Odd Semester

CO

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course the students will be able to:

CL

PSO

PO

1

Understand the basics of social psychology

U

PSO2

GPO No.1

2

Understand the various methodological tools used in social psychology

U

PSO4

GPO No.1&2

3

Understand the various kinds of interaction between individuals

U

PSO2

GPO No.5

4

Understand the causes behind human behaviour

U

PSO8

GPO No.6

Module

Course Description

Hrs

CO. No.

1.0

Social Research

16

1.1

Meaning and purpose

4

1

1.2

Types; Basic, Applied and Action Research, Qualitative and Quantitative

8

1

1.3

Functions of Research in Social Science, Limitations

4

1

2.0

Research Process

18

2.1

Selection and Formulation of Research Problem, Survey of Literature

5

2

2.2

Definition of Concepts and Variables

4

1,2

2.3

Formulation of Hypothesis

3

1,2

2.4

Research Design – Descriptive, Exploratory, and Experimental

6

1,7

3.0

Sampling in Research

16

3.1

Definition- Purpose, Advantages and Limitations.

6

4

3.2

Types of Sampling – Probability– Probability, Simple Random, Systematic, Stratified, Probability, Quota, Judgemental

10

4

4.0

Data Collection and Analysis

22

4.1

Primary and Secondary Data

3

1,6

4.2

Methods of Data Collection – Observation, Interview, Survey, Case Study, Census, Sampling

6

1,6,

4.3

Tools- Questionnaire, Interview Schedule, Interview Guide

4

1,6

4.4

Use of Statistics in Social Research - Advantages

3

1,6

4.5

Analysis and Interpretation of Data, Tabulation – Types of Tables Coding and Interpretation of Data

3

1,5,6

4.6

Report writing – Steps, Types of Reports

3

1,6,7

Module

Course Description

Hrs.

CO. No.

1.0

Basic Concepts on environment

12

1.1

Multi-disciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies-

2

1,3

1.2

Definition, Significance and Scope of Environmental Studies

2

1,4

1.3

Environment: Definition and Types

2

1

1.4

Concept of ecosystem.

2

1

1.5

Natural Resources: Renewable and non-renewable resources

1

1

1.6

Role of individual in conservation of natural resources

2

2

2.0

Biodiversity and its conservation

18

2.1

Introduction- India as a mega-diversity nation- Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss

2

1,2

2.2

Environmental Pollution: Types

2

1,2

2.3

Climate change

1

1,2

2.5

Global warming and their impact on social life.

1

1,2

2.6

Solid waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes.

2

1,2

2.7

Disaster management: Drought, flood, landslide, earthquake, and cyclone.

2

1,2

3.2

Social ecology and its major categories.

3

1,3

3.3

Synthesis of societal and environmental dialectics.

3

1,3

4.0

Discourses of Environmental Sociology

12

4.1

Theoretical foundations of Environmental Sociology

2

1,3

4.2

Classical theories of Weber and Marx

3

1,3

4.3

Treadmill of production

2

1,3

4.4

Contemporary discourses on environment: Eco Centrism, Eco Marxism, Eco Feminism, Green politics, Green Budgeting, Green Technology and Corporate Environmental Responsibility

5

1,3

5

Human Rights

18

5.1

An Introduction to Human Rights, Meaning, concept and development

1

4

5.2

History of Human Rights

1

4

5.3

Different Generations of Human Rights – Universality of Human Rights

2

4,5

5.4

Basic International Human Rights Documents – UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR, - Value dimensions of Human Rights

2

4,5

5.5

Human rights co-ordination within UN system- Role of UN secretariat – The Economic and Social Council

2

4,5

5.6

The Commission Human Rights

1

4

5.7

The Security Council and Human Rights- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

2

4,5

5.8

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women – the Committee of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

2

4,5

5.9

The Human Rights Committee- Critical Appraisal of UN Human Rights Regime

1

4,5

5.10

Human Rights in Indian Constitution – Fundamental Rights-

1

4,5

5.11

The Constitutional Context of Human Rights- directive Principles of State Policy and Human Rights

1

4,5

5.12

Human Rights of Women- children- minorities- Prisoners – Science Technology and Human Rights

1

4,5,6

5.13

– National Human Rights Commission – State Human Rights Commission-- Human Rights Awareness in Education

1

4,5,6