Seminaron Examination AwarenessPROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERINGBy:Engr. Joel B. Bajador PECE !BAWhy do we conduct seminar on Board Exam Awareness? Assist Students and would-be takers ofBoardexaminations inknowing and understanding,the PRC procedures and processes undertaken to preserve the ntegrit! of the "icensure #xaminations administered b! them $o inform students, facult! members and would-be takers of board examinations,how %uestions given in the examinations are formulated&Why do we conduct seminar on Board Exam Awareness?$o inform students,would-be takers and repeaters, suggested methods or techni%ues to be done to prevent them from committing mistakes that would render their answers to board %uestions, invalid&$o let them know some '()s and '(*)$sin taking the board examinationPRC Procedures and Processes To Ensure the Integrity of the Licensure Examination! Pre"aration of #uestionsa! $ow many?nitiall! +,, , then at least -,, per examination to be added or merge to past %uestions& %! What are the ty"es of &uestions made? .ultiple Choice &Pre"aration of #uestionsc! Sources of &uestions $extbooks, reference materials, technical standards adopted nationall! and internationall! /such as ###, S(, #C, $0-$ etc&1, other technical publications from suppliers, vendors of electronic components, devices and e%uipments,and from the nternet&Pre"aration of #uestionsd! Basis of formu'ated &uestions 21 $able of Specifications /$(S1t is a competenc!-based description3 specifications of %uestions that will test for the competenc! of examinees Pre"aration of #uestionsd! Basis of formu'ated &uestions 41Sub5ects and S!llabi -.athematics 6 4, 7 -#lectronics #ngineering 6 -,7 -8eneral #ngineering and AppliedSciences 6 4,7 -#lectronics S!stems and $echnologies 6 -,7Pre"aration of #uestionsd! Basis of formu'ated &uestions 41Sub5ects and S!llabi #C# S9""ABI!(AT$E(ATICS )*+,-!A'ge%ra . /enera' (athematicsA'ge%raic functionsTheory of e&uations0actori1ation and a'ge%raic functionsRatio2 "ro"ortion and 3ariation(atrix theoryArithmetic and geometric "rogressionsE&uations and ine&ua'itiesLinear and &uadratic e&uationsCom"'ex num%er systemPo'ynomia's(athematica' inductionLogic and "ro%a%i'ityStatisticsI!(AT$E(ATICS )*+,-*!/eometryLines and "'anesP'ane figuresA""'ication of Ca3a'ier4s2 Pa""us and Prismodia' theoremsCoordinates in s"ace#uadratic surfaces(ensurationP'ane geometrySo'id geometryS"herica' geometryAna'ytica' geometryI!(AT$E(ATICS )*+,-5!TrigonometryLogarithmic "rinci"'esTrigonometric functions0undamenta' trigonometric identitiesSo'utions of rightand o%'i&ue triang'esA""'ications of terrestria' mensurationArea2"erimeter and centroid of "'ane figuresPo'ar coordinatesS"herica' trigonometryI!(AT$E(ATICS )*+,-6!Ca'cu'usCom"'ex 3aria%'es7eri3ati3es and a""'icationsIntegration and a""'icationsTranscendenta' functionsPartia' deri3ati3es$igher deri3ati3esIndeterminate forms(u'ti"'e integra's7ifferentia' e&uationsI!(AT$E(ATICS )*+,-8! (athematicsLaws2 Terms and TheoriesLaws2 theoriesand other ru'es re'ati3e to thefie'ds of mathematicsII! /E9ERAL E9/I9EERI9/ . APPLIE7 SCIE9CES )*+,-! Engineering (echanicsStatics:inetics:inematics*! Strength of (ateria'sStressStrainTorsionE'asticityII! /E9ERAL E9/I9EERI9/ . APPLIE7 SCIE9CES )*+,-5! Engineering (ateria'sPro"erties of Engineering (ateria's6! Co''ege Physics2 /enera' Chemistry2 Thermodynamics(atter2 Change2 EnergyStructure of (atter0orces and (otion$eatSoundLight(agnetismE'ectricityII! /E9ERAL E9/I9EERI9/ . APPLIE7 SCIE9CES )*+,-8! Engineering Economics and (anagementSim"'e and Com"ound InterestAnnuity2 7e"reciation2 Commercia' Pa"ersBrea;hms2 :irchoff2 Cou'om%2 etc-(agnetic "ower(agnetic fie'd?f'ux(agnetic?e'ectric &uantities?units(agnetic?e'ectromagnet "rinci"'esIII!ELECTR>9ICS E9/I9EERI9/ )5+,-*! E'ectrica' CircuitAcsci''atorsRectifier0i'ters@o'tage regu'ationIII!ELECTR>9ICS E9/I9EERI9/ )5+,-III!ELECTR>9ICS E9/I9EERI9/ )5+,-=! Tests and (easurements@o't9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-! Radio Communication Systema! Transmission 0undamenta's Te'e"hone 'ines and ca%'esWa3e guidesBa'anced and un%a'anced 'inesAniform'y distri%uted 'inesTwisted "air wireCoaxia' Ca%'eThe 7eci%e'Power 'e3e' Ca'cu'ationsSigna' and 9oise 0undamenta'sI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-! Radio Communication System%! Acoustics7efinition0re&uency rangeSound "ressure 'e3e'Sound IntensityLoudness Le3e'Pitch and 0re&uencyInter3a' and >cta3eSound distortionRoom AcousticsE'ectro9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-! Radio Communication Systemc! (odu'ationAm"'itude modu'ationPhase modu'ation0re&uency modu'ationPu'se modu'ationI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-! Radio Communication Systemd! 9oiseExterna' noise Interna' noise9oise ca'cu'ationand measurementsRadio interferenceI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-! Radio Communication Systeme! Radiation and Wa3e Pro"agationE'ectro (agnetic RadiationRadio S"ectrumWa3e Pro"agationRadiation PatternsWa3e'ength ca'cu'ationsRadiation resistance7i3ersity systemsI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-! Radio Communication Systemf! AntennasBasic considerationsWire Radiators in S"aceIsotro"ic RadiatorCurrent and @o'tage 7istri%utionResonant2 non9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-! Radio Communication Systemg! Wire and Wire'ess Communications SystemTransmission Considerations in Long 7istance 9etwor;Te'e"hone ExchangesPST92 PABG2 Line ConcentrationTe'e"hone features9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-*! 7igita' and 7ata Communications Systemsa! 7igita' Communication 9etwor;s(u'ti"'exing2 (odu'ation and Synchroni1ationPu'se Code modu'ationCom"andingEncodingBandwidth and Signa' to 9oise Ratio7e'ta (odu'ationS'o"e >3er'oadI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-*! 7igita' and 7ata Communications Systemsa! 7igita' Communication 9etwor;sAda"ti3e 7e'ta (odu'ationCodes and Protoco'sError 7etection and Correction Codes7igita' Carrier Systems0re&uency Shift :eyingPhase Shift :eying7ifferentia' Phase Shift :eying7C 9ature of 7ata TransmissionLoo"sI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-*! 7igita' and 7ata Communications Systemsa! 7igita' Communication 9etwor;s9eutra' and Po'arBinary Transmission and the Conce"t of TimeAsynchronous and Synchronous Timing7istortionBits2 Band2 WP(7ata Interface StandardsI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-*! 7igita' and 7ata Communications Systemsa! 7igita' Communication 9etwor;s7ata In"ut?>ut"ut 7e3ices7igita' Transmission on Ana'og Channe'(odu'ation9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-*! 7igita' and 7ata Communications Systems%! 0i%er >"ticsPrinci"'es of Light2 TransmissionTy"esLight Sources2 Laser2 LE7Light 7etectors(odu'ation and Wa3eformI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-*! 7igita' and 7ata Communications Systems%! 0i%er >"ticsSystem 7esign/enera' A""'ication7esign Procedure7is"ersion Limited 7omainSystem BandwidthS"'icing Techni&uesI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-5! Sate''ite 2 Broadcasting and Ca%'e T@ Systemsa! Sate''ite SystemThe Sate''ite SystemTy"es of Sate''iteSate''ite >r%itA"'in; Considerations7emand Assignment (u'ti"'e AccessAntenna Trac;ingI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-5! Sate''ite 2 Broadcasting and Ca%'e T@ Systemsa! Sate''ite SystemSate''ite Lin; BudgetsPath Loss0igure of (eritRatio of Carrier to Therma' 9oise PowerStation (argin @SATI@! ELECTR>9ICSSFSTE(S A97 TEC$9>L>/IES )5+,-5! Sate''ite 2 Broadcasting and Ca%'e T@ Systems%! Broadcasting and Ca%'e T@ systemsRadio Transmitter )A(2 0(2 Te'e3ision -Studio )(icro"hone2 Am"'ifiers2 Cameras2 Lighting2 etc!-Ca%'e Te'e3isionE9C>7I9/ >0 TEST #AESTI>9S0sing 'iskettes, %uestions are encoded with PRC prepared %uestions and answers /.ultiple Choice1 formatncoding ma!be done b! the Board .embers themselves or the! ma! bring it to PRC to be encoded b! #ncoders of the Commission&E9TRF >0 E9C>7E7 #AESTI>9S T> PRC 7ATA BA9: ? (AC$I9E All encoded %uestions are entered into the PRC data bank machine&Additional%uestions are merged with the remaining %uestions in the Board .ember)s data bank& EGTRACTI>9 >0 #AESTI>9S T> BE /I@E9 I9 T$E B>AR7 EGA( 2,, %uestions are extracted from the 'ata Bank of the Board .ember /B.1,/except .ath&, onl! +, %uestions are given1, 4 or - da!s before the start of the Board #xam&PRC'ata Bank .achine selects from the prepared .atrix of the B. , specif!ing how man! #as!, .oderate and 'ifficult %uestions will be extracted from among the topics in his3her data bank&EGTRACTI>9 >0 #AESTI>9S T> BE /I@E9 I9 T$E B>AR7 EGA( As a Securit! .easure, the password of the Commissioner is placed in the 'iskette and the downloaded %uestions are in an encr!pted form, readable onl! b! PRC.achineAESTI>9S I9 T$E 7IS:ETTES ARE SE9T T> TEST SITES'iskette Custodians are sent to PRC Regional (ffices where exams will be conducted or at test sites&:or .anila exam, the PRBs sta! in PRC .ain (fficeAESTI>9S I9 T$E 7IS:ETTES ARE SE9T T> TEST SITES$he night before the scheduled exam date, the diskette custodian, the PRC personnel who will sort, cop! and prepare the reproduced test %uestions for deliver! to different test sites, /arranged per classroom1, will go to the C(*''#*$A" R((. or C(*: R((.& $he! are 5oined b! *B and P*P representative and outside the door of the C(*: R((., PRC securit! guard and a P*P personnel stand on guardAESTI>9S I9 T$E 7IS:ETTES ARE SE9T T> TEST SITES$heC(*:R.,isanair-conditionedroom locatedatthe.ainandRegional(fficesof PRC&tisaroomwithnowindows,withone door, with kitchen, toilet and bedroom for the PRBmembers&tcontainsalsoworking tables, papers, office supplies, computer, and printingandduplicatinge%uipment&*o meansofcommunicatingfrominsidethe roomtooutsideisallowed,butathereisa telephonelocatednearthesecurit!guard outside the doorAESTI>9S REPR>7ACE7 I9SI7E T$E C>90I R>>(At about ; pm, on the night before the start of exam, the diskettes are given to the *B representative for inspection, to see if the seal is intact& $hen, he signs the slip and hands over the diskette to the computer operator&$he operator, together with the diskette custodian, go to the securit! guard outside the room and calls the office of the PRC Commissioner to get the PASSRRECTI>9 >0 PAPERS$he next da!, the B. submits the Computeri>ed Answer ?e!, which is fed into the .achine, for consolidation with the answers read previousl!&Statistics are generated b! the .achine, that prints out the tem b! tem answers, with the corresponding percentage& $he B. takes note of the statistic generated and conducts tem Anal!sis&$hen the passing rate is determined from .ean Scores&$his is done in all sub5ects, and finall!, the passing rating per sub5ect is determined&$he correction of papers are watched b! a representative from the *B and is done solel! at the Rating 'ivision)s room&C>RRECTI>9 >0 PAPERSRatings - $o pass the licensure examination, a candidate for #C# or #C$ must obtain a passing rating of sevent! percent /@,71 in each of the four general sub5ects given during the examination&A candidate who obtains a passing rating in the three sub5ects, but obtains a rating in one sub5ect below @,7, but not lower than =,7, shall be allowed to take one removal examination on the sub5ect where he3she failed to obtain the passing rating&RELEASE >0 B>AR7 EGA(I9ATI>9 RESALT(n the third da!, the ' Sheets are read b! the (. reader and merged with the result read from the previous da!&*ow, the scores and the name of the examinees are printed alphabeticall!&$he machine also generates the list of the top 4, and all passers, and the School performance sheet&As soon as one of the Commissioners of PRC approves the result, the (fficial Ratings of all examinees are released&$!picall!, 4 to - da!s after start of correction, the result is released&7>4S A97 7>94T4S I9 TA:I9/ T$E B>AR7 EGA(I9ATI>9PREPARATI>9'o take the Boardexam :0""9 PR#PAR#''obrush-upon!our.A$A#.A$CS, SC#*C#S A*' #*8"SA'oconductreview6especiall!onsub5ects included in board exam&$he sub5ects are B.athematics,#lectronics#ngineering, 8eneral #ngineering and Applied SciencesSEL0e the %uestions and answers, as the possibilit! that the same %uestions will be given is ver! remote&E9R>L I9 RE@IEW CE9TERS H 7> SELECT T$E BEST'o ask the following %uestionsB0 APPLICATI>9 0>R EGA(I9ATI>9 AT PRC'o securethe form and all documentations andre%uirements from PRC&'o fill up the forms correctl! and attach all necessar! documents&'o pa! the necessar! fees at PRC/ETTI9/ T$E 9>TICE >0 A7(ISSI>9'o secure the *otice of Admission after pa!ment of fees&'o get the nstruction to #xaminees and other guidelines from PRC&$his instruction includes among others, the dress-code, t!pe3model of allowable Calculators, ball-pens, pencil etc&/ETTI9/ T$E SC$>>L2 BAIL7I9/ A97 R>>( ASSI/9(E9T'o get !our school3college3universit! building and room assignment from PRC or if available, from the >L2 BAIL7I9/ A97 R>>( ASSI/9(E9T'o look for !our school, building and room assignment immediatel!, as it is oftentimes difficult to locate the room, especiall! if !ou are not familiar with the school&/ETTI9/ T$E SC$>>L2 BAIL7I9/ A97 R>>( ASSI/9(E9T'o get the scheduled date of each Sub5ect, so !ou will know which will be given on what date/ETTI9/ T$E SC$>>L2 BAIL7I9/ A97 R>>( ASSI/9(E9T'( 8#$ #*(08A S"##P, (*# 9 T$E 7AF >0 T$E EGA(I9ATI>9'o wake up earl!, eat a light breakfast, and be sure that !ou leave !our house earl! enough to reach !our R((. at least -, minutes before =B-, o)clock A.&>9 T$E 7AF >0 T$E EGA(I9ATI>9'o check for the things !ou are supposed to bring in the exam room, such as *otice of Admission, School ', calculators, ball pens, pencils etc&'o report to !our room assignment&7ARI9/ T$E ACTAAL TA:I9/ >0 T$E B>AR7 EGA('o listen to the instructions given b! the PR(C$(RS30 T$E B>AR7 EGA('o check the exam papers handed to !ou& See if the Huestionnaires, the Answer Sheets, the ' sheets are complete&'o read the instructions carefull!, and answer them diligentl!&7ARI9/ T$E ACTAAL TA:I9/ >0 T$E B>AR7 EGA('o answer all %uestions& 'o submit all exam papers 6complete %uestion sheets, answer sheets and scratch papers&7>94T4SI9 TA:I9/ T$E B>AR7 EGA(I9ATI>9'( *($ $A?# $A# B(AR' #FA. 0*PR#PAR#''( *($ $A?# :(R 8RA*$#', 9(0R R#G#94T4SI9 TA:I9/ T$E B>AR7 EGA(I9ATI>9'(*($.F 9(0R R#G#94T4SI9 TA:I9/ T$E B>AR7 EGA(I9ATI>9'( *($ R#"9 (* "#A?A8# S0PP(S#'"9 C(.*8 :R(. 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