BATAAN PENINSULA STATE

UNIVERSITY
Main Campus

UNDERSTANDING
THE SELF
(NGEC0213)

JOHN ALBERT R. DELA ROSA, LPT, MASSEd (Cand)

Course Description
Agreement on flexible learning set-up

Let’s consider the pros and cons:

•Synchronous
•Asynchronous (flipped learning)
•Modular
•Mixed
Course Content
Week Learning Module Knowledge Packets
Week 1 Orientation ------------------------------

Week 2-3 Module 1: Course Packet 01:

The Self from Various Perspectives Philosophical Perspective
1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. St. Augustine
4. Rene Descartes
5. John Locke
6. David Hume
7. Immanuel Kant
8. Sigmund Freud
9. Gilbert Ryle
10. Paul Churchland
11. Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Week 4 Course Packet 02:
Sociology

Week 5-6 Course Packet 03:

Anthropology

Week 7 Course Packet 04:

Psychology
Week 8 Course Packet 05:
Western and Oriental Thought

Week 9 Midterm Exam

 Week Learning Module Knowledge Packets
Week 10 Module 2: Course Packet 01:
Unpacking the Self The Physical Self
Week 11 Course Packet 02:
The Sexual Self

Week 12 Course Packet 03:

The Material Self

Week 13 Course Packet 04:

The Spiritual Self

Week 14 Course Packet 05:

The Political Self

Course Packet 06:

The Digital Self

Week 15-16 Module 3: Course Packet 01:

Managing and Caring for the Self Being a Better Student/Setting Goals for Success

Week 17 Course Packet 02:

Taking Charge of One’s Health

Week 18 Final Exam

Grading System
Course Requirement
Weekly Requirement
• Accomplish activity sheets, assessment, and learner’s feedback
form (individual or partner)

Midterm Requirement
• Book review on Philippine History (local or national)

Final Requirement
• Tuklas Bataan
BOOK REVIEW
Components of the review: (Video presentation)
• Show the cover of the book.
• Summary of the thesis or main idea(s) of the book.
• Introduce the author(s), including the author's title and place of work, and some indication of who
the author is.
• Discuss the major idea/s and supporting details per chapter.
• Summarize the intended purpose of the book and how it contributes to improving academic life
and operations and to the discipline of college planning generally.
• Assess the author's use of primary and/or secondary sources.
• Describe the way the author approaches his or her topic, the rigor of the research and scholarship,
the logic of the argument, and the readability of the prose.
• Evaluate the book's merits, usefulness, and special contributions, along with shortcomings you
think are necessary to point out.
• Mention at least one memorable aspect of the book, so that at the end of class we will remember
something distinctive about your book.
• Limit the presentation to less than 15 minutes.
Websites:
https://libgen.lc/
https://scholar.google.com/
https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/e-books/

FB groups:
NHCP Research & Resource Center https://web.facebook.com/publichistoryPH
Philippine Studies Group https://web.facebook.com/groups/214078015392162
Philippine Historical Association https://web.facebook.com/pha1955
Philippine National Historical Society https://web.facebook.com/pnhs1941

To unlock:
https://scihub.to/
TUKLAS BATAAN GUIDELINES
1. Video must be more than 3 minutes
2. Music must be copyright free. Download a copyright free music from
YouTube.
3. Videos must be original.
4. Pictures must be original.
5. The audio-visual material must showcase any of the following features of
Bataan - intangible culture (tradition and practices, dances, games etc),
historical places, tourist spots, local foods and/or local heroes or prominent
personalities. The material can also be a combination of the said features.
6. The material will be posted in the Tuklas Bataan page on the agreed
schedule. It must carry a very good title in capitalized letters and a caption
explaining what the audience will see in the material.
7. After posting, the group must work collectively to have the material
commented, liked (or other emoticon) or shared by other people. Points will be
earned based on the number of comments, shares or likes (or other
emoticons).
https://web.facebook.com/TuklasBataan