DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Daraga, Albay

OBE COURSE SYLLABUS

GE 8 - Ethics

2nd Semester, A.Y. 2023

Vision: A professional institution of quality, relevant and productive education.

Mission: An institution committed to produce empowered, productive, morally upright and globally competitive professionals in the field of education
through quality instructions, relevant course offering and employable graduates.

Goals:
 Provide a high-quality education to each student; to fully develop his knowledge, desirable values and skills of learning.
 Provide a safe, caring disciplined and stimulating environment in which each individual is challenged and enriched by learning within a
culture of mutual respect.
 Prepare each student for a fulfilling, happy and successful life as an active citizen in a global and sustainable society.
 Engage in positive partnership with all parents to support and recognize each student’s learning and development.
 Network with other internal and external stakeholders to support the needs and professional development of the staff and students.

Course Name Ethics

Course Credit 3 units
Course Description This course deals with principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society and in interaction with the environment
and other shared resources (CMO 20 s. 2013). The course also teaches students to make moral decisions by using dominant ethical frameworks and
by applying a seven-step moral reasoning model to analyze and solve moral dilemmas.
Contact 3 hours/week; 54 hours for 18 weeks
Hours/Week 51 lecture hours; 3 hours for 3 periodic exams = 54 hours
Course Outcomes

1. Discuss the VMGO and how they relate to their roles, duties, and responsibilities.
2. Distinguish between moral and non-moral problems
3. Describe what a moral experience is
4. Explain the influence of culture on moral development
5. Discuss the elements of moral development and moral experience
6. Use ethical frameworks to determine what is moral
7. Make sound ethical judgments based on ethical frameworks
8. Develop sensitivity to the common good
9. Internalize the principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society and interaction with the environment

LEARNING PLAN

Assessment
Learning Outcomes Topic Teaching and Learning Activities
of Learning Outcomes
1. Explain the importance of rules Chapter 1 – UNDERSTANDING MORALITY AND Small Group Discussion Written Test
MORAL STANDARDS (10 hours) Lecturette
Lesson 1 – importance of Rules Reflection Reflection Paper
2. Distinguish between moral and non-moral Lesson 2 – Moral and non-moral standards Small Group Discussion Written Test
standards Lecturette
Reflection Reflection Paper
3. Explain moral dilemma as a moral 3 - Moral dilemma Small Group Discussion Product – writing an original
experience Lecturette moral dilemma
4. Distinguish between a moral dilemma and a Reflection
false dilemma Written test
Reflection Paper
5. Illustrate the 3 levels of moral dilemma Lesson 3 – Three Levels of moral dilemma Lecture Product – Writing original
Presentation of research findings examples of the 3 levels of a
Reflection mofral dilemma

6. Explain why only human beings can be Lesson 4 – Freedom as a Foundation of Moral Act Song Analysis(My Way) Written quiz
ethical Small Group Discussion Reflection paper
 Lecturette
Reflection
7. Articulate what culture, enculturation, Culture and how it defines moral behavior Brainstorming Written quiz
inculturation and acculturation mean Small group discussion Reflection paper
8. Attribute facets of personal behavior to Lecturette
culture Reflection
9. Explain how culture shapes the moral agent
10. Explain cultural relativism Lesson 5 - Cultural relativism Informal debate Written test
11. Distinguish between cultural relativism Lecturette Position Paper
and cultural perspective Reflection
12. Analyze crucial qualities of the Filipino Lesson 6 – Filipino character – strengths and -Presentation of research findings on the Written work - Filling out the
moral identity weaknesses Filipino character Table of the Filipino character
13. Evaluate elements of the Filipino - Group discussion
character that need to be changed - Lecturette Reflection Paper
- Reflection
14. Identify universal values Lesson 7 -Universal Values Analysis of quote on honesty Written test
15. Explain why universal values are a
necessity for human survival Reflection Paper
End-of-theChapter Activities - 1 Hour Simulation - Series of 15-minute lectures with Performance test scored with a
PP on the main topics of Chapter 1 rubric
16. To explain what moral agent means and Chapter II - The Moral Agent - 7 Hours Analysis of a given quotation Written test
what it implies Group Discussion Reflection paper
17. To discuss the meaning of fundamental Lesson 1 - The Person as a moral agent Lecturette
option - Fundamental option Reflection
18. State defining moments in your moral Lesson 2 Group sharing of defining moments Written test
formation - Development of Moral Character o the Moral Agent
19. Explain the relationship between moral - Defining Moment Reflection paper
acts and character
20. Describe each stage of moral
development
21. Evaluate one’s personal growth against
the stages of personal development
 Lesson 3 - The Stages of Moral Development Self-survey Written test
Small group discussion Self-evaluation
Lecturette Resolving dilemmas
End-of-the-Chapter Activity 1 1/2 hours Presentation of a research conducted on the Research output
level of moral development of a group of
millenials Scored with a rubric
22. Explain the meaning of human act, the Chapter III - Human Act - 9 Hours Test on act of man and human act Written test
morality and accountability of human act Small group discussion
Lesson 1 - The Meaning of Human Act - The Lecturette Reflection
Determinants of the morality of human act
23. Discuss the three basis of moral Lesson 2 - Accountability of Moral Act Small group discussion on Judas’ betrayal Written work
accountability Lecturette
24. Give examples of modifiers of human act Reflection Reflection
Moral Dilemmas
25. Explain the role of feelings in moral Lesson 3 - Feeling as a modifier of moral decision-
decision making making

26. To define reason and impartiality as a Lesson 4 - Reason and Impartiality as Minimum Individual activity - Determining the validity of Written test
minimum requirements for morality Requirements for Morality given arguments
27. To apply the 7-step moral reasoning Small group discussion Reflection
model and the value clarification process Case study
Metaphorical thinking
28. Distinguish between reason and will Lesson 5 - The Difference Between Reason and Will Small Group Activity -comparing a person to a Written test
driftwood Performance - Simulation
Lecturette - Robert Frost’s Poem
Reflection Paper
End of the Chapter Activity - 2 Hours Simulation - Students deliver a 20-minute Performance test scored with
presentation with PP before an Ethics class of rubric
out-of-school-youth on the main topics of
Chapter 3.
Chapter IV - Frameworks and Principles behind Moral - Pretest Written Quiz
Disposition (15 Hours) - Small Group Activity
- Lecturette Reflection paper
29. Explain the meaning of ethical framework Lesson 1 - The Meaning of Ethical Framework - Analogy
30. Distinguish among five ethical frameworks - Use of cinquain

31. Articulate what virtue ethics is Lesson 2 - Aristotle’s Viertue Ethics - Small group discussion on models of virtue Written Quiz
32. Cite some criticisms or questions against - Lecturette that includes the movie “Pay It
virtue ethics Forward,” quotation on character development Reflection paper
- Reflection
33. Articulate what natural law ethics is Lesson 3 - St. Thomas’ Natural Law - Small Group Discussion Written activity
34. Apply natural law ethics - Lecturette
- Determining the soundness of given laws Reflection
35. Articulate the duty ethical framework Lesson 4 - Kant’s Deontological Ethics: The Duty - Small Group Discussion Written quiz
36. Differentiate what is legally right from Framework - Lecturette Reflection paper
what is morally right - Determining the soundness of given laws
37. Articulate what is ethical based on Lesson 5 - Utilitarianism: The Consequentialist Ethical - Small Group Discussion on the implication of a Written quiz
utilitarianism or the consequentialist’s ethical Framework hedonist’s song Reflection paper
framework - Lecturette
38. Critique utilitarianism - Reflection
39. Articulate what love and justice mean Lesson 6 - The Love and Justice Framework - Small Group Discussion Written test - determining what
40. Explain how taxation can serve as an - Lecturette is ethical based on love and
instrument of social justice and welfare - Reflection justice framework

Reflection
End of the Chapter Activity - 1 1/2 hours Panel Discussion - Moral Issues will be
presented for panel discussion; Students serve
as panel representing the 5 ethical frameworks
41. Explain the meaning of globalization Chapter V - Globalization and its Ethical Challenges - 2 - Song analysis “It’s a Small World” Written test
42. Identify the important moral challenges of hours - Group Discussion
globalization - Lecturette Reflection Paper
Lesson 1 - Globalization and Pluralism: New - Reflection
Challenges in Ethics
43. Describe millenials and fillenials Lesson 2 - Millenials and Fillenials: Ethical Challenges - Viewing of a Video of Millenial and Fillenial Written test
44. Point out traits of the millenials and and Responses - Small Group discussion
fillenials that are inimical to their moral - Presentation of research findings Research output
development as human persons - Lecturette
- Rap, Jingle formulation Reflection paper
 - Reflection
45. Differentiate ethics from religion Lesson 3 - The Religious Response: The Role of - Small group discussion on Dostoevsky’s quote Written test
46. Explain the role of religion in ethics Religion in Ethics - Lecturette
- Reflection Position paper
End of the chapter Activity - 2 hours Research presentations on PQF, AQRF in the Performance scored with a
context of Aristotle’s virtue ethics; ethics of rubric
Millenials, Fillenials , humanism without God
(Pope Paul VI) and on one global issue cited by
UN

Prepared by:

JAYSON D. REYES
College Instructor

Recommending Approval:

MELVIN M. GOYENA, Ed.D.

College Dean

Approved:

ROMULO M. LINDIO, DBA

OIC-College Administrator