National Service Training Program (NSTP MCDE 6) 1st Semester, SY 2013-2014 Instructor: Francine Lianne C. Emralino Email: flcemralino@mbb.upd.edu.

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Contact number: 0918 293 4941 Consultation hours: M 1-5pm, TTh 9-11am, 3-5pm

Course description The course sets the basic framework of service to the Filipino people and the community as the basis for all NSTP courses. It will involve discussions on basic ideologies of service to the nation, attitudes in community organizing and the prescribed topics in the NSTP Act of 2001/NSTP IRR of 2009 - NSTP Orientation, Citizenship Training, Drug Education, Disaster Awareness Preparedness and Management, Environmental Protection and National Concerns. This course will continue as CWTS-MBB 1 at the end of its duration. Course goals 1) To establish an NSTP Framework that is anchored to the universitys goals of academic excellence and service to the Filipino nation. 2) To give an overview and understanding of the Philippine condition. 3) To impart basic competencies in community service including disaster preparedness, environmental care, necessary to serve the AFP Reserve Force (for ROTC graduates) and the National Service Reserve Corps or NSRC (for CWTS and LTS graduates). Course credit Completion of the NSTP common module is prerequisite to continuing to CWTS/LTS/ROTC but will have no numerical weight on the final grade of the student. Schedule and duration Course requirements Mondays, 9am to 12pm; 25 hours (minimum) The course will be regarded as a pass/fail course. Each student is

required to attend all the sessions for topic units of the course. In the case of an excused absence the student will be asked by the instructor to produce an output that will allow the student to show competence in the missed topic. Class Policies A student is considered tardy if he/she comes 10 min after the start of the class. A student is considered absent if he/she comes 30 min after the start of the class. The 3:1 rule on tardiness will take effect. Following this, a maximum of 3 absences is allowed (i.e. four or more absences will be equivalent to failure to complete the course). Valid excuses for being absent: health problems, official representative of college/university to an official school-related event (e.g., local/international conference), death in the family. Other reasons not mentioned need to be evaluated by the instructor first before considering valid or not.

 Documents for excused absences must be submitted on or before the class session IMMEDIATELY following the absence.

Important!!!

Any form of cheating in examinations or any act of dishonesty in relation to studies, such as plagiarism, shall be subject to disciplinary action.

Notes

Students intending to take ROTC/LTS/non-MBB CWTS course after the NSTP common module will be awarded a certificate of completion which they must present to their accepting unit. A change of matriculation will be undergone at the end of the NSTP course upon approval of the accepting unit. charge. Continuation to CWTS-MBB 1 will be automatic. Students need not undergo the change-mat process. This change mat will be regarded by the OUR as a special case and will be free of

Tentative schedule of activities Topics Orientation Unit 1 The UPD NSTP Review: What is NSTP? NSTP History, Law and IRR Introduction to the UPD NSTP Common Module and the Tatak UP Framework History of UP as Public Service Institution Unit 2 Understanding the Self and Others The Individual, Community and Society Being and Becoming Citizenship Training: Responsibility to the Self and Society Unit 3 Philippine Society and Culture Nation, Nationalism and Nation-Building Citizenship Training Individual and Collective participation in shaping the society Unit 4 Citizenship and Nationalism The history and concept of rights Libertarian Rights and the Common Good The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human Rights Situation in the Philippines Unit 5 Human Dignity and Rights The history and concept of rights Libertarian Rights and the Common Good The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human Rights Situation in the Philippines Unit 6 Gender Sensitivity Basic Concepts of Gender Education Gender Situation and Key Issues Trends and History of Gender Movements Gender Advocacy Unit 7 Environmental Advocacy Basic Concepts in Environment Studies Environmental Situation and Key Issues Advocacies Unit 8 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Basic concepts and perspectives of Disaster Key Issues Programs and Preparedness Unit 9 Community Service Fundamentals of Community Service The concept of Service and Servant/Participatory Leadership Approaches and Methods in Community Organizing Basic Attitudes in Community Work Unit 10 Evaluation and Assessment August 12 August 12 July 29 August 5 July 22 July 15 July 8 June1 June 24 June 10, 17 Topics Timeline June 10 June 10