Republic of the Philippines

TARLAC AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Camiling, Tarlac

OFFICE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

COURSE SYLLABUS FORM

TAU Vision
Course Code: GEED08
TAU as one of the top 500
universities in Asia
Course Title: Ethics
Breakthrough Goals

Semester / School Year: 1st Semester/ SY 2023 - 2024 Anchored on the challenges of
the Sustainable Development
Goals for inclusive growth,
Course Description TAU will:
Ethics deals with principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level 1. take lead in innovative
of the person, society, and in interaction with the environment and other teaching methodologies and
appropriate technologies to
shared resources. (CMO 20 s 2013). create an ideal environment to
optimize learning;

Morality pertains to the standards of right and wrong that an individual 2. advance sustainable
originally picks up from the community. The course discusses the context and agricultural productivity and
improve income through
principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of individual, innovation, technology
generation, transfer and
society, and in interaction with the environment and other shared resources. training; and
The course also teaches students to make moral decisions by using dominant
3. use Science, Technology and
moral frameworks and by applying a seven-step moral reasoning model to Engineering (STE) effectively
analyze and solve moral dilemmas. for climate change resiliency,
adaption and agricultural
productivity.
The course is organized according to the three (3) main elements of the moral Instructor’s Message
experience: (a) agent, including context – cultural, communal, and
I am Mr. Rommel Ibarra and I
environmental; (b) the act; and 9c) reason or framework (for the act). will be your instructional coach
for the semester for the course,
Ethics.

In this course, activities will be

focused on the application of
the philosophical theories of
Ethics in real life-like situations.
Basis on scoring will be the
appropriate use of Ethical
Theories as well as the level of
reasoning.
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Grading system as well as Class
Policies will be decided upon
per class to make for a more
dynamic and participative form
of learning.
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Instructor’s Contact
Details

ROMMEL T. IBARRA
College of Arts and Sciences,
TAU Camiling, Tarlac
Email: ribarra@tau.edu.ph
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TARLAC AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Camiling, Tarlac

OFFICE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Credit: 3-0-3

Pre-requisite/s: None

Target Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. differentiate between moral and non-moral problems;
2. describe what a moral experience is as it happens in different levels of human existence;
3. explain the influence of Filipino culture on the way students look at moral experiences and solve
moral dilemmas;
4. describe the elements of moral development and moral experience;
5. use ethical frameworks or principles to analyze moral experiences;
6. make sound ethical judgments based on principles, facts, and the stakeholders affected;
7. develop sensitivity to the common good; and
8. understand and internalize the principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the
person, society, and in interaction with the environment and other shared resources.

Course Content
A. Midterm
Units / Lessons
I. Introduction: Key Concepts
A. Basic Concepts
1. Moral vs. non-moral standards
2. What are dilemmas?
3. Foundation of morality: Freedom-responsibility for one’s act and to others
4. Minimum requirement for morality: Reason and impartiality
II. The Moral Agent
A. Culture in moral behavior

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1. Culture and its role in moral behavior

2. What is cultural relativism? Why is it not tenable in ethics?
B. The moral agent: Developing virtue as habit
1. How is a moral character developed?
2. Moral development
a. The stages of moral development
b. How do we get to the highest level, conscience-based moral decisions?
III. Feelings and moral decision-making
1. Feelings as instinctive and trained response to moral dilemmas
- Why they can be obstacles to making the right decisions
2. Moral Emotions
- How they can help in making the right decisions

B. Final Term
Units / Lessons
IV. Reason and Impartiality
A. Reason and Impartiality defined
B. The 7-step moral reasoning model
C. Moral Courage
1. Why the will is as important as reason
2. Developing the will
V. Frameworks and Principles Behind our Moral Disposition Frameworks
A. Virtue ethics
1. Aristotle
a. Virtue as habit
b. Happiness as virtue
B. St. Thomas: Natural Law
a. The natural and its tenets
b. Happiness as constitutive of moral and cardinal virtues
C. Kant and rights theorists

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1. Kant
a. Good will
b. Categorical imperatives
2. Different kinds of rights
a. Legal
b. Moral
D. Utilitarianism
1. Origins and nature of theory
2. Business’s fascination with utilitarianism
E. Justice and fairness: Promoting the common good
1. The nature of the theory
2. Distributive justice

References/Suggested Readings
Mañebog, J. DG. (2013). Moral Standards vs. Non-Moral Standards.
https://ourhappyschool.com/node/824
McLeod, S. (2013). Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/kohlberg.html
Schultz, E.A., and Lavenda, R.H. Cultural Anthropology : A Perspective on the Human Condition. New
York: Oxford UP, Incorporated, 2009.pg.79.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/culturalanthropology/chapter/cultural-relativism/
Velasquez, M., et al. (1992). Ethical Relativism.
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethicaldecision-making/ethical-relativism/
https://moralfoundations.org/

Teaching and Learning Activities

1. Reading Materials (LRP)
2. Video Showing/PowerPoint Presentation
3. Recitation
4. Reflection through essays

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5. Summative Test

Assessment Strategies
Students shall be assessed through the use of Rubric scoring method in terms of their output
1. Term examinations
2. Scheduled quizzes
3. Class participation
4. Graded recitation
5. Reflection papers

Grading System
Quizzes 30%
Term Exam 20%
Class Standing 30%
Attendance 15%
Participation 15%
Requirements 20%
Total 100%
*Changes to the general grading system may be agreed upon with the class

Class Policies
1. Class attendance will be closely monitored. Students who accumulate unexcused absences exceeding
20% of the total class hours will be regarded as having unofficially withdrawn.
2. Students arriving within 15 minutes after the start of class will be marked as late. Beyond the 15-minute
allotment, they may enter the room but will be recorded as absent.
3. When a student has accumulated three (3) instances of arriving late, it will be considered equivalent to
one absence.
4. If a student arrives late to class during an examination or quiz, he/she may still be allowed to take the
quiz but must submit his/her paper when the time allotted for the exam/quiz ends.

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5. If a student is absent, the assignment or journal due on the day he/she is absent should be submitted
immediately upon the student's return.
6. If the requirement is submitted late without valid excuses, the highest possible grade that will be given
is 3.00 which is the minimum passing score. In the case of an absence with a valid excuse, student may
submit the requirement upon his/her return without deductions. Additionally, student is encouraged to
write legibly.
7. In terms of missed quizzes, exams or performance tasks, the student shall be given remedial, activities,
special exams or special quizzes and must be made by appointment and if only the student has valid
reasons. No special examination or special quizzes for the students who did not show up on the schedule
of the exams/quizzes without valid reasons/excuses. It is the student’s responsibility to request
appointment to do the activities to comply with the requirements he/she missed.
8. With regards to performance task or group presentation, students should cooperate with their
groupmates. Excuses for delay in presentation due to incoordination or lack of cooperation among
group members shall not be accommodated. Automatic failing grades on the said specific task shall be
given to students who did not cooperate or group members who did not perform without valid excuses.
Members should be responsible for preparing and accomplishing the task on the agreed presentation
schedule to avoid wasting time and delaying lessons.
9. Final/Term Requirements should be submitted on the last day of the scheduled term examination week.
If the requirements were submitted late, the highest possible grade to be given is 3.0. If the student fails
to submit the final requirement two days before the deadline for submission of the grade, the student
shall be given a failing grade on the said requirement to be fair with students who submitted their work
on time. Only the students with valid excuses and who can’t submit the final requirement before the
deadline for submission of grade shall be given INC.
10. Plagiarism will be strictly prohibited. Any students caught submitting plagiarized major paper works
will automatically be given 5.0 for the specific paper.
11. Wearing of proper uniform and ID will be observed strictly. Students who are not in proper uniform and
ID may still enter the room but will be marked absent and will not be allowed to participate in the class
activities including quizzes and exams.
12. Any form of cheating is highly prohibited. Anybody who is caught will be given a grade of five for that
activity/quiz/exam.

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13. Students are highly encouraged to participate actively in class discussions.

14. In case students have concerns with their studies, consultation may be done during the scheduled
consultation hours of the faculty.
* Additional policies may be decided and applied upon discussion with the class…

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Camiling, Tarlac

OFFICE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Prepared by:

ROMMEL T. IBARRA
Instructor I

Recommending Approval:

MARY ANNE NAELGAS ESMERALDA P. RODRIGUEZ, Ph.D.

Chairperson, Social Sciences Chairperson, Curriculum Committee

MA. FLORA G. MARIANO, Ph.D. ARLENE V. TOMAS. Ph.D.

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Director, Curriculum and Instruction

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Approved:

NOEL J. PETERO, Ph.D.

Vice President, Academic Affairs

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