LESSON 1

UNDERSTANDING
WORK-IMMERSION
1. WHAT DO WE MEAN BY WORK IMMERSION?
The word “immersion” as it applies to the K to 12 curriculum is
defined in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 40,
series of 2015: “Work Immersion refers to the part of the Senior
High School (SHS) Curriculum consisting of 80 hours of hands-
on experience or work simulation which the Grades 11 and 12
students will undergo to expose them to the actual workplace
setting and to enrich the competencies provided by the school
under the supervision of the School Head and the designated
personnel of the Partner.”
1. WHAT DO WE MEAN BY WORK IMMERSION?
Immersion is done outside the school campus in a
“Workplace Immersion Venue,” defined as “the place
where work immersion of students is done. Examples of
work immersion venues include offices, factories, shops
and project sites.” What could lead to confusion is that the
word “immersion” actually has two meanings in K to 12.
The first meaning refers to a required SHS subject in the
curriculum. The second meaning refers not to a subject
but to a preferred mode of delivery of Tech-Voc subjects.
 2. EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR
Every worker should possess good behavior in their workplace to
maintain the balance and harmonious work environment.
a. Work Ethics
is a belief that work, hard work and diligence has a moral benefit
and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character
about prioritizing work and putting it in the center of life. Social
engrailment of this value is considered to enhance character
through hard work that is respective to an individual’s field of work.
 2. EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR
A. Work Ethics
a. A strong work ethic is vital for achieving goals.
b. set of moral principles a person uses in their job.
People who possess a strong work ethic embody
certain principles that guide their work behavior,
leading them to produce high-quality work
consistently and the output feeds the individual to
stay on track.
 2. EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR
A. Work Ethics
a. A good work ethic fuels an individual’s needs and goals, it
is related to the initiative by a person for the objectives
b. considered as a source of self-respect, satisfaction, and
fulfillment. However, a negative work ethic is a behavior of
a single individual or a group that has led to a systematic
lack of productivity, reliability, accountability and a
growing sphere of unprofessional/unhealthy relationships
(e.g., power politics, lack of social skills, etc.)
 2. EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR
B. Here are some factors of a good work ethics:
• Goal-oriented actions: it is not about making plans or the
next logical steps; it's about getting things done so that the
work invested wouldn't be counter-productive.
• Dedicate on priority: focusing on qualitative activities
that a person is capable and where they can make a
difference or a high impact based on objectives.
• Being available and reliable: spending time on the work
and building oneself up for the task.
 2. EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR
B. Here are some factors of a good work ethics:
• Conscientiousness: a desire to do a task well, being
vigilant and organized.
• Creating a rewarding routine/system: Engaging in tasks
that provide strength and energy which can be transferred to
your ultimate goals, creating a habit and a habitat for success.
• Embracing positivism: shape a problem with the
statement "good, (action) (problem)", e.g. "I'm tired and it is
time for a workout" leads to "Good. Workout tired".
 3. CAPITALIST VIEW
Steven Malanga refers to "what was once understood as
the work ethic—not just hard work but also a set of
accompanying virtues, whose crucial role in the
development and sustaining of free markets too few
now recall".
Steven Malanga is the George M. Yeager Fellow at the
Manhattan Institute and City Journal’s senior editor. He
writes about the intersection of urban economies,
business communities, and public policy.
Capitalist - a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade
and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism.
 3. CAPITALIST VIEW
Max Weber notes that this is not a
philosophy of mere greed, but a statement
laden with moral language. It is in effect an
ethical response to the natural desire for
hedonic reward, a statement of the value of
delayed gratification to achieve self-
actualization.
Max Weber - German sociologist and political
economist best known for his thesis of the
“Protestant ethic,” relating Protestantism to
capitalism, and for his ideas on bureaucracy.
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Franklin claims that Bible readings revealed to
him the usefulness of virtue. Indeed, this
reflects the then Christian search for ethic for
living and the struggle to make a living.
What did Benjamin Franklin do for
economics?
In classical economics, the labor theory of
value was widely accepted and many
considered the value of a good to be
determined by its costs of production.
Benjamin Franklin accepted this idea and
expounded it.
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Experimental studies have shown Meritocracy -
government or the
that people with fair work ethic
holding of power by
are able to tolerate tedious jobs people selected on the
with equitable monetary rewards basis of their ability
and benefits, they are highly
critical, have a tendency for Egalitarianism -
workaholics and a negative the doctrine that all
relation with leisure activity people are equal and
concepts. They valued deserve equal rights
meritocracy and egalitarianism. and opportunities.
4. ANTI-CAPITALIST VIEW
The industrial engineer Frederick
Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) revised
the notion of work ethic as a means of
management control that delude
workers about the actual reality for
accumulated advantage, which is a
form of avarice.
Avarice -extreme greed for wealth or
material gain
4. ANTI-CAPITALIST VIEW
A Marxist is someone
Marxists, and some non-Marxist
who strongly agrees
sociologists do not regard "work ethic"
with the political,
as a useful sociological concept. They economic, and
argue that having a "work ethic" in philosophical ideas
excess of management's control of Karl Marx and
doesn't appear rational in any mature Friedrich Engels. If
industry where the employee can't you're a Marxist,
rationally hope to become more than a you're especially
manager whose fate still depends on critical of capitalism.
the owner's decisions.
NOTE: Since work ethics deals with a code of conduct, or a set of principles that is
acceptable in the work place, we need to look at what some of those principles
are.

A list of work ethics for an employer or a company might