31st-ncesq

Website: www.pice.org.ph

PPHILIPPINE IINSTITUTE OF CCIVIL EENGINEERS, INC..

2012 NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FIDEL V. RAMOS Honorary President

Officers: ROMEO S. MOMO President

DAVID G. SANCHEZ 1st Vice President

EMIL K. SADAIN 2nd Vice President

LEA N. DELFINADO Secretary

MIRIAM L. TAMAYO Treasurer

FLORENCIO F. PADERNAL, DPA Business Manager

JULIUS S. MAQUILING P.R.O.

MARIANO R. ALQUIZA Auditor

Directors: ADAM C. ABINALES JESUS P. CAMMAYO ADOR G. CANLAS BERNARDO C. DE GUZMAN JUN E. MENDOZA CESAR C. PABALAN DANILO C. TERANTE, Ph.D.

COUNCIL OF ADVISERS (PAST PRESIDENTS) BENITO M. PACHECO, Ph.D. Immediate Past President

JAIME A. PACANAN, Ph.D. VENANCIO I. BESAVILLA, JR. WILLY T. GO JUANITO P. ABERGAS PRIMITIVO C. CAL, Ph.D. MOCAMAD M. RAKI-IN, SR. PETER N. AVENTAJADO MANUEL M. BONOAN EFREN H. SISON BASHIR D. RASUMAN FELIPE F. CRUZ NELSON Q. IRASGA DAVID M. CONSUNJI ANGEL L. LAZARO, III, Ph.D. ANGEL R. LAZARO, JR.

OTHER OFFICIALS

ERNESTO S. DE CASTRO, Ph.D. Chancellor, College of Fellows

LEO CLETO A. GAMOLO Legal Counsel

NANNETTE C. VILLANUEVA National Administrative Officer

AFFILIATE SOCIETY

ASEP Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines

FRATERNAL SOCIETIES AACCEP Association of Accredited

Consultant Civil Engineers of the Philippines

ACEEP Association of Civil Engineering Educators of the Philippines

CMEAP City and Municipal Engineers Association of the Philippines

DELP District Engineers League of the Philippines

PABO Philippine Association of Building

Officials

PEAP Provincial Engineers Association of the Philippines REAP Road Engineering Association of the Philippines

AFCE UAE Association of Filipino Civil Engineers United Arab Emirates

AFCE Brunei Association of Filipino Civil Engineers Brunei

AFCE KSA Association of Filipino Civil Engineers Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

PICE Building, 4 Albany Street, Cubao, Quezon City 1109 Philippines Tel. Nos. (632) 709-3936 to 38 / 709-3505

(632) 709-3429 / 709-3940 Fax Nos. (632) 437-2472 / 709-3415 Cell Nos. 0917-6278734 / 0922-3022296 0999-8801732 Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

August 10, 2012

For : REGIONAL COORDINATORS CHAPTER PRESIDENTS STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENTS AND ADVISERS

DEANS/CHAIRMEN OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS OF

SCHOOLS/COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES Subject : GUIDELINES FOR THE 31st NATIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING

STUDENTS QUIZ (31st NCESQ) 2012

Greetings! We are pleased to announce the launching of the 31st National Civil Engineering

Students Quiz (31st NCESQ).

I. Timetable

1) Regional Elimination should take place strictly between July 30, 2012 to

October 31, 2012.

2) The names of Regional Winners including Regional Elimination Results, tally

sheets signed by all the members of the Panel of Examiners and the Regional

Coordinator should be submitted to the PICE National Office not later than

November 9, 2012.

3) The Grand Finals is scheduled on November 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM 12:00

NN for Part 1 and 1:00 5:00 PM for Part 2 at the Cebu International

Convention Center, Mandaue City, Cebu during our 38th National Convention

to be held on November 22-24, 2012.

4) Awarding of Plaques, Trophies and Prizes to Winners will be held during the

fellowship night, right after the Grand Finals.

II. Qualifications

The 31st NCESQ is open to all PICE Student Chapter members in good standing and

who are currently enrolled in a BSCE program until November 2012. Contestants

must possess a PICE student membership ID or Certification from the National Office,

a valid school ID, and official receipts of 15th NCESC registration to this effect.

III. Necessary Requirements

All Regional Winners are required to register in the 15th National Civil Engineering

Conference to be held on November 24, 2012 at the Cebu International Convention

Center, Mandaue City, Cebu, before they can be qualified to join the Grand Finals.

IV. General Guidelines

1. Student Chapters are enjoined to conduct school wide elimination, to be supervised

by the school chapter adviser and under the auspices of the Mother Chapter.

2. Each Student Chapter is entitled to submit the names of an official representative

and an alternate; the two contestants can participate in the Regional Elimination.

The official representative(s), including the alternate, must not be a

Grand Winner in the previous NCESQ Competition.

3. The Regional Elimination shall be scheduled and conducted by the respective

Regional Coordinators or, if none, by the Host Chapter(s) to be selected and/or

appointed by the NCESQ Committee. All Student Chapters within each region, the

NCESQ Committee and the National Administrative Office must be notified of the

final schedule and venue of the Regional Elimination at least two (2) weeks prior to

the final schedule. Change of schedule of the Regional Elimination will not be

allowed.

4. Rules for the conduct of the Regional Elimination are issued by the NCESQ

Committee herein, including the Regional groupings indicating where the

participants of a particular student chapter should compete. Student members

competing in another regional competition where his/ school does not belong will

automatically be disqualified.

5. Each Mother Chapter is strongly requested to support this activity and be

responsible for sending all students chapter representatives under its jurisdiction to

the Regional Elimination.

6. The Regional Coordinator/Host Chapter and the respective schools are requested

to sponsor and be responsible for sending the regional representative to the final

competition in Mandaue City.

PPHILIPPINE IINSTITUTE OF CCIVIL EENGINEERS, INC..

Page 2 of 3

Guidelines 31th

NCESQ

Dated August 10, 2012

7. The Region is entitled to send a representative(s) to the National Grand Finals during the convention in Cebu based on the

following pro-rata distribution:

REGION No. of Student Chapters Max No. of Grand Finalist

NCR 25 3

CAR 5 1

ARMM 3 1

REGION I 8 1

REGION II 10 1

REGION III 16 2

REGION IV-A 15 2

REGION IV-B 5 1

REGION V 13 2

REGION VI 10 1

REGION VII 12 2

REGION VIII 10 1

REGION IX 5 1

REGION X 10 1

REGION XI 7 1

REGION XII 7 1

REGION XIII 6 1

TOTAL GRAND FINALIST 23

V. Conduct of the Regional Elimination

1. The Regional Coordinator or the Host Chapter selected by the NCESQ committee shall organize its own Panel of Examiners

composed of respected Chapter Members who shall conduct the elimination. The NCESQ Committee will prepare

questions on the following subjects: a) Mathematics; b) Surveying and Transportation; c) Hydraulics and

Geotechnical; and, d) Design and Construction.

2. The contestants will be asked to answer three (3) questions for each of the 4 subjects.

- The 1st Question is answerable in 1 minute and is equivalent to 1 point.

- The 2nd Question is answerable in 3 minutes and is equivalent to 3 points.

- The 3rd Question is answerable in 5 minutes and is equivalent to 5 points.

Thus, the perfect score per subject is 9 points and the perfect score for the whole elimination round is 36 points.

3. In case of ties, the competing participants shall answer a set of four (4) tie-breaking questions at the same time for 4

minutes. Each tie-breaking question is equivalent to one (1) point for a total of four (4) points. After this round, the

contestant which has the highest score will be the declared winner.

Example:

The highest is thirty (30); the next highest score is twenty-six (26); and two gets a score of twenty (20) points to vie for

the third place. Only the two contestants vying for the third place will go through the tie-breaking round. Winner of the

tie-breaking round will be declared as the official third place winner. The points obtained during the tie-breaker round are

not added to the points obtained during the regular round. Hence, the contestant with the highest score during the

regular round shall be declared Grand winner.

4. The Chairman of the Panel of Examiners shall not be a member of the Host Chapter. Other members of this panel shall

be appointed by the Regional Coordinator and/or the Host Chapter.

5. The complete official results/scores signed by the Panel of Examiners of the Regional Elimination must be submitted to the

NCESQ Committee not later than November 9, 2012.

6. The Mother Chapters are requested to support the Regional Coordinators or Host Chapters in arranging/providing prices

for the regional elimination.

VI. Grand Finals

1. The 31st NCESQ Committee shall for a Panel of Examiners for the subjects: a) Mathematics; b) Surveying and

Transportation; c) Hydraulics and Geotechnical; and, d) Design and Construction. The Chairman of the Panel of

Examiners shall conduct the Grand Finals.

2. Qualifiers from each of the Region, as well as their alternates, are required to present their school ID(s) or Membership

ID(s) (with photos), upon registration on November 22, 2012 at the Cebu International Convention Center, Mandaue City,

Cebu. The alternates will be allowed to compete in the Grand Finals ONLY if the original finalists are absent as declared

and verified by the Regional Coordinator.

3. The Grand Finals will consist of TWO (2) PARTS which are further described as follows:

PART 1: Written Test. The Finalists will be given a two-hour modified multiple choice questions. Scores for this Part

will make up to 40% of the participants' final score. Scores for this part will only be revealed after PART 2 shall have

been completed.

PPHILIPPINE

Part 2: On-the-spot Q&A.

two (2) rounds:

a. FIRST ROUND: The contestants will be asked to answer three (3) questions for each of the 4 subjects.

- The 1

- The 2

- The 3


b. SECOND ROUND: The 2

be awarded 5 points as winner of this round.

Panel of Examiners will ask just ONE question which will be read only once.

Contestants may immediately start solving

Examiner to finish reading the question before they raise their hands for acknowledgment by

the Panel. The panel's decision as to who gets to answer first is FINAL.

The first contestant to give the correct an

contestant is incorrect, 2 points will be deducted from the contestant's score and the other

contestants will then be given a chance to give their answer.

After this round, the scores are tall

Finally, the weighted scores of Parts 1 and 2 are added together to come up with the Total Score. The Top 3 in rank

based on garnered Total Score will be declared winners (1

necessary, tie-breakers will be given to break the knot.

VII. Prizes for the Grand Finals of the

1st -P 20,000 + Plaque of Distinction; 1 Certificate each for the school chapter; the school; the Mother Chapter; Free Review Course and Books from Besavilla Engineering Review Center

2nd - P 15,000 + Plaque of Distinction; 1 Certificate each for the school chapter; the school;

the Mother Chapter; Free Review Course and Books from Besavilla 3rd - P 10,000 + Plaque of Distinction; 1 Certificate each for the school chapter; the school;

the Mother Chapter; Free Review Course and Books from Besavilla Engineering Review Center

All other Regional Contestants who

prize of P2,500.00 each in cash.

Let us all work together for the success of this endeavour. Thank you for your cooperation.

DANILO C. TERANTE, Ph.D.

National Director and Chairman,

National Student Chapter Affairs Committee

HILIPPINE IINSTITUTE OF CC

spot Q&A. Part 2 is an Under-time-pressure Question and Answer portion which is divided into

The contestants will be asked to answer three (3) questions for each of the 4 subjects.

The 1st Question is answerable in 1 minute and is equivalent to 1 point.

The 2nd Question is answerable in 3 minutes and is equivalent to 3 point

The 3rd Question is answerable in 5 minutes and is equivalent to 5 points.


The 2nd Round is a Wild Card round. Only the first participant to give the correct answer shall



Contestants may immediately start solving



The first contestant to give the correct an



, the scores are tallied for Part 2 and are given a 60% weight.


based on garnered Total Score will be declared winners (1st, 2nd, and 3

breakers will be given to break the knot.

Prizes for the Grand Finals of the 31st NCESQ

+ Plaque of Distinction; 1 Certificate each for the school chapter; the school; the Mother Chapter; Free Review Course and Books from Besavilla Engineering Review Center

+ Plaque of Distinction; 1 Certificate each for the school chapter; the school; the Mother Chapter; Free Review Course and Books from Besavilla


Regional Contestants who participated in the Grand Finals will receive a Certificate of Appreciation and consolation


ROMEO S. MOMO

National President

National Student Chapter Affairs Committee

CCIVIL EENGINEERS, INC

Guidelines 31

Dated August 10, 2012

pressure Question and Answer portion which is divided into

The contestants will be asked to answer three (3) questions for each of the 4 subjects.

Question is answerable in 1 minute and is equivalent to 1 point.

Question is answerable in 3 minutes and is equivalent to 3 points.

Question is answerable in 5 minutes and is equivalent to 5 points.


Round is a Wild Card round. Only the first participant to give the correct answer shall



Contestants may immediately start solving for the correct answer but must wait for the



The first contestant to give the correct answer wins the round. If the answer given by the



0% weight.


, and 3rd Place, respectively) of the Grand




will receive a Certificate of Appreciation and consolation


ROMEO S. MOMO

National President

INC..

Page 3 of 3

Guidelines 31th

NCESQ

August 10, 2012

pressure Question and Answer portion which is divided into


Round is a Wild Card round. Only the first participant to give the correct answer shall

for the correct answer but must wait for the


swer wins the round. If the answer given by the



Place, respectively) of the Grand Finals. If

will receive a Certificate of Appreciation and consolation

Documents

31st-ncesq