-Self Awareness

- Stress Management
-Morals Values & Ethics
INTEGRITY
What is integrity?
• A character trait that reflects a person’s
degree of honesty, morals and a complete
harmony of thought, speech and action.
• A quality expected of any responsible
professional or member of society.
• Held in high esteem.
• Others look to such people for guidance and
leadership.
Types of integrity
• Professional
• Political
• Academic
• In daily transactions
Professional Integrity
• Willingness to do the right thing in one’s
profession
• Follows work ethics

• Negative examples
– Nepotism /favouritism in officials
– Prescribing unnecessary drugs to favour
drug companies in medical profession
Political Integrity
• Politicians are elected officials who are
expected to have high integrity
• Words and actions should be consistent
Academic Integrity
• Academic work must not have plagiarism and
false information.
• False claims affect the authenticity of the
body of knowledge and may have long term
effects.
• Negative examples
– Copying assignments
– Cooking up data in research
– Author who steals other author’s content
Integrity in daily transactions
• Situations in daily life may give us a choice of
doing the right thing or doing that which
benefits us.
• Positive examples
– A cab driver returning a forgotten wallet
– A customer who points out that the bill
amount is lesser than the price of the
purchase
– A person who pays his tax without
manipulation.
Service Learning
• Structured learning approach that includes
community service with formal instruction,
reflection and explicit learning objectives.
• A non-profit activity included in the teaching
learning process.
• Steps
– Identify concerns of community
– Address concerns using technical
knowledge
– Reflect on the experience
Service learning as a part of experiential
learning
• Student is able to
– Understand relevance and context in which
the service is provided
– Reflect on the experience and its impact on
academics
– Develop civic skills and social awareness
– Address concerns of society
Examples of service learning
• Create awareness among women about child
malnutrition (course on community health)
• Student projects on better waste disposal
(course on town planning)
Civic Virtues
• Moral duties or standards of righteous
behaviour as responsible member of society.
• Habits of citizens that contribute to the
welfare of society.
Examples of Civic virtues
• Pay tax on time
• Not causing disturbance to other people
• Keep surroundings and public place clean
• Follow road safety rules
• Contribute to charity
• Protect nature
• Be aware of current events
• Concern for poor and downtrodden
Categories of civic virtues
• Civic knowledge
– Be aware of rights, duties and
responsibilities
– Know the constitution
– Be aware of the responsibilities of the
government
Categories of civic virtues contd..
• Self-restraint
– Each situation should be responsible
enough to conduct themselves in a manner
that maintains safety, law and order.
• Essential for a happy society.
Categories of civic virtues contd..
• Self-assertion
– Comes from self esteem
– Respect oneself and our rights
– Defend our rights
Categories of civic virtues contd..
• Self reliance
– Provide for the needs of oneself and one’s
family
– Be a contributing member of society
Categories of civic virtues contd…
• Respect for others
• Self respect precedes respect for others.
• It is the deference (respect) and the
acknowledgement of the importance of
another person, his viewpoint and his rights.
• We need to respect the rights of people,
animals and nature.
Points to remember
• When making decisions, make sure that
respect is given to the values of others
• In a discussion, give respect to others
viewpoints and opinions
– “I disapprove of what you say, but I will
defend to the death your right to say it.”
Evelyn Hall.
• Respect to parents, teachers, peers and
colleagues.
• Criticize but never show disrespect.
• Respect diversity:
– Ethnic, religion, culture, gender, elderly ...
Living peacefully
• An evolved society is a peaceful society where
wars and conflicts are minimal or non
existent.
• Peaceful living enhances quality of life.
 Principles of peaceful living
• Respecting others and appreciate differences
• Forgive others (benefit of the doubt)
• Do not interfere in other people’s affairs unless
asked for
• Give credit to other’s work
• Adapt to circumstances that you cannot change
• Engage constantly in worthwhile goals.
• Ensure basic needs of everyone without
mindlessly exploiting resources
• Nurture a genuine love for all living beings