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 West Visayas State University
(Formerly Iloilo Normal School)
HIMAMAYLAN CITY CAMPUS
Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental,6108
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PART I

Course Facilitator: MERALY S. DEGILLO, MA, LPT, RGC

FB Name: Mhie Degillo
Email Address: [email protected]
Contact Number: 09292618420

I. COURSE CODE AND TITLE: SS 112 — ETHICS

II. COURSE DISCRIPTION:

This course is an introduction to the science of human acts with reference to right
and wrong, the rectitude of human conduct, the scientific inquiry into the principles
of morality, and the practical science of the morality of human actions.

III. COURSE CONTENT/SUBJECT MATTER:

a. Course Orientation and Integration of the Institutional Vision, Mission, Core
Values, and Outcomes with Ethics
i. Vision, Mission, Core Values
ii. Desired Course Outcomes
iii. Questions about the significance of ethics in life

b. Ethical Dimension of Human Existence

i. Value
ii. Source of authority
iii. Senses of the self

c. Utilitarianism
i. Utility, the principle
ii. Greatest number principle
iii. Moral rights and justice

d. Deontology
i. Agency and duty
ii. Autonomy
iii. Universalizability

e. Natural Law
i. Saint Thomas Aquinas
ii. The Greeks
iii. The essence and varieties of law

f. Virtue Ethics
i. Ultimate purpose and happiness
ii. Virtue as excellence
iii. Moral virtue and mesotes

g. Making Informed Decision

i. Moral agent and contexts
ii. Moral deliberation
iii. Self, society, and environment

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COURSE OBJECTIVES
h. At the end of the semester the BS Psychology student must have:
i. Discussed basic concepts of ethics.
ii. Gained and practiced moral valuation and ethical practices.
iii. Explained concepts and theories of understanding the fundamentals of
ethics.
iv. Garnered meaningful insights related to local topics of interest in the light
of ethics.

TIME FRAME TOPICS

WEEK 1 Course Orientation and Integration of the Institutional Vision,

Mission, Core Values, and Outcomes with Ethics
A. Vision, Mission, Core Values
B. Desired Course Outcomes
C. Questions about the significance of ethics in life

WEEK 2 TO 3 Ethical Dimension of Human Existence

A. Value
B. Source of authority
C. Senses of the self

WEEK 4 TO 5 Utilitarianism
A. Utility, the principle
B. Greatest number principle
C. Moral rights and justice

WEEK 6 TO 7 Deontology
A. Agency and duty
B. Autonomy
C. Universalizability

WEEK 8 TO 9 Natural Law

A. Saint Thomas Aquinas
B. The Greeks
C. The essence and varieties of law

WEEK 11 TO 13 Virtue Ethics

A. Ultimate purpose and happiness
B. Virtue as excellence
C. Moral virtue and mesotes

WEEK 13 TO 16 Making Informed Decision

A. Moral agent and contexts
B. Moral deliberation
C. Self, society, and environment

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PART II: Unit 0

I. MODULE TITLE: Course Orientation and Integration of the Institutional Vision,

Mission, Core Values, and Outcomes with Ethics

II. OVERVIEW: Making sense of ethics and the VMIO.

III. DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

a. Students will be able to explore and explain the following:
i. Institutional Vision, Mission, and Graduate Attributes
ii. Course Outcomes
iii. Questions about the significance of ethics in life

IV. DISCUSSION
a. Institutional Vision (V), Mission (M), and Institutional Outcomes (IO)
Vision: A research university advancing quality education towards societal
transformation and global recognition.
Mission: WVSU commits to develop life-long learners empowered to generate
knowledge and technology, and transform communities as agents of
change.
Core Values: Excellence, Creativity & Innovation, Service
Institutional Outcomes:
Ang taga-West :
- is a creative and critical thinker;
- is an effective and responsible communicator;
- has uncompromising personal and professional ethical standards;
- is technologically-skilled;
- has teaming and collaborative skills;
- is socially responsible and has strong national identity;
- is globally employable;
- is self-directed, competent, and accountable professionals; and
- can utilize lifelong learning skills or personal development and excellence in
professional practice.

b. Course Outcomes
i. At the end of the semester the student must have:
1. Discussed basic concepts of ethics.
2. Gained and practiced moral valuation and ethical practices.
3. Explained concepts and theories of understanding the fundamentals of
ethics.
4. Garnered meaningful insights related to local topics of interest in the
light of ethics.

c. Discovering the significance of ethics in day to day life

i. Instruction: your answers to the questions below will be recorded as an

insight paper.

1. VMIO
a. What value from the VMIO that you find essential and useful
in your day-to-day life? (explore and explain)

2. Course Outcomes
a. Among the four course outcomes, what is the most important
for you? How will you accomplish it?
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 3. Significance of Ethics
a. How will your knowledge about ethics affect your behavior at
home and in places that you go to?
V. TASKS
a. Insight Paper:
i. Refer to IV.c.
ii. You are given one week to accomplish this task.
iii. Write your answers on the space provided at the attached sheet.
iv. (Page 6 of this module.)

VI. REFERENCES

Brazal, A.M. (2019). A Theology of Southeast Asia: Liberation‐Postcolonial Ethics in the

Philippines. New York: Orbis Books. 2019. 216 pp.

https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.12538

Bulaong, O.G. Jr., Calano, M.J.T., Lagliva, A.M., Mariano, M.N.E., Principe, J.D.Z.

(2018). Ethics: Foundations of Moral Valuation. Quezon City: Rex Book Store,

Inc.

Cariňo, J.V. (2018). Fundamentals of Ethics. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc.

CMO No. 34, s. 2017

Hennig, M., & Hütter, M. (2020). Revisiting the divide between deontology and

utilitarianism in moral dilemma judgment: A multinomial modeling

approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118(1), 22.

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000173

KCC College Department Student Handbook (2015)

Padilla, R.A. (2019). Ethics: A Textbook for the New General Education Curriculum.

Mandaluyong City: Books ATBP. Publishing Corp.

Spahn, A. (2020). Digital objects, digital subjects and digital societies: Deontology in the

age of digitalization. Information, 11(4), 228.

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info11040228

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1. VMIO: What value from the VMIO that you find essential and useful in your day to day life?
(Explore and explain.)

2. Course Outcomes: Among the four course outcomes, what is the most important for you? How
will you accomplish it?

3. Significance of Ethics: How will your knowledge about ethics affect your behavior at home
and in places that you go to?

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