Research engagement and knowledge networks of the School of Management and Information Technologyof the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (Philippines)

Information technology (IT) shapes public opinion because it shapes the manner of interactions, reactions, and actions to information found online by any user. But the IT-scape is shaped by graduates of information technology who are not only the final arbiters of information that shaped them and they will be able to shape. The future shapers of IT and public opinion are at the mercy of IT faculty who either has enough or inadequate knowledge of IT and research. This study looked into the research engagement and knowledge networks of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB) School of Management and Information Technology (SMIT) in the Philippines. Through the lens of Connectivism LearningTheory, the study analyzed the data originating from a five-part online survey distributed through Google forms between December 2 and 15, 2022 to a total of 18 volunteer respondents, accounting for the majority of the faculty in the SMIT. The data revealed that knowledge of research was greatly oriented towards traditional quantitative and qualitative approaches, methods, and analytical techniques. While reporting knowledge in quantitative approaches and methods, data revealed weakness in particular areas of the methodology. Greater weakness was found in qualitative methodology. The reported highest level of competence is research was found in writing the background of the study. The study also found attrition from knowing areas of research up to leading a team of researchers