21CIP37 Constitution of India and Professional Ethics syllabus for AS

Introduction to Indian Constitution:

The Necessity of the Constitution, The Societies before and after the Constitution adoption. Introduction to the Indian constitution, The Making of the Constitution, The Role of the Constituent Assembly. The Preamble of Indian Constitution & Key concepts of the Preamble. Salient features of India Constitution.

FR’s, FD’s and DPSP’s:

Fundamental Rights and its Restriction and limitations in different Complex Situations. Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) and its present relevance in our society with examples. Fundamental Duties and its Scope and significance in Nation building.

Union Executive:

Parliamentary System, Union Executive – President, Prime Minister, Union Cabinet, Parliament - LS and RS, Parliamentary Committees, Important Parliamentary Terminologies. Supreme Court of India, Judicial Reviews and Judicial Activism.

State Executive & Elections, Amendments and Emergency Provisions:

State Executive, Election Commission, Elections & Electoral Process. Amendment to Constitution (How and Why) and Important Constitutional Amendments till today. Emergency Provisions.

Professional Ethics:

Ethics & Values. Types of Ethics. Scope & Aims of Professional & Engineering Ethics. Positive and Negative Faces of Engineering Ethics. Clash of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest. The impediments to Responsibility. Trust & Reliability in Engineering, IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights), Risks, Safety and liability in Engineering.

Course outcome (Course Skill Set) :

At the end of the course the student will be able to :

CO1 Analyse the basic structure of Indian Constitution.

CO2 Remember their Fundamental Rights, DPSP’s and Fundamental Duties (FD’s) of our constitution.

CO3 know about our Union Government, political structure & codes, procedures.

CO4 Understand our State Executive & Elections system of India.

CO5 Remember the Amendments and Emergency Provisions, other important provisions given by the constitution.

Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)

• The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%.
• The minimum passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marks).
• A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements and earned the credits allotted to each subject/ course if the student secures not less than 35% ( 18 Marks out of 50)in the semester-end examination(SEE), and a minimum of 40% (40 marks out of 100) in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together

Continuous Internal Evaluation:

Three Unit Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)

1. First test at the end of 5th week of the semester

2. Second test at the end of the 10th week of the semester

3. Third test at the end of the 15th week of the semester

Two assignments each of 10 Marks

4. First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester

5. Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester Group discussion/Seminar/quiz any one of three suitably planned to attain the COs and POs for 20 Marks (duration 01 hours)

6. At the end of the 13th week of the semester

The sum of three tests, two assignments, and quiz/seminar/group discussion will be out of 100 marks and will be scaled down to 50 marks Total CIE : IA 20*3=60, Assignment 10+10=20, Quiz 20 = 100 /2 = 50 (to have less stressed CIE, the portion of the syllabus should not be common /repeated for any of the methods of the CIE. Each method of CIE should have a different syllabus portion of the course).

CIE methods /question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.

Semester End Examination:

SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable, with common question papers for the subject (duration 02 hours)

1. The question paper will have 50 questions. Each question is set for 01 mark.

2. Semester End Exam (SEE) Pattern will be in MCQ Model (Multiple Choice Questions) for 50 marks (60 minutes duration).

Suggested Learning Resources:

Textbook:

1. “Constitution of India” (for Competitive Exams) - Published by Naidhruva Edutech Learning Solutions, Bengaluru. – 2022.

2. “Engineering Ethics”, M.Govindarajan, S.Natarajan, V.S.Senthilkumar, Prentice –Hall, 2004.

Reference Books:

1. “Samvidhana Odu” - for Students & Youths by Justice HN Nagamohan Dhas, Sahayana, kerekon.

2. “Constitution of India, Professional Ethics and Human Rights” by Shubham Singles, Charles E. Haries, and et al: published by Cengage Learning India, Latest Edition – 2019.

3. “Introduction to the Constitution of India”, (Students Edition.) by Durga Das Basu (DD Basu): Prentice –Hall, 2008.

4. “The Constitution of India” by Merunandan K B: published by Merugu Publication, Second Edition, Bengaluru.