Course Name : UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

Course Code : PER DEV 1

Course Unit : 3 Units
Course Description :

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites : None
Contact Hours : 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester
 Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

Detailed Course Syllabus

Teaching and
Assessment
Week Intended Learning Outcome Learning Allocation
Topics Resources References Tasks
No. (ILO) Activities Time
(AT)
(TLA)
1-2 a. Introduction to Course Class Activity: 6 hours
Getting to
Introduction know me and
you
Class
 Discussion:
Raising
fundamental
questions
regarding the
self

Surfacing
students
beliefs and
concerns
regarding the
self

Discussion of
the mechanics
of the course

Introducing the
requirements
and integrative
final paper.
3-8 The Self From 1. The Self From Various Lecture Bandura A. (199) Social Under- Individual 18 hours
Various Perspective Perspective Congnitive Theory tanding g Submission of
a. Discuss the different the Self by essay on self:
a. Philosophy representations and Group Chafee J. (2013) Who are Eden Joy How do I
Socrates,Plato and conceptualizations of Discussion you? Consciousness, identity Pastor understand
Augustine to the self from various and the self. In the Alata et.al myself? What
Descartes, disciplinal perspective Philosopher’s Way: Thinking led up to this
locke,Hme,Kant b. Examine the different Class Critically about Profound self?
Freud,Ryle, influences, factors and Discussion Ideas. Pearson 106-169
Churchland and forces that shape the
Merleau-Ponty all self Csordas, T(199). Self and
try to answer the c. Compare and contrast Persobn. In bode(ed). Group
 question who are how the self has been Psychological Anthropology. Presentation
you? represented across the Praeger 331-350 and will be
different disciplines and given points
b. Sociology perspectives
 The self as a d. Demonstrate critical and Long
product of reflective thought in Examination
modern society analyzing the
among other development of one’s
construction self and identity by Three things I
 Mead and the developing a theory of learned about
social self the self myself from
c. Anthropology this topic
 The Self and
person in
contemporary
anthropology
 The self
embedded in
culture
d. Psychology
 The self as a
Cognitive
Construction:
-William James
9-14 Unpacking the Self 2. Unpacking the Self Lecture Under- Individual 18 hours
tanding g constructions
the Self by of the
Group Eden Joy personal self
Discussion and Pastor illustrating
Presentation: Alata et.al how the
Who is different
Beautiful? aspects are
situated
relative to one
another and
Psychological the
Tests importance of
 Self each relative
Esteem to the other
Scale
 Body Journal
Esteem Making: Me
Scale and My
What do men Favorite
and women Things(what
find attractive? these are and
what they say
Surfacing about me?)
common
beliefs and
misconceptions Interiew of
regarding the informant/s
body,sex and regarding
sexuality. most common
ritual in
Discussion on locale,descrip
Love, Sex, tion, and the
Relationship functions they
and Family serve.

Class.Group long
Discussion on Examination
the role of
mass media in
shaping
purchase
behaviors:
What makes an
ad affects or
ineffective?
What affects
my purchase
behavior?

Class
Discussion:
Listing of
beliefs in spirits
and the
supernatural
prevalent in
the area.
Lecture
Group
discussion:
Who is the
Filipino? What
makes a
Filipino?
Lecture
Group
discussion/shar
ing :
My FB
experiences
15-18 Lecture Under-  Feedback 12 hours
Demonstration tanding g report
Examination of the Self by  Working of
own study Eden Joy my Bad
strategies and Pastor Habits(Jour
development Alata et.al nal)
of more  Feedback
effective study report on
plans and initial
strategies (self implement
regulated ation of
learning goals
program)

Examination of
goals(short and Feedback
long term)as on
well as plans implement
for al
accomplishing
these.

Clarifying goals
and setting up
a plan for the
short term.
Answering the
test your mind
Instrument at
http://mindset
online.com/tes
tyourmindset/
step1.php

Answering
/External
Motivation
Scale and the
Locus of
Control Scale at
http://www.ps
ych.uncc.edu/p
agoolka/Locuso
fControl-
intro.html

 Guided
Lecture and
how to
demonstrati
on:
 Identifying
personal
stressors
and usual
coping
 Identifying
effective
and
ineffective
 coping
responses
 Developing
a self care
plan

Course Requirements:

1.Quizzes, Prelim, Midterm, Semi-Final and Final Examination

2.Group Discussion, Class Discussion, Lecture, Journal Making
3.Attendance
4.Reporting (Group)

Suggested Grading System:

1. Class Participation (15%)

*Students are expected to participate during class discussions or submit assigned tasks as the course may require it.
2. Group Work Report (20%)
*Specific topic will be given to each group. Prepare the report .No one is allowed to read his/her report in the class directly
from the book.
3. Reflection Papers/Group Activities/Journals (25%)
4. Exam (35%)
*Students must get 60% of the test item to have an equivalent grade of 75%. Please refer to student handbook page
18.
5. Attendance (5%)

 6 consecutive absences without a valid reason is automatically dropped as per as Student Handbook
 Students must wear their prescribed uniform inside the class, no wearing of uniform must leave the class and markes
as absent.
 Kindly read student Handbook for more references.
Date Revised : May 31, 2018
Effectivity : June 4, 2018
Prepared by : CLIFFORD P. FLORES – Teacher III
Reviewed by :
Approved by :