Punctuation Punctuation is the art of using conventional marks, such as comma, period, and apostrophe, to separate elements in written texts and to render their meaning clear. One author likens punctuation marks to road signs that guide readers on “how to arrive at the writer’s meaning” (Woods, 2006, p. vii). Another author compares them to […]
Practical Academic Tips Issue No. 3
Writing Academically All of us write in one way or another. We write e-mails, reminders to ourselves, daily journals or diaries (among the digital savvies, it’s now called blogs). We write essays, reports, office memos, and others. Even when we send a brief SMS or text, we write. So what makes ‘writing academically’ different from […]
Practical Academic Tips Issue No. 2
Referencing in MS Word 2007 Do you know that MS Word has a referencing feature that will help you generate your bibliography in your class report, research paper, or thesis? If you don’t, this is the time for you to master it before you even begin writing your research. Impress your professors by submitting academically […]
Practical Academic Tips Issue No. 1
Evidence-based arguments In the academic world, ‘argument’ does not have a negative connotation. However, in the everyday sense of the word, we equate arguments with disagreements. Click here to send a copy request.
Practical Academic Tips – Message from the author
To our dear ASI students, Practical Academic Tips is a new fortnightly research service from the Asian Social Institute’s Research Office.This service is intended primarily to assist ASI graduate students in honing their research capabilities and writing skills. The idea for this research service sprang from the challenges faced by first year graduate students who […]
Dr. Gilberto M. Llanto
Dr. GILBERTO M. LLANTO, Ph.D., is presently the President of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the economic think-tank of the Philippine Government. His areas of expertise are Money and Banking, Public Finance, and International Trade. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of the Philippines. Prior to his […]
Dr. Cielito F. Habito
Dr. Ciel Habito is a Professor of Economics in the Ateneo de Manila University, where he is also Director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development (ACERD). He has served as Board Director in various private corporations and foundations, including the Manila Water Company, Metrobank, Metrobank Card Corporation, Steel Corporation of the Philippines, […]
Dr. Ernesto Pernia
Dr. Pernia’s research interests are in Development Economics, Demographic Economics, and Human Resource Economics and he has extensive publications on these topics. In 2003, he published Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia, (with A. B. Deolalikar, eds.), (London and Tokyo: Palgrave Macmillan.). He is presently Professorial Lecturer of the University of the Philippines School […]
Dr. Leonardo A. Gonzales
Dr. Leonardo A. Gonzales, an ASI Alumnus (MS Economics 1971) is the lead author of the book Buffalo Meat Imports and the Philippine Livestock Industry: An Impact Assessment, which was bestowed ‘OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD” by the NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NAST) during its Annual Scientific Meeting on July 10-11, 2013 at the Manila […]
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