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redkix1

Dec 11, 2001, 08:40 PM

My.Prof. in chem. told us that mapua will be inplementing a QUARTERLY scheme. That is 4 enrollments in a year. She said it is most likely to be implimented. NO summer vacation. What can you say about this?

What are the Ups and downs of this Idea?

Pls. do comment.

Thank You!!!:) :D :) :D

UST_BOY

Dec 11, 2001, 08:48 PM

VIVA MAPUA! ONE OF THE BEST ENGINEERING SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY! Anyway hmmmm. Medyo di ako favor diyan eh. *** I mean masyadong maikli ang time ng bawat subjects, saka parang highschool din yan baka mamaya maging incompetent ang mga students, and the mere fact na MAHAL yan. Hope nobodys angry, me not from Mapua.

benyaki

Dec 12, 2001, 01:44 AM

sa tingin ko lahat e mag-aadjust dyan, both fauclty and students... di kaya masyadong mabilis ang takbo nyan??? ilang taon na lang ang engineering sa mapua??? 3-4 years???

jetlander

Dec 12, 2001, 02:45 AM

3 MONTHS DAW PER QUARTER.

WALANG SUMMER STRAIGHT ANG PAG AARAL.

MABABAWASAN ANG UNITS NA PWEDE MAKUHA FROM 23 TO 16.

NakeD

Dec 12, 2001, 05:35 AM

most probably not next year. matagal ang planning kapag ganyang klase ang pagbabago ng sistema. la salle is said to be adopting the quarterly system too. May summer vacation pa yan ha! Pero I don't think matutuloy yung sa La Salle.

benyaki

Dec 12, 2001, 06:39 AM

i think mahihirapan ang karamihan sa quarterly scheme... kungsabagay, iba naman ang lasal at mapua e...

based on observation mahihirapan ang karamihan sa mga estudyante at magulang...

1st - mas maraming gastos kada taon ang mangyayari for the proposed quarterly scheme...
2nd - one example is lasal engineering... hirap ang karamihan sa mga estudyante pagdating sa kanilang project study... what more kung gawin pang quarterly???
3rd - at this rate, the quality of engineering education of mapua might be affected since hindi makaka-concentrate or makakatagal sa isang lesson dahil hahabulin ang oras...

ups naman ng pagiging quarterly...
1st - mas mabilis kang gagaradweyt...
2nd - may tendency na maging masipag ang mga estudyante kasi nga mabilis ang quarterly scheme... iwas cram at gagawin nila ng mas maaga yung projects...

wala na akong maisip e...

:silly:

gobbledygook

Dec 12, 2001, 05:54 PM

I just hope that MAPUA would stop copying LA SALLE. Build your own identity. There's only one La Salle in the country as well as Mapua. Stop trying to be a part of the system. when you're not, you can't be and will never be. Eversince the rumor that La Salle bought Mapua came out, most Mapuans think that their La Sallians or Lasallites already. Don't try to deny it. Let's all be honest here.

redkix1

Dec 12, 2001, 09:50 PM

1st of all la salle dont own mapua the only connection I see is with Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco. The YGC company owns Mapua.
Does Mr Yuchengco own DLSU?

La Salle is implementing TRISEM this is not similar will quarterly scheme. they are not looking at the system at la salle but system of schools in US.

MAPUA HAS ITS OWN IDENTITY:

THE PREMIER ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES

PROUD MAPUAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

benyaki

Dec 12, 2001, 11:58 PM

hmmm... although some aspects of lasal e kagaya sa mapua (yung id system yata nila pareho yata e...) i think every school e iba-iba... ang mahirap kasi dito sa pinas, ayaw maangatan ng isa yung isa, utak talangka ika nga... i think what should be done is to help each other para maging globally competitive ang educational system ng pinas... like letting other students use other school's facilities for their projects kung wala sa kanilang school, or letting other students use the library for their research... or lending some reasearch papers to other schools so as to improve yung existing study like yung mga thesis... peace sa lahat!!! :silly:

Woodbine

Dec 13, 2001, 01:28 AM

Originally posted by redkix1
1st of all la salle dont own mapua the only connection I see is with Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco. The YGC company owns Mapua.
Does Mr Yuchengco own DLSU?

Yuchengco is an alumnus of La Salle. After he bought Mapua, He let some La Salle administrators to take over.

La Salle is implementing TRISEM this is not similar will quarterly scheme. they are not looking at the system at la salle but system of schools in US.

The implementation of the quarterly system in La Salle is being considered for quite some time now. It is patterned after the Stanford system.

THE PREMIER ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES

I would agree with you if this was the 1950's.

UST_BOY

Dec 13, 2001, 02:11 AM

ANg mapua ba ay pag-aari din ng DLSU system??!

TiNyCuTiE

Dec 13, 2001, 02:44 AM

narinig ko nga yan sa mga ka-chat kong mapuans
pero i dnt like that idea
d kaya masisiraan ng bait ang mga mapuans sa pag-aaral?

teka...sino-sino ba ang sakop sa rule na ito?
aabot ba yan sa mga 4th or 5th yr peeps nxt yr?

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

badabing

Dec 13, 2001, 11:21 AM

my thoughts on another thread

"a tie-up for academic and technical assistance is more palatable to both schools. not to discount the academic standing of la salle but me thinks both schools will be better served if they retain their respective identities and cultures. mapua was decent pre-yunchengco era and hopefully will improve under the new administration."

Originally posted by gobbledygook
I just hope that MAPUA would stop copying LA SALLE. Build your own identity. There's only one La Salle in the country as well as Mapua. Stop trying to be a part of the system. when you're not, you can't be and will never be. Eversince the rumor that La Salle bought Mapua came out, most Mapuans think that their La Sallians or Lasallites already. Don't try to deny it. Let's all be honest here.

after reading your post i wonder why any respectable mapuan would want to be part of the DLSU system. your attitude borders on condescension, as if we would do ourselves a favor if and when a merger is truly consummated. i am an alumnus of mapua, and had been out of the institute for some time, but i never had gotten wind of such rumors. fact is, and i take it seriously, the yuchengco group of companies not la salle bought mapua. and as a consequence brought along a new administration which is not la salle-flavored but more of the diliman variety(vea and virata). so where do you base your assumptions that mapua is copying la salle? the quarterly system? on rumors?
would aspiring for better facilities or system mean that we're a la salle wannabe? have we changed our school colors to green and white and are now chanting Go lasalle? come on dude wake up!
it would be better that you support your arguments with something more substantial before hurling anecdotes on this thread.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Woodbine
"Yuchengco is an alumnus of La Salle. After he bought Mapua, He let some La Salle administrators to take over. "

rolando dizon is on the mapua board. who are the other la salle administartors who took over and in what capacity?

redkix1

Dec 13, 2001, 08:28 PM

hmmm... although some aspects of lasal e kagaya sa mapua (yung id system yata nila pareho yata e...)

mag kaiba low tech ang sa inyo.

Radio frequencies ang ginagamit ng CARDinal plus namin.
at hindi BARCODE gaya ng mga products sa Supermarket na gamit ng la salle.

and ours have many uses, (for the Library,medical records,payments, grades) -soon to be implemented

PROUD MAPUAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

redkix1

Dec 13, 2001, 08:35 PM

psychic_psycho

Dec 13, 2001, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by redkix1

mag kaiba low tech ang sa inyo.

Radio frequencies ang ginagamit ng CARDinal plus namin.
at hindi BARCODE gaya ng mga products sa Supermarket na gamit ng la salle.

and ours have many uses, (for the Library,medical records,payments, grades) -soon to be implemented

PROUD MAPUAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hoy! What's with the attitude??? :eh:

LOW tech ang DLSU? Baka gusto mo mag compare tayo ng facilities, then let's see who's low tech!

Mapua Tech has been around for many years now but it hasn't really done much upgrading.........in terms of their engineering facilities. Face it, DLSU is way ahead of you...............
La Salle is implementing TRISEM this is not similar will quarterly scheme. they are not looking at the system at la salle but system of schools in US.

Matagal ng pinag-iisipan ang Quarterly na yan. As far as I know, DLSU was the first one to consider changing the Trisem to Quarterly.

THE PREMIER ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES

Oh yeah? Nineteen forgotten na yata eh...............
DLSU is much much better in Eng.

ANIMO LA SALLE

UST_BOY

Dec 14, 2001, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by psychic_psycho

Hoy! What's with the attitude??? :eh:

LOW tech ang DLSU? Baka gusto mo mag compare tayo ng facilities, then let's see who's low tech!

Mapua Tech has been around for many years now but it hasn't really done much upgrading.........in terms of their engineering facilities. Face it, DLSU is way ahead of you...............

Matagal ng pinag-iisipan ang Quarterly na yan. As far as I know, DLSU was the first one to consider changing the Trisem to Quarterly.

Oh yeah? Nineteen forgotten na yata eh...............
DLSU is much much better in Eng.

ANIMO LA SALLE
Actually tama si Psychic Psycho, lets face it. Talagang di na nakakasabay ang mapua sa eng. although matatalino ang students facilities and Upgrading is important talagang napapahuli na. Medyo nauunahan na ng UP, DLSU, UST and TIP ang mapua. SUGGESTION KO: magreklamo sa authorities! I-upgrade ang system. no offense.

spartacus

Dec 15, 2001, 12:43 AM

i think th equarterly systems sucks! its just a plotto make more money! more sems equals more miscellaneous fees! and that alone cud kill ya! and what about academic excellence??? lalo yatang nawawala, sa 2 sems na nga lang hirap na i-cram lahat ng topics, what more kung 4 sems pa?! **** it! magiging napaka superficial ng input ng knowledge sa students. they can suck my ****!!! :weg:

m@xELL

Dec 16, 2001, 07:57 AM

r u nutZZZZZ??????????? well, i suggest they should try trimestral system out first.........although we still have our summer vacation with this sysem, it's as good as having none coz of the fast pace of teaching, students get so stressed out after a year that a 2 month summer vacation would not be enough. well, in the case of DLSU, in case they decide to pursue with this quarterly system, some adjustments wouldn't be as huge compared to a semestral system school such as Mapua turning into a quarterly system.

this is just some of those things which DLSU implements because of their desire of following the foot steps of STANFORD UNIVERSITY in the U.S. which is currently into a Quarterly System.
:rocker:

just to clear everything out:

mapua is not part of the De La Salle System
mapua is under the Yuchengco Group Of Companies owned by Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco who happens to be a DLSU alumnus. Ayt!
*okay*

total_ricall

Dec 18, 2001, 08:58 AM

to my fellow mapuans: guys, guys, guys... i'm sharing my excitement with you regarding the drastic upgrade of our facilities, improvement of the system and all that. Astig noh? I guess we are all deprived of that for so many years, that's why we are damn proud to have it. thanks be to the new administration... but behind all that lies the question of the quality of education that our school gives. sad, isn't it? take it as a challenge though. let us show them what true mapuans are really made of. Be proud of your school, but be sure that your school will be proud of you. keep your feet on the ground, and stay cool.

to the others: i appreciate all your comments about our school. thanks for dropping by and sharing you ideas with us. about the mapua-lasalle engineering comparison, and to other engineering schools for this matter, i really don't have enough knowledge on who is better than who, and who is way ahead of who... facilities wise, and most especially education wise. just let the board exams and the professional world decide on that. who is always at the top? who has the highest percentage passing? whose graduates are dominating the professional word? the answer, i have no idea! :D but i don't give a damn on that. not a major issue for me. the best thing in this context is that these two schools show off evident dedication in providing the best quality of education they could give to their students... peace.
viva mapua
animo la salle

:)

total_ricall

Dec 18, 2001, 09:05 AM

and oh, about the quarterly scheme... ngayon ko lang narinig yan ah. better consult the students first before jumping into decisions. i believe that many won't agree on that, but it sounds cool for me!Ü

thehitman

Dec 18, 2001, 09:01 PM

Kung itutuloy man nila yan, dapat may transition. Mag trimestral muna dapat ang Mapua for, umm, half a decade para masanay yung faculty nila. Afterwards, saka nila isipin kung feasible yung quarterly school system.

Tiyak na may adjustments din naman iyan eh. Sa mga semestral, correct me if I'm wrong, pero mga 27 to 30 units per semester. Sa La Salle, around 18 to 21 units lang per trimester. Kung quarterly, baka around 12-15 units naman ang subjects...

The prospect of a "no vacation" doesn't quite sound good to me. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

:cool:

psychic_psycho

Dec 18, 2001, 09:12 PM

Originally posted by thehitman
Kung itutuloy man nila yan, dapat may transition. Mag trimestral muna dapat ang Mapua for, umm, half a decade para masanay yung faculty nila. Afterwards, saka nila isipin kung feasible yung quarterly school system.

Tiyak na may adjustments din naman iyan eh. Sa mga semestral, correct me if I'm wrong, pero mga 27 to 30 units per semester. Sa La Salle, around 18 to 21 units lang per trimester. Kung quarterly, baka around 12-15 units naman ang subjects...

The prospect of a "no vacation" doesn't quite sound good to me. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

:cool:

*okay*

UST_BOY

Dec 18, 2001, 09:13 PM

VIVA MAPUA!

redkix1

Jan 3, 2002, 01:38 AM

viva M I T!!!!!

Pepe

Jan 3, 2002, 03:28 PM

And a UP Alumni and past Dean of the College of Engineering to be President of Mapua... I wonder why they did not choose a DLSU graduate to head MIT. ;-) oopss... :flame:

Anyway, DLSU does not own MIT - just so happen that the one who bought MIT's a DLSU graduate does not automatically make it DLSU's.

It was like saying that the Philippines was ran by UP when Marcos was in power... or by West Point, when Ramos was in power, etc.

justInStix

Jan 3, 2002, 10:49 PM

justInStix

Jan 3, 2002, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by redkix1
1st of all la salle dont own mapua the only connection I see is with Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco. The YGC company owns Mapua.
Does Mr Yuchengco own DLSU?

La Salle is implementing TRISEM this is not similar will quarterly scheme. they are not looking at the system at la salle but system of schools in US.

MAPUA HAS ITS OWN IDENTITY:

THE PREMIER ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES

PROUD MAPUAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ow really? upto *** tym? During MAHOMA's tym?:lol:

As I've heard it's true that there's a plan of making ours a Quarterly Ssystem. and same as Mapua as I've heard from one of the profs there.

Mr. Yuchengco doesn't own LA SALLE.

Let's face it...ur not already the premier engineering school..i don't have any idea hu owns that title but I'm sure hindi na kayo yun.

Look at yourself.. isn't it funny na narenovate *** ng konti ang skul nyo, nagyabang na naman kayo? ha.ha.

You don't have an attitude. Ah..I forgot..of course you do have! ...
You are over confident of yourselves and i say you tend to be too much ambitious...tsk, tsk. too bad an attitude.

justInStix

Jan 5, 2002, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by redkix1
1st of all la salle dont own mapua the only connection I see is with Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco. The YGC company owns Mapua.
Does Mr Yuchengco own DLSU?

La Salle is implementing TRISEM this is not similar will quarterly scheme. they are not looking at the system at la salle but system of schools in US.

MAPUA HAS ITS OWN IDENTITY:

THE PREMIER ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES

PROUD MAPUAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been to Mapua several times and the id system is the same aswhat you are exactly saying as like those of the Supermarkets...yung sa inyo the student slides his id just like what I see in Mercury Drug grocery store cashiers. And then everything will be read by what they say a chip inside watsoever.

Hindi ba pareho lang yun?:shakehead:

Tsk, tsk...hirap kase sa inyo makapagyabang lang e..kala nyo kayo lang may ganun

Hey, don't ever brag us about what you have there! Di kme naiinggit. You guys have gotten the wrong bunch of pipol na pagyayabangan nyo

Modesty aside, we can change the system, upgrade our facilities, or even make it much more better than we ever wanted. Our school can do that for us given that there are still proposals and plans coming up.

animo la salle

redkix1

Jan 5, 2002, 12:15 AM

I've been to Mapua several times and the id system is the same aswhat you are exactly saying as like those of the Supermarkets...yung sa inyo the student slides his id just like what I see in Mercury Drug grocery store cashiers. And then everything will be read by what they say a chip inside watsoever.Hindi ba pareho lang yun?

Tsk, tsk...hirap kase sa inyo makapagyabang lang e..kala nyo kayo lang may ganun

Hey, don't ever brag us about what you have there! Di kme naiinggit. You guys have gotten the wrong bunch of pipol na pagyayabangan nyo

Modesty aside, we can change the system, upgrade our facilities, or even make it much more better than we ever wanted. Our school can do that for us given that there are still proposals and plans coming up.

animo la salle

It is called SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY
ours work kahit nsa loob ng wallet.

kami lang ngang skul na may ganun baket?

psychic_psycho

Jan 5, 2002, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by redkix1

It is called SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY
ours work kahit nsa loob ng wallet.

kami lang ngang skul na may ganun baket?

All I can say is, just wait until the the La Salle Greenovation is over and then let's compare facilities again....... :rolleyes:

Don't brag about your stupid ID, instead, brag about what kind of education you get........

benyaki

Jan 5, 2002, 09:21 AM

yan ang mahirap sa atin e... pare-parehong inhinyero e nag-iisip talangka pa... kapag ganito ang takbo ng utak natin, maituturing ba nating propesyonal nga ba ang nagagawa ng ating mga unbersidad at mga kolehiyo??? pagdating sa mga research at development, maaaring magtulungan ang iba't ibang institusyon na ito para sa ikabubuti ng lahat... isang halimbawa ay ang isang grupo na kilala ko na mula sa isang prestihyosong unibersidad na pumunta sa isang state university upang gawin ang kanilang thesis at may ilang mga estudyante naman na pumupunta sa prestohyosong unibersidad na ito para mag-research at maghanap ng mga naaakmang babasahin para sa kanilang mga thesis... nawa ay mamulat ang kada isa sa atin na ang iba't ibang institusyon na ito ay may kanya kanyang kahinaan at kalakasan at sa kadahilanang ito, sana ay magtulungan na lang at huwag nang magsiraan...

justInStix

Jan 5, 2002, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by psychic_psycho

All I can say is, just wait until the the La Salle Greenovation is over and then let's compare facilities again....... :rolleyes:

Don't brag about your stupid ID, instead, brag about what kind of education you get........

HA! you said it ryt psychic psycho!*okay* it's STUPIDITY to brag about sumthing na doesn't make sense. And they are damn stupid!

Tsk, tsk..kawawa naman ibang skuls na I say e medyo lagging you. *** will they say if you tell thins like that as if they are ignorant of it, they wud just nod and humbly their heads on you without even saying a word or two, ganun ba yun?

Look at yourselves idiots and ambitious pipol..why do you always get into a race with us ha? Konting upgrading *** ng facilities nyo Airheads na kayo..

Yeah, psychic psycho...lets see. We don't want to brag about what we have here..we would be very glad to share it w other students outside who wud be needing it. But you push us to. KAYO PANG WALA NAMANG MGA BINATBAT.

yOU GO and make your own world first. Much innovated than what we have before you come to us and brag with all your big heads!:lol:

justInStix

Jan 5, 2002, 11:21 PM

Originally posted by gobbledygook
I just hope that MAPUA would stop copying LA SALLE. Build your own identity. There's only one La Salle in the country as well as Mapua. Stop trying to be a part of the system. when you're not, you can't be and will never be. Eversince the rumor that La Salle bought Mapua came out, most Mapuans think that their La Sallians or Lasallites already. Don't try to deny it. Let's all be honest here.

They're not copying. They're just emulating us. Let them, it depends upto what extent. Might end up copying. Hope not. Let's all be unique and just be humble kung ano man meron ang Mapua and Us for now.

religio mores cultura.

redkix1

Jan 6, 2002, 11:09 PM

Identity

About the Mapúa Institute of Technology

The Mapúa Institute of Technology, referred to informally as Mapúatech, is a 76-year old technology-focused school located in the heart of the Philippine capital of Manila. With 15,000 students in college level it is the biggest engineering school in the Philippines, accounting for about 8% of engineering graduates every year. The Institute also runs a pre-engineering high school with about 1,800 students. The Institute's name derives from its founder, Don Tomas Mapúa, an architecture graduate of Cornell University. The Institute was fully owned by the Mapúa family until 1999 when it was acquired 100% by the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) through a company now known as iPeople, Inc. Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco chairs the Mapúatech Board of Trustees. Alfonso S. Yuchengco, III is the Vice-Chairman.

The Institute prides itself with the quality of its architecture and engineering programs which has been demonstrated time and again in the long history of topnotch performance of its graduates in the government-administered professional licensure examinations. Under the new YGC management, the quality of instruction is being enhanced even as new dimensions are being added to the Institute's mission. Aside from excellence in teaching, the Institute now aims to develop its research, as well as its consultancy and community extension, capabilities. It considers it its mission not only to transmit but also to generate and apply knowledge. The Institute will be at the frontiers of knowledge as well as at the frontlines of problem solving for the benefit of the Filipinos and humankind. All this while not forgetting that the core of its strength lies and shall continue to lie in its engineering and architecture educational programs, programs that are well-balanced by the 2-year general education curriculum in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

The Institute offers the following undergraduate programs:
BS Architecture
BS Chemical Engineering
BS Chemical Engineering/Chemistry (Double Degree)
BS Civil Engineering
BS Computer Engineering
BS Computer Science
BS Electrical Engineering
BS Electronics and Communications Engineering
BS Industrial Engineering
BS Mechanical Engineering
BS Environmental and Sanitary Engineering
BS Geology
BS Industrial Design
BS Metallurgical Engineering
BS Mining Engineering

The Institute also offers the following master's programs:
Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering
Master of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Master of Engineering in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering
Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Engineering in Mining Engineering
Master of Engineering in Metallurgical Engineering
Master of Science in Architecture Education
Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering Geology
Master of Science in Chemistry

In recognition of the growing needs for IT professionals locally and worldwide, the Institute is establishing more programs in IT through regular degree programs and 2-year associate degree programs as well as short-term programs for specific and special competencies. The School of IT and the Center for Continuing Education and Special Competencies handle these programs.

History of Mapúatech

The Mapúa Institute of Technology was founded on January 25, 1925 by Don Tomas Mapua, an Architecture graduate of Cornell University in USA and the first registered Filipino architect.

He envisioned an educational institution that shall emphasize the importance of science and technology and create an impact on the economy and the quality of life of the Filipino. The Institute was founded as a private non-sectarian institute of higher learning pioneering in technical education. Initially a night school, it started with eighty (80) students enrolled in Civil Engineering and Architecture. Classes were held in a rented commercial building in Carriedo St. in Quiapo.

Three (3) years later, the Institute offered high school to give students a better foundation for a higher technical education.

By 1934, three (3) courses had been added to the list of course offerings - Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and by 1940, two (2) more were added - mechanical engineering and electrical engineering.

Mapúa Institute of Technology was not spared from the ravages of war but it resumed operations after the liberation of Manila rising again in a new site bounded by Doroteo Jose and Miserecordia St. (now Don Tomas Mapúa Street).

In the late 50's, the Institute branched out to Intramuros housing the School of Architecture and the upper engineering courses. The School of Basic Studies (General Engineering) and the high school department remained at the Doroteo Jose compound.

The tradition of academic excellence established by Don Tomas was carried on even after his demise on December 22, 1965. His only son, Don Oscar B. Mapúa, took over the presidency armed with the commitment to the furtherance of the vision of the founder of the Institute.

With the expansion of its facilities, the Intramuros complex was ready to take the entire collegiate department in 1973.

Concurrent with the physical expansion program was the introduction of more courses: Industrial Engineering in 1972, Industrial Design in 1976 and Computer Engineering in 1983.

Today, the Institute offers 15 bachelor programs. It also offers 4 graduate programs - Master of Science in Architecture, Master of Science in Chemistry, Master of Science in Engineering Geology/Geotechnical Engineering and Master of Engineering. It has a population of about 15,000 students.

The success of the efforts of the Institute to establish a culture of excellence in education is firmly evidenced in the high performance of its graduates in the licensure examinations, consistently placing in the top ten and maintaining a high percentage of passing rate. This accounts for the high demand for Mapúatech graduates by private and government institutions where a big number of important positions are occupied by alumni of the Institute.

To ensure quality education, the Institute employs outstanding faculty members who are highly qualified in terms of academic degrees and teaching experience. The qualifications of these teachers are enhanced through scholarship grants for higher learning as well as attendance in conventions and seminars to keep abreast of the latest in teaching approaches. Excellence in teaching is always encouraged, acknowledged and rewarded.

When President Oscar B. Mapua passed away on March 17, 1998, his son Architect Oscar B. Mapua, Jr. took over his duties until December 1999 when the ownership of the Institute was passed on to a business conglomerate headed by Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco.

Ambassador Yuchengco, a long time benefactor of economically disadvantaged students, believes that Mapúa Institute of Technology should help address the demands of the new millennium for quality professionals in order to achieve economic progress and move the country forward. It is his vision to develop Mapúatech into an international center of engineering, architecture and IT education in order to take a lead role in producing graduates who shall offer world class professional services in the knowledge-based global economy of today.

In response to this vision, the present president of the Institute, Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea, has placed the strengthening of the curricular program on top of his agenda. It shall respond to the challenges of globalization in order to produce graduates who shall be at par with their foreign counterparts. It shall integrate and put primary emphasis on information technology in all courses, IT being vital to global competitiveness in the workplace.

The new Mapúa Institute of Technology has started to establish linkages with other technological schools and cyber-tech institutions so that Mapuans will have global access to knowledge and techniques. It has also improved its infrastructures to enhance the teaching and learning environment. It is also building up its research capabilities.

With the inspiration of Ambassador Yuchengco and with President Vea at the helm, Mapúatech can look forward to more fruitful years ahead.

Mission and Vision of Mapúatech

Mission

The mission of Mapúa Institute of Technology is to disseminate, generate, preserve and apply scientific, engineering, architectural and IT knowledge.

The Institute shall, using the most effective means, provide its students with professional and advanced scientific and engineering, architectural and information technology education through rigorous and up-to-date academic programs with ample opportunities for the exercise of creativity and the experience of discovery.

It shall implement curricula that, while being steeped in technologies, shall also be rich in the humanities, languages and social sciences that will inculcate ethics.

The Institute shall advance and preserve knowledge by undertaking research and reporting on the results of such inquiries.

The Institute, singly or in collaboration with others, shall bring to bear the world's vast store of knowledge in science, engineering and other realms on the problems of the industry and the community in order to make the Philippines and the world a better place.

Vision

The Mapúa Institute of Technology shall be an international center of excellence in integrated engineering, architecture and information technology education by providing instructions that are current in content and state-of-the-art in delivery; and by engaging in cutting-edge research.

It shall be Filipino in spirit but global in outlook.

It shall be independent in its objectives but shall be fully networked, electronically and otherwise, in its disposition.

It shall not only be at the frontiers of knowledge but also at the frontlines of problem solving.

It shall not only earnestly nurture the passion for learning and discovery but also provide an environment conducive to creative pursuits.

It shall be steeped not only in various technologies but also in the humanities.

It shall not only impart expertise but also inculcate ethics.

Mapúatech shall be the premiere Philippine technology school in the Age of Technology.

VIVA MAPUA!!!!

haponesa

Jan 8, 2002, 08:01 AM

ah redkix... what's with the attitude nga? i'm a mapuan and i think hindi yan ang tinuturo sa school natin. hinay hinay lang kasi kawawa naman yung ibang mapuan na matitino. kung gusto mong sirain ang reputasyon mo, then okay, go ahead... pero wag mo naman sanang idamay yung ibang students of mapua. they might think na all the others are just like you.

as for the others... my sincerest apology in behalf of this fellow mapuan of mine. i know he's been pathetically braggart and has been extremely challenged in good manners and right conduct. i hope you wont take this matter against the rest of us, mapuans, who have been keeping the reputation of the school in its almost ideal state.

as for the comparison... i think its not a matter of whát school is the best and what's not in the field of engineering. but i guess, we, soon-to-be or for those who are allready engineers, should take more emphasis on the global competition on the quality of engineers esp. the ones that are being produced by our country.

it's not about kung sino ang orig at sinong manggagaya... nakakahiya naman, mga edukado pa naman tayong tao ngunit hinahayaan nating magkaroon ng ganitong klaseng diskusyon...

at sana lang, hindi nyo na lang pinatulan ang kung sino mang nagyayabang at sagutin ng isa ring kayabangan...

let's not pull each other down.

peace out. :)

haponesa

Jan 8, 2002, 08:31 AM

as for the quarter system, basically, there's not much of a difference between the usual system and this quarterly system. actually, there are a lot of advantages and benefits, that we, mapuans, can aqcuire once we adopt this system.

we can easily graduate.
why get a b.s. degree only, when in 5 years time <the least> you can actually obtain your masters degree. and this will be to your advantage esp. in your credentials. and we all know how stiff the competition is, in this field.

we can focus more.
basically, the first impression with this system <since the sem would only last for 2 weeks and a half> would be that the quality of education will be minimized. actually, if you are a responsible student, you won't let these things pressure you. we can actually be more systematic since everything will be organized. the study load are minimized, bearable load for students.

we can save money, time and effort.
in the long run, since the education is actually fast tracked <without compromising quality of course> we have actually save a year's worth of allowance, travel fares, lodging expenses, food money and all the other usual students expenses.

question: how about my social life??? well. mapuan ka, dapat marunong ka dumiskarte. <this is probably one of the best things that you would learn once your inside mapua>

for all the others who are having second thoughts with this kind of system, i guess we have to give it a try. ganyan naman talaga pag bago pa lang, hinahanapan agad ng negative. but if you would actually view it on the positive side, the system is actually favorable for us, students. be open on it.

I SUPPORT QUARTER SEM ;)

redkix1

Jan 8, 2002, 06:34 PM

from: www.mapua-tech.edu.ph
PRIMER
ON THE INSTITUTION OF A QUARTER SYSTEM
FOR MAPUA TECH
2 January 2002

WHAT IS THE QUARTER SYSTEM?

The academic calendar

The quarter system divides the academic year into four terms. The summer term is mandatory.

One quarter lasts 11 weeks versus 18 weeks for one semester.

In the quarter system there is 1-month summer vacation, a 2-week Christmas break and two 1-week breaks between the quarters.

Just like the semestral system the quarterly calendar is well-timed with respect to the high school academic calendar, licensure exam schedules, graduation cycles and hiring seasons.

The academic programs

In shifting to the quarter system Mapúa Tech will retain the line-up of required subjects for each degree program as well as the syllabus and required number of classroom hours (or units) of each subject. The only change will be the grouping and scheduling of subjects into quarters instead of semesters.

In the quarter system the maximum units per term is 15. IN one academic year therefore a student can earn 60 units.

In the semestral system the maximum units per semester is 22 units. The maximum summer units is 9. A student can therefore finish 53 units if he takes summer classes or 44 if he does not.

Since a student takes a greater number of units per year in the quarter system he can finish an engineering degree program in 4 years instead of 5. Exceptional students may be able to do it in 3-½ years. IN the BSCS, BSIT, and BSIM programs, a student can complete the requirements in 3 years instead of 4.

Why go to a quarter system?

For the Institute, the quarter system means better productivity for its faculty and better utilization of its classrooms and laboratories. Instead of being fully active for 36 weeks and half-active for 6 weeks (during the summer) in a year, the faculty can be fully active for 44 weeks of the year. Instead of being fully active for 36 weeks and half-active for 6 weeks (during the summer) in a year, the classroom and laboratories can be fully utilized for 44 weeks of the year. The greater productivity will give rise to more resources that can be ploughed back in terms of faculty development and better laboratory, library, networking and other facilities. It will significantly improve the quality of Mapúa Tech education and strengthen further its competitiveness and leadership position. Surely it will lead to better service to students and heightened faculty and staff welfare. All these benefits have been realized by a good number of US schools that have opted for the quarter system.

For the students, the quarter system means a shorter residency in school while still having a sufficient summer vacation. It means being eligible to join the work force earlier. The major benefit, however, will be in the improved quality of education and improved facilities.

Is the effort for the students in the quarterly system any more intense than in the semestral system?

The weekly grind

In the semestral system 1 lecture unit transltates to 1 classroom hour per week. This a 3-unit lecture subject means either three 1-hour classes or two 1-1/2 hour classes every week.

In the quarter system 1 lecture unit translates to 1-1/2 classroom hours per week. Thus a 3-unit lecture subject means three 1-1/2 hour classes every week. This is what the grind for each subject under the quarter system will feel like. From the point of view of teaching and learning this looks ideal.

Assuming that all subjects are lecture classes, 15 units per quarter means 22.5 hours in the classroom every week. IN the semester system 22 units of lecture classes means 22 hours in the classroom. Therefore the classroom hours per week is practically the same. This means that study hours outside the classroom should also be essentially the same. Thus the total study hours – in and out of the classroom – should be equal in either system. The intensity of effort in any given week is about the same.

The quarterly grind

Instead of taking 7 or 8 subjects per term, the student will be taking only 5 subjects in any given quarter. This while on the one hand it takes only 11 weeks, instead of 18, to finish any given subject, the student on the other hand will be enrolled in less subjects. While the exams may be spaced at shorter intervals, the total number of exams a student takes in any given term is less. Since a student will at any time be enrolled in less subjects, he can be more focused on the educational material. That is less “shifting of gears” as a student juggles his study hours for the different subjects. This the preconception of too great an intensity of effort at any given time is simple false.

The yearly grind

What is true, however, is that the student will have to sustain the same intensity for a greater period of time in any given year since the student studies 44 weeks per year instead of 36 or 42 (if he takes summer). This enables any student to finish the total materials in an academic program in less time. In this overall sense the quarter system is truly more intense, but in a manageable way

Quarterm is your quickest link, the shortest path to employment, gives the option to further enhance competitiveness, the key to higher productivity.

Benefits of a Quarterly system

Why take 5 years when you can be there in 3 1/2 - 4!
Quarterm provides the opportunity to those who want to work and be in the mainstream of a productive career at the shortest time possible; offers that advantage of being there ahead of the rest.
Secure your competitive edge: An MS Degree over BS!
Quarterm allows one to pursue an MS Degree (within the normal time it takes to complete a BS Degree in Engineering.) to further upgrade their academic credentials in order to become more competitive in a highly selective job market environment.
Maximize productive hours in the campus, the value of what you pay, and utilization of school facilities!
Quarterm optimizes utilization of the Institute’s resources; for students, it equates to more productive and higher quality hours in the campus and ample time for family and other extra curricular activities.
Focus On 4 to 5 subjects per term vs. 7 to 8 subjects under the semestral system!
In the Quarterm system students could focus more intently on each particular subject matter with lesser unit load, thereby increasing the depth and breadth of instruction, and appreciation of knowledge gained.

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ok I apologize for the attitude.

peace:)

redkix1

Jan 21, 2002, 09:54 PM