St. Clare College
Caloocan City, NCR
Philippines
VISION
To become the leading institution for professional development and the first and foremost provider of
quality, affordable and sustainable development education.
MISSION
To provide quality and excellent global education for the total development of a responsible, innovative,
skillful and professional global workforce whose values and dignity are beyond par.
CORE VALUES
St. Clare College of Caloocan aims to foster distinction and excellence in all the endeavors of the school
community members. All stakeholders are envisioned to be imbued with enduring core values which
define and shape the central beliefs and character of every genuine Clarean student, employee, and
administrator within and beyond the premises of the academic institution.
Here after are the core values of St. Clare College:
1.
Star that Shines
All members of the school community are encouraged to extremely remarkable standards in
attaining excellence in every aspect of life, making them role models who possess values and
character that are worth emulating.
2.
Truthfulness
Truthfulness is characterized by embracing honesty in thoughts, words, and deeds of all
concerned individuals who are part of the school community.
3.
Compassion
Selflessness and genuine character for others and instilled in Clareans through constant
exposure to various academic, extracurricular, and co- curricular activities that will bring out their
compassionate attitude.
4.
Love
Love for oneself, for others, and for noble causes are pivotal in cultivating a well-rounded
individual who embodies unwavering desire and sustained commitment in every undertaking.
5.
Amiability
Displaying a friendly disposition and pleasant attitude towards other people inspires positive
rapport and desirable outcomes.
6.
Righteousness
All concerned members are expected to uphold the ideals and moral principles of the institution
as a reflection of their integrity and dignity.
7.
Ever Loyal
Remaining steadfast to the ideals and the good name of the institution is a desirable impression
ingrained in the minds and hearts of all the members of the school community.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The program related to the fields of hospitality and tourism education will equip students with
competencies that are needed to execute operational tasks and management functions in food production
(culinary), accommodation, food and beverage service, tourism planning and product development,
events planning, transportation services, travel and tour operations and other emerging sectors of
hospitality and tourism industry.
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Caloocan City, NCR
Philippines
Course Title:
Course Code:
Course Credits:
Course Pre-requisite:
THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
3 units
NONE
This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining
the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the social sciences, it
examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created
an increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of peoples and places around the globe. To this
end, the course provides an overview of the various debates in global governance, development,
and sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the Philippines, it seeks to
inculcate a sense of global citizenship and global ethical responsibility.
Course Description:
This course includes mandatory topics on population education in the context of population and
demography.
INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Intellectual Creativity, Critical Thinking and Innovativeness
Graduates can use their imagination, as well as their national thinking, abilities,
and innovation, in order to adopt and adjust to the changing needs of the time, both
nationally and globally.
2. Effective Communication
Graduates are proficient and skillful in the four areas of communication; reading, writing,
listening and speaking. They can use these skills in solving problems and articulating
their thoughts when engaging people in various situations.
3. Leadership Effectiveness and Managerial Skills
Graduates are developed to become the best professionals in their respective
specialization by exploring leadership competencies, managerial skills and technical
know-how.
4. Sense of Nationalism and Global Responsiveness
Graduates are nationalists and respect the values of global citizenship.
5. Personal and Professional Ethical Standard of Excellence
Graduates demonstrate desirable strength of character and attitudes in their personal
and professional endeavors.
6. Quality Service and Collaboration
Graduates exemplify the potentialities of an efficient, responsible, and well-rounded
professional committed to quality service, honest toil and collaboration.
7. Adeptness in the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Modern Facilities
Graduates are skillful and knowledgeable in the use of digital learning devices/facilities,
including technical and numerical skills.
8. Community Engagement
Graduate assure an active role in organizing projects, programs, and activities to help
and advance the interest and welfare of the people in their respective communities.
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9. Passionate to Perpetual Learning
Graduates are committed to continuously advance their knowledge and technical skills in
order to keep themselves abreast to the needs and challenges of their professions, both
nationally and globally.
10. Strong Sense of Spiritual and Moral Values
Graduates are morally and spiritually upright in their day to day undertaking.
I. COURSE OUTCOME
By the end of the course, student should be able to:
A. Competencies
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Distinguish different interpretations of and approaches to globalization
Describe the emergence of global economic, political, social, and cultural systems
Analyze the various contemporary drivers of globalization
Understand the issues confronting the nation-state
Assess the effects of globalization on different social units and their responses
B. Skills
1. Analyze contemporary news events in the context of globalization
2. Analyze global issues in relation to Filipinos and the Philippines
3. Write a research paper with proper citations on a topic related to globalization
C. Values
1. Articulate personal positions on various global issues
2. Identify the ethical implications of global citizenship
II. COURSE PLAN
WEEK
1
TOPIC
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
Orientation
SCC Vision,
Mission, Core
Values, Goals,
Objectives, and
Philosophy
Internalize/explain
the SCC Vision,
Mission, goals,
objectives,
philosophy
Interactive
Discussion
through
PowerPoint
presentation
Comply with the
school’s policies,
rules and
regulation
Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of
School
Discuss briefly the
topics in the
syllabus
One by one getting
to know
Lecture
News report
critique
School Policies
Course
Syllabus
Getting to know
Overview of the
Subject
Course’
METHODOLOGY
RESOURCES
E BOARD projector
Reading materials
ASSESSMENT
Quiz on the
reading
materials
Recitation
Introduction to the
subject matter
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Week
2-3
Defining
Globalization
Metaphors of
Globalization
Origins and
History of
Globalization
Globalization
Theories
Dynamics of
Local and Global
Cultures
- Differentiate the
competing
conceptions of
globalization
- Identify the
underlying
philosophies of the
varying definitions
of globalization
- Agree on a
working definition
of globalization for
the course
Globalization
and
Regionalization
Week
4
The
Globalization of
Religion
Global divides:
The north and
the south
Asian
Regionalism
-
Week
5-6
Global
Population and
Mobility
Global
Demography
Global Migration
Lecture/discussion
E board projector
News report
critique: Students
will find and read
three newspaper opeds (local or
international)
discussing
globalization. Before
class, they will write
50-word summaries
of each op-ed,
identifying what the
underlying
definitions of
globalization the oped writers use.
Reading Materials:
Reading Materials
 Chapter 1 of textbook: “Defining
Quiz on the
reading
materials
Recitation
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 1-9; 1217  Chapter 2 of textbook: “Approaches to
the
Study of Globalization” by Manfred B.
Steger
Watch video clips
Explain how
globalization affects
religious practices
and beliefs
Lecture/
discussion
Film viewing and
discussion
- Analyze the
relationship between
religion and global
conflict
and,conversely,
global peace
integration
Explain the theory
of demographic
transition as it
affects global
population
-Analyze the
political, economic,
cultural, and social
factors underlying
the global
movements of
people
-Display first- hand
knowledge of the
experiences of
E board
Video Material:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/
documentary/rise-of-isis/?
Reading Materials
 Chapter 1 of textbook: “Defining
Quiz on the
reading
materials KWL
Chart What I
know What I
want to know
What I learned
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 10-12
 Chapter 43 of textbook: “Religion and
Global Conflict” by Mark Juergensmeyer.
The SAGE
Lecture/discussion
E board projector
OFW Interview:
Each student will be
asked to interview a
former or a current
OFW (online). In
class they will share
what they learned
from these
Reading Materials:
 Chapter 1 of textbook: “Defining
interviews about
transnationalism
and the factors that
affect global
migrations
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 18-19 
Lee, Ronald. 2003. “The Demographic
Transition: Three Centuries of
Fundamental Change.”
Quiz on the
reading
materials Short
position paper to
discuss the topic:
Has the
Philippines
undergone the
demographic
transition? Why
or why not?
Recitation
Interview output
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OFWs
Week
7
The Global
Economy
The Global
Economy
Economic
Globalization
and Global Trade
Economic
Globalization
and Sustainable
Development
- Identify the actors
that facilitate
economic
globalization
- Define the modern
world system
- Articulate a stance
on global economic
on global economic
integration
Economic
Globalization,
Poverty, and
Inequality
Lecture/discussion
E board projector
Debate: The students
will debate the
motion “That global
free trade has done
more harm than
good.”
Reading materials
Or/ can the
Philippines stand
alone without the
help of other
country?
Quiz on reading
materials
Recitation
Reading Materials
 Chapter 2 of textbook: “Defining
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 22-32;
35- 43
Watch video clips
The Modern
World
Systems
Week
8
Theories of
Global
Stratification
Identify the different
theories of global
stratification
Lecture/discussion
E board projector
Group report
Reading materials:
Quiz on the
reading
materials
 Chapter 2 of textbook: “Defining
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 35-43
9
Week
10-11
A World of
Regions
The Global City
The North and
the South
The Third World
and the Global
South
A World of
Religions
- Define the term
“Global South”
- Differentiate the
Global South from
the Third World
-Analyze how a new
conception of global
relations emerged
from the experiences
of Asian countries
Lecture/Discussio n
Watch video clips
Graded Group
Report: Students
will form groups of
3-5
Each group will be
assigned an Asian
country to report on.
These groups will
deliver 10- minute
presentations
E board projector
Reading Materials
 Chapter 2 of textbook: “Defining
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Quiz on the
reading
materials
Group Report
Output
presentation
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 33-34
 Chapter 12 of textbook: “Locating the
Global
South” by Lisandro E. Claudio. The SAGE
Handbook
on the contemporary
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foreign and
economic policies of
their respective
countries.
Week
12
Market
Integration
International
Financial
Institution
Explain the role of
international
financial institutions
in the creation of a
global economy
Lecture/discussion
E board projector
Group report
Reading materials:
 Chapter 3 of textbook: “Defining
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 44-48
Differentiate the
roles of WTO, IMF,
EB, EU, OPEC, and
NAFTA
Week
13-14
History of
Market
Integration
Global
Corporations
Narrate a short
history of global
market integration in
the twentieth century
Recitation
Lecture/discussion
E board projector
Discussion of film
Reading Materials
 Chapter 3 of textbook: “Defining
Quiz on reading
materials
Recitation
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 48-55
Identify the
attributes of global
corporations
 Film: “The Corporation” directed by Mark
Achbar and Jennifer Abbott
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The Global
Interstate
System
- Explain the effects
of globalization on
governments
Global
Governance in
the 21st Century
- Identify the
challenges of global
Effects of
Globalization to
Governments
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Institutions that
Govern
International
Relations
Lecture/discussion
E board projector
Quiz on reading
materials
Reading Materials
 Chapter 4 of textbook: “Defining
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 56-64
governance in the
twenty-first century
- Explain the
relevance of the
state amid
globalization
- Identify the
institutions that
govern
international
relations
- Differentiate
internationalism
from globalism
Lecture/discussion
E board
Quiz on reading
materials
Reading materials
recitation
 Chapter 4 of textbook: “Defining
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 64-71
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- Articulate a
personal definition
of global citizenship
Global
Citizenship
- Appreciate the
ethical obligations
of global citizenship
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Lecture/discussion
E board
Quiz on reading
materials
Personal concept
map of global
citizenship: Students
will engage in a free
association exercise
of ideas they
associate with
“global citizenship.”
Based on this, they
will synthesize a
personal definition
of the concept and
list the obligations
of a global citizen.
Reading Materials
 Carter, April. 2001. “Global Civil
Recitation
Society:Acting as Global Citizens” in the
PoliticalTheory of Global Citizenship.
London:Routledge, pp. 147-176.
 Chapter 4 of textbook: “Defining
Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal
Aldama. The Contemporary World: 73
FINAL EXAM
Note: This course design is flexible and may include additional topics and activities deemed
necessary by the instructor/professor.
III. SUGGESTED READINGS
List of References:
Printed Materials:
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
Aldama, P. K. R. (2018). The contemporary world. Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store, Inc.
Carter, A. (2001). “Global Civil Society: Acting as G lobal Citizens”. The Political Theory of Global
Citizenship. London: Routledge
Claudio, L. (2014). “Locating the Global South”. The SAGE Handbook. SAGE Publications Ltd.
Juergensmeyer. M. (2014). “Religion in Global Conflict”. The SAGE Handbook. SAGE Publications
Ltd.
Lee, R. (2003). “The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change.” Journal of
Economic P erspectives
Stegger, M. et al. (2014). The SAGE Handbook of Globalization . SAGE P ublications Ltd.
X. GRADING SYSTEM
Grade
1.0
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.0
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.0
5.0
P
Percentage/Equivalent
97 – 100
EXCELLENT
94 – 96
EXCELLENT
91 – 93
VERY GOOD
88 - 90
VERY GOOD
85 – 87
GOOD
82 – 84
GOOD
79 – 81
SATISFACTORY
76 – 78
SATISFACTORY
75
PASSING
74 or lower
FAILURE
PASS
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Philippines
N
AW
UW
Major Exams
Class Participation
Attendance
Quiz/Long Quiz
Class Presentation
TOTAL
NO CREDIT
AUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL
UNAUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL
40%
20%
10%
10%
20%
100%
Prepared by:
Mr. Ivan Conrad C. Pinto, LPT, MPA, MRIPar
Instructor
Recommended by:
Ms. Marijoy Aquino
Asst. Dean
Approved by:
Dr. Clarita G. Adalem
VPAA/President
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