Thursday, March 19, 2026

DS 141 mini-reporting on Tuesday

Form a group with six members.
Exercise collective leadership.
Present a mini-report about your chosen article from the list below.
Avoid duplication of article.
Choose a color and wear this color in your group presentation (replication of color is allowed).
Limit the mini-report to less than 5-6 minutes only.
Ensure that all members participate in the oral presentation.
Read the entire set of materials for module 3 on infections and inequalities and prepare for an individual assessment after the mini-reporting.


Articles to choose from:
A new hope for tuberculosis?
Ending TB more important than ever
The elusive TB vaccine 
Now is the time to end TB and its stigma
TB: A ‘boring emergency’
The TB-HIV syndemic | Inquirer Opinion 
Beyond the new HIV and AIDS law 


DS 100 mini-reporting on Tuesday

Form a group with three members.
Exercise collective leadership.
Present a mini-report about your chosen subtopic from the list below.
Avoid duplication of subtopic.
Choose a color and wear this color in your group presentation (replication of color is allowed).
Limit the mini-report to less than three minutes only.
Ensure that all members participate in the oral presentation.
Read the entire material (Counter-discourses in political economy in/through media literacy education) and prepare for an individual assessment after the mini-reporting.


Topics to choose from:
Introduction
Institutional and discursive controls
Discursive purpose of questions
Framework and methodology
Critical theory: Making sense of the in-betweens and unseen connections
Critical discourse analysis: revealing the ‘social story behind the story'
Counter-discourse on values 
Counter-discourse on ideology
Counter-discourse on choice and change
Counter-discourse on business model and practice
Counter-discourse on poverty and inequality
Counter-discourse on social exclusion
Counter-discourse on intervention and accountability
Discussion
Conclusion


Thursday, March 05, 2026

DS 141 Friday task (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair.
Produce an infographic based on your chosen topic.
Provide a subsection that is situated in the Philippines and the Global South contexts.
Avoid duplication of topics.
Observe the previous set of instructions in producing infographics.

Topics to choose from:
brain health
mental health
sleep health
muscle health
bone health
reproductive health (male)
reproductive health (female)
endocrine health
spine health
kidney health
eye health
rhinological health
lung health
dental health
oral health
heart health
nerve health
liver health
skin health
colon health
ear care
hand care
foot care
diabetic foot care
cellular health

DS 100 F2F political cosplay (March 10)

Form a group of five members.
Choose a political cosplay topic from the list provided below.
Avoid duplication.
Assign one to two political cosplayers to represent your group.
Take note that a simple improvisation for the cosplay will do. Whatever you have around that are readily available will suffice. No need to spend anything for this task.
Follow this format in the live presentation:
(1) group members introduction 
(2) mention of the chosen topic (c/o the group leader)
(3) brief discussion about the topic (c/o the group leader) - 1 minute
(4) mention of the cosplay character (c/o the group leader)
(5) cosplay speech/soliloquy/dialogue (c/o the cosplayers) - 30 seconds 
(6) brief explanation about the cosplay character in relation to the topic (c/o the assistant group leader) - 30 seconds
Use an appropriate instrumental background music.
Submit a 1/4 sheet of paper bearing your chosen topic, cosplay character(s), group members, and tasking of responsibilities.
Research, rehearse, and present well.

Topics to choose from:
The clash of civilization
The end of history and the last man
Military-industrial complex
Power elite
Commodity fetishism
Hyperreality
Atomization of society
Mcdonaldization of society
Medicalization of society

Hosts: Ms. Villarba and Mr. Vergara

DS 100 development theories matrix (Friday task) - for uploading on Saturday and for printed submission on Tuesday

Merge the two pairs from your previous development theories matrix task.
Deliberate as a group (4 members) and consolidate your matrix.
Note that it is expected that a better version of your matrix will emerge from this collaboration. 
Observe the same format.

DS 141 mini-reporting on Tuesday

Form a group with six members. Exercise collective leadership. Present a mini-report about your chosen article from the list below. Avoid du...