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Republic of the Philippines

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Central Maguindanao Institute
GANI L. ABPI COLLEGE, INCORPORATED
Buayan, DatuPiang, Maguindanao
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
OBE SYLLABUS
The Gani L. Abpi College, Incorporated, formerly Central Maguindanao Institute shall provide quality Education for the development
School’s Vision:
of the productive individual and the community they serve towards the country’s sustainable growth and progress.

The Gani L. Abpi College, Incorporated formerly Central Maguindanao Institute aims for the development of a humane person with
School’s Mission: creative, critical mind and diversified skills adaptive to his environment, responsibly participative to the well – being of the
community where he belongs.
1. To produce graduates who are academically prepared.
2. To undertake research which would contribute to the socio – economic growth and development.
Objectives: 3. To develop student’s potential towards the realization of a self – actualized person.
4. To inculcate values of loyalty, honesty, commitment, dedication to service, integrity, self – reliance and love of God and
country.

Core Values: G – God Fearing L – Loving A – Attainable C – Commitment I - Integrity

COLLEGE DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

1. Enhance manpower skills development in the field of various educational levels that will lead to self-reliance and sufficiency
among rural communities.
2. Educate individual that, steer Central Maguindanao’s political, economic, social and cultural development.
3. Improve the quality of life of the community and people through utilization of available resources and extension delivery
services.
Goals:
4. Establish sustainable income generating projects.
5. Strengthen/establish linkages, networks and partnership among government line-agencies, and private organizations at local,
national and if possible as well as international level.
To achieve these goals, College Department intents to undertake the following programs:
a) Instruction b) Research c) Extensiond) Production

College Objectives:
Program
Objectives:
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Instructor’s Information
Contact
Name: AIDA K. BANTAS, RSW, MPA
No.:
Email
Consultation Hours: 7:30 AM TO 4:00 PM
Address:

Course Details
Course Code: SOC RES 1 Descriptive Title: SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH 1
Pre –
Credit Units: 3 NONE Course Schedule: MWF 10:10 TO 11:30 AM
requisite:
Course Theories, concepts, processes, and methods of research in social work, development of research design/proposal are the
description: required output

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students are expected To:
1. Discuss the different theories, concepts, processes, approaches, and methods of research in Social Work.
2. Discuss and practice basic ethical standards of social work research by:
A. Avoiding plagiarism and performing proper APA citation cycle
B. Acquiring informed consent and maintaining confidentiality
3. Writing standards focusing on standards format and citation cycle
4. Demonstrate basic skills in using computer application for data processing and analysis
5. Prepare and defend a research proposal
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TOPIC & REFERENCE RESOURCES &

TEACHING AND OUTCOMES – BASED
Week (with citations and INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES INSTRUCTIONAL
LEARNING ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT
page) MATERIALS
At the end of the unit, the students
are expected to:
Clarify goals and
Interactive discussion Laptop None
Week 1 expectation of the
 Know and understand the Projector/LCD TV
subject
goals and expectations
towards the said course topic
 Understand the different
I. Orientation,
settings of the course content
expectation settings,
 Understand the class policies Laptop/book Discussion of the
Week 2 course content, and Orientation
 Know how to formulate a good Projector/LCD TV assessment practices of
requirements, course
research title teachers
reference and class
policies
 Know and explain the
Uses, purposes, and Discussion Laptop/book Essay
Week 3 importance of social work
importance of research lecture Projector/LCD TV
research in practice
II. Social work research
and common ways of Define the social work Assignment/oral
Discussion Laptop/book
Week 4 knowing the word, research and its typologies/ recitation
Lecture Projector/LCD TV
Typologies/dimensions dimensions (title proposal)
of research
Week 5 PRELIM
Qualitative vs.
quantitative applied vs.  Differentiate the
basic common ways of qualitative and
Written activities using
knowing the word and quantitative Discussion Laptop/book
WEEK 6 quantitative and
limitations: authority,  Discover the limitations, Lecture Projector/LCD TV
qualitative
tradition, common media, and personal
sense, media, personal experience
experience
WEEK 7 MIDTERM
WEEK 8 III. Concepts, principles  Differentiate the Discussion Laptop/book None
and ethics of research concepts, principles, lecture Projector/LCD TV
in social work and ethic of research in
a. how science works social work
and the scientific  Know what are the
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method (a.k.a problem

solving method)
b. inductive and
deductive method
c. principles of
scientific attitude problem-solving
d. basic ethical methods
consideration in  Identify the inductive
research work and deductive method
- informed consent  Understand the
- confidentiality principles of scientific
-objectivity attitude
-integrity  Differentiate what is
-use of non-sexist or confidentiality,
biased language objectivity, and integrity
-culture sensitive  What are non-sexist
sampling searcher languages, culture
-qualities/ sensitivity
characteristics

IV. social worker as a

researcher

SEMI-FNAL
V. the research process  Discuss the research process Discussion Laptop/book Long quiz
A generic steps in  Know the use and importance lecture Projector/LCD TV
research of RRL
 Know the basic APA style
VI. research problem  Importance of plagiarism
formulation, hypothesis
setting and objective
setting

VII. review of related

literature or RRL
a. concept
b. importance and
purpose
c. how to conduct RRL:
-library and
online/internet
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research
d. introduction to basic
APA writing style/form-
at with focus on anti
plagiarism and proper
citation style
VIII. common research
Submission of Survey
design
questionnaire
IX.
theoretical/conceptual  Explain the different research
Sample of qualitative
framework designs
and quantitative
 Collect and Analyse data
Discussion Laptop/book research output
FINALS X. research  Use the tool appropriate to the
lecture Projector/LCD TV
methodologies for data topic research (qualitative and
and collection and quantitative)
Submission of
analysis
completed final output
of research paper
Common methods and
tools (qualitative,
quantitative)
Total hours: 48 hours

Course Requirements
Each student is required To:
1. Attend at least 90% of the class hours.
2. Submit accomplished assignments and tasks (i.e. Compilation, Portfolio, Term paper).
3. Participate in class interactions, group work and workshop/s.
4. Each student has to take and pass all formative and summative tests\quizzes.
5. Submit original output. Plagiarism and Cheating is subject for a failing grade.
6. Students have to submit written research paper as a requirement for the subject.
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Grading System
Written Tasks ----- 20% Attendance ---- 5%
includes: Behaviour ---- 10%
 Quizzes Prelim Examination ---- 10%
 Assignments
Midterm Examination ---- 10%
 Term Paper
 Seatwork Semi – Final Examination ---- 10%
 Compilation
Final Examination ---- 10%
 Portfolio
Performance Tasks ----- 25%
Total: 100%
includes:
 Class Participation
 Oral presentation
 Creative Performance
 Demonstration

References, Textbooks and Supplementary Readings

John W. Creswell research design third edition: qualitative, quantitative and mixed method approaches

Research for development workers by: Huberto Zanoria, RSW, MAOD

Leodovegildo Manalo, PhD

Prepared by: Approved:

AIDA K. BANTAS, RSW, MPA JENNY LYN D. FILIPINO, Ph.D.

College Instructor Dean
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