This document discusses competence in professional ethics based on a holistic understanding of harmony. It defines competence in professional ethics as having clarity about human goals and ethical conduct, confidence in harmony and self-regulation in existence, and competence in mutually fulfilling behavior. It discusses identifying people-friendly and eco-friendly production systems and appropriate technologies. Case studies on management models like Lijjat Papad cooperative and Nike's shoe reuse program are provided. The strategy for transition to a universal human order is discussed at the individual level as engineers act responsibly and at the societal level through value-based education and sustainable institutions.

1. Course Code
Course Title
Semester
Academic Year
: 20HSM02
: Universal Human values-2
: III
: 2021-22
Topic : Universal Human values-2
Facilitator Name : Mr.V. Marianandhakumar
Assistant Professor
Department of Science and Humanities

2. Unit-05
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CO5 - Understanding their own self in different day-to-day settings in
real life and follow a beginning would be made in this direction. [U]
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, c. Ability to identify and develop
appropriate technologies and management patterns for above production
systems. Case studies of typical holistic technologies, management models
and production systems. Strategy for transition from the present state to
Universal Human Order: a. At the level of individual: as socially and
ecologically responsible engineers, technologists and managers b. At the
level of society: as mutually enriching institutions and organizations. Sum
up. Include practice Exercises and Case Studies will be taken up in Practice
(tutorial) Sessions eg. to discuss the conduct as an engineer or scientist etc

3. 5. Implications of the above Holistic Understanding of
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Competence in professional ethics:
Introduction:
 Profession is a significant domain of human activity targeted towards
participating in the larger order which includes the society and nature around.
There is hardly any emphasis on developing the ethical competence
which is acquired through appropriate Value Education. It may be easily
appreciated that a significant implication of the right understanding is to
develop this ethical competence and there by facilitate professional ethics.
The issues pertaining to the unethical conduct of profession are
presently becoming a matter of widespread concern.
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Video Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StnE59doe8
Competence in professional ethics

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Ensuring competence in professional ethics:
Having understood the profession in right perspective, let us clearly
demarcate what we mean by developing ethical competence or the value
competence of an individual which is the only effective way to ensure
professional ethics.
If a person views happiness in terms of maximization of sensory
enjoyment and prosperity in terms of accumulation of physical facilities, then
the motivation naturally becomes that of wealth maximization. In this pursuit,
all other considerations become secondary.
As profession is only a subset of the life activities, the competence
in profession will only be the manifestation of one’s right understanding.

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Competence in professional ethics:
1. Clarity about the comprehensive human goal: Samãdhãna- Samriddhi-
Abhaya- Sahastitva and its fulfilment through universal human order from
family to world family.
2. Confidence in oneself as well as confidence in the harmony, co-existence
and self regulation prevailing in entire existence based on the right
understanding of oneself and the rest of existence.
3. Competence of mutually fulfilling behavior, clarity and confidence in
ethical human conduct and its correlation with sustainable personal as
well as collective happiness and prosperity.

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Competence in professional ethics:
4.Competence of mutually enriching interaction with nature, ability to assess
the needs for physical facilities for the family and their fulfilment through
production systems ensuring harmony in the nature.
5. Competence of actualizing one’s understanding in real life.

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Issues in professional ethics:
 Corruption in multiple forms and at various levels
 Tax evasion, misappropriation and misuse of public funds
 Misleading propaganda, unethical advertisements and sales promotion
 Cut-throat competition
 Exploiting the weakness of consumers through various enticements
 Adulteration and spurious production
 Endangering the health and safety of public at large
 Hoarding and over-charging etc.

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Competence in professional ethics:
(a) Ability to utilize the professional competence for augmenting universal
human order.
 Education- Sanskar
 Health –Sanayam
 Production- Work
 Exchange – Storage
 Justice- Preservation.

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Competence in professional ethics:
(b) Ability to identify the scope and characteristics of people- friendly and
eco-friendly production systems
 Satisfy real human needs
 Compatible with nature
 Promote use of renewable resources
 Low cost and energy efficient.
 Not harmful to health

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Competence in professional ethics:
(b) Ability to identify and develop appropriate technologies and management
patterns for above production systems
 Solar energy devices
 Green building materials and techniques
 Water shed management
 Biomass based energy technologies.
 Eco friendly agriculture
 Eco-Sanitation technologies.

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Competence in professional ethics:
(b) Ability to identify and develop appropriate technologies and management
patterns for above production systems
To develop a humanistic management model, the following points must be
adopted:
 Co-ordination in working unit
 Co-operative and motivation management.
 Healthy employer-Employee relationship
 No exploitation of labour
 Effective integrity of individual competencies.

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Competence in professional ethics:
(b) Ability to identify and develop appropriate technologies and management
patterns for above production systems
To develop a humanistic management model, the following points must be
adopted:
 Co-ordination in working unit
 Co-operative and motivation management.
 Healthy employer-Employee relationship
 No exploitation of labour
 Effective integrity of individual competencies.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtAZ4dfPdY
Competence in professional ethics

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Case studies of typical holistic technologies:
management models; (Lijjat- Cooperative)
 started in the year 1959 with a seed capital of Rs.80.
 Founded by 7 lady entrepreneur in Gujarat
 Runs as shri Mahila griha udyog lijjat papad.
 It provides employment to around 42,000 people.
 Annual turnover of more than Rs. 650 crores

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Case studies of typical holistic technologies:
 Factors contributing to its phenomenal success:
Members believed in principle of co-operation.
1. Collective ownership helped them to attain steady income.
2. Adopted the practices of sharing equal profit among the group
3. Main focus was the maintenance of quality.
4. Tremendous practices of ethical code of conduct.
5. Reasonable pricing, regularity and reliability.
6. Collective decision.
Thus we see that value and ethical conduct pave path for success.

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Case studies of typical holistic technologies:
For Production Systems:
In determining the type of production systems, the key questions to be
answered are:
 What to produce?
 How to produce?
 For whom to produce?
 And how much to produce?

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Harmony on Professional Ethics
Case studies of typical holistic technologies:
Ability to identify the scope and characteristics of people- friendly and eco-
friendly production systems,:
Use of renewable source of energy and recycbale materials in order to
preserve the natural balance.
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Case studies of typical holistic technologies:
Case Study:
“Nike reuse- A – Shoe program”
 Established in the early 1990s.
 Collected old, worn-out athletics shoes.
 Recycling transforms them nike athletics and play ground surface and
more.
 1.5 million pairs of worn-out shoes are collected for recycling each year.

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Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order:
Transition is the gradual change for the betterment which take place at two
levels:
1. At the individual level.
2. At the society level

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Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order:
At the individual level:
 Performs services only on the areas of competence.
 Uphold and enhance the honor, integrity and dignity of their respective
profession.
 Provide opportunities for the profession development of the employee
under their supervision.
 Promote safety, health and welfare of the public in their respective are of
services

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Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order:
At the individual level:
 Strive to the principles of sustainable development.
 To be accountable for their action
 Morally responsible for their respective organization.

21. 5. Implications of the above Holistic Understanding of
Harmony on Professional Ethics
Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order:
At the society level:
 Collective measures for prevention and removal of threats to the peace.
 Promote the value based education for the ultimate betterment of society.
 Framing positive agenda, mission statement, objectives, value and
behaviors of the business and service etc.
 Sustainable development.
 Assigning the possible social role to its respective members.
 Promoting self awareness and enhancing healthy employer-employee
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Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order:
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Strategy for transition from the present state to Universal Human Order
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