Universal Human Values-II

Paper Code: 
MTM 420
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 420

Universal Human Values-II

CO 153 Analyze the need of Harmony at various levels.

CO 154 Exploring various levels of living in harmony.

CO 155 Assess their own human values and demonstrate living in harmony at various levels.

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

 

Learning activities for the students:

Presentations.

Viva and Presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

 Understanding the Harmony at Various Levels

  • Understanding the Human Being as Co-existence of the Self and Body
  • Harmony in the Self-Understanding Myself
  • Harmony of the Self with the Body-Understanding Self-regulation and Health
  • Harmony in the Family-Understanding the values in Human-Human Relationships
  • Harmony in the Society-Understanding Universal Human Order
  • Harmony in Nature-Understanding the Interconnectedness, Self-regulation and Mutual Fulfillment
  • Harmony in Existence-Understanding Co-existence at Various Levels

Methodology:

Various guest lectures, field visits, awareness drives, workshops and seminars will be organized to fulfill the objectives of this paper. Students will have to undertake a project to assess their own human values and demonstrate knowledge of living in harmony.  At the end of 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.

 

 

 

Unit I: 
Essential Readings: 

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.

Suggested Readings

  • 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.in
  • 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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