Uhv full notes unit 1

1. PREPARED BY:- ER. ROHIT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNITED INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PRAYAGRAJ
(KVE301) (UNIVERSAL HUMAN
VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS)
Unit 1
Lecture 1

2. Unit-1/Module-1
Lecture wise topics to be covered
Lecture Number Topics
1 Need, Basic Guidelines, Content and Process for Value Education
Understanding the need, basic guidelines, content and process for
Value Education,
2 Self-Exploration–what is it? - its content and process; ‘Natural
Acceptance’ and Experiential Validation- as the mechanism for self
exploration
3 Continuous Happiness and Prosperity- A look at basic Human
Aspirations, Right understanding
4 Relationship and Physical Facilities- the basic requirements for
fulfillment of aspirations of every human being with their correct
priority
5 Understanding Happiness and Prosperity correctly- A critical
appraisal of the current scenario
6 Method to fulfill the above human aspirations: understanding and
living in harmony at various levels

3. LECTURE 1

4.  The subject which enable us to understand ‘What is Valuable` for
human happiness is called VALUE EDUCATION.
 Value education enables us to understand our needs and visualize
our goals correctly and also indicate the direction of their
fulfilment.
 All the human being continuously aspire for a happy life, a
fulfilling and successful life ,and the purpose of education is to
provide adequate competence to actualize this aspiration.

5. Correct identification of our aspiration.
Understanding universal human values to fulfil
our aspiration in continuity.
Complimentary of values and skills.
Evaluating our belief.
Technology and human value.

13. LECTURE 2

14. In order to qualify for any course on value education, the following
guidelines for the content of the course are important:
1.Universal: It needs to be applicable to all the human beings
irrespective of cast, nationalities, religion, etc., for all times and
regions.
2.Rational: It has to appeal to human reasoning. It has to be
amenable to reasoning and not based on dogmas or blind beliefs.
3.Natural and verifiable: It has to be naturally acceptable to the
human being who goes through the course and when we live on the
basis of such values it leads to our happiness. It needs to be
experientially verifiable, and not based on dogmas, beliefs or
assumptions.

15. 4. All encompassing: Value education is aimed at transforming our
consciousness and living.
Hence, it needs to cover all the dimensions (thought, behaviour, work
and realization) and levels (individual, family, society, nature and
existence) of human life and profession.
5.Leading to harmony: The value education ultimately is targeted to
promote harmony within the individual, among human beings and with
nature.

16. LECTURE 3

17.  The process of value education has to be that of Self exploration.
 Whatever is found as truth or reality may be stated as proposal and has
to be verified at its own right
 It is process of dialogue between ‘what you are` and ‘what you really
want to be’.
 It is a process of knowing oneself and through that knowing entire
existence.
 This process of self exploration helps you be in harmony
within
yourself and in harmony with everything around.

18.  Love : Unconditional and unselfish care.
 Peace : Control the mind.
 Truth: Indispensable ethical discipline.
 Non -violence: means respect for life and recognition of rights of
others.
 Right conduct : Truth in action is right conduct.
 “Thinking with love is truth, feeling with love is peace, action with
truth is right conduct, understanding with love is non -violence”

20. LECTURE 4

22. LECTURE 5 & 6

24. AKTU Previous years examination questions
S.No Topic Questions Year/s
1 NEED Justify the contrast between need of the body
and need of the self
2018-19
2019-20
2 VALUE
EDUCATION
Enumerate the values of Human Relationship 2019-20
3 Self-Exploration Self-exploration is about “Knowing the self and
being the self.”Discuss in detail.
2019-20
4 Self-Exploration Relate the significance of Knowing the self helps
in day to day life.
2019-20