Lesson Plan: Human Values and Professional Ethies (ETHS-109)
Total Teaching during Semester:15 weeks
Topics To Be Covered
Lectures (15)
Tutorials
(Practice
Sessions) (15)
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Lectures
Tutorials
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Ist Term
Unit 1: Introduction to Value Education
1. Understanding the need, basic guidelines,
Content and process for value education.
2. Basic Human Aspirations: Prosperity and
happiness.
3. Methods to fulfill the human aspirations
understanding and living in harmony at various
levels.
Unit 2: Harmony in the Human Being
1. Co-existence of the sentient "I" and the material
body - understanding their needs - Happiness &
Conveniences.
2. Understanding the Harmony of "I" with the
body Correct appraisal of physical needs and the
meaning of prosperity.
3. Programme to ensure harmony of "I" and Body
Mental and Physical health and happiness.
4. Harmony in family and society: Understanding
Human-human relationship in terms of mutual
trust and respect.
5. Understanding society and nation as extensions
of family and society rspectively.
Topics to be Covered
IInd Term
Unit 3: Basics of Professional Ethics
1. Ethical Human Conduct – based on accdptance
of basic human values.
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2. Humanistic Constitution and universal human
order skills, sincerity and fidelity.
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2. Engineering Profession and Ethics –
Technology and Society, Ethical obligations of
Engineering professionals, Roles of Engineers
in industry, society, nation and the world.
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3. Professional Responsibilities Collegiality,
Loyalty, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest,
Whistle Blowing.
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Lectures
Tutorials
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Sessions)
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3. To identify the scope and characteristics of
people friendly and eco-friendly Production
system, Technologies and management
systems.
Unit 4: Professional Ethics in practice:
1. Profession and Professionalism – Professional
Accountability, Roles of a professional, Ethics
and image of profession.
Project Work
IIIrd Term
Project/ Viva
ASSIGNMENT – 1
Q.1
Q.2
Fill in the blanks:(a)
………………… values are social and ethical standards common to every
culture, society and religion.
i. Natural
ii. Numerical
iii. Physical
iv. Human
(b)
The problem in our relationship with different entities around us is based
on certain ………………… which is not true.
i. Pre-assumption ii. Pre-determination iii. Pre-occupation iv. Pre-selection
(c)
………………… is ability to perform a specific task, action or function
successfully.
i. Intention
ii. Respect
iii. Differentiation
iv. Competence
(d)
Self Actualization is the need of ……………………
i. First Level ii. Second Level iii. Third Level
iv. Fourth Level
(e)
Belongingness and love are the ……………………….
i. Safety need ii. Social need iii. Deficiency need iv. Physiological need
(f)
Healthy relationships are built on a foundation of secure attachment and
are maintained with ……………………………
i. Affection ii. Peace iii. Love iv. Care
Write short notes on the following:
a.
b.
c.
Natural Acceptance/Concept of self respect
Classification of values/Happiness as basic human aspiration
Society: an extention of family/guidelines for Value Education
Q.3
What are the needs of self ‘I’ and body ?
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What are the comprehensive human goals in society ?
Q.4
Explain the activities in ‘I’ ? Are they continuous or temporary ?
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What is prosperity? Differentiate between prosperity and wealth.
ASSIGNMENT – 2
Q.1 (a)
Answer the following questions in brief.
(a)
(b)
(c )
(d)
(e)
Define the term Professionalism.
Write a short note on Human values vs Anti values.
Explain the five attributes of Whistle Blowing.
Describe the three elements of Collegiality.
Differenciate between critical loyalty and uncritical loyalty.
(b) Fill in the balnks
(i)
The true development of human being involves much more than
mere……………………
(a) National Growth
(c) Economic Growth
(b) Financial Growth
(d) Personal Growth
There are …………… core values.
(ii)
(a) Three
(iii)
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Four
National Whistle Blowing centre was set up in ……………
(a) UK
(b) India
(c) US
(d) Germany
Q.2
Describe the ethical obligations of engineering profession.
Or
Discuss in brief the various roles of engineers.
Q.3
Explain the concept of Conflict of Interests with example
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Describe the characteristics of a successful professional.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Q.1
Elaborate on the need, process and content of Value Education?
Q.2
Explain the basic requirements of fulfillment of human aspirations. Give the
correct priority among them?
Q.3
What do you mean by happiness and prosperity? Explain.
Q.4
What is Harmony. Discuss in detail with universal aspects?
Q.5
What do you mean by Co-existence?
Q.6
What do you understand by such and suvidha?
Q.7
What is the criteria of self- introspection?
Q.8
How self is different from body, mind and intellect?
Q.9
What are the of self (I) and the needs of body?
Q.10
What is the need of harmony in self ‘I’ and how to establish at various levels?
Q.11
How do you maintain family harmony?
Q.12
How do empathy and unconditional acceptance help in building good
relationships?
Q.13
Explain ‘India is a model of peaceful coincidence’.
Q.14
‘Human beings are an integral part of nature’. Explain?
Q.15
What do you mean by Values Vs Anti values?
Q.16
Write short notes on Morals, Ethics and Integrity?
Q.17
What do you understand by the term natural acceptance? Define.
Q.18
Can a Technological society line in Harmony with nature?
Q.19
What do you mean by sustainable development? Discuss.
Q.20
Illustrate the statement - Family is the basic unit of human interaction?