UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI

J.P. Rizal Ext. West Rembo, Makati City

COURSE OUTLINE

HIGHER SCHOOL NG UMAK

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

COURSE TITLE COURSE CODE

Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship HUMSS Strand

COURSE PREREQUISITE/CO-REQUISITE UNITS

None 4.5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course focuses on the application of ideas and methods of the social sciences to understand, investigate, and
examine challenges of contemporary community life. It focuses on community-action initiatives such as community
engagement, solidarity, and citizenship as guided by the core values of human rights, social justice, empowerment
and advocacy, gender equality, and participatory development. It aims at enhancing students’ sense of shared identity
and willingness to contribute to the pursuit of the common good of the community. It enables students to integrate
applied social sciences into community-action initiatives.

COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students must demonstrate an understanding of the integration of social science
perspective and community action initiatives. The students shall be able to synthesize the integrative experience of
implementing community-action initiatives applying social sciences’ ideas and methods.

WEEK SESSION CONTENT

1. Classroom orientation, setting

2. Expectations
3. Overview of course
4. Significance of the course

3 A. Concepts and Perspectives of Community

1
(4.5 hrs) 1. Importance of understanding community dynamics and community action
2. Definitions of community
a. Social sciences perspective
b. Institutional perspective
c. Civil society (e.g., people’s organization, civic organizations, social movements,
LGBT, etc.)
d. Local and grassroots levels

3. Elements
a. Structures (e.g., sociopolitical, economics, and cultural, etc.)
3 b. Dynamics and processes (e.g., community power, leadership, relationships,
2
social change)
(4.5 hrs)
4. Typologies (e.g., formal-informal, ruralurban, local-global, sectors, social spaces,
etc.)

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B. Community Action

3 1. Overview
3
a. Community engagement
(4.5 hrs)
b. Solidarity
c. c. Citizenship

2. Purposes of Community Action

3
4 a. Major issues affecting poor and marginalized communities
(4.5 hrs)
b. The role of the youth in community action

3
5 3. Selected cases of community action initiatives
(4.5 hrs)

C. Core Values and Principles of Community-action Initiatives

3
6 1. Human rights
(4.5 hrs)
2. Social justice

3 3. Empowerment & advocacy

4. Participatory development
7 (4.5 hrs) 5. Gender equality

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

D. Methodologies and approaches of community actions and involvements across disciplines

3
8
(4.5 hrs) 1. Partnership building with local groups
2. Community profiling

3 3. Needs assessment
9 4. Working with a core group of leaders/ leadership development Participatory action
(4.5 hrs) planning

5. Resource mobilization
3
10 6. Social action
(4.5 hrs)
7. Evaluation

3 E. Community-action initiatives: Field practicum

11
(4.5 hrs) 1. Partnership with local communities and organizations

3
12 2. Preparation of community action plan
(4.5 hrs)

3
13 to 3. Experiences in community engagement, solidarity, and citizenship building
(4.5 hrs)
15
FINAL EXAMINATION

REQUIRED READINGS (TEXTBOOK)

Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship (Rex Bookstore)

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Project Citizen

Portfolio

GRADING SYSTEM

25% - Written Works

45% - Performance Task

30% - Quarterly Assessment

CLASSROOM POLICIES

Cellphones are not allowed to use during class discussion.

Review the lesson in advance

CONSULTATION HOURS

COURSE PROGRAM

COURSE TITLE SCHEDULE TIME ROOM

FACULTY SUBJECT COORDINATOR ACADEMIC HEAD DEAN

Mary Jane S. De La
Prof. Flordeliza Canlas Dr. Tomasa Quinones Dr. Ma. Corazon Benosa
Torre, LPT

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