NAVOTAS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

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NPC ONLINE COURSE GUIDE FOR AY 2020-2021

COURSE CONTENT

Course deals with the nature of identity, as well as the factors and forces that affect the
development and maintenance of personal identity.
Course is divided into three major parts: First part seeks to understand the construct of self
from various disciplinary perspectives: Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, and
Psychology.Second part explores some of the aspects that make up the self, such as the
biological and material, including the recent Digital self. The third and final part identifies
three areas of concern for young students learning, goal setting, and management of stress. It
thus also provides practical application of the concepts discussed in this course that will enable
students to have a hands-on experience of developing self-help plans for self- regulated
learning, goal setting, and self appreciation and self care.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course deals with the nature of identity, it intends to facilitate exploration of the issues and
concerns regarding self and identity to arrive at a better understanding of one’s self. It strives
to meet this goal by stressing integration of personal with academic contextualizing matters
discussed in the classroom, and everyday experiences of students that will generate
appreciation of the learning process, and develop reflective attitude while enabling them to
manage and improve themselves, in attaining a good quality of life.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Understand not only the theoretical underpinnings of self, but also to manage and care
for different aspects of self.
2. Acquire new skills and learnings for better managing one’s self and behaviors.
3. Identify and develop positive concepts of students and develop reflective values for
everyday purposes.
4. Gain new skills for practical application of concepts, and make them better individuals.
5. Realized the importance of self in developing self-confidence and motivations and
helped them develop their skills, as well as their interpersonal relationship towards
others.
6. Envisage deeper understanding of individual differences and perspectives.
7. Express ways and intentions towards reaching student goals, in utilizing their strength
and developing their weaknesses.

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COURSE OUTLINE

Competency: At the end of the semester, students will assess themselves from various
perspectives leading to the emergence of one’s self and identity, grasp a better understanding
of their personality, self and identity, along with the knowledge of the influential forces which
impact on these such as gender, culture, family and relationships and demonstrate basic skills
in managing the self and identity.

Outcome:
1. Demonstrate in depth understanding of the self, and realize self-importance.
2. Exhibit comprehensive knowledge of greater responsibilities, self-help plans, and self-
regulated learning.
3. Demonstrate self and social responsibility
4. Explore and respect different aspects of individual differences.
5. Analyze self of individual functioning realizing student’s strength, goal setting and
managing stress.
6. Acquire skills for better managing of one’s self behavior, values, and identified their needs
as an individual
7. Provide a more practical application of concept that enables them to realize full potential
and envisage future careers.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Course Title : Understanding the Self

Section : __________________________________
Schedule : __________________________________
Name of Faculty : Ma. Filipina Oriondo-David
Module Number : Module #2
Lesson Title Topic : Understanding The Self And Its Importance
Week Number : Week #2

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Graduates of NPC are expected to achieve the following:

1. Discuss different representations and conceptualizations of self from various disciplinal
perspectives.
2. Compare and contrast how self has been represented across different disciplines and
perspectives.
3. Examine different influences, factors, forces, that shape the self-including biological, up to
the digital self.
4. Analyze the development of one’s self and develop positive values of integrity,
responsibility, accountability, by building positive self-concept.
5. Demonstrate reflective thought in integrating various positive aspect of self and identity
that will generate learning process through motivation
6. Identify concerns for young students; learning, goal setting, and managing stress.

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LEARNING AND TEACHING SUPPORT MATERIALS

 Understanding the Self by Alata et.al. 1st Edition, 2018

 General Psychology by G. Sevilla, Consuelo Twica Punzalan, 4 th Edition
 General Psychology by Francisco Zulueta, Maricel Paraso, 4th Edition

LECTURE PROPER AND DISCUSSIONS

MODULAR UNIT 2: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF AND ITS IMPORTANCE

UNDERSTANDING SELF
 Sum total of people`s conscious perception of their identity as distinct from
others, it is static, but continue to develop and change.
 It is thinking about what is involve in being, and what distinguishes you from
an object.

IMPORTANCE:
 Self-understanding recognized as key competency for individual to function
effectively.
 Influences individual ability to make decision about self.
 Equips individual with an effective career, life choice, ability to lead, guide,
and inspire others.

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SELF CONCEPT - Set of beliefs that we hold about who we are, it is about his/her
own personal attributes.
 It’s a perception about who we are, what we think, what we ought to be, and
would like to be.
 It`s is component is IDEAL SELF - A representation of what we would
ideally want to possess.
 Has positive, and negative self- assessments in physical, emotional, intellectual,
and functional dimension s of change.
 SOCIAL-SELF- How a person is perceived by others”
 SELF-EVALUATION - “How well do I like myself”
 SELF-KNOWLEDGE - “Who am I “
 Self-expectation - “Who or what do I want to be”

Components of Self:
 Self-Esteem
 Identity
 Role Performance
 Body Image

POSITIVE SELF CONCEPT - Believe in themselves, has confident with the ability
to solve problems, make decision, feel equal for others have respect for themselves and
others, and realistic.

NEGATIVE SELF CONCEPT - They see themselves as failures, negative image of

themselves, and negative feed feelings for themselves, tend to complain constantly,
and finds difficult to accept criticisms.

SELF IDENTITY - What sets one person apart as unique individual, it includes
person`s name, identity, family, status, occupation, and roles.
 This begins to develop during childhood, and is constantly reinforced and modified
throughout life.

BODY IMAGE - Attitude about one`s physical attributes, and characteristics,

appearance, and performance, it is dynamic because it can change, and growth and
development can affect it.

SELF ESTEEM - Sense of giving and receiving love, and being respected by others.

FACTORS AFFECTING SELF CONCEPT:

 Altered health status
 Experiences
 Developmental considerations
 Culture
 Internal and external resources
 History of success and failure
 Crisis or life stressors
 Aging, illness, or trauma

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ASSESSMENT TASK/OUTPUT

Pre-Test
Post-Test
Individual constructions of the personal self-illustrating how different aspects are situated
relative to one another and the importance of each relative to the other.
1. Numerical and pointing system rubrics will be used.
2. Submit this week or before next meeting on our facebook page.

READINGS AND OTHER REFERENCES

 Understanding the Self by Alata et.al. 1st Edition, 2018

 General Psychology by G. Sevilla, Consuelo Twica Punzalan, 4 th Edition
 General Psychology by Francisco Zulueta, Maricel Paraso, 4th Edition

PREPARED BY:

MA. FILIPINA ORIONDO-DAVID, MAEd

Instructor