College for Research & Technology of
Cabanatuan
Burgos Avenue, Cabanatuan City 3100
Tel. 463-2735 463-2697 600-2200 e-mail: crt.cabanatuan@gmail.com
VISION
To be recognized and respected as one of the premiere members of the academic
community that provides excellence in technological education
MISSION
The College for Research & Technology is a nurturing community, devoted in providing
accessible and affordable technological education by being a catalyst of innovation in
the promotion of holistic development to empower individuals to discover their true
worth and become productive members of the society.
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE
CODE
COURSE
NAME
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
GE105
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
The course deals with interactions between science and technology
and social, cultural, political, and economic contexts that shape and
are shaped by them.
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 are integral to human development. This course seeks to instil
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.
CONTACT
HOURS
WEEK
PREREQUISITES
COURSE
OUTCOMES
This course includes mandatory topics on climate change and
environmental awareness.
LEC: 3 hours/week
/ LAB: none
None
Upon the completion of the course, the students will be able to:
Knowledge
1. Articulate the impacts of science and technology on society,
specifically Philippine society.
2. Explain how science and technology affect society and the
environment and its role in nation-building.
3. Analyses 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
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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.
COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME
TIMEFRAME
COURSE CONTENT / SUBJECT MATTER
WEEK 1
WEEK 2 - 3
Introduction of the course, discussion of the course policies and
establishing house rules
Historical antecedents in which social considerations changed the
course of science and technology
WEEK 4
Intellectual revolutions that defined society
WEEK 5
Science and technology and nation building
WEEK 6
PRELIM EXAMINATION
WEEK 7 - 8
The Human Person flourishing in terms of science and technology
WEEK 9
The Good Life
WEEK 10
When technology and humanity cross
WEEK 11
Why the future does not need us
WEEK 12
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
WEEK 13
The Information Age
WEEK 14 - 15 Biodiversity and the healthy society
WEEK 16
The Nano world
WEEK 17
Gene therapy, Culminating Activity
WEEK 18
FINAL EXAMINATION
ALIGNMENT OF COURSE OUTCOMES WITH ASSESSMENT TASKS (WRITTEN
AND/OR PERFORMANCE)
COURSE
ASSESSMENT TASKS
DETAILS
OBJECTIVES
(WRITTEN AND/OR
PERFORMANCE)
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1. Discuss the nature,
scope, theories and
basics of psychology
2. Create a model of
human
nervous
system
and
intelligence, its parts
and functions.
3. Inculcate the
behavioural,
emotional and
behavioural
modification in a
stressed filled world
through this subject.
4. Strive for achieving
confidence as a
person with feelings
and intelligence for
the relevance of one’s
self.
5.
Measure
and
evaluate
individual
differences.
6.
Discuss
the
importance of HIV
awareness,
family
planning and drug
addiction.
7.
Conduct
an
interview to people
with different social
status.
1. Individual learning
activities (quizzes,
recitation, major
examination)
2. Researches/Case
Studies/reflection paper
3. seminars/interviews
4. Nervous System
Model
5. Prelim, Midterm and
Final Examinations
LEARNING PLAN
W H
DESIRED
LEARNING
K R
OUTCOMES
S
(DLOs)
1
3
COURSE
CONTENT /
SUBJECT
MATTER
1. Explain the Introduction
lessons that will of the course
be discuss.
 Discussio
n of the
2. Explain the
course
importance of the
policies
subject matter.
 Establishi
ng house
3. Establish house
rules
1. In this required output, students
are expected to organize their
reflections and insights using
reflection guide model.
2. The case study should be
presented as a kind of report, where
sections within the body of the report
deal with specific aspects of the case
which includes introduction, aims,
methods, results, discussion and
recommendations.
3. Seminars will be conducted by a
medical professional in regards with
HIV, Population and Drug Addiction.
4. Exams are given to evaluate
students’ knowledge and
understanding of concepts and
principles of technology integration in
instruction and appropriate attitudes
and values in becoming a teacher.
Exams are given to validate the
results of the students’ practical
activities
TEXTBOOK /
REFERENCES
TEACHI
NG &
LEARNI
NG
ACTIVIT
IES
(STRATE
GIES)
ASSESS
MENT
OF
LEARNI
NG
OUTCO
MES
Question
and
Answer
Oral
recitation
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rules inside the
STS class.
2
3
3
Discuss the
interactions
between S&T and
society
throughout
history
Discuss how
scientific and
technological
developments
affect society and
the environment
Identify the
paradigm shifts in
history
4
5
3
3
Historical
antecedents in
which social
considerations
changed the
course of
science and
technology
a. In the World:
Ancient, Middle
and Modern
Ages
b.
In
Philippines
the
Articulate ways
by which society
is transformed by
science and
technology
Intellectual
revolutions
that
defined
society
a.
Copernica
n
b.
Darwinian
c.
Freudian
d.
Informati
on
e.
Mesoame
rican
f. Asian
g. Middle
East
h. Africa
Discuss the role Science
and
Technology
of Science and
Nation
Technology
in and
Building
Philippine nation
building
a. The Philippine
Evaluate
government
policies pertaining
to science and
Government
S&T Agenda
b.
Major
development
programs
and
Interactiv
e
Lecturing
Discussio
n
Power
point
presentati
on
Quiz (20
points)
Graded
recitation
(20
points)
Group
presentat
ion (40
points)
Work
Along
Exercises
Interactiv
e
Lecturing
Discussio
n
Quiz
Graded
Activity
Graded
recitation
Power
point
presentati
on
Work
Along
Exercises
Interactiv
e
Lecturing
Discussio
n
Group
Project
presentat
ion
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technology
in
terms of their
contributions to
nation building
personalities in
S&T
in
the
Philippines
c.
Science
Education in the
Identify
actual Philippines
d.
Selected
science
and
indigenous
technology
science
and
policies of the technologies
government and
appraise
their
impact on the
development of
the Filipino nation
8
9
Work
Along
Exercises
Prelim
Examinations
6
7
Power
point
presentati
on
3
3
3
Analyse the
human condition
in order to deeply
reflect and
express
philosophical
ramifications that
are meaningful to
the student as a
part of society
The
Human
Person
flourishing in
terms
of
science
and
technology
Critique human
flourishing vis-àvis the progress
of science and
technology so
that the student
can define for
himself/herself
the meaning of
the good life
Human
flourishing
Technology as a
Way
of
Revealing
Examine shared The Good Life
concerns
that
make
up
the
good life in order
to come up with
innovative,
creative solutions
to contemporary
issues guided by
Interactiv
e
Lecturing
Discussio
n
Reflection
Group
Presentat
ion on
how
technolo
gy
reveals
nature
and the
human
person’s
role in it
Discussio
n
Case
Study:
Productio
n and
Consump
tion of
sugars
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ethical standards
1
0
3
1
1
3
Examine human
rights in order to
uphold such
rights in
technological
ethical dilemmas
Evaluate
contemporary
human
experience
in
order
to
strengthen
and
enlighten
the
human
person
functioning
in
society
1
2
1
3
When
technology
and humanity
cross
Reflection
and
Discussio
n
Why does the
future
not
need us?
Reflection
and
Discussio
n
Midterm
Examinations
3
Link
learned The
concepts to the information
development of Age
the
information
age
and
its
impact on society
Power
point
presentati
on
Activity
Report
Discussio
n
Illustrate how the
social media and
the
information
age
have
impacted our lives
1
4
1
5
3
1
6
3
Determine
the
interrelatedness
of
society,
environment, and
health
Biodiversity
and
the
Healthy
Society
Power
point
presentati
on
Genetically
Modified
Discuss the ethics
Organisms:
and implications Science, Health,
of GMOs and and Politics
potential
future
impacts
Discussio
n
Discuss the major The
impacts
(both World
potential
and
realized}
of
nanotechnology
Power
point
presentati
on
Nano
Discussio
Graded
recitation
/ debate
Quiz
Graded
Activity
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on society
n
Analyse the issue
through
the
conceptual
STS
lenses
Graded
recitation
Critique the issue
on its costs and
benefits to society
1
7
3
Describe
gene Gene therapy
therapy and its (stem Cells)
various forms
Power
point
presentati
on
Assess the issue’s
potential benefits
and detriments to
global health
Discussio
n
1
8
SUGGESTED
READINGS
REFERENCES
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
Quiz
Graded
Activity
Graded
recitation
Final
Examinations
Plotnik, Rod et al., and Psychology, Singapore: Cen gage
& Learning Asia Pte Ltd, 2012. 9th Edition
1. Individual learning activities (quizzes, recitation, major
examination)
2. Researches/Case Studies/reflection paper
3. seminars/interviews
4. Nervous System Model
5. Prelim, Midterm and Final Examinations
RUBRICS
GRADING SYSTEM
Prelim/Midterm
Term Examination
Class Participation
Output
Attendance
Total
Final
Exam
Class participation
Output
Attendance
Total
30%
30%
30%
10%
100%
30%
30%
30%
10%
100%
Final Grade = (Prelimx30%) + (Midtermx30%) +
(Finalx40%)
CLASSROOM
POLICIES
1. Written tests during the semester. Exams are to be
given DEPARTMENTALLY.
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2. Three scheduled major written tests. Make up tests
will only be given with prior permission of the
instructor. Make up tests must be taken within a week
of the original scheduled test date unless there is an
inevitable reason.
3. Participation in class discussions and group exercises
is a must; thus attendance and being prepared to
contribute to the discussion is also expected.
4. Upon entrance to the classroom, submission of
assignments is expected; and working on the
challenge of the day is also to be observed.
5. Punctuality is to be observed. If students come in
late, .5 points will be deducted to the
attendance/behavior points. Students should also be
responsible for missed materials.
6. Always follow the 5 S’s and CLAYGO (Clean As You
GO)
Written tests – It will be administered periodically in order
to assess the students’ knowledge of topics within
Accounting.
Use of cellphone during examinations IS
prohibited.
Class Work/Activities – Students are
participate in all activities and assignments.
expected to
Oral Presentations – Students will be expected to present
topics that will demonstrate their understanding of the
specific subjects. Included in oral presentations are role
playing, simulations, topic or research presentations or
focused group discussions.
Strict implementation of deadlines - No late projects,
papers, researches or quizzes will be accepted unless you
have made prior arrangements in writing with the instructor
and have a valid and documented reason. All late projects
that are accepted will have appropriate deductions.
Quizzes - Make-up quizzes must be done only at the
available schedule of the instructor. Unjustified absence
resulting to missed quizzes shall be awarded with an
equivalent grade of 20.
Special Arrangements and considerations – no special
arrangements and considerations will be given after the final
term. The students’ grades shall stand as they are except
when errors in the checking of requirements and/or inputting
of grades by the instructor were found. Change of grade
procedure will be then followed for the necessary changes to
take effect.
Cheating - All graded requirements must be a students’ own
work only. Cheating or plagiarism is a serious breach of
academic ethics and policy (refer to students manual) and
could lead to appropriate sanctions. When taking tests,
answer must not be seen by others.
If cheating is
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Cabanatuan
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discovered, all participants will be penalized with a grade of
zero for the particular test.
Student contributions – In cases wherein students are
grouped to complete a specific task, members must actively
participate or risk being eliminated from the groupings.
Etiquette: Courtesy in class from every student is expected
especially during classroom experience. Mobile phones must
always be kept silent and are not allowed to be used for
texting or browsing inside the room at any time.
Personal/portable media players must be put away and
should not be used at any time inside the classroom. The
instructor has the right to ask a student who has a disruptive
behavior to leave the class. All students are expected to be
familiar with and to follow the guidelines set in the college
student manual.
Attendance – Students who reach the maximum allowable
absences will no longer be allowed to continue the course as
stated in the college student manual and will receive a grade
of DROPPED.
DRESS CODE
Proper attire is a reflection of one’s self and
profession. In General:

Student dress code
o Male
o Female
-
Polo Shirt with CRT Tag
Black Pants
Leather Shoes
White Blouse with Ribbon
Gray Skirt
Leather Shoes/Heels
Compliance with these professional standards of appearance
is mandatory
Prepared by
RONALYN L. CARIAGA, LPT
GE105 INSTRUCTOR
Noted by
EMMAN P. ARIMBUYUTAN,
CPA, MBA, MICB
DEAN, ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
Approved by
DR. REYNATO C.
ARIMBUYUTAN
COLLEGE PRESIDENT