Trojan Building, Brgy.

Poblacion, City of Biňan, Laguna

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Learning Program for GE 3 Science, Technology, and Society
Academic Year 2020-2021

TRIMEX exists to excel in serving individuals and institutions who believe that education is essential in one’s
Mission lifelong achievement of success. Its essence in anchored on its drive to be a relevant partner in community and
nation building where individual is considered the best organizational resource

To be leading educational center to produce globally competitive skilled professionals with the ability to create,
Vision act positively and contribute to the development of the family and participate as responsive leaders and
dynamic component in nation building.

A graduate of Trimex College shall be:

1. Globally Competent
1.1. Acquire and develop learning and innovation skills, digital literacy skills, and career and life skills.
1.2. Become informed, open-minded, and responsible individuals and be attentive to diversity across
the spectrum of differences.
1.3. Develop creative and innovative solutions with appropriate ethical, cultural, and environmental
considerations.
1.4. Align personal goals to the goals of his organization to determine his developmental needs and
Institutional Outcomes improve his own knowledge, skills, and attitude.
1.5. Address the world’s most pressing and enduring issues collaboratively and equitably.
2. Responsive Leaders
2.1. Acquire the ability to affect human behavior so as to accomplish a mission of being a leader, even
during uncertainties.
2.2. Lead with the objective of making sure that other people’s highest priorities are being served.
2.3. Act responsibly by making and being accountable for decisions that promote success based upon
ethical and legal principles, professional integrity, and fairness.
2.4. Believe in continuous improvement individually and organizationally.
2.5. Acknowledge and recognize the continuous fluctuating nature of business and quickly react to
new challenges and circumstances.
3. Service Oriented Professionals
3.1. Be genuinely concerned with the client’s experiences, empathize with them and appropriately
respond to their needs.
3.2. Create and develop products or services that are purposely designed to assist their clients.
3.3. Promote and collaborate with other professionals to positively accomplish team goals.
3.4. Respond to the needs of the community in the spirit of volunteerism.
4. Values Oriented Individuals
4.1. Promotes and uphold ethical standards in the professional world.
4.2. Respects self, others, and the environment.
4.3. Demonstrate compliance with national and local laws; the regulations of organization they
belong.
4.4. Promotes the importance and spiritual nature of life.
4.5. Promotes peace and harmony in communities.
The BS in Information Technology (BSIT) program includes the study of the utilization of both hardware and
software technologies involving planning, installing, customizing, operating, managing and administering, and
maintaining information technology infrastructure that provides computing solutions to address the needs of
Program Educational an organization.
Objectives
The program prepares graduates to address various user needs involving the selection, development,
application, integration and management of computing technologies within an organization.
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The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program shall produce graduates who are able to:
1. Apply knowledge of computing, science and mathematics appropriate to the discipline
2. Understand best practice and standards and their applications.
3. Analyze complex problems, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its
solution.
4. Identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, evaluation and
administration of computer-based systems.
5. Design, implement, and evaluate computer-based systems, processes, components, or programs to
meet desired needs and requirements under various constraints.
6. Integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment effectively.
Program Outcomes 7. Apply knowledge through the use of current techniques, skills, tools and practice necessary for the
IT professions.
8. Function effectively as a member or leader of development team recognizing the different roles
within a team to accomplish a common goal.
9. Assist in the creation of an effective IT project plan.
10. Communicate effectively with the computing community and with society at large about complex
computing activities through logical writing, presentations and clear instructions.
11. Analyze the local and global impact of computing information technology on individuals,
organizations and society.
12. Understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities in the utilization
of information technology.
13. Recognize the need for and engage in planning self-learning and improving performance as a
foundation for continuing professional development.

COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title Science, Technology, and Society
Course Code GE 3 Credit Units 3 Pre-requisite NONE

The course deals with interactions between science and technology and social, cultural, political, and economic
contexts that shape and are shaped by them. (CMO No. 20, series of 2013)
This interdisciplinary course engages students to confront the realities brought about by science and
technology in society. Such realities pervade the personal, the public, and the global aspects of our living and
Course Description are integral to human development. Scientific knowledge and technological development happen in the
context of society with all its socio-political, cultural, economic, and philosophical underpinnings at play. This
course seeks to instill reflective knowledge in the students that they are able to live the good life and display
ethical decision making in the face of scientific and technological advancement.

This course includes mandatory topics on climate change and environmental awareness.
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Knowledge

Course Learning 1. Articulate the impacts of science and technology on society, specifically Philippine society
Outcomes
2. Explain how science and technology affect society and the environment and its role in nation-
building
3. Analyze the human condition in order to deeply reflect and express philosophical ramifications that
are meaningful to the student as a part of society
4. Define and demonstrate the impact of social media on the students’ life and Philippine society in
general

Values

1. Imbibe the importance of science and technology in the preservation of the environment and the
development of the Filipino nation
2. Critique human flourishing vis-à-vis the progress of science and technology such that the student
may be able to define for himself/herself the meaning of the good life
3. Foster the value of a healthy lifestyle toward the holistic and sustainable development of society
and the environment

Skills

1. Creatively present the importance and contributions of science and technology to society
2. Examine shared concerns that make up the good life in order to come up with innovative and
creative solutions to contemporary issues guided by ethical standards
3. Illustrate how the social media and information age impact their lives and their understanding of
climate change
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LEARNING PLAN
Assessment of
Time
Topic Learning Outcome Strategies/Activities Learning
Frame
Outcome
1. Discuss the interactions between
Historical antecedents in S&T and society throughout history. 1. Lecture /discussion Quiz
Week 1-3 which social considerations 2. Discuss how scientific and 2. Discovery Learning
changed the course of technological developments affect Portfolio
science and technology society and the environment.  Content 30%
3. Identify the paradigm shifts in  Learning
Intellectual Revolutions history. Impact 40%
that defined Society 4. Articulate ways by which society is  Creativity
transformed by science and 30%
technology.

Week 4 Prelims Exams

1. Discuss the role of Science and
Science and Technology and Technology in Philippine nation 1 Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
Week 5-6 Nation Building building. 2 Discovery Learning activities
2. Evaluate government policies  Content 30%
pertaining to science and technology  Relevance
in terms of their contributions to 30%
nation building.  Learning
3. Identify actual science and Impact 40%
technology policies of the
government and appraise their
impact on the development of the Portfolio
Filipino nation.
 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Week 6-7 The Human Person 1. Analyze the human condition in 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
flourishing in terms of order to deeply reflect and express 2. Discovery learning activities
science and technology philosophical ramifications that are 3. Film showing  Content 30%
meaningful to the student as a part  Relevance
of society 30%
2. Critique human flourishing vis-à-vis  Learning
the progress of science and Impact 40%
technology so that the student can
define for himself/herself the Portfolio
meaning of the good life.
 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Week 8 The Good Life 1. Examine shared concerns that make 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
up the good life in order to come up 2. Discovery learning activities
with innovative, creative solutions to 3. Film showing  Content 30%
contemporary issues guided by  Relevance
ethical standards 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%

Case Study

1. Content 30%
2. Creativity of
Alternative
Solutions
40%
3. Learning
Impact 30%
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Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Week 9 Midterm Examination

Week 10 When technology and 1. Examine human rights in order to 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
humanity cross uphold such rights in technological 2. Discovery learning activities
ethical dilemmas  Content 30%
 Relevance
30%
 Learning
Impact 40%

Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Week 11 Why the future does not 1. Evaluate contemporary human 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
need us experience in order to strengthen 2. Discovery learning activities
and enlighten the human person 3. Film showing  Content 30%
functioning in society  Relevance
30%
 Learning
Impact 40% -
---- 100%

Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30% ------
100%

Presentation

 Relevance -
30%
 Analysis -
40%
 Creativity -
30% ------
100%

Case Study

 Content 30%
 Relevance of
alternative
solutions
30%
 Learning
Impact 40% -
----- 100%
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Week 12 The Information Age 1. Link learned concepts to the 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
development of the information age 2. Discovery learning activities
and its impact on society  Content 30%
2. Illustrate how the social media and  Relevance
the information age have impacted 30%
our lives  Learning
Impact 40%

Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Week 13 Pre Finals Examination

Week 14 Biodiversity and the 1. Determine the interrelatedness of 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
healthy society society, environment, and health 2. Discovery learning activities
2. Discuss the ethics and implications  Content 30%
of GMOs and potential future  Relevance
impacts 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%

Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Essay

 Content 30%
 Delivery of
position on
the topic
40%
 Learning
impact 30%
Week 15 The nano world 1. Discuss the major impacts (both 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
potential and realized} of 2. Discovery learning activities
nanotechnology on society  Content 30%
2. Analyze the issue through the  Relevance
conceptual STS lenses 30%
3. Critique the issue on its costs and  Learning
benefits to Impact 40%

Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Essay

 Content 30%
 Delivery of
position on
the topic
40%
Learning impact
30%
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Week 10 Gene Therapy and Stem 1. Describe gene therapy and its 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
Cell Therapy various forms 2. Discovery learning activities
 Content 30%
2. Assess the issue’s potential benefits
 Relevance
and detriments to global health
30%
 Learning
Impact 40%

Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Quiz (10 items)

Week 17 Climate Change and the 1. Identify the causes of climate change 1. Lecture/Discussion Reflection Paper
Energy Crisis and 2. Assess the various impacts of climate 2. Discovery learning activities
Environmental Awareness change including economic, geopolitical,  Content 30%
biological, meteorological, etc.
3. Film Showing  Relevance
3. Apply STS concepts to the issue of 30%
climate change  Learning
Impact 40%

Portfolio

 Content 30%
 Learning
Impact 40%
 Creativity
30%

Quiz (10 items)

Poster Making

 Organization
of elements
30%
 Creativity
30%
 Learning
impact 30%
 Clarity of
Message
10%

Week 18 Final Examination

The learner’s responsibility is to come to each class prepared. He or she is also expected to take
Expectations from the examinations on the scheduled date. He or she should read the assigned problems or activities prior to
Learner class. He/ She are expected to attend each class and participate actively in the discussions.
All learners are expected to be academically honest. Cheating, lying and other form of unethical behaviour
will not be tolerated. Any learner found guilty of cheating in examinations or plagiarism in submitted
course requirements will receive a failing grade for the specific course requirement of the course.
Plagiarism refers to the use of books, notes, or other intellectual property without giving proper
Academic Dishonesty attribution to its author, seeking the author’s permission or representing the work of another person as
his own. Cheating refers to securing help in a test; copying test, assignments, reports, or term papers,
collaborating with other learners during an examination or in preparing academic work; signing another
learner’s name on attendance monitoring sheet; or otherwise practicing scholastic dishonesty.
Prepared by: Approved by: Noted by:
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The allowed number of absences for learners enrolled in a 3 hours class is 4 days maximum per semester.
Request for excused absences or waiver on absences must be presented upon reporting back to class.
Special examinations will be allowed only in special cases such as prolonged illness. It is the responsibility
Absences/Tardiness of the learner to monitor her or his own tardiness/absences that might accumulate leading to a grade of
FA (failure due to absences). It is also the learner’s responsibility to consult with the teacher, chair, or
dean should his or her case be of special nature.

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A. Computing Final Grade for the Period

Total Class Standing (70%) Major Examination (30%) Final Grade for the Period

Laboratory Activity Performance Quarterly Test (30%) 100%

(10%) Task/Laboratory Task
Grading System (60%)

B. Computing for Final Rating

(Prelim (30%) + midterm (70%)) + (Semifinal (30%) + final (70%))

Subject Requirement Student should have taken all the major examination in the semester.

_______________________ _______________________________ _____________________________________

Jhon Carlo D. Guiyab Maria Lourdes R. Garino Dr. Rito A. Camigla Jr., EdD
Faculty Member BTVTE and General Education Chair VP for Acad. & Student Affairs

Conforme:
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I have read the course syllabus and I understand that I have to comply with the requirements of the course and the expectatio ns from
me as a student of Multimedia System during the Second Semester of AY 2019-2020. I am fully aware of the consequences of non-
compliance with the above mentioned requirements and expectations.

_________________________________ ________________
Printed name and signature of student Date

(Student’s copy)

Conforme:

I have read the course syllabus and I understand that I have to comply with the requirements of the course and the expectations from
me as a student of Multimedia System during the Second Semester of AY 2019-2020. I am fully aware of the consequences of non-
compliance with the above mentioned requirements and expectations.

_________________________________ _________________
Printed name and signature of student Date

(Professor’s copy)