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Criteria Weight

III. Relevance/Significance 30
The output of the project should be contributing to the body of knowledge and
advancement of the concerned profession. It should contribute in the practice
of the profession in various industries, academe, and communities.
• Contribution to new knowledge and S&T advancement (20%)
• Contribution to industry/academe/community
development (10%)

IV. Quality of Oral Presentation 10
• Clarity of Presentation, Visual Aids, Stage Presence,
Voice Modulation, Response to inquiries (10%)

A cut-off point of 85 percent for the above criteria is maintained during the final selection.
The candidates receiving the highest points and meet the cut-off point are considered
winners.

11. Guidelines on Manpower and Physical Resources Development

a. Human Resources

The manpower and research facilities development program is based on the concept
of Minimum Resource Requirements for R&D Capability in the National Agriculture and
Resource Research and Development Network (NARRDN).

The basic minimum requirements for manpower and research facilities (equipment and
infrastructure) facilitate the evaluation of research capability and needs and become the
bases for building up or upgrading RDET capability. This program would enable ISU to
attain or surpass minimum requirements in higher level of regional excellence.

Research areas that need to be strengthened in the next ten years are divided into major
commodities as follows:

Commodity Area Areas of Specialization

● Socio-Economics Economics / Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Sociol-
ogy/Rural Sociology, Rural Extension, Community Develop-
ment, Development Communication

● Education/Social Science Science and Mathematics, Education and Teacher Training,
Health and Health Profession, Humanities, Social Science

● Information Technology Computer Networks, Information and Database Manage-
ment, Computer Hardware, Software Design, Systems
Management and Administration

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