Regulation: R23 Branch: Information Technology Semester: 2-1

Universal Human Values - Understanding Harmony and Ethical Human Conduct

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Unit-wise syllabus

UNIT 01

Introduction to Value Education

Right understanding, relationship and physical facility (holistic development and the role of education); Understanding value education; self-exploration as the process for value education; Continuous happiness and prosperity - the basic human aspirations; current scenario; Method to fulfil the basic human aspirations

UNIT 02

Harmony in the Human Being

Understanding the human being as the co-existence of the self and the body; Distinguishing between the needs of the self and the body; the body as an instrument of the self; Understanding harmony in the self; harmony of the self with the body; Programme to ensure self-regulation and health

UNIT 03

Harmony in the Family and Society

Harmony in the family - the basic unit of human interaction; 'Trust' - the foundational value in relationship; 'Respect' - as the right evaluation; Other feelings, justice in human-to-human relationship; Understanding harmony in the society; vision for the universal human order

UNIT 04

Harmony in the Nature/Existence

Understanding harmony in the nature; Interconnectedness, self-regulation and mutual fulfilment among the four orders of nature; Realizing existence as co-existence at all levels; The holistic perception of harmony in existence

UNIT 05

Implications of the Holistic Understanding - a Look at Professional Ethics

Natural acceptance of human values; definitiveness of (ethical) human conduct; A basis for humanistic education, humanistic constitution and universal human order; Competence in professional ethics; Holistic technologies, production systems and management models; strategies for transition towards value-based life and profession