Human Values and Ethics — Complete Notes (2026 Scheme)
Complete unit-wise notes for HVEE-115 / HVEE-120, written against the GGSIPU 2026-30 first-year syllabus. Value education: what values are, the value spectrum, universal, personal, social, moral and spiritual values, self-exploration, and harmony in the individual, the family and society. Ethics: ethics against morality, ethical relativism and universal ethics, utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics, the ethical decision-making process and the role of conscience. Professional ethics for engineers: codes of ethics, integrity and objectivity, conflict of interest, gifts and kickbacks, whistleblowing, data privacy, and social and environmental responsibility. Ethics in a globalized world: human rights, environmental ethics, the Sustainable Development Goals, ethical leadership and governance, and values in nation building. This is an NUES paper — your teacher evaluates you out of 100 and there is no term-end exam.