Saint Columban College

Pagadian City
RelEd 212 - Responsibility and Commitment
Course Outline
Course Description:
This course is entitled Social Responsibility and Commitment. This addresses the humanity
of a person as it deals with nature as embodied spirit, moral, social, economic, political,
mental, and religious. This also deals with following Christ’s teachings. Thus, this utilizes the
Ten Commandments and the beatitudes as bases.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CO1: Demonstrate the meaning and significance of Christian Morality
CO2: Discuss the importance of the dignity of the human person, human acts, freedom,
and conscience for the Catholic moral tradition
CO3: Discuss the meaning of sin, the kinds of sin, and the structures of sin.
CO4: Summarize the meaning of the First, Second, and Third commandments of God its
meaning, moral duties and prohibitions.
CO5: Describe the meaning of Fourth and Fifth commandments calling us to value and
respect life.
CO6: Interpret the deeper meaning of Sixth and Ninth commandments calling us to
respect human sexuality.
CO7: Summarize the meaning, moral duties and prohibitions of Seventh, Eighth and
Tenth Commandments.

Learning Content:

I. UNDERSTANDING MORALITY
A. Morality in General
.
1. The Human Person as Moral Agent
a. The Human Person
b. Human Freedom
2. The Human Conduct as an
Object of Morality
a. The Human Act
1. Elements of Human Acts
2. Modified human Acts
b. Determinants of Morality
1. The Object
 2. The End
3. The Circumstances
c. Norms of Morality
1. The objective Norm: Law
2. The Subjective Norm: Conscience
B. Christian Morality
1. The Christian Understanding of the Human Person
2. What Christian Morality id and its Importance
3. Principles of Christian Morality
a. The Ten Commandments
b. Moral teachings of the New Testament
c. Church Teachings
4. The Mystery of Wickedness: Sin
a. Sin in Sacred Scripture
b. Church Teaching on Sin

II. A Call to Love God

A. First Commandment
“I am the Lord your God; you shall not have other gods beside me”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
B. Second Commandment
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
C. Third Commandment:
“Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
D. Church Teachings: Moral Issues and Moral Imperatives

III. A Call to Respect Human Life

A. Fourth Commandment:
“Honor your Father and your mother”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
B. Fifth Commandment:
“You shall not kill”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
C. Church Teachings: Moral Issues and Moral Imperatives
IV. A Call to Respect Human Sexuality
 A. Sixth Commandment
“You shall not commit adultery”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
B. Ninth Commandment
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
C. Church Teachings: Moral Issues and Moral Imperatives

V. A Call to Build Justice

A. Seventh Commandment
“You shall not steal”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
B. Tenth Commandment
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
C. Church Teachings: Moral Issues and Moral Imperatives

VI. A Call to Respect Truth

A. Eighth Commandment
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”
1. Meaning
2. Moral Duties and Prohibitions
3. New Testament Teachings
B. Church Teachings: Moral Issues and Moral Imperatives

GRADING SYSTEM

Assessment:

Varied evaluation strategies will be utilized to document learning achieved in this

course. One hundred percent (100%) is the highest point one can earn based on the
following Parameters:
Class Attendance/ Assignment - 20%

Quizzes/Oral presentation - 40%

Major Examination - 40%

Assessment Details:

Upon completion of this course, students will have developed an understanding of the
topics specified above.

Grading System:

Grades will be allocated based on the percentage earned:

1.0 = 97-99 Excellent

1.25 = 94-96 Superior

1.5 = 91-93 Very good

1.75 = 88-90 Very good

2.0 = 85-87 Good

2.25 = 82-84 Good

2.5 = 79-81 Fair

2.75 = 76-78 Fair

3.0 = 73-75 Passing

5.0 = 68-72 Failed

Course Requirements:
In order to pass this course, a student must be able to obtain a rating of at least 3.0
derived from the following fulfilled requirements:
1. Attendance and Online/Remote Class Activity Participation
2. Major Examinations
3. Task Performance
4. Problem – Based Learning/ Project – Based Tasks
Course Expectations:

Students of this course are expected to:

1. Observe the rules and regulations of the institutions regarding
the proper decorum, attendance and the general requirements
for a/an _______ student as per stipulated in the Students
Handbook;
2. Equip oneself with relevant, updated and current news and
information;
3. Conduct self-paced learning for the basic accounting and
financial terminologies and concepts prior to attending this class;
4. Possess extensive knowledge on Word Processing and
Spreadsheets as a means to process tasks and activities;
5. Participate actively in all of the discussions and exchange of
ideas to earn points for this course using English language as a
means of communication;
6. Assert one’s own point of view during the discussion or may
initiate discussion/topics relevant to the course without prejudice,
bigotry, biases and discrimination and consider individual
differences;
7. Monitor their E-Mail/SMS inboxes for announcements,
assignments and comments. Hence, all students are required to
register in group;
8. Observe proper citations when utilizing published or unpublished
works to avoid violations of Intellectual Property Rights;
9. Share insights to improve Rubrics for each Requirement;
10. Submit required tasks in a neat and presentable manner; and,
11. Prepare, accomplish, submit, present and perform all assigned
tasks and course works required in order to pass this course.
Online/in-person Classroom Policies:
Late submissions are not accepted. Unless there is a very valid
excuse for such late submission. The following are considered
valid: hospitalized (with medical certificate), death of an
immediate family member (God forbid), and flu (but not
 hospitalized; with an excuse letter from parents, guardian, or
dorm manager).
2. Plagiarism is to be avoided at all costs. First offense, the student
will receive a grade of 0 for the work/activity/seatwork/essay.
Second offense, the student will receive a final grade of 0.0 for
the subject.
3. No one is allowed to use his or her phone for texting or calling,
unless it is for emergency purposes.
4. For attendance, the policies of the school are applied.

FORMAT OF PAPERS (This is followed in any requirement that will be submitted

in class)

1. PAPER: Letter size bond paper (“Short size: 21.59 cm x 27.94

cm)
2. ORIENTATION: Portrait (It would only be in landscape if
specified in the instructions)
3. MARGIN: 1” margin – top, bottom, left, right FONT: Arial #11
5. SPACING: Double space, but no extra space between
paragraphs
6. TOP OF THE FIRST PAGE: On the top of the first page should
always be: FAMILY NAME, FIRST NAME, DATE, SUBJECT
AND SECTION(if there are two or more names, always arrange
them alphabetically)
7. PAGE NUMBERS: Always have page numbers, unless the
assigned paper has only one page.
8. CITATION: Use APA format for citations.
9. REFERENCE: The “Reference” will always be on a separate
paper or papers.
10. SUBMISSION: Papers having 2-15 pages to be submitted
should be fastened together; papers having more than 16 pages
should be soft bound.

References:
1. New Revised Standard Version Bible Catholic Edition Date retrieved: March 12, 2017
https://www.biblegateway.com/ .../New-Revised-Standard-Version-Catholic-Edition.
2. Cariño, J.,V. (2018) Fundamentals of Ethics. C&E Publishing, Inc. 839 EDSA, South
Triangle, Quezon City Selected Sources
3. Bolling,G. (2016). Commitment, Love and Responsibilty are Key – Springer, chapter 10
 4. Pope Francis, (24 May 2015) Encyclical on the Environment. Corporate Social
responsibility in the light of Laudato Si.
Retrieved from: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/glbj/jcc/2016
5. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. (2012).Catechism for Filipino
Catholics. New Edition with expanded Subject Index and Primer.
ECCCE WORD & LIFE PUBLICATIONS MANILA PHILIPPINES. Retrieved
from:https://chermercado.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/cfc-cbcp.pdf
6. Haidt, Jonathan, (2012).Psychologist. The righteous mind: Why good people are divided by
politics and Religion. New York: Pantheon, 2012, 419 pp
7. Ambong Fernandez, (Sept 24, 2008). Ethics for Today's Inquiring Filipinos. Publisher,
MS Lopez Print. & Pub., 2006. Original from, the University of Michigan.

Online sources:
Retrieved from:
www.beginningcatholic.com / catholic morality.

https://bit.ly/39OfW1J First Commandment

https://bit.ly/2BU6ei0 Second Commandment
https://bit.ly/31bAkWF Third Commandment
https://bit.ly/3k2p0op Fourth Commandment
https://bit.ly/3fm8b4j Fifth Commandment
https://bit.ly/3glEtxV Sixth Commandment
https://bit.ly/3hRrzrI Seventh Commandment
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/catechism/index.cfm?recnum=6234
https://bit.ly/3fjmfLR Eighth Commandment
https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/601/#zoom=z
https://bit.ly/33iah2T Ninth Commandment
https://bit.ly/31bIZIU Tenth Commandment

Prepared by:

MR. ROGIE C. EDUSMA

Religious Education Teacher