Humanities and Social science

207005: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Lectures: 3 Hrs/week Theory: 100 Marks
Learning Objectives
This course will lead to the learning of
1. Human and social development;
2. Contemporary national and international affairs;
3. Emergence of Indian society and Economics,
4. Sectoral development and Economic development and related issues (such
as international economics, WTO, RBI, etc).
Outcome
Making engineering and technology students aware of the various issues concerning
man and society. These issues will help to sensitize students to be broader towards the
social, cultural, economic and human issues, involved in social changes.
Methodologies
1. Suitable case studies should be discussed
2. Student group discussion activity.
3. Social Networking activity.
Unit I: Indian Society (6 hrs)
Structure of Indian Society, Indian Social Demography– Social and Cultural,
Differentiations: caste, class, gender and tribe; Institutions of marriage, family and
kinship- Secularization –Social Movements and Regionalism- Panchayatraj
Institutions; Indian constitution; Affirmative Action Programme of the Governmentvarious
reservations and commissions.
Unit II : Social Development (6 hrs)
Scientific approach to the study of human beings. Evolution of human kind, social
change and evolution. Industrial revolution. National policy on education, health and
health care and human development.
Unit III: Sectoral Development (6 hrs)
Agriculture : Technology changes , Green revolutions , Employment Rural & Urban ,
Government Schemes .
Industrial Development : Strategies , Public & Private Sectors, Categories ,
infrastructure , transport & communication , Consumer Awareness.
Unit IV: Environment & Ecology (6 hrs)
Ecosystems: Structure, Working, components.
Pollution: Water & Air Pollution, Global Warming, Control Strategies, International
Treaties.
Energy Sources: Renewable & Non Renewable, Hydro power, Biomass, Ocean,
Geothermal & Tidal.
Global Environmental Issues: Population Growth, Soil Degradation, Loss of
Biodiversity.
Unit V: Economic Development (6 hrs)
Need for planned economic development – Law of demand and supply. Planning
objectives, five year plans, priorities and problems. Population and development.
Indian Economics – basic features, natural recourses population size and composition,
national income concepts, micro economics of India, inflation.
Unit VI : Banking & Trades (6 hrs)
Financial Analysis, Ratios, Cost Analysis,, financial Institutions, Finance
Commissions, Budget Analysis.
Indian Banking, Role of Reserve bank of India
International Economy, WTO, International aid for economic growth.
Reference Books:
1. Krugman, International Economics, Pearson Education.
2. Prakash, The Indian Economy, Pearson Education.
3. Thursen Gerald, Engineering Economics, Prentice Hall.
4. C.S. Rao, Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, New Age
International Pvt. Ltd.
5. Rangarajan, Environmental Issues in India, Pearson Education.
6. University of Delhi, The Individual & Society, Pearson Education.
7. Wikipedia.org / wiki /social studies.
8. M. N. Srinivas, Social change in modern India, 1991, Orient Longman.
9. David Mandelbaum, Society in India, 1990, Popular.
10. David Newman,”Exporing the architecture of everday life”, Pine Forge Press,
7th edition.