Department of Education(DepEd)

Hi! I would like to request for the updated statistics of the NCAE result (the list of courses and the corresponding number of students) in Santa Rosa, Laguna, and/or in a larger scope. Thank you very much!

Department of Education Central Office 2nd Floor Department of Education Building, Deped Meralco Avenue, Pasig, 1605 Metro Manila To whom it may concern: I, Aila Angeline M. Lopez, a bona fide fifth year Architecture student from College of Architecture and Fine Arts, would like to conduct a research at your good office for the completion of our requirements in Architectural Design 9: Thesis Writing. In line of gathering data about my thesis topic entitled: Santa Rosa City College: An Educational Facility Producing Economically Competitive Students through Constructivist Approach, I respectfully request that may I kindly be allowed to acquire data and information which would be an integral part of my research undertaking, specifically the latest NCAE Result/s in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, ideally from the year 2014-2018. This information shall be useful in the formulation of the projected program degrees offered in this school, which shall be included in the Data Presentation and Analysis, and Architectural Programming of my research. Your most favorable and preferential consideration upon this matter is highly appreciated. Rest assured that all data and information gathered from your good office would be intended for academic purposes only and of high confidentiality. The undersigned could also submit a copy of a complete research book and architectural working drawings to your department upon the successful completion of our thesis undertaking. Attached here is the abstract of my thesis proposal. I am very privileged to present it to you and it will be a great pleasure if you address the gathered data and also advice suggestions towards my proposal. Thank you very much and more power! Respectfully yours, AILA ANGELINE M. LOPEZ BS Architecture 5-2 Contact No.: 09156406685 Email: [email protected] Noted by: DR. / AR. LUISITA GEGAJO Thesis Adviser Department of Architecture

SANTA ROSA CITY COLLEGE: An Educational Facility Producing Economically Competitive Students through Constructivist Approach ABSTRACT Education is a fundamental human right. Every person in any race, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion or political preference, age or disability, must have the access for education. Education is a right; but the irony is not everyone can have it because of the circumstances where it becomes privilege. Financial instability is one of the common factor why Filipinos cannot afford to have complete formal education. The proposed Santa Rosa City College aims to of the needs of the city to meet the increasing demand for public tertiary education, and to expand the degree programs to be offered, specializing on the fields that uplifts the economy of the city. Santa Rosa City is known to be the Lion City of the South because of its rapid growth economy and increasing population. The city has highlights in notable business industry including electronics and semi-conductor, automotive and automotive parts, metal, packaging, food processing, and the promising Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry. Through architecture, the physical structure and facilities of the Santa Rosa City College shall be designed to the extent of the economic competitiveness development of the students. The flow of the movement and activities of the students shall be planned in accordance to the curriculum of the degree program offered in this school, while considering their culture, socio-economic status, and the learning ability. The constructivist pedagogy shall be patterned as an approach to the architectural program of the school, which will be based on the prior experience and knowledge of a learner, and its goal is to develop to the extent of one’s intellect.