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VISION
Malayan Colleges Laguna shall be a global steeple of excellence in professional education and research.

MISSION
1. To provide the learning environment that would transform our students into globally competitive professionals;
2. To produce social wealth from the generation of new knowledge;
3. To contribute to the solution of industry’s and society’s problems by the expert application of knowledge.

CORE VALUES
Excellence, Loyalty, Teamwork, Discipline, and Urgency

MOTTO
Excellence and Virtue

COURSE SYLLABUS (GENERAL COURSE)

COLLEGE / DEPARTMENT : COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

COURSE CODE : SS033

COURSE TITLE : THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

PRE-REQUISITE : NONE
CO-REQUISITE : NONE
CREDIT UNIT(S) : 3 UNITS
CLASS SCHEDULE : 1.5 hours per week/ 4.5 hours per week
3 hours per meeting/ 9 hours per week (summer)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the
various disciplines of the social sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that
have created an increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of peoples and places around the globe.
To this end, the course provides an overview of the various debates in global governance, development, and sustainability.
Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship, global ethical
responsibility, and virtuous intercultural relationship. The course also provides basic physical geography and mapping lessons.

COURSE OUTCOMES AND RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Distinguish different interpretations of and approaches to globalization

2. Describe the emergence of global economic, political, social, and cultural systems
3. Analyze the various contemporary drivers of globalization
4. Understand the political, economic, and cultural issues confronting some nation-states around the world
5. Assess the effects of globalization on different social units and their responses
6. Interpret basic maps

COURSE OUTCOMES AND RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT OUTCOMES

COURSE OUTCOMES (CO) STUDENT OUTCOMES (SO)

Use the following legends:
After completing the course, the Level: I – Introductory; E – Enabling; D - Demonstrating
student must be able to demonstrate Problem- Communica- Social and Multi- Lifelong
solving Skills tion Skills Ethical disciplinary Learning
Responsibility Team Skills
Module 1 I I I I D
CO5, CO1
Module 2 E E E E D
CO4, CO5, CO6,
Module 3 E D E D E

COURSE TITLE SY / TERM OF EFFECTIVITY PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2022-2023 1T OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO CHRISTIE C. AMORES
COURSE COORDINATOR PROGRAM CHAIR/ CLUSTER COORDINATOR
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CO2, CO4, CO5

Module 4 I E E E D
CO2, CO4, CO5
Module 5 I E I D D
CO2, CO5
Module 6 E I D E E
CO2, CO4, CO5
Module 7 D D D D D
CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5
Module 8 D D D D D
CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5

COURSE COVERAGE

WEEK TOPIC ONLINE LEARNING ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT DATA DATE

NO.* (OLA) TASKS REQUIREMENTS COVERED*
(AT) (Estimated only
(Module on per weekly Date
No) consumption) uploaded
W1 Aug 16 - 23,
Module ORIENTATION Lectures with images OLA 1.1 *Discussion 2022
1 MCL Mission and Vision QUIZ 1 boards with text
Course Orientation BB Learn
Educational video / Video link 100kb text

Course Introduction and Overview *Group

Asynchronous discussions with audio chat/messaging
Introduction to Globalization or PPT with audio or BB Collab MS teams,
Messenger
• Defining Globalization 2 MB/session
Consultation and continuing
discussions through BB Collaborate/ *Pre-recorded
FB Messenger/ Discussion Boards/ video/audio
Zoom YouTube/Zoom
1-8 MB/min

*Asynchronous
discussion with
video/audio
BBL
8 MB/min

*Audio/Video
conference
Zoom
0.40-16.5
MB/min

WEEK/MODULE
1 TOTAL:
12.4 MB/min
minimum
W2 Aug. 23 - Sep 8
OLA 2.1 *Discussion 2022
Key Concepts Educational video / Video link QUIZ 2 boards with text
• Nation and State BB Learn
• Forms of Government 100kb text
Asynchronous discussions with audio OLA 2.2
or PPT with audio or BB Collab QUIZ 3 *Group
chat/messaging
MS teams,
Consultation and continuing Messenger
discussions through BB Collaborate/ 2 MB/session
FB Messenger/ Discussion Boards/
Zoom *Pre-recorded
video/audio
YouTube/Zoom

COURSE TITLE SY / TERM OF EFFECTIVITY PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2022-2023 1T OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO CHRISTIE C. AMORES
COURSE COORDINATOR PROGRAM CHAIR/ CLUSTER COORDINATOR
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1-8 MB/min

*Asynchronous
discussion with
video/audio
BBL
8 MB/min

*Audio/Video
conference
Zoom
0.40-16.5
MB/min

WEEK/MODULE
1 TOTAL:
12.4 MB/min
minimum
W3-4 Sep. 9 - 17,
Political Globalization Lectures with images OLA 3.1 *Discussion 2022
• The Current World Order QUIZ 4 boards with text
• Evolution of the World BB Learn
Order: Forms of Video link 100kb text
Government Thru the
Ages *Group
• Globalization and the Asynchronous discussions with audio chat/messaging
Current World Order or PPT with audio or BB Collab MS teams,
Messenger
2 MB/session
Consultation and continuing
discussions through BB Collaborate/ *Pre-recorded
FB Messenger/ Discussion Boards/ video/audio
Zoom YouTube/Zoom
1-8 MB/min

*Asynchronous
discussion with
video/audio
BBL
8 MB/min

*Audio/Video
conference
Zoom
0.40 -16.5
MB /min

WEEK/MODULE
1 TOTAL:
12.4 MB/min
minimum
MODULE 1 MAJOR ASSESSMENT
Sept. 18, 2022 Program Chair/Cluster Coordinator
Date Given: Validated By:
W5 Sep. 20-27 2022
Module Economic Globalization Lectures with images OLA 5.1 *Discussion
2 • The Current World Order QUIZ 5 boards with text
• Evolution of the World BB Learn
Order: Economic Video link 100kb text
Systems Thru the Ages
• The Global North and the *Group
Global South dichotomy Asynchronous discussions with audio chat/messaging
• The Age of Economic or PPT with audio or BB Collab MS teams,
Cooperation Messenger
2 MB/session
Consultation and continuing
discussions through BB Collaborate/ *Pre-recorded

COURSE TITLE SY / TERM OF EFFECTIVITY PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2022-2023 1T OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO CHRISTIE C. AMORES
COURSE COORDINATOR PROGRAM CHAIR/ CLUSTER COORDINATOR
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FB Messenger/ Discussion Boards/ video/audio

Zoom YouTube/Zoom
1-8 MB/min

*Asynchronous
discussion with
video/audio
BBL
8 MB/min

*Audio/Video
conference
Zoom
0.40-16.5
MB /min

WEEK/MODULE
1 TOTAL:
12.4 MB/min
minimum

W6 Sep 28-Oct 4,
Cultural Globalization Lectures with images OLA 6.1 *Discussion 2022
• The East versus the West QUIZ 6 boards with text
• Globalization of Culture BB Learn
in the Contemporary Video link 100kb text
Times
*Group
Asynchronous discussions with audio chat/messaging
or PPT with audio or BB Collab MS teams,
Messenger
2 MB/session
Consultation and continuing
discussions through BB Collaborate/ OLA 6.2 *Pre-recorded
Social Globalization FB Messenger/ Discussion Boards/ QUIZ 7 video/audio
• Socialization in the Zoom YouTube/Zoom
Different Phases of 1-8 MB/min
World History
• The Socialization Process *Asynchronous
in the Contemporary discussion with
World video/audio
BBL
8 MB/min

*Audio/Video
conference
Zoom
0.40 -16.5
MB/min

WEEK/MODULE
1 TOTAL:
12.4 MB/min
minimum
W7 Oct. 4-13,
Globalization of Other Things Lectures with images OLA 7.1 *Discussion 2022
• Spread of plants, food, QUIZ 8 boards with text
sports, language, BB Learn
religion, and other things Video link 100kb text
across the globe
• Their impact in the *Group
contemporary world Asynchronous discussions with audio chat/messaging
or PPT with audio or BB Collab MS teams,
Drivers of Globalization Messenger
• Technologies 2 MB/session
• Revolutions Consultation and continuing
• Wars discussions through BB Collaborate/ *Pre-recorded

COURSE TITLE SY / TERM OF EFFECTIVITY PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2022-2023 1T OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO CHRISTIE C. AMORES
COURSE COORDINATOR PROGRAM CHAIR/ CLUSTER COORDINATOR
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• Personalities FB Messenger/ Discussion Boards/ video/audio

• Organizations Zoom YouTube/Zoom
• Natural Calamities 1-8 MB/min
• Other Drivers
*Asynchronous
discussion with
video/audio
BBL
8 MB/min

*Audio/Video
conference
Zoom
0.40 -16.5
MB /min

WEEK/MODULE
1 TOTAL:
12.4 MB/min
minimum
W8 MODULE 2 MAJOR ASSESSMENT
Oct. 14, 2022 Program Chair/Cluster Coordinator
Date Given: Validated By:
W9-11 Oct. 15 - 19,
Module Contemporary Issues in the Lectures with images OLA 9.1 *Discussion 2022
3 Different Regions of the World QUIZ 9 boards with text
(Choose 6 from below) BB Learn
Video link 100kb text
Suggested Topics: OLA 9.2
QUIZ 10 *Group
North Korea vs South Korea Asynchronous discussions with audio chat/messaging
Stand-off or PPT with audio or BB Collab OLA 10.1 MS teams,
QUIZ 11 Messenger
Chinese Money Trap 2 MB/session
Consultation and continuing
Judeo-Palestinian Conflict discussions through BB Collaborate/ OLA 10.2 *Pre-recorded
FB Messenger/ Discussion Boards/ QUIZ 12 video/audio
Drying Up of Aral Sea Zoom YouTube/Zoom
1-8 MB/min
Diminishing European Population
*Asynchronous
Civil Wars in Africa discussion with
video/audio
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the BBL
Black Lives Matter Movement 8 MB/min

Destruction of the Amazon Rain *Audio/Video

Forest conference
Zoom
Global Warming Effects on 0.40-16.5
Oceania and Antarctica MB /min

Sea Piracy in Somali Waters

WEEK/MODULE
Course Synthesis 1 TOTAL:
Putting together the Introductory 12.4 MB/min
Lectures and Regional Snap Shots minimum
to come up with a Practical
Understanding of Globalization,
Cultural Appreciation, and Global
Citizenship

W12 MODULE 3 MAJOR ASSESSMENT

Nov. 7, 2022 Program Chair/Cluster Coordinator
Date Given: Validated By:
MAKE-UP CLASS (This section is to be filled out completely, if applicable)

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THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2022-2023 1T OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO CHRISTIE C. AMORES
COURSE COORDINATOR PROGRAM CHAIR/ CLUSTER COORDINATOR
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Date Remarks (Topic/Activity) Validated by:

* For Midyear Term, one (1) week covers two (2) weeks of a Regular Term.
*To track the progress of the course, students and professors should take note of the date when the topic was covered.

REFERENCES

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Pacific Migration Journal 21(2): 149–171.
Bello, W. (2006). “The Multiple Crises of Global Capitalism.” In Deglobalization: Ideas for a New World Economy, pp. 1-
31. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
Castles, S. (2000). “International Migration at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: Global Trends and Issues.”
International Social Science Journal 52 (165): 269–281.
Carter, A. (2001). “Global Civil Society: Acting as Global Citizens” in The Political Theory of Global Citizenship, pp. 147-
176 London: Routledge.
Connell, R. (2007). “Dependency, Autonomy and Culture. In Southern Theory: The Global Dynamics of Knowledge in
Social Science, pp. 139-163. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press.
Hobsbawm, E. (1996). “The Future of the State.” Development and Change 27(2): 267–278.
Lee, R. (2003). “The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change.” Journal of Economic
Perspectives 17(4): 167–190.
Lesthaeghe, R. (2010). “The Unfolding Story of the Second Demographic Transition.” Population and Development
Review 36(2): 211–251.
Livi-Bacci, M. (2005). “What We Can and Cannot Learn from the History of World Population. Population Studies: A
Journal of Demography 69(S1): S21–S28.
Mazower, M. (2006). “An International Civilization? Empire, Internationalism and the Crisis of the Mid-Twentieth
Century.” International Affairs 82(3): 553–566.
McMichael, P. (2009).“A Food Regime Analysis of the World Food Crisis.”Agriculture and Human Values 26(4): 281-295.
Sassen, S. (2005). “The Global City: Introducing a Concept.” Brown Journal of World AffairsXI(2): 27-43.
Shiraishi, T. (2006). “The Third Wave: Southeast Asia and Middle-Class Formation in the Making of a Region.” In Beyond
Japan: The Dynamics of East Asian Regionalism, edited by Peter Katzenstein and Takashi Shiraishi, pp. 237–271. Ithaca,
NY: Cornell University Press.
Steger, M. (2005). “Ideologies of Globalization.” Journal of Political Ideologies 10(1): 11–30.
Steger, M., Battersby, P., and Siracusa, J. eds. (2014).The SAGE Handbook of Globalization. Two volumes. Thousand
Oaks: SAGE Publications.
Wallerstein, I. (2004). “The Modern World-System as a Capitalist World Economy: Production, Surplus-Value, and
Polarization.” In World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction, pp. 23-41. Durham and London: Duke University Press.

COURSE REQUIREMENT

COURSE TITLE SY / TERM OF EFFECTIVITY PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2022-2023 1T OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO CHRISTIE C. AMORES
COURSE COORDINATOR PROGRAM CHAIR/ CLUSTER COORDINATOR
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Aside from academic deficiency, other grounds to fail the course are the following:
• Intellectual dishonesty (cheating and plagiarism) during examinations and other requirements;
• Per Section 1551 of CHED’s Manual of Regulations for Private Educational Institutions, a student who has
incurred more than 20% of the total number of school days (i.e., 5 unexcused absences) shall not be given
credit to the course regardless of class standing. For further provisions of the said policy, please refer to the
MCL Student Catalogue.
• Other grounds as stipulated in the MCL Student Catalogue, and other relevant policies and regulations that
may be promulgated from time to time.

The term will be fully online and will utilize Blackboard™, web conferencing tools, and other online facilities to enhance the ability
of the student to cope with remote learning.

STUDENT INTERVENTION

Students with a preliminary class standing of ≤ 55% or those whose GWA status is marked “NOT OK” in the Student Intervention
Module (OSS Application) need to undergo intervention activities which include but are not limited to any of the following:

(a) remedial assessment;

(b) consultation;
(c) referral to CGC;
(d) tutorial/mentoring/coaching;
(e) collaborative learning activities;
(f) notifications/reminders; and
(g) performance monitoring.

OTHER COURSE POLICIES

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

English is the medium of instruction. Lectures, discussions, and documentation will be in English. However, Filipino may be
used as deemed appropriate by the professor.

ATTENDANCE

Per Section 1551 of CHED’s Manual of Regulations for Private Educational Institutions, a student who has incurred absences
more than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of school days shall not be given credit to the course regardless of class
standing. For further provisions of the said policy, please refer to the MCL Student Catalogue.

HOMEWORK, WRITTEN REPORTS AND REACTION PAPERS

All homework/assignment and other assigned course works must be submitted on time.

COURSE PORTFOLIO

All exercises and requirements for the course are to be compiled by the students as part of their portfolio. The same must be
made available for inspection by the Instructor before the end of the term.

HONOR, DRESS, AND GROOMING CODE

Other provisions stipulated in the MCL Student Catalogue will be enforced in and out of the classroom. Students who have
violated the dress code policy and other related offenses will not be permitted to attend classes without being cleared by the
Student Affairs Office or the Guidance Office.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

COURSE COORDINATOR: OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO

MEMBER/S: IMELDA L. CARINO

EZEKIEL J. GUEVARRA

CONSULTATION SCHEDULE

NAME OF FACULTY MEMBER: Ezekiel Guevarra

EMAIL ADDRESS: EJGUEVARRA@MCL.EDU.PH

DAYS AVAILABLE: Friday | Saturday 8:00AM - 5:30PM

COURSE TITLE SY / TERM OF EFFECTIVITY PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 2022-2023 1T OLIVER CARLO T. CASTILLO CHRISTIE C. AMORES
COURSE COORDINATOR PROGRAM CHAIR/ CLUSTER COORDINATOR
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