ST.

PAUL UNIVERSITY DUMAGUETE

Dumaguete City

COLLEGE OF ARTS & EDUCATION

COURSE SYLLABUS
Academic Year 2010-2011

Course Code : EDUC 112

Course Title : Information Technology and Human Development

Credit Units : 3 units

Contact Hours : Three (3) hours per week

Pre-requisite/s : NONE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a 3-unit course designed to introduce the benefits and threats of Information Technology to mankind. It also presents the impacts and effects of
information technology to human development as well as it include the study of ethics in information technology and morality as its dimensions for mankind’s
success.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
General Objectives:

At the end of this course, the students are expected to:

1. appreciate the importance of information technology to human development;
2. know and understand the different ethical standards of information technology;
3. embrace the teachings of the Roman Catholic church with regards to papal encyclical on the use of technology and immortality;
4. apply in their chosen career on how to inculcate to their students in the near future the strategies of maximizing the impact of information
technology to mankind.
 COURSE OUTLINE
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Starting with Course appreciation 1. What are Knowledge: Accomplished Awareness 2 hours
UNIT 1 the Right is the best way to the various Grading System
 Get to know each
other activity Activity Sheets
Things in Mind start the subject right. policies and School Policies  Oral presentation Quiz Initiative
Course It is achieved by rules of the Course  Individual policy
Orientation introducing the course schools and Requirements Cooperation
composition
requirements, school class? Class Rules PowerPoint
Course policies, grading 2. What do Teamwork
Description presentation
systems and students Skills: General Inductive
formulated class rules expect from Formulate own Method Open-
Course objectives and discussion of its the subject? class rules and mindedness
history. 3. How can policies and
School Policies students pass understand the History
the subject? grading system. appreciation
Grading 4. What are
Requirements the Get oriented
responsibilities with other
Class Rules attached to classmates in
being a the subject.
Course student of
Appreciation Educational Know the
Technology? various
5. Where does requirements
educational set by the
technology course and the
originate and policies of the
how? school.

UNIT 2 Learning the Human Development 1. What is Knowledge:  Power Point Reflection paper Creativity 3 hours
Basics of is thus about human Definition of presentation
a. Introduction of Human expanding the development? Human Discussion Assignment Resourcefulness
Human Development choices people have development Research
Development to lead lives that they 2. How do Assignment Quiz Diligence
value. And it is thus people Theories of Reflection
about much more manage to Human
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b. The Nature of -do- than economic succeed in his Development Brainstorming -do- Life Appreciation -do-
Adult growth, which is only own life thru activities
Development a means —if a very technology Nature of Adult Respect
important one —of particularly Human Hand-outs
c. Theories of enlarging people’s information Development Dignified-thinking
Human choices. technology?
Development Skills:
Identify and
explain the
different
theories of
human
development.

How does early

human
development at
their home
affect the way
they think, act,
decide, etc
when they
reach
adulthood?

What’s the
impact of
teaching right
things to man at
the very early
stage of his
development?

Is it right for a
parent to teach
his child with
the advent of
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-do- -do- -do- -do- technology -do- -do- -do- -do-
even though he
is still a child?
UNIT 3 Periods of The periods of 1. Why do Knowledge: Discussion Reflection paper Contentment 3 hours
Technological technological human beings Periods of
Agricultural Development development in engaged Technological Brainstorming Quiz Humility
Revolution human history reflect themselves in Development activities
the unending needs of various Simplicity
Industrial human beings as part technological Definition and Reflection
Revolution of his struggle for developments examples of Prudence
survival and ? each period.
Mechanical convenience.
Revolution Nonetheless, there is 2. Do human Skills:
no other more beings have Compare and
Speech profoundly important contentment? contrast the
Revolution field than Information What do you various periods
Technology in the think leads of technological
Information period of various man to invent development in
Revolution technological technologies? human history?
revolutions.
3. Why is it What are the
important to good sides and
learn these bad effects of
important these
periods of developments?
technological
development Do you think
in human humans will be
history? blamed of the
negative
impacts that
these
developments
bring to
mankind?
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UNIT 4 Information The basic purpose of 1. What is Knowledge: Brainstorming Quiz Critical Thinking 4 hours
Technology development is to human Aspects of activities
Personal Serving Human enlarge people’s development? Development Reflection paper Simplicity
Development Development choices and its Discussion
objective is to create 2. What are Overview of Sharing
Relationship and an enabling the different each aspect of Hand-outs
Family environment for areas of development Cooperation
Development people to enjoy long, development Personal reflection
healthy and creative and how Positive/Negativ
Corporate lives. information e Examples of
Development technology which IT are
plays a part in used to further
Community them? that aspect of
Development development
3. How can
Regional Information Directions on
Economic Technology be how can IT be
Development used for used for
development development in
Global in that each aspect.
Development context?
Skills:
Ethical and 4. What Compare and
Spiritual possible contrast each
Development examples are aspect of
there where development
Common Issues Information
in development Technology Find out and
are used to explain the
The Personal further that positive and
Challenge for kind of negative
Individual development? examples of
which IT is used
Action with 5. Is it possible in each aspect
Information to identify of development
Technology for negative
Development forces or Explain on how
IT can be used
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-do- -do- -do- tendencies in the promotion -do- -do- -do- -do-
that stand in of development
the way of this of each aspect.
aspect of
development?
UNIT 5 Ethics in Ethics is a set of 1. What Knowledge: Discussion Case study Critical thinking 15
Information beliefs about right and relationships Definition of analysis output hours
Overview of Technology wrong behavior. must an IT Ethics Case studies Resourcefulness
Ethics professional Quizzes
manage, and IT Usage Policy Guide Questions Prudence
Ethics for IT what key Oral examination
Professionals and ethical issues Privacy Hand-outs Open-
IT Users can arise in Protection and mindedness
each? Laws Assignments
Privacy
2. What are Freedom of
Computer and the common Expression Key
Internet Crime ethical issues Issues
that face IT
Freedom of users ? Skills:
Expression Outline and
3. How do briefly discuss a
codes of seven-step
ethics, approach for
professional ethical decision
organizations, making.
certification,
and licensing In what ways do
affect the good ethics
ethical engender good
behavior of IT business?
professionals?
Identify several
4. What key areas in which
trade-offs and increased use
ethical issues
are associated
with the safe-
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-do- -do- -do- guarding of of IT has raised -do- -do- -do- -do-
data and ethical
information concerns.
systems?
Discuss the
5. What is the following topic:
right of laws do not
privacy, and provide a
what is the complete guide
basis for to ethical
protecting behavior. An
personal activity can be
privacy under legal but not
the laws? ethical.

6. In what Differentiate
ways does the between
Internet defamation,
present new slander and
challenges in libel.
the area of
freedom of
expression?
UNIT 6 The Impact of Innovation is a key 1. What is Knowledge: Discussion Case study Critical thinking 12
Information factor in productivity being done to Definition of output hours
The Impact of IT Technology on improvement, and IT reduce the productivity Case studies Resourcefulness
on the Standard the Quality of has played an negative Compiled
of Living and Life important role in influence of Use of Mobile Hand-outs answers to guide Prudence
Productivity enabling such the digital and Wireless questions
innovation. divide? Technology Assignments Open-
The Impact of IT Research output mindedness
on the Healthcare 2. What The Digital Research with guide
Cost impact has IT Divide questions Quizzes
Had on the
The Digital Divide standard of The Impact of ***FILM SHOWING Reaction Paper
living and IT on
workers’ Healthcare
productivity? Costs
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-do- -do- -do- 3. What Skills: -do- -do- -do- -do-
impact has IT Identify several
had on factors besides
reducing the investment in IT
costs of that can
healthcare? influence
worker
productivity.

How would you

define the term
digital divide?

Define the term

telemedicine
and identify the
2 basic types of
it.

List 10 key
pieces of data
you would
expect to find in
a patient’s
electronic
health record.

Describe the
web-based
medical
information that
is available to
anyone. What
additional info
might be
available to
members of
progressive
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-do- -do- -do- -do- healthcare -do- -do- -do- -do-
organizations?
UNIT 7 A Brief Moralities or moral 1. What is KNOWLEDGE: Handouts Quiz Self-reflection 15
Introduction to codes are the bases morality? Meanings of hours
The Knotty Morality of being ethical and it Relativism, Discussion Reflection paper Humility
Question of differs by time and 2. Why does it Egoism,
Goodness place. differ from Altruism, Self-reflection Position paper Diligence
every place? Deontology, during debate
Relativism: Why Pluralism Assignments Responsiveness
Common Sense 3. Why does it Reaction Paper
Wont Work change? Impact of Papal Mini-Debate Obedience
Egoism vs Encyclical on
Altruism 4. What’s the technology ***FILM SHOWING
impact of
Deontology, or morality to IT Skills:
the Ethics of ethical What are the
Logical standards? knotty questions
Consistency and Are there of goodness.?
Duty relationships? Explain.

Happy What is the

Consequences, or stand of the
Utilitarianism Roman Catholic
Promises and Church in the
Contracts present
technological
Pluralism breakthroughs
and IT ethical
Papal Encyclical standards set?
on Technology
and Immortality What does it
take man to be
morally upright?

Does the use of

IT make man
immoral?
 GRADING SYSTEM
Class Standing (Quizzes, Assignment, Reflection Paper, Debate) (AQ) - 30% Prelim Period
Daily Recitation (Attendance, Class Participation, Oral Exam) (DR) - 30%
*Midterm Period
Periodic Exams (PT) - 40%
Pre-finals
TOTAL 100% *Finals

*Cumulative Grading System: Final Standing X 2+Midterm Grade = FINAL GRADE

REFERENCES
Books:

Reynolds, George (2007). Ethics in Information Technology, 2nd edition

Tan, Betsy Joy, et.al. (2007). Teaching Evaluation: A Strategic Perspective for Learning Excellence

Websites:

http://www.ifp.illinois.edu/~jones/infotech.html
http://www.simongrant.org/itshud.html
http://www.ethicsandtechnology.eu/images/uploads/Research_proposal_TechnologyHumanDevelopment_CapabilityApproach.pdf
http://www.nadin.ws/archives/652
http://www.adb.org/documents/books/tuvalu_2002_Economic_PSR/chap5.pdf
http://www.eolss.net/ebooks/Sample%20Chapters/C11/E6-60.pdf
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/events/papers/sen_jhd_2000.pdf

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Quizzes, Class participation, Periodic Exam, Reaction Paper, Reflection Paper, Assignments, Oral Examination, Portfolio of activities

Prepared by: GREGORIO E. BACCAY III, MPA Approved by: DR. CARIDAD MAADIL, Ph.D.
Instructor Dean, College of Arts & Education

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