Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna

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

VISION: The Laguna State Polytechnic University is a Center for 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.
QUALITY POLICY: We, at LSPU are committed with continual 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 Ethics Semester: 2ND AY 2016-2017
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 (PILOS)
Institutional (IILOs) Course (CILOs)
( CMOs)

When you have fully

LSPU Graduate Attributes completed the Agriculture When you successfully
Business Program you should complete Introduction
An LSPU Graduate is expected to be to Philosophy , you will
be graduates who:
a: be able to:

CSO 1: Demonstrate Identify strengths and

1. Responsible and Upright competencies on animal and weaknesses in the
Citizen, who is capable of farm management as well as arguments
achieving high level personal agricultural related business philosophers have put
well-being contributive to the activities forward for their views
harmony and betterment of the and formulate
profession, family, society and objections and
nation. counterarguments of
your own invention.
INTEGRITY

CSO 2: Perform Hospitality

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

study.

CSO 3: Exhibit positive Identify and describe

the major areas of
PROFESSIONALISM

attitude and proper ethics in

philosophical inquiry,
3. Professionally Skilled, who the multicultural workplace. explain how those
applies technological skills as areas differ from and
worker-leader in the field of relate to one another,
expertise apt to the global and place the views and
needs. arguments of major
philosophical figures
within those thematic
categories.

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

CSO 5: Manifest adequate Identify and describe

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

philosophical problems
improvement. or to the views of other
philosophers

6. Competent Research CSO 6: Demonstrate creative

Oriented Individual, who is and innovative thinking in Explain the broad
able to analyze facts problem solving by outlines of the history
methodically, discover and formulating sound decisions. of philosophy as a
establish new theory to use in framework that can be
solving problems and decision
applied in more
making contributory to the advanced courses.
sustainability of the needs of
the community.

PART 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING MATRIX

Intended Learning Course Contents Learning Assessment Time

Outcomes (ILOs) Activities Tasks Frame
The Nature of Philosophy Professional Oral 12
ILO 1. Explain the a.) What is Philosophy? lectures, peer examination hrs.
intrinsic value of
philosophy. Describe b.) Why is Philosophy teaching Reflection
the fundamental important? paper
philosophical c.) A brief survey of Buzz sessions Quizzes
subfields of inquiry, branches of philosophy. Dimensional
the methods of
inquiry. question
approach
(CILO 1,2,4,5,6)
Metaphysics Professional Oral 18hrs.
ILO 2. Define the
a.) God lectures, peer examination
principal pursuits of
the philosophical b.) The Nature of Reality teaching Article review
subfields of c.) Self, mind and soul Quizzes

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metaphysics and d.) Personal Identity Buzz sessions Term Exam
explain how e.) Free will and Dimensional
skeptical, empirical,
determinism question
and rational
approaches to these f.) Causality approach
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 notions
about the
acquisition of
knowledge.

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

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

(CILO 1,3,6)
ILO 4. Cultivate the a. Ethics Professional Oral 12
ability to isolate and 1. What is ethics? lectures, peer examination hrs.
examine the 2. What is morality?

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principles and issues 3. Teleological vs De- teaching Debate
involved, both in ontological ethical Quizzes
complex theoretical Theories
Buzz sessions Term exam
situations and in 4. Immanuel Kant and
concrete, actual Duty-Based Ethics Dimensional
problems. Explain question
Kants categorical approach
imperative as a
moral principle by
applying the
categorical
imperative to
hypothetical
situations. (CILO 1,
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

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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.

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. Fiscal

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

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