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CHAPTER I : TREND
LESSON : Definition of trend
: Process of Identifying a Trend
: Differentiating a Trend from Fad

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Define the meaning of trend.
2. Give examples of a trend and a fad
3. Explain the process of Identifying a trend.

DEFINITION OF TREND

Trend is a behavior or new way of doing things and it has a big impact on our
society. It is a sequential pattern of change in a condition, output, or process, or an
average or general tendency of a series of data points to move in a certain direction
over time, represented by a line or curve on a graph.
In the sphere of economics, trends may come as a general movement
registering statistical changes for a long period such as the increasing cost of living
and rate of unemployment. A typical example of this is the long prevailing capitalistic
mentality of people all throughout the world which in one way or another dictates
their economic movement.
In politics, trends refer to a tendency, drift, or bend toward a certain stance,
thought, or policy as when democratic Southeast Asian countries favored
authoritarian governments at a certain point in their histories.

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 PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING A TREND

● Trend analysis is the widespread practice of collecting information and

attempting to spot a pattern, or trend, in the information. Trend Analysis is
based on trendspotting but it extends this into developing future scenarios and
so they say that to follow a trend, one must not only be conscious of what is
currently happening but be wise enough to predict the future . (Urgel, 2017)
● Trend spotting is the identification of new trends or attempting to see the
future. Trend Spotting refers to the study of trends and the way they develop
and affect society. Rehn and Lindkvist (2013)
● Trend Spotter/Trend Setter is a person who notices and reports on new
fashions, ideas, or activities that are becoming popular. The one who starts a
trend is called trendsetter.

DIFFERETIATING TREND FROM FAD

Trend is something that covers almost all of human activities such as but not
limited to politics, beliefs, economics, lifestyle, social life and the like whether the
individuals or groups of people are aware of it or not.
A Fad is something, such as an interest or fashion, that is very popular for a
short time (Merriam– Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary). A fad is a product that has
little, if any, utility but is characterized by a quick rise in sales and popularity followed
by a quick decline in sales and popularity.
The primary difference between a trend and a fad is that trends have the
potential to be long-term influences on the market.
A fad is an intense but short-lived fashion. It is a widely– shared enthusiasm
for something, especially one that is short-lived. It is a temporary fashion, a craze,
interest, or activity that people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of
time
The table below summarizes the distinction between a fad and a trend
according to Arzadon et.al. (2018).
CATEGORIES FAD TRENDS
Notions of Change •the new things that we • the way we do things
currently do fade when
the perception of novelty
is gone

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Behavior • intense • sustained behavior that
turns into lifestyle,
mindset, and values
Effects • coolness • meets needs, solves
problems and issues
• me-too mentality

• starts with technology

Time and Nature of • appears suddenly • appears suddenly
Growth
• enormously popular • enormously popular

• suddenly disappears • does not disappear

• unexplainable growth • gets stronger over time

• sticks around
Scope and Limitations • stays within one • can across over many
company companies

• single brand/limited • encompasses entire

brands areas of technologies

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 ACTIVITY 1

Name: ______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Identify Me! What I’am?

Directions: Identify the following terms as FAD or TREND.

Examples FAD or TREND

1. 3-D printing
2. Loombands
3. Virtual pets
4. Online banking
5. Medical tourism
6. Touch screen devices
7. Candy crush app
8. Fidget spinner
9. Animated films
10. Puka shell necklace
11. Denim jeans
12. Business process outsourcing
13. Face app
14. Power bank
15. Distance learning delivery mode

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Know Me Better!
Direction: Identify if the statements/situations given in the first column pertain to a
trend or a fad. Provide your reason/s on the third column. The first one has been
done for you. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper
Statements Trend or Reasons
Fad
Example: More kids love Fad Loombands came up, sales went up
playing with loombands but only for a while and then went
down and children became less
interested and so they almost
disappeared as quickly as they arrive.
1. Yaya Dub (Maine
Mendoza) used dubsmash
and got so popular overnight.
Dubsmash is a mobile app
that creates short selfie
videos dubbed with famous
sounds.
2. High fructose corn syrup is
present in fruit juices, cakes,
ice cream, sweets, and
chocolates, and was found to
be the culprit for obesity and
diabetes.
3. More and more youth of
today are fond of using high-
tech gadgets like tablets and
smartphones.
4. More people around the
globe are engaged in the
mobile app TikTok.
5. The “Trumpets” dance
challenge and the mannequin
challenge which went viral on
television and social media
were practiced by people of

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 all walks of life.

EVALUATION 1

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Modified True or False. Write Fact if the statements are true and Bluff if the
statement is false.

________ 1. A person who starts a trend is called trendsetter.

________ 2. Trends have a much longer lifespan than fads.
________ 3. Fads can continue to be fashionable for years and even decades.
________ 4. Trends is a temporary fashion, a craze, interest, or activity that people
follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time.
________ 5. A fad is an intense but short-lived fashion.
________ 6. Trend spotter is based on trendspotting but it extends this into
developing future scenarios and so they say that to follow a trend, one must not only
be conscious of what is currently happening but be wise enough to predict the future.
________ 7. Trends and Fads are sometimes used interchangeably, and they are
both important for organizations and people to keep abreast with the changing
environment.
________ 8. As members of society, we should ignore how fads and trends create
changes in our society.
________ 9. Fad have the potential to be long-term influences on the market.
________ 10. In politics, trends refer to a tendency, drift, or bend toward a certain
stance, thought, or policy.

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 ANSWER KEY 1

Modified True or False

1. Fact
2. Fact
3. Bluff
4. Bluff
5. Fact
6. Bluff
7. Fact
8. Bluff
9. Bluff
10. Fact

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CHAPTER 2 : ELEMENTS AND CHARACTERISTIC OF TREND

LESSON : Elements of Trend
: Characteristics of a Trend

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Identify the Elements of Trend.
2. Describe the different characteristics of a trend.
3. Illustrate the elements and characteristics of a trend through symbols.
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ELEMENTS OF TRENDS
1. Number of participants
Pertains to people who follow a certain trend which is started by an
individual or a group of people. The group then grows into a community, and
eventually swells into national and international societies.
For example, the prevailing fashion of a period, follows what celebrities are
wearing or what fashion designers offer. People often copy the trendsetters and
so a new fashion trend develops. In the recent century, styles of clothing are
usually distinguished by decades.

2. Pattern of behavior

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 Refers to a trend that is formed from repetitive actions of people. For
example, the simple act of taking a selfie has now become a cultural trend. It is
almost impossible not to see someone taking a selfie in any place - be it in a
tourist spot, in a restaurant, in a hotel lobby, beside a movie poster in a cinema,
in a concert hall, and at an event, among others. Before smartphones and
portable digital cameras, pictures or portraits were taken by another person. The
selfie phenomenon enabled people to construct themselves visually and present
it to the public by putting it on social media. Others view the taking of selfies with
disdain as a symbol of narcissism and superficiality, while others consider it as an
act of self-exploration and a gauge for acceptance.

Example: Persons taking selfie

3. Long period of time

Is one of the crucial elements of a trend which means that a trend has to
have a long-time frame, sometime running for decades. A trend may experience
some ups and downs in popularity, may fade away, and may recur. A good
example of this element of trend is the telephone. It is a communication
instrument that revolutionized modern living and created various social impacts. It
was soon overtaken by the popularity of mobile phones in the late 1990s that
have text messaging feature. Then newer technologies allowed smartphones to
include many applications and internet connectivity. Although telephones are still
present in homes and offices, smartphones clearly have gotten ahead in
functionality and usage.

Example: Evolution of Cellphone

4. Cause

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 Refers to the starting point of a trend which can be an idea, a technology,
an event or a person. All trends have beginnings and someone or somebody
definitely started it. The question here is, how did it start? Now, this becomes
quite obvious as all material elements of a culture started with one’s ideas,
therefore, it is also conclusive that one starting point of a trend was an idea.

5. Consequence
Refers to the considerable impact or influence of a trend. Social
networking has become an encompassing trend that tends to influence behaviors
of online users. With the popularity of smartphones, users began subscribing to
various social networking portals which enable them to post activity statuses and
photos, and even connect with celebrities. Currently, these social media
platforms and their messaging and video conferencing features are finding their
relevance today especially for the students and teachers. For example, due to
the pandemic, teachers, students and parents use these features for the virtual
teaching and learning process. However, this trend can also create a rather
negative consequence among its followers.

CHARACTERISTICS OF TREND
Duration of time -The lifespan of products or ideas that become trends do not
disappear quickly. Trends have long staying power and enjoy a long period of
popularity.
Acceptability -Trends are popularly accepted by many industries and people.
Cultural Basis -A trend is rooted on the people's cultural traditions, beliefs, and
values. A trend persists and continues because people have seen it as part of a
society's culture.
Transitory increase or decrease -A trend shows a transitory increase or decrease
of a particular idea, event or phenomenon.

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Characteristic Microtrends Macrotrends Megatrends Gigatrends
s
These are the These are the These are the It is a megatrend
little things that trends that can trends that can that goes on for
happen all endure for stay healthy half a century or
around us. surprisingly a for decades or more. These are
Descriptions Trends that are long time. It's lasts for 10 the trends that
so common we also the trends years. are so general,
and Features get used to it. that affect the they affect most
society. areas of human
life.
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Apps/Games Smartphone which are World Wide
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Example/s smartphone Battle for used by technology.
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apps/games these people in the
oftentimes lose smartphones world.
their popularity
overtime).

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 ACTIVITY 2

Name: ______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Draw My Symbol!

Direction: Illustrate through symbols the elements and characteristics of a trend.

Elements of a Trend Characteristics of a Trend

Number of Participant Microtrends

Pattern of Behavior Macrotrends

Long Period of Time Megatrends

Gigatrends

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 Cause

Consequence

Collage Making!

Directions: Make a collage showing the concept of elements and characteristics of a

trend. Provide a concise explanation of your work.

Materials needed: old newspaper, magazine, paste/glue, scissor, manila paper Note:
Be careful on using sharp objects.

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 EVALUATION 2

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Multiple Choice: Read and analyze the statements carefully. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.

______ 1. This refers to the characteristic of trends that generally affects most areas
of human life.

a. Gigatrends c. Megatrends
b. Macrotrends d. Microtrends

______ 2. They can last for decades and are so pervasive as generally known.

a. Gigatrends c. Megatrends
b. Macrotrends d. Microtrends

______ 3. Which of the following is not an element of trend?

a. Cause c. Consequence
b. Truth d. Long period of time

______ 4. The following are the characteristics or the hierarchy of a trend except

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 a. Gigatrends c. Megatrends
b. Macrotrends d. Ultratrends

______ 5. This refers to aggregated microtrends or more sweeping changes that

affects the society.

a. Gigatrends c. Megatrends
b. Macrotrends d. Microtrends

______ 6. These are little things that happen all around us all the time, the tiny shifts
that occur in everything from the clothes we wear, and the snacks we eat, the way
we work, play and love.

a. Gigatrends c. Megatrends
b. Macrotrends d. Microtrends

_______ 7. This refers to the characteristic of trends that provide major changes
perceptible in the societal level for a longer period.

a. Gigatrends c. Megatrends
b. Macrotrends d. Microtrends

_______ 8. Which of the following statements is not true about the characteristics of
a trend?

a. A trend makes considerable influence or impact.

b. A trend is formed from non-repetitive actions of people.
c. A trend has a starting point which can be an idea, technology, event
or person.
d. A trend may be started by an individual, but the number of followers
increases in a certain period of time.

_______ 9. The following are elements or components of a trend except ____.

a. long period of time

b. pattern of behavior
c. strategic alternatives
d. number of participants

_______ 10. The following statements are true about elements of a trend except
____

a. A trend is formed from repetitive actions of people.

b. A trend that has a long-time frame, sometime running for decades.

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 c. Trends have long staying power and enjoy a long period of popularity.
d. The lifespan of products or ideas that became trends do not disappear
quickly.

ANSWER KEY 2

Multiple Choice

1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. D

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CHAPTER 3 : UNDERSTANDING LOCAL NETWORKS

LESSON : Meaning of Strategic Analysis and its Key Components
: Meaning of Intuitive Thinking and its Key Components

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Define strategic analysis and intuitive thinking.
2. Explain strategic analysis and intuitive thinking
3. Differentiate key components in strategic analysis and intuitive thinking.
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
Strategic analysis refers to a system or method that requires deliberate, abstract,
and effortful thinking that breaks down a complex problem into parts. Strategic
analysis of an organization is an essential factor for planning and optimizing your

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marketing strategy. With the help of strategic planning, you can align and achieve
your marketing objectives with your business' overall vision.

Key Components of Strategic Analysis

1. Tools for analysis - There are a number of different tools used for analysis in
strategic conversations. The most common is the SWOT analysis (Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). A SWOT analysis is a helpful way
for a team to begin (or continue) the conversation about what’s working and
what’s not working as well as what potentially exciting or concerning things
are happening that we need to consider as we plan for the future.
2. Strategic purpose/mission - We will often describe strategic purpose as
clear understanding of why we exist and why that’s important. It is also
described as a team’s essential reason for existence. When everyone on a
team or in an organization understands the essential reason for existence, the
hundreds of daily decisions about work to be done— that must be made in a
complex organization—are informed and guided by that common purpose.
Without clarity around shared purpose, however, priorities are typically
chosen based on individual/personal criteria or in response to crisis.
3. Values Values reflect the culture of an organization. More importantly, clarity
regarding values allows the organization to tap into those values to foster a
culture that supports its purpose and vision, rather than one that undermines
them. Teams can engage in a process that clarifies organizational values and
use these as a basis of practices that strengthen team interactions and
culture.
4. Vision - Identifies the direction of the department. It answers the question
—“If we consistently fulfilled our purpose with excellence, what would that
look like?” Vision creates a compelling picture of the team’s or organization’s
future. Teams (and team members) are more effective when they know where
they are headed—inspired by a clear, challenging, and meaningful vision. An
effective departmental vision can frame the work that is done on a daily basis
and help the members of the team move in a common direction.
5. Key goals A fundamental component of any strategic process is to identify
those priorities that will move the team forward. Key goals play the vital role of

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 connecting the team’s ongoing work with the broader purpose and vision
because they help define where the team is going in specific, actionable
ways.
6. Action planning A great strategy alone does not ensure success—but the
effective implementation of a great strategy does. Oftentimes, strategic
thinking and planning processes fail because leaders did not take the time to
identify “who would do what by when.” Action planning clarifies the ways in
which our daily work will help move the goals forward. In his book,
Collaborative Strategic Planning, Pat Sanaghan provides some helpful
prompts to frame the action planning. These include: goal statement,
description of what success would look like, three important steps toward
implementing the goal, resources needed, who needs to be involved in the
successful implementation of the three important steps, suggested champion
or owner for the goal, and potential challenges or hurdles.

INTUITIVE THINKING
Intuitive thinking This is the ability to understand something instinctively without the
need for conscious reasoning. Sometimes, it is referred to as gut feeling, sixth
sense, inner sense, instinct, inner voice, spiritual guide, etc. Intuitive thinking is
affected by how one feels and define a thing or event. Particular norms and value
systems within a community are considered when making decisions.

Key Components of Intuitive Thinking

1. Immediacy - The component of immediacy reflects the role of timing in
intuition. An intuition occurs immediately with no planning. The component of
immediacy is supported by the fact that a person cannot willfully maintain
herself in the act of intuiting. Furthermore, intuiters, perform most effectively
when they are not conscious that they are in fact intuiting (Noddings & Shore,
1984). In an intuitive mode, a person eliminates or deactivates the cognitive
mediators that she uses unconsciously.
2. Sensing Relationships - How is it that we see relationships and formulate
connections between objects, concepts, ideas? A music composer formulates

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 a series of notes of a certain pattern to make music. A designer selects a key
piece of furniture to complement the decor. The component of sensing
relationships reflects the formulation of connections, an intrinsic property of
intuition. This formulation of connections is based upon a person’s knowledge
structures which reflect his/her level of expertise.
3. Reason - Intuition and traditional reasoning comprise a unique and
paradoxical relationship. As a whole, intuition as a concept is in contrast with
analytical reasoning, as described earlier. Furthermore, the development of
intuition is in contrast to the metacognitive development that facilitates
coordinating theory and evidence (Kuhn, 1989). Yet while intuitive thinking
contrasts with analytical reasoning, intuition involves a particular type of
reasoning. Noddings and Shore (1984) claim that intuition acts in a
complementary fashion with reason, and it is impossible to isolate the two
meticulously and discretely. In analytical reasoning the person moves from a
postulate toward what can be derived from it; in contrast, with intuitive
thinking, the person may return to the postulate itself and evaluate
acceptance of it and consider alternatives. Analytic thinking is directed by
concepts they have attached to the object whereas intuitive think.

ACTIVITY 3

Name: ______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Compare and Contrast!

Direction: Write the differences and Similarities of Strategic Analysis and Intuitive
Thinking.

Strategic Intuitive
Analysis Thinking

Similarities

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Checklist!

Directions: Put a check (√ ) on each blank if the following is true to you.

______1. I think several times before I do something.

______2. I often assume and it usually works.

______3. When people relay information to me, I easily believe it.

______4. I tend to believe what I read.

______5. I take responsibility to everything I hear and say.

______6. I verify and look for basis before concluding.

______7. I answer questions which I do not know.

______8. I randomly click “Like” in Facebook without any reason.

______9. I ask questions why I need to do my assigned tasks.

______10. I just yield to whatever I am asked to do.

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 EVALUATION 3

Name: _____________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Identification.Read and analyze the statements and identify if these statements

pertain to a strategic analysis and intuitive thinking. Write SA if the statement
pertains to the descriptions of strategic analysis and IT if the statement pertains to
intuitive thinking.

______1. It refers to a system or method that requires deliberate, abstract, and

effortful thinking that breaks down a complex problem into parts.

______2. This involves looking at the context of the problem.

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______3. It involves additional sensors to perceive and get aware of the information
from outside.

______4. It is referred to as gut feeling, sixth sense, inner sense, instinct, inner
voice, spiritual guide, etc.

______5. It is spontaneous, quick, and finished at one time.

Modified True or False. The following are statements about the concepts you have
learned in this module. Write TRUE if the sentence is correct, write FALSE
otherwise.

______1. Intuitive thinking follows specific standards, formula, and criteria.

______2. An intuition occurs immediately with no planning.

______3. Intuition and traditional reasoning comprise a unique and paradoxical

relationship.

______4. A great strategy alone does not ensure success—but the effective
implementation of a great strategy does.

______5. Vision reflect the culture of an organization.

ANSWER KEY 3

Identification

1. SA
2. SA
3. IT
4. IT
5. IT

Modified True or False

1. False
2. True

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 3. True
4. True
5. False

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CHAPTER 4 : GLOBAL NETWORK

LESSON : Definition of terms
: Effects of Globalization

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:

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 1. Define different terms related to globalization.
2. Identify the effects of globalization.
3. Explain the effects of Globalization on human’s life.
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
Globalization It is the spread of products, technology, information, and jobs across
national borders and cultures. In economic terms, it describes an interdependence of
nations around globe fostered through free trade.
Migration It is the movement of either people or animals from one area to another.
Migration can be used for the journey from one place to another or for the act of
movement.
Labor the aggregate of all human physical and mental effort used in creation of
goods and services. Labor is a primary factor of production.
Cooperation more or less active assistance of willingness to assist. Cooperation is
an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit;
joint operation or action.
Collaboration to work with another or others on a joint project, as in coalition.
Collaboration is structured methods of collaboration encourages introspection of
behavior and communication.

EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION
1. Global Market – The impact of globalization on business management is
seen by the sudden increase of numbers of transaction across the borders, In
protecting yields and maintaining competitiveness, business are continuing to
develop a wide range of their footprint as it lowers cost and enjoys economies
of scale.
2. Cross-Cultural management – Globalization tend to be the realm of elite
because in many parts of the world they are the only people who are affluent
enough to buy many of the products available in the global market.
3. Trade – Globalization has created and expanded foreign trade in the world.
Things that were only found in developed countries can now be found in other
countries across the world. People can now get whatever they want and from
any country.
4. Resource Imperative – Developed Countries need natural and human
resources of the developing countries while developing countries need capital,
technology and train power of the wealthier countries. Developed countries
economies are increasingly dependent on the natural and human resources of
the developing nations.

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 5. Competition – One of the most visible effects of globalization is the improved
quality of products due to globe competition. Customer service and the
customer is the king approaches to production have led to improved quality of
products and services. As the domestic companies have to fight out foreign
competition, they are compiled to raise their standards and customer
satisfaction levels in order to survive in the market.
6. Culture – The world that we live in today is a result of several cultures coming
together. People of one culture, if receptive tend to see the flaws in their
culture and pick up the culture which is more correct or in tune with times.
Societies have become larger as they have welcomed people of other
civilization and backgrounds and created a whole new culture of their own.
7. Job Insecurity – In developed countries people have job insecurity. People
are losing their jobs. Developed nations have outsourced manufacturing and
white-collar jobs. That means less jobs for their people. This is because
manufacturing work is outsourced to countries where the costs of
manufacturing goods, and wages are lower than in their countries.
8. Fluctuation in Prices – Globalization has led to fluctuation in price. Due to
increase in competition, developed countries are force to lower down their
prices for their products, this is because other countries like China produce
goods at a lower cost that makes goods to be cheaper than the ones
produced in developed countries.
9. Unemployment – Globalization is a blame to world’s unemployment situation
though it brought some jobs opportunities. Despite the fact that it brought jobs
opportunities to the global but it is still a blame to the current situation.

ACTIVITY 4

Name: ______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Brainwriting!

Direction: Write at least 5 benefits of Collaboration and Cooperation

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 Benefits of Collaboration Benefits of Cooperation

Sharing Time!

Directions: Examine the picture below and answer the following questions.

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1. What does the picture symbolizes?

___________________________________________________________________
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2. What can you say about the picture in terms of interconnectedness of people and
nation?

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3. Does cooperation and collaboration important in the scenario given in the picture?
Why or why not?

___________________________________________________________________
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EVALUATION 4

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Name: ______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Identification. Supply the term that is being describe in each number. Write your
answer on space provided before the number.

_____1. It is the movement of either people or animals from one area to another.
Migration can be used for the journey from one place to another or for the act of
movement.
_____2 To work with another or others on a joint project, as in coalition.
_____3. It is a primary factor of production.
_____4. It is an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose
or benefit; joint operation or action.
_____5. It is the spread of products, technology, information, and jobs across
national borders and cultures.

Modified True or False. Write true if the statement is correct and false if the
statement is wrong. Write your answer on the space provided.

_____1. Globalization has led to fluctuation in price.

_____2. One of the most visible effects of globalization is the improved quality of
products due to globe competition.
_____3. Globalization has created and expanded local trade in the world.
_____4. Globalization tend to be the realm of elite because in many parts of the
world they are the only people who are insufficient enough to buy many of the
products available in the global market.
_____5. The impact of globalization on business management is seen by the sudden
increase of numbers of transaction across the borders

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Identification:

1. Migration
2. Collaboration
3. Labor
4. Cooperation
5. Globalization

Modified True or False

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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Information Sheet 5

CHAPTER 5 : PLANETARY NETWORKS

LESSON : Meaning of Planetary Networks
: Meaning of Global Warming
: The effects of consumption and production patterns to climate change

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Define the meaning of planetary networks and climate change.
2. Explain the effects of consumption and production to climate change.
3. Value the importance of knowing the effects of consumption and
production patterns to climate change.
.

MEANING OF PLANETARY NETWORKS

Planetary networks refer to the interconnections and
interrelations among the various elements in the natural
environment enveloping and affecting Earth as well as
beyond Earth’s surface. The planetary network is a
network that provides light, love and care for our planet as
a global citizen. Planetary Network helps in transforming the physical climate of the
planet, reorientation humanity to good attitudes and values towards Mother Earth.

MEANING OF GLOBAL WARMING

Global warming is a phenomenon which refers to the rising of
global average temperature on Earth’s surface due to the
thinning of the ozone layer in Earth’s atmosphere. Ozone stays

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high up in the atmosphere where it is formed, and its huge quantity is enough to form
shield for earth against the sun’s ultraviolet rays.

THE EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS ON

CLIMATE CHANGE

Production refers to how people generate and

manufacture the products they need to use, sell, or
consume. Almost everything comes from natural resources
which are depleted every time they are used. If production
pattern is characterized by heavy dependence on coal, the
problem of climate change will be more aggravated.
Consumption refers
to the use of economic or consumer goods and
resources. Consumption patterns can be
categorized as individual, family, company and
government consumption. It is the main reason
why we need to use our resources. Ecosystem has
the ability to regenerate, sustain and adjust what is
lost, but with the excessive use of land resources,
ecosystem will be destroyed.
Some initiatives by the government that helps protect the environment are the
following:
1. The Kyoto protocol, which was enforced in 2005, specifies targets and
timeframes for reduction of Greenhouse gasses emission of the
industrialized countries. For example, United States produces 23 percent
of the global carbon emission, from 2000 to 2012 its target reduction is
seven percent.

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  Graphic showing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions required by the Kyoto protocol.
Whether to tweak, bolster or bury the Kyoto Protocol -- the only binding global agreement for
curbing greenhouse gases -- has become a red-hot issue as UN negotiators in Bangkok try to lay
the groundwork for a successor treaty.

2. The emission certificates guarantee a product’s resource efficiency which

can help in increasing sales, decreasing costs and boosting brand loyalty. The
certificate enables the manufacturer to gain international recognition for the products.
3. Carbon offsetting is the reduction of carbon footprint by using other options
such as wind or solar energy.

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 ACTIVITY 5

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Find and Explain!

Direction: Cite four existing problems brought about by climate change that you have
observed in your area. Fill in the columns below by writing the reasons why the
problems exist and your possible solutions to solve them.

Existing problems Reasons why it exists Solutions

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Action Plan!

Directions: As a responsible senior high school student, your actions are cautious
consequences toward the protection of life of others and that of the environment. In
this activity, you have to make a plan of action at home by citing five household
consumption habits and write across each habit your possible contribution to help
solve the climate change.

Climate Action Plan At Home

Household consumption habits Contributions to solve climate

change

Example: Use of disposable mask Use cloth mask instead

1.

2.

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 3.

4.

5.

EVALUATION 5

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Essay: Write at least 3 paragraphs about the simple things you can do to help fight
climate change.

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makes-them-different/

Information Sheet 6

CHAPTER 6 : CLIMATE CHANGE

LESSON : Meaning of Climate Change
: Causes and Effects of Climate Change
: Steps to Address the problem of Climate Change

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Define the Climate Change
2. Recall the Causes and Effects of Climate Change
3. Understand the steps to address the problem of Climate Change

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MEANING OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is a long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns. Often

climate change refers specifically to the rise in global temperatures from the mid-20 th
century to present. Climate change is a change in the usual weather found in a
place. This could be a change in how much rain in place usually gets in a year. Or it
could be a change in a place’s usual temperature for a month or season.

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

We have two categories of Causes of Climate change; this are the
Natural Causes and Man-Made Causes. In every causes there is always an effects.
Even if the causes are man-made or natural. Here are the Effects of climate change
and its cause.
Causes of Climate Change Effects of Climate Change

Forest Fire Ecosystem collapse

Methane Emissions Biodiversity Loss
(Extinction of animals “Endangered species)
Ocean Currents Intensification of extreme weather events
(drought, hurricanes, wildfire, heat waves)
Volcanic Eruption Glacial Retreat
Greenhouse gasses Coral Bleaching

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 Deforestation Rise in sea Level
Burning of Fossil Fuels Human Migration and Conflicts
(Food Supply, Crop Failure, Farmland Loss)

STEPS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

⮚ Demand Climate Policy. Most of us live in democracies, and we can
therefore influence national climate policy by making our priorities known.
Climate change is the gravest threat humans currently face, and it should
therefore be at the top of policymaker’s priorities. We can make climate policy
one of our top determining factors in who we vote for. We can write letters
and/or sign petitions to our policymakers to ensure they know our vote is
contingent to their support for climate policy.
⮚ Educate People. People must first understand the magnitude of the climate
problem, which many currently do not. The climate disinformation campaign
has been very effective on this issue.
⮚ Demand Factually Accurate News. Too many journalist and news
organizations are afraid of being labeled as “biased” if they do not report “both
sides” of a story, even if one side is not supported by the evidence.

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 ⮚ Using Social Media. We can each extend our individual reach on this issue
through the use of social media. Like facebook, twitter, intagram and other
social media.
⮚ Incorporate climate risk analysis in designing public infrastructure. The
lifespan of new transportation systems ports, buildings and other
infrastructure could be compromise if they are not designed to be resilient to
climate-related risks. Federal agencies have begun to address this challenge.
⮚ Redirect government subsidies for climate risk behavior. In general, we
are more likely to take risk if we know that someone will bail us out. Indeed,
people and businesses continue to locate where climate related risk (sea level
rise, flooding, wildfire) are growing because the federal government continues
to provide bailouts in the form of federally subsidized flood insurance, coastal
zone protection and wildfire fighting on federal lands. To reduce those risks,
existing programs could be modified to incentivize climate-resilient behavior
by households, developers and businesses.

ACTIVITY 6

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Picture it out!

Direction: Arrange the Jumbled world. Identify if it’s Cause or Effect of Climate
Change
F A T I O N D E O R S E

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1.

O L C C I N V A
R U T O I E P N

2.

R A O C L
A C H N I G E L B

3.

U G O R D H T

4.

E R E N H S E U O G
F E C F T E

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5.

EVALUATION 6

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Modified True or False. Write true if the statement is correct. Write false if the
statement is incorrect.
_____________1. We can each extend our individual reach on the issue about
climate change through the use of social media.
_____________2. Climate change is the simplest threat humans currently face
_____________3. The causes of climate change have two categories, this are the
natural causes and man-made causes.
_____________4. People must misunderstand the magnitude of the climate
problem, which many currently do not.
_____________5. We can make policymaker one of our top determining factors in
who we vote for.
_____________6. Burning of fossil fuels is one of the causes of climate change.
_____________7. Intensification of extreme weather events one of the causes of
climate change.
_____________8. We can write letters and/or sign petitions to our policymakers to
ensure they know our vote is contingent to their support for climate policy.
_____________9. Greenhouse gasses like Carbon Dioxide CO2 is one of the
causes of climate change.
_____________10. The climate disinformation campaign has been very effective on
this issue.

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Modified true or false:

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. True

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Information Sheet 7

CHAPTER 7 : DEMOCRACY INTERVENTION

LESSON : Definition of Terms
: Importance and Benefits of Democratic Participation

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Recall the meaning of each terms.
2. Understand the importance of Participation in democracy.
3. Describe the benefits of Participation in democracy.
___________________________________________________________________

DEFINITION OF TERMS
⮚ Democratic Intervention – is a military intervention by external forces with
the aim of assisting democratization of the country where the intervention
takes place.
⮚ Democratic Practices – are a part of ordinary routines of communities when
people work together to address shared problems, even when they disagree.
It is through these practices that school issues can be re-named and framed

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 as community issues, thereby implicating citizens as responsible for
education.
⮚ Democracy – A government in which the supreme power is vested in the
people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of
representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
⮚ Participatory Democracy – This process involves an electorate selecting
and voting on political candidates and/or political parties, who in turn make
policy. Citizens entrust their elected leaders to act in accordance to how they
wish to be represented.
⮚ Representative Democracy – The most prevalent system of government in
the Western world. It varies from constitutional monarchies to parliamentary
republics to constitutional republics. Representative democracy, also known
as indirect democracy or representative government, is a type of
democracy founded on the principle of elected persons representing a group
of people, in contrast to direct democracy.

IMPORTANCE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION

Democratic participation is not only a way to help citizens in improving
their life quality but it can serve the government, public consultations, environmental
groups, charities and much more. All this feedback leads to massive improvements
in performance quality. Thanks to the increase in citizen involvement, we not only
see improvements in performance but we also get more accountability. It plays an
important role in the decision-making process, by improving decisions through a
collection of considerations among local knowledge
It is important to share the governance with citizens, giving to them
more space where their inputs can be provided. Citizens should be considered a
partner in governance, sharing with them responsibilities and elaborating together
local plans of action. Engaging citizens in policy-making allows governments to
obtain new sources of ideas and exchange information, during the decision-making
process. It develops a process by trying through serios efforts to do the best for their
community, reflects about various issues. Although the process of citizen’s
participation is not simple, it’s important because citizen’s involvement makes the
implementation of a decision, plan or policy unless public officials have their
constituents on board with a particular decision plan. Citizen’s involvement in
governance helps to build accountability and responsibilities for both public officials
and the citizens.

BENEFITS OF DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION

Democratic participation creates a number of obvious benefits for the
rulers of the country. It bolsters their ability to impose totalitarian policies upon its
citizenry with little or no resistance to repressive and violent tactics. It provides a
preemptive form of mass consent, which elites, while shielding the actual rulers from
public scrutiny. It ensures that an angry citizenry will turn its anger to fellow citizens

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instead of toward the ruling class. The obvious benefit to the rulers is an unbroken,
unending grip on power. Democratic participation fosters the preemptive acceptance
of whatever policies are instituted by the elected, and creates mass tolerance for
oppression. Wars of conquest, mass incarceration, and economic slavery all become
facts of life for a citizenry content to vote every few years for big changes in how
their leaders conduct their crony capitalism and rapacious military adventures.
The benefits are unchecked to the handful or elites shielded by the
democratic smoke and mirrors. Because of democratic participation, rulers are able
to ruin untold numbers of lives while neutralizing any tendency among the ruled to
form an active resistance to tyranny. Rulers are free to criminalize any activity that
threatens their grip of power, while democratic participation reinforces an impotent
opposition to only minor details. It reduces civil disobedience to election time
activism consisting of social media posts encouraging dissenters to proudly cast their
vote in a few years instead of taking to the streets. It creates a convenient way for
dissenters to channel their anger at fellow citizens instead of at power elites, freeing
the elites to focus on economic supremacy and military conquest.

ACTIVITY 7

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Take time to analyze!

Direction: Write the benefits of Democratic Participation in each aspect.

Benefits of Democratic Participation

Government (Rulers) Citizens

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Give your Idea!

Direction: Write your own definition about the following terms.

Terms Definition
Democratic
Intervention
Democratic
Practices
Democracy

Participatory
Democracy
Representative
Democracy

EVALUATION 7

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Multiple Choice. Choose the correct answer. Write your answer on the space
provided.

____ 1. A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and
exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually
involving periodically held free elections.
a. democracy
b. participatory democracy
c. democratic intervention
d. representative democracy
____ 2. A  type of democracy founded on the principle of elected
persons representing a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy.
a. democracy
b. participatory democracy
c. democratic intervention
d. representative democracy
____ 3. This process involves an electorate selecting and voting on political
candidates and/or political parties, who in turn make policy.

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 a. democracy
b. participatory democracy
c. democratic intervention
d. representative democracy
____ 4. It is a military intervention by external forces with the aim of assisting
democratization of the country where the intervention takes place.
a. Democratic intervention
b. participatory democracy
c. democratic practices
d. representative democracy
____ 5. It is a part of ordinary routines of communities when people work together to
address shared problems, even when they disagree.
a. Democratic intervention
b. participatory democracy
c. democratic practices
d. representative democracy

Modified True or False. Write True if the statement is true about the benefits and
importance of Democratic Participation. False if not.

________ 1. Democratic participation creates a number of obvious benefits for the

citizen of the country.
________ 2. It is important to share the governance with citizens, giving to them
more space where their inputs can be provided.
________ 3. Rulers should be considered a partner in governance, sharing with
them responsibilities and elaborating together local plans of action.
________ 4. Rulers are free to criminalize any activity that threatens their grip of
power, while democratic participation reinforces an impotent opposition to only minor
details
________ 5. Democratic participation fosters the preemptive acceptance of whatever
policies are instituted by the elected, and creates mass tolerance for oppression.

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Multiple Choice:

1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C

Modified True or False

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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Information Sheet 8

CHAPTER 8 : INFROMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

LESSON : Meaning of Information Communication Technology (ICT)
: Benefits of Technology
: How ICT can facilitate social relationship and political movements?

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Discuss the process of communication.
2. Classify the tools in communication.
3. Distinguish the communication media channel.
4. Recall the communication process.
___________________________________________________________________

MEANING OF INFROMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

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 Information and communications technology (ICT). Provide access to
information through telecommunication. It is similar to Information Technology (IT),
but focuses primarily on communication technologies. This includes the internet,
wireless networks, cellphones, and other communication medium.

BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY

1. Easy Access to Information. It has become pretty easy to get access to relevant
information at anytime and anywhere. This has been possible because of modern
technologies like broadband internet. Lots of data is being published and indexed
online, sites like Wikipedia and YouTube have great original content that is
regularly used for research or entertainment.
2. Improved Communication. Modern technology has blessed us with advanced
communication technology tools. These include e-fax, electronic mail, mobile
phones, video conferencing, instant text messaging application, social
networking, etc. all these modern communication technology tools have simplified
the way humans and businesses communicate.
3. The Convenience of Travelling Ease of Mobility . Modern transportation
technology makes it very easy to travel long distances. Transport is a very
important both in our lives and in the business world. Transportation technology
has evolved with years. In the past, it used to be slow and expensive to move
long distances. Nowadays, we can cover a 10 miles distance within a few
minutes using electric trains, airplanes or cars.
4. Efficiency and Productivity. Modern technology has helped business increase
production. Humans are slow, and sometimes they fail to deliver on time and
quality. Many companies have integrated modern technology in their production
line, increasing output and allowing for more consistent quality.
5. Convenience in Education. Modern technology has made it simple for students to
learn from anywhere through online education and mobile education. Also,
students now use modern technology in classroom to learn more effectively.
6. Social Networking. Modern technology has made it simple to discover our old
friends and also discover new people to network with; this is a benefit to both
individuals and businesses.
7. Benefits to the Health Industry . Most hospital have implemented modern
technology in surgical rooms, and this has reduced mistakes made by doctor.

HOW ICT CAN FACILITATE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP AND POLITICAL

MOVEMENTS

Communication Technologies, despite their huge corporate, military, and

surveillance applications, also afford opportunities within political movements to
debate, mobilize, reflect, imagine, fantasize, critique, archive, and inform, and will be
pivotal to developing a further for humans rather than for capital. It provides a variety
of illustration of their uses and applications in social struggles, large and small.

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 Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are facilitating collective
action in ways never thought possible. Although collective action in ways never
thought possible. Although the broader political climate may have a powerful
influence on the success or failure of emerging social movement organizations
(SMOs), the internet is enabling groups previously incapable of political action to find
their voices. Whether this shift is offering greater relative benefit to previously
underrepresented or incumbent political fixtures is subject to debate, but it is clear
that like-minded people are now able to better locate and converse with each other
via many internet media. As a result, the distance between talk and organized action
has grown smaller. The internet is a locus for all types not groups to communicate,
collaborate, and cooperate. This technology is, in principle, value neutral: it can be a
channel for both positive and negative connections. In other words, cyberspace is a
place for people with a wide range of interest including radical groups interested in
fomenting social and political discontent. Yet, the methods each group uses to
mobilize could be similar. What follows is a summary of the literature on the role of
the internet in social and political mobilization, with the goal of examining concepts,
theories, and findings that may be relevant to understanding the potential role of the
internet in radicalization.

ACTIVITY 8

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

The first three things I learn!

Directions: Write three things you learn about Information Communication

Technology (ICT)

I learn that Information Communication Technology (ICT) is

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ICT benefits in human life are

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EVALUATION 8

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

Level: _________________

Essay. Write at least 2 paragraphs about on how Information Communication

Technology (ICT) facilitate social relationship and political movements in your own
understanding.

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REFERENCES:

https://www.scribd.com/document/446109038/Key-Components-in-Intuitive-
Thinking?
fbclid=IwAR3tEUgjjJ4vk9PJEapj0F_hXrQ3Lj7zpgWKartjwnk6hjSINdGFJvve28k
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Information_and_communications_technology#cite_note-2
Information Sheet 9

CHAPTER 9 : NEURAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

LESSON : Definition of Terms
: Neural Networks Vs Social Networks

NOMINAL DURATION: Day 1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Explain the different terms.
2. Describe neural network and social network.
3. Distinguish neural network from social network.
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 DEFINITION OF TERMS
⮚ Neural Networks. A series of algorithms that endeavors to recognize
underlying relationships in a set of data through a process that mimics the
way the human brains operates. A neural network works similarly to the
human brain’s neural network. A “neuron” in a neural network is a
mathematical function that collects and classifies information according to a
specific architecture. The network bears a strong resemblance to statistical
methods such as curve fitting and regression analysis.
⮚ Social Network. The use of internet-based social media sites to stay
connected with friends, family, colleagues, customers, or clients. Social
networking can have a social purpose, a business purpose, or both, through
sites such as facebook, twitter, Linkedin, and Instagram, among others.
⮚ Relationship network. Simply the art of meeting people and benefiting from
those relationships. Often the benefit of these relationship is to obtain
information and leads to further grow your business relationship, is unique to
every pair of individuals, and it evolves over time.
⮚ Connection. A relationship between two things, people, or groups.
⮚ Network. A group formed from parts that are connected together. A network
is also a company that provides programs to a group of television or radio
stations.
⮚ Relationship. The way two or more people are connected, or the way behave
toward each other.
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COMPARE THE NEURAL NETWORKS WITH SOCIAL NETWORK

Neural Networks Social Networks

Computing terms and is here
understood to synthetically represent
network of a human brain, the
computing machinery will undergo
processing on levels that are currently
incomprehensible to the majority of
human users let alone programmers.
Understood here in computing terms and
represents an affiliation of peer to peer
exchanges within a computer network
human inputs are typically represented
through based internet enabled nodes and
communication can be both symmetrical
and asymmetrical.

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Based solely on artificial dendrite
replicators.
Social network accesses actual dendrite
receptors the social network will convert
the human inputs into its machine code
and present its formulation back to the
inputter in design formatted functionally.

Converts within a Boolean machine A social network requests inputs from

and outputs only as it itself has been humans and then has the option to convert
inputted to output as instruction. within computing and return.

Neural networks have communication Social networks are primarily

functions but are networked for input- communication networks with input and
output functionality. output functions.

ACTIVITY 9

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: _____________________

Level: _________________

Give your Idea!

Direction: Give your insight on what you have learned about neural network and
social network.

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I Learned that Neural Network

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I Learned that Social Network

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The difference of Neural networks in Social Network

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Self-Reflection!

Direction: The following listed below are social networking sites. Choose among
these whom you have an account with and indicate what year you have started using
it and the reason for using it. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. FACEBOOK
Year started: __________________
Reason/
s:____________________________________________________________
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2. TWITTER
Year started: __________________
Reason/
s:____________________________________________________________
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3. INSTAGRAM
Year started: __________________
Reason/
s:____________________________________________________________
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4. YOUTUBE
Year started: __________________
Reason/
s:____________________________________________________________
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5. TIKTOK
Year started: __________________
Reason/
s:____________________________________________________________
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EVALUATION 9

Name: _______________________________ Adviser: ______________________

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Level: _________________

Fill in the blank. Write the terms that will complete the paragraph. Write your answer
on the space provided.

1. _____________ a series of algorithms that endeavors to recognize

underlying relationships in a set of data through a process that mimics the
way the human brains operate. A neural network works similarly to the
2. _____________ neural network. A 3. ___________ in a neural network is a
mathematical function that collects and classifies information according to a
specific architecture. The network bears a strong resemblance to statistical
methods such as 4. ___________ and 5. _____________.
While in 6. ____________ understood here in computing terms and
represents an affiliation 7. _____________ of peer to peer exchanges within a
computer network human inputs are typically represented through based
8. _________ enabled nodes and communication can be both 9.
___________ and10. ______________.

ANSWER KEY 9

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1. Neural network
2. Human’s brain
3. Neuron
4. Curve fitting
5. Regression analysis
6. Social network
7. Affiliation
8. Internet
9. Symmetrical
10. Asymmetrical

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with-daniel-darabos-and-janos-maginecz

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