HS-409: HUMAN VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME:

Teaching Scheme Credits Marks Duration of End

Semester Examination

L T P/D C Sessional End Semester Total

Exam

2 2 0 3 40 60 100 3 hrs

COURSE CONTENTS:

Unit Contents No. of

hours

I Introduction –Need and Basic Guidelines 6

1. Understanding the need , basic guidelines, content and process of value

Education
2. Self-Exploration – purpose, content and process, ‗Natural Acceptance‘ and
Experiential Validation – as the mechanism for self-explanation.

II Process for Value Education 7

1. Continuous Happiness and Prosperity – A look at basic Human Aspirations.

2. Right Understanding, Relationship and Physical Facilities – basic
requirements for fulfillment of aspirations of every human being with their
correct priority.
3. Understanding Happiness and prosperity – A critical appraisal of the current
scenario.
4. Method to fulfill the human aspirations; understanding and living in
harmony at various levels.

III Harmony in Human Beings 7

1. Understanding human being as a co-existence of the self and the body.

2. Understanding the needs of Self ( ‗I‘ ) and ‗Body‘ – Sukh and Suvidha.
3. Understanding the Body as an instrument of ‗I‘ ( I being the doer, seer and
enjoyer)
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 IV Harmony in Myself and body 6

1. Understanding the characteristics and activities of ‗I‘ and harmony in ‘I‘

2. Understanding the harmony of I with the Body: Sanyam and Swasthya:
correct appraisal of Physical needs, meaning of Prosperity in detail.

V Harmony in Family, Society and Nature 6

1. Understanding harmony in the family, society and nature.

2. Understanding values in human relationship; meaning of Nyaya and Program
for its fulfillment to ensure Ubhay-tripti.
3. Trust (Vishwas) and Respect (Samman) as the foundational values of
relationship.

Text Books

1. R R Gaur, RSangal and GP Bagaria, A Foundation Course in value Education, Published by Excel
Books (2009).
2. R R Gaur, R Sangal and G P Bagaria, Teacher‘s Manual (English), 2009.

Reference Books
1. E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful; a study of economics as if people mattered, Blond & Briggs,
Bratain, 1973.
2. PL Dhar, RR Gaur, Science and Humanism, common wealth publishers, 1990.
3. A.N. Tripathy, Human values, New Age International Publishers, 2003.
4. E.G. Seebauer& Robert, L BERRY, Foundational of Ethics for Scientists &Engineers, Oxford
University Press, 2000.
5. M. Govindrajran, S.Natrajan& V.S. Senthi Kumar, Engineering Ethics (including human Values),
Eastern Economy Edition, Prentice hall of India Ltd.
6. B.L. Bajpai, 2004, Indian Ethos and Modern Management, New Royal book Co; Lucknow, 2004,
Reprinted 2008.

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