Extension

DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH COMMUNITY

Vision

The Talibon Polytechnic College Extension Services will work towards bringing the College to the community.

Mission

The Talibon Polytechnic College Extension Services is committed to bring the College closer to the barangay people through the utilization of research generated and situation specific and matured technologies in farming and digital. The Board of Trustees is the highest governing body of the college the day to day management of the College is handled by the President, the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the deans of college of the different departments. Initially, two academic departments are organized. These are the School of Liberal Studies (SLS), and the School of Agriculture.

TPC Research and Extension Paradigm

The Talibon Polytechnic College considers instruction, research and extension as its main thrust. Research and Extension are basic components of instruction. It is through research that instruction and extension program are stregthened. This trilogy of function are co-equal in important, priority and support.

Research is consider the research for knowledge, new ideas, new technologies. The College is committed to promote scientific studies and innovative research that will contribute to the advancement of truth and knowledge and improvement of quality life of the student the community people, especially those in the hinterlands of the talibon, who do not have access to tertiary education and other outreach programs. It will also follow CHED research priority and or the national research priority. It will also give priority to action research in the fields of Liberal Arts, Agriculture, epecifically those that will contribute for the betterment of instruction in the Liberal Studies, Information Technology System, Agriculture and the Accounting System. It also envision to establish the Dagohoy Study Local Governance Study, etc.

Research and Extension Objective

In practice the objective of the Research and Extension Program of Talibon Polytechnic College are as follow:

  • Generate facts and promote basic and action researches that contribute to the advancement of knowledge and the improvement of the quality of life;
  • Maintain a research environment that is conducive to enlightened intellectual interaction;
  • Upgrade and update the research capability of the faculty through in service training programs so they can actively participate in the overall research program of the institution
  • Gather and consolidate data which have research significance for storage in a databank;
  • Provide consultancy and related services to researchers and outside clients;
  • Establish and maintain linkage with local and foreign research agencies and institutions to facilitate and enhance sharing and communication of research outputs;
  • Encourage all faculty members to engage in productive research as part of their commitment to the teaching profession and for the improvement of instruction;
  • Provide extension outreach program to the community through Community Extension Services and similar activities;
  • Appropriate funds for research and extension services;
  • Provide policy on incentives and the like to encourage faculty to conduct researches;
  • Meet institutional requirements of quality, relevant research and extension capabilities and output
  • Publish a bi-yearly research journal

    • Functions of the RCES

    The functions of Research and Community Extension Services of Talibon Polytechnic College are administered by the Director of the Research and Community Extension Department that has the following functions:

  • Coordinates all researches to be conducted by the college staff and faculty members.
  • sets research priorities of the college
  • recommends research grants and aids of faculty and staff researches publishes a research journal in coordination with the Publication and Documentation Committee,
  • builds a research capability among faculty and students
  • coordinates all community extension and outreach programs to be implemented by the college,
  • ets community extension priorities of the college, in line with regional and national research priority
  • publishes occasional bulletin and flyers in coordination with the Publication and Documentation Committee;
  • builds a community extension capability among faculty and students, and
  • performs other related functions as the VP for Academic Affairs may direct;

    • There shall be a Committee on Research and Committee Extension Services under the supervision of the Director of Research and Extension, as Committee Chairman. The different research and extension coordinators (deans) are members. The college statistician and the research ethics committee member are also members of the Committee. The Vice President for Academic Affairs is the ex-officio chairperson.

    Research Coordinating Units

    The Research and Community Extension Services Committee shall create several Research and Extension Units which are manned by qualified Unit Research and Extension Coordinators. All proposals shall be submitted to the Unit Research Coordinators who shall determine the relevance of the proposal and then submit to the Committee through the Director of Research and Extension Services for perusal and approval.

    School of Liberal Studies Research Unit

    Faculty members teaching Liberal Studies subjects, the instructors and those teaching cognate subjects required for Liberal Studies students are members of the College of Liberal Studies Research Unit. Its Dean or his representative is the Research Coordinator.

    School of Agricultural Studies Research Unit

    Faculty members teaching Agriculture and Agricultural Education subjects are members of the Agricultural Studies Research Unit. Its Dean or his representative is the Research Coordinator.

    School of Information Systems Studies Research

    Unit Faculty members teaching Information and Accounting Systems subjects are members of the School of Information Systems Studies Research Unit.