With the mission to improve the research standards of faculty members, the University Research Office (URO) spearheaded a two-day seminar-workshop on writing research presentations from February 8 to 9, 2023 at the TSU Hotel in Lucinda Campus.
Groups of research authors from the colleges of Architecture and Fine Arts, Arts and Social Sciences, Business and Accountancy, Computer Studies, Criminal Justice Education, Engineering and Technology, and Public Administration and Governance took part in the said workshop.
According to URO director Dr. Robert Marcos, the workshop serves as a remedial activity for the authors with pending research presentations due to the lack of research elements.
“The participants of this activity were pre-determined. They already presented proposals last year na kailangan lang ng modifications and we felt that they needed some review on some aspect of research”, said Dr. Marcos.
The first day's main resource speaker is TSU President Dr. Arnold Velasco, who discussed the research process fundamentals and shared his best practices that helped him attain the highest professorial rank within 15 years in the service because of research.
Pres. Velasco also mentioned that despite the challenging nature of research, the basic pillars of producing one should always be applied.
“It’s a good move from the URO to have this research capability enhancement of which the things that I presented are just the basics, but it will be a good start for them to be motivated and make them realize that doing research is not difficult”, he said.
Furthermore, Technology Development, Transfer, and Commercialization Office director Dr. Wilmark J. Ramos talked about the right use of research citations and intellectual property, while Dr. Marcos led the workshop on research writing and publication.
The participants were given time to present and evaluate their outputs on the workshop's second day.
Dr. Marcos guarantees that their office will constantly upskill faculty members into competent faculty researchers that will be possible by conducting a series of research enhancement seminars with the support of the administration.
Vice President for Research and Extension Services Dr. Murphy Mohammed also showed his support in the two-day workshop. In his message, he encouraged faculty members to produce quality outputs as this will supplement their promotion.
Moreover, Pres. Velasco is optimistic about the future of the university in the field of research.
“As a president and as a researcher, I want TSU to be recognized as a Research University not only in Central Luzon but throughout the Philippines,” Pres. Velasco highlighted.
