FACULTY: Ms. Aileen Q.

Perez (Associate Professor) Classroom: __________________________

Mobile Number: 0975025044 Class: Time: _________________________
Email: perez.aileen@uphsl.edu.ph
COURSE TITLE: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various
disciplines of the social sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created an
increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of peoples and places around the globe. To this end, the course provides an overview of the
various debates in global governance, development, and sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the Philippines, it
seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship and global responsibility.

This course includes mandatory topics on population education in the context of population and demography.

Learning Outcomes:

A. Competencies
1. Distinguish different interpretations of and approaches to globalization
2. Describe the emergence of global economic, political, social, and cultural systems
3. Analyze the various contemporary drivers of globalization
4. Understand the issues confronting the nation-state
5. Assess the effects of globalization on different social units and their responses
B. Skills
1. Analyze contemporary news events in the context of globalization
2. Analyze global issues in relation to Filipinos and the Philippines
3. Write a research paper with proper citation on a topic related to globalization
C. Values
1. Articulate personal positions on various global issues
2. Identify the ethical implications of global citizenship

CLASS RULES AND ASSIGNMENT

1. All students are expected to switch off their handset in the classroom during class session.
2. Respect your classmates and their opinions. Aggression and disrespectful or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated and could result in
expulsion from the class.
3. Students disturbing the class including making a noise and others shall be marked absent for that day.
4. Sleeping or doing homework for another class during class time is disrespectful and disruptive and will result in an absence for the day.
 5. Coming to class drunk will result in expulsion from that class session and possible further disciplinary measures.
6. Personal comment must be addressed to your professor for analysis during consultation hours.
7. Gesture that can cause embarrassment to others will not be allowed.
8. Your professor has the right to transfer your seat as she deems suitable for the advantage of the class.
9. Assignments are due at the beginning of the class. Late assignment will result to one letter grade deduction for each day it is not submitted.

Number of Hours: 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester.

LO WEEKS TOPIC ACTIVITIES Suggested Reading Materials ASSESS-

MENT TOOLS
A 1-2 Introduction to - Introduce self to classmates and *Globalizations, 2014 Recitation/
Globalization teachers Vol. 11, No. 4, 417 –434, Group
- Defining - List expectations for the course http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2014.951 Analysis
globalization - Recall course rules 186
- Write a personal definition of *Steger, Manfred B. “Ideologies of
globalization based on a concept map Globalization.” 2005. Journal of Political
- Differentiate the competing Ideologies 10(1): 11–30
conceptions of globalization *Personal Research with proper citation
- Identify the underlying philosophies *https://www.slideshare.net/hitakshi_23/globa
of the varying definitions of lization-57998363
globalization
B 3-5 The Structures of *Wallerstein, Immanuel. 2004. “The Group
Globalization Modern World-System as a Capitalist Analysis
-The Global Economy World Economy: Production, SurplusValue, and
-Market Integration Polarization.” In WorldSystems Analysis: An
-The Global Interstate Introduction.
System *LATVIJAS BANKA GLOBAL ECONOMIC SHARE
- Contemporary Global SLIDE SHARE
Governance *The Globalization of Economic Relations:
Istvan Benczes
- Explain the role of international *Chapter 17 of textbook: “The Rise of the
financial institutions in the creation of a Global Corporation” by Deane Neubauer
global economy *Bello, Walden F. 2006. “The Multiple
- Narrate a short history of global Crises of Global Capitalism.” In
market integration in the twentieth Deglobalization: Ideas for a New World
century - Identify the attributes Economy. Quezon City: Ateneo de
of global corporations Manila University Press, pp. 1-31.
*Film: “The Corporation” directed by Mark
Achbar and Jennifer Abbott
-Explain the effects of globalization on *Mazower, Mark. 2006. “An International
 governments - Identify the institutions Civilization? Empire, Internationalism and the
that govern international relations Crisis of the Mid-Twentieth Century.”
- Differentiate internationalism from International Affairs 82(3): 553–566
globalism
-Identify roles in functions of the
United Nations *https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/h
- Identify the challenges of global ow-creating-new-markets-can-change-the-
governance in the twenty-first century future-of-development-finance/
- Explain the relevance of the state
amid globalization
B 6-8 A World of Regions - Define the term “Global South” *Chapter 12 of textbook: “Locating the Written
- Global Divides: - Differentiate the Global South from Global South” by Lisandro E. Claudio Analysis
The North and the Third World - Analyze how a new *Connell, Raewyn. 2007. “Dependency,
the South conception of global relations emerged Autonomy and Culture. In Southern
- Environmental from the experiences of Latin American Theory: The Global Dynamics of
governance countries Knowledge in Social Science.
between the Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, pp. 139-
north and the 163
south *https://aric.adb.org/emergingasianregionalis
- Asian m/pdfs/Final_ear_chapters/chapter%202.pdf
Regionalism *https://www.rgs.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?
nodeguid=9c1ce781-9117-4741-af0a-
a6a8b75f32b4&lang=en-GB
-Differentiate between regionalization *Chapter 13 of textbook: “Globalization
and globalization and the Asia Pacific and South Asia” by
- Identify the factors leading to a Ehito Kimura
greater integration of the
Asian region Analyze how different
Asian states confront the challenges of
globalization and regionalization
9 MIDTERM
Synthesize Midterm essay: Students will be asked to write 2,000- word
knowledge essays answering one of these two questions: 1. How do we
concerning make globalization more just? 2. How is the state affected by
globalization globalization? How is the nation affected by globalization? Do
these institutions/concepts remain relevant? Why/why not?
C 10-11 A World of Ideas - Analyze how various media drive *https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/ Group Reporting
- Global Media Cultures various forms of global integration 0093650215623834
-The Globalization of - Explain the dynamic between local
 Religion and global cultural production *https://www.nordicom.gu.se/sites/default/f
- Explain how globalization affects iles/kapitel-pdf/37_hjarvard.pdf
religious practices and beliefs
- Analyze the relationship between
religion and global conflict and,
conversely, global peace
C 12-14 Global Population and - Identify the attributes of a global city *https://www.academia.edu/11487906/The_ Written Analysis
Mobility - Analyze how cities serve as engines of Global_City
-The Global City globalization *https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-
- Explain the theory of demographic
-Global Demography transition as it affects global population
content/uploads/sites/1288/2013/10/PGDA_
-Global Migration WP_14.pdf
-Analyze the political, economic,
cultural, and social factors
underlying the global movements of
people
- Display first-hand knowledge of
the experiences of OFWs
- - Write a research paper proposal
with proper citation
- Critique research proposals of
classmates
B& 15-16 Towards a Sustainable - Differentiate stability from *Global Food Quiz/
C World sustainability - Articulate models of Securitywww.fao.org/3/aj033e/aj033e00.pdf Recitation
-Sustainable global sustainable development http://www.fao.org/3/a0795e/a0795e00.pdf
Development - Define global food security
-Global Food Security - Critique existing models of global food
security
A, B 17-18 Conclusion - Articulate a personal definition of Submission of
C -Global Citizenship global citizenship Research Paper
-Research Paper writing - Appreciate the ethical obligations of
global citizenship