COURSE SYLLABUS INS Form 1

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First Semester, 2017-2018

Department/Area : Social Sciences

Curriculum : BSIE
Curriculum Year : Third Year
No. of Hours / Semester : 54
Credit units :3
Pre-requisite Course : NONE

Vision of the University:

The center of excellence and development in research, instruction, production, and extension services for progressive leadership transcending
global technological, business and industry-driven education.

Mission of the University:

Provides advance professional and technical instruction for special purposes, industrial, trade, teacher education, health sciences, information
technology and other relevant fields of study. It shall undertake research, production and extension services, and provide progressive leadership
across the areas of specialization for global empowerment.

Goals of the College:

1. To produce competent professional imbued with high sense of desirable values.
2. To improve the productivity and profitability of the marginalized communities through relevant research and technology.
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1. To procure needed facilities in electricity, electronics, drafting, garments, and trade and technology programs.
2. To provide technological knowledge information and manipulative skills that will enable individual to analyze job problems and appropriate
solutions.
3. To prepare the students for entrepreneurial competencies that will lead to self-employment.
4. To inculcate love of God and value of work as crucial factors rational development.

Program Outcomes:
PO 4: Recognition of professional social and ethical responsibilities.
PO 8: Designing of a system, component, or processes, to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economics, environmental, social,
political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, in accordance to standards.

I. Course Description:

This course deals on the synoptic approach in explaining the three major fields of Philosophy, namely: epistemology when it comes to human
knowledge; metaphysics with the study of being, its essence and its existence; and axiology when talking about values and ethics. As a science,
philosophy rejects myth, hearsay and wishful thinking; and as an art, it inspires everybody to discover the connection and the influence of western
thoughts to the mind frame of Filipino today.

II. General Objectives: At the end of the semester students are expected to:

1. Awaken within the students a sense of philosophical wonder.

2. Develop an awareness of the need for critical and reflective thinking.
3. Helps students gain a deeper understanding of themselves as individual human persons and as members of the society.
III. COURSE CONTENT:
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LEARNING TASK (S) LEARNING RESOURCE ALLOCATION
OUTCOME ACTIVITY
Preliminaries: Active/Oral Instructor Abide school School School and
Participation Facilitated policies; Policies Students Manual
Orientation Discussion regulation
on the and 1
School rules; Student standards;
policies and Interaction
standards set Fill up
at the Group documents
inception of Reporting at the start
the class of classes.

Commit to Give
the emphasis on
attainment of VMGO
VMGO.

INTENDED ASESSMENT TEACHING CONTENTS LEARNING REFERENCE TIME REMARKS

LEARNING TASK (S) LEARNING RESOURCE ALLOCATION
OUTCOME ACTIVITY
Awaken Active/Oral Instructor 1. What is Philosophy in Dy,Manuel B. 1
within the Participation Facilitated Philosophy? General Jr., Philosophy of
students a Discussion Man: Selected
sense of Formative 2.Approaches Readings. Goodwill
philosophical Test Student and Branches Kelley, W.1972.
wonder Interaction of Philosophy Readings in the 2
Philosophy of Man.
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Reporting Religion

4. Nature of
Philosophical 2
inquiry

5. Philosophy Man as 2
in Crisis Embodied
Situation Subject

6. Man as 2
Subject

7. Man and 1
his body

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 1.5 HOURS

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Develop an Active/Oral Instructor 1. Knowledge Man as Dy,Manuel B. 2 Revision: 1
awareness Participation Facilitated and human knowing Jr., Philosophy of
for the need Discussion knowing Man: Selected Page 5 of 8
of critical Formative Readings. Goodwill
and Test Group 2. Theories of Kelley, W.1972. 3
reflective reporting knowledge Readings in the
thinking Philosophy of Man.
Student 3. Acquisition 3
Interaction of knowledge
4. Validity of 2
knowledge

5. Man in
Existential 2
Phenomenology
MIDTERM EXAMINATION 1.5 HOURS

INTENDED ASESSMENT TEACHING CONTENTS LEARNING REFERENCE TIME REMARKS

LEARNING TASK (S) LEARNING RESOURCE ALLOCATION
OUTCOME ACTIVITY
Develop an Active/Oral Instructor 1.The will: Man and Dy,Manuel B. 3
awareness Participation Facilitated nature and Freedom Jr., Philosophy of
for the need Discussion existence Man: Selected
of critical Formative Readings. Goodwill
and Test Group 2. Freedom of Kelley, W.1972. 3
reflective reporting will Readings in the
thinking Philosophy of Man.
Hallman, M. 1995.
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determination Horizons. Page 6 of 8

4. Man and His 3

Environment
SEMI-FINAL EXAMINATION 1.5 HOURS
INTENDED ASESSMENT TEACHING CONTENTS LEARNING REFERENCE TIME REMARKS
LEARNING TASK (S) LEARNING RESOURCE ALLOCATION
OUTCOME ACTIVITY
Helps Active/Oral Instructor 1. Man as Man and his Dy,Manuel B. 2
students gain Participation Facilitated Knower condition Jr., Philosophy of
a deeper Discussion Man: Selected
understanding 2.Man in Readings. Goodwill 2
of themselves Formative Group Dialogue Kelley, W.1972.
as individual Test reporting Readings in the
human 3. Man as Philosophy of Man. 2
persons and Student Lover Hallman, M. 1995.
as members Interaction Expanding
of the society. 4. Man: A Philosophical 2
Being - for – Horizons.
Death

5. Arguments 2
for God’s
existence

6. Faith and 2
Reason
FINAL EXAMINATION 1.5 HOURS
IV. Requirement of the Course:
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b. Reaction Paper Page 7 of 8
c. Term Examination
d. Quizzes

V. Evaluation Procedures:
Grading System:
a. Collegiate Grade Limits:
For Midterm and Final term, the lowest grade is 65 equivalents to 5.0 in the point scale; and the highest grade is 95 equivalents 1.0.
b. Transmutation of Raw Scores to Ratings: The highest of 95 or 1.0 is equivalent to the highest possible score (the perfect score) and the
lowest passing grade of 75 or 3.0 is equivalent 50% of the perfect score. Scores less than 50% of the highest possible score belong to
conditional failures with grades of 3.1 to 4.0, and failures with grades of 4.1 to 5.0. a score of zero (0) is equivalent.
c. Computation of Grade for Mid-Term and Final term:
The class standing components of mid-term and final grades shall be: (a) daily quizzes, (b) recitation participation, and projects (term
papers/exercises/other requirements). The daily quizzes would be in form of written, Oral or performance tests. The following weights shall be
credited for the components of the class standing rating: 30% for quizzes, 20% for recitation and 10% for projects.
The Mid-term grades and the final term grades are computed by considering 60% of the class standing rating added to 40% of the periodical
test rating.

The table illustrates the weights of the components for Non-laboratory subjects
Daily Oral Project Term Rating Rating
Quizzes Recitation (Summarized Exam (Numerical) (Point Scale)
(Reaction (Class Presentation)
Papers) Participation)
30% 20%
A 86 83 84 80 83 2.2
Solution: (86x.3) + (83x.2) + (84x.1) + (80x.4) = 83 = 2.2
 d. Computation of final Rating for a Semester:
To find the final rating for a semester for a student in a subject, add the midterm and final grade then divide the sum by 2. A remainder of
0.5 shall be credited in favor of the student.

VI. References: INS Form 1

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1. Dy,Manuel B. Jr., Philosophy of Man: Selected Readings. Goodwill Trading Co: Quezon City, 1986. Page 8 of 8
2.Kelley, W.1972. Readings in the Philosophy of Man. Ny: Mcgraw Hill Book Co.
3. Hallman, M. 1995. Expanding Philosophical Horizons. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company

Prepared by:

JONES N. TELERON LL.B.

Non Resident Faculty Date Submitted: 7-04-2017

Upon recommendation by the committee:

EVA A. AGBAY Ph.D.

Dean College of Technology and Engineering

JEAN F. PUERTO Dev. Ed. D.

Chair Social Science Department / Assistant Campus Director

APPROVED: JUANITA P. PINOTE Ed. D.

Campus Director