ACTION RESEARCH ON THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND PRINTERS INSTEAD OF TYPE

WRITERS IN THEOFFICE OF THE SANGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF MALAYBALY CITY

By: Rome Vonhart S. Valdez
Legislative researcher/staff /Administrative Aide III
The speedy disposition of government functions is imperative in Public
Service. Offices of the Government traditionally use type writers in processing and
printing documents, such system is slow, vulnerable to human errors, the
characters are also limited to its stamps that it cannot portray longhand stokes and
its color is limited to black and white.
The researcher being a legislative staff felt the need for innovation in the
paper processing particularly the printing of documents in the said office. As he
observe, some government offices timely complies with their paper processing with
the use of computer and printer, hence his survey is primarily designed to identify
the advantages as well as the disadvantages of using computers and printers as
compared to type writers.

OBJECTIVE
The study attempts to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the use of
computer and printer for the purpose of finding a solution to:
1. Minimize erasures in public documents;
2. Increase the presentability of public documents; and
3. Speed up the paper processing.
METHODOLOGY
The study is confined to the Sanguniang Panlungsod Office. Five Legislative
staff were made to create a document consisting of Four Hundred Words with the
use of computers and printers as well as with the use of type writers as comparison.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
As seen in the Tale below, it turned out that all the participants was able to
correct their mistakes before printing the document using computer and printer
while erasures were apparent in the documents produces by type writers.
Most of the participants completed the document earlier using the computer
due to the soft key board of the latter.
Lastly, as to presentation, the computer printed document is far more
presentable than those of typewriters because of the consistency and quality of the
ink.
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION
The use of computer clearly improves time consumption, improves quality of
document, and less likely susceptible to human errors.
ACCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATION
To improve the quality and minimize human errors in paper processing the following
should be taken:
1. The office must facilitate to procure computers and printers; and
2. The staff must be trained how to use computer at it basic essentials.

PERSONS
ROSALIE SENCIL
DELIA ESCROPULO
ELAINE TORTOLA
CHESSA BAUTISTA
JECEL TUGADE

PERSONS
ROSALIE SENCIL
DELIA ESCROPULO
ELAINE TORTOLA
CHESSA BAUTISTA
JECEL TUGADE

COMPUTER AND PRINTER

TIME OF
ERASURES
COMPLETION
20 MINUTES
NONE
15 MINUTES
NONE
14 MINUTES
NONE
10 MINUTES
NONE
10 MINUTES
NONE
TYPE WRITERS
TIME OF
ERASURES
COMPLETION
25 MINUTES
FIVE WORDS
15 MINUTES
TWO WORDS
17 MINUTES
NONE
12 MINUTES
NONE
12 MINUTES
NONE

PRESENTATION
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD

PRESENTATION
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR