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The learning effort required by the teachers for this module is 40 hours, which will include
studying the e-content and related videos, completing activities and assignments. The
process of completing activities and assignments, participating in discussion forums and
taking the tests will further clarify the concepts.

Hope the teachers will find module thought provoking and motivating for ethical
professional behaviour leading to emotional and ecological wellbeing along with economic
well being of all.

2.2. Units

UNIT NO. UNIT TITLE
1. Technical Teachers as Professionals
2 Professional Values. Attitudes and Ethics
3 Human Realities and Essentialities of Complementarities of Values and Skills
4 Sustainable Development

5 Approaches for Sustainable Development

2.3. Module Outcomes

• Demonstrate the actions by technical teachers as professionals in establishing the
‘Guru-Shisya Prampra’ in present context.
• Establish the interdependence among the concepts of ‘harmony at different levels’,
‘coexistence’ and ‘Survo Bhavanti Sukhino’
• Suggest with justification, ways and means for ensuring ethical behaviour by
teachers.

• Interpret the concept of ‘sustainable development’ with reference to ‘need of
development for poverty alleviation’ and ‘impact of development on panch tatavas.’

• Demonstrate appropriate approaches and techniques for sustainable development.

2.4. Contents

2.4.1. Technical Teachers as Professionals

This unit details out the basic features of Professionals and distinguishes the professions
from other occupations. It also focuses on the minimum requirements in technical teachers
for becoming good professionals. Further, it also describes, what teachers need to do to
acquire these attributes so that they may excel as professionals and may rejuvenate the
Guru_Shisya Prampra in the modern education system. For transforming from teacher to
guru, a teacher has to also work as mentor and counsellor. Therefore, the approaches for
mentoring and counselling are explained. In last lesson of the unit it is emphasized that
professionals are also required to feel responsible for social concerns related to their field
and also work for mitigating these concerns.

Key Topics: Professions and professionalism - Technical Teacher as a professional- Guru-
Shishya Parmpara - Professional excellence - Mentoring and Counseling- Social responsibility

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