Republic of the Philippines

COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

SAMAR COLLEGES
Catbalogan City, Samar
Tel.Nos. (055) 251-3021, 543-881, Fax (055) 251-3021

OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION (OBE) SYLLABUS

I. Course Code : CoEd GE11

II. Course Descriptive Title : Gender and Society
III. Credit Units : Three (3) Units
IV. Professor/Instructor : ROSELLE M. MABUTE, LPT
V. Course Pre-requisite : None
VI. Academic Term and Year : 1st Semester, A.Y. 2023 – 2024
VII. Vision and Mission of Samar College

SAMAR COLLEGE VISION

We are the leading center of learning in the island of Samar. We take pride being the school of
first choice by students where they can fully attain academic and personal achievements through
affordable education, excellent instruction, and state-of-the-art facilities in a values-driven
educational system.

SAMAR COLLEGE MISSION

Samar College is a community-based, privately owned learning institution that provides quality
basic, tertiary, and graduate education to students of Samar Island and its neighboring communities.
We commit to help our students improve their quality of life by delivering affordable, values-driven,
industry-relevant, curricular programs that produce globally competitive, innovative, service-
oriented and God-fearing citizens who contribute to the progress of society.

VIII. College Objectives:

1. To adhere to the highest standards of work and personal ethics;
2. To provide avenues for advancement and give due recognition and reward for individual and
collective contributions.
3. To work for the greater good of all who belong to the community we operate in by going
beyond call of duty.
4. To help find meaning in life through education.

IX. Institutional Graduate Outcomes:

Institutional Graduate Outcome Attributes Link to MC-CV

Common to All Programs in All Types of School
1. Articulate and discuss the latest Communicator Globally competitive
development in the specific field of Excellence
practice. Innovative
2. Communicate effectively in writing, Communicator Excellence
speaking, and presenting using culturally Globally competitive
appropriate language.
3. Work effectively in teams, in Competitive Globally competitive
collaboration with other disciplines and Technical and Excellence
multi-cultural teams. Organizational leadership Service-oriented

4. Practice the profession in accordance with Competitive

existing laws, social, moral, and/or ethical Service-oriented Service-oriented
responsibility.
5. Act as responsible citizen and show pride Values-Driven God-fearing
of being Filipino by preserving and
promoting Filipino historical and cultural
heritage.

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 6. Demonstrate competence to conduct Competitive
research. Service-oriented Service-oriented
7. Demonstrate competence and Technological and Service-oriented
commitment to develop appropriate Organizational Committed
technological services in response to Leadership/service-
national, regional, and local government. oriented

Common to Samar College Graduates

8. Apply effectively the four macro skills in Communicator Globally competitive
a language situation Excellence
9. Meet the standards of industries both local Competitive Innovative
and international requiring manpower
skills and competencies.
10. Critique and analyze possible problems Critical and rational Innovative
and alternative solutions. thinkers
11. Sustain self-assessment for personal and Lifelong Learner Globally competitive
professional growth and development.

12. Commit to a high standard of work ethics Service-Oriented Committed

in service community.
13. Create linkages with private and public Technical and Service-oriented
organizations to address societal problems Organizational Excellence
and needs. Leadership
14. Develop morally upright individuals who Values-Driven God-fearing
are committed to work for the greater
good.

X. Course Description
Concepts, principles, and approaches in the understanding of genders in the Philippine towards an effective
gender responsive society. Gender and Society is a three-unit course that ignites awareness to the students’
understanding of our country’s current problems in Gender inequality, Gender mainstreaming, Gender
preferences, and the likes. It equips the students with a broader perspective on their gender roles as they discern
stereotypes and discriminations as dictated by the society. It prepares students to be more gender sensitive in
words and in actions as they build a new society filled with gender responsive individuals.

XI. Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
KNOWLEDGE
1. Discuss the context of sex, sexuality and gender following the Philippine social norms.
2. Identify current gender issues in the country.
3. Analyze gender stereotypes and gender inequalities as experienced on the four levels of socialization: at
home, in school, in peer groups, and in mass media.
4. Familiarize with the Philippine Laws concerning sex and gender.
5. Determine action plans to counter abuses or discrimination about gender.
SKILLS
1. Convey positive support on the different gender spectrum
2. Counter gender discrimination characterized in words and in actions
3. Apply gender sensitivity by correcting inappropriate gender expressions
4. Reinforce erroneous acts that shows disrespect towards the different genders
5. Design a gender responsive platform for the whole campus
VALUES
1. Appreciate the differences of all gender representations
2. Adopt respect for all genders
3. Discern corrupted ideas against the different gender representations
4. Rise for support for all genders
5. Be attentive to gender maltreatment regardless of one’s personal gender preference

XII. Core Values to be Developed:

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 The core values to be developed are as follows: Integrity, Respect, Concern for others, Passion
for Excellence, Dedication to service, God-fearing and Principle-centered.

XIII. Course Content

Topic/Units of Work Time Frame/Allotment

I. Course Orientation 1 hr
1. Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives of Samar College
2. School and Classroom Policies
3. Grading System
4. Classroom Rules and Regulation

PRELIMINARIES 12 hrs
I. Introduction
 Discrimination Today
II. Leveling Off: Gender and Sexuality
 Gender & Sexuality
 Gender Stereotypes
 SOGIE
 Why Equate Gender Issues with Women’s Issues
III. Cultures and Rationalities
 Instinct and Culture

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 1 Hour

MIDTERM 12 hrs
IV. Women’s Way of Knowing
 Women and the Metaphor of Silence
 Differences in Ways of Knowing: Women and Connectedness
 Exclusion of Women in Disciplines
V. Gender Fair Language
 Language and Gender Relations
 Philippine Culture and Language
 Identities and Naming Things
 Sexist Language and Culture
 Toward a Gender Fair Language
VI. Women: A Sectorial Situationer
 Sectoral Situationers
 Women and the Economy: Women and Work
 Women, Work and Poverty in the Philippines
 Women and Education
 Women and Health
 Violence Against Women
 Women and Armed Conflict
 Women in Power and Politics
 Institutional Mechanisms and the Human Rights of Women
 Discrimination against the Girl-child
 Women and the Environment
 Women and Disaster
 Women in the Indigenous Communities
 Filipino Women in Other Sectors

MIDTERM EXAMINATION 1 Hour

PRE-FINALS 12 hrs

VII. Women, Development and the World

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  Growth and Development
 Women and the Dominant Economic System
 Gender and Development
 Agriculture and the Values of Development
 How women Feed the World
VIII. Gender Interests and Needs
 Gender Interests and Needs in Development
 Gender Interests
 Strategic Gender Needs
 Challenges for the Fulfillment of Gender Needs in the Philippines
IX. Laws, Policies, and Programs for Philippine Women
 Human Rights Approach
 International Treaties for Women’s Protection
 Laws and Policies for Women in the Philippines

PRE-FINALS EXAMINATION 1 Hour

FINALS 12 hrs

X. Theories on the Origin of Women’s Oppression

 Women’s Oppression
 Goddess Worship to God Worship
 Eve and the Other
 A Shift of Production
XI. The Western Women’s Movement
XII. Women in the Philippines

FINALS EXAMINATION 1 Hour

XIV. Detailed Learning Plan

See Attached File for Curricular/Learning Plans

XV. Suggested References and Instructional Material:

 Rodriguez, A.M., Rodriguez A.M.L., (2019) Gender and Society. C & E Publishing, Inc. 2019

XVI. Course Requirements:

The following are the requirements for the course and are subject to modifications depending on the
situation and necessities of the course and the students:
1. Major Examinations
2. Quizzes
3. Module Activities
4. Summative Examination Per Grading Period
5. Projects/Assignments/Compilation/Reaction paper/Recitation

XVII. METHODOLOGIES
Blended Learning Distance Learning
Brainstorming Portfolio
Reportorial Learning Cycle Model
Demonstration P-O-E (Predict, Observe, Explain)
Participative Model Discovery Learning
Inductive Model Mind Mapping/Concept Mapping
Inquiry Method Think Pair and Share
Project Method Motivational Games
Individual Empirical Exposure

XVIII. Grading System / Evaluation Parameters / Measures:

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 The following are the different areas in which students in this course will be rated to their
performance:

Major Examination 30%

Quizzes/Activities 20%
Reaction/ Reflection Paper 20%
Final Output 30%

Total 100%
Equivalent Rating= (Score/Number of Items) x 40+60
Final Rating = ¼ (Prelim grade) + (Midterm grade) +
¼ (Pre-final grade) + ¼ (Final grade)

XIX. House Rules and Classroom Policies:

1. Academic honesty is expected at all times. Any students found to have engaged in academic
misconduct such as cheating, plagiarism, or collusion is subject to disciplinary sanction as
outlined in the student Handbook;
2. Students with special needs are given priority.
3. Attendance is checked every session.
4. Proper decorum should be observed as dignified teachers.
5. Intellectual discussion is highly encouraged.
6. Attend the (online/face-to-face) class with complete uniform and I.D.
7. Class requirements should be passed on time. Late papers/projects will be deducted with the
corresponding points agreed by the class.

XX. Consultation Hours

Ms. Roselle M. Mabute

Time/Day Room

9:00-10:00 A.M.
10:00-11:00 A.M FH-2

Prepared by:

ROSELLE M. MABUTE, LPT

Mapeh Instructor, COED Faculty

Noted:

NIMFA T. TORREMORO, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Education

Recommending Approval:

MELDRITO B. VALLES, Ph.D.

Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Dean, College of Arts and Science

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 Approved:

PEDRITO G. PADILLA, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Academic Programs

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