Category: Mandatory Course (MC)
Pre-requisite: UHV-I (in Student Induction Program)
Course Description:
2L 1T 0P 3C
The course is mandated by AICTE for B.Tech.students of all branches, preferably in the second year. It is intended to facilitate the development of a holistic and humane world vision. This course employs an innovative and effective methodology of self-exploration, self-verification on one’s own right. It is presented as a systematic set of universal, rational and verifiable proposals about human reality, about the inherent harmony in the human being, the family, society, the entire nature and existence. It draws out the value or  role of human being in the harmony at all these levels, which is essentially the scope of ethical human conduct. It further helps to find resolution of present-day challenges. The issues in professional ethics are analysed in the context of the understanding of harmony. While handling the course, the teacher is also a co-explorer along with the students.
Course Aims and Objectives:
1. Help the students appreciate the essential complementarily between ‘values’ and ‘skills’ to ensure sustained happiness and prosperity which are the core aspirations of all human beings.
2. Facilitate the development of a holistic perspective among learners towards life and profession.
3. Facilitate the right understanding of happiness and prosperity based on correct understanding of human reality and the rest of existence.
4. Identify that a holistic perspective forms the basis of universal human values and movement towards value-based living in a natural way.
5. Highlight plausible implications of holistic understanding in terms of ethical human conduct, trustful and mutually fulfilling human behavior and mutually enriching interaction with Nature.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to…
CO 1: Apply the right understanding of the concepts of value education and basic human aspirations through self-exploration for the fulfillment of human aspirations[K3].
CO 2: Analyse various aspects of the human being as the combination of Self and Body for attaining harmony at the level of human being (individual) [K4].
CO 3: Apply the knowledge of nine universal values in human-human relationship for harmony at the level of family, and appreciate all the essential factors that help in attaining harmony at the level of society [K3].
CO 4: Differentiate the characteristics and activities of various orders of Nature and study the mutual fulfillment among them, and also identify the existence as co-existence at all levels [K4].
CO 5: Present sustainable solutions to various challenges in society and Nature, and identify that the solutions are practicable[K3].
Course Structure:
Unit 1:

Course introduction, need, basic guidelines, content and process for value education Contents (6 lectures + 3 tutorials) Purpose and motivation for the course, recapitulation from UHV-I, Self-exploration: what is it? its content and process, ‘Natural acceptance’ and experimental validation – as the process for self-exploration, Continuous happiness and prosperity – a look at basic human aspirations. Right understanding, relationship and physical facility – the basic requirements for fulfillment of aspirations of every human being with their correct priority, understanding happiness and prosperity correctly – a critical appraisal of the current scenario, method to fulfill the above human aspirations: understanding and living in harmony at various levels.
Description:
This unit deals with the correct meaning of right understanding, relationship and physical facility, value education, self-exploration, and introduces the two basic aspirations of human being and methods to fulfill them. Examples/Applications/Case Studies:

Examples to differentiate the meaning of happiness and prosperity in the current scenario and the meaning proposed in the course.

Case studies related to the basic aspirations assumed by the students and the real basic aspirations.

Exercises/Projects/Practices:
Practice sessions are to be included to discuss natural acceptance in human being as the innate acceptance for living with responsibility (living in relationship, harmony and co existence) rather than as arbitrariness in choice based on liking-disliking.
Learning Outcomes:

● Explore students themselves, and start appreciating the need and relevance for the course.
● Identify that lack of understanding of human values is the root cause of most of the
present-day challenges.
● Understand that verification on the basis of natural acceptance and experiential validation through living is the only way to verify right and wrong.

Unit 2:

Understanding Harmony in the Human Being – Harmony in Myself Contents (6 lectures + 3 tutorials).

Understanding human being as a co-existence of the sentient ‘I’ and the material ‘Body’.

Understanding the needs of Self (‘I’) and ‘Body’ – happiness and physical facility,

Understanding the Body as an instrument of ‘I’ (I being the doer, seer and enjoyer).

Understanding the characteristics and activities of ‘I’ and harmony in ‘I’. Understanding the harmony of I with the Body: Sanyam and Health; correct appraisal of Physical needs, meaning of Prosperity in detail, Programs to ensure Sanyam and Health.
Description:
This unit explores human being as a combination of two entities namely Self and Body. It proposes that the needs and functions of both Self and Body are different, and body as an instrument of the Self. It provides the aspects related to harmony within.
Examples/Applications/Case Studies:

Examples to differentiate the functions and needs of both Self and Body.

Case studies related to the Sanyam and Health and correct appraisal of physical needs that provides clarity on the real meaning of prosperity.

Exercises/Projects/Practices:
Practice sessions are to be included to discuss the role others have played in making material goods available to me. Identifying from one’s own life. Differentiate between prosperity and accumulation. Discuss program for ensuring health vs. dealing with
disease.
Learning Outcomes:

● Distinguish the desires, needs and functions of the body and self.
● Aware of the activities of the Self and the sources of the desires of the Self.
● Apply the daily routine for maintaining the health of the body.

Unit 3:

Understanding Harmony in the Family and Society – Harmony in Human-Human Relationship
(6 lectures + 3 tutorials)

Contents

Understanding values in human-human relationship; meaning of Justice (nine universal values in relationships) and program for its fulfillment to ensure mutual happiness; Trust and Respect as the foundational values of relationship, Understanding the meaning of Trust; Difference between intention and competence, Understanding the meaning of Respect, Difference between respect and differentiation; the other salient values in relationship. Understanding the harmony in the society (society being an extension of family); Resolution, Prosperity, fearlessness (trust) and co-existence as comprehensive Human Goals, Visualizing a universal harmonious order in society–Undivided Society, Universal Order–from family to world family.

Description:

This unit explores the values in human-human relationship which are essential for maintaining harmony in family. It also explores the aspects for brining harmony in society.

Examples/Applications/Case Studies:

Examples for exploring the nine values in human-human relationships in family.

Case studies for visualizing universal harmonious order in society and universal order.

Exercises/Projects/Practices:

Practice sessions are to be included to reflect on relationships in family, hostel and institute as extended family, real life examples, teacher-student relationship, goal of education, etc. Gratitude as a universal value in relationships. Discuss with scenarios. Elicit examples from students’ lives.

Learning Outcomes:

● Identify the correct meaning of respect, trust and other values in human-human relationship.
● Understand the real cause of various societal challenges and solutions for addressing them.
● Develop an outline of holistic model for social science and compare it with the existing model.

Unit 4:

Understanding Harmony in Nature & Existence – Whole existence as Coexistence

Contents

(6 lectures + 3 tutorials)

Understanding the harmony in the Nature, Inter-connectedness and mutual fulfillment among the four orders of Nature – recyclability and self-regulation in nature, Understanding Existence as Co-existence of mutually interacting units in all-pervasive space, Holistic perception of harmony at all levels of existence.

Description:

This unit explores the four orders existing in Nature and their interconnectedness. It clarifies that the existence is co-existence of mutually interacting units.It proposes the desirable holistic perception of harmony at all levels of existence.
Examples/Applications/Case Studies:

Examples to distinguish various units in all the four orders of Nature.

Case studies related to recyclability and self-regulation in Nature.

Exercises/Projects/Practices:

Practice sessions are to be included to discuss human being as cause of imbalance in nature (film “Home” can be used), pollution, depletion of resources and role of technology, etc.

Learning Outcomes:

● Differentiate between the characteristics and activities of different orders and study the mutual fulfillment among them.
● Identify the need of taking appropriate steps to ensure right participation in Nature.
● Realize the mutually fulfilling mechanisms and interconnectedness existing in Nature.

Unit 5:

Implications of the above Holistic Understanding of Harmony on Professional Ethics
(6 lectures + 3 tutorials)
Contents
Natural acceptance of human values, Definitiveness of ethical human conduct, Basis for humanistic education, humanistic constitution and humanistic universal order, Competence in professional ethics: a) ability to utilize the professional competence for augmenting universal human order, b) ability to identify the scope and characteristics of people-friendly and eco friendly production systems, c) ability to identify and develop appropriate technologies and management patterns for above production systems, Case studies of typical holistic technologies, management models and production systems, Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order: a) at the level of individual: as socially and ecologically responsible engineers, technologists and managers, b) at the level of society: as mutually enriching institutions and organizations.
Description:
This unit deals with the definitiveness of ethical human conduct and basis for humanistic education and competence in professional ethics. It provides case studies of typical holistic technologies, management models and production systems.
Examples/Applications/Case Studies:

Examples for holistic technologies, management models and production systems.

Case studies related to production systems, management models and technologies.
Exercises/Projects/Practices:
Practice exercises and case studies are to be taken up in practice (tutorial) sessions eg. to discuss the conduct as an engineer or scientist, etc.
Learning Outcomes:
● Present sustainable solutions to the problems in society and nature, and see that those solutions are practicable and draw roadmaps to achieve them.
● Appreciate the right utilization of their knowledge in their stream of Engineering.

Textbook(s) / Reference(s):
Textbooks:
1. Gaur, R.R., Sangal, R, &Bagaria, G.P. (2010). A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics, Excel Books Private Limited, New Delhi.
2. Gaur, R.R., Asthana, R, &Bagaria, G.P. (2019) A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics(2nd revised edition). Excel Books Private Limited, New Delhi.
References:
1. JeevanVidya: EkParichaya, A. Nagaraj, JeevanVidyaPrakashan, Amarkantak (1999).
2. Human Values, A. N. Tripathi, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi (2004).
3. The Story of Stuff: The impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our health and how we can make it better, Annie Leonard, Free Press, New York (2010).
4. The story of my experiments with truth: Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, B. N. Publishing (2008).
5. Small is beautiful: A study of economics as if people mattered, E. F. Schumacher, Vintage Books, London (1993).
6. Slow is beautiful: New Visions of Community, Cecile Andrews, New Society Publishers, Canada (2006).
7. Economy of Permanence, J. C. Kumarappa, Sarva-Seva-SanghPrakashan, Varanasi (2017).
8. Bharat Mein Angreji Raj, PanditSunderlal, PrabhathPrakashan, Delhi (2018).
9. Rediscovering India, Dharampal, Society for Integrated Development of Himilayas (2003).
10. Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule, M. K. Gandhi, Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad (1909).
11. India Wins Freedom: The Complete Version, MaulanaAbulKalam Azad, Orient Blackswan (1988).
12. The Life of Vivekananda and the Universal gospel, Romain Rolland, AdvaithaAshrama, India (2010).
13. Mahatma Gandhi: The Man who become one with the Universal Being, Romain Rolland, Srishti Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi (2002).

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