Universal Human Values-I

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

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

 

CO 1: Evaluating the significance of understanding human values for well-being

CO 2: Exploring various forms of human values

CO 3: Assess their own human values and demonstrate knowledge of human values learned indifferent social settings.

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

 

Learning activities for the students:

Presentations

Viva and Presentation

 

30.00

CONTENT

 

Introduction to Value Education

  • Understanding Value Education
  • Self-exploration as the Process for Value Education
  • Basic Human Aspirations and their Fulfilment
  • Understanding Happiness and Prosperity-Their Continuity and Programme for Fulfilment

 

   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 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: 

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.

 

References: 

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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