Human Values and Professional Ethics

Authors : Dr. Saroj Kumar , Prof. Sheenu Nayyer

ISBN : 9789351639701

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For B.Com First Semester of I.K.G. Punjab Technical University

Syllabus

(HVPE 101) HUMAN VALUES & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

PART A

1) Course 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

2) Understanding Harmony in the Human Being - Harmony in Myself

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
Programs to ensure Sanyam and Swasthya

3) Understanding Harmony in the Family and Society- Harmony in Human-Human 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 (Akhand Samaj), Universal Order (Sarvabhaum Vyawastha) – from family to world family!

PART B

4) Understanding Harmony in the Nature and Existence - Whole existence as Coexistence

Understanding the harmony in the Nature
Interconnectedness and mutual fulfillment 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

5) Implications of the above Holistic Understanding of Harmony on Professional 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:

Ability to utilize the professional competence for augmenting universal human order
Ability to identify the scope and characteristics of people-friendly and ecofriendly production systems
Ability to identify and develop appropriate technologies and management patterns for above production systems.
At the level of individual: as socially and ecologically responsible engineers, technologists and managers
At the level of society: as mutually enriching institutions and organisations.

Case studies of typical holistic technologies, management models and production systems
Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order:

Reference PTU2017/BCOM/1/03