Before proceeding to some discussions, let us first define what is meant by "life cycle". Life cycle has life and a cycle. Life has different meaning. One is that life is the condition which distinguishes active organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, functional activity and the continual change preceding death (in biology). Cycle is the repeating process or event in many fields (vise versa). Life Cycle is a period from one generation of organisms to the same identical...
When we talk of life cycle, it has lots of derivation. Examples, like biological life cycle which talks about the life cycle of people. Another is the life cycle of the animal which talks about the life cycle of the animal, of how they become like that and this. Those things are just one of the happenings that we can see that we are really living in this universe. Not only living things can have that kind of cycle, even the non-living things could have it. Non-living things or the material ones can have the cycle and that by means of the living things. How? By people. Why I said so? Let’s consider USEP.
USEP means University of Southeastern Philippines , a college school where I currently enrolled and studied in. It is asked that if the university/institution developed a life cycle specifically for the school and if it was developed, how we know that it meets the needs of everyone in the university.
For me, based on my observation since I came in this university, I can say that the university has a life cycle of course. And if it was developed?hmmm...let me first think!:-) Well, each university/institution and all other establishments have life cycle which it gives them the reason why they build that kind of thing. Something that they want. And in case of university, like my school USEP, we know that it is a government school which means all that what is needed is from the government. One of the goal of the USEP is to produce globally competitive and morally upright graduates. From that goal alone, we can say that in order to attain that goal, the one who want that kind of thing should give an effort in making something really important so that it can be a successful one.
I think that the first thing to do is to have an analysis. First part of all that a person that he/she should be doing is to have an analysis which from the word itself “analysis”, is the act of analyzing the things that should be going to make or should be doing which can give a reliable and relevant output that can also be useful in everyday activities. The university gets first into analyzing what are the things to do to obtain what is needed to attain and that is from the objectives, goals, vision and mission that they think the best thing to do. After analyzing, there comes the result, the different curriculum for every colleges needed.
After the result are obtain from analyzing and creating what to do, testing is the next thing for that. Before implementing a certain kind of thing, like for example a product, testing takes first given for it determine how is it going. It is to know whether it was effective or not. Creating and testing iWhy? Because if you had created a certain thing, what you should do is to test it. That's why when you create, you test it.
Implementing is next given to testing. After it was tested, if it is ok then why not implement it. In the case of USEP, implementation takes place wherein students are now using what is created and that is curriculum to every department. You can determine here whether it was successful or not by what is said from its goal. To produce competitive graduates.
Another thing that needs attention is the evaluation process. Evaluation in which it evaluates day by day to be updated on what's the latest about the university. It is determining whether the university still obtaining and maintaining and still meet what's created. If it still inline with the goals that want to achieve.
And If I were to ask if it meets our needs, I think it's in the middle. Meaning, it maybe yes or no. Yes, for I can see that from the goal, that is to produce competitive graduates, lots of graduates and we all know that not all graduates find their job. And I think, some graduates are just graduated because of something fishy..hehe..chaar....Well, what I feel is that the university is still in the process of meeting and attaining those needs of the people in the institution.
About USEP
The University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) is a regional state university created in 1978 through Batas Pambansa Bilang 12. The university is an integration of four state institutions, particularly, the Mindanao State University-Davao, the University of the Philippines-Master of Management Program in Davao, the Davao School of Arts and Trades, and the Davao National Regional Agricultural School.
The university has four campuses, namely, Obrero (main) and Mintal Campuses in Davao City, Tagum-Mabini Campus which has two units – one in Tagum City and one in Compostela Valley Province, and Bislig Campus in Surigao del Sur.
The USEP offers graduate and undergraduate academic programs in the fields of engineering, education, arts and sciences, economics, business, computing, governance, development, resource management, technology, agriculture and forestry.
The University of Southeastern Philippines has the following mandate:
* To provide programs of instruction and professional training primarily in the fields of science and technology, especially medicine, fisheries, engineering and industrial fields.
* To promote advanced studies, research and extension services and progressive leadership in science, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, engineering and industrial fields and other courses needed in the socio-economic development of Mindanao.
* To develop courses at the graduate level along the fields of specialization and to respond to the needs of development workers in the academic community.
* To provide non-formal education and undertake vigorous extension and research programs in food production, nutrition, health and sports development.
* To offer scholarship and/or part-time job opportunities to deserving students from low-income families.
Mission
USEP shall produce world-class graduates and relevant research and extension through quality education and sustainable resource management.
Particularly, USEP is committed to:
* Provide quality education for students to grow in knowledge, promote their well-rounded development, and make them globally competitive in the world of work;
* Engage in high impact research, not only for knowledge’s sake, but also for its practical benefits to society; and,
* Promote entrepreneurship and industry collaboration.
Vision
A PREMIER UNIVERSITY IN THE ASEAN REGION-By becoming a premier university in the ASEAN Region, the USEP shall be a center of excellence and development, responsive and adaptive to fast-changing environments. USEP shall also be known as the leading university in the country that fosters innovation and applies knowledge to create value towards social, economic, and technological developments.
Goals
Aligned with the university 's vision and mission are specific goals for Key Result Areas (KRA) on Instruction; Research, Development, and Extension; and Resource Management:
KRA 1. Instruction
Produce globally competitive and morally upright graduates
KRA 2. Research, Development, and Extension (RDE)
Develop a strong R,D,&E culture with competent human resource and responsive and relevant researches that are adopted and utilized for development
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