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Course Syllabus in Ethics 311
Course Syllabus in Ethics 311
I. Course Description
This course gives emphasis on a humanity-oriented discipline intended to develop an understanding of the norms of appropriate action in public safety
and their stand on the basic issues including the legal and moral duties of public safety officers towards the community, based on Presidential Decree
No. 62.
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Standards
1. Police core values
2. PNP stands on
basic issues
D. Police ethical
issues
1. Police corruptions
PRE- At the end of this lesson, the student should be The role of the police Socialized discussion Handouts Recitation
FINALS able to appreciate the role of the police in the & the community Lecture Reference Written
community, the importance of public relation, environment. MS Power Point Books and quizzes
and police interpersonal skill. A. Police Community Presentation Articles Answer to
Relation Case Study LCD Projector review
B. Public Relation Chalk and questions
C. Police-community Board Major
environment Examination
D Role of the police s
E. Police interpersonal
skill
F. Police interaction
FINALS At the end of this lesson, the student should be Community Policing Socialized discussion Handouts Recitation
able to acquire knowledge in the practice of -Crime prevention Lecture Reference Written
community policing by being a community program in the MS Power Point Books and quizzes
oriented police as a crime prevention program. Philippines Presentation Articles Answer to
-Empirical studies Case Study LCD Projector review
of community Chalk and questions
policing Board Major
Examination
-Community s
policing adoptable
in the Philippines
-Community
oriented police
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Class Attendance and Participation
1. Regular class attendance is a course requirement. Students are encouraged to attend class punctually. A 15-minute portion of class missed is
counted as an absence.
2. Regardless of prior course grades, students who missed 10% of the total hours of academic time required per semester is automatically dropped
from the class with prior notice.
3. Classes begin at the exact times specified in the schedule of classes. Tardiness in three consecutive times will be counted as one absence.
4. Students absent from class are not allowed to make up missed tests, quizzes, writing assignments or other graded work.
5. Attendance will be taken during each class. Students must be present during the entire class period to be marked present. Going out of class earlier
than schedule is not allowed.
6. Attendance and participation make up 20% of the students’ grades.
7. Since attendance marks an important part of the students’ grades, regular attendance and active participation are therefore of central importance for
this course to provide students not just with good grades but also with both fun and satisfying education experience.
Class Decorum
1. No wearing of headphones. All electronic devices must be turned in discreet mood during class so as to avoid disturbing the class.
2. Students who are more than 15 minutes late are not permitted entry in the classroom and are therefore marked absent.
3. Students caught cheating and/or plagiarizing will be dismissed from the class and will receive failing grade.
4. Students wearing incomplete or improper uniforms are not allowed entry in the class.
5. Absolutely no eating and drinking in the class.
6. Leaving the class in the middle of a lecture, discussion, and class activities without express permission, having private conversations, text messaging
and receiving calls that disrupt the class are absolutely prohibited.
Turning in Works
1. All works such as assignments, and other written classroom activities must be turned in and handed to the instructor personally at the beginning of
the class on the date due. Works turned in by methods other than the one specified will not be accepted.
2. Late works are not accepted.
The components of the student’s grade for a particular grading period are as follows:
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Quizzes and Other Requirements 40%
Attendance 10%
Participation 10%
100%
The grade equivalent of scores in exams, quizzes, requirements, attendance and participation will be derived using the given formula:
GE = RS x 50/No. of Items + 50
(Prelim Grade + Midterm Grade + Pre-Final Grade + Final Grade)/4 = Final Grade Average
VI. References
Atty. Danilo S. Bermas, Handbook on Policr Ethics & Community Relations, Central Book Supply, Quezon City. 2004.
Peak, K (1999). Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices.
Wycoco, R. Notes on Police Community Relations. Manila, Philippines.
Republic Act 6713
Police Community Relations Manual; DPCR 2003 (Directorate for Police Community Relation)
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