Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Anthropology
Teaching staff
In person in the classroom or by email: amiro@uic.es
Introduction
The objective of this course is to help the student to form a criterion and, as Jaime Balmes affirms, "the criterion is a means to know the truth". Now, truth is not a prerogative of the intelligence, but something that concerns all human faculties: the truth of the understanding consists in seeing things as they are; the truth of the will consists in desiring them in an orderly manner, in conformity with the rules of ethics; and the truth of conduct or behavior consists in acting under the impulse of a good will. The criterion is an instrument that seeks the harmony of the whole man, without underestimating any of his faculties. Following, mainly, The Criterion of Jaime Balmes, we propose to offer an "integral logic", or better said, an "integral anthropology", capable of leading man, in all his dimensions (intelligence, will, passions...), towards the truth: "Here is the complete man, the man par excellence; in him reason gives light, imagination paints, the heart vivifies, religion divinizes".
Pre-course requirements
No prerequisites.
Objectives
To reflect on man in his personal, family, professional and social dimensions.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 02 CG - The ability to learn and act an autonomously and responsibly
- 04 CG - The ability to organise time and workspace
- 08 CG - The ability to reflect and memorize.
- 09 CG - The ability to innovate
- 10 CG - Knowledge and mastery of bibliographic repertoires
- 18 CE - Ability to detect newsworthy events
Learning outcomes of the subject
1. You will have acquired knowledge about the essential characteristics of the person. 2.
2. Know and understand what are the great existential questions of the person.
3. Will have acquired knowledge about how the person should behave and why.
4. Will have learned how to make decisions in situations with ethical implications.
5. Will be more sensitive to the promotion of respect, trust and cordiality among people.
6. Will have learned to evaluate the ethical consequences of our actions.
7. Will have acquired skills in oral and written communication.
8. Will have developed the ability to analyze and synthesize the information obtained from classroom lectures and supplementary material.
9. Will have acquired skills that favor reading comprehension.
10. Will have developed habits of neatness in the presentation of documents.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
| Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. | 3,0 |
| Coaching. Monitoring how students learn the content of the subject, either individually or in groups. In the coaching sessions, mistakes will be corrected, queries answered, and exercises and activities to achieve the established objectives will be suggested. | 0,6 |
| Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 1,2 |
| Seminar. This activity will consist of taking an in-depth look at specific up-to-date topics in a monographic manner-in some cases these topics will have been debated socially-, via active work in small groups. | 0,6 |
| Practical workshop. A highly practical working activity, where students can acquire skills that are practical or also theoretical (intellectual skills, logical skills, critical skills, intellectual learning skills, study skills, quoting skills, etc). | 0,6 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
FOR 1ST AND 2ND YEAR STUDENTS
Continuous assessment
- First mid-term: 30% of the final mark (27th October)
- Second midterm: 30% of the final grade (22nd December)
- Notes and class participation: 10% of the final mark (the notes will be handed in through *Moodle and the deadline for handing them in is the day of the second mid-term, 22 December). The exercises done in class will also have to be included in the notes.
- Practical classes (Friday 29 September; Friday 20 October; Friday 10 November; Friday 24 November; Friday 15 December): 30% of the final mark. Each practical session will revolve around a text that the student will have to bring previously read and worked on; the session will be divided into three parts:
- Short reading comprehension test (the sum of the marks of the five *tests will be worth 10% of the final mark);
- Dialogue / debate / colloquium / discussion among the students on the text (the sum of the marks of the five debates will be worth 10% of the final mark);
- Writing a short philosophical essay on the text based on a question proposed by the teacher. The essay will be written by hand and without any technological support. The student may only *use the text to be commented on as support material (the sum of the marks of the five essays will be worth 10% of the final mark).
- It is also possible to obtain a higher mark by doing an optional philosophical work to be agreed with the lecturer. The delivery of this work is an indispensable requirement for those who aspire to obtain an honours degree.
Plagiarism is strictly forbidden in any of the evaluative activities.
Spelling mistakes will be dealt with according to faculty regulations.
Single evaluation
- Final exam: 100% of the mark
Spelling mistakes will be dealt with according to faculty regulations.
FOR STUDENTS TAKING THE 3RD EXAM
For students taking the 3rd call, the conditions are the same as for those taking the 1st and 2nd call.
In the case of overlapping classes (with other subjects), students can go personally to the lecturer in charge of the subject to resolve their situation.