CROSSCUTTING ISSUES
The college is immaculate in making conscious efforts towards integrating cross cutting issues relevant to Professional Ethics, Gender, Human Values, Environment and Sustainability in transacting the Curriculum. The preliminary step is to recognise traversing issues included in the syllabus offered by the affiliating university and also to proffer ample value added courses in regard to the curricular outcomes.
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUES
A total number of 13 UG programmes and 3 PG programmes concerning human values are included in the syllabi.
The 60% of the academic curriculum includes subjects related to professional ethics and human values.
The college has a code of conduct which is displayed on the college Bulletin Board and Website also the ethics committee monitors the compliances of the code of conduct in all members.
Health and hygiene awareness classes aiming women , organising blood donation camps, Palliative daycare, flood relief activities, constructing of home for a student (Snehaveedu), sponsoring the inmates of Akashaparavakal an asylum for old aged and the mentally retarded, and providing essentials for the tribal inmates in the hostel Sai- Snehatheeram are evidences for amalgamating the teachings of human values in addition to the prescribed syllabi.
Students’ initiatives in flash mobs, awareness campaigns and debates target at instilling values, ethics and socially responsible calibre in them
GENDER
The 10% of the curriculum includes gender related contents provides subjects like voices of women and Feminism, Gender studies, entrepreneurship development, Adult and Teenage psychology, human physiology, Queer studies and nutrition and health specially focusing on gender matters related to attain gender equality. WDC Women Development Cell runs in the college works to ensure gender equality in the college campus and to instil self-esteem and confidence in the female students and to prevent exploitation based on gender is the fundamental aim of the cell.Programmes like celebration of International Girl Child, Women’s day, Mother’s day, Men’s Day, Youth’s Day and seminars and workshops on LGBTQ awareness, Awareness classes on E- trading, Stock Market, Crypto and Bitcoins discussions on Drug Abuse Awareness. Self defence classes for the students by the Police Department of Perinthalmanna.
INSAFE a coin operated sanitary napkin vending machine helps the female students to use the opportunity in an emergency.
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
The 15% of the Arts core subjects transact the need and importance of sustainable development.Environmental studies, Ecology and Science and Ecocritical Studies are contents instilled in the syllabi for inculcating them for building a nature friendly universe.Plastic free campaigns, campus cleaning activities and systematic and efficient solid and liquid waste management system and the energy conservation methods implemented in the campus nurtures the sense of environment sustainability and responsibility among the students. The involvement of the students in showcasing these value inscribed courses are exhibited as seminars, workshops and Debates.
AUDIT COURSES
The 15% is Audit courses namely Environment studies, Disaster management, Human rights/Intellectual property rights/consumer protection, gender studies/ gerontology helps the students to recognize the importance and the need of core learning in these arenas.
