Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism
Prince of Songkla University
TQF.3
Course Specification
Name of Institution
Prince of Songkla University
Campus/Faculty / Department Phuket Campus / Faculty of International Studies
Section 1: General Information
1. Course code and Name
803-212 Development of Thai Society
2. Credit
4(4-0-8)
3. Program and Specialization (check all that apply)
Bachelor of Arts in International Business
Category of class:
Core Course
General education:
Compulsory
4. Semester Offered / Year Level of Students
Semester 1-2
5. Pre-requisite Course (if any)
None
6. Co-requisite Course (if any)
None
7. Condition (if any)
None
8. Place of Study
Faculty of International Studies, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus
9. Date Created and Last Date Revised
£ This TQF3 was created on: (20/12/2011)
£ This TQF3 was last revised on: (dd/mm/yyyy)
Section 2: Aims and Objectives
1. Aims of the Course
• To provide students the knowledge of Thai history and its revolution, classifications
of Thai era, characteristic and structure of Thai society and development
• To encourage and develop the appropriate morality and ethics, communication and
interpersonal skills of students
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2. Objectives for this course: Students will
1.
To be able to explain the development of society and culture from the community to state
levels; ancient Thai civilizations
2.
To be able to explain the evolutions of in terms of politics, government; foreign affairs,
economy and society
3.
To be able to explain and discuss about the characteristic and structure of Thai society,
social, economic and political foundations of Thai society
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Section 3: Course Management and Delivery
1. Course Descriptions Thai
แหลงก าเนิดของชนชาติไทย
พัฒนาการของสังคมและวัฒนธรรมชุมชนไปสูความเปนรัฐ
อาณาจักรโบราณของไทย การแบงสมัยประวัติศาสตรไทย
ประวัติศาสตรไทยในบริบทของประวัติศาสตรโลก
วิวัฒนาการทางการเมือง การปกครอง การตางประเทศ
เศรษฐกิจและสังคม ลักษณะและโครงสรางของสังคมไทย
พื้นฐานทางสังคม เศรษฐกิจ และการเมือง ศาสนาที่ส าคัญในประเทศไทย
สถานการณปจจุบันของสังคมไทย ปจจัยตางๆ
ที่มีผลตอการเปลี่ยนแปลงของสังคมไทยในปจจุบัน
English
Origin of Thais; development of society and culture from the community to state levels; ancient
Thai civilizations; classifications of Thai era; Thai history in the context of the world’s history;
evolutions in terms of politics, government; foreign affairs, economy and society; characteristic
and structure of Thai society, social, economic and political foundations of Thai society; important
religions in Thailand; current situations in Thai society; factors affecting changes in Thai society.
Hours per Semester
Lecture
Practice
Self-Study
Field work/ Internship
48
96
(4 hrs x 12
(8 hrs x 12
weeks)
weeks)
2. Hours per Week for individual Consultation
By appointment
Tutorial
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Section 4: Developing Student’s Learning Outcomes
Five domains of learning outcomes to develop
1. Morality and Ethics
Morality and Ethics to
Teaching Methodology
develop
1. Personal awareness of
1.Adapt corporate culture norms and
values into the classroom
morals, ethics, and culture
2.Emphasize punctuality, and university’s
as a member of the Thai
dress code
society.
3. Bring in materials that pertain to moral
and ethical issues during the lectures
2.Self-discipline,
1.
Emphasize punctuality, and
punctuality, and honesty
university’s dress code
2.
Adapt corporate culture norms and
values into the classroom
3.
Assign group work to allow
students to practice being leaders,
followers, and selfresponsible
3.Conform to the laws of 1.
Organize activities to allow
society, and be socially students to learn from real-life experience,
role plays, and case studies
responsible
2.
Bring in materials that pertain to
moral and ethical issues during the lectures
Assessment
1. Use “Participation ”
grade to evaluate
students’ behaviors in
class and in exams
1.
Evaluate
students’ punctuality
from class attendance,
submission of works,
and participation of
activities
2.
Evaluate
students’ responsibility
for assigned duties
3.Use “Participation”
grade to evaluate
students’ behaviors in
class and in exams
1.Evaluate students
from class discussion
2.Evaluate from
students’ answers on
analytical exam
questions towards good
governance and social
responsibility
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2. Knowledge
Knowledge Outcomes
1. Realize the patterns,
rules, regulations, academic
conditions and adaptation
according to the situation
2.Be cultivated to integrate
the knowledge of concerned
principles
3. Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills to Be
Developed
1.Possess the skill of thinking
compilation system
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Teaching Methodology
Assessment
1.
Mid-term
and final
1.Emphasis on active learning as a
examination
teaching method
2.Educate from the reality
2. Reports
3.Allow students to study and research by
themselves
4. Allow students to study by themselves
from case studies and discuss in class
1.Allow students to study and research by
1.
Mid-term and
themselves
final
2.Allow students to study by themselves
examination
from case studies and discuss in class
2.
Reports
Teaching Methods
1.Arrange the schooling that exercise the
thinking skill both of individual and group
such as thinking reflection, group discussion,
case study, debate, doing a project and so on
Assessment
1.Report of students
2.Examination and
exercise for students to
develop the solution
2.Be able to analyze the
situation, and adapt the
knowledge, understanding of
concepts, principles, theories,
and other processes in order to
solve the problem creatively.
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Interpersonal Skills and Responsibility
1.Behave properly for the
mantle and responsibility
2.Be responsible for the
assigned task both of individual
and group
3.Be responsible for selfdevelopment and social
development all the time
5.
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1.Arrange the schooling that focuses on
group working and other assignments that
need the reaction among the team
2. Intervene in the responsibility, human
relation, understanding of organizational
culture, etc. in the course
1.Evaluate students’
punctuality from class
attendance, submission
of works, and
participation of activities
2.Observe the behavior and
performance of the
students while they are
doing the activities
3.Group discussion
4. Group presentation
5.Assess the regularity of
group attention
6.Assess the responsibility
of the assigned task 7.Class
evaluation
Communication and Information Technology Skills
Communication and
Information Technology
Skills to be Developed
Teaching Methodology
Assessment
1. Possess to select and use the
technology in order to make
efficiently the format of
presentation that suitable for the
topic and different audiences
1.
Arrange the schooling that focuses
on communication skills – speaking,
listening, writing – among students, lecturer
and other related people
2.
Provide the education that supports
the students to use various information
technology and communication
3.
Provide the opportunity to make the
presentation by using the information
technology
1.
Speaking skill of
presentation
2.
Writing skill in
report
3.
Presentation skill by
using suitable information
technology
4.
Be capable of using
the various necessary
software in the professional
career
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Section 5 Lesson Plan and Assessment
1. Lesson Plan
Dates
6-14
Feb.2012
20-28 Feb.
2012
Topic / Description
Hours
Introduction :
The definitions of society,
culture, and social structure General characteristics of
Thai society
- The background of Thai
society and culture : social
values, attitudes, and patterns
of living
-Thai social system and
behavior
- the loose structure
- the Buddhism
-Social Structure of Thai
Society
-The family
-The village of community
-The temple
-The political community
-The economic institution
- The Identity of Thai society
- The Local Politics
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Activities /
Teaching
Materials
Lecture
Class discussion
Lecture
Class discussion
Lecturer (s)
Dr. Rataport de Jong
Dr. Rataport de Jong
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2012
19-27 March
2012
2-10 April
2012
Prince of Songkla University
- Origin of Thais
- Thai civilization
-Contemporary Thai politics End of Absolute Monarchy
and Military Rule
a.
1932 Revolution
b.
Internal conflict
between People’s Party and
Monarchy and in People’s
Party civilian and Military
c.
The pursuit of
Nationalism
d.
World War II
e.
1947 Coup and after
f.
Sarit-Tanom regime ->
Military Dictatorship
- From 1973 People’s
Revolution to Present
g. The Revolution
h. A return to Military rule :
Prem Era
i. Democracy in Democrat
Party (Chuan Leekpai) to
Taksin Sinawat
j.2008-2010 Political Crisis
-Conclusion of each
dimension of Thai Society
- The divided society The rising of new middle
class
-The Modern Vulnerability
- Tragedey of the
commonman
-Thai Society and Global
Society
-IT revolution
-ASEAN integration Migration and the new comer
of society
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Lecture
Class discussion
Dr. Rataport de Jong
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Lecture
Class discussion
Dr. Rataport de Jong
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Lecture
Class discussion
Dr. Rataport de Jong
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2. Learning Assessment Plan
Learning
Outcomes
1.2, 2.2,3.1,3.2,
4.2,4.3,5.1
1.1,1.2,2.1,3.2
1.1,1.2,2.1,3.2
1.1,1.2,2.1,3.2
Assessment Methods
Week
Percent
Term Paper
10-13
20 %
Presentation-Discussion
Quiz
Final examination
weekly
3,6,9
14-15
30%
10%
40%
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Section 6 Learning Resources
1. Prescribed Textbook / Main Teaching Documents
Borda, Orlando Fals. 1985. The Challenge of Social Change. London: SAGE
Publication.
Bunnang, J. Buddhist monk, Buddhist layman: A study of urban monastic organization in
Central Thailand. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Embree, J.F. 1950. “Thailand: A loosely structured social system”. In American Anthropologist,
52, pp.181-193.
Garner, Roberta Ash. 1977. Social Change. Chicago: Rand McNally.
Golomb, Louis. 1993. “The Relativity of Magical Melevolence in Urban Thailand”. In Watson,
C.W. and Ellen, Roy eds., Understanding Witchcraft and Sorcery in Southeast Asia.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, pp. 27-45.
Hanks, L.M. Jr. 1975. The Thai social order as entourage and circle. In G.W. Skinner
G. William and Kirsch, A. Thomas (Eds). 1975. Change and Persistence in Thai Society: Essays
in Honor of Lauriston Sharp. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Mulder, Niels. 1990. Inside Thai Society : An Interpretation of Everyday Life. USA.
Pasuk Phongpaichit.1980. Economic and social transformation of Thailand. Bangkok: CUSRI.
Pronchai Suchitta, Srisakra Vallibhotama, and Chanan Vongvipak. 1987.
Material Culture: traditional fishing gear and methods in Thailand. Unpublished report submitted
to UNESCO, Paris.
Tejapira, K. (1997). Imagined Uncommunity: The Lookjin Midlle Class and Thai Official
Nationalism. Essential Outsiders Chinese and Jews in the Modern Transformation of Southeast
Asia and Central Europe. A. Reid. Seattle and London, University of Washington Press:
75-99.
Vogo, Steven. 1989. Social Change. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Wendell, Blanchard. 1958. Thailand, its people, its society, its culture. Hraf Press: New Haven
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Winichakul, T. (1995). Siam mapped : a history of the geo-body of a nation. Chiangmai,
Silkworm books.
Section 7 Course Evaluation and Improvement
1. Course Evaluation Strategy by Students
- Self-evaluate by comparing their learning skills both of before and after class.
- Evaluate the lecturer’s teaching
- Discuss with students during their internship
2. Strategies of Teaching Evaluation
- Self-evaluate the lecturer him/herself
- Results of students’ performance
- Review of the students’ results
3. Teaching Improvement
-
Compile students’ view and ideas, teaching outcomes, problem and obstacles in order to
improve the teaching of the subject
- Improve the subject description
4. Verification of Students’ Achievement
- The committee will ensure the students’ assessments
- Check whether the examination matches with the requirements of the subject
5. Revision and Improvement Plan of the Course
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Compile the course evaluation strategy by students (number1) and strategies of teaching
evaluation (number2) for improving the teaching of the subject
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Develop and improve the subject every year according to the information of the
assessments.
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