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Revision Status/Date:10-7-2019

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE CODE GEE 002
COURSE NAME LIVING IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ERA (2012 curriculum)
CREDITS 3 units
CONTACT HOURS 3 hours lecture
INSTRUCTOR
TEXTBOOK Ethics for the Information Age – Michael Quiin
Other Supplemental Introduction to Computer fully illustrated -Mhery Ann Andes
Materials Living in the Information Technology Era – Ronina Caoili-Tayuan/Mia Eliazar
SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION
a. Course Description
Science, Culture and Ethics of Information Technology, its influence on modern living and human relationships and
uses for personal, professional and social advancement.

b. Prerequisites None
Co-requisites
c. Course Classification Required
(Required/elective/
selected elective)
SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THE COURSE
a. Course Objective
The course aims to provide knowledge and skills in:
1. Understanding the basic concept of computing;
2. Identifying the applications of computing in different fields.
3. Knowing the fundamentals of computer systems.
4. Understanding the social, cultural and economic consequenses of new communication technologies and to
encourage critical thinking about “new media” generally.
5. Analyzing the evolving information ecology as it is affect the media industries as well as the media audience.

b. Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Identify the milestones in Computing, Networking, Information Storage and Retrieval.
2. Explain the role of technology in media and how it affects communication.
3. Familiarized themselves with the history of the internet and discuss the purpose of a web browser
4. Recognized the major points of the Intellectual Property code of the Philippines.
5. Explain the phenomena of mobile commerce and mobile social media using concept related to e-commerce
and social media.
6. Reflect on the current trends seen in the field of information technology and describe how the given IT trends
affect the Filipino’s way of living.

c. Student Outcomes Addressed by the Course

 None
COURSE TOPICS
Prelim Period (Weeks 1–6)
I. Introduction; TIP Vision and Mission; TIP Graduate Attributes/ Institutional Intended Learning
Outcomes; Program Educational Objectives; Course Objectives/ Course Intended Learning Outcomes;
Course Policies.
II. Catalysts for Change: Milestones in Computing, Networking, Information Storage and Retrieval;
Information Technology Issues;
III. Introduction to Information Technology Ethics; Comparing workable ethical theories; Morality of
breaking the law; Software Engineering Code of ethics: Analysis of Code; Whistle-blowing;
IV. Networked Communications (Internet and world wide web): Spam; Internet interactions; Text
messaging; censorship; freedom of expression; children and inappropriate content; breaking trust; Internet
addiction;

Midterm Period (Weeks 7–12)

V. Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property Rights; Protecting Intellectual Property; Fair Use; New
restrictions on Use; Peer to Peer and cyber lockers; Protecting for Software; Legitimacy of Intellectual
Property Protection for Software; Open source software; Plagiarism;
VI. Information privacy: perspectives on privacy; information disclosures;
VII. Privacy and the Government; Participating in Politics: Politicians in a new Era of Communication;
New Media, Old Inequalities: Technological Fixes, National Containers, and the Roma; Social Media
and Diffused Participation;
VIII. Computer and Network Security: Hacking; malware;cyber crime and cyber attacks;online voting;
IX. Computer Reliability: Data Entry or retrieval errors; software billing errors; notable software failures;
software warranties and vendor liabilities

Final Period (Weeks 13–18)

X. Gaming and Playing Digitally: Live Online Betting: The Answer to Every Gambler’s Wish; The Risks
of Online Gambling for Younger Males: Playing Massively Multiplayer Online Games: A Dangerous
Time-Consuming Leisure?:
XI. IT Culture and the Society: Iot; IT current Trends;
XII. Work and Wealth: Automation and employment; workplace changes; Globalization; Digital Divide;
The winner-take-all Society;

Prepared by: Noted by: Approved to take effect on 2nd Sem. SY: 2019-2020

MR. FELIZARDO REYES JR. DR. JESUSA N. PADILLA /DR. CYNTHIA C. LLANES
Faculty Member’s Printed Name Department Chair Dean/VPAA
and Signature
Date: Date: Date: