Meycauayan College

Graduate School Department

Syllabus in Methods of Research
DATE OF
COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNITS DEGREE PROGRAM EFFECTIVITY
PRE-REQUISITE

1st Trimester
EDUC202 Methods of Research 3.0 Master of Arts in Education None
A.Y. 2020-2021
Professor E-mail Address Contact No. Consultation Hours Class Days Hours per Week

Dr. Nelia R. Gagam neliagagam@yahoo.com 09053553559 Saturdays 3.5 Hours

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course deals all the essential ideas, concepts and principles in method of research and the skills needed in thesis writing. This course deals with the
discussion and analysis of basic concepts, theories and principles in research methods as well as the application of research concepts, theory and principles in the
presentation of a research proposal. The first part deals with the concepts, principles of research, research problems, related literature and studies, different
research methods and approaches, sampling, collection of data, research techniques and tools and statistical treatment applied in research. The final output of the
course deals on the preparation and oral presentation of the research titles as well as the submission of the proposed paper highlighting the background of the
study, research design, sampling procedures, setting of the study and data analysis procedures.

VISION OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

Already known for its programs for the past years, the Graduate School’s vision is to achieve and maintain its standards with these elements of
distribution.
 Highest quality students, academic offerings, and graduate research
 Unparalleled support service promoting students’ success
 Innovative and nationally recognized leadership in graduate education
MISSION OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
As a recognized institution in graduate education, the Graduate School Department of the Meycauayan College embraces an expansive mission to:
 Advance Comprehensive Graduate Education that emphasizes student success, values added experiences, ethical conduct, and innovations;
  Promote passion and love for scholarly work by producing quality research papers, theses, and dissertations; and
 Raise awareness of the importance of graduate education in meeting the economic and the social needs of the country.

GOALS OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

 Offers relevant graduate education programs responsive to local and global development changes;
 Contribute to the advancement of human knowledge through the conduct of academic research studies;
 Promote outreach and public service activities that will improve the quality of life of people in the service area in collaboration with the MC Social
Work Department;
 Strengthen graduate degree programs through accreditation and linkages with other local/international institutions and other organizations
OBJECTIVES OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
To ensure definite progress and directed education, the Graduate School Department shall have the following objectives:
1. Pursue the quest for quality and excellence in Graduate Education through production, dissemination, and utilization of functional researches;
2. Promote professional growth and development of graduate faculty competence by enhancing their research capabilities.
3. Establish strategic linkages with other institutions for support such as sponsorship and scholarship.
4. Review the curriculum and determine its relevance to the trends of the time; and
5. Create more active and responsive graduate students for national development by extending literacy to under privileged children
OBJECTIVES OF THE MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION (MAED) PROGRAM
 Update and enrich teachers’ content knowledge in a specific area or professional subject;
 Enhance and expand teachers’ theoretical and technical knowledge for teaching a specific subject area or professional area; and
 Develop the teachers’ research capabilities for replicating, verifying, validating, contextualizing and or applying theoretical and practical knowledge
about the different aspects of the educational process (CMO No. 53, series of 2007).

Expected MCian Graduate Attributes Program Outcomes

The graduates of Meycauayan College Garduate School having been nurtured In line with the competencies set by the Commission on Higher
in accordance with the mother-and –child philosophy and having been Education through the paradigm shift to Outcomes-Based Education and in
endowed with quality education as posited in the mission and vision of the adherence with the mission and vision of the school, the graduates of master of
school, are expected to: arts in education major in general sciences are expected to:
1. Demonstrate advanced analytical, scientific inquiry skills and critical 1. Broaden knowledge of learning theory and concepts, solid background
thinking ability; in education principles and facts, as well as extensive experience in
2. Become effective communicator and facilitator of learning; conducting research experiments;
3. Develops self-reliance toward a productive individual, creative and 2. Apply improved instructional pedagogy by incorporating inquiry
innovative alternative teaching approaches in improving student’s methods, critical and creative thinking, cooperative learning, and
 learning abilities; effective use of classroom technology in instruction,
4. Improve sense of responsibility by promoting human welfare, willing 3. Strengthen knowledge and skills in computations of measurements,
and capable to continue learning in order to better fulfill their missions scientific notations and significant figures;
as professional teachers. 4. Unobtrusively take part in improving the quality of student discourse by
5. Apply scientific knowledge and understanding in solving problems insisting on accurate use of significant terms, on clarity and cogency of
facing life challenges; expressed ideas and arguments.
6. Act in accordance with the core values of TRUE MCians: trustworthy 5. Develop familiarity on accessibility of resources, working through
and integrity, responsible professionals, unity, teamwork and loyalty, activities alternately in roles of student or teacher in conducting
and excellence in all endeavors. investigation using meticulous scientific research and its innovative
application; and
6. Uphold the principles and the moral and spiritual values which the
graduate school had instilled in them

Course Output

Learning Outcomes Required Output Due Date

Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the Submission of completed asynchronous tasks
Within the semester
preparation of thesis paper digitally
Manifest the ability to present the relevant Oral presentation and submission of proposed thesis
Within the semester
components of thesis paper online title with introduction and methods
Apply the theoretical and technical skills in research
methodology.
Midterm and final examinations with submission of
Synthesize the knowledge, skills and competencies End of Semester
Chapters 1 & 2
learned in research methods through completion of a
thesis proposal.

Learning Plan

Week Specific Learning Topic Teaching and Assessment Task

Outcomes Learning
Activities
1  In-depth Orientation on school’s Orientation  Analysis of the
 understanding Mission, Vision, Philosophy, and Interactive vision, mission and
of school major policies and guidelines, Discussion philosophy of MC,
Vision, classroom rules, course using Google solicitation of
Mission and coverage, requirements, Meet and expectations,
Philosophy, grading system, syllabus, etc. Google feedbacking using
policies, Classroom Google Docs
course EBSCO login
requirements,
etc.
 Orientation on
the use of
online library
system
(EBSCO Host)
 Overview of Definition of Research – (aims Lecture,  Submission of topic MAY 06, 2024
Research and goals), Characteristics of Interactive for research/
 Introduction to Good Research, Differences Discussion, critiquing and  FILIPINO
Research between Research and Brainstorming assessment using 1. Lazaro
 Problem Solving, kinds and using Google Google Classroom 2. Mercurio Grace
2 Classification of Research, Meet and 3. Jhubel Sanchez
Differences between Google 4. Leila Bellen
quantitative and qualitative Classroom 5. Mary Joy Balajoro
research 6. Michelle Lasola
Library hour
 Familiarization Parts of MCs thesis, format, Lecture and  Analysis of the basic  DR. WINCEL M. OCAMPO
with the and style Interactive contents of the thesis
different part Discussion using Google Docs.
of a thesis. using Google
Meet and
Google
Classroom
4-5  Grasp of the Definition of Problem, Lecture,  Submission and MAY 13, 2024
Research elements of Research Interactive critiquing of research
 Problem Problem, Guidelines in the Discussion, title, specific
 Formulation of Writing the title, Statement of Formulation of problems, and
a Research the Problem (Guidelines in the research hypothesis using  ALL ADMIN AND SUPERVISION MAJOR
Title formulating the general problem/s and Google Classroom
 Formulation of problem and specific hypothesis
the Statement problem), Definition of using Google
of the Problem Assumption, Hypothesis (Null Meet and
Hypothesis) Google
Classroom
 An In-Depth Definition of Review of Lecture,  Submission and MAY 27, 2024
Understanding Related Literature, Related Interactive critiquing of
of the Review Studies (local and foreign), Discussion, Chapter 1 using
of Related Importance, Purposes and Brainstorming Google  FILIPINO MAJOR
Literature and Functions of RLS, using Google Classroom 1. Heidi Volpane
6-7 Studies Characteristics, Sources Meet and 2. Esmino, Flordeliza
Google 3. Delmonte, Princes
Classroom 4. Mylene Morales
5. Gracelle Cruz

8  Development Definition of Descriptive Lecture,  Presentation and JUNE 07, 2024

of knowledge Research, Experimental Interactive critiquing of their
on the Research, Non-Experimental Discussion, individual
Research Research, Co-relational Brainstorming, outputs focusing
Approaches, Research, Quantitative Selection of on the methods of  ALL SCIENCE AND MATH MAJOR
Research Research Approach, appropriate research in the
Methods and Qualitative Research Method of Google
Procedures Approach Research for Classwork
their Research
Study,
Population of
the Study,
Research
Instrument for
Data
 Gathering, and
Statistical
Tool for the
Treatment of
the Data using
Google Meet
and Google
Classroom
 Awareness on Variables– Independent Lecture,  Presentation and JUNE 03, 2024
the Different variable, dependent variable, Interactive critiquing of the
Variables extraneous variables, Discussion, variables  ALL PE MAJOR
encountered in intervening variables, Brainstorming identified for
9
a Research moderating variables using Google their study using
Meet and Google Meet
Google
Classroom
 Knowledge on Classification of Data, Sample Lecture,  Making JUNE 10, 2024
Collecting Questionnaire, Interview, Interactive generalization
Data and Observation, Tests, Sampling Discussion, and inferences on
Sampling Unit, Sampling Frame, Brainstorming the topics  ALL ENGLISH MAJOR
Concepts Parameter, Probability using Google presented.
10-11
Sampling, Non- Probability Meet and Checking and
Sampling Google submission to be
Classroom done online via
the Google
Classwork
 Apply the Parts and development of Lecture,  Preparation of  DR. WINCEL OCAMPO
collective Chapter 2 of a thesis (MC Interactive Chapter 2 of the
principles and format) Discussion, Research
concepts in Components of Chapter 2 of a Brainstorming Proposal
12
crafting thesis (MC Format) using Google
Chapter 2 of a Meet and
research study. Google
Classroom
  Presentation of Presentation of Research Oral  Oral Presentation of 1st batch
a concrete Proposal Presentation the using Google
research paper using Google Meet
proposal Meet JUNE 24, 2024
13-14 aligned with
their field of
discipline. JULY 03, 2024

 Answer all Final Examination Written  Evaluation of the JULY 15, 2024
questions Examination Oral and Written
15 correctly. using Google Examination using
Classroom. Google Docs and
Google Classroom.

COURSE EVALUATION
DESCRIPTIVE
PERIODIC GRADE GRADES PERCENTAGE GRADE COMPUTATION FINAL GRADE
RATING
Term Examination 40% 1.00 97 - 100 Excellent = Raw Score
X 50 + 50
Recitation/Research Paper 30% 1.25 95 – 96 Outstanding Total Score
Oral Report Presentation 30% 1.50 94 – 91 Very good =(Midterm Grade + Final
TOTAL 100% 1.75 85 – 90 Good Grade)
2.00 75 – 84 Satisfactory 2
5.0 74 Poor (Failed)
Lack Requirements INC Incomplete

CLASSROOM POLICIES
1. Only regular students who are officially enrolled have permission to attend the class.
2. Regularity and punctuality in attending class is expected of each graduate student.
3. A graduate student shall be marked tardy if he/she arrives in the class 15 minutes after the start of the scheduled time.
4. A graduate student shall be marked absent from the class if he/she arrives 20 minutes after the scheduled time.
5. Unless the course professor concerned gave notice, graduate students may leave the classroom if the professor fails to come 15 minutes after the start of
 the scheduled time for the class.
6. Should a graduate student obtain a grade of INCOMPLETE and failed to complete his/her requirements within the school year, his/her grade shall be
changed to a grade of 5.0 or FAILED.

TEXTBOOK AND ONLINE/ REFERENCES

 Calderon, Jose F. (2011). Methods of Research and Thesis Writing, National Bookstore, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
 Creswell, John (2014). Research Design, SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd., Singapore.
 Gravetter, Frederick J., Leri-Ann B. Forzasco (2006.) Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences; United States of America
 Plata, Sterling M., et. Al(2002) Thinking and Writing Research, Trailblazer Publication, Biñan Laguna Philippines
 Scott, Beth P. Masjp Word (2013) Active Learning for Research methods in social sciences, USA
 Sugden, Virginia M. (1970) the Graduate Thesis, Planning and Preparation, New York

PREPARED BY NOTED BY APPROVED BY

ROMULO B. MERCADO JR, PhD DR. FRANCISCO D. DAEZ

Faculty Dean
___December 15, 2020__ ________________________ __________________________
Date Date Date

Nelia R. Gagam, Ph.D., RGC

Faculty Date