Institution integrates crosscutting issues relevant to Professional Ethics, Gender, Human Values, Environment and Sustainability into the Curriculum
The present curriculum of the SPPU has various courses in programs conducted in the Institute, which address professional ethics, gender, human values, environment, and sustainability-related issues. Integrating above crosscutting issues into the curriculum is a crucial task for institutions.
Here are some steps that taken to ensure that these issues are integrated into the curriculum:
Defining Learning Outcome and mapping with curriculum done for Regular, Elective, and Honour courses in the curriculum, Projects, audit courses, Value-Added/ Add on Courses, Co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
Faculty members are engaged in the process of integrating crosscutting issues into the curriculum. This is achieved through training, workshops, and seminars. Faculty members are encouraged to collaborate and share best practices.
Case studies are an effective way to incorporate crosscutting issues into the curriculum. Case studies through Problem based learning, Expert talks, visits, help students learn about professional ethics, gender, human values, environment, and sustainability in a real-world context. They provide an opportunity for students to analyze and solve problems that are relevant to their field of study.
Experiential Learning Opportunities, such as Induction programmes,internships and projects, can be an effective way to integrate cross cutting issues into the curriculum. These opportunities provide students with hands-on experience in working with diverse communities and can help them develop skills and knowledge
Institute curriculum effectively integrates cross-cutting issues relevant to Professional Ethics, Gender, Human Values, Environment, and Sustainability and leads to a strong value-based holistic development of students. Various activities are organized throughout the year as part of the curriculum that helps in this endeavor.
Professional ethics are inculcated among students by faculty members. Industry experts and motivational speakers visit the Institution regularly and make students aware of plagiarism, the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR), violation of it and about work ethics, etc.
Gender-related activities are an integral component of various programmes. Students are sensitized and encouraged to work towards gender equity from a cross-cultural perspective. Institute organizes various programs about gender equality; boys and girls work together in various curricular and co-curricular activities like projects, seminars, paper presentations, GD, PI, technical quizzes, debate, etc., through departmental association activities.
Human Values: Efforts are taken to make students sensitive toward societal issues by organizing activities such as Blood donation Camps, Coaching of rural women, Visits to old age homes, orphanages and activities such as clothes, food donations, the celebration of festivals such as Raksha Bandhan with them. Faculty members are also motivated/deputed to attend training programme of Universal human values. Activities are organized on national and international days such as World Health Day, International Women’s day, Teachers day, Engineers day, Republic day, Independence day, Yoga day, etc.
Environmental and Sustainability: It is inculcated among the students through regular awareness programs such as Tree plantation, PUC camp for vehicles energy-saving activities, and Poster making competitions. The Institution has participated in Unnat Bharat Abhiyan for technological interventions in the area of water resource management, sustainable agriculture, etc.·
The Institution also takes care of issues like social, moral, and legal implications of gender discrimination and maintains an environment where students, teaching, and non-teaching faculty members can work together cohesively.
