Humanities for Engineers

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

Seven Major Perspectives in Psychology The early years of psychology were marked by the domination of a succession of different schools of thought. If you have ever taken a psychology course in school, you probably remember learning about these different schools which included structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanism. As psychology has grown, so has the number and variety of topics that psychologists investigate. Since the early 1960s,  the field of psychology  has flourished and continued to grow at a rapid pace, and so has the depth and breadth of subjects studied by psychologists. Today, few psychologists identify their outlook according to a particular school of thought. While you may still find some pure behaviorists or psychoanalysts, the majority of psychologists instead categorize their work according to their specialty area and perspective. Every topic in psychology can be looked at in a number of different ways. For example, let