This course explores how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts, focusing on topics such as social influence, group dynamics, attitudes, prejudice, and interpersonal relationships. The course examines how social and cultural factors shape human behavior, emphasizing critical thinking, empirical research, and real-world applications. Students will gain insights into social phenomena and develop skills to analyze and address societal issues effectively.
This course offers a comprehensive examination of psychological disorders, encompassing their etiology, manifestations, and diverse therapeutic interventions. From an in-depth understanding of diagnostic criteria to the exploration of societal perspectives and the dismantling of stigma, students will gain profound insights into the complexities of abnormal behavior and its broader implications for mental health.
This course serves as an in-depth exploration of fundamental principles underlying human behavior, cognition, and emotions. Tailored for college students, it encompasses a comprehensive study of psychological theories, research methodologies, and practical applications in real-world contexts.
This course provides a foundational understanding of ergonomics, also known as human factors engineering, emphasizing the interaction between people, machines, and their working environments. It begins with an Introduction to Ergonomics, covering its definition, history, scope, and focus in improving safety, efficiency, and human well-being.
Students will then explore the human senses in ergonomics, including the visual sense (illumination measurement and analysis) and the auditory sense (noise, its health effects, and noise measurement). The vestibular sense is also discussed, highlighting vibration measurements and the health and performance impacts of vibration exposure.
The course further examines Anthropometry (human body measurements and variability) and Biomechanics, focusing on the musculoskeletal system, basic biomechanics, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), and recommended solutions to prevent or manage MSDs. Building on these, students will study Postural Analysis to evaluate body positions during work, and Manual Material Handling to understand risks and safe practices. The course concludes with Workstation Design, integrating ergonomics principles into practical applications for creating safe, efficient, and user-centered workplaces.
[Focus] : This course develops knowledge and understanding of advance machine shorthand and its principles, usages and applications which will empower your skills in transcription especially in court along with practical application and usage of legal forms, reports, documents and cases and use the terms in context.
[Output] A shorthand notebook that shows all of the activities, quizzes, examinations and other accomplishments in the subject and their critical application is expected toward the end of the semester.
[Modality] The course is delivered through a combination of strategically designed face-to-face lecture and online (synchronous and asynchronous) sessions.
Focus: This subject is a presentation and recognition of the basic principles of Filipino Shorthand based on Gregg Shorthand to effectively utilize reading and writing these principles; presenting and developing shorthand skills such as spelling, punctuation, enriching vocabulary, proper use of grammar rules, realizing the importance of Filipino Shorthand in the present times.
Output: A shorthand notebook that showcases all activities, quizzes, examinations and other outputs related to the subject and their critical applications is expected at the end of the semester.
Modality: The course is delivered through a combination of strategically designed in-person lectures and online (synchronous and asynchronous) sessions.
Focus: This course is a continuation of introduction to Agri-Fishery I and is focused on specialized fields in agri-fishery arts such as agricultural crop production, animal production, aquaculture, fish capture, organic agriculture etc.
Rationale: The content of this course is intended to provide students with understanding organic agriculture, farm management and production planning, activities in the farm, and capture fisheries.
Output: An electronic portfolio that shows all of the activities, quizzes, examination and other accomplishments in the subject and their critical application is expected toward the end of the semester.
Modality: The course is delivered through face to face and online (synchronous and asynchronous) sessions.
Focus: One of the courses under website development. A website development and digital media production course is designed to develop and enhance the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of a website developer/ digital media specialist in accordance to industry standards.
Rationale: It covers basic and common competencies in addition to the core competencies such as developing commercial website and design, development and production of multimedia software which could be used to improve the teaching-learning process.
Output: An electronic portfolio that shows all of the students' activities, quizzes, examinations and other accomplishments in the subjects and their critical application is expected toward the end of the semester.
Modality: The course is delivered through face to face and online (synchronous and asynchronous) sessions.
Focus: This course explores the fundamental principles, processes and practices anchored on the educational-philosophy or learner-centeredness. It covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes in planning a training session which includes identifying learner's requirements, preparing session plan, preparing instructional materials and organizing learning and teaching assessment resources.
Rationale: The competencies in delivering competency-based training session, conducting pre-assessment, facilitating training session, conducting competency assessment and reviewing the delivery of the training session.
Output: An electronic portfolio that shows all of the activities, quizzes, examinations and other accomplishments in the subject and their critical application is expected toward the end of the semester.
Modality: The course is delivered through face to face and online (synchronous and asynchronous) sessions.
Focus: This course deals with an introduction to the concepts of industrial arts. It includes discussion on technology, its evolution, utilization and significance; with industry, its organization, materials, occupations, processes, and products; and with problems and benefits resulting from the technological nature of society.
Rationale: As an introductory subject, it is designed to develop certain habits, attitudes, and abilities desirable for all citizens of an industrial and technological civilization. It covers the basic knowledge and skills in the areas of automotive, civil electronics and electrical.
Output: An electronic portfolio that shows all of the activities, quizzes, examinations and other accomplishments in the subject and their critical application is expected toward the end of the semester.
Modality: The course is delivered through face-to-face sessions and online (synchronous and asynchronous) mode.
Focus: This three-unit course deals with the teacher as a person and as a professional within the context of national and global teachers’ standards and educational philosophies. It is designed to provide prospective professional teacher-students with an orientation to the profession of teaching coupled with field-based experiences, to develop their teaching skills and understand the profession which could be a vocation and a mission. Focus will include philosophies of education, the role of education and educators, teacher preparation programs, effective and efficient teaching, employability, rewards and challenges of teaching. Also, to be taken up are topics on professional ethics, core values, awareness of professional rights, privileges and responsibilities and relevant laws which have bearing on the teachers’ roles in the society as transformative agents of change.
Output: An electronic portfolio that shows all of the activities, quizzes, examinations and other accomplishments in the subject and their critical application is expected toward the end of the semester.
Modality: The course is delivered through a combination of strategically designed face-to-face and online (synchronous and asynchronous) sessions.