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Universal Human Values
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to help the students see the need for holistic development of the self through strengthening of self- reflection. The students will learn about universal human values and understand the importance of values in individual, social circles, career path, and nation. Through self-exploration students will realize their potential as a human being and understand their social responsibility.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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24AAF416 |
Universal Human Values (Practical) |
CO151: Develop awareness and understanding about human values CO152: Evaluating the significance of understanding human values for well-being CO153: Exploring various forms of human values for living in harmony CO154: Assess their own human values CO155: Demonstrate knowledge of human values learnt in different social settings. CO156: Contribute effectively in course – specific interaction. |
Approach In Teaching: Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, field visit, workshops and Presentations
Learning activities for the students: Assignment, presentations, group discussions
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Viva and Presentation |
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 learnt in different social settings. 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.
Introduction to Universal Human Values: Meaning, Objectives, Significance of Universal Human Values for human well-being, Need for harmony and continuous happiness.
Understanding Forms of Universal Human Values: Truth, Love, Peace, trust, Righteous conduct and Non-Violence
Exploring different forms of Universal Human Values through case studies, simulated situation, guest lectures, awareness programmes, workshops, real life examples of people who are remembered in history for practicing human values.
1. R R Gaur, R Sangal, G P Bagaria, A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics. Excel Books.
2. Kumar Saroj, Nayyer Sheenu, Universal Human Values and Professional Ethics, Thakur Publications Pvt. Ltd.
3. B P Banerjee, Foundations of Ethics and Management, Excel Books.
4. A.N. Tripathy, Human Values, New Age International Publishers.
1. M Govindrajran, S Natrajan & V.S. Senthil Kumar, Engineering Ethics (including Human Values), Eastern Economy Edition, Prentice Hall of India Ltd.
2. B L Bajpai, 2004, Indian Ethos and Modern Management, New Royal Book Co., Lucknow. Reprinted 2008.
3. PL Dhar, RR Gaur, Science and Humanism, Commonwealth Purblishers.
4. Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jorgen Randers, William W. Behrens III, limits to Growth, Club of Rome’s Report, Universe Books.
5. A Nagraj, Jeevan Vidya ek Parichay, Divya Path Sansthan, Amarkantak.
6. E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered, Blond & Briggs, Britain.
E- Contents:
1. Kumar Saroj, Nayyer Sheenu Universal Human Values and Professional Ethics, Thakur Publications Pvt. Ltd. ( Kindle Version)
2. Value Education Website http://uhv.ac.in, http://www.uptu.ac.in
3. Story of Stuff, http://www.storyofstuff.com
4. Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, Paramount Classics, USA
5. Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times, United Artists, USA
6. IIT Delhi, Modern Technology – the Untold Story
7. Gandhi A., Right Here Right Now, Cyclewala Productions
Reference Journals:
1. Journal of Human Values
