Republic of the Philippines

City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
Telefax No.: (047) 602-7175 loc 322

College of Education Arts and Sciences

Program:

Course Code: GEC03

Course Title: The Contemporary World

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.

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Distinguish different interpretations of and approaches to globalization.
2. Describe the emergence of global economic, political, social, and cultural systems.
3. Analyze the various contemporary drivers of globalization.
4. Understand the issues confronting the nation-state.
5. Analyze contemporary news events in the context of globalization.
6. Analyze global issues in relation to Filipinos and the Philippines.
7. Write a research paper with proper citations on a topic related to globalization.
8. Articulate personal positions on various global issues.
9. Identify the ethical implications of global citizenship.

Grading Rubric:
A. MIDTERM
Midterm Exam 30% B. FINALS
Performance Output 40% Final Exam 30%
Character 10% Performance Output 40%
Class Standing 20% Character 10%
Accomplished Learning Task Class Standing 20%
Tentative Total 100% Accomplished Learning Task
Tentative Total 100%

Tentative Total Finals 50%

Midterm Grade 50%
Final Grade 100%
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City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
Telefax No.: (047) 602-7175 loc 322

Rubric for Essay

Criteria Inadequate = 3 Adequate = 4 Exemplary = 5
(Below Standard) (Meet Standard) (Far Exceeds
Standard)
Organization Writing lacks logical Writing is coherent Writing shows high
organization. It and logically degree of attention to
shows some organized. Some logic and reasoning
coherence but ideas points remain of points. Unity
lack unity. Serious misplaced and stray clearly leads the
errors. from the topic. reader to the
Transitions evident conclusion and stirs
but not used thought regarding the
throughout essay. topic.
Level of Content Shows some thinking Content indicates Content indicates
and reasoning but thinking and synthesis of ideas, in-
most ideas are reasoning applied depth analysis and
underdeveloped and with original thought evidences original
unoriginal. on a few ideas. thought and support
for the topic.
Development Main points lack Main points are Main points well
detailed development. present with limited developed with high
Ideas are vague with detail and quality and quantity
little evidence of development. Some support. Reveals high
critical thinking. critical thinking is degree of critical
present. thinking.
Grammar and Spelling, punctuation, Most spelling Essay is free of
Mechanics and grammatical punctuation, and distracting spelling,
errors create grammar correct punctuation, and
distraction, making allowing reader to grammatical errors;
reading difficult; progress though absent of fragments,
fragments, comma essay. Some errors comma splices, and
splices, run-ons remain. run-ons.
evident. Errors are
frequent.
Style Mostly in elementary Approaches college Shows outstanding
form with little or no level usage of some style going beyond
variety in sentence variety in sentence usual college level;
structure, diction, patterns, diction, and rhetorical devices and
rhetorical devices or rhetorical devices. tone used effectively;
emphasis. creative use of
sentence structure
and coordination.
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Format Fails to follow format
and assignment
requirements;
incorrect margins,
spacing and
indention; neatness of
essay needs attention.
Meets format and
assignment
requirements;
generally correct
margins, spacing, and
indentions; essay is
neat but may have
some assembly
errors.
Meets all format and
assignment
requirements and
evidences attention to
detail; all margins,
spacing and
indentations are
correct; essay is neat
and correctly
assembled with
professional look.

Rubric for Group Presentation

Criteria Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Needs
10pts 8pts 6pts Improvement
4pts
Delivery • Captures the • Encourages • Encourages • No
audience with some some encouragement
clear voice participation participation for learners’
• Professional of the learners of the learners participation
delivery • Prepared • Somewhat • Unprepared
• Well-prepared • Fluid delivery prepared • Very poor
• Optimal use of • Good choice • Poor delivery delivery
slides and/or • Average use • Hard to hear • Very difficult
short video/s of slides and follow to hear and
and/or short and/or short • Less use of follow
video/s video/s slides and/or • No use of
short video/s slides and/or
short video/s
Content • Clear • Some success • Attempts to • Objectives and
objectives and in defining the define the subject matter
subject matter objectives and objective and are not clearly
• Accurate subject matter subject matter defined
complete and • Some • Some • Useful
useful examples, information information
information facts and other are inaccurate are missing
• Complete and useful and not useful • References are
correct information • Incomplete not cited
citation of • Some citation and wrong • Major ideas
references of references citation of are unclear,
(APA style) references leaving the
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• Ideas are • May need to • Major ideas audience

summarized refine are not without
and the summary of summarized learning
audience is ideas or audience is
left with full left with
understanding vague ideas
of the topic
Teamwork • Clear evidence • Adequate • Some • Little evidence
of teamwork evidence of evidence of of teamwork
and equal teamwork and teamwork and and some
division of equal division some division division of
labor of labor of labor labor
• Tasks have • Tasks have • Most of the • Only one
been been work was person did all
distributed distributed done by only the work
within the within the one person
group group
• Assigned tasks • Assigned
performed by tasks
each member performed by
the most of
the members

Detailed Learning Module

Module Learning Objectives Topics and Key Teaching and Learning
Number and (most essential Concepts Learning Tasks
Title learning Materials and
competencies) Resources

Module 1: • Define • What • YouTube • Reading

CHAPTER 1 Globalization Globalization lecture series. Materials
The Structures • Analyze the Mean • PowerPoint (PDF).
of interrelated factors • Globalization Presentations • Online
Globalization of Globalization and • Worksheets Forum
• Interpret how Competitiveness • Diagrams • Critical
governments • A brief modern • PDF Files Thinking
influence history of Questions
Competitiveness; Globalization
• Explain why • Measuring
Globalization is Globalization
uneven based on
the three rankings.
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Module 2: • Describe the • An overview of • PowerPoint • Reading

CHAPTER 2 changes in the the World Presentation Materials
Market world economy; Economy. • Book (PDF)
Globalism • Identify the three • World Bank • Worksheets • Venn
forms of economic Four-Category • PDF Files Diagram
system; System • YouTube Video • Critical
• Distinguish the • The Six Core Thinking
three forms of Claims of Market Questions
economic system; Globalism
• Explain the • The International
characteristics of Economic
the World Bank Environment
Rankings; and
• Explain the
principles, ideas,
and arguments
postulated on the
six core claims of
market globalism.

Module 3: • Distinguish Nation • What is State • YouTube • Reading

CHAPTER 3: from State; • The Political, lecture series. Materials
Governments • Identify the Legal, and • PowerPoint (PDF).
and Citizens in elements of State; Regulatory Presentations • Online
a Globally • Explain the Environments • Answer sheets Forum
Interconnected political and among States. • Diagrams • Critical
World of States regulatory • Political Risk • PDF Files Thinking
environments of • International Questions
Global States Law
• Explain the
political Risk on
Governments
• Distinguish
Common Law,
Civil Law, and
Islamic Law; and
• Explain the
principles and
concepts of Bribery
and Corruption
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Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
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Module 4: • Define economic • Interconnected • PowerPoint • Reading

CHAPTER 4 globalization; Dimensions of Presentation Materials
The • Distinguish Economic • Book (PDF)
Globalization globalization from Globalization • Worksheets • Venn
of Economic internationalization; • Distinction of • PDF Files Diagram
Relations • Explain the Globalization from • YouTube Video • Critical
important function Internationalization Thinking
of World Trade • The World Trade Questions
Organization; Organization and
• Discuss the GATT
different types of • Preferential Trade
trades; Agreements
• Explain the • The Bretton
importance of Woods System
regional trade • Developing
organizations and Countries and
its implication to International Trade
the member • The
countries; and McDonaldization
• Assess the situation of Society
of the developing
countries in terms
of their
international trades.
Module 5: • Explain the impact • Presence in Key • YouTube • Reading
CHAPTER 5 of dealing business Global Markets lecture series. Materials
The Rise of with triad; • Functions of • PowerPoint (PDF).
Global • Identify the Global Presentations • Online
Corporation competitive Corporations • Answer sheets Forum
strategies of global • Major Concerns • Diagrams • Critical
corporations; of Global • PDF Files Thinking
• Discuss the idea of Managers. Questions
globalization • Challenges of
drivers; Globalization
• Explain how global
corporations
function;
• Identify what
constitutes a global
corporation;
• Explain the role of
international
financial institution
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
Telefax No.: (047) 602-7175 loc 322

in the creation of
global economy;
• Identify the
emerging market
global corporations;
and
• Explain the
relevance of
changing regulatory
environment to the
structure and
operation of global
corporations.
Module 6: • Discuss the • The Global South • PowerPoint • Reading
CHAPTER 6 distinction of the • Global Inequality Presentation Materials
Global Politics, global south and and the Future • The (pdf)
Governance global north; • Reasons on Contemporary • Venn
and the • Explain the Analyzing States World Book Diagram
Globalization success and and Interstates • Worksheets Quiz
in the Asia- failures of global Inequalities • PDF Files
Pacific and divides; • The Asia-Pacific • Google Forms
South Asia • Differentiate Region
regionalization and
globalization; and
• Research on the
factors leading to a
greater integration
of Asian Region
Module 7: • Analyze how • The • YouTube • Reading
CHAPTER 7 various media drive Communication lecture series. Materials
Globalization various forms of Media • PowerPoint (PDF).
and Media: global integration; • Media power Presentations • Online
Creating the • Explain the and its limits • Answer sheets Forum
Global Village dynamics between • The Mass Media • Diagrams • Critical
local and global • Solving Ethical • PDF Files Thinking
cultural production; Dilemmas Questions
• Define Mass • Ethical Problems
Media; of Global
• Identify the Journalists
function of Mass • The relationship
Media; between
• Explain the ethical Globalization
philosophies and
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ethical problems in and Popular

Mass Media; Music
• Explain media • Religion and
ethics and its Mass Media.
effects on social
change; and
• Explain the relation
between
globalization and
popular music.
Module 8: • Define Religion; • Defining • YouTube • Reading
CHAPTER 8 • Explain the idea of Religion lecture series. Materials
The rituals and magic; • Social • PowerPoint (PDF).
Globalization • Identify the Organizations of Presentations • Online
of Religion varieties of Religion • Answer sheets Forum
religion; • Religion and • Diagrams • Critical
• Explain the social Society • PDF Files Thinking
organization of • Globalization of Questions
Religion; World Religion.
• Explain how
globalization
affects religious
practices and
beliefs; and
• Analyze the
relationship
between religion
and global conflict,
and conversely,
global peace.
Module 9: • Explain the theory of • Sources of • PowerPoint • Reading
CHAPTER 9 demographic Demographic Data Presentation Materials
Global transition as it • The Tools of • The (pdf)
Demography: affects global Demography Contemporary • Critical
Population, population; • About Population World Book Thinking
Urbanization, • Explain the concepts • Population • Worksheets Questions
and Ecology of fertility, mortality, Dynamics • PDF Files • Virtual
population growth • Population • Google Forms Group
and population Theories Activity
composition; • Population Quiz
• Describe the Controls Strategies
demographic tools; Ecology
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• Discuss the nature of

population
dynamics;
• Identify the factors
affecting fertility;
• Identify and explain
the three general
profile of a
population;
• Compare and
contrast the theories
of population;
• Discuss the idea of
urbanization and
urbanism as a way of
life;
• Evaluate the concept
of environment and
society as to global
dimensions;
• Describe the
ecology; and
• Discuss the nature
and issues
concerning our
environment.
Module 10: • Identify the • The Rise of • YouTube • Reading
CHAPTER 10 attributes of a Cities. lecture series. Materials
The Global global city; • Patterns of • PowerPoint (PDF).
Cities • Explain the patterns Urban Presentations • Online
of urban Development • Answer sheets Forum
development; • Problems in • Diagrams • Critical
• Discuss the Cities. • PDF Files Thinking
problems • Human Ecology Questions
experienced in and
cities; Environmental
• Discuss the Concerns in
environmental Global Cities
concerns of global • The World
cities; and Global Cities
• Analyze how cities
serve as engines of
globalization.
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
Telefax No.: (047) 602-7175 loc 322

Module 11: • Differentiate • Toward a • PowerPoint • Reading

CHAPTER 11 stability from Sustainable Presentation Materials
Sustainable sustainability; and Society and World • The (pdf)
Development • Articulate models • Food Sustainability Contemporary • Virtual
of global Food Security World Book group
sustainable • Worksheets activity
development. • PDF Files Quiz
Google Forms
Module 12: • Articulate a personal • Global Citizenship • PowerPoint • Reading
CHAPTER 12 definition of global Education Presentation Materials
Global citizenship; • Social Change and • The (pdf)
Citizenship • Appreciate the Global Citizens Contemporary • Virtual
ethical obligations of Social Movements World Book group
global citizenship; and Change • Worksheets activity
and • PDF Files Quiz
• Explain what global • Google Forms
citizen means.

Classroom Rules and Reminders:

These rules and reminders are applicable both for online and offline modalities.
1. For our schedule, our online class (synchronous meetings) will be once a
week. For our asynchronous meetings, this will be your time to answer and
finish the learning task in the respected module presented. For online
Modality (Option 2), attendance will be checked as part of our grading system.

2. For Offline modality (Option 1), you are required to report to me at least once
a month to ensure maximum participation in the modules and to give you the
complete set of modules during the term. However, your punctuality to pass
the requirements will replace the attendance part in our grading system.

3. For online modality students, I strongly recommend you to pass all your
requirements on our GC LAMP. And for offline modality students, you will
pass your activities at the satellite office. Put it in a envelop together with your
printed or written learning tasked accomplished. Write your name, our subject
and your instructor. Please separate your activities according to your subjects.
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
Telefax No.: (047) 602-7175 loc 322

4. DEADLINES should always be followed. Student/s who are not able to pass
the requirement during deadline should inform the teacher during the set due
date. Failure to comply will result to a penalty. As mentioned in your
orientation, any missed activities during midterms will not be accepted during
final terms.

5. I am only giving a PASSING or FAILING grade. No INC, CF or NFE. Take

note that we are allowed to give a student a failing grade if he/she is not
complying.

6. Opening of cameras during synchronous meetings are highly appreciated but

IT IS NOT REQUIRED. It is only suggested if you will speak or answer or
ask a question about the topic.

7. Compilation of modules will be sent before the start of the first lesson. All
synchronous meetings will be recorded and compilation of recordings will be
uploaded in the link assigned.

8. Examinations will be asynchronous but it has time limits. It can be essays

activities or portfolio or traditional exam. Final Examination will be a cover-
to-cover multiple choice exam. Failure to do so will have penalties as
mentioned above.

9. Questions and Clarifications will only be entertained on MESSENGER

GROUPCHAT.

10. I strongly recommend you to join our Groupchat as most of the

announcement will be sent there. Still REMINDERS AND
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL ALSO BE SENT IN GC LAMP.
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City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
Telefax No.: (047) 602-7175 loc 322

11.In our Group chat, NO UNNECESSARY MESSAGES should be sent, if you

have announcement create your own group chat. Our group chat is strictly for
our subject and topics only

12. Enjoy as we discover and learn the certain topics of our subject.
GOODLUCK!