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CvSU MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

A. RATIONALE

The rationale should contain the research problem, related
studies/literature, supporting statistics, the significance of the research
activity, the justification for conducting such activity, and its general
objective.

The problem should be clearly stated. Supporting literatures should
be limited to the significant data, studies or statistics published within the
last 5 years. Technical terms and acronyms should be defined.

The rationale should be written in paragraph form. It should be brief
and concise.

B. OBJECTIVES

The objectives should be related to the problem being addressed. The
specific objectives should be written in number bullet form, if more than
one.

C. EXPECTED OUTPUT

Outputs should be enumerated

Outputs should be available

D. METHODOLOGY

Specify the project components (if applicable)

Should contain the details of the experiment so that it can be
evaluated whether the methods are feasible and will achieve the objectives
of the proposal

The following are recommended to be included:

Factors in the experiment (variables)

Treatments to be used and layouts

Procedures: experimental design, replications, characteristics of
experimental units (sites, number, area, etc.)

Statistical analysis
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