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Course Syllabus Gec 106 Course Title: Ethics Course Credit: 3 Units Course Description

This syllabus outlines an ethics course that will discuss principles of ethical behavior at the individual, societal, and environmental levels. [1] The course is organized around the ethical agent, acts, and reasoning frameworks. [2] Students will learn to use ethical frameworks to analyze moral experiences, make ethical judgments, develop sensitivity to the common good, and understand principles of ethics. [3] The course will cover topics like utilitarianism, natural law, deontology, and virtue ethics through online lectures, activities, and assignments. Students will be evaluated based on quizzes, discussions, activities, and exams.

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Course Syllabus Gec 106 Course Title: Ethics Course Credit: 3 Units Course Description

This syllabus outlines an ethics course that will discuss principles of ethical behavior at the individual, societal, and environmental levels. [1] The course is organized around the ethical agent, acts, and reasoning frameworks. [2] Students will learn to use ethical frameworks to analyze moral experiences, make ethical judgments, develop sensitivity to the common good, and understand principles of ethics. [3] The course will cover topics like utilitarianism, natural law, deontology, and virtue ethics through online lectures, activities, and assignments. Students will be evaluated based on quizzes, discussions, activities, and exams.

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COURSE SYLLABUS GEC 106

COURSE TITLE:         ETHICS

COURSE CREDIT:          3 UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Ethics deals with principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person,
society, and interaction with the environment and other shared resources.

Morality pertains to the standards of right and wrong that an individual originally picks up from
the community. The course discusses the context and principles of ethical behavior in modern
society at the level of individual, society, and interaction with the environment and other shared
resources. The course also teaches students to make moral decisions by using dominant moral
frameworks and applying the moral reasoning model to analyze and solve moral dilemmas.

The course is organized according to the three (3) main elements of moral experience: (a) agent,
including context- cultural, communal, and environmental; (b) the act, and (c) reason or
framework (for the act).

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the semester, the students will be able to:

1. Use ethical frameworks or principles to analyze the moral experience.

2. Make sound ethical judgments based on principles, facts, and the stakeholders affected.

3. Develop sensitivity to the common good and;

4. Understand and internalize the principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the
level of the person, society, and interaction with the environment and other shared
resources.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Chapter 1- The Ethical Dimension of Human Existence

 Value

 Sources of Authority

 Senses of The Self


Chapter 2- Utilitarianism

 The principle of Utility


 Principle of the Greatest Number
 Justice and Moral Rights
Chapter 3- Natural Law

 Thomas Aquinas
 The Greek Heritage
 The Essence and Varieties of Law
Chapter 4- Deontology

 Duty and Agency


 Autonomy
 Universalizability

Chapter 5- Virtue Ethics

 Happiness and Ultimate Purpose


 Virtue as Excellence
 Moral Virtue and Mesotes
Chapter 6- Synthesis: Making Informed Decisions

 The Moral Agent and Contexts


 Moral Deliberation
 Self, Society, and Environment

COURSE METHODOLOGY:

Descriptive and analytical approaches thru:

1. Online Discussion and Video Lectures

2. Activities (Individual/Group)

3. Reporting and Project

4. Quizzes

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1.      Quizzes and Unit Examination (20%)

 There will be a short quiz at the beginning of each class based on the agreed readings or
after the discussion.

2.      Student Engagement/ Forum Discussion (20%)

 Students are expected to participate during class discussions.

3. Submission of Assigned Activities (30%)

 Students are expected to submit assigned tasks as the case may require it.

4. Major Examinations (Midterm and Finals) (30%)

 Three major exams (Midterm and Finals) will be given to assess what the students have
learned.
Grading System:

Quizzes and Unit Examinations                                     20%

Student Engagement/ Forum Discussion 20%

 Attendance
 Recitation
 Reporting

Submission of Assigned Activities 30%

 Seatwork
 Homework
 Project

Major Examinations                                      30%

——————–——————–——————–——————–Total                                      
100%

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REFERENCES:

ETHICS: Foundations of Moral Valuation. National Bookstore.

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