Republic of the Philippines

CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

Impig, Sipocot, Camarines Sur 4408
Website: www.cbsua.edu.ph
Email Address: cbsua.sipocot@cbsua.edu.ph
ISO CERTIFIED Trunkline: (054) 881-6681

COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY

PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY GOALS

Education for Sustainable Human Development 1. Enable transformative and inclusive learning experiences
2. Generate new knowledge and technologies
VISION 3. Engage and empower communities
4. Intensify internationalization and resource generation
An Agricultural Research University of Global Standards initiatives
5. Establish one e-governance system
6. Enhance management of university resources
MISSION
GUIDING VALUES
Leading innovations, building resilient and sustainable
communities  Quality and Excellence  Teamwork and Unity
 Professionalism  Liberalism
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT POLICY  Institutional Pride

The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture is CORE PRINCIPLES

committed to lead innovations in instruction, research, extension,
 Discipline
and resource generation for client’s satisfaction, uphold its core  Respect
values and principles, protect the environment by satisfying all  Care
applicable standards and legal requirements through the
continual improvement of its integrated management system.
 UNIVERSITY GOALS
COLLEGE GOAL
1 2 3 4 5 6
Produce morally and service-oriented graduates who are responsible in the maintenance of
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peace and order.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES
After four years, the students of the BS Criminology program shall be able to: COLLEGE
GOAL
1. Engage in lifelong learning and understand about the concept of crime and criminology. 
2. Practice professionals, social and ethical attitudes, values and responsibilities 
3. Apply knowledge essential to the contact of criminological research on crimes, crime causation, victims,
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and offenders to include deviant behaviour.
4. Apply knowledge, skills essential to the practice of crime detection and investigation and fields of
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criminalistics.
5. Apply knowledge, skills in criminal law, evidence, and procedure 
6. Apply knowledge in law enforcement procedure. 
7. Apply knowledge, skills in handling offender’s welfare and development for their reintegration to the
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community.
8. Apply ability to participate in the generation of new knowledge or in research and development projects. 

COURSE SYLLABUS
1. Course No. GEC 4
2. Course Name ETHICS
3. Course Description This course deals with principles of ethical behaviour in modern society at the level of the person, society, and
interaction with the environment and other shared resources. Morality pertains to the standards of right and wrong
that an individual originally picks up from the community. It also teaches the students to make moral decisions by
using dominant moral frameworks.

4. Credit Units 3 units

5. Contact Hours 3 hours/week
6. Pre-requisite None
7. Values Integration Ethical behaviour, Good conduct, Respect, Empathy, Morality
8. Course Learning Outcomes: PROGRAM OUTCOMES*
After completing this course, the student must be able to: 1 2 3 4
1. Equip with the knowledge of ethical behavior and the standards of right and wrong in the society; I I E E
2. Discuss the various aspects of ethical behavior in the society; I I D D
3. Understand that ethics is vital on developing one’s personality and on how to interact in a community; E E D D
4. Analyze the role of religion, culture, and the government law in developing ethical values of a person; I E D D
5. Identify malpractices and legal interventions to counteract cyber malpractices and bullying; and E E D D
6. Reflect on one’s involvement in global ethics. I E D D

*Level: I – Introductory, E – Enabling, D – Demonstrative

9. Course Coverage
Time Teaching and Assessment
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) Topics
Allotment Learning Activities Task

CLASS ORIENTATION
 Lecture Open-ended
1. Review on CBSUA
In this learning experience, the students Discussion Questions
Philosophy, Vision,
are expected to: Mission, Quality Policy,  Slide
Goals, Core Values, and Presentation
 Inculcate the sense of pride on Open Forum
College Objectives.
CBSUA Philosophy, Vision, Mission,
Quality Policy and Goals, and College 2. The new normal
Objectives environment in the
Week 1 academe through blended
 Understand the subject coverage,
learning approach in
requirements and policies
delivering the lessons
3. Course requirements and
grading system
4. Course policies and other
guidelines
Review on the navigation of VLP

In this learning experience, the students Students will answer Online

are expected to: different ethical Discussion
Module 1 – The Ethical dilemmas that will test
a) Identify the ethical aspect of human life
Dimension of Human Existence their values and Online Activity
and the scope of ethical thinking; morals.
Week 2-3 b) Define and explain the terms that are a. Value
Online
relevant to ethical thinking; and b. Sources of Authority
Assignment
c) Evaluate the difficulties that are involved c. Senses of the Self
in maintaining certain commonly-held
Online Quiz
notions on ethics.

Week 4-5 In this learning experience, the students Module 2 – Utilitarianism Students will create Online
are expected to: Venn diagram about Discussion
 a) Discuss the basic principles of utilitarian Egoism and
ethics; a. The Principle of Utility Utilitarianism. Online Activity
b) Distinguish between two utilitarian b. Principle of the greatest
models: the quantitative model of Jeremy number Online
Bentham and the qualitative model of c. Justice and moral rights Assignment
John Stuart Mill; and Online Quiz
c) Apply utilitarianism in understanding and
evaluating local and international
scenarios.

Assessment 1 Assessment 1 Online assessment

Week 6
Output: Case study analysis

In this learning experience, the students The students will Online

are expected to: answer the activity Discussion
entitled Values
a) Recognize how Thomas Aquinas made
clarification and Online Activity
use of ancient Greek concepts to provide Module 3 – Natural Law Exercise on
a rational grounding to an ethical theory Values conflict.
a. Thomas Aquinas Online
based on the Christian faith;
Week 7-8 b. The Greek Heritage Assignment
b) Identify the natural law in distinction from, (News report
c. The Essence and Analysis)
but also in relation to, the other types of
Varieties of Law Online Quiz
law mentioned by Aquinas: eternal law,
human law, and divine law; and
c) Apply the precepts of the natural law to
contemporary moral concerns.

In this learning experience, the students The students will Online

are expected to: answer and Discussion
Module 4 – Deontology assess different
Week 9-11 a) Discuss the basic principles of deontolgy; case studies that
a. Duty and Agency Online Activity
b) Apply the concepts of agency and requires ethical
b. Autonomy
autonomy to one’s moral experience; and judgment and
c. Universalizability Online
c) Evaluate actions using the decisions. Assignment
universalizability test.
 Online Quiz

Assessment 2
Week 12 Output: Analysis and Critical Thinking
Test

In this learning experience, the students are Students will do the Online
expected to: Module 5 – Virtue Ethics soul searching Discussion
exercise which is
a) Discuss the meaning and basic principles a. Happiness and Ultimate about the search for Online Activity
of virtue ethics; Purpose meaning and
Week 13-15
b) Distinguish virtuous acts from non- b. Virtue as excellence purpose. Online
virtuous acts; and c. Moral Virtue and Mesotes Assignment
c) Apply Aristotle’s ethics in understanding
the Filipino character. Online Quiz

In this learning experience, the students are Students will prepare

expected to: Module 6 – Synthesis: Making a personal mission Online
Informed Decisions statement and Discussion
a) Identify the different factors that shape an formulate long term
individual in her moral decision-making; a. The Moral Agent and goals. Online Activity
Week 16-17 b) Internalize the necessary steps toward Contexts
making informed moral decisions; and b. Moral Deliberation Online
c) Apply the ethical theories or frameworks c. Self, Society and Assignment
on moral issues involving the self, society Environment
and the non-human development. Online Quiz

Assessment 3:
Wee Assessment
Final Exam. Test coverage are the
k 18 3
topics from week 2-17

10. Course Evaluation

Assessment 1 = 30%
Assessment 2 = 30%
 Assessment 3 = 40%
Final Grade = Assessment 1 (30%) + Assessment 2 (30%) + Assessment 3 (40%) = 100%
11. References
A. Books
[1] Bulalong Jr., O et. Al. (2018). ETHICS Foundation of Moral Valuation. REX Book Store. Manila, Philippines
[2] Carino, Jovito, 2018. Fundamentals of Ethics. C & E Publishing, Inc.
[3] Montemayor, Felix M. 2006. Ethics: The Philosophy of Life. National Bookstore.
[4] Babor, Eddie. 2006, Ethical: The Philosophical Decline of Action. Updated Edition. REX Book Store, Inc.
[5] Cebreros, Nazario. 2015. Universal Ethics and Contemporary Values. Mindshapers Co., Inc.
[6] Aquinas, Thomas. On Law, Eternal Law and Natural Law, Summa Theologiae, vol. 28, Blackfriars in conjunction with McGraw-Hill
Book Company, New York, 1966, Pp. 5-97

B. Online Sources
[1] https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.saimeche.org.za/resource/collection/BFA070FF-C69A-4A96-8106-47BBF81920CE/044-081- PDP-
Outcome_8-Conduct_activities_ethically_MJRev0-04112013.pdf -
[2] https://reasonandmeaning.com/2016/04/03/what-is-philosophical-ethics/
https://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_ethics.html

C. Laboratory Manuals
[1] Learning modules
[2] CBSUA Virtual Learning Portal
[3] Google and Zoom meeting
[4] Laptop and Internet Connection

Course Title: Prepared by: Reviewed by Approved by

GEC 4 ETHICS
Date Effective: KATE A. MARVILLA JOSEPH V. PEÑANO GERRY A. BONGALOS
COS Instructor Program Chairperson Dean

1st Semester 2021-2022

ELAINE L. BELMONTE
Instructor I
Date Signed:
August 12, 2021