UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
KVE301

Universal Human Values and Professional Ethics

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2023-24 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA Health Care & Hospital Management · Sem 3 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 32 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Course

8 hrs

Introduction-Need, Basic Guidelines, Content and Process for Value Education Understanding the need, basic guidelines, content and process for Value Education, Self-Exploration–what is it? - its content and process; ‘Natural Acceptance’ and Experiential Validation- as the mechanism for self-exploration, Continuous Happiness and Prosperity- A look at basic Human Aspirations, Right understanding, Relationship and Physical Facilities- 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.

Unit2

Unit 2: Understanding Harmony in the Human Being - Harmony in Myself

8 hrs

Understanding human being as a co-existence of the sentient ‘I’ and the material ‘Body’, Understanding the needs of Self (‘I’) and ‘Body’ - Sukh and Suvidha, 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 Swasthya; correct appraisal of Physical needs, meaning of Prosperity in detail, Programstoensure Sanyam and Swasthya.

Unit3

Unit 3: Understanding Harmony in the Family and Society- Harmony in Human-Human

8 hrs
  • Relationship
  • Understanding harmony in the Family- the basic unit of human interaction , Understanding values in human-human relationship; meaning of Nyaya and program for its fulfillment to ensure Ubhay-tripti; Trust (Vishwas) and Respect (Samman) as the foundational values of relationship, Understanding the meaning of Vishwas; Difference between intention and competence, Understanding the meaning of Samman, Difference between respect and differentiation; the other salient values in relationship, Understanding the harmony in the society (society being an extension of family): Samadhan, Samridhi, Abhay, Sah-astitva as comprehensive Human Goals, Visualizing a universal harmonious order in society- Undivided Society (AkhandSamaj), Universal Order (SarvabhaumVyawastha )- from family to world family!.
Unit4

Unit 4: Understanding Harmony in the Nature and Existence - Whole existence as Co-existence

8 hrs

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 (Sah-astitva) of mutually interacting units in all-pervasive space, Holistic perception of harmony at all levels of existence.

Unit5

Unit 5: Implications of the above Holistic Understanding of Harmony on Professional Ethic (

8Hours) 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, technologies and management models, Case studies of typicalholistic technologies, management models and production systems, Strategy fortransition from the present state to Universal Human Order: a) At the level ofindividual: as socially and ecologically responsible engineers, technologists andmanagers,b)Atthelevelofsociety:asmutuallyenrichinginstitutionsandorganizations

Course Objectives5 points
  • To help students distinguish between values and skills, and understand the need, basic guidelines, content and process of value education.
  • To help students initiate a process of dialog within themselves to know what they ‘really want to be ’in their life and profession
  • To help students underst and the meaning of happiness and prosperity for a human being.
  • To facilitate the students to understand harmony at all the levels of human living, and live accordingly.
  • To facilitate the students in applying the understanding of harmony in existence in their profession and lead an ethical life CourseDescription Every human being has two sets of questions to answer for his life: a) what to do? and, b) how to do?. The first set pertains to the value domain, and the other to the skill domain. Both are complimentary, but value domain has a higher priority. Today, education has become more and more skill biased, and hence, the basic aspiration of a human being, that is to live with happiness and prosperity, gets defeated, in spite of abundant technological progress. This course is aimed at giving inputs that will help to ensure the right understanding and right feelings in the students in their life and profession, enabling them to lead an ethical life. In this course, the students learn the process of self- exploration, the difference between the Self and the Body, the naturally acceptable feelings in relationships in a family, the comprehensive human goal in the society, the mutual fulfillment in the nature and the co- existence in existence. As a natural outcome of such inputs, they are able toevaluate anethicallifeandprofession ahead.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understandthesignificanceofvalueinputsinaclassroom,distinguishbetween values and skills, understand the need, basic guidelines, content andprocess of value education, explore the meaning of happiness and prosperityanddoacorrectappraisal of thecurrentscenarioin thesociety
  2. CO2DistinguishbetweentheSelfandtheBody,understandthemeaningofHarmonyin theSelftheCo-existenceofSelfand Body.
  3. CO3Understand the value of harmonious relationship based on trust, respect andothernaturallyacceptablefeelingsinhuman-humanrelationshipsandexploretheirrolein ensuringaharmonious society
  4. CO4Understandtheharmonyinnatureandexistence,andworkouttheirmutuallyfulfillingparticipationin thenature.
  5. CO5Distinguish between ethical and unethical practices, and start working outthestrategytoactualize aharmoniousenvironmentwherevertheywork.

Suggested Readings

  1. RR Gaur,R Sangal,G PBagaria, 2009,AFoundationCoursein HumanValuesand Professional Ethics.
  2. IvanIllich, 1974, Energy & Equity, The Trinity Press, Worcester, andHarperCollins, USA
  3. E.F. Schumacher, 1973, Small is Beautiful: a study of economics as ifpeople mattered, Blond &Briggs, Britain.
  4. Sussan George, 1976, How the Other Half Dies, Penguin Press. Reprinted1986, 1991
  5. Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jorgen Randers, William W.Behrens III, 1972, Limits to Growth – Club of Rome’s report, UniverseBooks.
  6. ANagraj,1998,JeevanVidyaEkParichay,DivyaPathSansthan,Amarkantak.
  7. PLDhar,RRGaur,1990,ScienceandHumanism,CommonwealthPublishers.
  8. ANTripathy,2003,HumanValues,NewAgeInternationalPublishers.
  9. SubhasPalekar, 2000, How to practice Natural Farming, Pracheen (Vaidik)KrishiTantraShodh,Amravati.
  10. EGSeebauer&RobertL.Berry,2000,FundamentalsofEthicsforScientists&Engineers,Oxford University Press
  11. M Govindrajran, S Natrajan& V.S. Senthil Kumar, Engineering Ethics(including HumanValues),EasternEconomy Edition,PrenticeHallofIndia Ltd.
  12. BPBanerjee,2005,Foundationsof EthicsandManagement,ExcelBooks
  13. B LBajpai,2004,Indian Ethosand Modern Management,New RoyalBookCo., Lucknow. Reprinted 2008

Official AKTU syllabus

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