Ust Nstp Cwts and Lts Handbook

National Service Training Program Civic Welfare Training Service Literacy Training Service

POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

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NSTP POLICIES AND GUIDELINES Content: I. NSTP COURSE A. Course delivery B. Course features C. Technical Requirements D. CWTS & LTS Grading system E. Activity for the Academic year F. Attendance 1. On-Line Attendance 2. Fieldwork Attendance G. Absences H. Reschedule of activity I. Parental Consent J. Suspension of Activity II. ENROLLMENT A. Enrolment Procedure B. Addition of Course C. Dropping D. Petition class E. Athletes III. CODE AND CONDUCT POLICIES A. Code of conduct & discipline B. Netiquette C. Do’s and Don’ts during fieldwork IV. LIST AND PARTNER V. CONFORME

University of Santo Tomas National Service Training Program Civic Welfare Training Service and Literacy Training Service Policies and Guidelines I. NSTP COURSE What is the legal basis of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)? The NSTP was established by virtue of RA 9163 otherwise known as the National Service Training Program Act of 2001. What are the components of the NSTP? Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)  Refers to the program component designed to provide military training in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize students for national defense preparedness. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS)  Refers to the program component or activities contributory to the general welfare and betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry. Literacy Training Service (LTS)  Refers to the program component designed to train students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youth and other segments of society in need of their service.

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A. Course delivery Who are covered by the NSTP Law? 1. All incoming freshmen students, male and female, starting SY 20022003, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least two (2) year technicalvocational or associate courses, are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation requirement. In the case of the University of Santo Tomas: ROTC is offered for first year students. CWTS and LTS are offered to second year student. (ROTC ONLY) ROTC Commandants shall allow the students to cross enroll with any other ROTC units most accessible to them regardless of branch of service provided that the students concerned shall seek a written permission from the school registrar and ROTC Commandant for record purposes 2. All higher and technical-vocational education institutions must offer at least one (1) of the NSTP components. 3. State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) shall offer ROTC component and at least one (1) other NSTP component.

CWTS and LTS are delivered through the mixed mode of online activities through the e-LeAP website (http://eleap.ust.edu.ph) and actual fieldwork experiences in the partner communities and institutions of the University. B. Course features 1. There are six (6) sequential Modules. Students should work on the Modules in succession. 2. All modules will be made available on the website for ONLY a prescribed period of time. 3. All modules are interactive. Communication between the students and facilitator will be made possible on-line via Discussion Boards and Messages options. 4. Examinations are online. In the case of the Preliminary Exam, student can take it anywhere at their most convenient time subject to the time schedule set by the office.

4. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and other SUCs of similar nature, in view of the special character of these institutions, are exempted from the NSTP.

The Final Exam will be proctored and taken in the University at a time set by the NSTP Office.

What is the duration and equivalent course unit of each of the NSTP component?

C. Minimum Technical Requirements for Blackboard 9 (Bb9)

Each of the NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period

of two (2) semesters for 54-90 training hours per semester. It shall be credited for three (3) units per semester

5. Assignments and other activities must be submitted through the student’s e-LeAp account.

1. Technical Requirements The following minimum technical requirements must be met for the Blackboard feature to work effectively: 64 MB of RAM 56 KBPS DIAL-UP CONNECTION 100 MB Hard Disk Space

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COMPATIBLE INTERNET BROWSER

REQUIRED BROWSER PLUG-INS

For MICROSOFT WINDOWS users: Internet Explorer® 8

Windows XP® (32-bit)

Internet Explorer 7

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LATEST ADOBE ACROBAT READER Firefox 3.6

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http://get.adobe.com/reader/download/ LATEST FLASH PLAYER http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ LATEST SUN JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT (JRE 6)

Windows Vista® (32-bit)

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Windows Vista (64-bit)

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For APPLE MAC users: Safari 5.0

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*Certified: fully tested and supported. *Compatible: partially tested but should function properly. *Unsupported: either impossible or not tested.

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The following technologies are not supported: Internet Explorer 6 Firefox 1.x, 2.0, and 3.0 Safari 2.0, 3.2 Mac OSX 10.4 "Tiger" Java 5 Internet Explorer 8 is tested in Standards Mode. Some known issues can be resolved by using Compatibility Mode (emulates IE7 behavior). Google Chrome 9.x & Internet Explorer 9 is scheduled to be officially supported by SP6 (July 2011) IE9 and Google Chrome 10, 11 & 12 are not yet officially supported, some features may work and others may not properly work, use at your own risk. This technical specifications information was last updated 11 June 2011. Please refer to the e-LeAP homepage for updated information to be posted throughout the academic year. *Blackboard 9 is NOT compatible with Google Chrome and Opera

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D. CWTS and LTS follows the University Grading System

E. Activity for the Academic Year 2011-2012

Final Grade 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 5.00

First semester:

Transmuted 96-100% 94-95% 92-93% 89-91% 87-88% 84-86% 82-83% 79-81% 75-78% 74%

Grade Remarks Excellent Very Good Very Good Good Good Good Fair Fair Passed Failure

In the context of Civic Welfare Training Service and Literacy Training Service components: WP = Withdrew with permission WF = Has never logged in his/her e-LeAP account FA = is given when a student accumulates 16 hours of absences or missed its equivalent activities. The corresponding number or hours per activity may vary depending on the requirements set by the NSTP office at the start of the school year. INC = any student who had 8 to 15 hrs of accumulated absences as its equivalent activities such as Final examination, Disaster Response and Preparedness Training, fieldwork, Portfolio.

Activities Orientation Modules Assignments Trip Disaster Response and Preparedness Training Preliminary Exam Final Exam Second semester: Activities Orientation Trips In-campus Activity Assignments Reflection Papers Work Output Culminating Activity Special Activities Program Evaluation

* Students will be informed by their respective facilitator if there will be changes in the activities.

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F. Student Attendance 1. On- Line Attendance On-Line attendance is reflected in the Eleap system. Attendance based on the number of times the student has logged-in. 2. Fieldwork Attendance Attendance during fieldwork is to be checked by the Facilitator before leaving the university and, before departure from the community. G. Absences Only the following reasons are considered as valid excuses for absence. 1.1. Sickness 1.2. Death of immediate family member 1.3. Other Curricular activities

Supporting documents: 1.1. Absences due to sickness. Student must submit a medical certificate duly certified by the UST Health Service. 1.2. Death of immediate family member. Student must submit a copy of the death certificate. 1.3. Other Curricular activities. Student must be able to forward an endorsement letter DULY NOTED BY the Dean’s Office and/or OSA. The student who has incurred an absence will have to secure a make-up slip from the NSTP Office.

H. Rescheduling of Activity Students who missed an activity due to valid reasons are given a week after the absence/s to submit a make-up slip supported by necessary documents to his/her Facilitator. Once approved by the Facilitator a makeup schedule will be given based on the AVAILABILITY of a fieldwork schedule. After which, a letter of agreement between the concerned student and the NSTP office must be signed. *Make-up slip is available at the NSTP Office *Letter of agreement states that if a student failed to attend the make up schedule and unsuccessfully complied with the special requirements set forth by the NSTP facilitator, he/she will be marked absent for the fieldwork. I. Parental Consent All students must submit an accomplished parental consent prior to fieldwork schedule. The deadline of submission will be announced by the Facilitator. Strictly Imposed: “NO PARENTAL CONSENT, NO TRIP POLICY

J. Suspension of Activities/Trips As a general rule, Office of the Secretary General and/or the Office for Community Development are the only offices authorized on declaring cancellation of any NSTP activities or fieldwork. As a policy, in case of increment weather, the decision to cancel fieldwork schedule will be done the night before the fieldwork. Announcement may be posted in the e-leap, Facebook, text messages. It is important to regularly visit your e-leap account.

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II. ENROLLMENT The University of Santo Tomas-National Service Training Program offers all the three components for Filipino students. Those who have chosen Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) will have their training in their first year while those who have chosen Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) or Literacy Training Service (LTS) will undertake training in their Second year in the University. A student is considered officially enrolled in NSTP if his/her name appears on the official list furnished by the Registrar’s Office.

III. CODE AND CONDUCT POLICIES A. Code of Conduct and Dicipline ”Thomasian students are hereby expected, in the exercise of their

rights and in the performance of their obligations, whether inside or outside the campus, to respect and act in accordance with principles, traditions and ideals that are authentically Filipino and Catholic. Students must abide by the code of conduct and discipline formulated by the University.” -UST, Student Handbook PPS NO. 1027

B. Netiquette A. Addition of course Adding of NSTP course can only be done (2) weeks after the enrolment period. B. Dropping of course A student is marked “WP” Withdrew with Permission if he/she follows the procedure for dropping prescribed by the Registrar’s Office. The approval form for dropping a subject should be presented by the student to the facilitator. As the University policy a student may drop the course before the Preliminary period starts. A student who stops attending the online class without officially dropping shall receive a grade of “FA” or Failure due to Absences. C. Petition class/es Petition classes for NSTP 1 & 2 are only offered to graduating student. A letter of intent must be submitted to the NSTP Moderator not later than 1st week of December. All petitions are subject for approval by the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs.

1. Respect for other’s opinion Students are given the chance to share their own thoughts, comments, reactions and opinions. Therefore, they are expected to respect each other’s opinion, whether it is in accordance to their own views or not. 2. Keep discussions within the topic Threads posted by the students must be relevant to the topic/forum created by the Facilitator. Irrelevant threads will be deleted. Students should also refrain from posting inconsequential messages and/or attachments. Keep in mind that the e-leap is a learning portal, not a social network. 3. Posting of irrelevant materials are STRICTLY prohibited The NSTP e-LeAP site is an academic and educational portal. Therefore, posting of immoral, obscene, disturbing or pornographic pictures, letters and other similar materials that are offensive are banned in this site. Such offense will be subject to sanctions as allowed by PPS 1027, Decency and Modesty in Action. Student handbook. UST.NSTP.CWTS.LTS

4. Observe correct grammar The medium of communication in the course is ENGLISH. SMS/text format messages are unacceptable. Foul and offensive language will not be tolerated. (Student Handbook PPS 1027, Decency and Modesty in Action) C. Reminders during Fieldwork 1. Uniform Wear prescribed uniform only. a. NSTP Shirt b. Jeans c. UST ID d. Wear working shoes/rubber shoes/sneakers During fieldwork students must NOT wear the following: a. No sandals or flip-flops b. No shorts c. Avoid many accessories 2. Observe Proper Decorum Students must remember that they represent the University and so are expected to behave in accordance with the code of conduct and discipline as contained in the Student’s Handbook.

IV. LIST OF INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY (Your possible assignment areas) 1. PARTNER INSTITUTIONS: Gugo Elementary School, Bataan Palili Elementary School, Bataan Asuncion Consuji Elementary School, Bataan Adamson Elementary School, Bataan FC del Rosario Elementary School, Bataan Barihan Elementary School, Bulacan Bungahan Elementary School, Bulacan Sumapang Bata Elem. School Malolos Bulacan Ariendo Elem. School Bongabon Ariendo, Nueva Ecija San Juan Elementary School, Nueva Ecija Don Cirilo Elementary School, Nueva Ecija Felicidad Buendia Elementary School, Nueva Ecija Mayamot Elementary School, Nueva Ecija NHC Elementary School, Caloocan 2. PARTNER COMMUNITIES: Lambakin, Marilao Bulacan Smokey Mountain, Caloocan Alimugmog, Antipolo Sitio Galilee, Antipolo Sitio Mabilog, Tarlac Sitio Buok, Tarlac Sitio San Martin, Tarlac Sitio Sta. Rosa, Tarlac Sitio Malasa, Tarlac Sito Layak, Tarlac Maragondon Cavite Aplayang Munti, Cavite Phase K1 Rodriguez, Rizal San Martin 1 Sapang Palay, Bulacan

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VI. CONFORME Accomplish the form below and submit it to your respective NSTP Facilitator.

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS ESPAÑA, MANILA

___________ Date C O N F O R M E

This is to certify that I have downloaded a copy of the NSTP Handbook. I have read, understood and shall abide by the terms and conditions prescribed by the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS) contained in this handbook.

_____________________ (Student’s Name & Section) Signature over printed name

____________________ (Parents’/Guardians’ Name) Signature over printed name

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