Yoga and Positive Psychology for Managing Career and Life

By Prof. Ashish Pandey | IIT Bombay

Learners enrolled: 8765

ABOUT THE COURSE:
Management is commonly understood as getting maximum returns from the available resources to achieve valued objectives. Management involves managing money, material, machine and men. While first three factors can be managed in objective manner when it comes to managing ‘men’ it is essentially managing ‘minds’. To manage or lead minds of others a manager needs to manage his or her own mind. Managing mind which can also be termed as managing ‘self’ requires systematic reflection on ‘self’. The course is weaved around the methods of strengthening of physical, emotional, intellectual aspects of ‘self’ based on the principles and practices of Yoga and Positive Psychology.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG and PG students of science, engineering, management, social sciences, Working professionals, Researchers and Teachers in Yoga

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: There are many business organizations which promote Yoga and Positive psychology for the enhancing wellbeing of their employees. Employees and Managers of L&OD functions of the corporates will value this course.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Management Studies Psychology
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	20 Feb 2023
End Date :	14 Apr 2023
Enrollment Ends :	20 Feb 2023
Exam Registration Ends :	17 Mar 2023
Exam Date :	30 Apr 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1

I. Need for the Course on Managing Self

II. Why Positive Psychology and Yoga in this Course?

III. Positive Psychology: First and Second Wave

Week 2

I. Yoga from the Lens of Positive Psychology

II. Yogic Perspective of Positive Events and Positive Institutions

III. Yogic Perspective of Governance and Micro Macro Integration of Life

Week 3

I. Health and Wellbeing: Perspectives from Positive Psychology, Yoga and Ayurveda

II. Human Self and Ladder of Joy: Yogic, Sankhya and Vedantic Perspective

Week 4

I. TattvaBodh and Indriyajaya:Ways of Attaining Wellbeing

II. DharmahKriya and Sukhayu-Hitayu:Ways of Attaining Wellbeing

Week 5

I. Kleshas: The Obstacles on the Way of Attaining Wellbeing

II. Shat Sampatti: The Means to Surpass the Obstacles on the Way of Attaining Wellbeing

Week 6

I. Realms and Types of Interventions for Managing Self and Career

II. Food as the First Intervention for Managing Self

III. Asanas as the Intervention for Managing Self and Career

Week 7

I. Prana and Types of Pranayam

II. Pranayams as the Intervention for Managing Self and Career

III. Pratyahara as the Intervention for Managing Self and Career

Week 8

I. Yogic Intervention for Managing Emotions

II. Yogic Intervention for Making Mind a Friend

Books and references

Text books:

Lopez, S. J., Pedrotti, J. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2021). Positive psychology: The scientific and

practical explorations of human strengths. Sage publications.

Rao, K. R., & Paranjpe, A. C. (2016). Psychology in the Indian tradition. Springer India.

Parker, S. (2015). Clearing the Path: The Yoga Way to Clear and Pleasant Mind. Lotus Press.

Cornelissen, M. (2011). Foundations of Indian Psychology, vol. 2, Practical Applications.

Pearson Education India.

Major web reference: www.dharmawiki.org

Reference Readings:

• Dagar, C., & Pandey, A. (2020). Well-Being at Workplace: A Perspective from Traditions

of Yoga and Ayurveda. The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being, 1-28.

• Dagar, C., Pandey, A. & Navare (2022). A. How Yoga-Based Practices Build Altruistic

Behavior? Examining the Role of Subjective Vitality, Self-transcendence, and Psychological

Capital. J Bus Ethics 175, 191–206

• Fredrickson, B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The

broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. American psychologist, 56(3), 218.

• Fredrickson, B. L., & Losada, M. F. (2005). Positive affect and the complex dynamics of

human flourishing. American psychologist, 60(7), 678.

• Keyes, C. L. (2002). The mental health continuum: From languishing to flourishing in life.

Journal of health and social behavior, 207-222.

• Pandey A and Navare A. (2018). Paths of Yoga: Perspectives for Workplace Spriituality, in

Dhiman S., Roberts, G.E. and Crossman, J. E. (edis.) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace

Spirituality and Fulfillment, Pub. Palgrave, the concern of Springer (accepted for publication)

• Kudesia, R. S., Pandey, A., & Reina, C. S. (2020). Doing More with Less: Interactive

Effects of Cognitive Resources and Mindfulness Training in Coping with Mental Fatigue

From Multitasking. Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206320964570

• Pandey A, Chandwani R, Navare A. (2018). How can mindfulness enhance moral

reasoning? An examination using business school students. Business Ethics: A European

Review. Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 56–71.

• Salagame K.K.K. (2013). The Perspectives on Reality in Indian Traditions and their

Implications for Health and Well-Being. In: Morandi A., Nambi A. (eds) An Integrated View

of Health and Well-being. Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, vol 5.

Springer, Dordrecht

• Salagame, K. K. (2014). Positive psychology and Indian psychology: Birds of the same

feather. Psychological Studies, 59(2), 116-118.

• Wrzesniewski, A., McCauley, C., Rozin, P., & Schwartz, B. (1997). Jobs, careers, and

callings: People's relations to their work. Journal of research in personality, 31(1), 21-33.

Instructor bio

Prof. Ashish Pandey

IIT Bombay

Dr. Ashish Pandey is Associate Professor with Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai where he teaches courses related to Organization Development, Human Resource Management, Self-Management and Leadership. Ashish regularly engages in consulting and training work for organization and leadership development with the organizations across industries and with many institutions of higher education. Ashish has published more than forty research articles in the field of Yoga and positive psychology, spirituality at workplace, mindfulness, business and society interface, and the best practices in management in globally reputed journals including Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Personnel Review etc. He has co-edited the volume on Indigenous Indian Management published by Palgrave MacMillan. He sits in the editorial and review boards of international journals like Frontiers in Psychology and Humanistic Management Journal. His research is recognized with awards and fellowships at forums held at Indian Academy of Management, Academy of Management, USA, Fowler Centre of Case Western University, Indian Institute of Sciences etc.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 30 April 2023 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Bombay. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team