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Call for Papers for the 7th SGS Research Colloquium

Posted on : January 05, 2015

7th SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM
2nd Semester AY 2014-2015
February 2-3, 2015
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Objectives

  • Provide a forum for a wider dissemination of MA/MS theses and special projects;
  • Develop the presentation skills of MA/MS students by exposing them to an academic conference atmosphere;
  • Improve the research quality of theses and special projects before they are finally defended for degree/certificate; and
  • Enhance and update the current research practices in the SGS.

Rules

  1. Participants
    1. All MA/MS students who are enrolled in all graduate programs of the Institute shall present a substantial portion of their theses and special projects in the colloquium (refer to S.O. No. 01061 Series of 2012). Ph.D. students are now required to present a substantial portion of their dissertation in national or international conferences.
      (Note: 鈥淪ubstantial portion鈥� means all the portions that are specified and required in the summary of the paper. Refer to Summary of the Paper Specifications)
    2. Students whose theses and special projects are scheduled for official final defense in March 2015, as confirmed by their advisers, are qualified for presentation. Furthermore, they have to be recommended by their advisers before they can present in the colloquium. (Please see Form 3).
  2. Schedule of submissions(soft and hard copies) and file names
    1. Deadline of submission of list of titles of theses and special projects from the respective program coordinators: January 9, 2015
    2. Deadline of submission of recommendation form and personal information: January 14, 2015
    3. Deadline of submission of summary of the paper( 4 hard copies): January 23, 2015
    4. Deadline of submission of summary of the paper (online submission): January 24, 2015
    5. Deadline of submission of Powerpoint January 26, 2015 before 12nn (the student shall also bring with him/her a back-up copy of the presentation stored in a mobile disk and submit these 15 minutes before the start of the presentation session.
    6. For this semester鈥檚 colloquium, submission of abstracts, summary of the paper and powerpoint will be done through the open conference system, a free Web publishing tool that creates a complete Web presence for scholarly conferences. Students can upload their abstracts and powerpoint through this link: . Please refer to 鈥淕uide for Submission of Abstract, Summary and Powerpoint for the 6th SGS Graduate Colloquium through the Open Conference System鈥� for uploading documents.
    7. The following will be the format for submission: For abstracts
      Subject heading: abstractsgs colloquium
      File name of attachment: College-Abstract FAMILY NAME,First Name of presenter (Example: CASS-Abstract CRISOL, Lourd)
      For summary of the paper
      Subject heading: abstractsgs colloquium
      File name of attachment: College-Summary FAMILY NAME, First Name of presenter (Example: CASS-Summary CRISOL, Lourd) For summary of the paper
      Subject heading: abstractsgs colloquium
      File name of attachment : College-Presentation FAMILY NAME, First Name of presenter (Example: CASS-Presentation CRISOL, Lourd)

Abstract Specifications

  1. The abstract should not be more than 400 words and must include four (4) key terms, the research problem, methods, initial results and recommendations.
  2. The abstract must be in MS Word format, using Times New Roman font, size 12 (see Form 1) and encoded in A4 bond paper with 1鈥� top, left and right margins
  3. The abstract must be accompanied by a short professional information of the student (see Form 2)

Summary of the Paper Specifications

  1. A 15-page summary of the thesis/special project will be required from each presenter. This is to allow the panellists/reviewers to have a good and more detailed picture of the study.
  2. The summary shall be encoded in A4 bond paper, in Times New Roman font, size 12, in 1.5 spacing.
  3. The summary shall include the following: Introduction, statement of the problem, specific objectives, conceptual and/or theoretical framework, methodology, initial results and recommendations.

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