Revised People and Earths Ecosystem 25 Mar 2021

PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Old Nalsian Road, Nalsian, Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines 2418

Tel. No. (075)522-8032/Fax No. (075)523-0894/Website:www.philcst.edu.ph
ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED, Member: Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU), Philippine Association of Maritime Institutions (PAMI)
PART A
COURSE SPECIFICATION
COURSE CODE : ELECT221

PREREQUISITE : ELECT211
COURSE DESCRIPTIVE
: People and Earth’s Ecosystem
TITLE CO-REQUISITE : None
This course is a one-semester introduction to Earth resources – where they come from, how we use them, how they impact
COURSE DESCRIPTION : our societies, and how we might sustain or exhaust them in the face of world population growth and changing climate. The
course will examine the origin, use, impacts and by products of food, water, energy, and mineral resource consumption.
: LECTURE CONTACT : 3 Hours LABORATORY CONTACT : 0 Hours
COURSE CREDITS 3 Units
HOURSE PER WEEK HOURS PER WEEK
At the end of the course, students should be able to.
CO1: Discuss the ways humans shaped the environment;
COURSE OUTCOME : CO2: Analyze scientific and political controversies of environmental issues and solutions.;
CO3: Organize how to critically analyze environmental issues to intellectually engage with the community;
CO4: Discuss the human impacts to the environment and initiated programs and activities concerning solutions to the
environmental issues.
FACULTY
: CMO 20, s. 2013
REQUIREMENTS
REFERENCE/S : CMO 20, s. 2013 General Education Curriculum: Holistic Understandings, Intellectual and Civic Competencies
ELECT221/PHILCST/ Revision Number: 03-2019/25 March 2020 1/6

PART B
COURSE SYLLABUS
METHODOLOGY
INDICATIVE
LEARNING OUTCOME TOPIC TEACHING-LEARNING RESOURCES ASSESSMENT
HOURS
ACTIVITY (TLA)
1. Explain the human Module 1: The Human Lecture Component • Learning Written Assessment Week 1 to Week 3
(9 Hour)
population growth Population Teaching Activity: Management System Assignment
using graphs, tables 1. Human Population Interactive discussion (LMS – Moodle) Quizzes
and charts. Growth and group activity; • Miller, G. T. & Check Up Examination
2. Design human 2. Human Population Supervise group Spoolman, S. E.
population growth Dynamics presentation activity. Essentials of Ecology.
and distribution chart a. Age structure Brooks/Cole,
using indigenous b. Density Learning Activity: Cengage Learning,
resources. c. Dispersal Group activity discussion; 2009.
3. Gather, organize and d. Birth rate and Group output • Steffen, W. et al.
interpret human e. . Death rate presentation Global Change and
population dynamics the Earth System; A
data. Planet Under
Pressure. New York:
Springer, 2004.
1. Define ecosystem. Module 2: Ecosystems: Lecture Component • Learning Written Assessment Week 4 to
2. Identify the What Are They And Teaching Activity: Management System Assignment Week 6
characteristics of life. How Do They Work? Interactive discussion (LMS – Moodle) Quizzes (9 Hours)
3. Identify and discuss 1. Ecosystem and group activity; • Miller, G. T. & Preliminary Examination
the major 2. What keeps us and Supervise group Spoolman, S. E.
components of the other Organisms presentation activity. Essentials of Ecology.
ecosystem. alive? Brooks/Cole,
4. Discuss the 3. What are the major Learning Activity: Cengage Learning,
transformation of components of an Group activity discussion; 2009.
energy in the ecosystem? and Group output • Steffen, W. et al.

METHODOLOGY
INDICATIVE
HOURS
ACTIVITY (TLA)
ecosystem. 4. What happens to presentation Global Change and
5. Explain the various energy in an the Earth System; A
nutrient cycles in the ecosystem? Food Planet Under
ecosystem. chain and food web Pressure. New York:
5. What happens to Springer, 2004.
matter in an
ecosystem?
a. Water cycle
b. Carbon cycle
c. Nitrogen cycle
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
1. Describe the human Module 3: Lecture Component • Learning Written Assessment Week 7 to Week
impact to the Anthropogenic Impact Teaching Activity: Management System Assignment 12
environment in terms To Environment Interactive discussion (LMS – Moodle) Quizzes (18 Hours)
of pollution, land 1. Pollution and group activity; • Miller, G. T. & Midterm Examination
degradation, 2. Land Degradation Supervise group Spoolman, S. E.
biodiversity loss, 3. Biodiversity Loss presentation activity. Essentials of Ecology.
global warming and 4. Global Warming Brooks/Cole,
human health. 5. Impact to Human Learning Activity: Cengage Learning,
2. Develop awareness Health Group activity discussion; 2009.
on the anthropogenic and Group output • Steffen, W. et al.
impact to the presentation Global Change and
environment. the Earth System; A
Planet Under
Pressure. New York:
Springer, 2004.
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
1. Describe an Module 4: Lecture Component • Learning Written Assessment Week 13 to Week
METHODOLOGY
INDICATIVE
HOURS
ACTIVITY (TLA)
environmental Environmental Teaching Activity: Management System Assignment 18
sustainable society. Sustainability Interactive discussion (LMS – Moodle) Quizzes (18 Hours)
2. Discuss the Philippine 1. An environmentally and group activity; • Miller, G. T. & Semi Final Examination
Environmental Laws sustainable society Supervise group Spoolman, S. E. Final Examination
3. Propose programs or 2. Philippine presentation activity. Essentials of Ecology.
activities on how to Environmental Laws Brooks/Cole,
mitigate a. RA 9003 Learning Activity: Cengage Learning,
environmental issues (Ecological Solid Group activity discussion; 2009.
in a community. Waste and Group output • Steffen, W. et al.
Management Act presentation Global Change and
of 2000) the Earth System; A
b. RA 9275 Planet Under
(Philippine Clean Pressure. New York:
Water Act of Springer, 2004.
2004)
c. RA 8749
(Philippine Clean
Air of 1999)
d. RA 9147 (Wildlife
Resources,
Conservation, and
Protection Act)
FINAL EXAMINATION
Note: This instructional guide is flexible and may include additional topics and activities deemed necessary by the teacher and students

PART C
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
GRADING CRITERIA:
Final Grades of the students will be based from knowledge and understanding of the course which will constitute fifty percent (50%) of the final grade. The other fifty
percent will be based from the Assessment Result (Evaluation of the course outcomes)
Knowledge and understanding will be evaluated according to the following:
1. Examinations (Check-Up Examination, Preliminary Examination, Mid-Term Examination, Semi-Final Examination, and Final Examination);
2. Recitations (Preliminary Recitation; Mid-Term Recitation; and Final Recitation);
3. Quizzes, and;
4. Assignments
5. Including the laboratory experiments, and laboratory report if the course has a laboratory component.
The final course grade will be computed according to the following formula:
1. [(Knowledge and Understanding Result) x 0.50] + [Assessment Result] x 0.50,
2. The passing standard shall be the grade of 75% but the student must have attended at least eighty percent (80%) of the total number of required
meeting of the course, and must have a rating of “Competent” in all the Assessment Result.
3. The table below shows a sample of the range of percentage marks and their corresponding equivalents.
LETT FIVE
PERCENTAG ER DESCRIPTIVE POINT
REMARKS
E GRADE GRA RATING GRADIN
DE G
97% – 100% A+ Very Excellent 1.00 Meets minimum competence with exceptional score
94% – 96% A- Excellent 1.25 Meets minimum competence with exceptional score
91% – 93% A Very Good 1.50 Meets minimum competence with exceptional score
88% – 90% B+ Good 1.75 Meets minimum competence with over and above average score
85% - 87% B- Good 2.00 Meets minimum competence with over and above average score
82% - 84% B Very Satisfactory 2.25 Meets minimum competence with above average score
78% - 81% C+ Very Satisfactory 2.50 Meets minimum competence with above average score
76% - 77% C- Satisfactory 2.75 Meets minimum competence with average score
75% C Satisfactory 3.00 Meets minimum competence with average score
Below 75% D Failed 4.00 Does not meet the minimum competence

COURSE POLICIES:
A. Attendance Procedure: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. Students are expected to attend every class. Students are responsible for all
material covered during any absence and assignments must be completed by the due date for credit. The absence of more than twenty percent (<20%) of the
required number of meetings in lectures and/or laboratory will result in a “DROPPED” grade (DRP). Missed exams will require proof of extenuating
circumstances for any make-up consideration.
B. Absence due to Illness: If you are sick, DO NOT ATTEND THE CLASS. Contact the instructor by e-mail, telephone, or cell phone to discuss how you will keep
up with the coursework assignments and complete the Laboratory Experiments.
C. Methods of Instruction: Methods will include round-robin discussion and demonstrations that discuss key terms, concepts and formulae of the assigned
chapter. During the discussion, a quiz about the basic concepts of each chapter will be given. The student is expected to read one chapter and solve the
assigned problems each week. This will require an average of five hours of study outside of the classroom each week. The previously assigned problems will be
collected for grading and the solutions will be derived in class. This process is designed to help the student thoroughly understand the concepts and applications
of the material covered.
D. Academic Honesty: All students are expected to behave with academic honesty. It is not academically honest, for example, to misrepresent another person’s
words or ideas as one’s own, to take credit for someone else’s work or ideas, to copy and paste material from another document or from the internet, to accept
help on a test or to obtain advanced information or confidential test materials, or to act in a way that might harm another student’s chance for academic success.
When the instructor believes that a student has failed to maintain academic honesty, he or she may be given an “FAILED” grade, either for the assignment, lab
report, quiz, examination, or the course depending upon the severity of the offense.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Old Nalsian Road, Nalsian, Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines 2418

COURSE CODE : ELECT221

ELECT221/PHILCST/ Revision Number: 03-2019/25 March 2020 1/6

ELECT221/PHILCST/ Revision Number: 03-2019/25 March 2020 2/6

ELECT221/PHILCST/ Revision Number: 03-2019/25 March 2020 4/6

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