The University Research and Development Center conducted its 33rd Agency Research In-house Review last June 28-29, 2018 at the WVSU Research & Extension Building, La Paz, Iloilo City. The activity aimed to evaluate research proposals for possible funding; evaluate completed research reports and disseminate research outputs; recognize best research proposals and terminal reports; and assess the progress of on-going researches. The research proposals and completed research reports addressed the various research thrusts and priorities of the university, namely: teaching and learning initiatives, health and disease management, environmental sustainability, and poverty alleviation.
This year’s in-house review, evaluated a total of twenty-five (25) research proposals, thirty-eight (38) on-going, and thirty (30) completed researches from different colleges and external campuses of the university. A pool of external experts was invited to help in the evaluation and assessment of research proposals and completed research reports. The best research proposals and completed researches were recognized and awarded.
Below is the list of the winners:
RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Teaching and Learning Initiatives
1st place: West Visayas State University-College of Information and Communication Technology Base Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neurocomputing (WVSU-CICT BRAIN): the Autonomous Robot Version I
(Dr. Joel de T. Castro, Dr. Bobby D. Gerardo, Mr. Evans B. Sansolis)
2nd Place: Harmonizing Competency-based Teacher Education Program
(Dr. Ma. Asuncion Christine V. Dequilla, Dr. Alona M. Belarga, Dr. Hilda C. Montaño, Ms. Ruthell Moreno, Ms. Sylvia Sajo)
3rd Place: Region VI Public Employment Service Office Cloud-based Employment Application Management System (PESO-CEAMS): Development of an Employment System Platform
(Engr. Lea Gabawa, Mr. Evans Sansolis)
Health and disease management, environmental sustainability, and poverty alleviation
1st Place: CO2 Emission Monitoring Information System (CEMIS) for the Assessment and Monitoring of CO2 Concentration of an Industrialized Establishment in an Urban City
(Mr. Evan B. Sansolis, Engr. Lea M. Gabawa, Mr. Ralph Voltaire J. Dayot)
2nd Place: Development of a Coconut Oil Based Liniment
(Mr. Prency D. Yerro, Dr. Jeannemar Genevive Y. Figueras)
3rd Place: Enhanced R&D Program for Darag Native Chicken
(Dr. Stephen G. Sabinay, Prof. Lucia L. Lastimoza, Dr. George Fredrick A. Roxas, Dr. Joel T. de
Castro, Dr. Bobby D. Gerardo, WVSU Pototan Food Tech.)
COMPLETED RESEARCHES
Teaching and Learning Initiatives
1st place: Evaluation of Developed and Produced Computer Generated Instructional Materials for College Geometry
(Dr. Robert G. Sagge, Jr., Prof. Salvador P. Bacio, Jr.)
2nd Place: A Mathematical Model of the Waist-Neck Circumference Relationship of Filipino Students
(Dr. Agatha Z. Senina)
3rd Place: Design, Development, and Evaluation of Language Training to Promote Non-Oppressive
Instruction
(Dr. Claudette A. Baluran, Prof. Rosalie G. Pido)
Health and disease management, environmental sustainability, and poverty alleviation
1st Place: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Change of the Community Based Forest and Mangrove Assessment Project (CBFMMP) in Selected Local Government Units in Panay and Negros Occidental, Philippines
(Dr. Roel A. Alli, Dr. Jose Ariel A. Tutor, Dr. Mary Ann M. dela Vega, Prof. Vilma S. Sulleza)
2nd Place: Monitoring and Detection System Change for Enhanced Resilience and Adaptation in the Philippines (MODECERA)
(Dr. Greta G. Gabinete, Dr. Jelly A. Brillon, Dr. Jose A. Araquil, Dr. Jerry A. Ceballos)
3rd Place: Development of High Value Empanada with Darag Native Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Filling
(Dr. Ma. Gerlia A. Blanza)
The research In-house review is conducted twice a year, one in June and another in October.