UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

BACHELOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

COURSE GUIDE
POLSCIE

1.COURSE TITLE : DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

COURSE CODE : SSBC 112
PREREQUISITE : None
UNITS :3

II.COURSE PROFESSOR : Dr. Carlota C. Hernaez

EMAIL ADDRESS : leadercarlotahernaez@gmail.com

III. CLASS SCHEDULE (Specify schedule as indicated in the faculty loading as well as the Synchronous Meeting Schedule for the students)
SSBC 112- BPS-1B(1:00pm.-4:00pm.)

IV . INSTITUTIONAL VISION

The University of Caloocan City aims to have a quality higher institution with stakeholders imbued with relevant knowledge, skills, and values for the attainment
of community-driven, industry sensitive, environmentally conscious, resilient, globally competitive universities in and for the love of God, country and people.

V. INSTITUTIONAL MISSION

The university calls to develop God-loving, people-driven, patriotic, industry sensitive, environmentally conscious, globally competitive and resilient graduates.

VI. INSTITUTIONAL GOALS:

a. to be a sought after educational institution integrating quality, competence and servant hood that will produce successful and well rounded pool of
graduates in their chosen careers and endeavors;
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b. to yield graduates that will continue to uplift the already strong ideals of the City of Caloocan through the promotion of desirable values as love (of
God, people and self), environmental consciousness, and resiliency; and

c. to prepare graduates in becoming highly abreast and competitive in a fast-paced, globalized economy through awareness on national issues, trends
and ASEAN integration.

VII.COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course introduces students to basic concepts, subjects, and methods of inquiry in the disciplines that comprise the Social Sciences. It then discusses influential
thinkers and ideas in these disciplines, and relates these ideas to the Philippine setting and current global trends. Discusses various concepts, theories, and principles in the social
sciences to enable students to analyze social problems and issues, propose solutions, and identify ways to take action in service of their community and country. Each lesson includes
discussion questions and performance tasks which challenge students to put their knowledge into practice and employ critical thinking skills in understanding relevant issues and
problems in Philippine society.

VIII.COURSE EXPECTED OUTCOME (CEO)

After completing this course, learners should be able to:
1. connect the disciplines with their historical and social foundations
2. interpret personal and social experiences using relevant approaches in the Social Sciences
3. evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the approach
4. interpret personal and social experiences using relevant approaches in the Social Sciences
5. carry out an exploration of personal and social experiences using indigenous concepts
6. illustrate situations and contexts in which Social Science can be applied

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IX.COURSE PROGRAM

METHODOLOGY/
ACTIVITIES
WEEK SUGGESTED READINGS STUDENT
LESSON/ TOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES (Learning Platform) EVALUATION
& REFERENCES OUTPUT
(Synchronous/ TOOL
Asynchronous)

• Familiarize the student with the • Institutional vision, • Institutional Syllabi • Interactive
institutional vision, mission, mission, goals and college • Module Discussions •Questionnaires
goals and objectives and the vision and mission • Recitation
College vision and mission; • Program and course •Group study
• Orient the students of the expected out-come (PEO &
CLASS ORIENTATION program and course expected CEO)
outcomes; Class policy and grading
1
• Orient the student with: system
> course description. •Synchronous
> class policy and grading
system.
> online learning, including
guidelines and rules to follow
while classes is going on.
EMERGENCE OF THE •compare and contrast the various Lectures and Discussions •Tatel Jr., Carlos Peña, •Interactive •Quiz/ Test
SOCIAL SCIENCES Social 2016. Disciplines and discussion administer in:
1. Defining Social •Science disciplines and their Ideas in the Social • Video ›practical
2 Sciences as the study of fields, main areas of inquiry, and Sciences. RBS,Manila presentation ›oral
society methods • Group ›written
• trace the historical foundations •Bongstil, John Jay. presentation ›computer
and social 1991. Introduction to • Blogs ›short answer

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2. Introducing the contexts that led to the the Social Sciences.

disciplines within the development of New Jersey: Prentice
Social Sciences each discipline Hall
3. Historical context of the
emergence of each
discipline
4. Modernity and Social
Science
Defining Social Sciences 1. distinguish Social Sciences •Tatel Jr., Carlos Peña, • Posters Provide
as the Study of Society and Natural Sciences and Lectures and 2016. Disciplines and •Essays students with
Humanities; and Discussions Ideas in the Social explicit and
2. differentiate Social Sciences Sciences. RBS,Manila detailed rubrics
from Natural Sciences and to accurately
3
Humanities •Giddens,Anthony. communicate
1990. TheConsequences expectations for
ofModernity.1990Stanf student
ord:Stanford University, performance.
UK

The Concepts and 1. apply the structural - •Quiz/ Test

Principles of the Major functionalism theory; and Lectures and Discussions • Banaag,Lee Mark administer in:
Social Science Theories. 2. relate the importance of socio - T.Socio Anthro;An
• Podcast ›practical
•Principles of the Three cultural, economic, and political Interdisciplinary Approach
•Interactive ›oral
4 conditions to structural - to the Study and ›written
Major Social Science discussion
Theories functionalism theory. Culture.Mandaluyong ›computer
A. Structural
City;Books ›short answer
Atbp.Publishing
Functionalism Corp.2012.

B. Marxism 3. Marxism •Tatel Jr., Carlos Peña, • Portfolio • Objective/

5
1. Concepts of Marxism 2016. Disciplines and subjective test
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C. Symbolic •analyze social inequalities in Ideas in the Social •Interactive • Essay test
Interactionism terms of class conflict Sciences. RBS,Manila discussion •Questionnaires
4. Symbolic Interactionism •Reflective
•appraise the meanings that • QuexBook APK, statement-
people attach to everyday forms Disciplines & Ideas in Restatement of
of interaction in order to explain the Social Science the student
social behavior (2019) comment
Structural Functionalism, 1. apply the structural – Lectures and Discussions •Tatel Jr., Carlos Peña,• Survey reporting •Quiz/ Test
Marxism and Symbolic functionalism, Marxism and 2016. Disciplines and administer in:
Interactionism and Symbolic Interactionism theories Ideas in the Social •Question- Asking ›practical
its Importance in 2. relate the importance of socio - Sciences. RBS,Manila a follow-up ›oral
Examining cultural, economic, and political question to the ›written
Socio - Cultural, conditions to the theories •Allan, Kenneth. previous response ›computer
Economic, and 2006. Contemporary ›short answer/
6-8 Political Conditions Social and Sociological • Objective/
Theory: Visualizing subjective test
Social Worlds. • Essay test
Thousand Oaks, CA: •Questionnaires
Pine Forge Press. • Summative
assessment

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

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Dominant Approaches and 1.analyze the basic concepts and Lectures and Discussions •Cherry, Kendra. The •Statement of • Objective/
Ideas of principles of the major Social Influence of interest- subjective test
Social Sciences Science ideas Psychoanalysis on the Expressing an • Essay test
Field of Psychology. interest in a •Questionnaires
10
A. Psychoanalysis 2. interpret personal and social 2020. student’s views
B. Rational Choice experiences using relevant •Pasion, Angel.
approaches in the "Rational Choice."
Social Sciences. (Slide Share) 2018
Dominant Approaches and 1. analyze the basic concepts Lectures and Discussions •Mohammad Salik, •Students submit •Quiz/ Test
Ideas of and principles of the major Omar Julkipli, Mark written work administer in:
Social Sciences – Social Science ideas Riddle. "Feminist electronically. ›practical
C. Insitutionalism Theory." 2017. ›oral
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D. Feminist Theory 2. interpret personal and social •Ahmed, Tareq. ›written
experiences using relevant "Institutions and ›computer
approaches in the institutional theory." ›short answer
Social Sciences. 2015.
Dominant Approaches and 1. Hermeneutical Lectures and Discussions •Manen, Max. "A •Students create Provide
Ideas of Social Sciences Phenomenology Research for presentations (i.e. students with
E. Hermeneutical analyze significance of data Phenomenological slide deck or explicit and
Phenomenology . Human-Environment Systems Inquiry." poster) to present detailed rubrics
F. Human-Environment 1.1. distinguish the ways by Phenomenology Online,to professor and to accurately
12 Systems which 2011. classmates online communicate
human-environment interactions and receive expectations for
shape cultural and natural •David, Gwen. "Human professor and student
landscapes Environment System." classmates performance.
1.2. interpret thematic and Slide Share, 2018. feedback.
mental maps

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to understand landscape changes •Alfornon, Chano.

and "Hermeneutical
an individual’s sense of place Phenomenology." Slide
1.3. explain environmental and Share, 2019
social
issues through the analysis of
spatial
distributions and spatial
processes
The Importance of •Rational Choice Lectures and Discussions •Ganti, Akhilesh. • Interactive • Forum
Psychoanalysis, predict the social consequences "Rational Choice Discussions
Rational Choice, and of decision making based on Theory." Investopedia, • Recitation
Institutionalism in scarcity 2020. •Group study
Examining Sociocultural, • Institutionalism •Springer.
13-14
Economic, and Political examine the constitutive nature "Psychoanalysis as
Conditions of informal and formal Political Psychology."
institutions and their actors and Nature Switzerland AG.
how it constrains social behavior Part of Springer Nature,
2020.

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The Importance of Feminist 1. Analyze the basic concepts Lectures and Discussions •Lavoie, Don. "The •Students submit •Quiz/ Test
Theory, Hermeneutical and principles of the major interpretive dimension written work administer in:
Phenomenology, Human Social Science ideas of economics: Science, electronically. ›practical
Environment Systems in 2. Interpret personal and social hermeneutics, and •Reflective ›oral
Examining Sociocultural, experiences using relevant praxeology." Springer statement- ›written
Economic, and Political approaches in the Social Link, 2011. Restatement of ›computer
Conditions Sciences. •Blackwell, Terry. the student ›short answer
15-16
Gender Development & comment • Objective/
Globalization. United subjective test
Kingdom, 2018. • Essay test
•Tatad, Joana. "“Socio- •Questionnaires
Cultural Basis of
Design of
Communities”." 2016.
SOCIAL SCIENCES IN 1. determine how Social Science Lectures and Discussions •Ferris, Kerry; Stein,Jill, • Interactive Provide
THE REAL WORLD can be used to address social The Real World: An Discussions students with
1. Professions concerns Introduction to • Recitation explicit and
2. Applications and 2. recognize multidisciplinarity Sociology. Fifth Ed., •Group study detailed rubrics
intersections of the and/or interdisciplinarity as an N.Y.,Norton & Co.,Inc. • Interactive to accurately
17 approaches in addressing approach to looking at society 2016 Discussions communicate
social problems 3. generate an analysis of a • Recitation expectations for
social phenomenon using at least •Group study student
two approaches from the Social performance.
Sciences • Summative
assessment

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FINAL TERM EXAMINATIONS

X.References:
Suggested textbook:
1. AlejandriaGonzalez, Maria Carinnes P. Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences. DIWA Learning System Inc., Makati City, 2016.
2. Dela Cruz, Arleigh Ross D. Disciplines and ideas in the Applied Social Sciences. Phoenix Publishing House Inc., 2016.
3.Tatel Jr., Carlos Peña, 2016. Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences. RBS,Manila
4.Bongstil, John Jay. 1991. Introduction to the Social Sciences. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
5. Giddens,Anthony. 1990. TheConsequences ofModernity.1990Stanford:Stanford University, UK
6. QuexBook APK, Disciplines & Ideas in the Social Science (2019)
7. Allan, Kenneth. 2006. Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory: Visualizing Social Worlds. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
8. Cherry, Kendra. The Influence of Psychoanalysis on the Field of Psychology. 2020.
9. Blackwell, Terry. Gender Development & Globalization. United Kingdom, 2018
10. Ferris, Kerry; Stein,Jill, The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology. Fifth Ed., N.Y.,Norton & Co.,Inc. 2016

XI.REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE: XII. GRADING SYSTEM:

Each student is required to: • Assignment…………..10%
1. Attend at least 80% of class hours • Quiz……………………..10%
2. Submit individual/ group assignment/ projects • Activity/Report ……..15%
3. Submit soft copy of the activity documentation • Recitation………….. .15%
• Major Examination…..50%
TOTAL = 100%

Prepared by:

CARLOTA C. HERNAEZ, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor I
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