Universal Human Values-I

Paper Code: 
MFM 320
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (Cos):

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

At the end of this course, a student should be able to:

CO 105: Evaluating the significance of understanding human values for well-being

CO 106: Exploring various forms of human values for living in harmony

CO 107: 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

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 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.

Various activities for the semester are as follows:

 

CONTENT

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 and contemporary for practicing 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: 

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: 
2022-2023
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