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Accomplishment Report for AY: 2017-2018

Title TESDA Regional Skills Competition

Date August 22 – 24, 2017

Venue Gordon College

Objectives

To extend aid or help students and faculty from other colleges in the

preparation and in conducting the event under the supervision of Mr. Arnie

Armada.

Rationale

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) organized a

three-day long competition in Zambales along with its local colleges to

showcase each and every skill of the students and trainees of their own field of

expertise.

The students and graduates who participated on this said competition vie to

get the prestigious gold medals which will catapult them directly to the

national level competition while those who came as runner-ups will also be

awarded and recognized with a bronze title certificate from TESDA Zambales.

The medals earned by the competitors are based on a pointing system

arranged by the experts or the coach/trainee of the competitors. Besides with

the goal in mind to nurture the skills of the competitors, TESDA aims to have

globally competitive individuals that can actually compete for the upcoming

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The trade areas or category of competition includes: Cooking, Beauty Therapy,


Hairdressing, Electrical Installation, Electronics, IT Cabling, Graphic Design

Technology, IT Network Systems Administration, IT Software Solution for

Business, Mechanical Engineering Design-CAD, Robotics, Restaurant Servicing,

Web Design, and Welding.

The opening ceremony was held in Gordon College, Amphitheatre, Olongapo

City where Mayor Paulino and Ms. Bondoc, TESDA director of Zambales gave

their most valued insight on what to expect on the competition. Gordon

College hosted the IT-related trade areas, and it is our great pleasure to know

that we managed to be awarded with some gold medals for our own school.


August 25, 2017, at TESDA Zambales office during the closing and awarding ceremony.

Gordon College Students awardees along with Mr. Arnie Armada at Tesda, Iba Zambales.


Title Youth Congress on Information Technology

Date September 5-7, 2017

Venue SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Manila.

Objectives To disseminate useful information about the event for the students and

ensure a peaceful transition between travels.

Rationale

September 7, 2017 culminated the second day seminar for the annual Youth

Congress on Information Technology (Y4IT) for its 15th year, organized by the

UP System Information Technology Foundation (UP SITF) at the SMX

Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Manila.

The event was particularly specific in giving the trends in Information

Technology here in the Philippines along with the globally standardized

countries. There are a lot of tech talks being delivered and explained

thoroughly, such as when Mr. Philip Gioca of Jobstreet Philippines gave a clear

statement on the general state of IT graduates in terms of their paying salaries

on different field of expertise, then there’s that talk from Mr. Damian Haas of

Oracle Academy, stating that we are actually living in the era of fourth

industrial revolution of technology we people just tend to overlook that

technology runs the world now. Haas also spoke about the challenges,

difficulties, and disadvantages of using these technologies if we are not careful

- technology if it has the power to build, it has more potential to destroy what

could’ve been beautiful. He also played a very good video which, inspired most

of the attendees to take precaution: “Are you using technology?...Or are you

being used by it?”. Giving a statement as people now are being enslaved by

the frontiers and advents of technology to the fact that they are being

misguided and less productive at times.


Other fresh topics were handed to the attendees or participants later that day,

and all of them hold a lesson for as they continue to progress in the IT career.

Overall, Y4IT held to its reputation in extending great loads of useful

information for ITE, or non-ITE students, professionals, and IT enthusiasts.

Resource speakers delivering their tech-talks at SMX Convention, SM Mall of Asia for Y4IT 2017


Title GC – CCS Student Council Election A.Y: 2017 - 2018

Date September 14, 2017

Venue Gordon College Room 508

Objectives To conduct a CCS Student Council Elections hosted by BSIT 4A students under

the supervision of Mr. Arnie Armada.

Rationale

The annual elections of the CCS Student Council were made possible through

the efforts of the BSIT 4A Students and CCS Faculty. Providing assistance and

laptops used for the election of bona fide students of the College of Computer

Studies.

September 14, 2017 was marked as one of the special days of CCS it is the

department’s student council’s election date. Those students who wished to

be elected must have the traits of a natural leader, they must have initiative to

spark something better or even new to our college, they must be brave to

accept the challenge wherever it may rise, and always be thoughtful to

everyone…and these are just some of those traits.

The elections was scheduled from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm, giving ample time to

those students with varying class schedules to be present and cast their own

votes. GC-CCS wholeheartedly supports the students’ decision and will

continue to move on for the betterment of CCS, side by side.

This event wouldn’t be possible without the CCS Online Election System


created by now, an alumni Mr. Sammuel L. Apa (former BSCS 4A student). The

system was also used during the election for the student council last year and

is still in good shape and is still suggested to be used for other future events

like this.


GC – CCS Student Council A.Y. 2017 - 2018


Title Regional Assembly on Information Technology Education 2017 (RAITE 2017)


Venue Star Arena Gymnasium, Baliwag Bulacan

Objectives To disseminate useful information about the event for the students and ensure a peaceful transition between travels.

Rationale

Held at Star Arena Gymnasium, Baliwag Bulacan on September 22, 2017,

Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators Region III (PSITE R3)

along with the help of Student Society of Information Technology Education

(SSITE) organized Regional Assembly on Information Technology Education 2017

(RAITE 2017).

The PSITE board of trustees and SSITE officers AY 2017 – 2018 aim to have a

region-wide healthy, camaraderie-forming competitions in different It related

disciplines, promote learning in It trends, technologies, and ethics. This event

was also supported by many sponsors such as: Toro.io, ATI, Cloudstaff, Globe,

and Huion.

ITE and Non-ITE students, enthusiasts all felt ecstatic as the event did not fall

short in keeping the crowd entertained, after pitches, plenary, and tech talks

there are a lot of intermission numbers to break the ice, one in particular was

the dance craze competition, followed by the quiz bee finals. If you love

programming and some tricky problems, then you can visit and watch the

competitors in programming competition and genius challenge.


Gordon College at Star Arena Gymnasium, Baliwag Bulacan for RAITE 2017


Title CCS Acquaintance Party 2017

Date October 30, 2017

Venue Suzuki Beach Resort, Baretto, Olongapo City

Objectives

To be responsible for the assistance in the preparation and conveyance of the annual celebration of CCS Acquaintance Party.

Oath Taking Ceremony of the elected CCS Student Council Officers and Awarding Ceremony of the CCS Week Winners.

Rationale

October 30, 2017 is a night to remember for all those who attended this year’s

CCS Acquaintance Party with the theme: “Explore the world by SEA |

Socialization, Education, Attitude” a very fitting theme as it was held at Suzuki

Beach Resort, Baretto, Olongapo City.

Elected student council officers took their pledge and oath to better serve and

support all of GC-CCS sponsored events and activities, vowing to impose a

responsible character, imbued with God-fearing values to become an ideal

student-model for their peers and fellows.

Awarding Ceremony of the CCS Week Winners took place. Awards and

certificates were prepared and provided by the Student Council under Mr.

Arnie Armada’s approval.


Camaraderie at CCS Acquaintance Party, the last image shows the oath taking of the student council.


Title Toro.io’s Interschool IT Elite Challenge 2017


Venue Gordon College Amphitheatre and Computer Laboratories

Objectives Give assistance to the participants, and maintenance of the orderliness of the venue being used for the event.

Rationale

Toro.io once again held their Interschool IT Elite Challenge, but now the

competition were held online meaning there are no coordinators present

during the said competition the event was open for all institutions and IT-

offering colleges partnered with Toro in the backend category.

Toro.io is really serious in developing and nurturing the IT careers here in the

Philippines by conducting this kind of competition all around Region 3.

The student council were tasked to organize the students present during this

event, run errands when technical problems arise and support the students

with equipments that are made available during the latter (mostly to maintain

constant internet connection).


GC-CCS Students attending Toro IT Elite Challenge in three categories (Front-end, Back-end, and

SysAd)


Title Gordon College Sportsfest

Date October 24 - 27, 2017

Venue Gordon College Premises & Rizal Triangle Covered Court

Objectives Give aid for the participants, coaches and student body of CCS for the annual Sports Fest event of Gordon College.

Rationale

This year’s sportsfest has been conducted into four (4) consecutive days from

October 24 – 27, 2017 which were held on different venues with respect to

the activities being taken.

As an annual Gordon College event, sportsfest is a much anticipated and much

prepared event just the same, all departments of the college – CEAS, CAHS,

CBA, and CCS worked really hard to organize this event and prepare their

players to their respective sports to prove they’re the best in the whole

college. Once again, the race for this year’s champion trophy hanged in the

balance as different departments vie to achieve it.

The GC-CCS student council was responsible in creating and assembling this

year’s mascots for the CCS department; Help faculty coaches during try-outs if

ever they need more assistance; Aid in disseminating information about the

schedules and venues for the sports, and to notify CCS students about the

seating arrangement for these schedules, if ever the event is in a large crowd

to maintain the orderliness and the spirit of sportsmanship to all.


CCS faculty members along with the students at Triangle Covered Court.


Title CCS Seminar Series 2017

Date October 14 – 22, 2017

Venue Gordon College Laboratories

Objectives Provide seminar workshops for CCS students with invited alumni or guest speakers with the latest technologies in the field on Information Technology.

Rationale

CCS with the special participation of Mr. Arnie Armada organized this year’s

CCS Seminar Series that includes timely topic such as Search Engine

Optimization, Internet of Things, The Basics of CodeIgniter that are handed or

presented also by CCS alumni – Ms. Ronajane Bituin (Project Manager BSCS

Batch 2015), Mr. Gerry Barron (BSIT Batch 2017), and by Mr. Gerald Michael

Austria (BSCS Batch 2017) respectively.

The student council was then given the responsibility to gather the attendance

of the students who were present during these seminars, design and produce

the certificates given to the resource speakers, and run errands for the other

needs during the seminars.


CCS Seminar Series that Search Engine Optimization, Internet of Things Essentials, and The Basics of

CodeIgniter


Title Clean-up Drive

Date December 12, 2017

Venue CCS Rooms and Laboratories

Objectives Provide and help in the clean-up drive along with the CCS students by providing cleaning materials supported by the financial assistance of the council.

Rationale

Based on their respective and given CCS week groupings, the student body of

the CCS department were divided and were assigned to different rooms and

laboratories to clean or tidy up the room, remove vandalism, polish the chairs,

remove paint stains unto the floor, wipe the windows clean from smudges.

These are just some of the tasks given to the students.

The responsibility of the council is to both help and to assess the progress of

the students in cleaning their assigned rooms. Make sure they are supplied

with ample resources to carry out their tasks all the while making the activity

as fun as possible.


Title 14th Smart Sweep Innovation and Excellence Awards

Date January 31, 2018 & March 7-9, 2018

Venue Green Sun Hotel, Makati City

Objectives

Provide financial aid to the CCS students who are short-listed to the nation-

wide competition by supporting their transportation, accommodation, and

food services and to share information to the CCS students for them to actively

vote and support their colleagues.

Rationale

Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) organizes annual innovation

competitions through Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program

(SWEEP). The program promotes both Information Technology and

Engineering education by helping students become industry-ready

technopreneurs.

Last January 32, 2018, Smart SWEEP announced the Top 20 finalist in the 14th

Smart Sweep Innocation and Excellence Awards. Two entries from Gordon

College – CCS were chosen as part of the finalists that will attend the 14th

SWEEP bootcamp for mentoring/training sessions. Team Gordon College’s

entries are:

BuKo (Buhay Komyuter)

Developed and Designed by:

1. Guerra, John Ray (BSCS)

2. Pasol, Joshua (BSCS)


3. Pingal, Jolyn (BSCS)

Team Adviser:

Mr. Arnie Armada

Need IT Here

Developed and Designed by:

1. Laurel, Shairene (BSCS)

2. Nacino, Claire (BSCS)

Team Adviser:

Ms. Mayer Sanchez

Fortunately, the entry of Buko (Buhay Komyuter) was selected to proceed to

the Top 10 finalists in the 14th Smart SWEEP awards held last March 7-9, 2018

at Green Sun Hotel, Makati City. BuKo is a cross-platform application for public

commuter’s feedbacks and reviews for PUVs using crowd-sourcing model and

sentiment analysis algorithm.


Team BuKo represented by John Ray Guerra and Joshua Pasol along with Dr. Erlinda Abarintos and Mr. Ronnie Luy


Title Philippine Startup Challenge 2018

Date April 6, 2018

Venue Green Sun Hotel, Makati City

Objectives

Provide financial aid to the CCS students who are short-listed to the nation-

wide competition by supporting their transportation, accommodation, and

food services and to share information to the CCS students for them to actively

vote and support their colleagues.

Rationale

Gordon College – College of Computer Studies was once again short-listed to

the Semi-finals of the Philippine Startup Challenge (PSC) for this year’s

competition last April 6, 2018 at Makati City.

Just like last year’s event, many teams coming from local colleges and

universities across the Philippines vie for the prestigious spot to be in the top

twenty-five Finalists of the 4th Philippine Startup Challenge. It is a competition

endorsed and supported by the Department of Information Technology (DICT).

The aim is to highly-encourage the youth to become young innovators to

create ICT-based startups – from ideas to actual prototypes and output that is

geared towards creating a Digital Philippines. DICT and other staff of the

competition believed that these young people can bring about a ‘disruptive

technology’ that will abruptly change the way of Filipino’s life towards its own

betterment.


Gordon College was then selected as one of the Top 25 finalists with their

entry application entitled: “Send Me to School” developed and designed by

Ron Angelo Batac, Kris Azucenas, and Marla Garduque also known as the team

Fibonacci.

With a very promising idea and output, the Department of Information and

Communications Technology – DICT and the Philippine Software Industry

Asscociation officially announced the 10 finalist of the 4th Philippine Startup

Challenge. Team Fibonacci from Gordon College CCS was shortlisted as finalist

with their app. It is an application which aims to provide a faster and a much

easier way to apply for scholarship programs based on the user’s interests. PSC

4 finalists is a mix of teams competing from Luzon (3 teams), Visayas (3 teams)

and Mindanao (4 teams).


The Top 25 teams who qualified for the 4th Philippine Startup Challenge 2018


The Top 10 Finalists of the 4th Philippine Startup Challenge 2018


Team Fibonacci (Right to left: Ron Angelo Batac, Kriz Azucenas, and Marla Garduque) with their mentor and CCS Dean, Dr. Erlinda Casela Abarintos


Title CCS Week and Crowning of Mr. and Ms. CCS

Date February 12 – 14, 2018

Venue Gordon College Premises; Harbor Point Ayala

Objectives

Give aid for the participants, coaches and student body of CCS for the annual

preparation of the event. Print-outs such as posters, tarpaulins, and others

were handled and organized by the council. The council was also responsible

for the documentation of different competitions held as well as facilitating it.

Rationale

The student council body and some student volunteers’ help, the recently held

18th CCS Week went off without a hitch. This year’s theme for the Computer

week celebration was: “LegIT back to BasiCS: Fun and Games CCS in Action”.

As the theme suggests, the CCS week focused on letting the students have

some fun by organizing many game activities giving back a strong feeling of

nostalgia to the students from when they were young. From popular street

games to ‘retro’ computer games that the students enjoyed playing during

their childhood days.

The CCS student body was divided into seven teams for this year’s CCS week

all to be guided by the faculty members serving as their respective advisers.

The new Mr. and Ms. CCS 2018 has been crowned during the 2nd day of the

CCS week last February 13, 2018. Mr Paolo Lingad a 2nd year BSIT student from

the Team Oracle was crowned Mr. CCS and Ms. Alexis Alleyah Royena a 3rd

year BSCS student the Team Uranides is this year’s Ms. CCS. The pair was


chosen among the seven pair of candidates from each of the competing teams

in this year’s celebration.

The Team Elementals with their team adviser Ms. Lanie Mirano bested the

other six teams in the overall rankings. Their short film entry entitled “Nanay

Tatay” won the best short film award and got most of the special awards

prepared by the council.


14th CCS Week Short Film Entries


Team Elemantals as the overall champion

MR. and MS. CCS Week 2018


Overall results and scores


Title Y4IT Research Summit

Date March 9, 2018

Venue UPFI Film Center, Diliman, Quezon City

Objectives

Provide financial aid to the CCS students who are short-listed to the nation-wide competition by supporting their transportation, accommodation, and food services and to share information to the CCS students for them to actively vote and support their colleagues.

Rationale

Y4IT Research Summit’s is geared to produce young, talented individuals to

venture on the nationwide goal to contribute towards sustainable global

economic growth with the help of Information Technology, Computer Science,

and Computer Engineering fields.

The following student researches are accepted for oral and poster

presentations to the 3rd Y4IT Research Summit on March 9, 2019 at UPFI Film

Center, Diliman, Quezon City:

Oral Presentation:

Project Title: BuKo (Buhay Komyuter): A Cross-Platform Application for

Commuters’ Feedbacks & Reviews for PUV’s using Crowd-Sourcing Model &

Sentiment Analysis Algorithm.

Authors:

1. Guerra, John Ray (BSCS)


2. Pasol, Joshua (BSCS)

3. Pingal, Jolyn (BSCS)

Adviser:

Mr. Arnie Armada

Poster Presentation:

Project Title: SMS (Send Me to School): A Scholarship Vetting and Searching

Mobile Web Application for Tertiary Students using String Matching Algorithm

Authors:

1. Azucenas, Kris (BSCS)

2. Batac, Ron Angelo (BSCS)

3. Garduque, Marla (BSCS)

Adviser:

Mr. Arnie Armada

Project Title: A Reusable Scrap Resource Sharing Platform for Waste and

Disposal Management Using Progressive Web Framework

Authors:

1. Mon, Christine (BSCS)

2. Perez, Gabriel John (BSCS)

3. Samson, Richard (BSCS)

Adviser:

Mr. Melner Balce


Project Title: NEED IT HERE: A Business Idea Maker through Social Research

Survey

Authors:

1. Laurel, Shairene (BSCS)

2. Nacino, Claire (BSCS)

Adviser:

Mr. Ronnie Luy

Project Title: Zero PET Waste: A Reverse Vending Machine Bottle Collector

Using Microcontroller and Points Exchange Transaction System

Authors:

1. David, Haidee Lyn (BSCS)

2. De Vera, Sammy Rafael (BSCS)

3. Pascual, Allen Jose (BSCS)

Adviser:

Mr. Ronnie Luy

Project Title: Randomized Civil Service Reviewer-Question Generator using

Modified Markov Chain Algorithm

Authors:

1. Coloma, John Louis (BSCS)

2. Melanio, Ma. Eloisa (BSCS)

Adviser:


Mr. Ronnie Luy

Student researchers from Gordon College CCS bag the Best Poster and Best

Oral Presentation for Computer Science Category in the recently held 3rd Y4IT

Research Summit at UPFI Film Center, Diliman, Quezon City on March 9, 2018.

The Best Poster award was awarded to the paper: “DECRAPIFY: A Reusable

Scrap Resource Sharing Platform For Waste and Disposal Management Using

Progressive Web Framework”. The authors of the paper are Richard Samson,

Christine Mon and Gabriel John Perez with their project adviser is Mr. Melner

Balce.

The Best Oral presentation was given to “BUKO (Buhay Komyuter): A Cross-

Platform Application for Public Commuters’ Feedbacks and Reviews for PUVs

using Crowd-Sourcing Model and Sentiment Analysis Algorithm” by John Ray

Guerra, Joshua Pasol and Jolyn Pingal with their project adviser Mr. Arnie

Armada.

Students were able to participate in this event through the assistance of the

Dr. Roel P. Anicas, the research director of Gordon College.


Y4IT Judges and organizers award their certificate and cash prize to Decrapify as Best Poster

(ComSci Category)


Dr. Jaime Caro of UPSITF awards the certificates and cash prize to BuKo (Buhay Komyuter) as Best Paper

(ComSci Category)


Title ICDL Digital Challenge 2018

Date April 13, 2018 (First Round)

June 8, 2018 (National Finals)

Venue Gordon College Computer Laboratory; Olongapo City (First Round)

Treston International College, Taguig City (National Finals)

Objectives

Ensure that the equipment inside the computer laboratories to be used for the first round of ICDL Digital Challenge 2018 is in good shape for the students who will be participating.

Participate in documentation of the said competition in the first round up to the finals. The CCS council also provide support to the students by answering transportation costs and other basic necessities.

Rationale

BSCS and BSIT 3rd year students participated in the International Digital

Challenge last April 13, 2018. The said competition is organized by ICDL in

partnership with the Department of Information and Communications

Technology. It is open to students in both tertiary and seconday levels across

10 countries in Asia

ICDL or the International Computer Driving License is the world’s leading

computer skills certification and they offer programmes for anyone who

wishes to become fully competent in the use of a computer and common

applications.


The competition has three rounds namely:

Round 1 (ICDL Assessment Tool Test)

Round 2 (ICDL Base + Intermediate Test)

Round 3 (ICDL Intermediate + Advanced Test)

The first round is an online exam that participating schools across the country need to take. The top 40 students from all exam takers will qualify for the national round (Round 2). The top 2 from the second round will advance to Round 3 (Finals) which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology announced

today, May 15, the top 40 students who will compete for the National Round

of the 2018 ICDL Digital Challenge – Tertiary Level on June 8, 2018 at Treston

International College, Taguig City.

The seven qualifiers who will advance to the next round of competition are as

follows (in no particular order):

1. Ian Sison (BSIT)

2. Cedric Labrador (BSIT)

3. Vanessa Mae Manlapat (BSIT)

4. Jeremy Arrabe (BSIT)

5. Lance Louie Asiatico (BSIT)

6. Dieco Von Velasco (BSCS)

7. Daniel Joshua Umandap (BSIT)

The top 2 from the National Round will advance to the Final Round which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand.

Following the qualifying rounds, Gordon College won in the National Finals. Mr. Dieco Von Velasco, BSCS 3rd year, bested other competitors among the Top 40 finalist from different colleges and universities around the country. The national round was composed of two (2) rounds; the Elimination and Final Round. The Elimination Round covers exams on Online Essentials and Online Collaboration for 45 minutes each to select the Top 10 competitors to proceed to the Final Round.


The Final Round covers Intermediate Spreadsheet and Intermediate Presentation exams for 45 minutes each and the top 2 students with the highest average score will represent the Philippines in the Grand Finals of the 2018 ICDL Digital Challenge to be held on September 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Together with Mr. Velasco, Mr. Jerald Megino from Southern Luzon State University will represent the Philippines in the Grand Finals.The national round was composed of two (2) rounds; the Elimination and Final Round. The Elimination Round covers exams on Online Essentials and Online Collaboration for 45 minutes each to select the Top 10 competitors to proceed to the Final Round.The Final Round covers Intermediate Spreadsheet and Intermediate Presentation exams for 45 minutes each and the top 2 students with the highest average score will represent the Philippines in the Grand Finals of the 2018 ICDL Digital Challenge to be held on September 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Top 2 students received a trophy, a Huawei Y6 smartphone, a round-trip

ticket to Bangkok and a 2-nights hotel accommodation courtesy of ICDL Asia.


Mr. Dieco Von Velasco (Gordon College) and Mr. Jerald Megino (SLSU) will represent the Philippines in the 2018 ICDL Digital Challenge in Bangkok, Thailand

The seven (7) finalists from Gordon College pose in front of Treston International College


Title CCS Senior Project Public Presentation

Date May 28, 2018

Venue Gordon College Function Hall

Objectives

Provide financial assistance in printing certificates, and giving cash prizes to the chosen best presenters. Ensure that the sound and video equipment are well prepared and organized.

Rationale

BSCS and BSIT 4th year students were scheduled to present their thesis and

capstone projects to the CCS student body last May 28, 2018. The event was

supervised by the CCS faculty spearheaded by none other than Dr. Erlinda

Casela Abarintos. The event included a 5-minute average pitching presentation

of each team followed by their respective Audio Video Presentation and other

promotional content. The presentations were aimed to give idea and

awareness on how senior projects are designed and developed, this prove to

be a very efficient way to incite possible “disruptive” technological ideas from

the CCS students and as well to prepare them for when the time comes that

they do their own theses and capstone projects.

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