EM 109

Mining and Environmental Laws,

Ethics, Field Trips, and Seminars
Class Orientation and Course Overview

2nd Semester, AY 2021-2022

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 VISION, MISSION, GOALS

COURSE OVERVIEW
AND OBJECTIVES

 University Vision
A globally-engaged University excelling in science, engineering, and
the arts.

 University Mission
Caraga State University endeavors to produce globally-competitive and
socially responsible human capital towards the sustainable and inclusive
development of Caraga Region and beyond.

 Core Values
Competence
Service
Uprightness

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 VISION, MISSION, GOALS

COURSE OVERVIEW
AND OBJECTIVES

 College Goals

a. To produce globally-competitive graduates who are passers of licensure

examinations and manifesting high ethical standards with concern for the
society and the environment;
b. To provide continuing education programs for competency enhancement of
engineering and allied professionals;
c. To establish mutually-beneficial linkages with local and international
agencies and institutions for collaborative works in instruction, research,
innovation, extension, and technopreneurship focused on regional and
national priority areas for sustainable and inclusive development; and
d. To continually improve the delivery of services to ensure relevance and
compliance to standards and regulatory requirements.

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 VISION, MISSION, GOALS

COURSE OVERVIEW
AND OBJECTIVES

 Program Educational Objectives

After 3-5 years, the graduates of BSEM program shall:

a. Demonstrate a service orientation in the discipline of Mining Engineering in response

to the needs of the communities one serves;
b. Participate in various types of employment, development activities, and public
discourses, contributing to the creation of an eco-friendly and healthy environment;
c. Participate in the generation of new knowledge or in research and development
projects in support to Responsible and Sustainable Mining;
d. Pursue continuing professional education and development to stay scientifically and
technologically updated in mineral related fields;
e. Have the competencies to make design and project plans, and able to manage mining
operations to support national, regional, and local development plans;
f. Foster high standards of professionalism to be globally competitive; and
g. Preserve and promote Filipino historical and cultural heritage.

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 COURSE INFORMATION

COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Code : EM 109

Course Title : Mining and Environmental Laws, Ethics, Field Trips,

and
Seminars

Course Description : This course covers mining and environmental laws,

policies, implementing rules and regulations, legal and
ethical issues affecting the practice of Mining
Engineering, Mine Safety Rules and Regulation.
Further,
BSEM Students will be engaged to the real scenario and
on-hand experience to the mining industry especially on
the environmental laws, policies, implementing rules
and
regulations, legal and ethical issues through
symposiums, seminars and mine visit.

Pre-requisite : EM 198 (Mine and Plant Practice)

Co-requisite : None 5
 COURSE INFORMATION

COURSE OVERVIEW
 Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)

After completion of the course, the student must be able to:

a. Identify gaps in the body of knowledge, particularly for addressing specific, relevant
issues in the Mining Engineering field;
b. Apply the student’s specialized knowledge in solving real-world problems involving
use of acquired knowledge in Mining Engineering;
c. Develop detailed research proposals and information; and
d. Work in teams in an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary setting in addressing real-
word and research problems.

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 COURSE INSTRUCTOR

COURSE OVERVIEW
ENGR. GEROME L. AMPER
BS Mining Engineering
Caraga State University

Affiliations:
• Faculty, Department of Mining
Engineering
• College Extension Coordinator, CEGS
• Division Head, SuMMIT-MinRes
• Adviser, ACEGSS

carsu email account:

glamper@carsu.edu.ph

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(MIDTERM)
Week 1
Class Orientation and  Intended Learning Outcomes
Course Overview
After the completion of the topic, the
student must be able to:

• Recognize the virtues and core values

of the University, the College and the
Program Educational Objectives and
the course description, overview and
requirements.

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(MIDTERM)
Week 2
Topic 1  Intended Learning Outcomes
• Evolution of Philippine Mining
Legislation After the completion of the topic, the
• Introduction of Sustainable Mining student must be able to:
Best Practices
• Discuss history of Philippine Mining
legal framework and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations
• Exemplify and explain the Policy
Framework for Sustainable
Development

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(MIDTERM)
Weeks 3-5
Topic 2:  Intended Learning Outcomes
Laws Relating to the Mining Industry
After the completion of the topic, the
student must be able to:

• Demonstrate awareness on the legal

framework of the mining industry
notably the Philippine Mining Act and
its Implementing Rules and
Regulations

• Demonstrate awareness on the

important provisions of the People’s
Small-Scale Mining Act Of 1991 and
the corresponding DENR
Administrative Order, as well as the
declaration of Minahang Bayan and
awarding of Small Scale Mining
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Contracts
 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(MIDTERM)
Weeks 3-5
Topic 2:  Intended Learning Outcomes
Laws Relating to the Mining Industry
After the completion of the topic, the
student must be able to:

• Discuss key features of the Mine

Safety and Health standards in the
Philippines

• Discuss the key provisions of the IPRA

Law of 1997

• Explain the legal framework of the

Local Government Code 1991 of the
Philippines

• Discuss other laws related to mining

industry
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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(MIDTERM)
Weeks 6-8
Topic 3:  Intended Learning Outcomes
• EO 79
• Mining Engineering Law of the After the completion of the topic, the
Philippines (RA 4274) student must be able to:
• Code of Ethics for Mining
Engineers
• Philippine Mineral Resource Code • Acknowledge salient features of the
Philippine Government’s New Mining
Policies and Guidelines
• Influence on Mining Engineering Law
• Act upon the Code of Ethics for
Mining Engineers
• Discuss the recommendations and
guidelines for Public Reporting in the
Exploration Results, Mineral
Resources and Ore Reserves

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(MIDTERM)
Week 9
MIDTERM
EXAMINATION

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(FINALS)
Weeks 10-12
Topic 4:  Intended Learning Outcomes
Philippine Environmental Laws
After the completion of the topic, the
student must be able to:

• Exemplify the Philippine

Environmental Laws
• Provide commentaries on the decided
cases on the mining industry

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(FINALS)
Week 13-15
Topic 5:  Intended Learning Outcomes
Mining Industry and Community
Visit After the completion of the topic, the
student must be able to:

• Prepare and initiate assessment on

latest trends and actual practice of the
mining companies on the mining and
environmental laws, policies,
implementing rules and regulations,
legal and ethical issues.

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(FINALS)
Week 16-18
Topic 6:  Intended Learning Outcomes
Trainings and Seminars on Mining
and Environmental Laws After the completion of the topic, the
student must be able to:

• Organize and support trainings and

seminars on Mining and
Environmental Laws.

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 COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW
(FINALS)
Week 18
FINAL EXAMINATION

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 COURSE MATERIALS

COURSE OVERVIEW To join the official Facebook Group (as supplementary online class platform)
for the course EM 109, visit the provided link below or scan the QR code:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/321542459730256

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 COURSE MATERIALS

COURSE OVERVIEW To access the Google Drive for the lecture materials (e-books, lecture notes,
videos, etc.) of the course EM 109, visit the link or scan the QR code below:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aK_JGOhHX0LM2YS65lc4y8LUVQTCYhzu?usp=sharing

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 CRITERIA FOR GRADING

COURSE OVERVIEW
Assessment Method Weights
Major Examinations 60%
Midterm 30%
Finals 30%
Seminar and Field Trip 20%
Quizzes 20%
Total 100%
Note: BASE ZERO will be used in the computation of the grades.

BEHAVIORAL DIMENSION EVALUATION (for MAJOR

Dimension EXAMINATION)
Midterm Exam Final Exam 6Cs*
Knowledge 40% 40% C1, C2, C6
Comprehension 40% 40% C1, C2, C6
Application 10% 10% C4, C6
Analysis 10% 10% C4, C6
Total 100% 100%
*C1: Character; C2: Citizenship; C3: Collaboration; C4: Communication; C5: Creativity; C6: Critical Thinking

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 COURSE MANAGEMENT AND CLASS POLICIES
CLASS ORIENTATION 1. This course will be delivered online via the University’s Online Learning Management System (LMS)
AND POLICIES at http://masaolms.carsu.edu.ph/. Only students officially enrolled in this course shall be given access
to the course’ LMS page. Students may need to manually request to be added as course participants
by clicking the corresponding link in the LMS website. Please ask your instructor for assistance.

2. Students are required to participate in online course activities on a weekly basis. Course activities will
be delivered sequentially in accordance with this syllabus. Students shall participate in course
activities by clicking the corresponding links to the teaching-learning activities (TLAs) and graded
course requirements in the course’ LMS webpage. The TLAs may consist of pre-recorded lecture
videos, online lecture via live-streaming, reading assignments, demonstrative lectures, audio-video
presentation, online forum, and online workshops.Mutual respect and scholarly inquiry are two
crucial pillars of your engagement in the course. Respect for others is practiced at all times and in all
places.

3. Any TLA or graded course requirement shall be completed or complied on or before a date and time
specified by the instructor before proceeding to the next TLA or graded course requirement.
Academics as priority.

4. All provisions of the CSU Student Handbook on class policies shall apply.

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 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
CLASS ORIENTATION (Adapted from the Coursera Honor Code, https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/209818863-Coursera-Honor-Code)

AND POLICIES 1. Each student in this course is expected to abide the standards of academic integrity. You are required to
commit to academic integrity to show respect for your own work and the work of your peers.
2. Your answers to assignments, quizzes, laboratory exercise, exams and other grade course requirements
must be your own work (except for those requirements that explicitly permit collaboration).
Collaboration such as discussing assignments with peers is allowed as long as it is specified in a
particular teaching-learning activity with corresponding evaluation measures.
3. You may not share your answers or solutions to graded course requirements with anyone else unless
explicitly permitted by the instructor. This includes anything written by you, as well as solutions
provided in course materials.
4. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Any student found to have participated in academic
dishonesty will receive a “5.0” in the course, and maybe subject to further disciplinary action.
5. The Code of Conduct prohibits students from committing the following acts of academic dishonesty:
academic fraud, engaging in activities that will dishonestly improve your results or dishonestly
improve or damage the results of others, copying or allowing one’s work to be copied,
fabrication/falsification, sabotage of other’s work, and substitution (ex. Taking an exam for someone
else), among others.

Note: If you have any doubts about what constitutes a violation of Academic Integrity, or any other issue related to academic integrity, please
ask your instructor.

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 STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
CLASS ORIENTATION (EXCERPTS from the CSU STUDENT HANDBOOK)

AND POLICIES
 List of Acts that are considered offensive inside the University Campus and are considered major
offenses

Offenses involving Dishonesty

a. Falsification of Records; Giving False Information; Use of False Identification. Altering,
tampering, forging, or knowingly using falsified documents or records (including Rice parking permits
and identification cards as well as false or fictitious state-issued identification); being party to
falsification; giving or providing false statements, written or oral, and/or providing false information
during any university proceeding or to any university administrator or official, using false
identification or identification that is not one’s own to deceive university officials, including university
police.
b. Any form of dishonesty perpetrated under any circumstances of an academic exercise. This
includes but is not limited to:
1. Dishonest behavior during examinations or tests.
2. Dishonest behavior is apparent by but not restricted to: Talking; Whispering; Making unnecessary
noise ; Calling the attention of others; looking at the papers of others; Making one’s test paper
visible to others ; Possession, or presence attributed to the person, and/or use of unauthorized
notes or of any materials or equipment that may have relevance or usefulness to the subject of an
ongoing examination, or that may be used in a dishonest act related to the examination.
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 STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
CLASS ORIENTATION (EXCERPTS from the CSU STUDENT HANDBOOK)

AND POLICIES
 List of Acts that are considered offensive inside the University Campus and are considered major
offenses

Offenses involving Dishonesty

3. Plagiarism is intentionally or knowingly presenting the work of another as one’s own.
Plagiarism occurs whenever:
a. One quotes another’s actual words or writings without due acknowledgement. This includes all
information from any source, including the Internet;
b. One uses another’s ideas, opinions, work, data, theories, though paraphrased, without due
acknowledgment.
c. One uses data, statistics or other illustrative materials without due acknowledgment;
d. One fails to acknowledge with a citation any close or extended paraphrasing from another;
e. One fails to use quotation marks when quoting directly the work of another.

4. Fabrication or submission of falsified data, information, citation, source/s, or results in an academic

exercise deception or providing false information to the teacher regarding a formal academic activity or
requirement, for example, providing a false reason for failure to meet a deadline, or falsely claiming to
have submitted work.

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 SCHOLASTIC STANDING
CLASS ORIENTATION (EXCERPTS from the CSU STUDENT HANDBOOK)

AND POLICIES
 Guidelines for Attendance
1. All students are required to attend their classes regularly.
2. Illness. Absence due to illness must be reported by the student concerned to the respective Dean of
College/Guidance Counselor within three (3) days.
3. Excuse of Absence. Excuse of absence is for time missed only. All class works missed must be made
up for the satisfaction of the instructor concerned within a reasonable time from date of absence.
4. Unexcused Absences. Whenever a student has incurred four (4) consecutive unexcused absences, the
faculty should inform the Guidance Counselor of the College who in turn calls the attention of the
students and might inform the parents if necessary. Four consecutive absences could be a ground for
dropping on the part of the subject instructor.
5. Dropped. Students can be dropped from the class whenever the absences reach to 20 percent (20%)
out of the total number of hours for each subject, whether is it consecutive or inconsecutive .
However, if the student can produce supporting documents that could attest a valid reason for such
absences, the faculty concern may require to make up the missing class works.

 Leave of Absence
All students who wish to take a break from their academic life must apply for a leave of
absence.

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 MAJOR EXAMINATION
CLASS ORIENTATION (EXCERPTS from the CSU STUDENT HANDBOOK)

AND POLICIES
 Examination
Examinations are integral components of instruction and shall be administered by the
instructors for the purpose of evaluating students’ performance, subject to applicable academic policies and
standards of the University. An integrated schedule of the major examinations shall be prepared by the
VPAA with the Deans of the different Colleges and the University Registrar. Examinations are given two
times a semester: the midterm and the final examinations.

Students are allowed to take a special examination under the following conditions:
a. Request for special examination shall through the concern instructor directly due to unavoidable
circumstances, such as serious illness, death in the family, or accident.
b. Request should not be later than two (2) weeks from the scheduled examination.
c. It is the discretion of the faculty concern to give a different set of examination from what was given to
those students during the regular schedule.

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 GRADING SYSTEM AND ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
CLASS ORIENTATION (EXCERPTS from the CSU STUDENT HANDBOOK)

AND POLICIES
 Grading System

The academic performance of students shall be evaluated and graded at the end of each term in accordance
with the Student Handbook for undergraduate students.

The Course Instructor is the sole authority to determine the grades of students based on the policies on
grading system. In the absence of the Course Instructor, the Department Chairperson shall be responsible to
facilitate.

The grading system shall be uniform using number grades in multiples of .25 from 1 to 5 where 1 is the
highest and 3 as the lowest passing grade.

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 GRADING SYSTEM AND ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
CLASS ORIENTATION (EXCERPTS from the CSU STUDENT HANDBOOK)

AND POLICIES
 Grading System

At the end of the semester, students receive a final grade for their enrolled courses. The final grades and
their percentage equivalents are as follows:
General Average Final Grade
97 - 100 1.00
93 - below 97 1.25
89 - below 93 1.50
85 - below 89 1.75
80 - below 85 2.00
75 - below 80 2.25
70 - below 75 2.50
65 - below 70 2.75
60 - below 65 3.00
55 - below 60 Subject to Instructor’s Evaluation
Below 55 5.00
Note: Students shall not consider the adjustments of the grade requirement as a right.

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 INCOMPLETE GRADES AND REMOVAL EXAMINATION
CLASS ORIENTATION (EXCERPTS from the CSU STUDENT HANDBOOK)

AND POLICIES
 Incomplete Grade

The grade of INC is given to a student whose class standing throughout the semester is passing but
insufficient to complete all academic requirements for the course due to any valid reasons, like accidents or
illnesses.

Any deficiency must be done within the academic year following the incurrence of said deficiency by
passing the examination or meeting the requirements for the course; after which, the student shall be given
a final grade based on the overall performance.

Completion of incomplete (INC) grade shall be the sole responsibility of the students. Only the course
instructor who has given the INC grade could issue the completion thereto; provided, the instructor is duly
authorized by the College Dean. In the absence of the Course Instructor, the Department Chairperson shall
facilitate the compliance.

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#Workspace
• Choose a spot that is
suitable for online class
 Wi-Fi?
 Comfortable?
 Organized?
 No distractions?
 Good Lighting?
• Be mindful of what
others will see in the
background

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#FOMO
• Be on time to class
• Communicate with your
instructor (via their
preferred communication
method) if you will be
late or if you lose your
connection during class

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#GlowUp

• Dress appropriately
• Make sure your full
name shows up
appropriately
• Use an appropriate
virtual background if you
wish

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#Hushed

• Mute until you are

required to talk.
• Use the Zoom functions
to communicate if
needed (chat, raise your
hand, answer yes/no,
etc.)

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#FocusOnMe
• School rules apply in the
online classroom.
• Avoid multi-tasking and
focus your attention on the
class.
• DO NOT engage in texting,
social media, work from
other classes, or other
distractions while in class.
• Pay attention!

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#LowKey

• DO NOT take screenshots,

cell phone pictures, or
otherwise record the
meeting, your classmates, or
your instructor without
express permission to do so

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#Woke
• Respect everyone’s view
online
• Please don’t just interrupt
the instructor or fellow
students
• All comments and
discussions should be
respectful of the instructor
and fellow students
 Be considerate

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#iamready

• Join the online class

prepared
• Be prepared to take notes
(on your computer or in a
designated notebook) or to
access course material (have
textbook, or readings
available)

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#ReachOut

• Don’t hesitate to ask

questions in class.
• Discuss your concerns and
problems (if any) about the
course with the instructor.
He will do his best to
accommodate consultations.
• Contact the instructor during
the school/working hours.

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#VibeCheck

• Enjoy this new platform of

learning.
• Try to stay active throughout
the class period.
• Help your instructor make
the class interesting.

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 CLASS NETIQUETTE
CLASS ORIENTATION
Please note the following hashtags for effective online class experience:
AND POLICIES
#NoteToSelf

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 ORIENTATION
AND CLASS POLICIES

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 EM 109
Mining and Environmental Laws,
Ethics, Field Trips, and Seminars
END OF PRESENTATION

Thank you for your attention!

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