tension between
working within the constraint of pre-existing organizational structures and promoting change
and creativity. Practically speaking, dealing with the different behaviors within the
organization, understanding culture, climate and innovations in the organization and
identifying the hierarchical structure of a company are the essence of studying organization
communication. That’s why my first week of teaching the said subject was quite effective
as the students themselves were able to come up with their own organizations strengthen by
its vision, mission and core values. They may not be prepared for the outside world, but
at least, they have an idea about how an organization or company operates. From there, they
will be more conscious of their looks, words and actions to earn the trust of people and
gain credibility.

I have realized then that effective teaching is not only dependent on the number of
chapters in a book you have discussed, but also the choices you make, and the real-life
situations imparted for the college students to ponder on. *
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 “YOU CAN TEACH A STUDENT A LESSON FOR A DAY, BUT IF YOU
CAN TEACH HIM TO LEARN BY CREATING CURIOSITY, HE WILL
CONTINUE THE LEARNING PROCESS AS LONG AS HE LIVES.”
―ALBERT EINSTEIN

Student-faculty collaboration inside the classroom is an effective instructional strategy as students show their responsibility for
learning and the teacher extends learning by sharing related experiences and providing theories to support acquired information.

September 5, 2019
#smartfact

Teaching is like acting on stage. The teacher, being the actor, takes the limelight
providing the audience with information, dishing out jokes for entertainment, and expressing
emotions through facial expressions, gestures and bodily movement. Sometimes, I see myself
as a performing actress: showing a happy gesture to elicit a positive learning environment
and carrying a tune or two to inspire those who have less confidence in expressing
themselves. All these and more a teacher can endure doing to bring life anew to the class
with diverse backgrounds.

Teaching in a government school prepares me to become adaptive to the environment and

considerate to the needs of the students. Literally, I have to carry my personal projector
and laptop, walk up six flights of stairs since the elevator needs major repair, and manage
a class with 20-43 students for three hours per meeting. The students themselves find the
means and ways to fulfil their academic requirements despite the limited to nothing
facilities and equipment. Most of them carry their own laptops packed with video editing
apps, cameras for shooting and audio-visual materials for production. Although facilities
in the university are a major concern of the faculty and students, the school has
strengthened its vision, mission and core values as reflected on its curriculum and
instruction. Besides, the strength of any university is its competent and smart faculty.

Having been given the full responsibility to handle two sections in third year and
two sections in fourth year means doing more than what is expected of me. Coincidentally,
I am working on my research paper about teacher practices leading to instructional
competence. Based on Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers, a teacher should
observe the following domains: (1) content knowledge and pedagogy; (2)learning environment;
(3)diversity of learners; (4) curriculum planning; (5) assessment and reporting; (6)
community linkages and professional engagement; and (7) personal growth and professional
development. *
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 “INTELLECTUAL GROWTH SHOULD COMMENCE AT BIRTH AND
CEASE ONLY AT DEATH.” ―ALBERT EINSTEIN

They may create their own noises in the classroom, but when they are given a provoking question or a challenging group task, these
Mass Communication students value silence for everyone to answer comprehensibly or present an output that proves their essence.

September 14, 2019

#Photosynthesize

How would you react when the course Photography is given to you even if you’re not
into it? Would you say ‘no’ to your department head or keep mum and say, ‘yes, let’s work
it out”? In a situation like this, I chose the latter not because I wanted to challenge my
capability, but because I felt the need of the department. I wanted to help our
communications head fill in the vacant position that only a professional photographer could
express enthusiasm to teach the tech-savvy learners. I accepted the workload and got worried
thereafter. I know how to write. I know how to create a magazine. I have the eye for detail.
I have a nose for news. But I am not an enthusiastic photographer.

My first day in photography gave me jitters again as I didn’t know how to start the
lesson with credence. These 42 students in my photography class were so eager to know more
about camera techniques, composition, focus and lighting. I gave them the basics like parts
of the camera, aperture, ISO and shutter speed. Teaching photography for the first time is
like my baptism of fire as a college instructor. I recalled how I took photography class
back in my college years, and never realized that it could come back to me sometime in the
future. True enough, it gave me more than just a lesson to teach.

My instructional competence that includes the knowledge, skills and values was put
to a test though. In order for me to teach, I had to relearn the subject matter, so I read
a lot of photography books and asked some of my friends, whose job is photography, for
their assistance. Fortunately, one of those volunteered to help me facilitate one Saturday
afternoon in our discussion about depth of field and exposure. Poring over books and
examining the parts of my Single Lens reflex camera have given me confidence to teach more
than I what I thought I could only give to my students. From these experiences, I guess I
have been “photosynthesized,” the ability to produce something out of nothing in my own
perception. Lesson learned: Always come prepared for every life’s battle. *
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 “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE BEAUTY OF LIFE CAPTURED.”
―TARA CHISOLM

Our perspective about life can be

compared to a camera. When we want to
capture an image, we use the viewfinder
and look through to compose and to focus
the picture. In life, we observe and
examine a situation that can influence
our attitude or change our mood.
We adjust the aperture in the
camera to get good lighting or image
stabilization. In life, we plan things
ahead of time to set our priorities.
If we want some motion blur for
some camera effect, we move the
shutter speed. In this fast- paced
life, we try to adjust
everything based on our needs.
And when we have stretched
ourselves too thin, we start to
slow down and realize that life
does not always need
to be in a hurry.
Seize the day
and enjoy our boons.

With limited knowledge about photography, I had

hesitation to teach the Basics of Photography. If
only I could recommend a friend to substitute for me,
then this subject wouldn’t give me so much to worry
about. But when the Communication Head told me that I
was handpicked by the Dean
because of my experience in
photojournalism, which
is quite far from
photography, and also
because it was first
assigned to me when
the former photography
instructor didn’t show
up during the first

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 faculty assembly, I knew that I had
earned their trust. All I could do then
was to go back to self-studying in order
to teach following the outcome-based
education system.

In the following weeks, I saw myself in

the library scanning through the pages of
photography books. Patiently, I studied
the history of photography, parts and
functions of single lens reflex camera, and
some technical terms such as exposure,
aperture, Fstop, shutter speed, among
others. I spent so much time studying –
reading books and watching photography-related tutorials via YouTube. From that
moment on, my interest in photography has developed. I may be a bit shy to explain
what I have gone through from reading with understanding, but I certainly am
confident to hold the camera with ease and demonstrate what needs to be learned.

Strategic plans

What I have learned in Strategic Planning two semester ago gave me the freedom
to be more creative in photography lessons this year. I mapped out all the activities
I have intended to introduce to the students following the vision and mission of
the school, then I set a time frame so that students would be able to know what
lesson should be tackled and outputs are expected to be submitted within the
deadline.

In my desire to upgrade the knowledge of my college students in photography, I

invited a former student of mine at St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina, where I am
currently working as a grade
10 teacher, to demonstrate
the techniques in photo-
graphy combining the ISO,
shutter speed and aperture.
We also conducted indoor
pictorial so that the
students can apply what they
learned and show their
outputs in the class.

Since then,
photography has become a
fun learning experience to
all of us. I love my job!*

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 “PHOTOGRAPHY HELPS PEOPLE TO SEE.” ―BERNICE ABBOTT

Marikina City government official photographer Mr. Lorenzo

Gatbonton and I organized a photo exhibit cum competition among
my students in photography. We conducted a three-day seminar
workshop.

September 14, 2019

#LightsCameraAction!

Two sections of third year college students were combined for a three-day
seminar workshop in photography which was facilitated by Marikina City government
official photographer Mr. Lorenzo Gatbonton. He discussed significant points in
handling camera, how each camera part functions and the ideal exposure and
composition.

The eagle-beaver students were delighted to see and touch different cameras
brought by the facilitator. Mr. Gatbonton said that he’s been offering free
photography seminars and workshops to public and private school students for several
years now. He feels a sense of fulfilment whenever he sees budding photographers
before who are creating a name in the same industry today.

“Masaya ako sa tuwing may natutulungan ako. Sa ganitong paraan ay naipakikita

ko ang aking kakayahan na magturo hindi lamang sa pagkuha ng larawan kundi sa
pagbibigay-halaga sa kapuwa,” according to Mr. Gatbonton. He is an example of a
good leader who desires to empower everyone through teaching, to establish strong
community linkages through programs and projects and to expand his networks.

Mr. Gatbonton demonstrated the proper handling of a camera and give practical
tips and innovative techniques in capturing images.*

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 “DON’T SHOOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. SHOOT WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE.” ―DAVID ALAN HARVEY

(Left) A second Saturday meeting with Mr. Lorenzo

Gatbonton at PLMar. We take the students around
Marikina City for an indoor photoshoot. (Right) Whiel
waiting for the students to complete their task of taking
pictures around Freedom Park in Marikina City.

September 21, 2019

#Approved!

I never thought that my friendly invitation to Marikina City government

official photographer Mr. Lorenzo Gatbonton for a three-day photography seminar-
workshop with my students would result in a photo exhibit cum competition at the
city hall of Marikina. Although a photo exhibit was already in my output-based
project as a final examination of my students, the idea of making it like a
celebration of visual arts, in which noteworthy photos are to be displayed at the
Marikina City hall, only came up when Mr. Gatbonton himself offered me to
collaborate with his annual photography project.

During our regular classes, I informed my students and here’s what they said:

“Yes, ma’am. We are lucky to have you, po.”

“Wow naman ma’am. May pa exhibit na bongga tayo.”
“Thank you, ma’am for the effort and patience in teaching us.”
“Is this true na may competition pa. May medals and trophies!”
“Salamat po ng marami sa lahat ng tulong n’yo sa amin. We love you po,
Ma’am Nasiad and Sir Gat.”

With excitement in my heart, I sent a formal letter addressed to Marikina

City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro. On that same day, my letter was approved. Too bad, I
never got a chance to have a picture taking with the city mayor. *
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 “A CAMERA ALONE DOES NOT MAKE A PICTURE. TO MAKE A
PICTURE YOU NEED A CAMERA, A PHOTOGRAPHER AND ABOVE
ALL A SUBJECT. IT IS THE SUBJECT THAT DETERMINES THE
INTEREST OF THE PHOTOGRAPH.” ―MAN RAY

The local city government provided PLMar two vans for the 52 students who were set for an outdoor photo shoot. The writer
delightedly thanked the office of the Mayor for allowing the university students to use the vans that took them to different historical
places in Marikina City. The photos will be examined by professional photographers before the exhibit commences.
.

Every image captured has a unique story to tell. The students take a minute or two to check and examine their photos before going
to their next destination. Every student is expected to submit at least one of their best shots as entry to the photography contest,
although everyone is encouraged to submit as many entries as they want. In the competition, ten winners will be awarded medals to
recognize their God-given talents.

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Despite the warm temperature, the
students, together with their
instructor and three professional
photographers, visited historical
places namely Marikina Sports
Center, Freedom Park, Kapitan
Moy, Riverparks, Chinese
Pagoda, Shoe Museum, Our Lady
of Abandoned Church, Evolution
Park and Convention Center for
their outdoor photo shoot. The
students, armed with their point
and shoot cameras or single lens
reflex cameras, have shown their
confidence, creativity and
collaboration while capturing
images. (Upper photo) The
photography students got a
chance to have a posterity shot
with former public servant Ryan
Salvador (center).

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 “A WELL-EDUCATED MIND WILL ALWAYS HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS TAN ANSWERS..” ―HELEN KELLER

Interview with Jon Paulo Barcelona

Date of interview: September 12, 2019

Place of interview: College of Arts
and Science,
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina

Changes in education brought about by

the fusion of ttraditional and innovative
technology have considerably driven
universities and colleges to upgrade their
facilities, install digital systems and
revolutionize instruction through the use of
electronic learning management.

The utilization of technology in systems

and management can help run the operation
efficiently and effectively. In the instruction,
the effective use of computer with free
downloadable applications to research-based
reports has made learning more meaningful
and classroom instruction highly engaging.

In a government-subsidized university
like Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina,
additional facilities to revolutionize
academic instruction could be challenging as
funds are relatively used to address students’ school financial needs and teachers’ annual compensation. Unlike in private
universities/colleges where technology is infused in curriculum, state-run schools may find the so-called “academic
revolution” challenging as much as they want to keep up with the changing times.

As an instructional leader, Jon Paulo Barcelona said that despite economics issue at PLMar, faculty members would
explore more possibilities for knowledge acquisition and skills development of the digital learners. Today, learning creates
channels and pathways for transformation as it involves a sense of knowing oneself the world. During my interview with

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Communications Head, Jon Paula Barcelona, he shared his proposed plans for student learning, shared his dreams for the
university, and expressed optimism that their graduates can successfully achieve their dream careers despite the tough
competition in the industry. Read on.

Question: What are the challenges that you have so far encountered as the Communications Department Head at the
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina?

Answer: I guess one needs to be open minded when changes in the department are introduced. In my case, I can say
that I am blessed to have worked with seasoned professors and those who have stayed here at PLMar for more
than a decade. It means that they’re able to witness the progress of the university over the years. I consider
them as my mentors, and so far the
challenges would be the interaction between
me and my present crop of students. I should
have been more updated when it comes to
communication styles and different
interaction approaches. I am very much open
to learn new things. I am adaptive to the
environment. In terms of faculty
development, I wish the university could
send one or two teachers to attend national or
international seminars for professional and
personal growth.

Question: How do usually resolve problems under

your department?

Answer: I took the position as the

Communications Head in 2014, and I
can say that we, as faculty members,
have to be more understanding with the
situations in the university. There are
processes that we have to consider when
requesting for a certain budget. Isa na
nga ‘yung faculty seminars and
PLMar’s Communications Head Mr. Jon Paulo Barcelona expressed
trainings. optimism that Mass Communication as one of the programs being
offered in the college department won’t be dissolved next school year,
although no enrollees for the same program was taken from the first
year college this semester. The interview was conducted on September
12, 2019.

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 Question: If you could turn into a university president, what would you like to implement and why?

Answer: One thing is research and its technical functions. The university is active when it comes to extension
program. Exposure to research is expected. We just need an opportunity dahil marami namang ready na
faculty to present their researches. It is just that we need conference they could actually represent. Budget
lang talaga ang kailangan. Also, I wish for more active participation in international conference among
teachers. The possible implementation of “Teach and Go” program where faculty members can be allowed
to go for benchmarking, for example.

The Society of
Mass
Communication
received
certificates of
recognition for
the successful
screenwriting
project.

Question: Would you also consider faculty-student collaboration?

Answer: We need to consider that students need guidance in research. Hindi lang siya pang-library, ‘yung
magagamit talaga ang data. In the communications department, our teachers facilitate lessons, conduct
outcome-based projects, and help the students organize a performance-based output. In spite of the lack
of facilities in the Mass Communications Department. We have excelled in video production or film
making in the regionals and national competition. It is our way of teaching the students to apply in real
life the lessons we taught. Besides, the university fosters the Outcome-Based Education.

Question: In what ways or situations did you employ effective leadership to the next batch of students,

Answer: We’re into the Outcome-Based Education and most of the time I am present whenever they need help or
assistance. The faculty members can contribute a lot in terms of the formulation of the curriculum. Well,
we did the curriculum for the first batch of senior high school by collaborating our projects with the
professionals in the media industry. I am looking at the possibility of offering Journalism and Digital
Media next school year. *

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 Research
Administration

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 DR. ACE CARPIO LAGMAN
MULTI-AWARDED RESEARCHER * INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTOR * ACADEMIC PROGRAM COORDINATOR

REFLECTION: INQUISITIVE LEARNERS

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Date of interview:
September 5, 2019
Place of interview:
Far Eastern University –
Institute of Technology,
Sampaloc, Manila

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His name is laced with passion,

will and luck. His name perfectly
describes his bubbly personality. His
name rings a bell in the field of
research. Yes, he is Dr. Ace Lagman,
who has been recognized several times
in a many research fora and
international conventions.

In my personal interview with Dr.

Lagman, I learned that our young
Dr. Ace Lagman is an information technology head at the Far Eastern University academicians today are inquisitive
Institute of Technology and has been awarded five times as Best Presenter and Best
and competitive. They don’t stop until
Research Paper nationwide. Currently, he’s taking another doctorate program at the
Technological Institute of the Philippines. they get what they have been wanting
to achieve all their life. Back then,
teachers were compelled to follow the requirements set by the Commission of Higher Education to get credibility and
eligibility status. Today, they are out in the playing field taking advantage of what the opportunities can offer them and
creating a name for themselves. For the millennials like Dr. Ace Lagman, who has just turned 33, research is the way
to succeed. Research brings out the best in each community. Research is Dr. Ace Lagman.

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Question: Do you require your teachers to produce a research paper for the university to acquire excellence?

Answer: As long as you are following a certain percentage since the institute is aiming for Center of Excellence.
We have good accreditation, and there should have a standard to maintain. So what we want is to instill
the research culture to the faculty members. We’re not forcing them to become research members of our
team. We’re not forcing them to have research papers, but what we’re doing is we’re citing advantages
when your research is chosen to present like free to travel for international presentations and earning
major points for re-ranking.

Question: How do you empower the faculty members to get involved in research?

Answer: Research should be your own initiative to learn. I have 35 faculty members, and it makes a lot of difference
if you have a number of researches published. As a director, I must engage my colleagues in conducting
researches. It is important to have a good number or percentage of faculty who will do researches. It
doesn’t matter if you have 37 researchers but there are only five members who are doing the job. So right
now, I am conducting a collaborative research among research faculty members, so that they’d also be
informed. They also ought to learn, and have a collaboration with other faculty members. I help them by
giving my comments, and my observations should they ask for it. My process is this: If there’s a research
proposal template, I would encourage the faculty members to propose a research topic. So once the
research proposal with my own observations is ready, they can present it to me and to the senior director.
Then we would critic it, and if approved by our level, we’ll present the paper to the senior executive
director. The same research paper will be forwarded
to the Research Office for validation and further
examination.

Question: Well it seems that you have already developed a pool

of technical writers. Do you have any target as to the
number of faculty members actively engaged in
research?

Answer: 60 or 70% of the faculty members are engaged in

research. My target is to have it 80% or 100% this
November. I will go to Japan to present a research
paper that focuses on environment, and I also have
several research papers to be published which I
co-authored with other faculty members. Library head Ms. Mercedita Ragudo ties up with the
Research Department by providing them professional
books and other reference materials.

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Question: Do you have research papers authored by faculty members beside you?

Answer: Yes, we’re actually working on it. We have what we call incubation. Kapag sinabing incubation, we’re
incubating a certain project but right now we want to propose a certain algorithm. We want to propose a
new idea that could be a theory based. We want to have a project incubated because there’s a business
inside the FEU Tech. Right now, we have two research proposals. One of which is analyzing air quality
using algorithm. It’s like mapping the areas of Metro Manila to determine which area is hazardous with
regards to air elements.

Question: That was a relevant paper, Dr. Lagman. For the interested faculty members who are currently working
on their theses or dissertations for their post-graduate studies, what advice can you give to enlighten their
perceptions about research writing?

Answer: You need to know your research focus. And from that research focus, identify if this could be applied to
different disciplines. You need to see the literature whether this could be possible or not, that’s the basic
research procedure. You must also have the passion. If you have a passion about your title, it will not just
be a requirement for you; you must have this ‘kilig’ factor that this is like an experiment. You totally love
what you’re doing. They keyword here is love. Love what you’re doing. If you have your own algorithm
or if you have your own techniques, it becomes a groundbreaking theory. You have to determine your
purpose and find your direction.

Question: What do you want to instill in the

mind of your faculty members?

Answer: The best investment is to focus on

education. Having been able to
finish your studies or to earn a
master’s degree is the ultimate
way to upgrade oneself. And it is
through research that we can have
a grasp of our knowledge.

Question: When did you discover that you

have this passion for research?

The FEU- Tech library boasts its wide collection of print and non-print
Answer: It was during the time I was reference materials, not to mention the modern equipment and facility for
working on my dissertation. I convenience and comfortability of the students.

graduated with a doctorate degree

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 in 2015. Right now, I am taking another PhD. What I have since been doing is out of need. One of the
reasons is my family. If I get a well-compensated job, I could give a good life to my family. We must
have that kind of motivation. You want to earn a degree because you want to help others as well. That’s
the kind of motivation I have in life to keep me going. The best marketing of yourself is to invest for
yourself.

Question: How do you see yourself as a department head?

Answer: I am a competitive person, actually, but in a positive way. I am very happy with my faculty members
since they’re all focused on academic excellence. As of the present time, PAASCU has granted FEU-
Tech Level 3 accreditation. Likewise, the university received ISO certification. As a leader, you must be
a model. You must do the tasks for the members to follow you. Demonstrate first.

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Dr. Ace Carpio Lagman, MCP, MTA, DIT, FRIIT

Director, Information Technology Department
FEU Institute of Technology
Academic Program Coordinator
Graduate School Department

/
SUMMARY QUALIFICATIONS
Ø CHED NCR Regional Quality Assessment Team Member for ITE Programs
Ø CHED NCR Regional Quality Assessment Team Member for Multimedia
Program
Ø Granted Fellow in Royal Institute in Information Technology by Royal Institute
Singapore with ID Number: 28535
Ø Graduated Summa Cum Laude for Doctor in Information Technology
Ø Obtained numerous industry certifications which include Database Fundamentals, Networking and Microsoft
professional
Ø Awarded as Best Researcher/Presentation in numerous International Conferences which include ICIT 2017, WCSE
2018, ICIRI 2015
Ø Awarded as Gintong Kabataan ng Bulacan Professional Category by the Provincial Office of Bulacan
Ø Enrolled in PhD in Computer Science S
Ø Specialized in Business Analytics, Data Mining and Research
Ø Professional Lecturer in Master of Information Technology program
Ø Consultant, Information System and Software Development Xcode Solutions
Ø Published researches in local and international publications.
Ø Presented researchers in local and international papers.

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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Degree
PHD in Computer Science
Technological Institute of the Philippines
18 Units Enrolled (Disseration)

Post-Doctoral in Research Fellowship

2017 (On Going)

FRIIT Fellow in Royal Institute in Information Technology

Royal Institution International Singapore
ID Number: 28535

DOCTOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

AMA COMPUTER UNIVERSITY
April 2015
Best in Dissertation, Summa Cum Laude

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF LASALLETTE
2007-2010

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Baliuag University, Baliuag, Bulacan
2004-2007
Leadership Award

AWARDS RECEIVED

Best Research Presentation

Proceedings in the International Workshop on Computer Science and Engineering
June 28-30, 2018
1880 New Petchburi Road, Bangkok 10310 Thailand

Best Research Presentation

2017 International Conference in Information Technology
Extracting Personalized Learning Path in Adaptive E-Learning Environment Using Rule Based Assessment

Gintong Kabataan ng Bulacan – Professional Category

Provincial Government of Bulacan
2015

Best Dissertation
AMA University
Descriptive and Predictive Analytics of Student Graduation Using Classification Algorithms
2015

Best International Researcher

3rd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research Innovations
Descriptive and Predictive Analytics of Student Graduation Using Classification Algorithms
2015

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 ITAM BAYANI Awardee
Far Eastern University East Asia College
July 26, 2013

DR. VERNON REYES

CURRICULUM HEAD AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MARIKINA

Date of interview: August 16, 2019 * Place of interview: Research Department

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Curriculum Head and Research Director

Dr. Vernon Reyes explained how the
university struggles when it comes to
infrastructure and facilities. Despite
limited resources, Dr. Reyes tries to look
for ways and means for the faculty and
students to be afforded quality reference
materials intended for research which she
would like to improve in the succeeding
years.

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 Hard as it is to admit, expecting for comprehensive research studies from the college students at the Pamantasan
ng Lungsod ng Marikina is like finding a needle in a haystack. For one, the university library has very limited print
and non-print reference materials, and many of the available journals are outdated. This has been the silent clamor of
the graduating students who seize every moment in the library to find whatever resources the library could provide
them for their paper. More often than not, they resort to using online searches, most of which, however, are not
credible, and interviews with their respondents.

Curriculum Head and Research Director Dr. Vernon Reyes could do nothing but wait for the local government
to see their utmost need for reference books, instructional materials and electronic learning management, although he
had pressed this issue to the Office of the University President in the hope that subsidy for acquisition of print and
nonprint reference materials be considered in time for the completion of the new building. Dr. Reyes believed that
achieving academic excellence constitutes quality infrastructure, authentic curriculum and competent faculty
members.

Unlike other universities in Metro Manila, PLMar gets its funding from the local government, which is very
limited and could not even sustain the daily operations of the university. The faculty, for one, receives a measly salary,
that may have propelled each member to do part time teaching jobs in other colleges or universities. In fact, there is a
great number of part-time instructors or professors compared to the number of regular or permanent professors or
instructors at PLMAR.

In a recent meeting with the faculty members, Dr. Vernon stressed that there is no monetary reward for those
who have been chosen as thesis advisers or committee members during the oral defense. He also fosters the idea of
developing Faculty-Student Collaboration Program wherein there is a chance for our research papers to be examined
for national or international publication. It has been the dream of any research director to have a published journal or
research paper from the university itself or under his or her department. That dream remains a dream if no one will
initiate the act. Dr. Vernon Reyes himself initiates that kind of action to achieve efficiency and productivity. Here’s
the transcript of our talk.

Question Since your formal appointment as Curriculum Head and Research Director, what problems related to
curriculum and instruction have you observed? What solutions have you so far proposed?

Answer: Let’s talk about infrastructure and competencies. Problems concerning infrastructure and competency
cannot be resolved overnight. Let’s take, for example, formulating an updated research manual. Because
of the limited resources we have in our university, we always have to find ways to be able to circumvent
the needs of the students in terms of research materials. Subscription to journals cost so much, but we
practically need them. So, we try to create our own in order to acquire information without necessarily
violating ethical considerations. We need to justify our actions. We need to start somewhere. That’s how
we deal with it. It will be more difficult if we rely solely on the school resources. In the faculty, kapag

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 talagang kailangan na kailangan ang mga researches, I just told them about Sci-Hub, which is a website
that provides free access to millions of research papers and books. You don’t need to pay because Sci-
Hub crosses over the pay walls. I am not promoting this though. It’s just that our school can’t afford costly
subscriptions, and we practically need to use those published materials.

Question Have you also considered the fact that some faculty would not want to pursue their research study because
they didn’t see the relevance of it in their work anymore?

Answer: Yes, not all teachers are excited in the idea of publishing their research paper. Para sa kanila, tama na ang
maging adviser kasi hindi nila nakikita ang urgency na makapag-publish ng research. In the past, they
were encouraged to present a research for publication; however, they did it out of compliance especially
during school accreditation. It’s going back to the culture of appreciation. In my experience, there’s
always a pressure from the administration on publishing a research paper. Kaya lang, palaging naghababol
sa oras or the quality is compromised. Kaya the idea of student-faculty collaboration came to mind. There
was a positive reception among faculty since this saves time and energy, and they are like setting a
mentorship program for their students. In that way, we can establish a culture of appreciation.

Question: As a curriculum head, how would you want to implement curriculum-based learning to college?

Answer: That’s where we include research when we start working on curriculum and instruction. However, doon
din ako nahihirapan because you cannot just tell your faculty to do the same things to meet your
expectations. Pero ang sinasabi ko ay suggestion lamang. For example, gagawa ng mission-vision pero
hindi naman talaga ni-research nang husto. I have to set a meeting with the program head and another
meeting with the dean to clarify some matter or resolve certain issues. While working on curriculum

The college students at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina have developed in them the resiliency and resourcefulness.
They exhaust possibilities in order for them to complete major tasks. With Dr. Vernon Reyes, who also chairs the Psychology
Department, the students are expected to conduct research-based outputs.

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 mapping, I make sure that the expected competencies are incorporated per subject; otherwise, the
teaching-learning process may not be demonstrated well in the class.
Question: Speaking of mission and vision of the university, how do students develop this understanding? Do they
all have attended an orientation?
Answer: As much as I would love to give orientation in my class, for example, I can’t because I need to start my
classes on this time. Parang ‘yung priorities mo nao-overlook tuloy to the extent na palagay natin
negligible na. It should start with the mission and vision. Kailangan ko munang daanan ‘yun for my
course. We know that PLMar is politically affiliated institution, so we don’t know kung ano ba talaga
ang mission-vision ng university. On a positive note, we started OBE in 2018. Doon pa lang nag-start
mag-sink in sa mga tao na parang ‘ah okey kaya pala may OBE kasi may sunusundan tayong institutional
objective’, na sa tingin nila we didn’t have before.

Question: As a teacher, how do you teach the college students to conduct a research-based work?
Answer. I will go back to Introduction to Psychology, which is my department before I accepted the
administrative position. I ask them to write a literature review using five to ten references. From there,
masasanay silang mag-integrate ng ideas and mag-synthesize. The students must know that summarizing
or synthesizing is not the same as copying and pasting selected texts.

Question: Has your department conducted a survey aimed at determining the level of engagement of the faculty in
research writing for publication?
Answer: Making a survey is not my priority now. Una, wala akong tao to help me in formulating survey or
evaluation tools, so ako rin ang gagawa niyan. We’re trying to figure out whether or not any research-
based activity or lessons are integrated in their syllabi. From there, I can see who among the faculty is
potential to be engaged in research.

Question: As an administrator, how do policies are developed and implemented?

Answer: In my observation, policies are not strictly followed because somehow we see some loopholes in it. If we
seriously want people to comply with certain policies, we have to discuss the policies to them including
its rationale. There must be a certain level of research work hindi lang nag-iimbento tayo ng policies kasi
gusto lang natin i-implement kaagad.

Question: What are your goals this school year?

Answer: We have actually started a research committee. These selected faculty members were given more time to
conduct their studies and less teaching load so they could concentrate on their projects. Hopefully, they
can present their study within the year. Hopefully, we can start the collaboration between the students and

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 the faculty, and finalize the ethical manual. I also plan to organize one or two workshops for the faculty
that would encourage them to conduct researches despite limited resources and lack of funds.*

AU- GSSA RESEARCH PROPOSAL

MENERE NASIAD & DR. FEDERICO CASTILLO

Date of meeting: September 14, 2019 * Place of interview: Room A, AU - Graduate Studies

I have been into writing since high school, and I
guess, I won’t never get tired of doing the same thing
because I love what I am doing. In fact, this reflection
paper has been my ultimate reason why I have to go back
to reading voraciously, writing concisely and think
creatively; however, this has also been the cause of
having sleepless nights and countless headaches in the
morning. Since then, I have come to realize that
internship for the doctoral students is a test of your
intelligence, of your patience, and of your physical
strength.
As a post-graduate student at the Arellano University,
I have learned reading alone is not enough to acquire new
learning. It takes time, effort and resources for one to be
able to gain this so-called life-altering experiences.
Likewise, it is important to earn the trust of the people
who have worked and studied with you throughout your
journey for they have become your source of strength and
inspiration.
The internship program gave me the opportunity to
teach in college for one semester, rub elbows with higher
education administrators, and organize a week-long
photo exhibit supported by the local government in
Marikina City. Without this internship, I would have not
experienced life’s challenges like setting up an
appointment with the city mayor for the staging of the
photo exhibit and meeting the administrators and
research directors.
I must have thanked my professors and the Arellano
University Graduate School of Studies Association for

Extreme left: Dr. Paulo Manuel L. Macapagal, Dr. Elias M. Sampa, Dr. Gary C. Dy, Doc Ferdinand C. Lacuata, Romarico M.
Perez, Menere R. Nasiad, Kelly June G. Manuel, Dean Maria Teresa F. Calderon, Meldred R. Reyes, Joan E. Pagilagan, Mark
Joseph D. Santos, Dr. Federico C. Castillo, and Dr. Lucky S. Carpio.

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embarking on their trust on me when I chaired in the
concurrent seminar-workshop, organized a fundraising
activity for the Masalipit Elementary School in Bulacan,
and presented an action research that concerns the needs
of the graduate students. To note. I was the AU-GSSA
president for school year 2018-2019.
This year, I was re-elected as the president of the AU-
GSSA and am expected to carry out my responsibilities
as a representative of the graduate students.
One of the major projects that the AU-GSSA for this
year are the following:
• Research Forum
• Get-Together
• Fundraising activity
• Research Proposal
identifying the profile of the players, including their
academic performance. In this way, the AU-GSSA not
only helps in donating sports equipment, but also tries to
provide services through tutorial or counseling, for
example, to reinforce learning.
AU-GSSA adviser Dr. Federico Castillo and I talked
about the following: (1) proposal letter to conduct survey
in November of this year addressed to the principal of
MES through the AU ComDev; (2) possible survey
questions to the young respondents; and (3) invitation,
budget request and program. We hope we can sustain the
needs of our adopted school through the generosity of the
graduate students of the Arellano University.
After a week since that meeting, I sent the
questionnaire, together with the proposal letter, to Dr.
Castillo through the Office of the Graduate Studies. Few
days after, I received a response stating that the

RESEARCH PROPOSAL questionnaire has been approved and the proposal letter
has been forwarded to the Community Development
In 2018, the AU-GSSA, together with their adviser
Office for final approval (Please see sample
Dr. Federico Castillo, visited the varsity football and
questionnaire on the next page for your perusal). *
baseball players of the Masalipit
Elementary School in Bulacan to
donate sports equipment and gears.

This school year, the AU-GSSA

and the Community Development
Department plan to visit the recipient
school to strengthen relationship with
the community members, express full
support to the young varsity players
and conduct action research aimed at

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 QUESTIONNAIRE
The Arellano University Graduate School Student Association, in cooperation with the
Community Development, would like to ask for your usual support by answering this questionnaire for
our research report on the academic performance of the Masalipit Elementary School varsity players. By
answering the following questions, we can determine how our varsity players manage their studies and extracurricular
activities at the same time.

Rest assured that all the information you have written below will be kept confidential and will be used only for
our research report. Thank you very much.

Noted by:

Dr. Maria Teresa Calderon Dr. Federico Castillo

Dean of Graduate School Academic Coordinator

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Name: ______________________, __________________________, __________ Age: _________

(surname) (first name). (middle initial)
Grade level: ____________________________ Section: ______________________________________________
Gender: ____________Home address: ___________________________________________________________
Mother’s name: ______________________________________ Occupation: ______________________________
Father’s name: ______________________________________ Occupation: ______________________________
Income per month of parents:
q P1000-3000 q P1001-13000 q P18001-19000
q P3001-5000 q P13001-15000 q P19001-20000
q P5001-7000 q P15001-17000 q ibang sagot: _______
q P7001-10000 q P17001-18000

Educational attainment of mother: q elementary q high school q college

Educational attainment of father: q elementary q high school q college

Panuto: Itiman ang kahon na iyong sagot.

1. Gaano ka na katagal nag-aaral sa Masalipit Elementary School?

q 1sang taon q dalawang taon q tatlong taon q apat na taon
q limang taon q anim taon q ibang sagot; ________________
2. Ilang taon ka lang noong una kang sumali sa larong football or baseball?
q 7 taong gulang q 8 taong gulang q 9 taong gulang
q 10 taong gulang q 11 taong gulang q 12 taong gulang
q 13 taong gulang q ibang sagot; ________________

3. Ilang taon ka nang naglalaro ng football o baseball para sa inyong paaralan?

q 1sang taon q dalawang taon q tatlong taon q apat na taon
q limang taon q anim taon q ibang sagot; ________________

4. Paano ka napasama sa varsity ng inyong paaralan?

q ako ay nag ty-out q ako ay ni-recruit q ibang sagot; ________________

5. Sa mga pangkaraniwang araw, ilang beses sa loob ng isang linggo kayo ng inyong koponan nag-eensayo?
q isa q dalawa q tatlo q apat
q lima q anim q pito q ibang sagot: _________

6. May mga pagkakataon bang kayo ay ‘absent’ sa inyong paaralan dahil sa pag-eensayo?
q 00 q hindi q hindi ko na maalala

7. Ilang beses sa loob ng isang taon kayo nakalalahok sa kumpetisyon?

q isa q dalawa q tatlo q apat q ibang sagot: _______

8. Kapag nalalapit na ang inyong kumpetisyon sa football o baseball, gaano kadalas kayo nag-eensayo?
q Mula Lunes hanggang Linggo q isang beses sa loob ng isang linggo
q dalawang beses sa loob ng isang linggo q tatlong beses sa loob ng isang linggo
q apat na beses sa loob ng isang linggo q limang beses sa loob ng isang lingo
q anim na beses sa loob ng isang linggo

9. Anong antas ng kumpetisyon nakaabot ang inyong koponan?

q district q division q regional q national q ibang sagot: _______

10. Alin sa mga asignaturang nabanggit ang may pinakamataas kang marka sa report card ngayong unang markahan?
q math q science q filipino q english q araling panlipunan

11. Alin sa mga asignaturang nabanggit ang may pinakamababa kang marka sa report card ngayong unang markahan?
q math q science q filipino q english q araling panlipunan

12. Batay sa iyong karanasa, alin sa mga asignaturang ito ang napakahirap aralin?
q math q science q filipino q english q araling panlipunan

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13. Alin naman a mga asignaturang ito ang pinakamadaling aralin?
q math q science q filipino q english q araling panlipunan

14. Isulat sa patlang ang iyong nakuhang marka sa report card noong Unang Markahan, school year 2019-2020.
q math = ________ q science = ________
q filipino = ________ q english = ________
q english = ________

15. May mga pagkakataon bang hindi ka nakasasama sa kumpetisyon sa football o baseball dahil sa hindi mo naabot ang
itinakdang marka o grado sa kahit anumang asignaturang nabanggit sa itaas?
q oo q hindi

16. May bagsak ka ba na marka ngayong Unang Markahan?

q meron q wala

17. Ikaw ba ay kasama sa Top Ten ng inyong klase ngayong Unang Markahan?
q oo q hindi

18. Ikaw ba ay nakalahok na rin sa mga paligsahan tulad ng Quiz Bee, Spelling Contest, o Essay Writing Contest sa inyong
paaralan?
q oo Ilagay kung anong paligsahan ito: _______________________________
q hindi pa

19. Isa ka ba sa masasabing consistent honor student ng inyong paaralan?

q oo q hindi

20. Ipagpapatuloy mo pa rin ba ang pagiging varsity player pagtuntong mo ng hayskul?

q oo q depende q hindi na

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 PROPOSAL LETTER

September 26, 2019

TO: Ms. Andreline D. Ansula, B.S.S.W.

Director
Office of the Community Development

FROM: Menere R. Nasiad

AU-GSSA president
School Year 2019-2020
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Dear Ma’am/Sir:

The Arellano University Graduate School Student Association plans to visit the Masalipit Elementary School to conduct a
survey with the varsity players of football and baseball and a personal interview with their parents and assigned coach(es).
Gathered data will be used for our research report that aims at identifying the academic performance of the varsity players
and how it can affect their overall achievement in the sports they are currently engaged in. Attached in this paper is a
questionnaire for the varsity players.

To recall, the AU-GSSA, together with a representative from the Community Development, went to MES to address the
needs of the elementary players during their training. Through the concerted effort and donations of the graduate school
students, we were able to donate baseball bats, gloves, and sports gear. The activity was also featured in Bandera
newspaper earlier this year.

With this, we would like to strengthen our partnership with the Masalipit Elementary School by documenting significant
information about the varsity players, school-related activities, support from the different organizations, among others.
For your perusal, we wish to inform you about our proposed program during the conduct of this research. Here are as
follows:

Proposed date: any of the available date within November 11-15, 2019
Time: 10:00 – 5:00 pm
Venue: Masalipit Elementary School
Time Activity Budget
10:00 am Arrival at MES Particulars Amount needed
10:00-10:30 - Exchanging pleasantries with Snacks for the participants, P1,500
the teachers, coaches and staff including teachers, coaches,
- Registration administrators and parents of the
- Snacks for the participants varsity players
- Orientation and Instruction
10:30-12:00 - Distribution, answering and Transportation and toll fees P2,000
collection of questionnaires

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 12:00 - Lunch break Printing of certificates, P800
questionnaires and photos
1:00 – 3:00 - Tallying of results Snacks and lunch for AU-GSSA P1,500
- Coordinating with the head and companions
teacher in relation to data
gathering
5:00 - Arrival at the Arellano Total P5,800
University

We hope for your positive response regarding this activity. Thank you very much for continuously supporting the social
involvement program of the AU-GSSA.

Should you have inquiries or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call or send a text to this number: 0923-4280246
God speed.

Respectfully,

Menere R. Nasiad
AU-GSSA president

Noted by:

Dr. Federico Castillo

AU-GSSA adviser

Dr. Maria Teresa Calderon

Graduate School Dean

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 My age doesn’t reflect what I have become today.
My achievement doesn’t define who I am today.
It’s my education that puts me back
to where I should be up to this day
– Menere Nasiad

What makes an ideal leader? Is there such a thing as a perfect leader? Do you want to become a leader?
These are just some of the questions hovering in my mind while writing this article. Many companies would hire
applicants on the basis of their strengths, skills, performance rating and personality. These employees are expected to perform
well or beyond the expectations of the management in the hope that their efforts and commitment to service would pay off.
This is where promotion comes into the picture.
A simple employee becomes the new manager. And as a manager, he carries more responsibilities and becomes
accountable for his subordinates’ actions. Ready or not to become a leader, that person has to learn what responsible
leadership is all about. In a similar manner, a teacher performs different leadership roles.

In the classroom, the teacher acts as a manager to maintain discipline; in the faculty, the teacher acts as a strategic leader
to be able to come up with a well-structured program; and in the school community, the teacher acts as an external
development leader to strengthen partnerships with stakeholders. These and more are what the teacher acts and behaves to
gain respect and credibility of the people around
him or her.

Aside from teaching in the college level,

specifically the third year for photography and the
fourth year for organizational communication, I
was invited by groups of graduating students to
become their research adviser. I only got to meet
them once a week to check their activity and edit
their manuscripts (see appendix for a sample of my
corrections).

To note, my classes at PLMar are scheduled

every Tuesday and Thursday (5:30-8:30 pm), and The fourth year college students have immersed themselves into research
Saturday (1:00-7:00 pm). paper writing. The consultation in the classroom happened right after
our evening class, Organizational Communication, at 7:30 pm.

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 Recently, I was sent by St. Scholastica’s
Academy in Marikina to attend a three-day
conference on innovation in teaching entitled,
Education 4.0, organized and sponsored by Phoenix
Publishing. The said educational event was held
from October 4-6 at the Quest Hotel in Clark,
Pampanga. The seminar was participated in by the
grade 10 teachers, most of them were seasoned
teachers, senior high school teachers, and
administrators. The conference dealt with how the
teachers can integrate more innovative strategies in
conducting performance or product-based tasks.
The speakers introduced modern educational
applications and electronic learning management
The three-day seminar in Clark, Pampanga provided seasoned teachers
and administrators informative readings on the use of technology in systems to keep the generation Z learners motivated
classroom teaching. Indeed, we prepare ourselves for the fourth industrial
and challenged to learn.
revolution.
In the culminating part of my reflection paper, I
would like to show you a matrix of how I connect all things I had completed and the relevance of each to leadership.
Interviews PLMar University
president, communications head, Takes the challenge by dealing a
INSTRUCTIONAL ‘tertiary level’ life in a government run
research director and multi-
LEADERSHIP
awarded researcher in school and performs responsibilities as
information
technology at FEU. a part-time college instructor.
Learns their strategies in
management
time MICRO-
and leadership styles POLITICAL
in their unique ways. LEADERSHIP
Organizes a photography
STRATEGIC exhibit and competition by
EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP establishing tie-ups with the
DEVELOPMENT Marikina City Government
LEADERSHIP on November 12-16, 2019.

Empowers the students to express their
appreciation for their community by
staging a photo exhibit. This will be seen
by the Marikina residents and other Helps facilitates action research for

visitors at the city hall. CULTURAL the Masalipit Elementary School

MANAGERIAL
LEADERSHIP
Identifies the city government
allocated budget for school year
2019-2020 at the Pamantasan ng
Lungsod ng Marikina. Budget report
was discussed by the University
president, Dr. Eriko Habijan, himself.
LEADERSHIP varsity players; Maps out programs
and projects with the AU-GSSA
officers 2019. All these are anchored
on the school identity and culture.
Assigns the officers of the AU-GSSA to
HUMAN facilitate and organize the upcoming
Research Forum; Attends a three-day
RESOURCES conference and shares what I have learned
LEADERSHIP
about innovations in Education 4.0. to my
colleagues
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B I B L I O G R A P H Y

Altbach, P., Reisberg, L. & Rumbley, L. (2010). Tracking a global academic revolution. Change:
The Magazine of Higher Learning. 42. 30-39. 10.1080/00091381003590845.

Brulles, D., and Brown K. (2018). A teacher’s guide to flexible grouping and collaborative
learning: form, manage, assess, and differentiate in groups. Strategies for extending learning processes
in groups. Free Spirit Publishing. Minneapolis: USA. pp. 104-105.

Eisenberg, E. M., Goodall, H. L., & Trethewey, A. (2007). Organizational communication:

Balancing creativity and constraint, 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Romano, Micahel T. (2003). The ultimate goal: the technology-dependent curriculum,

Empowering teachers with technology. Scarecrow Press: Lanham, Maryland. p. 135.

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 EVALUATIVE CRITERIA FOR THE FINAL REPORT
Criteria Description Score
Content The extent to which the student’s work responds appropriately with relevance to an assignment
or problem. Papers should reflect a clear understanding of an issue or concept to be analyzed or
discussed.
Organization The extent to which the paper contains a thesis that announces a position to be supported for the
particular purpose of the paper.
Expression The extent to which sentences are clear in meaning, varied in structure, and effective for the
particular purpose of the paper.
Mechanics The extent to which the paper conforms to the current practices of standard written English in
grammar, punctuation, spelling and sentence structure.

GRADING SYSTEM
Score Total Range
Points
Title Date Submitted
Educational Qualification July 13, 2019 465-500 1.0
Title Date Submitted
Strategic Leadership 400-464 1.25
Instructional Leadership July 20, 2019
Reaction Papers Cultural Leadership
Received by Miss Human Resources Leadership
Issay External Development Leadership August 17, 2019
Managerial Leadership
Micro-political Leadership August 24, 2019
Final Paper with Reflection on the Experience
Title Date Submitted 350-399 1.50
Higher Education Administration Internship
- Interview with the PLMar University President October 12, 2019
- Report on the first Faculty Assembly which was called to order
by the university president
Research Administration Internship
- Interview with multi-awarded researcher at the
FEU-Tech Institute
- Interview with PLMar Research Director
- Report on being invited as a thesis adviser for first
semester
Higher Education Teaching Internship
- Journal on classroom teaching with the college students
- Journal on staging a photo-exhibit and competition
supported by the Marikina City government
- Attended a three-day seminar on Education 4.0 in Pampanga
.
300-349 1.75

250-299 2.0

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APPENDICES

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September 23, 2019

TO: MR. RAFAEL TICMAN

Accounting Manager
RFM Corporation

FROM: MENERE NASIAD

Instructor
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina
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Dear Mr. Ticman:

Please accept my warm felicitations.

I am Menere Nasiad, a part-time instructor at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina, and would like to humbly ask for
your generosity to support this community-based project of the third year and fourth year college students in their
Photography exhibit from November 4-16 at the Marikina City hall, ground floor. These public school students have
undergone a three-day intensive training and workshop in Photography, which is part of their curriculum this semester,
under my instruction with the assistance of a friend and a professional photographer Mr. Lorenzo Gatbonton.

With the aim of exposing the potentials of our students and enrich their knowledge in photography, which can later lead
to their future career or employment, the photo exhibit showcases the rich culture, heritage and traditions of Marikina
City. We are lucky that we were able to get the support of the city government to use their hall for our photo exhibit for
free.

We currently are in need of the following of which any one of these your office can sponsor. Here are as follows:
• Food and drinks for 55 students
• Gift certificates to be given to students who are recognized as Best photographers (Top Ten only)
• Freebies we can give to our panel of judges (three persons only)
In return, we will include RFM in our acknowledgment at the start of the formal opening of the photo exhibit. You can
also send your logo to be included in our tarpaulin. This may be just a simple activity, but our students, who majority of
them come from low-income bracket, will be able to feel a sense of pride of their creative works.

You may contact me at this number: 09234280246. You may also send your logo at: bingnasiad@yahoo.com.

Thank you very much for your kindness. God bless you a hundredfold.

Respectfully,

Menere Nasiad

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October 7, 2019

TO: HONORABLE MARION ANDRES

Vice Mayor
Marikina City

FROM: MENERE NASIAD

Instructor
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina
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Dear Mr. Ticman:

Please accept my warm felicitations.

I am Menere Nasiad, a part-time instructor at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina, and would like to humbly ask for
your generosity to support this community-based project of the third year and fourth year college students in their
Photography exhibit from November 4-16 at the Marikina City hall, ground floor. These public school students have
undergone a three-day intensive training and workshop in Photography, which is part of their curriculum this semester,
under my instruction with the assistance of a friend and a professional photographer Mr. Lorenzo Gatbonton.

With the aim of exposing the potentials of our students and enrich their knowledge in photography, which can later lead
to their future career or employment, the photo exhibit showcases the rich culture, heritage and traditions of Marikina
City. We are lucky that we were able to get the support of the city government to use their hall for our photo exhibit for
free.

We currently are in need of prizes for the TOP THREE winners of which your office can sponsor. We greatly appreciate
any amount you can provide for our winners. Likewise, we wish to invite you to hand the cash prize, certificates and
trophies to the top three winners in the awarding ceremony.

Allow us also to acknowledge your name during the photo exhibit. This may be just a simple activity, but our students,
who majority of them come from low-income bracket, will be able to feel a sense of pride of their creative works.

You may contact me at this number: 09234280246.

Thank you very much for your kindness. God bless you a hundredfold.

Respectfully,

Menere Nasiad
Instructor, PLMar

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