The Contemporary World Syllabus

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Republic of the Philippines

College of Arts and Sciences

Naval, Biiran Naval, Biiran Course Syllabus Course Syllabus

Course Name

Course Name The Contemporary World (GE-CW)The Contemporary World (GE-CW) Course Credits

Course Credits 3 units3 units Course Description

Course Description This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using theThis course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the social

various disciplines of the social sciences, it examines the sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that haveeconomic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created an increasing awareness of the

created an increasing awareness of the interconneinterconnectedness of people and ctedness of people and places around the globe. To places around the globe. To this end, the this end, the course providescourse provides an overview of the

an overview of the various debates in global governance, development, and sustainabivarious debates in global governance, development, and sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to lity. Beyond exposing the student to the worldthe world outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of

outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship and global ethical responsibilglobal citizenship and global ethical responsibility.ity. Contact Hours/Week

Contact Hours/Week 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester Prerequisite

Prerequisite NoneNone Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes At the end of the At the end of the course the scourse the students should tudents should be able to:be able to: A. Competencies

A. Competencies 1.

1. Distinguish differeDistinguish different interpretationt interpretations of and approaches to glns of and approaches to globalizationobalization 2.

2. Describe the emergenDescribe the emergence of global economicce of global economic, political, social, and cul, political, social, and cultural systemstural systems 3.

3. Analyze the vAnalyze the various contemporaarious contemporary drivers of ry drivers of globalizationglobalization 4.

4. Understand thUnderstand the issues e issues confronting confronting the nation-stathe nation-statete 5.

5. Assess the effects oAssess the effects of globalization on diffef globalization on different social units and theirent social units and their responsesr responses B. Skills

B. Skills 1.

1. Analyze contempAnalyze contemporary news evorary news events in the contexents in the context of globalizatt of globalizationion 2.

2. Analyze global Analyze global issues in relatissues in relation to Filipinoion to Filipinos and the Philipps and the Philippinesines C. Values

C. Values 1.

1. Articulate persoArticulate personal positions onal positions on various globn various global issuesal issues 2.

2. Identify the eIdentify the ethical implicatiothical implications of global citins of global citizenshipzenship

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COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME Schedule Course Content/ Subject Matter

Week 1-2 Introduction to Globalization  Defining Globalization  Metaphors of Globalization  Origins and History of Globalization  Globalization Theories

 Dynamics of Local and Global Cultures  Globalization and Regionalization Week 3-4 The Globalization of Religion

Week 5-6 Global Population and Mobility  Global Demography  Global Migration

Week 7-8 The Global Economy

 Economic Globalization and Global Trade  Economic Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality  The Modern World Systems

Week 9 Midterm Examination

Week 10-11 A World of Regions  The Global City

 The North and the South

 The Third World and the Global South Week 12-14 Market Integration

 International Financial Institutions

o The Bretton Woods System

o General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) o World Trade Organization (WTO)

o World Bank

o European Union (EU)

 History of Market Integration  Global Corporations Week 15-16 The Global Interstate System

 Global Governance in the 21st_Century

 Institutions that Govern International Relations

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Week 18 Final Examination

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD LEARNING PLAN Learning Outcomes Course Content/ Subject

Matter

Resource Materials/ References Teaching and Learning Activities

Assessment Week 1-2: Introduction to Globalization

 Introduce self to classmates and teachers  List expectations

for the course  Recall course rules  Write a personal definition of globalization based on a concept map  Course overview  Classroom policies Course syllabus Introduce textbooks:

Manfred Stegger, Paul Battersby, and Joseph M. Siracusa, eds. 2014.The SAGE Handbook of G lobalization. Two vols. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. Prince Kennex Reguyal Aldama, ed. 2018. The Contemporary World. Rex Book Store

Classroom sharing (GTKY) Personal concept map of globalization: Students will engage in a free association exercise of ideas they associate with “globalization.” Based on the concepts they list, they will synthesize a personal definition of the concept.

Application of globalization activity: Instructions at Chapter 1 of textbook: “Defining Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal Aldaba. The Contemporary World: 6

Learners’ written personal definition of globalization. Application of globalization output  Differentiate the competing conceptions of globalization  Identify the underlying philosophies of the varying definitions of globalization  Agree on a working definition  Defining Globalization  Metaphors of Globalization  Origins and History of

Globalization

 Globalization Theories  Dynamics of Local and

Global Cultures  Globalization and

Regionalization

Reading Material:

Chapter 1 of textbook: “Defining Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal Aldama. The Contemporary World: 1-9; 12-17

Lecture Discussion

Small group discussion: Give graphic organizers of the different concepts to be defined through the use of concept mapping. Whole group discussion: Present to the whole class group outputs.

News report critique:

Using a rate scale for the concept map developed by each group

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of globalization for the course

Students will find and read one newspaper op-eds (local or international) discussing globalization. Before class, they will write 50-word summary of the chosen op-ed, identifying what the underlying definitions of globalization the op-ed writers use.

Summary of the opinion-editorial

Week 3-4: The Globalization of Religion  Explain how globalization affects religious practices and beliefs  The Globalization of Religion Reading Materials

Chapter 1 of textbook: “Defining Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal Aldama. The Contemporary World: 10-12

Chapter 43 of textbook: “Religion and Global Conflict” by Mark

Juergensmeyer. The SAGE Handbook

Film: PBS Frontline: “The Rise of ISIS”

(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film /riseof-isis/)

Lecture/discussion Discussion of film

Quiz on the reading materials

KWL Chart What I know What I want to know What I learned

Week 5-6: Global Population and Mobility  Explain the theory

of demographic transition as it affects global population

 Global Demography Reading Materials

Lee, Ronald. 2003. “The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change.”

Lecture/discussion Quiz on the reading materials

Short position paper to discuss the topic: Has the Philippines undergone the demographic transition? Why or why not?

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Journal of Economic P erspectives 17(4): 167 –190.

 Analyze the political, economic, cultural, and social factors underlying the global movements of people  Display first-hand knowledge of the experiences of OFWs

 Global Migration Reading Materials

Castles, Stephen. 2000. “International Migration at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: Global Trends and Issues.” International Social Science Journal 52

(165): 269 –281.

Lecture/discussion

OFW Interview: Each student will be asked to interview a former or a current OFW (face-to-face or online). In class they will share what they learned from these interviews about transnationalism and the factors that affect global migrations.

Recitation Interview output

Week 7-8: The Global Economy  Define economic

globalization  Identify the actors

that facilitate economic globalization  Define the modern

world system  Articulate a stance

on global economic integration

 The Global Economy  Economic Globalization

and Global Trade  Economic Globalization,

Poverty, and I nequality  The Modern World

Systems

Reading Material

Chapter 2 of textbook: “Defining Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal Aldama. The Contemporary World: 22-32; 35-43

Lecture/Discussion Debate: The students will debate the motion “That global free trade has done more harm than good.”

Quiz on the reading material  Identify the different theories of global stratification  Theories of Global Stratification Reading Material

Lecture/Discussion Quiz on the reading material

Week 9: MIDTERM EXAMINATION Week 10-11: A World of Regions

 Define the term “Global South”

 The Global City

 The North and the South

Reading Material Lecture/discussion Quiz on the reading

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 Differentiate the Global South from the Third World  Analyze how a

new conception of global relations emerged from the experiences of Asian countries

 The Third World and the Global South

Chapter 12 of textbook: “Locating the Global South” by Lisandro E. Claudio. The SAGE Handbook

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 on the contemporary foreign and economic policies of their respective countries.

Group Report Output .

Week 12-14: M arket Integration  Differentiate the

roles of WTO, IMF, EB, EU, OPEC, and NAFTA

 International Financial Institutions

Reading Material

Chapter 3 of textbook: “Defining Globalization” by Prince Kennex Reguyal Aldama. The Contemporary World: 44-48 Lecture/discussion Recitation  History of Market Integration  Global Corporations Reading Material

Film: “The Corporation” directed by Mark

Achbar and Jennifer Abbott

Lecture/discussion Quiz on the reading Materials

Week 15-16: The Global Interstate System  Explain the effects

of globalization on governments  Identify the institutions that govern  Global Governance in the 21st_Century

 Institutions that Govern International Relations

Reading Material

Lecture/discussion Quiz on the reading materials

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international relations  Differentiate

internationalism from globalism

Week 17: Global Citizenship  Articulate a personal definition of global citizenship  Appreciate the ethical obligations of global citizenship

 Global Citizenship Reading Materials

Carter, April. 2001. “Global Civil Society: Acting as Global Citizens” in The Political Theory of Global Citizenship. London: Routledge, pp. 147-176.

Lecture/discussion 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. Afterwards, they will list the

obligations of a global citizen.

Quiz on the reading Materials

Using a rate scale for the concept map developed by the student

Week 18: FINAL EXAMINATION I. Suggested Reading

Materials and References

TEXTBOOKS Aldama, P.K. (2018). The Contemporary World. Rex Book Store.

Stegger, M. et al. (2014). The SAGE Handbook of Globalization . SAGE P ublications Ltd. OTHER READINGS

Carter, A. (2001). “Global Civil Society: Acting as G lobal Citizens”. The Political Theory of Global Citizenship. London: Routledge, pp. 147-176.

Castles, S. (2000). “International Migration at the Beginning of the Twenty -First Century: Global Trends and Issues.” International Social Science Journal 52 (165): 269 –281.

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 17(4): 167 –190.

FILMS

PBS Frontline: “The Rise of ISIS” (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/riseof -isis/) “The Corporation” directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott

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II. Course Requirements

Written Long Exams (Midterms and Finals) Quizzes

Activities in class

III. Grading System 30% - Major Examinations 20% - Quizzes

15% - Assignments

15% - Activities in class (group report, mini-outputs, etc.) 10% - Attendance

10% - Participation 100% TOTAL

IV. Classroom Policies I. RULE XX. STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE

Section 78. Students’ Discipline. Students of the University shall observe discipline within the University premises in accordance with the following rules:

x x x 2. Classroom Discipline:

b. A student who is late fifteen (15) minutes should be marked absent. However, a student who has been tardy for three (3) times of less than f ifteen (15) minutes shall be considered as having absent once.

c. A student who incurs an absence of more than 20% of the total class hours in any given subject per semester will be dropped by the instructor/professor concerned after notice has been served to the parents.

d. An absence is justifiable if caused by illness or other grave reasons.

e. For habitual absences, a student should present an excuse letter duly approved and signed by the guidance counselor when he/she reports to his classes.

h. Dishonesty, cheating in class work, forging of school records, taking an examination in place of another student and/or stealing test questions/disseminating contents to other students are major offenses which should be dealt with accordingly;

RULE XXI: SANCTIONS OF OFFENSES

Section 79. Elements and Sanctions on Offenses.

1. For light offense (g) Cheating in examinations and quizzes. 1st offense – reprimand

2nd offense – automatic grade of “5” x x x

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II. Rule VIII. ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Section 18 [2]. Attendance. A student shall be dropped from the class roll when the number of hours lost through unexcused absences and/or late enrollment reaches twenty percent (20%) of the total prescribed number of hours of recitations, lecture, laboratory or shop work in one semester.

11. A student who is late for not more than fifteen (15) minutes may be admitted to class. However, a student who has been tardy for three (3) times of fifteen (15) or more m inutes shall be considered as having been absent once.

12. In case where instructors/professors are late for class, students should not leave the classroom until the twenty (20) minutes of the scheduled class time has passed.

V. Instructor Dick Guiller G. Delfin VI. Class Schedules Mondays and Thursdays

9:00- 10:30am (Crim 1-A) 2:00- 3:30pm (Crim 1-B) 7:00-8:30pm (Crim 1-E)

Tuesdays and Fridays 9:00- 10:30am (Crim 1-C) 2:00- 3:30pm (Crim 1-D) VII. Consultation Hours Wednesdays 1:00-5:00pm Prepared by:

DICK GUILLER G. DELFIN Instructor

Noted by:

MR. ARCHIE T. RAMIREZ

Chairperson, Criminology Department

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DR. JOHN ANTHONY D. ROMAGOS Dean, College of Arts and Sciences