Humanities for Engineers

Hi  Guys, The quiz for UHU005 will be held on Thursday 3rd May 2018 at 5.05 pm in TAN block, in rooms T105, T106 and TAN Audi. All the best with it! Apurva Bakshi

Hi Guys, The class slides for all topics of human values covered post-MST are at this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz4VRsCU6NEbWEg5MVhkRl9ZMEE All the best and much love, Dr. Apurva Bakshi

Hi Guys, One of the previous posts contains the syllabus and learning objectives for MST. It covers all topics from the three sub-parts i.e.  Human Values, Psychology and Economics for MST. As discussed in class, please make sure to use it as a guideline and checklist for covering all portions. All the best and Much Love, Apurva Bakshi 

Value Spectrum for a good life A good life can be lead in a society with peace, harmony, well-being and fellow feeling. Just like a spectrum of light has different colours, similarly a good life comprises of different important values. They are: 1 .        Material values 2.     Social (or societal) values 3.     Aesthetic values 4.     Psychological values 5.     Ethical values 6.     Spiritual values 7.     Human Values 1 The above values can be collectively visualized as the value spectrum for a good life. Elements of Value Spectrum Material Values:  Values associated with material aspect/comfort of living are called material values. Societal Values:  Good life can be lived only in a good society Such society provides peace, harmony and general well-being with overall growth. This is necessary to ensure social cooperation for production of material and social goods. In a good society everyone is aware of their rights, earni

HUMAN VALUES Topic: Values, Rokeach value survey Source Material: SR P-62 Learning Objectives: ·    Understand the meaning of ‘values’ and ‘value system’. ·    Understand the meaning of instrumental and terminal values. ·    Have a basic idea of the values that fall under each type. Topic: Value spectrum for a good life Source Material: On blog Learning Objectives: Broadly understand the meaning of different types of values such as Material, Societal, Psychological, Aesthetic, Ethical, Spiritual etc. Topic: Maslow’s Hierarchy Source Material: ANT Page 81-83 Learning Objectives: Understand each of the 7 need levels in the hierarchy. Topic: Mental health Source Material: ANT Page 88-91 Learning Objectives: Understand the meaning of mental health and each of its characteristics. Topic: Johari’s window Source Material: From class discussion Learning Objectives: Understand the meaning of each of the four areas in Johari’s window. Topic:

Perception:  A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. Three Determinants of Perception:  Primarily three factors determine our perception. These factors are the  perceiver , the  target  being perceived, and the context of the  situation  in which the perception is made. Characteristics of the Perceiver Several characteristics of the perceiver can affect perception. When an individual looks at a target and attempts to interpret what he or she, that interpretation is heavily influenced by personal characteristics of individual perceiver. The major characteristics of the perceiver influencing perception are: Attitudes:  The perceiver's attitudes affect perception. For example, suppose Mr. X is interviewing candidates for a very important position in his organization –a position that requires negotiating contracts with suppliers, most of whom are male. Mr X may feel that women are