B. Consultancy
RIMCU staff members provide technical
assistance to individuals, groups, schools, national governments,
non-government organizations, and other public topics including
socio-demographic profiles of Mindanao’s people,
sampling techniques, research methods, statistical analysis and
computer and software applications, data processing, measurement
and instrument preparation, evaluation and assessment.
C. Education and Training
The Research Institute for Mindanao
Culture (RIMCU) is a part of Xavier University and is linked closely
with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. It is committed
to playing an active role in building the research and teaching
capabilities of individuals and groups throughout the region.
RIMCU maintains a library available
for limited public use. It contains over 5000 volumes, reports
and journals, many of which pertain specifically to Mindanao.
The Electronic Data Processing
Unit offers computer services to RIMCU researchers and outside
personnel and agencies. Coding, data encoding, digital scanning,
programming and data analysis services are available.
A
variety of Pentium desktop computers are available along with
several newer software packages. Special discount rates are
available for students wishing to analyze masteral or dissertation
research data.
The
Data Processing Unit also provides information on population, family
planning, health issues, fertility, population law and policy, population
and environment, AIDS, demography, and other topics. RIMCU accesses
this information through the POPLINE CD-ROM System which contains
more than 200,000 records (updated every six months) from 222 organizations
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The
Survey Field Research Unit conducts surveys and opinion polls.
Interested individuals, associations and institutions may enlist
RIMCU's services in various data gathering operations. Services
offered include sampling, interviewing, supervising (e.g. back checking,
field editing) and preliminary data preparation.
RIMCU is willing to carry out survey studies in various locations
throughout the country but is particularly experienced with regard
to settings in the Visayas and Mindanao.
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