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Republic of the Philippines
CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
TUBURAN CAMPUS
Brgy 8, Poblacion Tuburan, Cebu, Philippines
Website: http://www.ctu.edu.ph E-mail:info-tuburan@ctu.edu.ph
Tel. No .: +6332 463 9313 loc. 102
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
COURSE SYLLABUS
in
GEC-ETHICS
ETHICS
1st Semester, A.Y. 2020-2021
Department/Area :
Curriculum :
Curricular Year :
No. of Hours/Sem : 54 hours
Credit Unit (s) : 3 units
Prerequisites : None
Vision of the University:
The premier multidisciplinary - technological university
Mission of the University:
Provide advanced professional and technical instruction for special purposes, advanced studies in industrial trade, agriculture, fishery, forestry,
aeronautics, and land-based programs, arts and sciences, health sciences, information technology, and other relevant fields of study. It shall undertake
research, production and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.
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Goals of the College of Arts and Sciences:
The integral development of the individual toward fullness as a human being through the humanistic and scientific studies.
Specifically, it also aims at the acquisition and mastery of the:
1. quantitative development and technological advancement competencies;
2. biological and physical scientific knowledge and competencies towards scientificity in attitudes;
3. linguistic, literary, and communicative cognition ad competence in both speech and writing in English, Filipino and foreign languages;
and
4. sociological, philosophical, behavioral, kinesthetic and aesthetic knowledge and competence to preserve Filipino culture for global
participation.
Program Goals (CMO No. 20, s. 2013):
Program Outcomes:
Common to all programs in all types of schools
PO a – Articulate and discuss the latest developments in the specific field of practice (PQF level 6 descriptor)
PO b – Communicate effectively through oral and in written forms using both English and Filipino
PO c – Work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
PO d – Act in recognition of professional, social, and ethical responsibilities
PO e – Preserve and promote “Filipino historical and cultural heritage” (based on RA 7722)
Common to the Discipline: Graduates of this program should be able to:
PO a – Recognize the need for and demonstrate the ability for lifelong learning
PO b – Identify multi-perspectives and interrelations among texts and contexts
PO c – Apply analytical and interpretative skills in the study of texts
PO d – Discuss and / or create artistic forms and types
PO e – Demonstrate research skills specific to the sub-disciplines in the humanities
PO f – Use appropriate theories and methodologies critically and creatively
PO g – Appraise the role of humanistic education in the formation of the human being and society
Common to a horizontal type as defined in CMO. No. 46 series of 2012
To participate in the generation of new knowledge or in research and development projects.

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Graduates of State Universities and Colleges must, in addition, have the competencies to support “national, regional, and local development
plans.” (RA 7722)
Course Description:
Ethics deals with principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society, and in interaction with the
environment and other shared resources. (CMO 20 s2013)
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 in interaction with the environment
and other shared resources. The course also teaches students to make moral decisions by using dominant moral frameworks and by applying
a seven-step moral reasoning model to analyze and solve moral dilemmas.
The course is organized according to the three (3) main elements of the moral experience: (a) agent, including context — cultural,
communal, and environmental; (b) the act; and (c) reason or framework (for the act).
This course includes the mandatory topic on taxation.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students must be able to:
a. differentiate between moral and non-moral problems;
b. describe what a moral experience is as it happens in different levels of human existence;
c. explain the influence of the Filipino culture on the way they resolve moral dilemmas;
d. describe the elements of the moral experience;
e. use ethical frameworks or principles to analyze moral experiences;
f. make sound ethical judgments based on principles, facts, and stakeholders affected;
g. and develop sensitivity to the common good.

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h. Understand and internalize the principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society, and in interaction with the
environment and other shared resources
Course Content:
DESIRED
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
(DLOs)
ASSESSMENT
TASK(S)
TEACHING-
LEARNING
ACTIVITIES
CONTENTS LEARNING
RESOURCE
REFERENCE TIME
ALLOCAT
ION
REMARK
S
Explain and
relate the Vision,
Mission of the
University, and
Goals of the
College of Arts
and Sciences to
the program
being pursued
Define ethics
Recognize the
importance of
ethics
Students will
write a one-
page essay on
the relation and
significance of
CTU VMGO and
the goals of the
CAS to the
program being
pursued
Lecture and
Discussion
CTU VMGO
What is Ethics?
Why study Ethics?
CTU Student
Manual
Powerpoint
Presentation
and/orLecture
Notes
Internet
resources
CTU Student Manual
Fieser, James.
“Ethics”, Internet
Encyclopedia of
Philosophy. Available
online:
https://www.iep.utm.e
du/ethics/
3 hours
Differentiate
moral standards
Graded Group
Activity
Lecture Basic Concepts CTU Student
Manual

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from non-moral
standards
Explain moral
realism, moral
emotivism, moral
universalism,
moral relativism
Give an example
of a moral
dilemma
Explain why only
human beings
can be
accountable for
their actions
Quiz
Homework:
Each student
will give an
example of a
moral dilemma
based on their
personal
experience and
describe how
he/she
managed to
resolve that
moral dilemma.
Group
Discussion:
Using their CTU
Student Manual,
students will
form a group of
5 and each
group will
identify and give
3 examples of
moral rules and
3 examples of
non-moral rule.
Each group then
will explain why
they think the
rules chosen
are moral or
non-moral rules.
Class
Discussion
based on the
following
questions:
1.What happens
if there are no
rules?
2. With the
presence of
1. Moral vs. Non-Moral
Standards
2. Moral Realism, Moral
Emotivism, Moral
Universalism, Moral
Relativism
3. Moral Dilemmas
4. Foundation of
Morality: Freedom
and Responsibility
5. Minimum
Requirement for
Morality: Reason and
Impartiality
Powerpoint
Presentation
and/or
Lecture
Notes
Internet
resources
Gert, Bernard and
Gert, Joshua, "The
Definition of Morality",
The Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Philosophy (Fall 2017
Edition), Edward N.
Zalta (ed.), URL =
<https://plato.stanford.
edu/archives/fall2017/
entries/morality-
definition/>.
McConnell, Terrance,
"Moral Dilemmas",
The Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Edition), Edward N.
Zalta (ed.), URL =
entries/moral-
dilemmas/>.
Williams, Garrath.
“Responsibility”, The
Internet Encyclopedia
of Philosophy.
Available online:
du/responsi/
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rules, are
individuals free?
3. With X
making the rules
for the game,
does X control
us – our
movements and
will?
Determine the
role of culture in
moral behavior
Examine whether
culture
determines
morality
Examine the
plausibility of
cultural relativism
Explain how
virtues are
formed or
cultivated
Identify and
articulate
Quiz
Reflection
Paper
Graded Student
Activity:
Students will
draw a chart of
their life’s moral
journey using a
bond paper to
show incipient
moments in
their lives and
where they are
now in their
moral
development.
Short Film
Viewing and
(Suggested
Film: “Pitaka”)
Film Analysis
and Discussion
Sample Guide
Questions:
1. What Filipino
cultural
norms/values
are being
depicted in the
film? Do you
think these
values are still
relevant today?
Part I: The Moral Agent
1. Culture in Moral
Behavior
1.1.Culture and its
role in moral
behavior
1.2.What is cultural
relativism? Why is
it not tenable in
ethics?
1.3.Are there an
Asian and a
Filipino
understanding of
moral behavior:
Strengths and
Weaknesses
Short Film:
“Pitaka”;
Available in
Youtube:
https://www.y
outube.com/
watch?v=LlM
OSmRXtAQ)
Powerpoint
Presentation
and/or
Lecture
Notes
Internet
resources
Westacott, Emrys.
“Moral Relativism”
of Philosophy.
Available online:
du/moral-re/
Timpe, Kevin. “Moral
Character”, Internet
Encyclopedia of
online:
du/moral-ch/
Puka, William. “Moral
Development. Internet
Encyclopedia of
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Kohlberg’s
stages of moral
development
Check their
personal growth
against
Kohlberg’s
stages of moral
development
Assess the
validity of
Kohlberg’s claim
using Gilligan’s
critique
Determine
whether human
behavior is
influenced by
external,
situational factors
rather than
internal traits or
motivations
2. Was there a
particular scene
in the film which
you think
deviates from
traditional
Filipino norm or
value? Do
norms change
in time?
3. What moral
virtues are
being displayed
by the
characters of
the film? How
are these
virtues formed?
Are these
virtues typically
Filipino?
Lecture on
Moral
Development
and
Situationism
2. The Moral Agent:
Developing Virtue as
Habit
2.1.How is a moral
character
developed? The
circular relation of
acts that build
character and
acts that emanate
from character
2.2.L. Kohlberg’s
Stages of Moral
Development and
C. Gilligan’s
Critique
3. Situationism and Moral
Behavior
online:
du/moraldev/
Miller, Christian B.,
"Empirical
Approaches to Moral
Character", The
Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Philosophy (Winter
2017 Edition), Edward
N. Zalta (ed.), URL =
edu/archives/win2017/
entries/moral-
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Recall immediate
responses to
moral dilemmas
Differentiate
responses based
on reason and
those based on
feelings
Capture and
analyze their
feelings in
personal moral
experiences
Compare
reasonable and
emotional
responses
Apply moral
reasoning to
moral cases
Graded Group
Work (output of
the group
discussion)
Lecture
Group
Discussion:
Students will be
required to read
in advance the
paper entitled:
“Public
Administration
Ethics: James
Svara’s Model”
and Henrik
Ibsen’s Play “An
Enemy of the
People”
Guide
Questions for
Discussion:
1. In the context
of the play, cite
examples where
feelings played
a role in
decision-
making.
2. Were these
feelings
detrimental to
the sound moral
reasoning?
Part II: The Act
1. Feelings and Moral
Decision-making
1.1.Feelings as
instinctive and
trained response
to moral dilemmas
1.2.Why they can be
obstacles to
making the right
decisions
1.3.How they can
help in making the
right decisions
2. Reason and
Impartiality as
Minimum
requirements for
Morality
2.1.Reason and
impartiality
defined
2.2.Moral reasoning
3. Moral courage
3.1.Why the will is as
important as
reason
3.2.Developing the
will
Powerpoint
Presentation
and/or
Lecture
Notes
Internet
resources
Richardson, Henry S.,
"Moral Reasoning",
The Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Edition), Edward N.
Zalta (ed.), URL =
entries/reasoning-
moral/>.
Urbano, Ryan. “Public
Administration Ethics:
James Svara’s Model”
Journal of Human
Values 20 (2014): 7-
17.
Ibsen, Hendrik. An
Enemy of the People.
Available online:
https://www.gutenberg
.org/files/2446/2446-
h/2446-h.htm
Urbano, Ryan. “Moral
Particularism and the
Moral Justifiability of
Mandatory HIV/AIDS
Testing”
PHAVISMINDA
Journal 8 (May 2009):
137-149. Available
online:
https://img1.wsimg.co
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3. How was
moral courage
displayed by Dr.
Stockman?
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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
1.5 hours
Identify and
explain the
different
frameworks or
normative
theories in ethics
Evaluate the
morality of a
human act or
character using
the different
frameworks in
ethics
Analyze moral
cases using the
Case Analysis
#1
Quiz
Lecture
Group
Discussion
Part III: Frameworks
and Principles Behind
our Moral Disposition
1. Natural Law (St.
Thomas Aquinas)
1.1.Moral Goods
(self-preservation,
procreation,
knowledge,
sociability,
fellowship with
God)
1.2.Human Acts and
Acts of Man
1.3.Modifiers of
Responsibility
1.4.Determinants of
Morality
1.5.Conscience as
Moral Practical
Judgment
1.6.Principle of
Double Effect
Powerpoint
Presentation
and/or
Lecture
Notes
Internet
resources
Himma, Kenneth
Einar. “Natural Law”,
of Philosophy.
Available online:
du/natlaw/
Haines, William.
“Consequentialism”,
of Philosophy.
Available online:
du/conseque/
Driver, Julia, “The
History of
Utilitarianism”, The
Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Philosophy (Winter
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moral
frameworks
Assess the
plausibility of
moral
frameworks
Case Analysis
#2
Quiz
Case Analysis
#3
Quiz
2. Utilitarianism
2.1.Origins and
Nature of theory
(Jeremy Bentham
and John Stuart
Mill)
2.2.Act Utilitarianism
and Rule
Utilitarianism
2.3.Business’s
fascination with
utilitarianism
3. Deontological Ethics
(Duty Ethics)
3.1.Kant’s Moral
Philosophy
3.1.1. Good Will
3.1.2. The
Categorical
imperative
3.2.W.D. Ross Prima
Facie Duties
3.3.Rights-Based
Moral Theory
entries/utilitarianism-
history/>.
Nathanson, Stephen.
“Act and Rule
Utilitarianism”,
of Philosophy.
Available online:
du/util-a-r/
Alexander, Larry and
Moore, Michael,
“Deontological
Ethics”, The Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Philosophy (Winter
entries/ethics-
deontological/>.

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MID-TERM EXAMINATION 1.5 hours
Case Analysis
#4
Quiz
Case Analysis
#5
Quiz
4. Virtue Ethics
(Aristotle)
4.1.Telos (End) of
Human Life:
Happiness
(Eudamonia)
4.2.Three Kinds of
Happiness
(Pleasure, Honor,
Contemplation of
the Truth)
4.3.Intellectual and
Moral Virtues
4.4.Friendship
5. Justice and Fairness:
Promoting the
Common Good
5.1.The Nature of the
Theory
5.2.Distributive justice
5.2.1. Egalitarian
5.2.2. Capitalist
Athanassoulis,
Nafsika. “Virtue
Ethics”, Internet
Encyclopedia of
online:
du/virtue/
Urbano, Ryan C.,
“Chapter 8: Virtue
Ethics” in Galeon, A.
et al. The Grounds of
Morality and the
Search for the Good
Life. Talamban, Cebu
City: University of San
Carlos Press, 2018.
Pp. 52-64.
Pomerleau, Wayne P.
“WesternTheories of
Justice”, Internet
Encyclopedia of
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Case Analysis
#6
Quiz
5.2.3. Socialist
6. Filipino Moral
Philosophy
online:
du/justwest/
Allingham, Michael.
“Distributive Justice”,
of Philosophy.
Available online:
du/dist-jus/
Reyes, Jeremiah.
Loob and Kapwa:
Thomas Aquinas and
a Filipino Virtue
Ethics. Ph.D.
Dissertation.
Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven, 2015.
Available online:
https://core.ac.uk/dow
nload/pdf/34640273.p
df
PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION 1.5 hours
Identify the
important moral
challenges of
globalization
Compare
responses to
Quiz
Article Review
1: Students will
write a one-
page
Lecture
Group
Discussion
Conclusion: Ethics and
Globalization
1. Globalization and
Pluralism: New
Challenges to Ethics
Powerpoint
Presentation
and/or
Lecture
Notes
Walker, Paul and
Terence Lovat. “In a
world characterized
by moral pluralism, is
dialogic consensus a
way to establish moral
truth?” Review of
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shared moral
dilemmas in a
globalizing world
Construct a plan
for coping with
the challenges of
globalization
Differentiate
ethics from
religion
Appreciate the
role of religion in
a globalizing
world
commentary on
any of the article
on globalization
or global justice
in the
references
Article Review
2: Students will
write a one-
page
commentary
(criticisms,
insights,
realizations) on
any of the
articles on
environmental
ethics in the
references
Film Viewing
about the
Environment
(short films
available in
YouTube) (e.g,
H2O, 99¢. His
Epic Message
Will Make You
Want to Save
the World,
Climate
Change,
Ordinary Life,
etc)
2. Global Justice
3. Environmental Crisis:
A Global Moral Issue
4. The Religious
Response
Internet
resources
Contemporary
Philosophy 17 (2018):
43-55. Available
online:
https://pdfs.semantics
cholar.org/8e6d/fbde6
3379418a5e0146cdc4
44b3e02cd2e56.pdf
Apel, Karl-Otto
(2000). “Globalization
and the Need for
Universal Ethics”.
European Journal of
Social Theory 3(2):
137-155. Available
online:
http://www.lib.csu.ru/E
R/ER_Philosophy/All_
Schreiber/shreiber2/gl
obilization%20and%2
0ethics.pdf
Urbano, Ryan,
“Chapter 15: Global
Justice” in Galeon, A.
et al. The Grounds of
Morality and the
Search for the Good
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Urbano, Ryan. “Global
Justice and the Plight
of Filipino Domestic
Migrant Workers” The
Journal of Asian and
African Studies 47
(December 2012):
605-619.
Urbano, Ryan. “Pogge
on Human Rights and
Global Poverty”
PHAVISMINDA
75-89. Available
online:
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Brennan, Andrew and
Lo, Yeuk-Sze,
"Environmental
Ethics", The Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Philosophy (Summer
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entries/ethics-
environmental/
Urbano, Ryan
“Chapter 17:
Environmental Ethics”
in Galeon, A. et al.
The Grounds of
Morality and the
Search for the Good
Carlos Press, 2018.
Pp. 156-166.
Urbano, Ryan. “A
Critico-Ethical
Analysis of the
Philippine Animal
Welfare Act of 1998”
PHAVISMINDA
81-91. Available
online:
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Urbano, Ryan.
"Prolegomena to a
Virtue Approach to
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Ethics”, Diwa: Studies
in Philosophy and
Theology Vol. 43, No.
1 (May 2019): 49-63.
“Virtue and Climate
Ethics” Philippiniana
SACRA XLVII, No.
140 (Special Issue,
2012): 501-506.
Hare, John, "Religion
and Morality", The
Stanford
Encyclopedia of
Edition), Edward N.
Zalta (ed.), URL =
entries/religion-
morality/>.
FINAL EXAMINATION 1.5 hours
Course Requirements:
1. Quizzes, Written Outputs
2. Term Examinations
3. Essays/Reflection Papers
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Evaluation Procedures:
Class Standing - 60%
1.1 Quizzes - 30%
1.2 Oral Recitation - 20%
1.3 Projects/Assignments/Reports - 10%
Term Examinations - 40%
TOTAL =100%
Revision Date:
Consultation Hours:
Contact Details:
Prepared by:
Rowena Abaquita (CTU Tuburan)
Berenice Andriano (CTU San Francisco)
Kaye Marion Aragon (CTU Carmen)
Julius Basallo (CTU Barili)
Jun Bernados (CTU Main)
Isaias Cabanit (CTU Daanbantayan)
Marjorie de Joya (CTU Argao)
Joel Durante (Danao)
Patrobinson Salumag (CTU CCMSC)
Reynoso Torcende (CTU Moalboal)
Ryan Urbano (CTU Main)

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