ONE CAINTA COLLEGE

ONE Cainta Cainta, Rizal

College
Bachelor of Science in Information System
Course Title : PEOPLE AND THE EARTH’S ECOSYSTEM
Course Code : GEE 8
Course Credit : 3 UNITS
Pre-Requisite : NONE
Course Description :
This course emphasizes that life on Earth as we know it is an integrated and interdependent whole; its future is endangered by the impact of human development on natural resources; its
survival for future generations will depend on concerted action to conserve and manage the environment as a self-sustaining resource base. It explores the ways in which human activity
impacts the natural environment and how modification of environment can eventually have significant consequences for human activity. Topics include environmental challenges, such as air
and water pollution, population growth and distribution, global atmospheric changes, ecosystems and evolution, agriculture and food resources, and renewable and nonrenewable energy
resources.

COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topic
Ecosystems
 Ecological Levels
 Energy Flow
 Biogeochemical Cycles
Week 1-3  Ecological Niche
Population Ecology
 Human Population Patterns
 Population and Urbanization
 Stabilizing World Population
People and Agriculture
 Principal Types of Agriculture
 World Food Problem
 Sustainable Agriculture
Week 4-6 People and Land Resources
 Forests and Forest Management
 Deforestation
 Conservation of Land Resources
 Forest Conservation Act

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 People and Water Resources
 Global Water Issues
 Water Pollution and Management
 Human Impacts on the Ocean
 Prevention and Control of Water Pollution Act
Week 7-9
People and Biodiversity
 Endangered and Extinct Species
 Causes of Loss of Biodiversity
 Conservation Policies and Laws
 Wildlife Protection Act
People and Atmosphere
 Types and Sources of Air Pollution
 Effects of Air Pollution
 Controlling Air Pollutants
Week 10-12
 Prevention and Control of Air Pollution Act
People and Climate
 Global Climate Change
 Ozone Depletion
People and Waste Management
 Reducing Solid Waste
 Managing Hazardous Waste
Week 13-15  Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
People and Energy Resources
 Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
 Conservation and Efficiency
Sustainability and Human Values
 Human Values
 Environmental Ethics/ Justice
Week 16-18
 Sustainable Living
 Philippine Environment Protection Act
 Environmental Calendar of Activities

COURSE PLAN
Evaluation of Learning/
Week Lesson/ Topic Learning Outcomes Strategy/ Methodology/ Activities Student Output Resources
Assessment
Week Ecosystems  Distinguish the different  Lecture and interactive discussion  A visualized  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
1-3  Ecological Levels ecological levels  Film viewing world/  Oral/written report Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
 Energy Flow  Summarize how energy  Visualizing the world concept map  Film review  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
 Biogeochemical flows through a food  Graded recitation science: A modular approach

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 Cycles web  Begon, M., Townsend, C., & Harper, J. (2006).
 Ecological Niche  Explain the Ecology: From individuals to ecosystems
biogeochemical cycles  YouTube videos
that are critical for life
 Describe the factors that
contribute to an
organism’s ecological
niche
Population Ecology  Summarize the history  Lecture and interactive discussion  Group debate  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
 Human of human population  Film viewing  Essay on: a)  Long exams Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
Population growth  Case study Environmental  Rubrics on essay  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
Patterns  Describe problems  Population and resources debate Resistance  Rubrics on group debate science: A modular approach
 Population associated with rapid  Reflection and Carrying  Film review  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2009).
and growth rates in large Capacity;  Group problem solving Essentials of ecology
Urbanization urban areas b) the  Graded recitation  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012). Living in
 Stabilizing  Explain the relationship Philippines the environment: Principles, connections, and
World of fertility rates to relative to the solutions, (17th ed.)
Population education and socio- Theory of  Mr. Sinn (2018, October 14). Stages of the
cultural factors Demographic demographic transition model [Video]. YouTube
Transition
Week People and  Contrast industrialized  Lecture and interactive discussion  Case study  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
4-6 Agriculture agriculture with  Collaborative tasks presentation  Long exams Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
 Principal subsistence agriculture  Film viewing on the  Rubrics on reflection  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
Types of  Describe food insecurity  Case study environmental paper science: A modular approach
Agriculture and its relationship to  Reflection impacts of  Film review  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012). Living in
 World Food human population, industrialized  Group problem solving the environment: Principles, connections, and
Problem poverty, and world agriculture  Graded recitation solutions, (17th ed.)
 Sustainable hunger  Reflection on
Agriculture  Discuss the sustainable/
environmental impacts organic
of industrialized agriculture
agriculture including
land degradation and
habitat fragmentation
 Explain how agriculture
can be carried out
sustainably
People and Land  Define sustainable  Lecture and interactive discussion  Essay on  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
Resources forestry  Collaborative tasks sustainable  Long exams Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
 Forests and  Describe the main  Film viewing forestry  Rubrics on essay/  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
Forest causes of tropical  Case study  Research on research paper science: A modular approach
Management deforestation the harmful  Film review  Quero, M., Vega-Orcine, A., & Cipriano, B. (2014).
 Deforestation  Describe several of environmental  Group problem solving Environmental science

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  Conservation of the criteria used to effects of  Graded recitation  Sivakumar, M. & Ndiang’ui, N. (2007). Climate
Land Resources evaluate whether mining and how and land degradation
 Forest an ecosystem is mining lands
can be restored
Conservation Act endangered
Week People and Water  Describe the role of  Lecture and interactive discussion  Reflection on  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
7-8 Resources international  Collaborative tasks individual  Long exams Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
 Global Water cooperation in  Film viewing responsibility  Rubrics on reflection  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
Issues managing shared  Case study in conserving/ paper science: A modular approach
 Water water resources managing  Film review  Quero, M., Vega-Orcine, A., & Cipriano, B. (2014).
Pollution and  Describe the types water  Group problem solving Environmental science
Management and sources of resources  Graded recitation  Redclift, M. & Springett, D. (Eds.). (2015).
 Human water pollution  Infographic on Routledge international handbook of sustainable
Impacts on  Discuss water Clean Water development
the Ocean conservation in Act and  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012). Living in
 Prevention agriculture, international the environment: Principles, connections, and
and Control industry, and treaties/ solutions, (17th ed.)
of Water individual homes initiatives that
Pollution Act and buildings address
 Identify the human problems in
activities that the global
contribute to ocean
marine pollution

People and  Describe the human  Lecture and interactive discussion  Group  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
Biodiversity causes of species  Collaborative tasks presentation  Long exams Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
 Endangered endangerment and  Film viewing on the: a)  Rubrics on research/  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
and Extinct extinction  Exercises/projects importance of group presentation science: A modular approach
Species  Identify the causes  Case study ecosystem  Film review  Redclift, M. & Springett, D. (Eds.). (2015).
 Causes of for the loss of  Research services of  Group problem solving Routledge international handbook of sustainable
Loss of biodiversity biodiversity;  Graded recitation development
Biodiversity  Describe the b) how human  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012). Living in
 Conservation benefits and activities the environment: Principles, connections, and
Policies and shortcomings of the influence solutions, (17th ed.)
Laws Philippine whether a
 Wildlife environmental laws species
Protection becomes
Act endangered or
extinct
 Research on
Endangered
Species Act
and
Conservation

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 Biology

Week 9 MIDTERM EXAMS

Week People and  Describe the  Lecture and interactive discussion  Group  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
10-12 Atmosphere characteristics of  Collaborative tasks presentation/  Long exams Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
 Types and the major classes of  Film viewing Infographic on  Film review  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
Sources of air pollutants  Case study the classes,  Group problem solving science: A modular approach
Air Pollution  Describe the sources, and  Graded recitation  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012). Living in
 Effects of Air adverse health health effects the environment: Principles, connections, and
Pollution effects of air of air solutions, (17th ed.)
 Controlling pollutants pollutants
Air Pollutants  Contrast air
 Prevention pollution in highly
and Control developed countries
of Air and in developing
Pollution Act countries

People and Climate  Discuss some of the
 Global Climate potential effects of global
Change climate change
 Ozone Depletion  Explain the harmful
effects of stratospheric
ozone thinning
 Identify strategies to
mitigate or adapt to
global climate change
 Lecture and interactive discussion  Research on  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017).
 Collaborative tasks strategies to  Long exams Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.)
 Film viewing manage global  Film review  Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental
 Exercises/projects climate change:  Group problem solving science: A modular approach
 Climate case study Mitigation and  Rubrics on research  Sivakumar, M. & Ndiang’ui, N. (2007). Climate
Adaptation paper and land degradation
 Group project  Graded recitation  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012). Living in
 Rubrics on group project the environment: Principles, connections, and
solutions, (17th ed.)

Week People and Waste  Determine the laws  Lecture and interactive discussion  Group presentation  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L.
13-15 Management governing the  Collaborative tasks on the summary of  Long exams (2017). Visualizing environmental science
 Reducing implementation of waste  Film viewing the biological and  Film review (5th ed.)
Solid Waste management programs in  Case study mental effects of  Group problem solving  Guido, R., Garcia, R., Meneses, J., Quilang,
 Managing the Philippines and other contamination  Graded recitation A., & Binag, N. (2015). Fundamentals of
Hazardous countries caused by solid and environmental science
Waste  Discuss hazardous and hazardous wastes  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012).
 Ecological nuclear materials and Living in the environment: Principles,
Solid Waste evaluate the effects of connections, and solutions, (17th ed.)
Management contamination
Act of 2000
People and Energy  Distinguish between  Lecture and interactive discussion  Venn Diagram -  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L.
Resources renewable and non- - Energy use in the Philippines comparison of total  Long exams (2017). Visualizing environmental science
 Renewable renewable energy  Collaborative tasks energy consumption  Film review (5th ed.)
and Non- resources  Film viewing in highly developed  Group problem solving  Quero, M., Vega-Orcine, A., & Cipriano, B.

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 renewable  Summarize options to  Research and developing  Graded recitation (2014). Environmental science
Energy conserve energy  Individual project countries  Rubrics on research  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012).
 Conservation  Research on the paper/individual project Living in the environment: Principles,
and environmental connections, and solutions, (17th ed.)
Efficiency impacts of burning
coal
 Individual project
on ways to conserve
energy at home
Week Sustainability and  Define environmental  Lecture and interactive discussion  Reflection on  Quizzes  Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L.
16-17 Human Values ethics - The state of the Philippine Environmental  Long exams (2017). Visualizing environmental science
 Human Values  Articulate environmental environment Justice in the  Film review (5th ed.)
 Environmental justice - Environment Protection Act Philippines  Group problem solving  Redclift, M. & Springett, D. (Eds.). (2015).
Ethics/ Justice  Identify ways for  Collaborative tasks  Drafted Plan for  Rubrics on reflection Routledge international handbook of
 Sustainable Living sustainable living  Film viewing Sustainable Living paper sustainable development
 Philippine  Case study  Graded recitation  Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012).
Environment  Rubrics on drafted plan Living in the environment: Principles,
Protection Act connections, and solutions, (17th ed.)
 Environmental
Calendar of
Activities
Week
18 FINAL EXAMS

References
Begon, M., Townsend, C., & Harper, J. (2006). Ecology: From individuals to ecosystems. Victoria, AU: Blackwell Publishing
Cadiz, A. & Macasil, T. (2015). Environmental science: A modular approach. Manila: Mindshapers, Co., Inc.
Guido, R., Garcia, R., Meneses, J., Quilang, A., & Binag, N. (2015). Fundamentals of environmental science. Mandaluyong: Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.
Quero, M., Vega-Orcine, A., & Cipriano, B. (2014). Environmental science. Rizal: Jenher Publishing House
Hassenzahl, D, Hager, M.C. & Berg, L. (2017). Visualizing environmental science (5th ed.). N.J. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Mr. Sinn (2018, October 14). Stages of the demographic transition model [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1_KBTk5FhQ
Redclift, M. & Springett, D. (Eds.). (2015). Routledge international handbook of sustainable development. OX: Routledge
Sivakumar, M. & Ndiang’ui, N. (2007). Climate and land degradation. Berlin: Springer
Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2009). Essentials of ecology, (5th ed.). CA, USA: Brooks/Cole CENGAGE Learning
Tyler Miller, Jr. G. & Spoolman, S. (2012). Living in the environment: Principles, connections, and solutions, (17 th ed.). CA, USA: Brooks/Cole CENGAGE Learning

COURSE GRADING SYSTEM

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Class Standing 70%

 Quizzes
 Attendance
Midterm Grade + Final Term Grade = FINAL GRADE
 Recitation/Performance Tasks
2
 Projects/Assignments/Seatworks/Special Reports

Midterm / Final Examinations 30%

Total 100%
Prepared by: Curriculum Evaluation Committee (BSIS Program)

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