School of Graduate Studies

The venture into graduate education, like all the other programs of CPU, was initiated in response to a national or community need.  Guided by the University’s motto “Scientia et Fides,” The School of Graduate Studies commits itself to the implementation of the University’s Quality Policy Statement, that is, to offer superior services by integrating Christian values, academic excellence, highest level of professionalism, and quality considerations in every aspect of its operations.

In pursuit for academic excellence, and with the leadership of Dr. Rowena M. Libo-on, Acting Dean, policies and programs for the betterment of the department have been conceptualized and implemented.  To better implement the program, Dr. Carmen N. Hernandez was appointed as the DM Program Coordinator.

One of programs offered is the Doctor of Management (DM) with the following areas of concentration:

1. Business Management
2. Public Management
3. Development Management
4. Tourism and Hospitality Management.

The Doctor of Management degree program seeks to enable managers and administrators in the private and public sector organization to cope with the problems created by the fast-changing and broadening environments of their organizations.  The DM degree program will provide practitioners with competencies and skills needed to survive the challenges of modern organizations.

The graduate programs on tourism and hospitality management will also prepare practicing managers and entrepreneurs who would adopt to further their career in the teaching profession.

The Curriculum:

A .Doctor of Management (Business Management)

1. Philosophy and Ethics of Management
2. Transformational Leadership
3. Special Issues in Management
4. Advanced Marketing Theory and Practice
5. Advanced Operations Management
6. International Accounting and Finance
7. Entrepreneurship and Business Development
8. Management Services and Consultancy
9. International Business
10. Business Strategy and Innovation
11. Advanced Statistics in Management with Computer Applications
12. Advanced Research Methods in Management
13. Strategic Decision Making
14. Business Performance: Analysis and Control
15. Project Development and Management
16. Industry Immersion
17. Dissertation

B. Doctor of Management (Public Management)

1. Philosophy and Ethics of Management
2. Organizational Behavior In Management
3. Transformational Leadership
4. Special Issues in Management
5. Development Theories and Practice
6. Strategic Decision Making
7. Administrative Reform and Innovation
8. Public Management and National Development: Rural Development Focus
9. Planned Change in Rural Development
10. Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
11. Advanced Statistics in Management with Computer Applications
12. Advanced Research Methods in Management
13. Public Policy and Administrative Issues: Poverty Focus
14. Project Development and Management
15. Seminar in Self Empowerment and Public Management
16. Industry Immersion
17. Dissertation

C.Doctor of Management (Development Management)

1. Philosophy and Ethics of Management
2. Organizational Behavior In Management
3. Transformational Leadership
4. Special Issues in Management
5. Development Theories and Practice
6. Strategic Decision Making
7. Administration of Urban and Metropolitan Development
8. Seminar in Rural Development
9. Planned Change in Rural Development
10. Urban and Rural Sociology
11. Advanced Statistics in Management with Computer Applications
12. Advanced Research Methods in Management
13. Public Policy and Administrative Issues: Poverty Focus
14. Project Development and Management
15. Seminar in Self- Empowerment and Public Management
16. Industry Immersion
17. Dissertation

D.Doctor of Management (Tourism & Hospitality Management)

1. Global Hospitality Marketing Management
2. Philosophy and Ethics of Management
3. Transformational Leadership
4. International Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry
5. Project Development Management
6. Advanced Statistics in Management with Computer Applications
7. Entrepreneurship and Business Development
8. Management Services and Consultancy
9. International MICE and Event Management
10. Advanced Research Methods in Management
11. Global Trends in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
12. Advanced Facility Planning and Design in the Hospitality Industry
13. 2 Cognate courses
14. Industry immersion
15. Dissertation

 

Programs And Activities Towards Academic Excellence:

1. all subjects (courses) are research and outcomes based;
2. research presentation in the local, national and international arena;
3. conduct of research colloquium  as a venue for DM students to present and defend their researches;
4. conduct of seminars and symposia where both local and international speakers were invited;
5. inviting foreign professors to teach in the program;
6. inviting outside experts for dissertation defense;
7. conduct of seminars and conferences spearheaded by the students to hone their leadership and management skills;
8. benchmarking activities are done  locally and internationally;
9. participation of both professors and students in the community engagement program in the University’s adopted barangay;
10. attendance to Christ Emphasis Week and other University and department activities.

 

Accomplished Community Engagement Activities (AY 2018-2019)

Type of Activity	People Involved	Place	Date
1.Ocular visit and needs assessment	Director of Social Orientation and Community Develop-ment   Acting Dean of the School of Graduate Studies   DM, MBA and MPA coordinators   Barangay officials	Barangay Mainguit, Badiangan, Iloilo	December 8, 2018
2. Visited CFA Mushroom Culture and Production Center for possible entrepreneurial projects with the DM-BM and MBA students.	Director of Social Orientation and Community Develop-ment   Acting Dean of the School of Graduate Studies   DM, MBA and MPA coordinators   Barangay officials	Barangay Cabanga-an, Badiangan, Iloilo	December 8, 2018
3. Planning session regarding programs and projects for community engagement in Barangay Mainguit, Badiangan, Iloilo	Director of Social Orientation and Community Development     DM, MBA and MPA coordinators	SGS Office	February 22, 2019
4. Joint-outreach activity with DMPM, DMBM, MBA and MPA students’ on SWOT Analysis: A tool for prioritizing community projects.	Director of Social Orientation and Community Development   SGS Faculty Members   Students   Barangay Officials	Barangay Mainguit, Badiangan, Iloilo	February 23, 2019

 

Accomplished Seminars, Conferences, Forum & Colloquium Conducted (AY 2018-2019)

Title of the Seminar/Conferences/Forum	Participants	Resource Speaker	Place	Date
Social Entrepreneurship: Solving Social Problems Through Entrepreneurship	DM and MBA students   Faculty members	Dr. Bruce Borquist	Loreto D. Tupaz Building	December 15, 2018
2. IN FOCUS : A Lecture Forum on Administrative Reforms and Innovations in the Present Philippines	DM, MBA and MPA students   Faculty members	Dir. Stella Zipagan – Banawis Executive Director, Employee Compensation Commission   Atty. June Abigail  S. De la Cruz State Solicitor II Office of the Solicitor General	AVR, Engineering Building	March 9, 2019
3. Forum on RA 11210 Expanded Maternity Leave	DM, MBA  and MPA students	Ms. Niezel Anen T. Sabido Administrative Officer V, DOLE Region VI	NV 303, NV Building	March 30, 2019
4. Forum on Strategic Decision-Making and Best Practices in Two Academic Institutions: Canada and USA Experiences	DM, MBA and MPA students   Faculty members	Rev. Dr.Dorcas Gordon Former Principal, Knox College Toronto, Canada     Dr. Jeffrey Kuan President, Claremont Theological Seminary Claremont, California, USA	Educational Media Center	March 28, 2019
5. Forum on Leadership and Governance in an Academic Institution: The Myanmar Experience”	DM, MBA and MPA students   Faculty members	Dr. Samuel Ngun  Ling Rector, Myanmar Institute of Theology Myanmar	KDC, Henry Luce III, Library	March 29, 2019
6. 1st School of Graduate Studies Research Colloquium	DM students   Panelists	–	NV AVR	April 13, 2019

 

Pool of DM Faculty Experts:

Dr. Florence Bogacia	Dr. Irving Domingo Rio	Dr. Rowena M. Libo-on
Dr. Merle Junsay	Dr. Mary O’ Penetrante	Dr. Lorna Grande
Dr. Maribel Dunton	Dr. Teresita Crucero	Dr. Reynaldo Dusaran
Dr. Evan Anthony Arias	Dr. Lilia Delicana	Dr. Alfonso Catolin
Dr. Gynnyn Gumban	Dr. George West	Dr. Maria Amihan Panes
Dr. Mark Lister Opiña	Dr. Geneveve Parreño	Dr. Mario Tajanlangit
Dr. April Dream Rico	Dr. Carmen Hernandez	Dr. Lucio Encio