PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHANDIGARH

CENTRE OF MANAGEMENT AND HUMANITIES

ACADEMIC PROCESSES FOR COURSE
A. General

1. All the classes-L/T/P, will be held regularly as per the schedule announced in the
timetable. Adjustments, if any, due to some unforeseen circumstances will be
announced in advance.

2. Students have to attend a minimum of 75% of scheduled classes. A mass cut will be
treated as one class held.

3. The prescribed syllabus is only indicative of the course contents of any course.
Whatever is taught by the class teacher constitutes the course contents for the
purpose of midterm (sessional) test/end semester examination.

4. During the semester there will be one midterm (sessional) test and a number of
assignments, quizzes (surprise) etc. The distribution of marks for the various
activities is as follow:

* Assignment 1 : 15 %

*Assignment 2 : 15%

* Project : 15%

* Presentation : 10%

* Midterm Test : 20%

* Viva : 25%

5. There will be no choice in the question papers for any test/examination. The
questions will be spread over the entire (prescribed) syllabus.

6. Unauthorized absence from a test (including mass cut) would lead to grant of zero
credit.
B. Course Information:

Course Name : Humanities-I

Ethics and Self- Awareness

Course No. : HSS 101

Credits :2

LTP : 2-0-0

Course Contents (Lecture):

Concept of Ethics – Nature, Scope, Sources, Types, Functions and Factors influencing
Ethics, Approaches to Ethics – Psychological, Philosophical and Social, Broader Ethical
Issues in Society. Concept and Role, Relation with Ethics, Psycho-Social Theories of
Moral Development – Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan. Concept of Business Ethics – Nature,
Objectives and Factors influencing Business Ethics, 3 C’s of Business Ethics, Ethics in
Business Activities, Ethical Dilemmas in Business, Managing Ethics. Concept of Self
Awareness – Need, Elements, Self-Assessment – SWOT Analysis, Self Concepts – Self-
Knowledge, Assertiveness and Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem. Concept of Self-
Development, Social Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Managing Time and Stress,
Positive Human Qualities (Self-Efficacy, Empathy, Gratitude, Compassion, Forgiveness
and Motivation), Personality Development Models – Johari Window, Transactional
Analysis, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Self-Awareness and Self-Development Exercises

C. Suggested Books

Year of
S.No. Name of Book/ Authors/ Publisher Publication/
Reprint

“Business Ethics – Text and Cases”, Murthy C.S.V., 1st Edition, Pubs: Himalaya 2014
1
Publishing House.

“The Curse of Self: Self-awareness, Egotism and the Quality of Human Life”, 2007
2
Leary M.R., 1st Edition, Pubs: Oxford University Press.

“Business Ethics”, Hartman L.P. and Chatterjee A., 3rd Edition, Pubs: Tata 2006
3
McGraw Hill.

4 “Business Ethics and Professional Values”, Rao A.B., Pubs: Excel Books. 2006

“Business Ethics – Concepts and Cases”, Velasquez M.G., 5th Edition, Pubs: 2001
5
Prentice Hall.

“Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions”, Corey G., Corey M.S. and 2010
6
CallananP., 8th Edition, Pubs: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
 “Theories of Personality”,Hall C.S., Lindzey D. and Cambell J.B., 4th Edition, 1997
7
Pubs: Hamilton Printing Company.

D. Instructor: Ms Priyapreet kaur sandhu :

Course Name : Ethics and Self Awareness

Course Code : HSS 101

Credits : 2

L T P : 2-0-0

Course Objective:

The main aim of this course is to provide basic knowledge about ethics, values, norms and standards and
their importance in real life which will help students to improve their personality by self-assessment.

Total No. of
Lectures – 28
Lecture wise breakup No. of Lectures

Introduction to Ethics (6)

Concept of Ethics – Nature, Scope, Sources, Types, Functions and Factors influencing
1
Ethics, Approaches to Ethics – Psychological, Philosophical and Social,

Broader Ethical Issues in Society

Values, Norms, Standards and Morality (4)

2 Concept and Role, Relation with Ethics, Psycho-Social Theories of Moral Development
– Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan

Ethics and Business (5)

Concept of Business Ethics – Nature, Objectives and Factors influencing Business

3 Ethics,

3 C’s of Business Ethics, Ethics in Business Activities, Ethical Dilemmas in Business,

Managing Ethics

Self-Awareness (4)

4 Concept of Self Awareness – Need, Elements, Self-Assessment – SWOT Analysis,

Self Concepts – Self-Knowledge, Assertiveness and Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem

 Self-Development (9)

Concept of Self-Development, Social Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence,

Managing Time and Stress, Positive Human Qualities (Self-Efficacy, Empathy,

5 Gratitude, Compassion, Forgiveness and Motivation),

Personality Development Models – Johari Window, Transactional Analysis, Myers

Briggs Type Indicator,

Self-Awareness and Self-Development Exercises

Course Outcomes:

The students will be able to distinguish between right and wrong in both personal and professional
1
life.

The students will learn about their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats and work
2
enthusiastically to transform weaknesses into strengths and threats into opportunities.

Suggested Books:

Year of Publication/
S.No. Name of Book/ Authors/ Publisher
Reprint

“Business Ethics – Text and Cases”, Murthy C.S.V., 1st Edition, Pubs: 2014
1
Himalaya Publishing House.

“The Curse of Self: Self-awareness, Egotism and the Quality of Human 2007
2
Life”, Leary M.R., 1st Edition, Pubs: Oxford University Press.

“Business Ethics”, Hartman L.P. and Chatterjee A., 3rd Edition, Pubs: Tata 2006
3
McGraw Hill.

4 “Business Ethics and Professional Values”, Rao A.B., Pubs: Excel Books. 2006

“Business Ethics – Concepts and Cases”, Velasquez M.G., 5th Edition, 2001
5
Pubs: Prentice Hall.

“Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions”, Corey G., Corey M.S. and 2010
6
Callanan P., 8th Edition, Pubs: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

“Theories of Personality”, Hall C.S., Lindzey D. and Cambell J.B., 4th 1997
7
Edition, Pubs: Hamilton Printing Company.

Suggested E-Material:

S.No. Title/Name of Authors/(Type of material) Retrieval Source

1 “Social Psychology”, Priya Kumar Ravi. (web) www.nptel.ac.in/courses/109104048/

2 “Psychology of Adjustment”, Bhushan Braj. (web) www.nptel.ac.in/courses/109104070/

“Exploring Human Values: Visions of Happiness and www.nptel.ac.in/courses/109104068/

3
Perfect Society”, Sharma A.K. (web)