Republic of the Philippines
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS
R.T. Lim Boulevard, Baliwasan, Zamboanga City
991-3815 / 991-1502
Develop and Sustain the cultures of Innovation,
Vision : A World-class Polytechnic University Goals :
collaboration, responsiveness and excellence
Love of God and Country; Social Responsibility;
Missio Produce globally competent human capital and Core
Commitment/Dedication to the service; and
n: research innovation for quality lives Values :
Accountability
Course Guide
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GE 111 UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
Course Description
The course is intended to facilitate the exploration of the issues and concerns regarding self and identity to arrive at a
better understanding of one’s self. It strives to meet its goal by stressing the integration of the personal with the
academic
– contextualizing matters discussed in the classroom and in the everyday experiences of students – making for better
learning, generating a new appreciation for the learning process, and developing a more critical and reflective attitude
while enabling them to manage and improve their selves to attain a better quality of life.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students will briefly explain the factors and forces that affect the development and maintenance of personal identity,
develop self-help plans for self-regulated learning, goal setting and self-care; and demonstrate interpersonal and
intercultural competence in dealing with culturally diverse communities in both the local and global settings.
Credit : 3 Units
Contact Hours : 3 hrs. per week
Weeks Topics Learning Objectives Learning
Tasks/Assessment
Week The Self from various perspectives: Discuss the different Active Participation
1&3 a. Philosophy representations and
Socrates, Plato and Augustine to Descartes, conceptualizations of the self Group Presentation
Locke, Hume. Kant, Freud, Ryle Churchland from various disciplinary
and Merleau-Ponty perspectives Short paper on real/ideal
self and a discussion/
b. Sociology assessment of any
The self as a product of modern society among Examine the different differences
other constructions influences, factors and forces
c. Anthropology that shape the self Exit ticket
The self and person in contemporary
anthropology Compare and contrast how Oral Recitation
self has been represented
The self-embedded in culture: across the different Reflective Essay
A. Psychology disciplines and perspectives
The self as a Cognitive Construction:
a) William James and the Me-Self; I-Self Demonstrate critical and
b) Global vs differentiated models reflective thought in
c) Multiple vs. Unified selves analyzing the development of
d) True vs. False selves one’s self and identity by
e) The Self as Proactive and Agentic developing a theory of the
self
B. The Self in Western and
Oriental/Eastern Thought
a) Individualistic vs. Collective self -The
social construction of the self in
western thought
Republic of the Philippines
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS
R.T. Lim Boulevard, Baliwasan, Zamboanga City
991-3815 / 991-1502
Develop and Sustain the cultures of Innovation,
Vision : A World-class Polytechnic University Goals :
collaboration, responsiveness and excellence
Love of God and Country; Social Responsibility;
Missio Produce globally competent human capital and Core
Commitment/Dedication to the service; and
n: research innovation for quality lives Values :
Accountability
C. The self as embedded in relationships
and through spiritual development in
Confucian thought
Week D. The self as embedded in relationships Differentiate the concept of self- Active Participation
4&5 and through spiritual development in according to western thought
Confucian thought against eastern/oriental Oral Recitation
E. The self in Eastern and Western perspectives
Thoughts Reflective Essay
a) Physical Self (The beautiful me) Explain the concept of the self
b) Intelligent behaviors as found in Asian thoughts; and Self-assessment
Represent him/her cultural self Journal
c) Seeing my natural ability
through an object.
d) Types of sexual orientation
e) Types of Gender Identities
F. Factors related to sexual orientation
and gender identity
Week Unpacking The Self Managing and Caring for the
6&8 Self Paper: Me and my
A. THE PHYSICAL SELF: favorite things
-The self as impacted by the body Understand the theoretical
-The impact of culture on body image and self underpinnings for how to Reflective essay
manage and care for different
Esteem: The importance of beauty. aspects of the self Interview of informants
regarding most common
B. SEXUAL SELF Acquire and hone new skills rituals in locale,
1. Development of Secondary sex and learnings for better description, and the
2. Characteristics and human managing of one’s self and
reproductive system behaviors functions they serve
3. Discussing the Erogenous Zones
response Apply these new skills to
4. The basic biology of sexual behavior one’s self and functioning for
5. Understanding lust, love and a better quality of life
attachment
The Psychological aspect: what turns people
on: the phases of sexual response behavior,
solitary, heterosexual,homosexual, bisexual,
transsexual,sexually transmitted diseases,
methods of contraception
(Natural and artificial)
C. THE MATERIAL ECONOMIC SELF:
1. I shop; therefore, I am, I have therefore
I am?
2. Shaping the way, we see ourselves,
Republic of the Philippines
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS
R.T. Lim Boulevard, Baliwasan, Zamboanga City
991-3815 / 991-1502
Develop and Sustain the cultures of Innovation,
Vision : A World-class Polytechnic University Goals :
collaboration, responsiveness and excellence
Love of God and Country; Social Responsibility;
Missio Produce globally competent human capital and Core
Commitment/Dedication to the service; and
n: research innovation for quality lives Values :
Accountability
the role of consumer culture on our
sense of self and identity
D. THE SPIRITUAL SELF: The practice
of religion, belief in supernatural being
and power
1. The concept of “dungan”-spirit or soul
2. Rituals and ceremonies
3. Finding and creating meaning
4. Three ways of discovering meaning in
life
Week E. THE POLITICAL SELF Managing and Caring for the
9 & 10 1. Developing a Filipino Identity. Values, Self Personal essay and
traits, community and institutional reflection
factors Understand the theoretical
2. Establishing a democratic culture underpinnings for how to Reflective Essay
manage and care for different
aspects of the self Self-assessment
F. THE DIGITAL SELF: Self and other
cyberspace Journal
Acquire and hone new skills and
1. I, ME, MYSELF, MY USER ID ONLINE learnings for better managing of
one’s self and behaviors
G. IDENTITY
1. Selective self-presentation and Apply these new skills to one’s
impression management self and functioning for a better
2. Impact of online interactions on the quality of life
self-boundaries of self-online: private
vs. Public, personal, individual vs.
social identity online, gender and
sexuality online
H. MANAGING AND CARING FOR SELF
1. Learning to be a better student b
Setting goals for success
2. Taking charge of one’s health
Grading System:
Midterm Period (70%) Final Period (30%)
Written Tasks – 30% Written Tasks – 20%
Performance Tasks – 40% Performance Tasks – 50%
Examination – 30% Examination – 30%
Republic of the Philippines
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS
R.T. Lim Boulevard, Baliwasan, Zamboanga City
991-3815 / 991-1502
Develop and Sustain the cultures of Innovation,
Vision : A World-class Polytechnic University Goals :
collaboration, responsiveness and excellence
Love of God and Country; Social Responsibility;
Missio Produce globally competent human capital and Core
Commitment/Dedication to the service; and
n: research innovation for quality lives Values :
Accountability
