SAN MATEO MUNICIPAL COLLEGE

Gen. Luna St. Guitnang Bayan I, San Mateo, Rizal

Tel. No. (02) 997-9070
www.smmc.edu.ph

COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE Ethics With Peace Studies
COURSE CODE GE004
COURSE UNIT CREDIT 3 Units
COURSE
None
PREREQUISITES
COURSE Ethics deals with principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society, and in interaction with the environment and other shared resources
DESCRIPTIONS (CMO 20 s 2013)

Morality pertains to the standards of right and wrong that an individual originally picks up the community. The course discuss the context and principles of ethical
behavior in modern society at the level of individual, society and in interaction with the environment and other shared resources. The course also teaches students to
make moral decisions by using dominant moral frameworks and by applying a seven-step moral reasoning model to analyze and solve moral dilemmas.

The course is organized according to the three (3) main elements of the moral experience: (a) agent, including context - cultural, communal, and environmental; (b)
the act; and (c) reason or framework (for the act)

This course also prepares students with the attitudes, knowledge, skills and capacities to foster a world in which people address conflicts nonviolently, where human
rights are universally upheld, and where social justice, ecological balance, and intercultural respect have become a reality.

LEARNING 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 moral experiences
6. Make sound ethical judgments based on principles, facts, and the stakeholders affected
7. Develop sensitivity to the common good
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.
9. Describe the nature of peace education.
10. Know the different approaches to peace.
11. Know the different role of peace education in this institution.

SCHEDULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Week 1
Week 2 Differentiate between moral and
non-moral standards.
Recognize and recall a moral
experience.
Detect a moral dilemma
Identify the three levels of moral
dilemmas.
Explain why only human beings
can be ethical.
Week 3 - 5 Articulate what culture means
Attribute facets of personal
behavior to culture.
Recognize differences in moral
behavior of different culture
Appreciate the differences
Evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of cultural relativism.
Analyze crucial qualities of the
Filipino moral identity in their own
moral experiences.
Evaluate elements that need to be
changed.
SAN MATEO MUNICIPAL COLLEGE
Gen. Luna St. Guitnang Bayan I, San Mateo, Rizal
Tel. No. (02) 997-9070
www.smmc.edu.ph
CONTENTS
LEARNING ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT
TOPICS LEARNING RESOURCES
EVALUATION
 Difference between moral and
non-moral standards.
 What are moral dilemmas?
 The three levels of moral
dilemmas: individual;
organizational (business, medical
and public sector) and structural.
 Freedom as foundation for moral
acts.
 What is culture? How does it
define our moral behavior?
 Cultural relativism: definition,
advantages of recognizing the
differences, and the dangers of
the position.
 Personal Alienation and its
effects.
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Gen. Luna St. Guitnang Bayan I, San Mateo, Rizal
Tel. No. (02) 997-9070
www.smmc.edu.ph

Describe personal alienation and

its cycle.
Week 6 Identify universal values.  Universal Values
 Structural Violence
Explain why universal values are
necessary for human survival.

Identify and analyze the root cause

of structural violence and its
effects to universal values.

Suggest ways to address

problems that leads to structural
violence.
Week 7 Recall defining moments in their  How is moral character
moral formation. developed?
 Effects of social media in the
Explain the relationship between development of moral character.
individual acts and character.

Identify the negative and positive

effect of social media.

Analyze the root cause of negative

effects of social media to moral
character development of an
individual.

List possible solutions to address

the negative effect of social media
in the development of moral
character of an individual.
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Gen. Luna St. Guitnang Bayan I, San Mateo, Rizal
Tel. No. (02) 997-9070
www.smmc.edu.ph

Week 8 Identify and articulate each stage  Stages of Moral Development

of moral development.  Supporting Non-violence

Check their personal growth, and

three other cases, against the
stages of development.

Characterize the different conflict

situations.

State the importance of

communication in resolving
conflict.

Apply acquired skills in resolving

the conflict using peace table.
Week 9
Week 10-13 Capture and analyze their feelings
in personal moral experiences.
Compare reasonable and
emotional responses.
Identify the principle of human
dignity.
MIDTERM EXAM
 Feelings and reason
 The ethical requirement of
reason and impartiality.
 Upholding human dignity
 Challenging prejudice and
building tolerance.

Know the different major types of

human right

Identify the type of prejudice

Discuss the importance on

concept of the prejudice.
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Gen. Luna St. Guitnang Bayan I, San Mateo, Rizal
Tel. No. (02) 997-9070
www.smmc.edu.ph

Week 14 Differentiate knowing and actual  The difference between reason

executing a good moral decision and will.
 Moral theories and mental
Judge their own moral behavior in frames and why they are
terms of planning and execution in important.
important moral experiences

Explain the role of mental frames

in moral experience

Classify the dominant mental

frames.
Week 15-16 Articulate what virtue ethics is  Aristotle and St. Thomas
 Kant and rights
Critique virtue ethics.

Make use of virtue ethics

Week 17 Discuss how to promote morality  Promoting morality and non-
and non-violence violence.

Week 18 FINAL EXAMINATION

Course Requirements:

 Attendance (students are required to attend all synchronous meetings

 Quizzes / Long Tests / Major Examinations are through Google Form in synchronous and asynchronous modes respectively
 Discussion participation (recitation)
 Completion and Submission of Learning Portfolio
 Projects / Activities
 Assignments
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Gen. Luna St. Guitnang Bayan I, San Mateo, Rizal
Tel. No. (02) 997-9070
www.smmc.edu.ph

Prepared by: Checked by:

MS. MARIA LINDA C. VERDADERO, LPT MR. CHARLES M. REVILLA , LPT, MAED
instructor Coordinator, GenEd Subjects

Noted by: Approved by:

MR. NESTOR M. TADENA Dr. TERESITA C. DELA CRUZ

VP for Academic Affairs College President