PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2 scheduling to optimize matriculation collection should be established to ensure business in place and warrants

financial support to technical and subtantive maintenance to the operations and projects of the institution.
LECTURE Republic Act 8292 or the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997 provides that State Universities
and Colleges (SUCs) Boards have the power to fix the matriculation fees and other school charges and at the
CHAPTER 1 same time adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and school fees for greater access to poor but
▪ Background of the Study deserving students. In more specific terms, SUCs are authorized to retain and utilize their income generated
▪ Statement of the Problem from matriculation fees and other charges. Manasan and Revilla (2015) posited that matriculation fees account
▪ Significance of the Study for the bulk of total SUCs income from students. Hence, SUCs should collect all fees at the most efficient
▪ Scope and Delimitation manner.
On the other hand, Manasan and Revilla (2015) asserted that an assessment and/or review on the
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY income collection and utilization of SUCs has become mandatory. It is pointed out further that reviewing the
This is the description that leads the reader to understanding the research questions and appreciate why they specific sources of internally generated income of SUCs analyzes how these incomes are allocated and utilized.
are asked. Tolentino (2014) also posited that a more realistic and justifiable budget plan ensure the improvement of
infrastructure and school equipment. In so doing, the matriculation collection strategy encourages SUCs to use
In writing this section, their economic assets to maximize their income-generating capabilities (Cuenca, 2011).
• Introduce and briefly define the variables under study However, records showed that in Jose Rizal Memorial State University System matriculation collection
• cite the most important study or related literature evidently painted a bleak picture of receivables. Non-payment of matriculation fees has become a persistent
• be consistent with terms used challenge of the university since not all students are able to pay their obligation on time and in full. For this
• ensure that paragraphs summarize unresolved issues, conflicting findings, social concerns, or reason, this study was conducted to specifically determine the family source of income of the students, verify
educational, national, or international issues. the source of students’ matriculation payment, find out the current mode of students’ matriculation payment and
• write the last paragraph to highlight the research gap scheduling parameters, determine the monthly receipts and statement of receivables of the university for
calendar years 2013 – 2015, establish the optimal matriculation collection through scheduling parameters as
Clearer Picture of the Background of the Study perceived by the students and teachers, and establish the students’ and teachers’ preference on the major
• The background of the study should be brief. examination scheduling parameters. The offshoot of the study would serve as strong basis in redefining the
• It is meant to provide context and background, but should not be a history lesson. university’s matriculation collection procedure that would be both beneficial to the students and the university
• It should state clearly the problem being investigated, the background that puts the problem in context, as a whole.
and the reasons for conducting the research.
• You should summarize relevant research to provide context, and state the questions you are STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
answering. • This section contains the purpose statements and the research question(s).
• Use the 4 – 4 – 6 pattern. • “This study (or research) aims to…(make congruent with title).”
▪ The background should have 4 paragraphs, 4 sentences in each paragraph, and 6 words in • “Specifically, this research (or study) seeks to answer the following questions:”
a sentence. • Phrase questions with the data to be collected in mind. Answer the questions and rephrase question,
▪ The Four Elements: if your intended answer does not match the question.
✓ Element 1 is your first paragraph:
o State here the setting or context of the study.
o Tell what the study is all about. EXAMPLES:
✓ Element 2 is your second paragraph: Research Title:
o State the information that are already known. Social Media Usage and Attention Span: Evidenced from Senior High School Experience
o Tell what the literature says about the study.
✓ Element 3 is your third paragraph: This study generally aims to determine if Senior High School (SHS) students’ use of social media
o State the gaps. Tell the gaps in knowledge. possess significant relationship with their attention span in class at Jose Rizal Memorial State University
o Tell what are lacking in paragraph 2. (JRMSU), Main Campus, Dapitan City during the School Year 2017-2018.
Specifically, this study seeks answers to the following questions:
✓ Element 4 is your fourth and last paragraph: 1. What is the level of social media usage of Grade 12 students in JRMSU?
o State the intention of your investigation. 2. What is the attention span in class of Grade 12 students of JRMSU?
o Tell here the purpose/objective of the investigation. Then end up this 3. Is there a significant relationship between the social media usage and the attention span of Grade 12
paragraph with the significance of the study/value of the study. students of JRMSU?
Example: RQ: Does a SHS student’s academic performance in Math have any association with his/her stress
Optimizing Matriculation Collection Through Scheduling Parameters tolerance?
Matriculation collection represents the lifeblood of every institution of higher learning. It supports Research Title: Senior High School Students’ Stress Tolerance Vis-a-vis their Academic Performance
students’ access to services and facilities offered by the institution. This demands that institution of higher in Mathematics
learning should have matriculation collection strategies and functional procedures. Impotanttly, appropriate
 This study generally aims to determine the Senior High School (SHS) students’ academic performance In writing this section,
in Mathematics and their stress tolerance and establish the relationship between these variables in Jose Rizal • In paragraph form, cite beneficiaries (e.g., students, professors or teachers, university administrators,
Memorial State University (JRMSU), Main Campus, Dapitan City of School Year 2017-2018. parents) of results of study.
Specifically, this study shall seek answers to the following questions: • For each beneficiary group, specifically describe how it will benefit from the findings.
1. What is the demographic profile of Grade 11 students of JRMSU in terms of: ✓ What will be the general contribution of your research as a whole?
a. sex?; ✓ Which group of people will specifically benefit from the study? How exactly?
b. strand?; and
c. final grade in General Mathematics?
2. What is the level of stress tolerance of Grade 11 students of JRMSU? EXAMPLE:
3. Is there a significant relationship between the Grade 11 students’ final grade in General Mathematics This study will be able to contribute research-based data and knowledge on the possible
and their level of stress tolerance? relationship between SHS students’ use of social media and their attention span. Furthermore, the
society, in general can make informed decisions that are relevant to this area.
RQ: What traits of a professor do SHS students consider important? More specifically, this study shall be beneficial to the various groups of people.
Students, not only in the senior high school level can use the information which this study
Research Title: will produce to regulate and be more responsible their use of social media to hopefully improve their
Examining the Professors’ Traits Based on Senior High School Students’ Preference performance and concentration in class.
This study generally aims to examine the traits of professors that SHS students preferred as important Teachers and professors…
in Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU), Main Campus, Dapitan City during the School Year 2017- Parents…
2018. University and school administrators…
Specifically, this study shall seek answers to the following questions: Other researchers…
1. What is the demographic profile of SHS students of JRMSU in terms of:
a. sex?;
b. grade level?; and SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
c. SHS strand? • This presents the coverage of the research in terms of location, time, respondents, etc., and the
2. What is the degree of importance of the following traits of a professor according to SHS students of potential weaknesses or problems with the study identified by the researcher.
JRMSU: • What the researcher does NOT intend to do
a. physical appearance; • A researcher must appreciate that the research must define LIMITATIONS and inform others about
b. intelligence; what these limits are.
c. humor;
d. strictness; and In writing this section,
e. communication skills? • cite data collection
3. Is there a significant difference in the preferred important traits of professors when analyzed as to • identify school involved, number of classes, their grade/year level, number of participants (or
profile of the SHS students? respondents, subjects), and topics of lessons covered (if applicable).
• state inadequate measures of variables, loss or lack of participants, small sample sizes,
RQ: Can a new packaging improve the selling power of <product>? errors in measurement, and other factors typically related to data collection and analysis.
Research Title: • SCOPE:
Product Packaging: Gauging Selling Differences Identify the boundaries of the study in terms of respondents, objectives, facilities, area, time frame,
This study generally aims to determine if a new packaging can improve the selling power of <product>. and the issues to which the research is focused.
Specifically, this study shall seek answers to the following questions:
1. What are the packaging preferences for <generic product> of JRMSU students in terms of: • DELIMITATION:
a. color; State the delimiting factors of the study by geographic location, age, sex, population size, etc.
b. material;
c. shape; and EXAMPLE:
d. size? The study is a correlational research focusing on the association between the use of social media and
2. What is the level of selling power of <product> attention span of 50 senior high school students of Jose Rizal Memorial State University, Main Campus, Dapitan
a. Prior to the change in packaging; City under the Humanities and Social Sciences strand in the first term of the academic year, 2017-2018.
b. With the new packaging? Furthermore, the study delimits itself to attention span in class and will not attempt to measure this
3. Is there a significant difference between the level of selling power of <product> prior to change in variable in other environment. Social media use will be limited to the use of social networking sites and exclude
packaging and with the new packaging? the use of the internet by the respondents for educational purposes.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
• States the audience who will benefit from a study of the problem and explains how exactly will the
results be significant to them.