IBA Research Symposium

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I consider my case a real mismatch indeed. While I was trained to handle sciences, I was typecast into teaching research and statistics. And worse, I am handling these subjects among business students. I was appointed as a research coordinator of the institute I am with (they said a trendsetter, IBA) and last October 6, 2008, we again broke our silence by sponsoring the very first institute-driven research symposium on management of business and human organizations. Here's a press release from the Research Committee.

Tracer study, proposed research program
win best papers in IBA Research confab

A graduate tracer study and a proposed research program won best papers in the Institute of Business and Accountancy (IBA) Research Symposium on management of business and human organizations held at the Community Outreach Center, RSC, Main Campus on October 6, 2008. Organizers claimed that it was the first institute-driven activity to respond to the challenge of elevating research initiatives in the College into a higher level.

The symposium was a collaborative effort of the IBA Research Committee and the College Research, Development and Extension Center (RDEC). Reflective of the theme, ‘Cultivation of Research Culture Towards a State of the Art Business Education,’ the institute believes that refocusing its directions from instruction to research is very timely since this is the area where the College is performing poorly as confirmed by results of AACCUP accreditation. The symposium served as an avenue so that researchers in the field could convene together and discuss emerging trends and issues on business and organizational management.

Eight papers were presented. Three were proposed interventions/feasibility studies and the rest were basic researches dealing with organizational management, production management, marketing management and tracer study.

Former RSC Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Romeo F. Faeldan, RSC Research Director Dr. Merian C. Mani, and DOST Provincial Coordinator Engr. Bilshan F. Servañez comprised the members of the panel who examined the papers.

At the end of the whole day symposium, the paper of Dr. Mario A. Fetalver, Jr. (IPSTED) about the ‘Proposed Research Program for Institutional Development’ was adjudged winner in the proposed intervention/feasibility study stream while the graduate tracer study of Engr. Jayson F. Rufon (IET) about the ‘Eligibility and Employability of RSC Civil Engineering Graduates from 2001-2007’ was chosen as best paper in the basic research category.

Equally interesting were other papers presented like the survey of Mr. Eddie G. Fetalvero (IBA) about the collective self-image of RSC administrators whose implications were linked to organizational management; Mrs. Emelyn F. Montoya’s (IBA) study on the interplay between managerial skills and performance of management functions among government agency heads in Romblon province; the feasibility study of Ms. Cynthia P. Mortera about the establishment of a consumer cooperative store in RSC San Fernando; the P7.3M feasibility study of Mr. Tomas T. Faminial (IBA) on developing and operating an 8.25-hectare leased fish pond in Looc; the production management strategies of Mr. Rey P. Rasgo in raising potentially world-class lapu-lapu groupers in RSC Santa Fe; and Mrs. Marbeth M. Fadriquela’s (IBA) research on the marketing mix strategies practiced by selected entrepreneurs in the municipality of Odiongan.

The organizers are looking forward to conducting another symposium next year which will already include competition of student research papers. (Press release from IBA Research Committee).

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