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Ulep New Proposal PDF
Ulep New Proposal PDF
Ulep New Proposal PDF
School of Education
By
GERALDO P. ULEP
Background of the study
and services. It resulted in a significant way to people within the university who
would communicate through emails, chat rooms, social media, websites, especially
in the teaching and learning process. The fast pace of information, communication
and technology have affected our education which changed its crucial role in
these technologies and pedagogical tools can be an integral part of higher education
transform towards greater efficiency with the goal of larger market share, increased
prestige, and status ( Chirikov, 2016). For these reasons, they should look for how
curriculum and teaching methods, because more students are to be taught than
before. Stakeholders demand that learning experience be worth their money and
student body is changing so as the teaching methods ( Henard and Ringuet, 2008).
collaboration ( Haji and Moluayonge, 2015). These programs can be achieved in one
way or another through the use of ICT which often serves as an effective tool for
supporting and coordinating their international activities (Magzan and Maslac,
2003).
along with the need of a diverse group of learners must have an alternative means
to learn effectively, and this poses an astonishing challenge for universities to teach
With the scenario confronted, the Philippine government had enforced national
Commission on Higher Education has taken a lot of efforts towards the adoption of
ICT to be used in higher education which affects almost everyone ( Rodrigo, 2001).
teachers and freeing students from the traditional way of teaching, administrators
must ensure that teachers and students are able to make the best use for it
(Ghavifekr and Rosdy, 2015). This ICT can be effective for the SUCs if they
themselves are convinced that ICT is useful in maximizing the university resources
It is important that SUCs are willing to adopt ICT and integrate it into the whole
of selected SUCs that will identify institutional policies regarding the use of ICT in
Results may recommend and suggest standard and guidelines on the effective
There are numbers of researches on the use of ICT in an education context and
developed countries, but few were conducted on how this manifested in the
specifically in the context of state universities and colleges will be explored which is
Region XII. In order to approach the goal, the following study aims are presented:
1. To identify the course degrees in Engineering Education Program that
utilization.
utilizing ICT.
3. To identify the challenges faced in the adoption of ICT by the administrators and
4. To be able to present results that can be a basis for the formulation of policies,
Education Programs.
Research Questions
In order to achieve these objectives, the following researched questions are made
1. What are the course degrees in Engineering Education Program that implements
5. What are the existing policies, standards, guidelines, and strategies regarding the
Institutional Policy. Identifying what are the existing policies and guidelines
this will help be able to improve its policies and strategies related to the
Contribution to new research. This study will give them the chance to inform
Theoretical Lens/Framework
This proposed study is anchored in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use
an individual believes that using the system will help him or her to attain gains in
job performance”; Effort expectancy is defined as “the degree of ease associated
with the use of the system” ; Social influence is defined as “the degree to which an
individual perceives that [other important people] believe he or she should use the
used as a support and foundation of this proposed study to explain the experiences
selected state universities and colleges. Since this theory focused on a specific
In order to guide the researcher in the right way, it is necessary to review some
other engineers have created this technology. Its potential as a teaching and
learning tool is enormous but problematic. The impact on the tertiary education
sector and in particular about how ICT is used in pedagogy appropriately is vital
educational programs is the means to bridge the long distance between the present
and its attractive features their role in engineering education is lagging behind with
respect to other disciplines of education. Besides that a close look at the challenges
opportunities that ICT can Offer, actions needed to overcome the challenges and the
strategies for integrating ICT Engineering Education for effective teaching and
learning at all levels of the tertiary educational system in the country is also
definition to include:
systems and processes for specific purposes (UNESCO, 2010, p. 24). That in order to
achieve this fine tune definition, Engineering Education Program in the Philippines,
the government accredited engineering programs with a very tight regulation of the
undergraduate engineering programs and has led the Philippines in applying and
getting the provisional membership to the Washington Accord. In 2007 and 2008,
the Commission on Higher Education, through the Technical Panel for Engineering
and Technology (TPET), has mandated all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to
follow the outcomes based educational (OBE) system in all engineering programs
learning platforms and architectures are still very promising for engineering
conducted among 16 key informants from eight state colleges and universities
(SUCs) in Region V from May 8-18, 2007 to determine their implementation of the
E-Commerce Law (RA 8797) and the constraints to their compliance. Specifically,
the research (1) determined the SUCs’ information and communication technology
as of March 2008 according to the standards of the United Nations and the American
their findings, the SUCs had enough ICT hardware and software to undergo the
preliminaries of e-governance, the ICT unit was not properly staffed, the head of the
unit was usually a designated officer only, and the support staff were not usually
plantilla positions. Also, the respondents were only partially aware of the whole
provisions of e-government. Only two SUCs had development plans that explicitly
proposed the establishment and maintenance of a website. Further, only six SUCs
had downloadable websites as of March 2008. Of these six websites, only two
trainings, hiring if permanent IT staff, regular budget allocation for IT, and proactive
System”, a bill which affirms the belief that information technology is the bridge to
professionals and technology-literate manpower, both the Senate and the House of
and private institutions to incorporate technology into the curriculum at all levels of
education (IT 21). While, in a February 2000 statement, Manuel Villar, Jr., Speaker of
the masses as well, who, by learning to use them will be given the opportunity to
The executive arm of the Philippine government has also adopted extensive
the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
improve the accessibility and quality of education through the use of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT). Among the objectives of the plan were to
governance when it passed Republic Act No. 8792 otherwise known as the E-
commerce Act on June 14, 2000. The Act requires all agencies of government,
of higher learning. These functions are instruction, research, community service and
production. The primary function which is instruction deals with the delivery of the
knowledge and skills to the students. Research deals with the development of new
theories and practices to be used by the university and society. Service to the
and Management (DBM) have issued joint Circulars No. 1 dated May 29, 2003 and
No. 1-B dated June 21, 2007 citing the four Key Result Areas (KRAs), namely, (1)
Quality and Relevance of Instructions; (2) Research Capability and Outputs within
the last 3 years; (3) Relations with and services to the Community and (4)
Management of resources. The mentioned areas represent the major indicators that
respective SUCs. CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 60, series of 2007 a policy
on the leveling of the State University Colleges will be determined on the total
points earned by the institution in the four KRAs as follows; Level IV – 28-35 points,
Level III – 20-27 points, Level II – 11-19 points, Level I – below 11 points.
While, the National Computer Center (NCC) is the lead government agency to
supervise and policy making body. With this the NCC issued Memorandum Circulars
(MC) No. 2002-01 and 2003-01 prescribing all government departments and
agencies to comply with the E-commerce Act by creating their official website and to
Despite the attractive features of ICT in education, and the many advantages
that successful use of these technological resources can offer to the education sector
investigate the challenges that face full utilization of these technology resources in
engineering educational content delivery, the great opportunities that ICT can offer,
and actions that can be taken to overcome the challenges. The challenges are
of pedagogical use of ICT in education and the lack of clear policy of how and what
type of engineering educational content delivery mode can benefit most from
This will identify the research design, the unit of analysis and procedure of
choosing the respondents. It will also describe the scope and coverage, data
Research Design
explore the experiences, practices and challeneges met the Engineering education
pointed out that qualitative research is used to study a research problem requiring
Data Collection
Interview (KII) and a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) will be used to gather the data
needed. It will focus in the data examination that describes in any form of initiative
and challenges as been experienced by the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) KII
will be administered to the key persons who are administering the university’s
Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Notes will be taken during each
will be used for the identified key administrators. It is assume that as an academic
leader, she or he knew who were already tenured and may have a good knowledge
Technology (ICT).
Further, the scope of the sample and the selection of the setting are driven by
two principles. One is that setting and sample are purposively selected. Of which
all the sample members are similar, such as a particular occupation or level in an
This may involve choosing the “best,” most optimal example of the
phenomenon and the setting in which you are most likely to see whatever it is you
are interested in. It may involve observing or interviewing experts in that particular
topic or experience. Alternatively, you may select a setting because it allows you to
obtain examples of each of several stances or experiences. The study may proceed
of those participants already in the study). The second principle of sampling is that
once you have begun to understand whatever it is you are studying, your sampling
Unit of Analysis
1. For Key Informant Interview (KII), the key informants were the
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