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COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code : ECO 1

College : Business Department
Department : Business Department
Degree Program : Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology
Instructor :
Consultation Period :

Course Description :

Basic principles of economics are taken up as they apply to the agrarian program and other development
thrusts of the government. The study of the principles and characteristics of taxation are also taken up to
create greater awareness of the benefits and obligations relevant to the payment of taxes.

Course Learning Outcomes (LO):

On the completion of the course, student is expected to be able to do the following:

Institutional Graduate Program Graduate Outcomes LO Learning Outcome

Outcomes No.
Discuss basic principles, concepts and
processes of economics based on its
Globally Competent Globally Competent LO 1 relevance in social transformation and
nation building
Correlate and appreciate the
importance of taxation as a means of
Service-Oriented Responsive Leaders supporting the government in
Professional LO 2 sustaining its program and other
development thrust of the government

Explain the significance of the land

reform program as a means of state’s
Globally Competent Globally Competent LO 3 pursuit of social justice Globally
Competent

Solve current and existing issues on

Goal-Oriented Goal-Oriented Professional LO 4 socio-political and economic problems
Professional of the country

Final Course Output:

As evidence of attaining the above learning outcomes, the student has to do and submit the following:

1. Solution Documentation that highlights the following:

1. Topic (LO1)
Detailed Explanation here

2. Topic (LO2)
Detailed Explanation here

3. Topic (LO3)
Detailed Explanation here

4. Topic (LO4)
Detailed Explanation here

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 5. Topic (LO5)
Detailed Explanation here

2. Assessment Report on another student’s database design that highlights the following:

1. Assessment – Topic (LO1)

Detailed Explanation here

2. Assessment – Topic (LO2)

Detailed Explanation here

3. Assessment – Topic (LO3)

Detailed Explanation here

4. Assessment – Topic (LO4)

Detailed Explanation here

5. Assessment – Topic (LO5)

Detailed Explanation here

3. Personal Realizations that highlights the following:

Detailed Explanation here

Rubrics for Assessment:

Throughout the course, the level of achievement will be measured using this rubric. The same rubric will
be used for your self-assessment during each learning, assessment activities and consultations.

CRITERIA 4 – Exemplary 3 - Satisfactory 2 - Developing 1 - Beginning 0 - Unacceptable

Knowledge of Other works can Given a complex All concepts and All concepts and A few to all
Concepts and be assessed and situation, principles can principles are concepts are
Principles sound appropriate be applied to a remembered, merely
recommendations concepts and non-complex can be remembered but
can be developed principles are situation consistently cannot be
through the use of selected and explained explained and
concepts and applied through own demonstrated
principles words and through an
demonstrated example
through an
example
Solution Documentation

Assessment Report

Personal Realizations

Other Requirements and Assessments:

Aside from the final output, the student will be assessed at other times during the term by the following:

 Requirements / Assessment (LO No.)

 Requirements / Assessment (LO No.)

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Grading System:
Concepts and Principles with Understanding
And Application Assessments and Oral Exam 20% Knowledge of Concepts and Principles x 0.2
Solution Documentation 50% Solution Documentation Rubric Rate x 0.5
Assessment Report 20% Assessment Report Rubric Rate x 0.2
Personal Realizations 10% Personal Realizations Rubric Rate x 0.1

Passing Grade: 1.0

Passing Grade conditions: All rubric rates are 1.0

LEARNING PLAN:

Week Topic Learning Teaching and Meth

Outcome Learning Activities
. Create phrases/
1.1 Explain the concept of economics as a terms related to Lecture
1 powerful science in solving social economics and its
problems LO 1 scope and
relationship with
other sciences

Discuss the Basic

1.2 BASIC Principles of Economics Economic
2 Principles and
1.3 Economic Activities relate each one to Power
LO 2 present social Historica
condition

Present various
human activities
and categorize
each one based on
the economic
activities

Justify the three

1.4 Scarcity and the basic economic basic economic
3 questions questions
LO 3
1.5 Needs and Wants , Hierarchy of Explain Maslow’s Re
Needs Hierarchy of needs
and compare and
contrast human
needs and human
wants

4 REVIEW AND PRELIM EXAM

Interpret various Analyze a particular life

1.6 Economic Resource and their types of resources
5 importance, Commodities, Public and LO 2 based on culture,
Private Goods geography and
availability

Interpret various P
6 1.7 World Resources and types types of resources Discuss observable cultura
LO 2 based on culture,
geography and
availability

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 Create a mini group
7 forum to discuss Exemplifying a p
1.8 Prevailing Environmental Issues LO2 chosen
Concerning Resources environmental
issue and present
remedy/action to it

8 REVIEW AND MIDTERM EXAM

Discuss how a
9 -10 1.9 Economics and Ecology as the road LO 3 Construct a
towards conservation, protection and retrieval chart
preservation for the future showing the
current state of
Philippine
Environment

Construct and Or
1.10 World Resources and its relation to interpret graph P
Demand and Supply base to the Law of
11 LO 3 Supply and
Demand with
1.10 The Law of Supply, Law of emphasis on the
Demand, Equilibrium Point and the elasticity
Law of Diminishing return

Construct and
12 1.11 Market Economy interpret graph B
base to the Law of
LO 3 Supply and
Demand with
emphasis on the
elasticity

Discuss the
1.2 Market System and Competition importance of Presentation of
13 LO 3 Market system and
Capitalism Communism and Socialism the influence of
various ideologies
that gave rise to
world market

14 REVIEW AND PRE-FINAL EXAM

Compare and
1.12 Taxation in the Philippines contrast the
15 1.13 Nature and History of Taxation LO 4 nature of taxation
and it’s imposition
in the Philippines
base on historical
development
Justify that tax
regulation law
1.14 Types of Taxes, Double Taxation, Tax must be improved P
16 Exemption and Tax evasion M Residence LO 4 in the Philippines
Tax and Income Tax Reflect on the Tax
evasion cases of
known

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 personalities in the
Philippines

Generate item Presentation of social

1.15 Land Reform of the Philippines and banks concerning issues affecting
17 its relation to poverty positive Filipino society
LO 4 accomplishments
1.16 CARP program and related issues of the Agrarian
Reform Program of
the Philippines
Criticize the
Hacienda Luisita
Controversy

18 FINAL EXAM

REFERENCES:

Gabay, Romatin and Uy 2012 Economics: Concepts and Principles 2012

ONLINE RESOURCES:

CLASS POLICIES:

1. Be God-loving. Always offer everything to God. Pray before and after class.
2. Be punctual. Classroom doors will be closed when class discussion and or others class activities
starts. Pass requirements on time or ahead of time.
3. Be always ready. Quizzes are either announced or unannounced.
4. Be output-oriented. Every meeting counts. There is always a recorded output which can be in a
form of a graded recitation, quiz, and seatwork or research paper.
5. Be honest. The professor or other students may not see a bad dishonest deed but the all
powerful Lord is seated in everyone’s heart and sees everything.

TOTAL DAYS SPENT DEVELOPING THIS SYLLABUS 3 Full Days

TOTAL VERSIONS BEFORE ARRIVING AT THIS SYLLABUS 1 Version

Submitted by: Checked/Evaluated by: Approved:

Mr. Roberto C. Agnabo III Ms. Wenifreda P. Miranda Mr. Rito A. Camigla Jr.
Instructor Program Head Academic Head

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