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EVALUATION REPORT FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE
MS Agriculture-Evaluation-Instrument-CMO-15-s.-2019.docxI. ELIGIBILITY
Attached is the letter request to AACCUP for a revisit of the program; BS Agriculture major in Horticulture
Letter-to-Dir.-Ho-July-132023.pdfAACCUP Level III Re-Accredited.pdfII. PROGRAM LEVELS, TYPES AND OUTCOMES
Program Description-MS & PhD Agriculture.pdfMAJOR REQUIREMENT AND STUDENT OUTPUT
Section 8.B-1: Minimum Admission for PhD Academic Track: Master’s degree
Section 8.B.2: Minimum Admission for PhD Research Track: Master’s Degree and Demonstrated research aptitude, research experience and skills, and body of past and/or ongoing research work and publications and/or capsule research proposal
Section 8.B.1.3 Minimum Admission for Doctoral – Professional Track: Masters Degree and 5 years of professional work experience related to the degree being applied for.
Academic Track-Master's Degree.pdfAdmission Policies.pdfSection 8.B.1-2: Major Student Output for PhD Academic Track/Research Track
Passing of comprehensive examination
Publicly defended dissertation (Theory-building)
Publication in an internationally/nationally indexed journal or juried creative work outlet
Major Student Output for Doctoral – Professional Track
Passing of Comprehensive Exam
Publicly-defended practice-based research
Practice-based research
Comprehensive Examination-MS.pdfThesis and Final Examination
Thesis and Final Examination.pdfSection 9. Publication Requirement for Graduate Studies
PhD Academic Track and PhD by Research are required to have publication/s in internationally/ national indexed journals of juried creative work.
Publication Requirement-Master's Degree.pdfIII. CURRICULUM
IV. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
Research and Creative Office – The HEI has an Office that develops and implements a working mechanism that facilitates the planning, management, conduct, and monitoring and evaluation of research and creative work across the different programs.
Organizational Chart
RIDE Organizational Chart.pdfPictures of RCW Office
INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.pdfRCW Policies – The HEI has policies and guidelines on benefits and incentives for faculty undertaking research or creative work, such as de-loading, research awards, and support for publications and other scholarly or creative works, among others. These policies should be reflected in the Graduate Program Manual of Operations (GPMO)
Preface-GSOM.pdfIncentives for the Conduct of Research (1).pdfIncentives for Extension Activity Implementation.pdfIncentives and Sharing of Revenues.pdfResearch Creative Works
Research Creative Works.pdfRCW Agenda – The HEI has clearly stated research and creative work agenda that includes the discipline being applied for. The agenda has to be:
anchored on the institution’s philosophy and framework
responsive to identified goals and prioritized niches in the arts and sciences;
aligned with the research and development thrusts and agenda of the country as articulated by national institutions such as NEDA, DOST, DOH, BAR-DA, CHED-NHERA; and
responsive to the development needs of industry and society
Ethical Standards – The HEI maintains ethical standards to be observed by faculty and students when they conduct research/thesis/dissertation involving human participation or animal subjects. The HEI may adopt ethical standards developed by the appropriate agencies such as DOST.
GUIDE-TO-RESPONSIBLE-CONDUCT-OF-RESEARCH.pdfInstitutional Ethics Review Committee (IERC).pdfRCW Funding – the HEI shall allocate a regular budget for RCW and the capacity to mobilize other sources of funding to support its similar undertakings. CHED shall define the threshold for the RCW budget for each discipline as recommended by Technical Panel.
Policy on RCW Funding.pdfBudget Allocation for Research-Creative-WorksRCW Collaboration, Partnership or Networks – The HEI collaborates and/or partner with other research institutions and networks that demonstrates leadership in RCW, innovation and extension.The HEI may link up with other faculty and graduate institutions and with research organizations and creative groups within and outside the country.
MOU between ASSCAT and UKM.pdfTarlac Agricultural University.PDF2018_MOU_USTSP.pdfGraduate Program Manual of Operations (GPMO) – the HEI has a system of rationalizing offerings of graduate programs in matters of curriculum, research and creative work, supervision and resource optimization to be included in a GPMO. The GPMO shall include policies on plagiarism, anti-sexual harassment, and research and teaching assistantship program, among others.
Plagiarism.pdfAnti-Sexual Harrassment.pdfV. PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Section 15-1: Structure of Graduate Programs
A graduate program shall be organized and managed by discipline or field of specialization.
In cases of HEIs which have been originally constituted only as graduate school, the requirement on vertical articulation shall not be mandatory, provided that these institutions offer interdisciplinary graduate programs of high standard as determined by CHED.
OBE REQUIREMENT
a. Complete set of program and learning outcomes, including its additional program outcomes
PROGRAM OUTCOMES-MSA.pdfb. Curriculum and its justification including curriculum map
MS Agriculture-Curriculum Map.pdfc. Performance indicators for each outcome
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS-MSA.pdfd. Measurement system for the level of attainment of each indicator
Sample Measurement System-Trends in Soil Fertility and Fertilizers.pdfe. Outcomes-based syllabus for each course
Agric 200 Methods of Research and Statistics
Methods of Research and Statistics.pdfAgric 201 Applied Plant Growth and Productivity
Applied Plant Growth and Productivity (Agric 201).pdfDevelopment-in-Sustainable-Integrated-Farming-System-Agric-205.pdfAdvanced-Horticultural-Crops-Production-and-MgtAgric 202-.pdfTrends in Agronomic Crops Production and Management (Agric 204).pdfAgric 203 Current Trends in Animal Nutrition
Current Trends in Animal Nutrition (Agric 203).pdfAgric 206 Innovations in Meat and Dairy Processing
Innovations in meat and Dairy Processing-Agric 206.pdfDevelopments in Field Crops, Grains and Cereals Crops Production and Management (Agric 207).pdfAgric 208 Trends in Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Trends in Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (Agric 208).pdfAgric 209 Advanced Plant Physiology and Ecology
Advanced Plant Physiology and Ecology (Agric 209).pdfTrends Ornamental Production and Management (Agric 210).pdfAdvancement in Vegetable Crops Production and Management (Agric 211).pdfCurrent Trends in Fruit Crops Prod’n and Mgt -Agric-212.pdfAdvancement in Plantation Crops Production and Mgt (Agric 213).pdfCurrent Trends in Poultry Production and Management (Agric 214).pdfInnivations Ruminant Production and Management (Agric 215).pdfApplications of New Technology in Swine Production and Management (Agric 216).pdff. System of program assessment and evaluation
Sample Program Assessment and Evaluation.pdfg. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Quality-Assurance-Plan-2021-2025.pdfStatus-Report-of-ASSCATs-Quality-Assurance-Undertakings-as-of-August-2022.pdfADMINISTRATION
Section 15-3: Administration
Dean
a. holder of a doctoral degree in the discipline or allied fields.
b. has published works in refereed journals in one of the disciplines under the academic unit.
Department Chair/ Program Coordinator/ Head
a. holder of doctoral degree in the discipline or allied fields.
Rodrigo L. Bongolan, Jr., Ph.D.
Dean, College of Agriculture
Rudy M. Camay, Ph.D.
Department Chairperson, MS Agriculture
FACULTY
Section 15-5: Number of Qualified Faculty (For Doctoral Program)
There shall be at least four (4) full-time faculty members per doctoral program at all times. They are all doctoral degree holders in the discipline with published works in internationally/nationally indexed journal/s and/or have produced publicly recognized creative and/or technology outputs.
ADVISER TO STUDENT RATIO
Section 15-6: Adviser to Student Ratio
At all times, the adviser to student ratio is one (1) full-time faculty per maximum of five (5) students, inclusive both in and off campus.
Adviser to Student Ratio.pdfTHESIS/ DISSERTATION PANEL
Section 15-7: Thesis/Dissertation Panel
a. Thesis or dissertation panel shall have among its members content and method specialist;
b. Thesis/Dissertation adviser shall be selected from the content specialist, but he/she must be a doctoral degree holder with completed and ongoing research/creative work
c. The method specialist shall provide technical advice on the appropriate research methodology to be used including the specific research design and appropriate technique to analyze either quantitative or qualitative data.
d. Thesis defense panel shall have at least three (3) members while the dissertation panel shall have at least five (5), the members of which include content and method specialist
Thesis Panel.pdfLIBRARY
Section 15-8. Library
The library requirements for undergraduate programs in the discipline shall be coupled with:
a. Subscription to at least two (2) peer-reviewed professional journals or internationally-refereed journals;
b. At least five (5) titles of graduate reference books (print and non-print) on specialized discipline for every subject offered under the program, published within the last five (5) years;
c. At least one (1) of the five (5) titles is a foreign reference published by a reputable academic press; and
d. Subscription or have access (through a consortium/interlibrary basis) to electronic databases of international and reputable journals indexed in internationally recognized indexes of scholarly journals. Examples of these databases are ProQuest, EBSCOHost, ScienceDirect, Sage, Taylor and Francis, Oxford, Cambridge, and Philippine eLib. The use of the internet, materials in electronic format, open educational resources and other education technologies is encouraged. These library requirements shall be accessible to students.
RCW, LABORATORY AND OTHER FACILITIES
The requirement for laboratory and other facilities for graduate programs shall be coupled with:
a. Provision of research equipment and facilities in the basic sciences, if applicable; N/A
b. Instructional laboratories for Professional Master's programs; (for Masters’ Program)
Animal Science Laboratory
ANIMAL SCIENCE LABORATORY.mp4Crops and Soil Laboratory
CROPS AND SOIL LABORATORY-ASSCAT.mp4Crop Protection Laboratory
CROP PROTECTION LABORATORY.mp4c. Extensive information technology facilities that will allow for internet access
ICT Laboratoty
Virtual Tour.mp4ICT Facilty.pdfd. Subscription to various software programs to detect plagiarism and to analyze quantitative and qualitative data that are accessible to the faculty and students;
IBM SPSS STATISTICS BASE.pdfe. Occupational safety and health policies/standards for laboratories handling nanomaterials, radioactive materials and other hazardous chemicals
Safety Guidelines-Crop Protection Laboratory Manual.pdfSafety Guidelines-Crops and Soil Laboratory Manual.pdfSafety Guidelines-Animal Science Laboratory Manual.pdfADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Section 15.10: Admission Requirements
There shall be a system for assessing the ability of students who will be admitted in the graduate program taking into consideration their aptitude, motivation, and capacity to pursue and complete further studies, conduct research, or apply advanced knowledge in professional practice.
Retention Policy.pdfHEI-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
Section 16.11:
The HEI offering professional graduate program has formally engaged professional associations, business, and industry to participate in curriculum planning and development, instruction, research and development, production, research immersion or internship, and other related activities.
References
GSOM.pdfGraduate School Operations Manual
Copy of BOT Resolution Approving GS Manual of Operation.pdfProposed-Enhancement-GSOM.pdfProposed Graduate School Operations Manual
23-015_AdCRN-Enhancement-of-GS-Manual.pdfBOT Resolution Endorsing the Revision of GSOM
RIDE Manual.pdfRIDE Manual of Operation
BOT Resolution.pdfBOT Resolution Approving RIDE Manual
RIDE-MANUAL-FINAL.pdfProposed RIDE Manual of Operation
23-016_AdCRN - Enhancement of RIDE Manual.pdfBOT Resolution Endorsing the Revision of RIDE Manual
ASSCAT-Research-Ethics-Manual-1.pdfCollege Research Ethics Manual
BOTRN_22-148-Proposed-Research-Ethics-Policy.pdfBOT Resolution Approving the Research Ethics Policy
PRAISE-MANUAL-DR.-JENNIFER-PEREZ-1.pdfCollege Praise Manual
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