A.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

A maximum of three students in thesis/capstone preparation must have been

admitted to candidacy for a degree and must have passed all the academic
requirement during his / her 3 years residency in college.

B. ARRANGEMENT OF PAGES AND ITS CONTENTS

Below is the list of parts, optional and necessary, that must be followed. It
is already arranged in chronological order for easy reference.

1. Preliminary Pages

a. Blank Sheet. This serves as the flyleaf.

b. Title Page. This page contains the title of the research, name of
proponents and statement regarding the qualification for which the
research is submitted. It also contains the name of the institution, to which
the thesis/capstone project is being submitted, and the month and year of
submission. (see Appendix A)

c. Approval Sheet. This page bears the name of the proponents/s and the
title of the research, together with the signature of the adviser, the
Chairman and members of the oral defense panel. This page certifies that
the thesis/capstone project has been duly approved, and must bear the
date of approval. (See Appendix B)

d. Acknowledgement. This section recognizes persons and organizations

who/which assisted the proponents in the completion of the
thesis/capstone project. Acknowledgements should be expressed simply
and tactfully. (See Appendix C)

e. Dedication Page. This page is optional. If used, make it brief and centered
in one page. No heading is necessary. (See Appendix D)

f. Abstract (For BSCS). The thesis abstract is a summary of the thesis

undertaking. It should highlight the following:

i. . a clear articulation of the problem,

ii. . the importance of solving the problem,
iii. . the proposed approach to solve the problem,
iv. . the results or findings of the study.

The abstract page must contain the candidate’s name as it appears on the
title page, but with the last name first, the abbreviation of the degree, the
date (last month of the semester in which the student completes the
degree), title of the document (wording exactly to agree with the Title
page), and name of the adviser.

Normally the abstract does not include any reference to the literature.
 g. Table of Contents. A sequential listing of all major parts of the research
with corresponding page numbers. Included in the table of contents are
titles of chapters, sections and subsections, bibliography and appendices.
Also included are titles of the preliminary pages as well as the required
forms.

All materials following the Table of contents are listed.

The title of parts, sections, or chapters and their principal subdivisions

should be listed and must be worded exactly as they appear in the body of
the document.

h. List of Tables/Figures/Notations. The list of Figures and list of Tables

(including the page number where the Figures and Tables are printed) are
important in helping readers locate the Figures and Tables quickly. Hence,
the listing must be correct.

The list of Notations is important to help capture the precise meaning

of mathematical expressions used in the final report.

The heading LIST OF TABLES and FIGURES in capital letters, are

centered without punctuation; the listing begins at the left margin on the
fourth line below the heading.

The list of Tables/Figures uses exactly the same numbers and title of the
Tables/Figures in the text and in the Appendices.

2. Main Body or The Chapters and its Contents

The main body of the BSCS thesis document will be divided into chapters
and sub-topics. The chapter’s title, contents (subtopics) and format were based
on the recommendation of the technical panel with slight adjustments to fit the
university format.

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

In general, the Introduction begins with a broader perspective of the

problem and becomes narrower as the Introduction proceeds. The Introduction
narrows the focus of the study and provides a brief rationale for why the
particular study is worth pursuing.

This chapter serves as a backgrounder for readers to have an overview of

the study even without prior reference to other publications on the topic. The
introductory pages are important because they create the first and perhaps
lasting impression on the examiner. It should articulate the motivation of the
author(s) in undertaking the project or thesis. The first chapter should describe
the importance of the study, the expectation and its impact on the specific areas
once it is completed.

The following sections/subtopics included in this chapter will have slight

differences for BS Computer Science as suggested by the technical panel.

Background of the Study

 Introduce your study by capturing the reader’s interest in the first

paragraph.
  Present a situation analysis from macro to micro underscoring existing
scenario or situation.
 Discuss the problem background and why you decided to conduct the
study.
 It should include information necessary to justify the existence of a
problem situation/need/gap.
 There should be a clinching statement to link the situation analysis to
research project problem/s.

For Background of the Study remember the following:

 Refrain from placing citations or quotes .

 Avoid using or beginning your sentences with “This paper/
document/thesis/study/projects, entitled …..”

Purpose and Description

 Provide a short description of the project being specified and its

purpose, including relevant benefits (or beneficiaries)

 What is your main purpose in doing the project?

 Who is/are your target clients, end user/s or beneficiaries of the
project?
 What are the necessary knowledge, programming software, API’s,
hardware, etc needed?

Statement of the Problem

 It should seek to state as clearly and precisely as possible the nature

of the issue, problem or concern which the study is trying to address.
 The statements of the problem description of an active challenge (i.e.
problem) faced by researchers and/or practitioners that does not have
adequate solutions available including the argumentation for its viability
based on solid peer-reviewed sources as well as theoretical
foundation.
 The statements of the problem should address questions like: what,
how, where, when, and why, and should not be answerable by yes or
no.
 The questions should be related to your research purpose, focused
and clear.
 The main problem usually reflect the title of the study

Significance of the Study

 Significance of the study in thesis is a part where researcher will tell

the importance and purpose of the study. This part will tell how the
study would be beneficial to society, specific groups or individual
 Describe the contribution the study can be expected to make in the
researcher’s field/profession, i.e. information technology, computer
engineering, etc.
 If appropriate, mention both specific and technical contributions and
also the more general significance of dealing with these particular
ideas and problems.
 Indicate the contribution the study will make to the development of the
researchers abilities as a future professionals.
  Describe the significance of the study in the specific context of the
department, university and the community as well. (Who will benefit
from the study?)

Scope and Limitations of the Study

 Discuss here the boundaries of the study and those likely part of the
study researcher/s do not intend to accomplish (or what the design of
the study inherently will not allow)
 Describe any global limitations or constraints that have a significant
impact on the design of the system/software (and describe the
associated impact).
 Describe any items or issues that will limit the options available to the
developers. These might include: corporate or regulatory policies;
hardware limitations (timing requirements, memory requirements);
interfaces to other applications; specific technologies, tools, and
databases to be used; parallel operations; language requirements;
communications protocols; security considerations; design
conventions or programming standards
 Limitations that are not readily apparent at the start of the research
project may develop or become apparent as the study progresses. In
any case, limitations should not be considered alibis or excuses; they
are simply factors or conditions that help the reader get a truer sense
of what the study results mean and how widely they can be
generalized. While all research/project have some inherent limitations,
you should address only those that may have a significant effect on
your particular study.

Definition of Terms

This section provides definitions for terms used in the proposal that are
unusual or not widely understood. In addition, common terms that have
special meaning in the study should be defined in this section.
 Important terms from the title, statement of the problem or objectives
and paradigm should also be defined. Define terms operationally or
how you use such term in the project.
 Acronyms (except those in common usage) frequently require definition
at this point.
 A brief introductory statement usually precedes the actual list of
definitions that are italicized, first-line indented, and listed in alphabetical
order.

Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Research or Related Literature

Research Literature is the discussion of existing data and developments

within a particular research that you are presently undertaking. It usually shows
the advancement of findings throughout time. It examines articles, books and
other sources relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory, providing
description, summary, and critical evaluation of each work. It evaluates previous
and current research in regard to how relevant or useful it is and how it relates to
your own research. Sources should come from referred books, journals and other
publications.
 Related Studies

Related studies are the previous studies relevant to the present research.
This part is an examination and discussion of the previous and present
researches and projects undertaken that gives the researchers/proponents a
better idea and had motivated them in pursuing the specific field of study. It is
more than an annotated bibliography or a summary, because you are organizing
and presenting your sources in terms of their overall relationship to your study.
This section shows evidence that you have enough knowledge of the proposal
based on the research/project conducted by previous researchers.

Theoretical Background

Technical panel recommended this to be a separate chapter, but for

our case we will include it in Chapter 2, to limit the total number of
chapters to 5.

 For BSCS thesis this will include comprehensive discussion on

theorems, definitions, fundamental algorithms, mathematical
models/formula.
 The theoretical background should contain a discussion of the
theories that are important in the thesis. Always indicate the title/name
of the theory/theories including its author, what the theory is all about
and indicate applicability to the study.
 The technical background should serve as a reference for technical
details of the software programming tools, interfaces, special
hardware, used in the study.
 For both the theoretical background and technical background the
following should be followed:
o Discussions should be elaborated as much as possible in
layman’s term. However, it should not be too detailed that you
end up repeating or lifting practically the discussion from different
sources.
o It should not be too shallow or vague that the discussion becomes
useless.
o It should contain enough detail to help the readers appreciate its
application in the thesis or capstone project.
o It must be written in narrative form. It is important that the section
starts with a paragraph that describes what the readers should
expect on it. Subheadings are recommended for discussions that
are substantially long.
o Topic items should be arranged logically by order of importance
or by theme.
Chapter 3 DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

 This chapter includes discussion on conceptual

design / system architecture/ block diagrams and algorithms
 It is important that the methodology used is correct
and appropriate from the start.
 This is the part where students need the expert
technical and theoretical inputs. This is why students need good
advisers who will teach them on:

 Correct systems analysis tools and techniques

 Correct and appropriate algorithms to use
 Appropriate usability tests
 Correct and appropriate hardware
 Appropriate software tools

The following can be the contents of this chapter (Sta. Romana et al.,
2012):

 The Project Concepts – The narrative description of the design to

achieve your project objectives. Most of the concept is illustrated in
a graphical diagram to visually present the structure of the concept
of the research or project.
 System Analysis and Design – Should either Structured or Object-
Oriented approach. Present and discuss only the system analysis
and design tools that were actually used in the development of the
project.

o System analysis focuses on system requirement description;

defines the system functional requirements, and requirement
specification of the proposed system.
o System design provides the technical specification and
construction of the solution for the requirements identified
during the system analysis phase of the research/project. This
should include but not limited to: details of data structures,
architecture, interfaces, and procedural detail of software
component of the research/project.
o System implementation is the installation and delivery of the
proposed system to be conducted by the
researchers/developers. It includes conversion and integration
plan, database installation, system testing, user training and
other production activities.

The documentation of system analysis to actual deployment should

include presentations in the form of tables, figures, and other similar
diagrams used in either structured or object-oriented approach. These are
the approaches and procedures learned by the students in “System
Analysis and Design” and in “Software Engineering”.

 Development Model – This may include the following models:

Conventional waterfall type, Incremental, Throw-away, prototyping,
Evolutionary prototyping and any other model which is most
appropriate to the kind of research project being undertaken.
  Development Approach – This may include either Top down or
Bottom-up approach of development.
 Software Development Tools- It should contain the discussion
about the programming language tools to be used specifically on :
front and Back-end; Reuse or not; Open vs. Licensed software-
Criteria for selection ,i.e. maintainability, support, HCI capability,
database connectivity, simplicity, eases of use, etc.
 Schedule and Timeline (for Proposal only) – It may contain Gant
Chart, Activity Chart, Critical Path Analysis and other scheduling
techniques that will list the activities to be done in order to achieve
the objective. Usually it includes the phases and its sub-phase of
the systems development life cycle.
 Project Teams and their Responsibilities - It should contain the
assignments of modules and activities to be done by each team
member.
 Budget Cost Management Plan – It should contain a detailed
budget proposal and how each cost is to be managed effectively in
the conduct of the research study.
 Verification, Validation and Testing Plans – It should contain the
plan of activities to: verify and validate if you are developing the
system right and test the system if it works correctly without any
bugs or errors. Most importantly, use of any quantitative and
qualitative measures should be planned in order to achieve the
research projects specific objectives.

For Game Development Project the following can be the replacement

for “Project Concept” and the “System Analysis and Design” of this
chapter. Use the same for the other sections as explained above.

 The Game Concept – The narrative description of the core idea of

the game. Present here the complete description of the game, the
game key features, the genre, the platform(s) and concept art

o Description: Describe the game to the readers for them to

understand how they will play the game. Discuss how exciting
the game will be played and encompass all the key elements
that define the core game play by describing exactly what the
player does and sees. The description section should make the
content and entertainment value of the game obvious and
convincing.
o Key features: This will be the point list of items that will set the
game apart from others and provide goals to which the
subsequent documentation and implementation should aspire.
It's a summary of the features alluded to in the description.
o Genre: Define the game genre and flavor. Use existing games'
classifications from magazines and awards as a guide. For
example, you could choose one of the following: sports, real-
time strategy, first-person shooter, puzzle, racing simulation,
adventure, role-playing game, flight simulation, racing shooter,
god simulation, strategy, action-strategy, turn-based strategy,
side-scrolling shooter, edutainment, or flight shooter.
o Flatform(s): In a few words, list the target platform(s). If you
think the game concept is applicable to multiple platforms, you
should also indicate which platform is preferred or initial. If you
intend multiplayer support on the Internet, indicate that as well.
  Game Design – Present and discuss here the following:

o Game Foundations (Game Features, The Essence of the

Gameplay, Characters, Gameplay Elements, Artificial
Intelligence (AI))
o User Interface (Navigational Chart, Functional Requirements,
Objects of the User Interface)
o Graphics and Video (Graphics and Animations, Animated
Insertions)
o Sounds and Music (General Description, Sound Effects, Music)
o Plot
o Level Description (The graph of the Positional Relationship of
the Levels, Queue of the New Objects Implementation, General
Level Design Description)

 Technical Design of the Game – This section will included but not
limited to the following :

o Technical Specification
o Platform and OS
o Code Objects
o Control Cycle
o Data, Related to Data Objects
o Data Formats
o Graphical Engine
o Technical Description of the Graphical Elements

 Testing and Evaluation Plan

o What testing and evaluation process will be done?
o Who will test and evaluate your game?
o Statistical process to be employed (if applicable)

***The adviser should be able to decide on the most appropriate

tools to be used in developing the system. You must remember that
not all tools are applicable and usable to a specific research or
project.

Chapter 4 PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

 Order of discussion is based on the chronology of the statement of

the problem/objectives.
 In presenting this chapter the following should be considered :
 The actual and honest observations of the researchers
 The scientific generalizations
 .Articulation of novel contributions
 The presentation and precise analysis of results
o Validation and Testing
o Interpretation/Discussion of results

Chapter 5 SUMMARY OF RESULTS, DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This is the last chapter of the thesis /capstone project manuscript and the
most important part because it is here where the findings, and the whole
thesis/project for that matter, are summarized; generalizations in the form of
conclusions are made; and the recommendations for the solution of problems
discovered in the study are addressed.

a. Summary of Findings - Introductory paragraph on this part may include

the statement of the problem/objectives and synthesized methodology.
The salient findings for each of the specific problems/objectives should
be enumerated.
b. Conclusions. These are generalized statements from a micro to a
macro level based on the answers to each of the specific problems ur
each of the specific objectives.
c. Recommendations. These should be based on the findings and
conclusions. Recommendations should be feasible, workable, flexible
and adaptable in a non-technical language and may include
suggestions for further studies.

3. Bibliography

This is a list of works cited, as well as works consulted but not cited in the
construction of the research or capstone project.

Categorize references as published and unpublished. Under published

materials are references from and sub-categorized as books, encyclopedia,
dictionary, magazines, newspapers, journals, electronic downloads and under
unpublished materials are thesis and dissertations.

The list of references is arranged alphabetically and single-spaced, but

separated by blank line. Type the first line of an entry from the left but indent the
succeeding lines by five letter spaces.

The technical panel recommended the use of the ACM style of citation and
bibliographic entries for thesis and capstone project. The college previously is
using the APA Citation Style, but starting this year we will be using the ACM
citation style.(Please refer to Appendix E).

4. Appendices

An appendix or appendices, if any, should be after the Bibliography.

Appendices may include the following:

o Relevant Source Code

o Evaluation Tool
o Sample Input / Output / Reports
o Users Guide
o Other Relevant Documents
o Grammarian’s Certification
o Curriculum Vitae

Appendices should be arranged chronologically as they are cited in the

main text. Use capital letters of the English alphabet to track appendices.

A single appendix is labeled “APPENDIX” on the contents page, with or

without a title. (if using a title, it should be written as “APPENDIX: TITLE”) The
first page of the appendix itself is labeled by the word “APPENDIX” (centered)
and a title capitalized and centered after a skip line. Several appendices are
labeled “APPENDICES” on the contents page, with subsequent lines each
containing n indented alphabetic identifier and title such as “A: SURVEY
QUESTIONNAIRE”; other lines (labeled B, C etc.) follow as needed. The
appendices proper are then each labeled as “APPENDIX A” (centered) followed
after a skip line by the title centered and capitalized. Appendix pages should be
numbered as continuation of the text.

C. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1. Paper Size and Quality

• 8.5" × 11" (Letter size), white, substance-20 book
papers must be used.
• Manuscripts printed on better quality paper will look
more professional and will archive better.

2. Paper Layout
• Paper must be printed / typed in portrait mode.
Landscape mode is not allowed except for purposes of
accommodating unusually large tables, illustrations, and
the like.

3. Margins
• To provide allowance for trimmings during binding and
later ease in microfilming and copying, every page of
the manuscript must meet these minimum margin
standards:

Top: 1.25” (note: pagination is at header 1.25”

from the top of the page)
Bottom: 1.25”
Right: 1.25”
Left: 1.5” (binding edge)
• All manuscript materials must fit within these margin
requirements (including page numbers, tables, figures,
and graphs)

4. Fonts and Font Size

• Any legible font, except those that are script, italic, or
ornamental, is acceptable for the body of the text.
• A 12-point font size is recommended for Times New
Roman; if Arial, Helvetica, or Century Gothic fonts are
used, the manuscript must be 11- or 12-point font.
• A consistent font and size must be observed throughout
all sections of the manuscript.
• Italics may be used for quotations and words in a
foreign language.

5. Spacing
• The manuscript, including the abstract,
acknowledgments, vita, must be double spaced. This
should be used consistently throughout the manuscript.
• Footnotes, endnotes, bibliographic entries, long
quotations, items in lists, table of contents, and
appendices may be single-spaced, i.e., if that style is
recommended by the discipline.
6. Pagination
• Each page of the entire manuscript must be numbered
except for the certificate of originality / authentic
authorship page, title page, and the black-bordered
certificate of panel approval page.
• Preliminary pages are numbered consecutively in lower-
cased Roman numerals; the first page to be numbered
is the Abstract page which is marked iii.
• The text and back matters are numbered consecutively
in Arabic numerals, beginning with 1 on the first page of
the text.
• Page numbers must appear in the same location (upper
right hand corner) on each page except on the first
page of Chapters where the page is counted but not
marked.
• Page numbers must be consistent with the text in font
size and style. It must also fit within the margin
requirements.

7. Footnotes
• If footnotes are used, they are placed on the pages they
annotate and should be separated from the text by a
line extending two inches from the left margin.
• If the discipline requires footnotes within a chapter, then
the footnotes are to be indicated by a superscript and
numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals.
• The first line on the footnote is to be indented.
• If the footnote is more than one line length, typing is to
be single-spaced.
• When more than one footnote is used on a page,
footnotes should be separated by a double space.
• The specified margins and font must be maintained
when footnotes are used.

8. Text Citations of References

• The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) citation
style, both for in-text and list of references, will be used
for theses and Capstone projects.
• References may be cited by giving the last name(s) of
the author(s) and the year of publication of the
reference. Please see APPENDIX E for the format.

9. Equations
• Equations must be numbered consecutively from (1.1),
(1.2), etc., up to the end of the paper, including any
appendices. The equation number is used when
referring to equations. The first number refers to the
chapter; the second number refers to the nth
occurrence of the equation within the chapter.
Example:
D(uv)w = αudw,v + αvdw,v + β du,,v + τ ABS(dw,u-dw,v)

10. Corrections and Errata

 • No corrections in the form of correction tape or fluid,
erasures, crash-outs, and the like must be made on the
final copy

11. Printing
• All print should be letter quality with dark black
characters that are consistently clear and dense.
• Dot matrix printing is not acceptable
• Ink jet, laser jet, or a similarly high-quality printer should
be used.

12. Binding and Labeling

• The manuscript is bound using a hard cover, wrapped
in transparent plastic, maroon for Thesis (BSCS).
• The hard cover contains the title, name of the author,
school, institute, place, date of approval for binding, all
of which are stamped in gold foil.
• Fourteen (14)-point Times New Roman font with bold
attribute for all elements is used. Except for the date, all
other items are in uppercase
 APPENDIX A

BUILDING A KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM FOR

DEPRESSION DIAGNOSIS

THESIS

Presented to
the CICTT Faculty of
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Basilan State College
Basilan

In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

ABDUL-ATI A. AHAJIN

CLAIRE C. PAHAWALAN
 EMIR M. NATIVIDAD

March 2019

APPENDIX B

Republic of the Philippines

BASILAN STATE COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TRADE TECHNOLOGY
Main Campus Sumagdang, Isabela City, Basilan
www.bassc.edu.ph

APPROVAL SHEET
This is to certify that this thesis entitled “Android-Based Educational App for
the Pre-schoolers of Kaumpurnah Elementary School” and submitted by Tamsi,
Anhar A., Isain, Abdulmuiz A., Abdullah, Madzrie G., Gunong, Arman K. and Tahil,
Asriff S. to fulfil part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science was successfully defended and approved on March. 01, 2018

EMIR M. NATIVIDAD, MIT

Thesis Adviser/ Date

ABDUL-ATI A. AHAJIN, MSCS (CAR) CLAIRE C. PAHALAWAN,MIT(CAR)

Thesis Committee Member/ Date Thesis Committee Member/ Date

This thesis is hereby officially accepted as partial fulfilment of the requirements

for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

SITTI HANNA S. ABAH, MIT(CAR)

Acting Dean, CICTT
 APPENDIX C

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My journey toward MIT dream has come to an end. Though only my name

appears on the cover of this special project, many great remarkable individuals have

contributed to its realization. I owe my gratitude to all those people who have made this

special project possible and because of whom my graduate experience has been one that I

will cherish forever.

First & foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my adviser,

Professor Manuel C. Cabido. I have been amazingly fortunate to have an adviser who

gave me the freedom to explore on my own, and at the same time the guidance to do

things right. He has provided me with a motivated research atmosphere that always keeps

me going.

The ever supportive Dean of Graduate School , Dr. Alita T. Roxas, for always

making good decisions and all the assistance given especially during the preparation of

the final defense.

I also recognize the suggestions and support of Dr. Lomesindo T. Caparida,

another member of my panel committee, his unconditional support has been essential all

these times and an inspiration in many ways.

Let me also appreciate Dr. Felix A. Diangco, another member of the panel, who

is always willing to help me, and had contributed a lot for the improvement of this

manuscript.
 My heartfelt thanks to Ms. Harreez V. Quimque, Graduate Coordinator, School

of Computer Studies, for her valuable contribution in the completion of this study and all

the assistance given during the final defense preparation.

To my domain expert, Dra. Dreiza H. Castilo, medical specialist II at

Psychiatric Ward 9 Zamboanga City Medical Center, for her valuable support in

providing the researcher a green atmosphere in checking the facts for diagnosing the

depression to the success of this research study.

Many thanks to my statistician and validator of my instrument, Mr Rolando P.

Malalay. I appreciate his vast knowledge and skills in many areas. I am grateful to him

for holding me to a high research standard and enforcing proper validations for each

research result, and thus teaching me how to do research. My research would not have

been possible without his help and suggestions.

Appreciation also goes to the Residency Training in Psychiatry of Zamboanga

City Medical Center, who were the respondents of my study .

My MIT classmates, Adrian Martin, Ferdinand Andrande and Elizar

Caraecle, who turned to be my buddies during the good and bad times of my graduate

experiences. They were always there for me and encouraging me with their best wishes.

Many friends have helped me stay sane through these difficult years. The support and

care helped me overcome setbacks and stay focused on my graduate study. I greatly value

their friendship and I deeply appreciate their belief in me. Most importantly, none of this

would have been possible without the love, encouragement and patience of my parents,

Omar Jose & Fe, my siblings, my only child; Elijah to whom this special project is

dedicated to, and has been the source of my determination and energy ever since.

Finally, my wife Sheila, words are not enough to express my heartfelt thanks for

all the love and understanding and for the constant moral support especially during the

most difficult times in writing this Special Project. Thank you for always believing in me

and always being behind my back in all my aspirations.

And above all, to GOD, almighty, who always bestowed me with wisdom, good

health and perseverance in realizing this dream.

 APPENDIX D

DEDICATION

This Special project is heartily dedicated to my parents; Omar Jose and Fe

Natividad; My Siblings, Celeste, Maria Cristina and Erico Natividad; My only child,

Elijah and my wife, Sheila who have been my inspirations and strengths in overcoming

all the challenges I have encountered in my life.

 APPENDIX E

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