E-Portfolio

Hillary Ross C. Fong Ms. Glendora Tiu

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I. Reference Chart

Reference Details Summary Paraphrase Direct Quotation RCQ

Cuevas-Miel, L.

(2012, October 9).

Only 1 out of 10

computer science

graduates

employable-it

experts.

Interaksyon.com.

Retrieved February

2, 2014, from

http://www.interaks

yon.com/business/4

5132/only-1-out-of-

10-computer-

science-graduates-

employable---it-

experts

-There are many colleges

who took advantage of the

students by giving them

substandard education.

-Undereducation is one of

the main reason contributing

to low hiring readiness of IT-

computer science graduates.

-These students thought that they could be employed in

software development but in

fact, they were trained to

repair computers.

-There aren't much job

openings in the Philippines

so the graduates get jobs

abroad while the others shift

to other industry.

Original: Philippines

must produce "hireable"

graduates so it can get a

bigger slice of the entire

software development

market.

Paraphrased: To get into the software

development market, the

Philippines should

produce more competent

graduates.

Original: In Gurango

Software, about 50

percent of that resume

sent are from graduates

of BS Information

Technology but these

applicants do not know

basic programming or

could not even write a

single line of code.

Paraphrased: 50 percent

of the BS Information

technology graduates

who applies in Gurango

software do not know

how to program.

Original: According to a

Filipino Software

expert, "only 10 percent

of information

technology or computer

science graduates are

hireable".

Paraphrased: 10 percent of information

technology or computer

experts are competent

and qualified.

According to

Gurango, "50

percent of IT and IT-

related degrees are

substandard."

What are

the

qualification

s to be

considered

competent?

Eocaba (2004, May 2). Science and

technology in the

Philippines.

Sciforums.com.

Retrieved February

2, 2014, from

http://www.sciforu

ms.com/showthread

.php?35648-

Science-and-

Technology-in-the-

Philippines

-Low-level of technology is implemented in many

companies which results to

lesser job opportunities in

IT-computer science field.

-People are deprived of

science and technology

because of

underdevelopment of the

country.

According to 1995 World

Competitiveness

report by World

economic forum,

"Philippines is

ranked 42nd out of

48 in science and

technology...

technology in the

country is backward

and

underdeveloped."

What will make the

technology

high-level?

Salamat, M.(2014).

Why not prioritize

science & tech in

2014 budget,

progressive

scientists ask.

Bulatlat.com.

Retrieved February

2, 2014, from

http://bulatlat.com/

main/2013/08/12/w

hy-not-prioritize-

science-tech-in-

2014-budget-

progressive-

scientists-ask/

According to Dr.

Giovanni Tapang,

"... eight out of the

20 institutes of

DOST are bound to

suffer budget cuts

and these include the

ASTI, FNRI, and

PAGASA."

-According to

Tapang, "Adequate

budget for DOST is

important if we want

to attain national

progress and

development.

Raising the budget

for science and

technology to almost

half of the budget

being given to the

Department of

Defense (DOD)

would put it at par

with other developed

countries."(par.12)

Should the

government

prioritize

advancemen

t of

technology

than health?

Science and

technology in the

Philippines in the

-The economy of the

Philippines is slow in growth

-If there are

many plans

in the

past. Docstoc.com. Retrieved February

2, 2014, from

http://www.docstoc

.com/docs/8940898

0/Science-and-

Technology-in-the-

Philippines-in-the-

Past

because of rapid population growth, depletion of

resources, inadequate

infrastructures, and poor

performance in exporting

products which results to low

levels of investment in

science and technology,

unemployment and brain

drain.

-The technology of the

Philippines is

underdeveloped because of

low investments in research

and development, poor

education, lack of

participation, and lack of

technology transfer and

commercialization.

-The government's proposed

solutions are global search of

technology, more programs,

greater private sector

involvement, and

collaboration among sectors,

academes and government.

-2004: S&T shall contribute

to the improvement of

productivity and

competitiveness.

-2010: The Philippines should become a world-class

knowledge provider in

technology. They should

develop science and

technology culture.

-2020: They should develop

a wide range of competitive

products.

development of science

and

technology,

why is our

technology

still not that

developed?

Science and

technology in the

Philippines past and

-When the Philippines was conquered by Spain, instead

of improving the existing

Original: "The R & D of the country is not

focused in developing

-Why didn't the

Philippines

present. Docstoc.com.

Retrieved February

2, 2014, from

http://www.docstoc

.com/docs/3940931

/Science-and-

Technology-in-the-

Philippines-Past-

and-Present

technology, they made our country as the source of their

raw materials.

-The Philippines is mainly

dependent in importing

goods that it can't produce.

-During the American

colonization, Philippines was

allowed to manufacture

goods which was being

traded to high quality goods

of big countries so our debts

increased.

-The Americans didn't

implement new or advance

systems in the Philippines

because they wanted to

remain in power.

-The Philippines still has low-level of technology and

continues to import products

rather than improving the

technology.

basic industries and processes."

Paraphrased: Philippines

don't focus in

developing basic

industries.

invested on improving

the

technology

especially in

research and

developmen

t?

Science policy of

the United States.

Wikipedia.com.

Retrieved February

2, 2014, from

http://en.m.wikiped

ia.org/wiki/Science

_policy_of_the_Uni

ted_States

-The US government

allocates almost $1.1 billion

for science and technology

research.

-According to

NIST's mission,

"promote US

innovation and

industrial

competitiveness by

advancing

measurement

science, standards

and technology in

ways that enhance

economic security

and improve our

quality of life."

USA's

technology

is developed

because of

the support

given by the

government.

Sharma, A. (2013,

October 21).

Technologically

advanced countries.

Lifengadget.com.

Retrieved February

-Japan uses $130 billion for

research and development of

technology.

-They really prioritize

technology and they're one of

-Why

doesn’t the

Philippines

give much

attention to

technology?

2, 2014, from http://www.lifengad

get.com/lifengadget

/top-

technologically-

advanced-

countries-world/

the leading nations in terms of technology.

-Other popular countries in

the field of technology are

South Korea, Israel, and

Singapore.

Zeevi, D. (2013,

July 2). 10 most in

demand jobs and

skill sets for 2013

and beyond.

Dashburst.com.

Retrieved February

2, 2014, from

http://dashburst.co

m/infographic/in-

demand-jobs-skills-

2013-beyond/

-In the top 10 most in

demand jobs for 2013,

computer related jobs are

software developers,

computer systems analysts,

network and computer

systems administrators,

information security

analysts, web developers,

and computer network

architects.

-What job is

the most in

demand in

the

Philippines?

Number of Words: 1,124 Number of Words: 793

Number of Paragraphs: 9 Number of Paragraphs: 6

Main Idea: The future of the computer experts here

in the Philippines depend on the allotment of

budget and advancement of technology.

Main Idea: The future of the computer experts here

in the Philippines depend on the level of salary and

advancement of technology.

Essay:

Migration: The Only Option of Filipinos?

Computer experts are the people who

studies the principles and use of computers. They

are people skilled with programming and know

almost all about computers. Every year, thousands

and thousands of students are graduating. What will

happen to them? Is the technology of the

Philippines advanced enough to provide sufficient

jobs for the graduates? The future of the computer

experts here in the Philippines depend on the

allotment of budget and advancement of

technology.

Most of the computer experts in the

Philippines are migrating because there are more

job opportunities in other countries. In the top 10

most in demand jobs for 2013, computer related

jobs are software developers, computer systems

Essay:

Migration: The Only Option of Filipinos?

Computer experts are the person who

studies the principles and use of computers. They

are people skilled with programming and know

almost all about computers. Thousands of students

are graduating. Is the technology of the Philippines

advanced enough to provide sufficient jobs for the

graduates? The future of the computer experts here

in the Philippines depend on the level of salary and

advancement of technology. Computer experts leave

the Philippines for good because of two major

reasons: insufficient salary and low level of

technology.

Computer experts are software developers,

computer systems analysts, network and computer

systems administrators, information security

analysts, web developers, and computer network

II. Revision Chart

analysts, network and computer systems

administrators, information security analysts, web

developers, and computer network architects. But

because low-level of technology is implemented in

many companies in the Philippines, there are lesser

job opportunities for computer experts. The

graduates get jobs abroad while the others shift to

different industry.

Salary difference also affects the

migration of competent experts and the

underdevelopment of our technology. The income

in countries such as USA is about 400,000 pesos. In

the Philippines, the salary is almost half as

compared to others. This lures the workers here to

migrate and work for the other country instead of

working for the advancement of the Philippines.

Our country is left with very low rates of competent

and qualified workers and high rates of repairmen

and technicians.

When the Philippines was conquered by

Spain, instead of improving the existing

technology, they made our country the source of

their raw materials. The Philippines was mainly

architects. They are the most in demand jobs not in

the Philippines. At times, the leave the country.

Should we just allow them? One factor that forces

the workers to leave is the salary. Computer experts

are paid more when they work abroad.

Salary difference also affects the migration

of competent experts and the underdevelopment of

our technology. The income in countries such as

USA is about 400,000 pesos. In the Philippines, the

salary is almost half as compared to others. This

lures the workers here to migrate and work for the

other country instead of working for the

advancement of the Philippines. Instead of helping

the country develops, their expertise is used to

develop other nations such an unfortunate fate for

the country.

According to Wikipedia(2014), low

Job Philippi

nes

USA Japan Australia

Software

Developer

$626.82 $7,833.3

3

$2,603.8

1

$8,833.33

Network

Architect

$454.95 $9,250 $2,428.2

5

$11,020.2

0

Web

Developer

$572.82 $8,916.6

7

$7,160.7

9

$7,250

dependent in importing goods. During the

American colonization, Philippines was allowed to

manufacture goods which were being traded to the

high quality goods of big countries so out debts

increased. The Americans didn’t implement new or

advanced systems in the Philippines because they

wanted to remain in power. Because of these, our

country adapted the system and still has low-level

of technology.

We continue to import products rather

than improving. The technology is underdeveloped

because of low investments in research and

development, poor education, lack of participation,

and lack of technology transfer and

commercialization. The economy is affected by

different factors such as rapid population growth,

depletion of resources and poor performance in

exporting. This paves way to low levels of

investment in science and technology,

unemployment and brain drain. According to 1995

world competitiveness report by world economic

forum, “Philippines is ranked 42nd

out of 48 in

Science and technology...technology in the country

technology is simple technology, often of a

traditional or non-mechanical kind, such as crafts

and tools that pre-date the Industrial Revolution. The

technology is underdeveloped because of low

investments in research and development, poor

education, lack of participation, and lack of

technology transfer and commercialization. We

continue to import products rather than improving.

The economy is affected by different factors such as

rapid population growth, depletion of resources and

poor performance in exporting. This paves way to

low levels of investment in science and technology,

unemployment and brain drain. According to 1995

world competitiveness report by world economic

forum, “Philippines is ranked 42nd out of 48 in

Science and technology… technology in the country

is backward and underdeveloped”. Because low-

level of technology is implemented in many

companies in the Philippines, there are lesser job

opportunities for computer experts. The graduates

get jobs abroad while the others shift to different

industry.

The quality of technology we have would

is backward and underdeveloped.”

The quality of technology we have would easily be

concluded just by the news or by mere observation.

Philippines just made the election voting electronic

in the 2010 election. There were reports about the

failure of the system. Philippines can’t even fix the

election system. Selling of tickets in MRT’s and

LRT’s are done manually unlike in other countries

which are automated. Our trains are very old and

the government only plans to import new one to

replace and upgrade our transportation. We don’t

really create our own technology. We just depend

on what others offer. We sell our ideas to other

countries instead of developing it here in our

country.

Our budget allocation is also relevant to

the advancement. According to Dr. Giovanni

Tapang, "... eight of the 20 institutes of DOST are

bound to suffer budget curs and these include the

ASTI, FNRI, and PAGASA". Our country’s budget

on science and technology will be lessened. This

posts a bigger threat to our development as a

country. Budget is really relevant and significant

easily be concluded just by the news or by mere

observation. Philippines just made the election

voting electronic in the 2010 election. There were

many reports about the failure of the system but

Philippines can’t even fix it. Selling of tickets in

MRT’s and LRT’s are done manually unlike in other

countries which are automated. Our trains are very

old and the government only plans to import new

one to replace and upgrade our transportation.

Although there are efforts in advancing our water

system, there is still lack of adequate irrigation

systems in our country. In the Philippines, some

public schools doesn’t even have computers or

internet compared to USA, 100% of their public

schools have internet access. Additionally, 58% of

the public schools in USA had laptops which are

available when a class needed it. Because of this,

Filipino students aren’t too familiar in using high

technology computers. Most of our gadgets and

technology just came from other countries.

Examples are our laptops, cellphones, televisions

and computers. We don’t really create our own

technology. We just depend on what others offer.

for the growth of the Philippines. It holds a big role

to the development of the countries such as USA,

Japan, and Singapore. The US government

allocated almost $1.1 billion for science and

technology research. According to US NIST's

mission, "promote US innovation and industrial

competitiveness by advancing measurement

science, standards and technology i wags that

enhance the economic security and improve our

quality of life." budget allocation is really important

for the technology. In Japan, they use $130 billion

for research and development of technology. They

really prioritize development which makes them

one of the leading nations in terms of technology.

Other popular countries in the field of technology

are South Korea, Israel and Singapore. All of these

countries give very much budget and attention to

research and development unlike in the Philippines.

According to Tapang, "Adequate budget for DOST

is important if we want to attain national progress

and development. Raising the budget for science

and technology to almost half the budget being

given to the department of defense (DOD) would

We sell our ideas to other countries instead of

developing it here in our country.

The development of the technology here

in the Philippines is very significant especially to the

future of computer experts and to the success of the

country. Salary and level of technology really affects

the decisions of our computer experts. We can see

the big salary difference. The level of technology is

really low because we don't give much effort in

improving it but instead, we just import products

from other countries. Because of just following the

trends instead of uplifting our economy, we just

contribute to the development of other country’s

economy. This scheme should be stopped and

people should concentrate on making our technology

and education high level. We are really falling

behind in terms of science and technology so we

should work hand in hand to keep up with the other

successful countries. The government should start

passing laws to improve our the state of our

computer experts. Sufficient salary and high level of

technology would really contribute to the migration

problem of the Philippines. The more advanced we

put it at par with other developed countries."

The state of computer experts here are

very alarming. The source of these problems is

under education. 50 percent of the BS information

technology graduates who applies in Gurango

software do not know how to program. Only 10

percent are competent and qualified. It is one of the

main reasons contributing to low hiring readiness

of It-computer science graduates. According to

Gurango, "50 of IT and IT-related degrees are

substandard. Many colleges only take advantage of

the students. These poor students thought that they

could be employed in software development but in

fact, they were only trained to fix computers."

Because of these, the Philippines continues to

produce incompetent graduates which results to

lower level of technology. On the other hand, the

competent graduates are migrating in more

advanced and developed countries because of the

big salary difference. They think that they will be

more popular and successful in other countries. The

incompetent ones stay here in the Philippines but

finds another job or career. Instead of being

are, the less Filipinos will migrate.

programmers or experts, they just become

technicians or repairmen.

The development of the technology here

in the Philippines is very significant especially to

the future of computer experts and to the success of

the country. The government should start passing

laws to improve our research and development. We

are really falling behind in terms of science and

technology so we should work hand in hand to keep

up with the other successful countries. Proper

education and enough budgets would really

contribute to the betterment of the technology. The

Philippines adapted the system Spain and USA

implemented during their colonizations. Not so

much improvements were seen after our

emancipation. We don't give much effort but

instead, we just import products from other

countries. Because of just following the trends

instead of uplifting our economy, we just contribute

to the development of other country’s economy.

This scheme should be stopped and people should

concentrate on making our technology and

education high level. The more advanced we are,

the more competitive we will be.

Notes: Notes:

Major/Minor Critiques:

1. Redundancy

2. Sentence construction

3. Punctuation Marks

Major/Minor Critiques:

1. Choice of words

2. Point of view

3. Relevance

Reflection

I realized that my thoughts are kind of scattered. It

is important because I was able to know what

aspect in writing an essay I need to improve at. I

need to be more organized.

Reflection

I followed what the professor discussed. I realized

my mistakes in writing an academic essay. I refrain

from using time modifiers, first person point of

view, inconsistencies and parallelism. I really

learned a lot from this activity because I was able to

see and realize the major and minor flaws of my

essay.

Entry Essay

Cyber bullying

What is cyber bullying? What causes

it? How does it affect the person being bullied?

Most of us are wondering about how it started

and what to do to end this social problem. In

this essay, I will be discussing the factors that

leads to the problem and the solution to it. I

will also show the effects of this social issue to

everyone especially the victims.

Cyber bullying is the use of

technologies especially the internet and

computers to bully or hurt someone verbally.

This social issue is very alarming because as

time goes by, more and more people are being

cyber bullied. These cases are increasing

mainly because there is no rule or law that is

preventing the people using the internet or

Exit Essay Cyber bullying: What it really is

Cyber bullying is the act of insulting

or harming other people through the use of

internet. Most of the people know what it is,

but what is really its causes and effects? This

problem is really alarming to the society. The

government should start passing laws that

would penalize all who commits cyber bully

crimes.

There are many causes of cyber

bullying. These are personal insecurities,

family issues and bad influences. Bullies want

to feel that they are superior over other people

because of their inner insecurities. They want

to show others that they are the best. Some

bullies have big family issues that influenced

them to mock others. In some cases, the bullies

were abused violently when they were younger

III. Essay Think of any topic, preferably a current social issue. Then, write a two-page(at least 500 words) essay that

tackles the entire perspective on the said topic. In writing your essay, clearly explain the concept/issue

and support it with relevant ideas. Use indention paragraph and double spacing. Use black or blue ball

point pen only.

social media from insulting and bullying other

people. Because of these, the victims' lives are

affected greatly. There should be a law that

would prevent this from emerging.

In my old school, there have been

many cases of bullying especially through

internet. My classmate is one of the victims.

He was insulted and teased through facebook.

He just posted a photo and many people

commented bad and hurtful words against him.

Some of the bullies are from our school but

some are not. I can see the effect of these on

him, he became introvert and sad. He doesn't

talk that much anymore. It is really sad because

he can't do anything. He doesn't use the social

media as much because he was scared to be

bullied again. The effects are really big which

also affects the studies of the victim. It also

makes people lose their self confidence and

lower their self-esteem. Too much of these

may result to emotional breakdown or suicide.

We all know that bullying is bad but

which made them want to hurt others also.

They are also influence by their surroundings

especially in school. If a person's friends are

bullying others, it would also affect his

decisions because of peer pressure. They are

pressured to fit in so they also do what the

majority does. This is really very alarming

because of the huge effects it causes the

victims.

This social issue affects the victims

emotionally, socially and mentally. Their

education is also affected because most of

them don't want to go to school after being

cyber bullied. It traumatized them which

affected their mentality. They don't mingle and

talk to other people because they are scared

and ashamed. They became introverts and

prefer being alone. They seldom interact with

others. Their emotional stability is at risk

because they live in fear and sadness. They are

keeping their problems to themselves. In worst

cases, they commit suicide. Instead of enjoying

their lives, they limit their interactions and

we should also understand why the bullies do

this and what urges them. I have seen and

heard from the T.V. that insecurities and

family problems lead to cyber bullying. The

bullies want to feel superior over other that's

why they want the victims to feel down. The

unresolved family issues also affect the way

they act and think. I also think that the parents

don't give much attention to their child and

they lacked on disciplining them.

Now, the problem is how to prevent

these kind of thing to happen again. I think the

government should push through the

cybercrime law to protect the rights of the

people especially in social media. Most of the

people say that it would violate our right to

freedom of speech but for me, the freedom of

speech should be used to tell or express what

we feel but should not affect anyone badly.

The people should cooperate and follow the

law so that less casualties will happen. This

law doesn't step on our rights but protects all of

us instead. This cyberbullying will not benefit

communications with others.

The government should start

formulating laws that would prevent the bullies

from insulting or hurting other people through

internet. The parents should also be responsible

to discipline their children properly. They

should be more sensitive and disciplined

before posting anything. Proper internet

etiquettes or netiquettes should be followed.

The government should be stricter and start

doing actions that would prevent this issue

from emerging. Not only the government but

the people should also help by preventing the

bullies and reporting them to higher

authorities.

anyone. It only leads other people to

depression and makes people miserable. We

should not tolerate this any longer and start

being more sensitive and disciplined before

posting anything. The people should also

follow the good etiquettes or the "internet

etiquettes". The government should be strict

and start implementing the laws that are

necessary to this issue especially now that

technology is fast developing. We must help

each other hand in hand by preventing the

bullies and blocking or reporting them to the

higher authorities such as facebook or twitter.

ENGLCOM WC class really taught me new things about writing especially in

academic writing. At first, I thought academic writing is just the same as my regular essay

writing during high school. My understanding of it is that I should not give my own opinions,

comments, suggestions or reactions. Instead, it should only be based on facts. By different

discussions about writing academic essay, I was able to realize the misconceptions I had about

this.

This way of writing is very different with what I have done during my high school

days. I had difficulties in choosing the right choice of words and proper construction of

sentences. I also had a hard time in making my thesis statement. Picking the right topic is also

very crucial. I was able to overcome these by listening to the lectures and discussions. My

professor was also a big help especially in making my thesis statement and outline. She also

helped me in editing and revising my drafts. I followed all the instructions given by the teacher.

From entry and exit essays, I really have improved a lot. In the past, I always mix up

different ideas instead of focusing on one. I became more organized. I observed parallelism

carefully because it is really important. There should not be a first person point of view in

writing academically. I should refrain from using time modifiers. I should also be a critical

thinker and observe different academic writing fallacies.

IV. Reflection Reflect on the improvement you have made after taking up ENGLCOM. Following the guide questions below, write a 500-word essay. Support your essay with specific examples.

1. What misconceptions on academic reading and writing were clarified over the term after taking ENGLCOM? In what way were these clarified?

2. What writing difficulties did you encounter in writing you extended definition and argumentative essays? How did you deal with these challenges?

3. From the entry to exit essays that you have written, how much have you improved in writing? What were the factors that contributed to the observed improvement?

4. How well have you achieved the ENGLCOM and/or portfolio objectives?

I believe that the ENGLCOM portfolio is very important and helpful to me. The

objective of this is to aid me in writing my essays. This really guided and helped my in making

my essay more organized. Because of this, I am more confident in showing my essays to the

world.

V. Drafts

A. Reflective Essay 4/4/’14

B. Second Draft (Problem Solution Essay) 3/30/’14

C. Exit Essay 3/26/’14

D. Outline (First for Problem Solution Essay) 3/24/’14

E. Second Draft (Extended Definition Essay) 3/19/’14

F. First Draft (Extended Definition Essay) 3/3/’14

G. Entry Essay 1/6/’14

VI. Incentives

A. Exit Essay

1. REDUX: The Red Trance

2. Fish-Hair Woman

3. Danz Dish IX Manifesto