Course Handout

Institute/School/College Name Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology

Department/Centre Name Department of Civil Engineering
Programme Name Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)-Civil Engineering
Course Name HUMAN RIGHTS AND Session 2019-20
VALUES
Course Code ME-733 Semester 3rd
Lecture/Tutorial (Per Week) 2-0-0 Course Credit 03
Course Coordinator Name Mr. JASPREET SINGH

1. Scope & Objective of the Course:

The course provides a wide scope of learning & understanding of the subject and after completion of
the subject the student will have the ability to develop human values and its importance in their
professional life. The student will also have good knowledge of human rights.

The main objectives of the course are:

 It will highlight specific issues and important of human rights.
 To understand the importance of personal development and create positive personality.
 To identify the national, social and professional values, religious values.
 To understand about national integration and international cooperation.
 To understand the basic fundamental rights of constitution.
 Introduction to human rights.

2. Course Learning Outcome:

 CLO01: The students will be able to get awareness on human values and professional ethics
 CLO02: The students will understand the core values that shape their ethical behaviour.
 CLO03: The Students will be able to take active part in social, political, economic and cultural
activities with responsibility.
 CLO04: The students will gain thorough knowledge in the field of human rights and this will
add to the academic qualification
3. Recommended Books (Reference Books/Text Books):
a. RB01: Value Education and Human Rights, R.P. Shukla

b. TB01: Introduction to Human Rights and Duties, Dr. T. S. N. Sastry

c. TB02: Value Education and Education For Human Rights, V.C. Pandey

4. Other readings & relevant websites:

S.N. Link of Journals, Magazines, websites and Research Papers

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ao4Nlxsziw
2. http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html
3. http://www.iloveindia.com/constitution-of-india/fundamental-rights.html

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5. Course Plan:
a. Lecture Plan

Lecture Planned Held Cause of

Topic(s)
No. Lecture Lecture Deviation
1 General Concepts Introduction 1
about human rights and value
education, aim of education,
concept of human values and its
type
2-3 Personal development: Self 2
-analysis, gender equality, respect to
age, experience, maturity, family
member, coworker. Personality
development and its importance in
professional world
ASSIGNMENT NO.1
4-5 Character formation through 2
human values: Truthfulness,
sacrifice, sincerity ,self-control,
tolerance, positive attitude, dignity,
ethics
6 National values : Democracy, 1
socialism, secularism , equality,
justice, liberty, freedom
ASSIGNMENT 2
7-8 Social values : sympathy, universal 2
brother-hood, duty towards our
society
9-10 Professional Values: Knowledge 2
thirst ,sincerity towards
responsibility, ethics, regularity,
punctuality, and faith
ASSIGNMENT 3
11-12 Religious values: Accept and 2
respect others believes, tolerance,
understanding, faith
13-14 Fundamental rights: Introduction 2
and importance of fundamental
rights of Indian constitution
ASSIGNMENT 4
15-17 Right to Equality: Introduction and 3
its importance, types of rights of
equality, equality before law,
abolition of untouchability, abolition
of titles
18-19 Rights to freedom: Introduction and 2
its importance, types of rights,
freedom of speech ,freedom to
reside and settle , freedom to
practice any profession
ASSIGNMENT 5
20-21 Rights against exploitation and right 2
to freedom of religion: Introduction

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and its importance and its effect on

human life
22-23 Cultural and educational rights and 2
rights to constitutional remedies
ASSIGNMENT 6
24 Right to property and right to 1
education : Introduction and its
importance, importance of
education on our life
25-27 Human rights-general: Concepts of 3
human rights and its Indian and
international perspective, evolution
of human rights, Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,
significance of the UDHR, analysis of
the declaration

ASSIGNMENT 7
28 Therapeutic Measures : Control of 1
mind through physical exercise,
meditation
29-30 Meditation and Yoga: Introduction 2
and its effects on human mind, types
of yoga, how to control our thought
through yoga and meditation
ASSIGNMENT 8
31-33 Human rights of women and children : 3
Social practice and constitutional
safeguards, gender discrimination in
workplace

34-36 Female feticide , physical assault 3

and harassment, domestic violence,
condition of working of women,
child labour, violation by
individuals, nuclear weapons and
terrorism safeguard
ASSIGNMENT 9

b. Tutorial Plan

Tutoria Planned Held Cause of

Topic(s)
l No. Lecture Lecture Deviation

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6. Evaluation Scheme:

Evaluation Type of Component No. of Weightage of Mode of

Component Assessment Component Assessment
s
Component 1 Assignments/Quiz/IECs 04 10% Online /Offline
Objective Test/Sessional
Component 2 03* 30% Online /Offline
Tests (STs)
Component 3 End Term Examinations 01 60% Online /Offline

Total 100%
*Out of 03 STs, the ERP system automatically picks the best 02 STs marks for evaluation of the STs as final marks.

Details of Evaluation Components:

Evaluation Description Syllabus Timeline of Examination Weightage

Component Covered (%) (%)
Assignment/Quiz/IEC 01 0- 25% As per syllabus covered
Component Assignment/Quiz/IEC 02 26-50% As per syllabus covered
10%
01 Assignment/Quiz/IEC 03 51-75% As per syllabus covered
Assignment/Quiz/IEC 04 76-100% As per syllabus covered
As defined in Academic
ST 01 Upto 40%
Calendar
Component As defined in Academic
ST 02 41% - 80% 30%
02 Calendar
As defined in Academic
ST 03 100%
Calendar
Component At the end of the
End Term Examination* 100% 60%
03 semester
Total 100%
*As per Academic Guidelines minimum 75% attendance is required to become eligible for appearing in the End Semester
Examination.

7. Syllabus of the Course:

HUMAN RIGHTS AND VALUES ME 733

No. of Weightage
S.N. Topic (s)
Lectures %
1 General Concepts: Introduction about human rights and value 5 5
education, aim of education, concept of human values and its types.
Personal development: Self-analysis, gender equality, respect to
age, experience, maturity, family member, co-worker. Personality
development and its importance in professional world. Character
formation through human values: Truthfulness, sacrifice, sincerity
,self-control, tolerance, positive attitude, dignity, ethics
2 National values: Democracy, socialism, secularism, equality, justice, 7 20
liberty, freedom, Social values: Sympathy, universal brother-hood,
duty towards our society, Professional Values: Knowledge thirst,
sincerity towards responsibility, ethics, regularity, punctuality, and
faith, Religious values: Accept and respect others believes,
tolerance, understanding, faith
3 Fundamental rights : Introduction and importance of fundamental 9 15
rights of Indian constitution , Right to Equality: Introduction and its

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importance, types of right of equality, equality before law, abolition

of untouchability, abolition of titles, Right to freedom: Introduction
and its importance, types of right, freedom of speech ,freedom to
reside and settle , freedom to practice any profession, Rights
against exploitation and right to freedom of religion: Introduction
and its importance and its effect on human life
4 Cultural and educational rights and rights to constitutional 6 25
remedies, Right to property and right to education : Introduction
and its importance, importance of education on our life, Human
rights-general : concepts of human rights and its Indian and
international perspective, evolution of human rights, UDHR,
significance and purpose of UDHR
5 Therapeutic Measures: Control of mind through physical exercise, 3 20
meditation, Meditation and yoga : Introduction and its effects on
human mind , types of yoga , how to control our thought through
yoga and meditation
6 Human rights of women and children : Social practice and 6 15
constitutional safeguards, gender discrimination in workplace,
Female feticide , physical assault and harassment, domestic violence,
condition of working of women, child labour, violation by individuals,
nuclear weapons and terrorism safeguard

This Document is approved by:

Designation Name Signature

Course Coordinator Mr. JASPREET SINGH
Programme In-charge/
Mr. NITESH PARMAR
Asst. Dean/Associate Dean
Dy. Dean/Dean Dr. VIJAY JADON
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 23/07/2019

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