Course Title: No. of Hours/ Semester: 80 Hours/ Semester Units: 4 Course Description
Course Title: No. of Hours/ Semester: 80 Hours/ Semester Units: 4 Course Description
Course Title: No. of Hours/ Semester: 80 Hours/ Semester Units: 4 Course Description
Course Title : Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century
No. of Hours/ Semester: 80 hours/ semester
Units : 4
Course Description:
The course provides opportunities for students to discover patterns and extract
meanings from emerging trends. It aids in developing their critical and creative thinking skills--
essential tools for decision making and understanding “ethics of care”. Global trends in the 21st
century are examined and are either accepted or rejected on a sound set of criteria. Students
will be asked to create and analyze scenarios that will challenge them to (1) formulate their
stances on issues or concerns; (2) propose interventions and; (3) formulate alternative futures.
The students will realize the interconnections between their neural connections and social
realities.
Topic Outline:
PRELIM PHASE
1. Definition of a trend
1.1 The process of identifying a trend
1.2 Differentiating a trend from a fad
1.3 Elements of a trend
1.4 The characteristics of a trend
2. Understanding Local Networks
2.1 Strategic analysis
2.2 Intuitive thinking
MIDTERM PHASE
3. Global Networks
3.1 Labor
3.2 Migration
4. Planetary Networks: Climate Change
4.1 The effects of consumption and production patterns to climate change
4.2 The effects of climate change
4.3 Steps to address the problems of climate change
PREFINAL PHASE
5. Democratic Interventions
6. Information Communication Technology (ICT)
FINAL PHASE
7. Neural and Social Networks
7.1 Connections, Relationships, and Networks
7.2 The Neural and Social Networks
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