Universal Human Values-I

Paper Code: 
MTM 320
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. Give students in depth knowledge of the various aspects concerning Human values in social environment.

 

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper code

Paper title

MTM 320

Universal Human Values-I

CO 106 Evaluating the significance  of understanding human values for well-being

CO 107 Exploring various forms of human values for living in harmony

CO 108 Assess their own human values and demonstrate knowledge of human  values         learned  in different social settings.

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, field visit, workshops

 

Learning activities for the students:

Presentations

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Contents

Introduction to Value Education

·         Understanding Value Education

·         Self-exploration as the Process for Value Education

·         Basic Human Aspirations and their Fulfillment

·         Understanding Happiness and Prosperity-Their Continuity and Programme for Fulfillment

Methodology:

The students will learn and explore various Universal Human Values in the semester. Various guest lectures, field visits, awareness drives, workshops and seminars will be organized to fulfil the objectives of this paper.

Students will have to undertake a project to assess their own human values and demonstrate knowledge of human values learned in different social settings for the semester. At the end of each semester students will be evaluated on the basis of the project report prepared related to the work done in the field of exploring universal human values.

Essential Readings: 

• R R Gaur, R Sangal, G P Bagaria, A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics. Excel Books.
• Kumar Saroj, Nayyer Sheenu, Universal Human Values and Professional Ethics, Thakur Publications Pvt. Ltd.
• B P Banerjee, Foundations of Ethics and Management, Excel Books.
• A.N. Tripathy, Human Values, New Age International Publishers.

References: 

• M Govindrajran, S Natrajan & V.S. Senthil Kumar, Engineering Ethics (including Human Values), Eastern Economy Edition, Prentice Hall of India Ltd. • B L Bajpai, 2004, Indian Ethos and Modern Management, New Royal Book Co., Lucknow. Reprinted 2008. • PL Dhar, RR Gaur, Science and Humanism, Commonwealth Purblishers. • Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jorgen Randers, William W. Behrens III, limits to Growth, Club of Rome’s Report, Universe Books. • A Nagraj, Jeevan Vidya ek Parichay, Divya Path Sansthan, Amarkantak. • E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered, Blond & Briggs, Britain.

E-Resource

  • Kumar Saroj, Nayyer Sheenu Universal Human Values and Professional Ethics, Thakur Publications
  • Pvt. Ltd. ( Kindle Version)
  • Value Education Website http://uhv.ac.in, http://www.uptu.ac.i Story of Stuff, http://www.storyofstuff.com
  • Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, Paramount Classics, USA
  • Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times, United Artists, USA
  • IIT Delhi, Modern Technology – the Untold Story
  • Gandhi A., Right Here Right Now, Cyclewala Productions

Journals

  • Journal of Human Values

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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