Introduction to Human Values course in is designed to nurture an understanding of ethical principles and moral values that are essential for individuals both in their personal and professional lives. It encourages students to reflect on their behaviour, decisions, and interactions with others, fostering a strong sense of responsibility toward society and the environment. The course explores the nature and importance of values like integrity, empathy, and respect. It introduces theories of moral development and their relevance in shaping one’s ethical judgments. Additionally, the course highlights the significance of personal growth, self-respect, and how values influence social relationships and the well-being of communities. Ethical principles in professional life, such as honesty, fairness, and accountability, are also examined to prepare students for responsible roles in the workplace. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of sustainability and social responsibility, encouraging students to lead lives that positively impact society. Through this course, students are equipped with the ability to think critically about ethical issues, build strong interpersonal relationships, and make informed value-based decisions, ultimately becoming responsible citizens and professionals.

The Department of Collegiate Education is introducing a Course in Ethical Values to Undergraduate students across the state of Andhra Pradesh in the coming Academic Year. The Course in Ethical Values will be a part of Value Education leading towards sensitizing the students on Values of Life and preparing them for life.

  1. To lay a strong foundation in value based living
  2. To create awareness in students towards realizing self and the effect of right understanding
  3. To inculcate in students, a sense of respect towards harnessing values of life and spirit of fulfilling social responsibilities.
  4. To enable students to lead a practical life adding value to human

Guidelines for Implementation

 

 Workload

 For Autonomous Colleges the course will be implemented in I to IV semesters and for Non- Autonomous Colleges, all members unanimously agreed to implement the course in the I Year with 30 hours and II Year with 40 hours and have extension lectures in the final year. The topics for the Extension Lectures will be specified by Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Professor in Earthquake Engineering, IIIT, Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

  1. The work load for the course will be 1hr/week totaling to 22hrs/Semester.
  2. The practical session will have 3hrs/week with 15 students /batch
B)  Class Strength

 Value Education Class should comprise 25 – 60 students for effective imparting of the

  • Medium of Instruction : Bi-lingual
C)  Books

Prescribed Text Book and Reference Material recommended by the IIIT, Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

  1. “A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics” Excel Publishers – Student Text Book for
  2. Jeevan Vidya to Na Prayanam, Student text book for Paramount publishers
  3. “Teacher’s Manual” – for Teachers (English). Excel books
  4. “Teacher’s Manual” – for Teachers (Teulgu). Paramount (In press)
D)  Examinations

 Course will be introduced for the 1st year (2013-14) 2nd Year (2014-15) students as part of their curriculum and end examinations in the I & II Years will be held along with University Examinations.Outgoing final and second year students (2013-14) will also be taught this Course; however, no examination will be conducted and will not be a part of the

  1. The student is considered Passed only if he gets 50% or more than 50%.
  2. It has been decided that marks and grades will not be displayed on the marks memo and instead the student will be graded either passed or failed in case of the Non Autonomous
  3. In case of the Autonomous colleges, credits will be given to students and the decision on the number of credits shall be decided in the Academic Council Meetings of the respective Autonomous Colleges.
E)  Brochure

 A Brochure shall be prepared by the Department reflecting the concept, objectives, guidelines and action plan for introducing Value Education Course in Colleges in July, 2013

F)  Outreach Programmes:

 Outreach programmes have to be conducted to enable students right understand the families, society, nature and existence

  • Interaction with families negatively impacted by lack of right understanding and involving students in activities aimed at helping these families so as to enable them understand and fulfill relationships.
  • Visiting nearby Villages/Places/Institutions that experienced positive change initiated out of right understanding at individual, institution and social
  • Visiting places significantly benefitted from activities undertaken towards protecting natural balance
  • Conduct of baseline surveys in surrounding areas to enable students identify, analyze and find the reasons with reference to the Value Education framework.
G)  Credits: 1+1=2Credtits
  1. Evaluation: Human Values and professional Ethics Course is evaluated for 50marks ( 10Marks Internal assesment +40Marks External exam evaluated by the teacher in II and IV
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