Course Curriculam
Course Code: LAW132 Credit Units L T P/S SW AS/DS FW No. of PSDA Total Credit Unit
Course Level UG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Course Title Law for Engineers
Course The course enable the students to appreciate the importance of law and its impact on business and society.
Description :
Course Objectives :
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Objectives
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• The aim of the course is provide general exposure to the students about the elementary knowledge of law that would be of utility in their profession.
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• To enable the students to appreciate the importance of law and its impact on business and society.
Pre-Requisites : General
SN. Course Code Course Name
Course Contents / Syllabus :
SN. Module Descriptors / Topics Weightage
Module I:
Introduction to Law: its meaning, sources and concepts; Constitutional Law with emphasis on Fundamental Rights, Directive
1 20.00
Law and Law Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties; Law making in India.
Making
Module II:
General
Principles of
Sec. 1 to 75 of Indian Contract Act and including Government as contracting party, Kinds of government contracts
2 Contract under 20.00
and dispute settlement, Standard form contracts; Promissory Estoppel and Legitimate Expectations.
Indian
Contract Act,
1872
Module III:
Adjudicatory System in India as under the Constitution and statutes; Tribunals and Commissions like Competition
Adjudicatory
3 Tribunal and Consumer Protection Commissions; Alternative Dispute Resolution: Nature, Scope and Types; 20.00
System in
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Legal Services Authority Act, 1986.
India.
Module IV:
Concept of Property, Types of Property; Introduction to IPR; Types of IPR: Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks,
Law Relating
4 Designs, Trade Secrets, Plant Varieties and Geographical Indications; Infringement of IPRs and Remedies available 20.00
to Intellectual
under the Indian Law.
Property
Module V: Confidentiality in Government Business/Administration: Official Secrets Act, 1923; Right to Information Act, 2005
Privacy in covering, Evolution and concept; Practice and procedures; Privileged Communications under the Indian Evidence
5 Governance Act, 1872; Offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000 with special reference to Protected Systems; 20.00
and Labour Disputes and the Settlement – Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; Collective bargaining; Industrial Employment
Transparenc (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
Course Learning Outcomes :
SN. Course Learning Outcomes
• Generate the ability to demonstrate the understanding of legal, social and business issues helpful in their profession. • Identify the basic concepts
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of law that is useful for professionals.
2 • Generate the ability to demonstrate the understanding of legal, social and business issues helpful in their profession.
3 • Identify the basic concepts of law that is useful for professionals.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery :
SN. Pedagogy Methods
1 The course will be delivered by using lecture method and discussion method.
Theory /VAC / Architecture Assessment (L,T & Self Work): 100.00 Max : 100
Attendance+CE+EE : 5+25+70
SN. Type Component Name Marks
1 Attendance 5.00
2 End Term Examination (OMR) 70.00
3 Internal MID TERM EXAM 10.00
4 Internal PROJECT 10.00
5 Internal PRESENTATION 5.00
Lab/ Practical/ Studio/Arch. Studio/ Field Work Assessment : 0.00 Max : 100
N/A
List of Professional skill development activities :
No.of PSDA : 0
SN. PSDA Point
Text & References :
SN. Type Title/Name Description ISBN/ URL
1. D.D. Basu (1996), Shorter Constitution of
1 Book
India, Prentice Hall of India
2. M.P. Jain (2005), Indian Constitutional
2 Book
Law, Wadhwa & Co.
3. M.P. Singh (1998), Constitutional Law of
3 Book
India, Eastern Book Co.
