Republic of the Philippines

Cebu Normal University

Osmeña Blvd. Cebu City, 6000 Philippines

Office of the Research Ethics Committee

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AF 01-v1/SOP007/v1
Review Exemption Application Form

CNUREC Code:
(To be filled up by assigned by the __ __ __/__ __ __ __ -__ __- ________
CNU-REC Secretariat)
Project Title: Readiness of CTU-Barili Campus in Offering Undergraduate Program in Public Administration:
Possibility and Viability Perspectives
Principal Investigator/Lead Researcher: Telephone:
MARICRIS E. LACOSTALES 0922-497-7741
Names of other participating staff:

Brief description of the project: (Please give a brief summary (approx. 300 words) of the nature of the
proposal, including the aims/ objectives/ hypotheses of the project, rationale, participants‘ description,
and procedures/ methods to be used in the project. [Please also fill CNU-REC Research Protocol
Application Form (AF 01-v1/SOP004/v1)]

Public administration graduates are in high demand by organizations that provide services to
the public. With increased governmental functions and the need for better management, the
government and other institutions that provide services to the public need trained human forces in the
field of public service. To respond this need, CHED Memorandum Order No. 06, series of 2010 was
issued. This memorandum sets policies and standards for universities who wish to offer the
undergraduate program of public administration. Nevertheless, this program aims to prepare
individuals for careers related to public service.
Conversely, only a few colleges and universities in the Philippines offer this course, especially
the undergraduate program in Public Administration. In Cebu, only four universities/colleges offer the
undergraduate program, namely, Cebu Normal University, Cebu Technological University-Main
Campus, Carcar City College, and Mandaue City College.
Thus, this study aims to determine the readiness of offering the undergraduate program in
Public Administration at Cebu Technological University – Barili Campus. It will also look into the status
of the offered programs in CTU-Barili from 2015-2020, the readiness of the school to offer such
program, strengths of the current programs/offerings, and the problems and constraints in the
implementation of the current programs. These aspects will help the researcher to determine the
possibility and viability of offering PA course in the said campus.
A mixed method using both qualitative and quantitative designs will be used in this study to
answer the researcher’s research problems. For example, the degree of readiness will be answered by
gathering data quantitatively through using a survey questionnaire. Whereas, the other research
problems such as the strengths, problems encountered, among others can be answered qualitatively
through interviews and SWOT analysis.
The respondents of this study includes both internal and external stakeholders. Internal
stakeholders include the selected employees of CTU-Barili Campus directly involved in the
administration and the faculty members from the possible department where the PA program will be
housed. Whereas, external stakeholders will be the selected graduating senior high school students
from the different schools in Barili, specifically the prospective students who want to enroll in the
baccalaureate degree of Public Administration, parents, DepEd school teachers, employees from the
LGU-Barili and some of the community leaders (barangay captains) in Barili. Different high schools in
Barili are chosen by the researcher since these schools are considered as the feeder schools of the
campus.

State reasons why exemption from review is requested?

Exemption from ethics is requested by the researcher since there will be no risks and
inconveniences incurred by the respondents if they will take part in this study. In addition, the current
researcher will ensure that there will be no harm for participants either psychologically or physically.
Moreover, informed consent will also be required from the prospective respondents expressing their
willingness to respond the research questions. Further, participants have the freedom free to withdraw
at any time without giving a reason. This means that the participants’ decision to participate in this
study is entirely voluntary. Furthermore, the researcher will ensure that all information obtained from
the respondents will be treated with the strictest confidence. Anonymity of the information shall be
preserved and will not use information from the respondents without their permission. Participants’
identity will not appear in the research results and all documents gathered from them will be used for
educational purposes only.

(This should include justification for exemption e.g. study does not involve human participants. If
exemption is being requested on the basis of low risk involved in the study.)

NAME OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/LEAD ___________________

RESEARCHER MARICRIS E. LACOSTALES Signature
Date: <10/06/2021> Name: MARICRIS E. LACOSTALES