The Contemporary World

Course Syllabus in The Contemporary World
Form No. BISU-F–ACD -010

BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Revision: 00
Clarin Campus, Pob. Norte, Clarin, Bohol
Effectivity Date: 08-13-2019
SYLLABUS
COURSE SYLLABUS ON THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
VISION: A premier Science and Technology university for the formation of a world class and virtuous human resource for sustainable development
in Bohol and the country.
MISSION BISU is committed to provide quality higher education in the arts and sciences, as well as in the professional and technological fields;
: undertake research and development, and extension services for sustainable development of Bohol and the country.
GOALS: 1. Pursue faculty and education excellence and strengthen the current viable curricular programs and develop curricular programs
that are responsive to the demands of the times both in the industry and the environment.
2. Promote quality research outputs that respond to the needs of the local and national communities.
3. Develop communities through responsive extension programs.
4. Adopt efficient and profitable income generating projects/enterprise for self-sustainability.
5. Provide adequate, state-of-the-art and accessible infrastructure support facilities for quality equation.
6. Promote efficient and effective good governance supportive of high quality education.
CORE VALUES:
1. Search for Excellence
2. Responsiveness to Challenges
3. Student Access
4. Public Engagement
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5. Good Governance
Ideal Graduate Attributes:

BISU graduates are innovative and virtuous professionals in a fast-changing world.
Institutional Outcomes:
Perform duties and responsibilities as professionals with intellectual prowess, dexterity, and integrity.
Program Objectives: (For BSEd):

1. Produce academically proficient graduates in their area of specialization;
2. Develop students’ research capabilities through relevant researches;
3. Establish a research-based extension program to promote economic, social and cultural development;
4. Provide the necessary facilities and effective services;
5. Upgrade competencies and integrate values within and across the learning and tool subjects in a progressive and student-friendly learning
environment.roduce academically, emotionally, socially, morally equipped and humane educators in a progressive and student-friendly learning
environm
Program Outcomes
1.Articulate the rootedness of education in philosophical, socio-cultural, historical, psychological, and political contexts
2. Demonstrate mastery of subject matter/discipline
3. Facilitate learning using a wide range of teaching methodologies and delivery modes appropriate to specific learners and their environments
4. Develop innovative curricula, instructional plans, teaching approaches, and resources for diverse learners
5. Apply skills in the development and utilization of ICT to promote quality, relevant, and sustainable educational practices
6. Demonstrate a variety of thinking skills in planning, monitoring, assessing, and reporting learning processes and outcomes
7. Practice professional and ethical teaching standards sensitive to the local, national, and global realities
8. Pursue lifelong learning for personal and professional growth through varied experiential and field-based opportunities.
LEARNING PLAN AND LOG
Subject Code : GE 13 Course Credits (Units) : Total: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab.:0

Course Name : The Contemporary World Contact Hours/week : Total: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab.:0
Prerequisite : None Course & Year : BSED MATH 1 A
Component : Major/Specialization Academic Year : 2nd Semester A.Y. 2019 – 2020
Class Schedule : MWF 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the
social
sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created an increasing awareness of the
interconnectedness of peoples and
places around the globe. To this end, the course provides an overview of the various debates in global governance, development, and sustainability. Beyond
exposing the student
to the world outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship and global ethical responsibility.
Intended Desired Course Time Teaching Assessment Resource Remarks Monitored

Unit Learning Content/Subjec Frame and Task (ATs) Materials (accompli by
Learning Outcomes t matter (Term/W Learning shed/not
Outcome (DLO) eek Activities accompli
s (IULO) /hours (TLAs) shed)
1.Distingui Introduce self to Course overview 1-2 Classroom Course syllabus
sh classmates and Classroom weeks sharing Introduce
different teachers - List policies (Introductions textbook: Manfred
expectations for Classroom ) Lecture Stegger, Paul
interpretati
the course - sharing Personal Battersby, and
ons of and Recall course (Introductions) concept map Joseph M.
approache rules - Write a Lecture Personal of Siracusa, eds.
s to personal concept map of globalization: 2014.The SAGE
globalizati definition of globalization: Students will Handbook of
on globalization Students will engage in a Globalization. Two
based on a engage in a free free vols. Thousand
2.Describe concept map association association Oaks: SAGE.
the exercise of ideas exercise of
they associate ideas they
emergenc
with associate
e of global “globalization.” with
economic, Based on the “globalization
political, concepts they .” Based on
social, and list, they will the concepts
cultural synthesize a they list, they
systems personal will LCD Projector
definition of the synthesize a
Reading Materials
3. Analyze concept personal
definition of Chapter 2 of
the various textbook:
Differentiate the the concept. Quiz onthe
contempor competing Introduction to reading “Approaches to
ary drivers conceptions of the
of globalization - Study of materials the Study of

globalizati Identify the Globalization Lecture Recitation Globalization” by
on underlying News report Manfred B. Steger
philosophies of critique:
the varying Steger, Manfred
Students will B. “Ideologies of
definitions of
find and read
globalization - Globalization.”
three
Agree on a 2005. Journal of
newspaper op-
working Political Ideologies
definition of eds (local or
international) 10(1): 11–30
globalization for
the cours discussing
globalization.
Before class,
they
will write 50-
word
summaries of
each op-ed,
identifying
what the
underlying
definitions of
globalization
the op-ed
writers
- Define The Global Lecture/discu Quiz on the LCD Projector
economic Economy Week 3 ssion reading
globalization materials
Identify the recitation Reading Materials

actors Debate: The Chapter 9
that facilitate students will of textbook: “The
economic debate the Globalization of
globalization motion “That Economic
Define the global free Relations” by
modern world trade has István Benczes
system done more
Articulate a harm than Wallerstein,
stance on global good Immanuel. 2004.
economic “The
integration Modern World-
System as a
Capitalist World
Economy:
Production,
Surplus-
Value, and
Polarization.” In
WorldSystems
Analysis: An
Introduction.
Durham &
London: Duke
University Press,
pp. 23-41.
Explain the role Market Lecture/discu Quiz on the LCD Projector

of international Integration Week 4 ssion reading
financial materials Reading Materials:
institutions in the
creation of a Recitation Chapter
global economy Film viewing 17 of textbook:
Narrate a short “The Rise of the
and
history of global Global
market discussion
Corporation” by
integration in the Deane Neubauer
twentieth century
Bello,
Identify the
Walden F. 2006.
attributes of
“The Multiple
global
Crises of Global
corporations
Capitalism.” In
Deglobalization:
Ideas for a New
World Economy.
Quezon City:
Ateneo de Manila
University Press,
pp. 1-31.
Film: “The
st
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Corporation”
directed by Mark
Achbar and
Jennifer Abbott
LCD Projector
Reading Materials
Identify the roles Chapter
and functions of 29 of textbook:
the United “The United
Nations Nations Meets the
Twenty-first
Identify the Contemporary Century:
challenges of Global Week 5 Quiz on the Confronting the
global Governance Lecture/discu reading Challenges of
governance in ssion Global
the Governance” by
twenty-first Thomas G. Weiss
century and Ramesh
Thakur
Explain the
relevance of the
state amid
Hobsbawm, Eric J.
globalization
1996. “The Future
of the State.”
Development and
Change 27(2):
267–278.
Define the term Week 6 Lecture/disc Quiz on the LCD Projector

“Global South” Global Divides: ussion reading
The North and materials Reading Materials
Differentiate the the Group
Global South South (focus on report Graded Chapter
from the Third Latin America) Group 12 of textbook:
World Report: “Locating the
Students will Global South” by
Analyze how a form groups Lisandro E.
new of 3-5. Each Claudio
conception of group will be Connell,

global relations assigned a Raewyn. 2007.
emerged from Latin “Dependency,
the experiences American Autonomy and
of Latin country to Culture. In
American report on. Southern Theory:
countries These groups The Global
will deliver Dynamics of
10minute Knowledge in
presentations Social Science.
on the Cambridge, UK:
contemporary Polity Press, pp.
foreign and 139163
economic
policies of
their
respective
countries
Differentiate Asian Week 7 Lecture Quiz on the LCD Projector
between regionalism Discussion reading
regionalization materials Reading
and Group Materials
globalization Report Graded Chapter
Group 13 of textbook:
Identify the Report: “Globalization
factors leading Students and the Asia
to a greater will form Pacific and
integration of groups of South Asia” by
the Asian 3-5. Each Ehito Kimura
region group will
Week 8 be Shiraishi,
Analyze how assigned Takashi. 2006.
different Asian an Asian “The Third
states confront country to Wave:
the challenges research Southeast Asia
of globalization and report and Middle-
and on. These Class Formation
regionalization groups will in the Making of
deliver a Region.” In

10minute Beyond Japan:

presentatio The Dynamics of
ns on the East Asian
contempora Regionalism, ed.
ry Peter
foreign and Katzenstein and
economic Takashi
policies of Shiraishi.
their Ithaca, NY:
respective Cornell
countries. University Press,
pp.
237–71.
Synthesize
knowledge
concerning Synthesis
globalization Midterm
Essay
Midterm
essay:
Students
will be
asked to
write
2,000word
essays
answering
one of
these two
questions:
1. How
do we
make
globalizatio
n more
just?
2. How
is the state
affected by
globalizatio
n? How is
the nation
affected by
globalizatio
n? Do
these
institutions/
conce pts
remain
relevant?
Why/why
not?
Analyze how Global Media Week 10 Lecture/discu Graded LCD Projector
various media Cultures ssion Group
drive various Report: Reading Materials
forms of global - Group Report Students will
form groups Chapter 22 of
integration of 3-5. Each textbook:
Explain the group will be “Globalization and
dynamic asked to pick the Media:
between local an Asian Creating the
and global musical act Global
cultural that became Village” by Jack
production internationall Lule
y famous. In
their group Chapter
report, they 23 of textbook:
must answer “Popular Music
and Globalization”
the following by Yara El-

questions: Ghadban
1.Where did
the musical
act/artist
originate?
2.In which
countries did
the artist
become
famous?
3.How did the
artist become
famous?
Why do you
think the
artist became
famous?
Explain how The Lecture/discu Quiz on the

globalization Globalization of ssion reading LCD Projector
affects religious Religion materials
practices and Discussion of Reading Materials
beliefs Analyze film Recitation
the relationship Chapter
between religion 10 of textbook:
and global “Religion and
conflict and, Globalization” by
conversely, Victor Roudometof
global
Chapter
peace
43 of textbook:
“Religion and
Global Conflict” by
Mark
Juergensmeyer
Film: PBS
Frontline: “The
Rise of ISIS”

(http://www.pbs.or
g/wgbh/frontline/fil
m/riseof-isis/)
Identify the The Global City Week 12 Lecture/discu Quiz on the LCD Projector
attributes of a ssion reading
global city materials Reading Materials
Group report
Analyze how Graded Chapter
cities serve as Group 26 of textbook:
engines of Report: “Mobility,
globalization Students will Diversity and
form groups Community in the
of 3-5. Each Global
group will be City” by Val Colic-
assigned a Peisker
global city to Sassen,
discuss and Saskia. 2005.
research on. “The Global City:
Their reports Introducing a
should Concept.” Brown
answer the Journal of World
following Affairs XI(2): 27-
questions: 43.
How would
you describe
your city?
What is your
city known
for?
What makes
your city a
global city
Quiz on the
Explain the Mandated topic: Week 13 Lecture/discu reading LCD Projector
theory of Global ssion materials
demographic Demography
transition as it Reading Materials
Short
affects research Lee,
global population Ronald. 2003.
paper to “The Demographic

discuss the Transition: Three
topic: Has the Centuries of
Philippines Fundamental
undergone Change.” Journal
the of
demographic Economic
transition? Perspectives
Why or why 17(4): 167–190.
not?
Lesthaeghe, Ron.
2010. “The
Unfolding Story of
the Second
Demographic
Transition.”
Population and
Development
Review 36(2):
211–251.
Livi-Bacci,
Massiomo. 2005.
“What We Can
and Cannot Learn
from the History of
World Population.
Population
Studies
Analyze the Week 14
political, Global Migration Lecture/discu Quiz on the
economic, ssion reading LCD Projector
cultural, and materials
social factors OFW Reading Materials
underlying the Interview: Recitation
global Each student Castles,
movements of will be asked Stephen. 2000.
people to interview a “International
Display first- former or a Migration at the
hand knowledge current OFW Beginning of the
of the (face-to-face TwentyFirst
experiences of or online).In Century: Global
OFWs class they will Trends and

share what Issues.”
they learned International
from these Social Science
interviews Journal 52 (165):
about 269–281.
transnationali Aguilar, Filomeno
sm and the V. 2012.
factors that “Differentiating
affect global Sedimented from
migrations. Modular
Transnationalism:
The View from
East Asia.” Asian
and Pacific
Migration Journal
Write a research Research 21(2): 149–171.
paper proposal Proposal Writing Mini-lecture
with proper on citation
citation Research methods for
Proposal Critique research
Critique research papers
proposals of
classmates Proposal for
final research
paper:
Students will
begin writing
a 500word
proposal for
their final
research
paper.
Pair
discussion:
Students will
pair off and
critique each
other‟s
research

proposals.
Differentiate Sustainable Week 15 Lecture/discu Quiz on the LCD Projector
stability from Devlopment ssion reading
sustainability materials Reading materials
Articulate Recitation Chapter

models of global 48 of textbook:
sustainable “Sustainable
development Economic
Systems” by
Sebastian
Plóciennik
Define global Global Food Week 16 Lecture/discu Quiz on the LCD Projector
food security Security ssion reading
materials
Critique existing Week
models of global 14-15 Fim Viewing Recitation Reading materials
food security Chapter
50 of textbook:
“Global Food
Security: The
Challenge of
Feeding the
World” by Monika
Barthwal-Datta
McMichael, Philip.
2009. “A Food
Regime Analysis
of the „World Food
Crisis. Agriculture
and Human
Values 26(4): 281-
95.
Film: “The Price of

Sugar” directed by
Bill Haney
Articulate a Global Week 17 Lecture/discu Quiz on the Reading Materials

st
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personal Citizenship ssion reading Carter,

definition of materials April. 2001.
global citizenship Personal “Global Civil
Appreciate the concept map Recitation Society:
ethical of global Acting as Global
obligations of citizenship: Citizens” in The
global citizenship Students will Political Theory of
engage in a Global Citizenship.
free London:
association Routledge, pp.
exercise of 147-176.
ideas they
associate
with “global
citizenship.”
Based on
this, they will
synthesize a
personal
definition of
the concept.
Afterwards,
they will list
the
obligations of
a global
citizen
Write a research
paper on a topic Research paper Independent Students will
related to writing Research spend the
globalization, and Findings final week
with proper completing
citation their research
papers
Textbooks/References Steger, Manfred B., Paul Battersby, and Joseph M. Siracusa, eds. 2014.The SAGE Handbook of
Globalization. Two volumes. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications.
Other Readings:
Aguilar, Filomeno V. 2012. “Differentiating Sedimented from Modular Transnationalism: The View from
East Asia.” Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 21(2): 149–171.

Bello, Walden F. 2006. “The Multiple Crises of Global Capitalism.” In Deglobalization: Ideas for a New
World Economy, pp. 1-31. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
Castles, Stephen. 2000. “International Migration at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: Global
Trends and Issues.” International Social Science Journal 52 (165): 269–281.
Carter, April. 2001. “Global Civil Society: Acting as Global Citizens” in The Political Theory of Global
Citizenship, pp. 147-176 London: Routledge.
Connell, Raewyn. 2007. “Dependency, Autonomy and Culture. In Southern Theory: The Global
Dynamics of Knowledge in Social Science, pp. 139-163. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press.
Hobsbawm, Eric J. 1996. “The Future of the State.” Development and Change 27(2): 267–278.
Lee, Ronald. 2003. “The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change.” Journal of
Economic Perspectives 17(4): 167–190.
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Lesthaeghe, Ron. 2010. “The Unfolding Story of the Second Demographic Transition.” Population and
Development Review 36(2): 211–251.
Livi-Bacci, Massiomo. 205. “What We Can and Cannot Learn from the History of World Population.
Population Studies: A Journal of Demography 69(S1): S21–S28.
Mazower, Mark. 2006. “An International Civilization? Empire, Internationalism and the Crisis of the Mid-
Twentieth Century.” International Affairs 82(3): 553–566.
McMichael, Philip. 2009.“A Food Regime Analysis of the World Food Crisis.”Agriculture and Human
Values 26(4): 281-295.
Sassen, Saskia. 2005. “The Global City: Introducing a Concept.” Brown Journal of World AffairsXI(2):
27-43.
Shiraishi, Takashi. 2006. “The Third Wave: Southeast Asia and Middle-Class Formation in the Making
of a Region.” In Beyond Japan: The Dynamics of East Asian Regionalism, edited by Peter Katzenstein
and Takashi Shiraishi, pp. 237–271. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Steger, Manfred B. 2005. “Ideologies of Globalization.” Journal of Political Ideologies 10(1): 11–30.

Wallerstein, Immanuel. 2004. “The Modern World-System as a Capitalist World Economy: Production,
Surplus-Value, and Polarization.” In World-SystemsAnalysis: An Introduction, pp. 23-41. Durham and
London: Duke University Press.
Course Requirements 1. Up-to-date submission of all requirements (lesson comprehension check)including those asked from gmail
2. Submission of Activity Outputs - Complete journal activities & portfolio( insights from the
lessons)Reflections/Reaction Write-up
3. Major Examination
4. .Learning projects/assignments must be submitted on agreed deadlines.
Grading System 1. 60% Passing mark in all exams/ activities
2. Major Examinations 20%
3. Major Outcome-based Project (Product
or Performance) 40%
4. Class Standing (quizzes, assignments/other
outputs/performance) 40%
100%
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Course Syllabus in The Contemporary World

Form No. BISU-F–ACD -010

COURSE SYLLABUS ON THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

RIZA A. BELTRAN 1 st Sem., A. Y. 2020 -2021 Page 1 of 17

Ideal Graduate Attributes:

Program Objectives: (For BSEd):

LEARNING PLAN AND LOG

Subject Code : GE 13 Course Credits (Units) : Total: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab.:0

Intended Desired Course Time Teaching Assessment Resource Remarks Monitored

of globalization - Study of materials the Study of

Identify the recitation Reading Materials

Explain the role Market Lecture/discu Quiz on the LCD Projector

Define the term Week 6 Lecture/disc Quiz on the LCD Projector

conception of group will be Connell,

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10minute Beyond Japan:

the following by Yara El-

Explain how The Lecture/discu Quiz on the

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paper to “The Demographic

OFWs class they will Trends and

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Articulate Recitation Chapter

Film: “The Price of

Articulate a Global Week 17 Lecture/discu Quiz on the Reading Materials

personal Citizenship ssion reading Carter,

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Student’s Signature over Printed Name = _____________________________________________

Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature over Printed Name = _____________________________________________

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