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MCUG-sO1
UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES 2: UNDERSTANDING HARMONY
L T P Credits
) 1 0 3
Sessional Marks 50
End Semester Examination Marks 50
Course To help the students appreciate the essential complementarily between
Obiectives: 'VALUES' and 'SKILLS' to ensure sustained happiness and prosperity
which are the core aspirations of all human beings.
To facilitate the development of a Holistic perspective among students
towards life and profession as well as towards happiness and prosperity
based on a correct understanding of the Human reality and the rest of
existence. Such a holistic perspective forms the basis of Universal Human
Values and movement towards value-based living in a natural way.
To highlight plausible implications of such a Holistic understanding in
terms of ethical human conduct, trustful and mutually fulfilling human
behaviour and mutually enriching interaction with Nature.
Course On completion of the course, the students are expected:
Outcomes: t To become more aware of themselves, and their surroundings (family,
society, nature).
Z To become more responsible in life, and in handling problems with
sustainable solutions, while keeping human relationships and human
nature in mind.
3 To have better critical ability.
q To become sensitive to their commitment towards what they have
understood (human values, human relationship and human society).
f To apply what they have learnt to their own self in different day+o-day
settings in real life, at least a beginning would be made in this direction.
Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes
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co3 N N N N N w M w w N N S
c04 N N N N N S S S w N N S
cos N N N N N S S S w N N S
Course Methodolosv:
o The course has 28 lectures and 14 tutorials in 5 modules. The lectures and tutorials are of l-
hour duration. Tutorial sessions are to be used to explore and practice what has been proposed
during the lecture sessions.
o The Teacher's Manual provides the outline for lectures as well as practice sessions.
o The teacher is expected to present the issues to be discussed as propositions and encourage the
students to have a dialogue.
The syllabus for the lectures and practice sessions is given below:
Modulo I - lntroduction to Value Education (6 loctures and 3 tutorials for practice sos$ion)
Lsctura 1: Right Understanding, Relationship and Physicat Facility {Holistic Development
and the Role of Education)
Lecturo 2: Understanding Value Education
Tutorial 1: Practico Session PSf Shanng abaut Onese/f
Lgcture 3: Seltexploralion as the Process for Vslue Educatlon
Locturo 4: Continuous Happiness and Prosperrty * the Basic Human Aspiratrons
Tutorial 2: Practlca $easion F$? Exploring Human Consciousness
Lecturs 5: Happiness and Prosperity * Current Sconario
Locture 6: Melhod to Fulfilthe Basic Human Aspirations
Tutorial 3: Practice Sossion P$3 f;xp/oring Natura/Acceptance
Modulp 2 - Harmony in the Human Being {5 lecturor and 3 tutorials for practico session}
Lecturs 7: Understanding Human being as the Co-exisience of the Self and the Eody
Lecture 8: Distinguishing between the l*Jeeds of the $elf and the Body
Tutorial 4: Practica Seesion PS4 Exgloring the dlfference of Needs of Self and Sody
Lecture 9: The Eody as an lnstrurnent of the $etf
Lecture 10: Underslanding Harmony in the $elf
Tutorial 5: Practice $ossion PSS Exploring Sources of Imaginaiion rn ttre Se/f
Lacture 11: Harmony of the Self with the Body
Lecture 12: Programme to ensure self-regulation and Healih
Tutorial 6: Practica Ssssion P$6 €xplonng Harmony of Se/f witlt tfie Eody
Moduls 3 - Harmony in the Family and $ociety {6 lecturos and 3 tutodals for practico *aesion}
Lscture 13: Harmony in the Fanrily * the Basic Unit of Human lnteraction
Lecturo 14: 'Trust' -.the Foundatmnal Value rn Relatronship
Tulorial 7: Practice Ssssion FSZ Exploring the Feeling of lrusl
Lecturs 15:'Respect'-as the Right Evaluation
Tutorial 8: Practlce Session P$8 Explo*ng lfle Fee}ng of Respecf
Lacturs 16: Other Feelings, Justice in l-,luman-to-Hunran Relalionship
Lecturo 17: Understandrng Harmony in the Society
Lectura 18: Vision for the Universal Human Order
Tutorial 9: Practice Sassion PS9 €rp/onng Systems to fulfilHuman Goa/
Modulo 4 - Harmony in the Hature/Exislcnce (4 lecturos and 2 tutorials for practice session)
Lecture 19: Understanding Harmony in the Nalure
Lecturo 20: lnlerconnectedness, self-regulatisn and Mutual Fulfilnrent among the Four
Orders of Nature
Tutorial 10: Fractics Seeoion PS10 Exploring lhe Four Ordars of Na{ure
Loctura 21: Realizing Exirtonce as Co-axistenca at All Levels
Lseture 22: The Holistic Ferceptlon of Harmony in Existence
Tutorlal 1{: Practlco $scsion P$f 1 Exploring Co*exlsfence in Exisfonce
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Modulo 5 - lmplications of tho Holiatic Undarslanding - a Look at Profossional Ethics {6
lectures and 3 tutorialE for praclice *eesion!
Lsclure 23: NaturalAcceptance of Human Valr.res
Lscturs 24: Definitivoness of tEihi*al) l-{uman Conduct
Tutorial 1?: Practice $ession P$f? Exploring Ethical Human Conduct
Lecture 25: A Basis for Hunranistic Educatron. Humanistic Constitution and Universal
Hr:man Order
Locture 26: Competence in Professional Ethrcs
Tutorial 13: Practice Session PSfS Exploring Humanr'slrb Models in Education
Lecture 27: l'lolistic Tochno*ogies, Production Systerns and Management Models-Typical
Case Studios
Lacturs 28: $trategies lor Tran$ition towards Value-basod l-ife and Profession
Tutorial {4: Practice Session P$?4 . Explaring Sfeps of Transition fowerds Uniyersa/
F{unran Arder
Practice Sessions for Module I - lntroduction to Value Education
P$1 Sharing abclut Oneself
PS2 Exploring Human Consciousness
PS3 ExploringNaturalAccsptance
Practice Sessions far *lada/e 2 * Harmany in the Human Eeing
PS4 Exploring the difference of Needs of $ell and Body
PSs Explortng Sources of lmagination in the $elf
P$6 Explorlng Harmony ol $elf with [he Body
Practice Sessions far Madule 3 * Harmany in the Famity and Sociefy
PS7 Exploring the Feeling of Trust
pS8 Exploring lhe Feeling oi Respect
PSg Exploring Syst*ms to ful{il Human Goal
Prasfice Sessions for $fiadule 4 - Hannany in the Nalure (Exisfence)
PS10 Explorrng the Four Orders of N.lature
PS11 Exploring Co-existence ln Existence
Pracffce $essions far filadule 5 - lrnplications of the Horrstic Undersfanding - a loo* at
Professionsl 6(hics
PS12 Exploring Ethical Human Conduct
PS13 Exploring Humanistic lvlodels in Education
P$I4 Exptoring $teps of Tronsilion towards Universal Hunran Order
As arr example. PS 7 is a practice session in module 3 regarding trust, lt is explained below:
PS 7: Form small groups in the class ard in that Eroup initiate dialogue and ask the eight questions
related to trust The eight que*tions are:
1a" Do I want tCI make myself happy? 1b, Am lable to make myself always happy?
happy?
2a. Do I want to rnake the other 2b. Am I able to nrake the olher always happy?
3a" Does the olher wanl to make hirn happy? 3b. ls the other able lo make hirrr always happy?
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4a. Does the other want to make me happy? 4b. ls the other able lo make me always happy?
lntention {lrlatural Accentance'} Comretencg
What is the anslver? What ie the answer?
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Title Author Publisher
l. A Foundation Course in Human R R Gaur, R 2nd Revisea Paition, Pxcet
Values and Professional Ethics Asthana, G P Books, New Delhi, 2019
Bagaria I SBN 978-93 -87 034- 47 - |
2. Human Values A.N. Tripathi, New Age ntl. Publishers,
New Delh ,2004.
3. Jeevan Vidya: Ek Parichaya A Nagaraj Jeevan Vidya Prakashan,
Amarkantak, 1999.
THE TEACHER'S MANUAL
4. Teachers' Manual for A Foundation R R Gaur, R 2nd Revised Edition, Excel
Course in Human Values and Apthana, G P Books, New Delhi,20l9.
Professional Ethics, Bagaria I S BN 978-93 -87 034-s3 -2
EVALUATION:
The evaluation criterion of this subject will be the same as that of a theory course in UG
programme i.e 50 marks for Continuous Assessment Marks (Minor 1, Minor 2, Quiz,
Assignment) and 50 marks for End Semester Examination.
The overall pass percentage is 357.. In case the student fails, he/she must repeat the course.
The student will be awarded Satisfactory (S)/Unsatisfactory (US) grade based on his/her
overall performance in the subject.
