Electronics and Communication Engineering

ANNAMACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES RAJAMPET

(An Autonomous Institution)

Title of the Course Universal Human Values – II

Category HSMC
Couse Code 20AC71T

Year IV B.Tech
Semester I Semester
Branch Common to all

Lecture Hours Tutorial Hours Practical Credits

2 1 0 3
Course Objectives:
 Development of a holistic perspective based on self-exploration about themselves (human being), family,
society and nature/existence.
 Understanding (or developing clarity) of the harmony in the human being, family, society and nature/existence
 Strengthening of self-reflection
 Development of commitment and courage to act
Unit 1 Course Introduction - Need, Basic Guidelines, Content and Process for Value 6
Education
 Purpose and motivation for the course, recapitulation from Universal Human Values-I
 Self-Exploration–what is it? - Its content and process;
 „Natural Acceptance‟ and Experiential 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 fulfilment of aspirations of
every human being with their correct priority
 Understanding Happiness and Prosperity correctly - A critical appraisal of the current scenario
 Method to fulfil the above human aspirations: understanding and living in harmony at various levels.
Include practice sessions 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.
Unit 2 Understanding Harmony in the Human Being - Harmony in Myself! 6
 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.
Include practice sessions 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 programs for ensuring
health vs dealing with disease.
Unit 3 Understanding Harmony in the Family and Society - Harmony in Human – 6
Human Relationship
 Understanding values in human-human relationship; meaning of Justice (nine universal values in
relationships) and program for its fulfilment 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.
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Include practice sessions 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
Unit 4 Understanding Harmony in the Nature and Existence -Whole existence as 6
Coexistence
 Understanding the harmony in the Nature
 Interconnectedness and mutual fulfilment 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.
Include practice sessions to discuss human being as cause of imbalance in nature (film “Home” can be used),
pollution, depletion of resources and role of technology, etc.

Unit 5 Implications of the above Holistic Understanding of Harmony on Professional 6

Ethics
 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 the 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
 Summing up.
Include practice Exercises and Case Studies (tutorial) Sessions e.g., to discuss the conduct of an engineer or a
scientist, etc.
Prescribed Textbooks:
1. R R Gaur, R Asthana, G P Bagaria, “A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics”, 2nd
Revised Edition, Excel Books, New Delhi, 2019. ISBN 978-93-87034-47-1
2. R R Gaur, R Asthana, G P Bagaria, “Teachers‟ Manual for A Foundation Course in Human Values and
Professional Ethics”, 2nd Revised Edition, Excel Books, New Delhi, 2019. ISBN 978-93-87034-53-2
Reference Books:
1. Jeevan Vidya: Ek Parichaya, A Nagaraj, Jeevan Vidya Prakashan, Amar Kantak, 1999.
2. N. Tripathi, Human Values”, New Age Intl. Publishers, New Delhi, 2004.
3. The Story of Stuff (Book).
4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The Story of My Experiments with Truth
5. E. FSchumacher. Small is Beautiful
6. Cecile Andrews, Slow is Beautiful
7. J C Kumarappa. Economy of Permanence
8. PanditSunderlal. Bharat Mein Angreji Raj
9. Dharampal, Rediscovering India.
10. Mohandas K. Gandhi, “Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule”
11. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad. India Wins Freedom
12. Romain Rolland. Vivekananda (English)
13. Romain Rolland. Gandhi (English)
14. Jawaharlal Nehru. Rediscovery of India

Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, student will Blooms Level of
Learning
1. become more aware of themselves, and their surroundings (family, society, nature) L2
2. become more responsible in life, and in handling problems with sustainable solutions, while L2
keeping human relationships and human nature in mind.
3. have better critical ability. L3
4. become sensitive to their commitment towards what they have understood (human values, L3
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human relationship and human society).
5. apply what they have learnt to their own self in different day-to-day settings in real life, at L4
least a beginning would be made in this direction.

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