INTER GLOBAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

Subject Code : Psycho 1

Descriptive Title : General Psychology with Family Planning and HIV / AIDS Prevention

Curricular Area : Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation

Course Description : The course deals with the basic concepts of psychology and its foundation associated with
school of thoughts, its history and its proponents in order to understand and to study the
human mind and behavior.


Pre-requisite : None

Time Allotment : 54 Hours

Unit Credit : 3 Units

Effectivity Date : June 2013 June 2014

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the semester the students are expected to:
1. Define the true meaning of Psychology and its underlying factors that could affect the human mind and behavior of an individual.
2. Recognize one's Personality and Behavior in order to become fully aware with the feelings of others and to accept theirselves as a unique individual.
3. Manipulate and to modify the negative thoughts and feelings of an individual into positive ones so that they will embody a positive outlook in life.
4. Point out the different methods of Family Planning and to identify HIV/AIDS as a serious, deteriorating health disease of the immune system and classify ways to prevent
it.
TIMETABLE CHAPTERS TEACHING METHODOLOGIES

1
st
Week to 4
th
Week
1. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
2. CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY
3. THE BIOLOGY OF BEHAVIOR
4. SENSING AND PERCEIVING OUR WORLD
GROUP ACTIVITIES, HOMEWORK,
RECITATION, QUIZZES, MAJOR EXAMS
5
th
Week to 8
th
Week
5. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
6. CONSCIOUSNESS
7. MEMORY
8. LEARNING
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES, HOMEWORK,
RECITATION, QUIZZES, MAJOR EXAMS
9
th
Week to 12
th
Week
9. LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT
10. INTELLIGENCE, PROBLEM SOLVING &
CREATIVITY
11. MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
12. STRESS AND HEALTH
FILM PRESENTATION, HOMEWORK,
RECITATION, QUIZZES, MAJOR EXAMS
13
th
Week to 18
th
Week
13. PERSONALITY: THE UNIQUENESS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL
14. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
15. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
ROLE PLAY, GROUP ACTIVITIES,
HOMEWORK, DEBATE, FILM
PRESENTATION DEMONSTRATION,
16. TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
17. FAMILY PLANNING: THE NATURAL AND
ARTIFICIAL METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION
18. HIV / AIDS: ITS MECHANISM, STRUCTURE
AND PREVENTION
RECITATION, QUIZZES, MAJOR EXAMS

PRELIMINARY GRADING PERIOD
General Objectives:
At the end of the unit, the students are expected to:
1. State the their own understanding regarding the true meaning of Psychology and its History.
2. Identify and to explain the different branches of Psychology.
3. Compare and to contrast the various types of methodological research used in studying Psychology.
4. Relate the genetic information of an individual to the Psychology of Human behavior and how it affects the Cognitive and Developmental Stage of a person.
5. Recognize the different parts of the brain and how it affects bodily functions of an individual and to differentiate the difference between Central Nervous
System and Peripheral Nervous System and its subdivisions.
6. Explain the definition of Sensation and Perception and to label and classify the different parts of the organ system involved such as the Eyes, Ear, Nose,
Tongue and Skin.



Timetable Specific Objective Subject Matter / Topic Teaching
Learning
Strategies /
Methodologies
References Expected Competencies
(Knowledge, Skills and
Values)
Evaluation /
Activities
Standard Performance
1st Week To orient students of the
course, rules and room
policies.
Orientation of the
course.
Requirements of the
course and the Grading
System.
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.2 - pp.31
The importance of the
course.
Rules and policies.
Quiz,
Group
Acitivty,
Question and
Answer

85% of the students
should be able to:
To define Psychology and
to identify its different
sub fields and to discuss
its history as well as its
founders.
What is Psychology?,
Sub-discplines of
Psychology, The Origins
of Psychology
Psychology is the study of
mind and behavior and
has different sub fields
such as Educational,
Clinical Psychology
Explain the meaning of
Psychology and identify
its various sub fields
according to what they
have understand.
2nd Week To classify the various
instruments used in
studying Psychology.
Research Methods in
Psychology
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.36 - pp.70
There are various
instruments used in
conducting research in
Psychology such as
Interviews, Observation,
Surveys and
Questionnaires.
Quiz,
Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Classify the various
methods in conducting
research in Psychology.
3rd Week To relate how genes
affects the human
personality and the
behavior of an individual
as well as the Physical,
Emotional, Mental and
Social aspects of a
person.
Genes and Behavior,
The Nervous System,
The Brain, Endocrine
System
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Visual
Aids Presentaion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.74 - pp.117
Genes affects the human
personality and behavior
together with the
involvement of the human
brain and its functions.
Quiz, Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Discuss the relationship of
our genes to our
personality and behavior
and the involvement of
the brain.
4th Week To distinguish the
difference between
Sensation and Perception
and to identify the organs
involved and its parts.
Vision, Hearing, Bodily
Senses, Olfaction,
Gustation
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Visual
Aids Presentaion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.122 - pp.163
Sensation reflects on
sensory organs while
Perception is the decoded
information felt by the
organs and is processed by
the brain.
Quiz,
Group
Activity,
Recitation,
Quizzes and
Examinations
85% of the students
should be able to:

Justify the difference
between Sensation and
Perception

MIDTERM GRADING PERIOD
General Objectives:
At the end of the unit, the students are expected to:
1. State and to classify the stages of Human Development.
2. Define Consciousness according to their own understanding of the concept and to recall the subdivisions of Consciousness.
3. Distinguish the difference between memory and learning and its relationship to each other.
4. Cite some examples regarding the theories associated with Learning.
5. Recognize the underlying factors that affects Learning.





Timetable Specific Objective Subject Matter / Topic Teaching
Learning
Strategies /
Methodologies
References Expected Competencies
(Knowledge, Skills and
Values)
Evaluation /
Activities
Standard Performance
5th Week To classify and to
recognize the Stages of
Human Development in
an orderly manner.
The Developing Fetus,
The Developing Infant
and Child, The
Developing Adolescent
and The Developing
Adult
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.168 - pp.216
Human Development is
subdivided into 8 Stages:
Infancy Stage
Toddler Stage
Preschool Stage
School Stage
Adolescent Stage
Young Adulthood Stage
Middle Adulthood Stage
Late Adulthood Stage
Quiz, Role
Play, Group
Acitivty,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Recall the stages of
human development in
order.
6th Week To interpret the different
states of Consciousness
and to give some
examples of drugs that
can affect the conscious
state of the mind.
What is
Consciousness?,
Wakefulness and
Awareness, Meditation,
Sleeping and Dreaming,
Altering Consciousness
with Drugs (Stimulants,
Depressants and
Hallucinogens)
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.224 - pp.262
Consciousness is
composed of
Unconscious,
Subconscious and
Conscious State
Psychoactive Drug affects
Consciousness and might
affects Sleep that might
cause Sleep Disorders.
Quiz ,Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

State the sub divisions of
Consciousness of the
human mind and to name
some drugs that could
influence the conscious
state of the mind.
7th Week To give examples and to
explain the three types of
Memory and to recognize
the underlying factors
affecting forgetfulness
and memory loss.
Three Types of
Memory, Forgetting
and Memory Loss

Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.266 - pp.300
There are 3 Types of
Memory: Sensory, Short
Term and Long Term
Memory, Forgetting and
Memory Loss is
sometimes associated
with aging and genetic
conditions.
Quiz, Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Name the 3 Types of
Memory and explain the
nature of Forgetfulness
and Memory Loss.
8th Week To identify the different
theories associated with
Learning.
Basic Processes of
Learning, Conditioning
Models of Learning,
Social Learning Theory
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Video
Presentaion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.304 - pp.340
There are many theories
under Learning such as
Ivan Pavlovs Theory and
B.F. Skinners Theory of
levels of association and
conditioning methods.
Quiz,
Group
Activity,
Recitation,
Quizzes and
Examinations
85% of the students
should be able to:

Give some examples of
the different theories
associated with Learning.
SEMI - FINAL GRADING PERIOD
General Objectives:
At the end of the unit, the students are expected to:
1. Generalize the Nature and Evolution of Language.
2. Give some examples of theory Language acquisition.
3. Define the meaning of intelligence according to their own understanding.
4. Identify the levels of intelligence from Genius to Average and to mentally retarded individuals and to discover that every individuals have their own unique
intelligences.
5. Classify the motivational theories and to differentiate moods from emotions and also to state some examples emotions.
6. Explain stress as a threat to our health and is link with illness that might lead to diseases and students should also be knowledgeable on how to conteract stress by
using the different coping strategies.



Timetable Specific Objective Subject Matter / Topic Teaching
Learning
Strategies /
Methodologies
References Expected Competencies
(Knowledge, Skills and
Values)
Evaluation /
Activities
Standard Performance
9th Week To express and to
summarize their
understanding regarding
the evolution and
development of Language
and to differentiate
Decision Making from
Reasoning.
The Nature, Evolution
and the Development
of Language, Theories
of Language
Acquisition, Language
Culture and Thought,
Thinking, Reasoning &
Decision-Making
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.346 - pp.378
Language has many forms
throughtout its
development and differs
in other cultures, races
and countries. Reasoning
is all about arguments
and propositions while
decision making is all
about choices on what is
good andwhat is bad.
Quiz, Group
Acitivty,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Review the history and
the development of
Language and its
evolution and also to
compare and to contrast
the difference between
reasoning and decsion
making.
10th
Week
To identify and to
recognize the different
Theories of Intelligence
and the proponents of
each theories.
Defining Intelligence,
Theories of
Intelligence, Measuring
Intelligence
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Video
Presentation
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.384 - pp.420
Intelligence is the
acquisition of learnings
and the accumulation of
experience throughout
the time and there are
many Theories of
Intelligence such as the
famous Howard Gardners
theory of Intelligence.
Quiz , Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer,
Video
Presentation
85% of the students
should be able to:

State the various
intelligence theories and
its proponents.
11th
Week
To define motivation and
emotion according to
their own understanding
and also by giving some
examples of models of
motivation.
Defining Motivation,
Models of Motivation,
Defining Emotion
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.424 - pp.468
Motivation is the urge to
make dreams, objectives
and goals and to make
come true and models of
motivation can be
rewards and
achievements. Emotion is
all about feelings and
affection.
Quiz, Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Justify the importance of
motivation to an
individual and to give
some examples that fuels
motivation.
12th
Week
To explain the mechanism
of stress and how it
affects the health of an
individual and the
different ways to cope up
with stress.
Physiology of Stress
and Coping Strategies
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Video
Presentaion
(Feist & Rosenberg,
2012). Psychology:
Perspectives and
Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.474 - pp.505
Stress is a response
elicited when a situation
overwhelms a persons
perceived ability to meet
the demands of a
situation while coping is
all about resolving the
conflicting stress or
problems.
Quiz, Group
Activity,
Recitation,
Quizzes and
Examinations
85% of the students
should be able to:

To state the different
factors that can initiate
stress response and to
analyze some measures to
resolve the problem.









FINAL GRADING PERIOD
General Objectives:
At the end of the unit, the students are expected to:
1. Define personality according to what they have learned and understand, also to name some psychologist associated with their theories of psychoanalysis of
personality.
2. Relate Social Psychology in their chosen field of profession and the proper way to interact with other people in a rightful manner of behavior or approach.
3. Identify the different Psychological and Childhood Disorders.
4. Give examples or methods on how to manage Psychological Disorders and its symptoms.
5. Explain the importance of Family Planning and HIV prevention in our country and how they can contribute to stop the spread of the disease.





Timetable Specific Objective Subject Matter / Topic Teaching
Learning
Strategies /
Methodologies
References Expected Competencies
(Knowledge, Skills and
Values)
Evaluation /
Activities
Standard Performance
13th
Week
To define the true
meaning of personality
and to identify, classify
the different
Psychoanalytic Theories
that contributes to the
development of a
personality of an
individual.
Defining Personality,
The Nature and
Nurture of Personality,
Psychonanalytic
Theories
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion
(Feist & Rosenberg, 2012).
Psychology: Perspectives
and Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.510 - pp.540
Personality is the unique
relatively enduring set of
behaviors, feelings,
thoughts and motives
that characterize an
individual and there are
many proponents of
different Psychoanalytic
theories such as Sigmund
Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred
Adler, Abraham Maslow,
Karen Horney and Carl
Rogers.
Quiz,
Group
Acitivty,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Explain personality and
to state some examples
of Psychoanalytic
theories contributing or
affecting the personality
of an individual.

14th
Week
To relate and to state the
importance of social
psychology and its
underlying factors under
social interaction of an
individual to other
people such as social
perception, attitudes,
behavior and social
relations.
Group Living and Social
Influence, Social
Perception, Attitudes
and Behavior, Social
Relations
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion,
(Feist & Rosenberg, 2012).
Psychology: Perspectives
and Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.546 - pp.580
Social Psychology is the
study of how living
among others influences
thought, feeling and
behavior.
Quiz,
Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer,
85% of the students
should be able to:

Relate the importance of
social psychology on how
to interact with other
people appropriately and
effectively.
15th
Week
To give some examples
of the different kinds of
Psychological disorders
together with Childhood
disorders and to explain
what it is according to
their understanding of
the disorder itself.
Anxiety Disorders,
Mood Disorders,
Schizophrenia,
Personality and
Chilhood Disorders
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Role
Play, Video
Presentation
(Feist & Rosenberg, 2012).
Psychology: Perspectives
and Connections (2nd Ed.).
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.586 - pp.622
There are many
psychological disorders
such as anxiety, mood
disorders, schizohrenia or
split mind and childhood
disorders like Attention
Deficit Hyperactive
Disorder and Autism.
Quiz, Group
Activity,
Question and
Answer
85% of the students
should be able to:

Identify the different
Psychological and
Childhood disorders and
to give some examples
on how to manage it.
16th
Week
Torecognize the different
modes of treatment for a
certain types of
Behavioral Treatments,
Drug Therapies,
Psychosurgery, Electric
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Visual
(Feist & Rosenberg, 2012).
Psychology: Perspectives
and Connections (2nd Ed.).
Psychological Disorders
can be treated by
different modes of
Quiz,
Group
Activity,
85% of the students
should be able to:

Psychological Disorder. and Magnetic
Therapies
Aids, Video
Presentation
Philippines,PH: McGraw
Hill. pp.628 - pp.661
treatment such as
therapy, drugs and even
the use of technology
such as the
Electroconvulsive
therapy, Magnetic
Resonance Imaging and
Computed Tomography
Scan.
Question and
Answer
Recognize the different
modes of treatment for a
certain psychological
disorders.
17th
Week
To distinguish the
different kinds of
Contraception likethe
Artificial and the Natural
Method and also to
contrast the beneficial
and harmful effects of
Reproductive Health Bill
in our country.
Reproductive Health
Bill, Natural and
Artificial Methods of
Contraception
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Visual
Aids, Video
Presentation
http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Reproductive_Health_
Bill
Reproductive Health Bill
is one the most
controversial bill to be
voted and to be signed as
a law and it also
represents both beneficial
and harmful way. Its
primary aim is to reduce
the population thus
reducing poverty and
other economic issues
while on the other hand it
also challenges our
morality when it comes to
sexual morality and
activities.
Quiz , Group
Activity,
Debate
85% of the students
should be able to:

List some methods of
artificial and natural way
of contraception and also
they can explain what is
HIV / AIDS and how to
prevent it.

18th
Week
To give some examples
on how to prevent the
acquistion of HIV / AIDS
HIV / AIDS: Its
Mechanism, History,
Structure and
Prevention
Lecture,
Interactive
Discussion, Visual
Aids, Video
Presentation
http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Hiv
AIDS is a virus atatcks our
immune system therefore
it can result detrimental
effects or changes in our
health especially our
bodys defense
mechanism to fight
infectious diseases which
might be bacterial or viral
infection in nature, the
best way to prevent is
abstinence and the
second one is loyalty to
Quiz, Group
Activity,
Debate,
Recitation,
Quizzes and
Examinations
85% of the students
should be able to:

Explain what is HIV /
AIDS and how to prevent
it.



your partner and
condoms is one of the
best option when it
comes to barrirer
methods under the
artificial method of
contraception,


POLICIES: Regular attendance and punctuality are expected. Attendance will be checked each session. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate arrangements for all
missed activities, recitation, and examinations. Excessive absences and work not made up shall adversely affect the grade for the course. It is expected that each
student shall do his/her own work on exam.

GRADING SYSTEM: Grades will be taken periodically on the following requirements such as attendance, recitation, projects, quizzes (announced) and examinations. The computation
of grades is based on modified transmutation table, where a student has to get 60% of the total number of items in order to get a passing grade of 75%.

PG = (CS x 60%) + (PE x 40%)
MG = (CS x 60%) + (ME x 40%)
PFG = (CS x 60%) + (PFE x 40%)
FG = (CS x 60%) + (FE x 40%)
FR = PG + MG + PFG + FG / 4

BOOK: (Feist & Rosenberg, 2012). Psychology: Perspectives and Connections (2nd Ed.). Philippines,PH: McGraw Hill.
REFERENCES: PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) - Rathus, Spencer A. (2010). Psychology: Concepts and Connections (10th Ed.). 20 Davis Drive Belmont, California, USA:
Cengage Learning.

WEBSITE - http://en.wikipedia.org/