CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM Introduction Fourth Industrial Revolution brings exciting possibilities, new solutions to global challenges, and employment opportunities for jobs that have yet to be invented and at the same time comes with the potential for technological unemployment that drives downward pressure on income security and social agency. Fourth Industrial Revolution combined with climate change and rapid global population growth in this century is the most challenging that our species has ever faced. Governments, educators and parents must prepare for present and future generations to thrive in this transforming world. According to Xing and Gao (2014), in the era of the 4th industrial revolution, higher education needs to deepen its technology system reforms by breaking down all barriers to innovation. With the new research directions, it means going up against entrenched competition. Higher education in the fourth industrial age put innovation both evolutionary and revolutionary, high on its agenda. Innovations based on existing technologies are so-called evolutionary type while revolutionary type of innovations focuses are inventions of new technologies. Dr. Schwab mentioned that 4IR builds on the ongoing digital revolution entails nothing less than a transformation of humankind. Scope and complexity consider to be the fourth industrial revolution is unlike anything humankind has experienced before and will change on what people do and who they are, thus affect individual identity and all the issues associated with it, individuals sense of privacy, the notions of ownership, consumption patterns, the time devote to work and leisure, and how people develop their careers, cultivate skills, meet people, and nurture relationships. As student of today, face with a world transformed by technology wherein the internet, cloud computing, and social media create different opportunities and challenges for formal education systems. With the fourth industrial revolution, a new form of a university is emerging in terms of teaching, research and service in a different manner. This university is interdisciplinary, has virtual classrooms and laboratories, virtual libraries, virtual teachers and never degrade educational experience but augment it. With this incredible opportunities comes a new risk, as the virtual and real world become one in the fourth industrial revolution. The disappearance of boundaries between the virtual and real world brings new fragility. Today we are unaware of the nature and diversity of threats as new reality changes the traditional rules of warfare both for defense strategist and in business. To succeed in this digital revolution we need to learn to deal with asymmetric nature of conflict, analyze, and react to threats in real time. With the effects of fourth industrial revolution, the researcher wants to know the readiness of the University of the Visayas to the challenges of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution as students consider life after graduation and universities are facing questions about students' destiny especially employment. Conceptual Framework Phase 1: Establish the face of education under the 4th industrial revolution. Step 1: Write a letter to the college Dean asking permission to conduct a study inside the school Step 2: Research about the face of education under the 4th industrial revolution Phase 2: Compare the status of the University with what is required under the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Step 4: Identify the requirements under the 4IR Step 5: Compare the status of the University to the requirements under the 4IR. Step 3: Evaluate Result Phase 3: Establish the effect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Phase 4: Measure the level of readiness of the University in coping up with the challenges of the 4IR. Step 8: Make a survey questionnaire on the readiness of the University in coping up with the challenges of the 4IR Step 9: Conduct a survey to the University students and employees if they are ready with the upcoming challenges of the 4IR. Step 10: Gather the data, tabulate, analyze the result using the correct statistical tools and interpret Step 6: Selecting the Research Design Step 7: Identifying the research respondents Step 8: Conduct a survey to determine the effect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Phase 5: Develop a mechanism that would prepare to be ready in the 4IR Figure 1: Schematic Diagram of Theoretical Framework Statement of the Purpose The main objective of the study is to assess the readiness of the University of the Visayas to the challenges of the fourth Industrial Revolution in order to develop a mechanism to prepare the students to be ready in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Specific Statement 1. Establish the face of education under the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 2. Compare the status of the University of the Visayas with what is required under the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 3. Establish the effect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 4. Measure the level of readiness of the University of the Visayas in coping up with the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 5. Develop mechanism that would prepare a student to be ready in the Fourth Industrial Revolution to remain competitive and employable. Significance of the study The result of this study is beneficial to the following: The University. Through this study, the university............. Students. With this study, students could...... Faculty. In this study, the faculty could.... Researcher. In this study, researcher could..... Future Researcher. In this study, research could....... Definition of Terms. The following terms were given their operational meaning for the purpose of clarity and understanding. Face of education. In this study, this term pertains to...... Fourth Industrial Revolution(4IR). With this study, fourth industrial revolution means...... Effect of 4IR. In this study, this word refers to.................... Coping. With this study, coping means.... Mechanism. In this study, this term refers to................... Competitive. In this study, competitive means.................... CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Related Readings Readiness Fourth Industrial Revolution The 4IR builds on our ongoing digital revolution. It “entails nothing less than a transformation of humankind,” wrote Dr. Schwab in his book’s introduction. “We are at the beginning of a revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope and complexity, what I consider to be the fourth industrial revolution is unlike anything humankind has experienced before…” “Consider the unlimited possibilities of having billions of people connected by mobile devices, giving rise to unprecedented processing power, storage capabilities and knowledge access. Or think about the staggering confluence of emerging technology breakthroughs, covering wideranging fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the internet of things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage and quantum computing, to name a few. Many of these innovations are in their infancy, but they are already reaching an inflection point in their development as they build on and amplify each other in a fusion of technologies across the physical, digital and biological worlds.” According to Nicholas Davis (2016) that Fourth Industrial Revolution can be described as the advent of “cyber-physical systems” involving entirely new capabilities for people and machines. While these capabilities are reliant on the technologies and infrastructure of the Third Industrial Revolution, the Fourth Industrial Revolution represents entirely new ways in which technology becomes embedded within societies and even our human bodies. According to (Schwab, 2016) that organizations might be unable to adapt; governments could fail to employ and regulate new technologies to capture their benefits; shifting power will create important new security concerns; inequality may grow; and societies fragment. In the advancement of technology nowadays, our organization will be affected and there will be changes that would appear. (Many characterize "The Fourth Industrial Revolution" as the development of a new age of technology integration and an increased shift in societal development. Whether society develops for better or for worse long-term, remains to be seen. There is an abundance of awe-inspiring technologies right at our fingertips and in our pockets. We have the ability to connect with almost anyone in the world within seconds, whether it be to share an idea, buy something, collaborate, educate or simply send some love. The foundational infrastructure of the internet has almost limitless potential for finding where you can fit in or create your own niche.) ** Mechanism According to (by Paul Hobcraft Jul 18, 2018 ) The progress of technology accompanied by the rise of machines could make humans become useless, as machinery will become the replacement of manual labor. Robots and machines are created to perform complex, repetitive or dangerous task. Under the Fourth Industrial Revolution, mechanism takes place because it talks about the method that will be used in order to make an action that deals to assess a student to be ready in adopting new ways of knowledge, understanding the new shape of revolution. Face of education Level of readiness Industrial Revolution Revolution Employable According to (Brynjolfsson, 2011), he is confident that technology is behind both the healthy growth in productivity and the weak growth in jobs. As the fourth industrial revolution exists, the productivity of the particular company will rapidly increase. But t it is expected that job of every company might decreases because of the new and the advancement of technology. Time will come that the presence of human will become useless because robots and machines have the higher capacity of doing jobs. According to (Brown- Martin, 2017), the systems should produce students that embraces lifelong learning, continuous training and retraining. It is a big impact for the students and faculty from the adjustment way of learning. The knowledge will become more high and competent enough in terms of adopting the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It might be hard for the students to adopt, but it is really advantage for the near future. According to (Brynjolfsson, 2011), he is confident that technology is behind both the healthy growth in productivity and the weak growth in jobs. As the fourth industrial revolution exists, the productivity of the particular company will rapidly increase. But t it is expected that job of every company might decreases because of the new and the advancement of technology. Time will come that the presence of human will become useless because robots and machines have the higher capacity of doing jobs. Education Theoretical Background Technologies powered by artificial intelligence are so much transforming the world that social concepts like post-work are more and more defining the present period wherein certain skills required are not exactly the same as the skills needed in the third industrial revolution where information technology was the key driver. These are the critical thinking skills, people management, emotional intelligence, judgement, negotiation, cognitive flexibility, as well as knowledge production and management. Fourth Industrial Revolution leads to the interplay of a number of fields, including advanced robotics, artificial Intelligence (AI), nanotechnology neurotech, data analytics, block chain, cloud technology, biotechnology, Internet of Things (IOT), and 3D printing. This dramatic change is all around us and it’s happening at exponential speed. The world is now changing by innovation and so in learning of innovative higher education under the 4th Industrial Revolution. Chapter III Research Methodology Research Design Research Setting Research Respondents of the Study Data Gathering Procedures Data Gathering Instrument Data Analysis
