Design, Content and Output of Undergraduate Researches in Pangasinan State University

Abstract

One of the requirements of undergraduate students of Pangasinan State UniversityLingayen Campus is to produce researches. This study assessed these researches as to content, process and output. The study found out the researches of Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology and Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management used the descriptive research design while Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics used the experimental design and rating scale as instrumentation. Most researches utilize simple random sampling and do not have validity and reliability testing. Most of the data is described using frequency and chi-square for Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Arts in Hotel and Restaurant Management while mean for Bachelor of Arts in Nutrition and Dietetics. Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology researches are improving especially in presenting their related literature and studies. There is an increase in the use of survey as research method for Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and trends for Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management is apparent. Bachelor of Arts in Economics researchers tested the validity and reliability of research instrument. This study recommends validity and reliability testing of research instrument, use of tools other than descriptive statistics, additional implications and justifications to research results, and a follow-up study in order to identify factors that contribute to development or weakening of undergraduate researches in Pangasinan State University - Lingayen Campus.