Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna

College of Agriculture
An Outcomes-Based Learning Program
I.UNIVERSITY

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Sustainable Development transforming lives and communities.
MISSION: LSPU provides quality education through responsive
instruction, distinctive research, and sustainable extension and production
services for improved quality of life towards nation building.
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improvement to provide quality, efficient and effective services to the
University stakeholders highest level of satisfaction through a dynamic and
excellent management system imbued with utmost integrity, professionalism
and innovation.

AN OUTCOMES-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM (Syllabus)

Course Title: Philosophy and Semester: 2ND AY 2016-
Ethics 2017
No. of Units: 3 No. of Hours: 54
Prerequisites: None
Part 1. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Rationale: This course aims at being an introduction to philosophical thinking in

general rather than to provide a full survey of philosophical disciplines,
their methods, doctrines and leading ideas. Instead of trying to give a
comprehensive account of all possible forms of philosophy has assumed
throughout its long history we shall zero in on several characteristic
examples through lectures illustrating how classical and modern thinkers
formulate their questions and how they grapple with their issues in
contrast to ordinary, religious and scientific consciousness.

Focus: The course will cover topics such as the nature and scope of philosophy,
the traditional and special fields of philosophy. We shall look at the
different conceptions of the term philosophy'. After this, selected
problems in the major branches of philosophy, namely, epistemology,
metaphysics, and ethics will be discussed.

Outcome: Read and interpret philosophical texts (rightly considered as belonging to

the category of the most complex intellectual products), acquiring an
initial command of philosophical language, thus have adopted
"philosophical attitude" as an elevated form of human curiosity and
resistance to any kind of dogmatism.

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Part 2. Outcomes-Based Macro Curriculum Framework

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOS)

Program
Institutional (IILOs) (PILOS) Course (CILOs)
( CMOs)
When you have fully When you
completed the successfully
LSPU Graduate Attributes
Agriculture Business complete
An LSPU Graduate is
Program you should be Introduction to
expected to be a: Philosophy , you
graduates who:
will be able to:
CSO 1: Demonstrate Identify strengths
competencies on animal and weaknesses in
1. Responsible and
and farm management the arguments
Upright Citizen, who as well as agricultural philosophers have
is capable of achieving related business put forward for
high level personal well- activities their views and
being contributive to the formulate
harmony and betterment objections and
of the profession, family, counterarguments
society and nation.
INTEGRITY

of your own
invention.
CSO 2: Perform
Hospitality Leadership Apply critical
and teamwork skills in
thinking and
creating customer
2. Compassionate oriented work reasoning skills
Leader, who is an environment.
advocate of good in a wide range
governance and quality
management for a of career paths
quality life.
and courses of

study.

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 CSO 3: Exhibit positive Identify and
attitude and proper describe the major
areas of
ethics in the
philosophical
multicultural inquiry, explain
3. Professionally workplace. how those areas
Skilled, who applies differ from and
technological skills as relate to one
worker-leader in the field another, and place
PROFESSIONALISM

of expertise apt to the the views and

global needs. arguments of
major
philosophical
figures within
those thematic
categories.
4. Effective CSO 4: Demonstrate
Communicator, who is effective interpersonal
proficient in the and communication
exchange of information skills and high degree
orally and in writing both of service orientation. Use philosophical
in English and in Filipino terminology
in interpreting, correctly and
expressing and consistently.
negotiating meanings in
relevant settings for
lifelong learning.

CSO 5: Manifest Identify and

adequate knowledge of describe the views
the agriculture of a number of
education program major
5. Creative &
both in local and philosophers and
Critical Thinker, who international context. articulate how
articulates and produces these views are
entrepreneurial created in
resources extended to response to
INNOVATION

families and community general

for improvement. philosophical
problems or to the
views of other
philosophers
6. Competent CSO 6: Demonstrate
Research Oriented creative and innovative Explain the broad
Individual, who is able thinking in problem outlines of the
to analyze facts solving by formulating
sound decisions. history of
methodically, discover philosophy as a
and establish new theory framework that
to use in solving can be applied in
problems and decision more advanced
making contributory to courses.
the sustainability of the
needs of the community.

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 PART 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING MATRIX

Intended Course Contents Learning Assessme Tim

Learning Activities nt Tasks e
Outcomes Fra
(ILOs) me
The Nature of Philosophy Professional Oral 12
ILO 1. Explain a.) What is Philosophy? lectures, examination hrs.
the intrinsic
value of b.) Why is Philosophy peer Reflection
philosophy. important? teaching paper
Describe the c.) A brief survey of Quizzes
fundamental branches of Buzz
philosophical
subfields of philosophy. sessions
inquiry, the Dimensional
methods of question
inquiry. approach
(CILO 1,2,4,5,6)
Metaphysics Professional Oral 18hr
ILO 2. Define
a.) God lectures, examination s.
the principal
pursuits of the b.) The Nature of peer Article
philosophical Reality teaching review
subfields of c.) Self, mind and Quizzes
metaphysics and
soul Buzz Term Exam
explain how
skeptical, d.) Personal Identity sessions
empirical, and e.) Free will and Dimensional
rational determinism question
approaches to
f.) Causality approach
these subfield
have helped us
pose and
investigate
crucial
questions.
Apply basic
metaphysical
argumentation,
including
synthetic and
analytic
judgment as
well as a
priori and a
posteriori notion
s about the
acquisition of
knowledge.

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(CILO 4,5,6)
Epistemology Professional Oral 12
ILO 3. Define
a.) Skepticism lectures, examination hrs.
the principal
pursuits of the b.) Foundationalism peer Seminar
philosophical c.) Thought (Cogito) teaching presentatio
subfield of d.) Solipsism n
epistemology
e.) Descartes Buzz Quizzes
and explain how
skeptical, Arguments for sessions
empirical, and Gods existence Dimensional
rational f.) The Problem of the question
approaches to
Criterion approach
these subfields
have helped us
pose and
investigate
crucial
questions.

Apply basic
epistemological
argumentation,
including
synthetic and
analytic
judgment as
well as a
priori and a
posteriori notion
s about the
acquisition of
knowledge.

(CILO 1,3,6)
ILO 4. Cultivate a. Ethics Professional Oral 12
the ability to 1. What is ethics? lectures, examination hrs.
isolate and 2. What is morality?
peer Debate
examine the 3. Teleological vs De-
principles and ontological ethical teaching Quizzes
issues involved, Theories Term exam
both in complex 4. Immanuel Kant Buzz
theoretical and Duty-Based
sessions
situations and in Ethics
concrete, actual Dimensional
problems. Explain question
Kants categorical approach
imperative as a
moral principle by
applying the
categorical
imperative to
hypothetical
situations. (CILO 1,

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2, 3,6)
Course Requirement: Produce a poster based on ILOs 1-4.

PART 4. REFERENCES
Saylor.org
iTunes U: Dr. Nigel Warburtons Philosophy: The Classics
Yale Universitys Open Yale Courses: Dr. Steven B. Smiths Introduction to
Political Philosophy, Professor Ivn SzelnyisFoundations of Modern Social
Theory, and Professor Ian Shapiros The Moral Foundations of Politics
Stanford Universitys Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The University of Tennessee at Martins Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

MATERIALS:

LCD projector, white board, PPT

PART 5. LEARNER ASSESSMENT (GRADING SYSTEM)

Attendance 10%

Assessments
ILO 1: Oral exam, Reflection paper, Quiz
ILO 2: Oral exam, Article Review, Quiz
ILO 3: Oral exam, Seminar presentation, Quiz
ILO 4: Oral exam, Debate, Quiz

40%

Requirement #1 10%

Examination

Midterm 20%
Final 20%

100% Total

Part 6. Course Policies

1. Regular attendance is required for all students 3 unexcused absences

will mean automatically dropped from the subject.

2. Wearing of the University students ID and uniform at all times is

required for all the students except when having field activities.

3. Active Participation individually and in group is expected.

4. Tardiness is equivalent to one day absence.

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 5. Student shall abide the instructor/ professors policy on the submission
of learning outputs based on the metrics and deadlines given

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Conforme: Approved:

Faculty: Rolando R. Allegro C. Acero Rolando R. Zeryl Joy M.

Cruzada,Jr. Social Cruzada,Jr. Fiscal
Mobile:09128266169 Science/Humanities/ Assoc. Dean,
Email: Gen.
rockycruzada@yahoo.c Education Chairperson, CAS
om Coordinator CIDQA
Dr. Lolita L.
Beato
Dean, CA

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