4 Agricultural Extension - IASRI

1 1994 Agricultural ExtensionTRIMESTER WISE DISTRIBUTION OF COURSESI TRIMESTERLPPGS 502 TECHNICAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS11 PGS 505 Agricultural RESEARCH, RESEARCH ETHICS AND RURAL1-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMESAG EXT 501 FUNDAMENTALS OF Extension EDUCATION AND3 1 Extension PROGRAMMESAG EXT 503 FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHOLOGY21AG EXT 551 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION3 1AG EXT 553 DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS21AG EXT 557 TRAINING FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT31AG EXT 601 ADVANCES IN Agricultural EXTENSION31AG EXT 602 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT31 TECHNIQUESAG EXT 604 ADVANCED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES2 1AG EXT 605 DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION21AG EXT 691 SEMINAR1II TRIMESTERAGR 008ON FARM EDUCATION AND VISITS TO DIFFERENT-2 INSTITUTIONSPGS 502 TECHNICAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS11 PGS 505 Agricultural RESEARCH.

2 RESEARCH ETHICS AND RURAL1-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMESAG EXT 502 RURAL SOCIOLOGY AND DYNAMICS OF PLANNED CHANGE31AG EXT 505E- EXTENSION21AG EXT 509 PARTICIPATORY METHODS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 21 AND TRANSFERAG EXT 552 Extension METHODS AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 31AG EXT 556 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR21AG EXT 559 METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH31AG EXT 603 VISUAL AND GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION12AG EXT 691 SEMINAR1-200 III TRIMESTERAGR 015 BASICS OF Extension EDUCATION11 PGS 502 TECHNICAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS11 PGS 505 Agricultural RESEARCH, RESEARCH ETHICS AND RURAL1-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMESAG EXT 504 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY12AG EXT 510 GENDER SENSITIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT11AG EXT 511 PERSPECTIVES OF DISTANCE EDUCATION1 1AG EXT 512 MARKET-LED Extension MANAGEMENT11AG EXT 554 Agricultural JOURNALISM31AG EXT 555 FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT IN EXTENSION21AG EXT 558 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT22AG EXT 606 TECHNIQUES OF MEASUREMENT IN BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES 31AG EXT 691 SEMINAR1-Core : AG EXT 501, AG EXT 502, AG EXT 505, AG EXT 553, AG EXT 555 and AG.

3 AG EXT 512, AG EXT 556, AG EXT 601, AG EXT 602 and AG EXT 606201 Agricultural EXTENSIONM ajor Fields : Agricultural ExtensionAgricultural CommunicationAgricultural ManagementMinor Fields student shall take two minors (9 credits of course work in each) from any ofthe other fields outside his/her student shall take one minor (9 credits of course work) from any of the otherfields outside his/her total minimum credit requirement of course work for in AgriculturalExtension is 55 / 45 including Minor field(s).DESCRIPTION OF COURSESAGR 008 ON FARM EDUCATION AND VISITS TO DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS(0L+2P) IIObjectiveThe objective of this course is to acquaint remedial class students about socio-economic profileof farm families, identifying the village problems and preparation of action plan to solve students will be also visiting KVKs, ICAR Institutes, SAUs and some agripreneurs to knowtheir role in research, Extension and IOn farm education.

4 Analysis of socio-economic profiles of rural families and their farmingsituations, determination and prioritization of village problems, formulation of objectives,preparation of action plan, Orientation of IARI TOT and KVK activities, Educational Tour,Visit to different ICAR institutes and SAUs for orientation in Agricultural research, educationand Extension programmes, Visit to IARI Regional stations, Understanding agro-ecological situationof the 015 BASICS OF Extension EDUCATION (1L+1P) IIIO bjectiveThe course is intended to orient the remedial class students with the concept ofextension education and its importance in agriculture development, important extensionprogrammes, fundamentals of communication, rural sociology and Extension IConcepts and characteristics of education process, objectives, philosophy and principles ofextension education, historical development of Extension education and community developmentin India.

5 Ongoing Agricultural Extension programmes at National level, KVK, IVLP, Kisan CallCentre, Front line Demonstration and IIBasic principles of teaching-learning process. Extension teaching methods. Audio-visual aids preparation and use of posters, charts, flash cards, and flannel graphs, Handling of audio-visualequipment and IIIC oncept of rural sociology, social institutions, exposure to village institutions, rural value systems,culture, norms, process of socializationUNIT IVConcept and elements of communication, Media of Communication mass, group, interpersonaland and use of visual aids posters, charts, flash cards, flannel graphs etc.

6 , preparationof slides using powerpoint, handling of audio-visual equipments, effective presentation, exposureto village institutions, KVK, ATIC, Extension projects and Community Development BlockOrganisations, experimental ReadingsVan Den Ban, and Hawkins, 1998. Agricultural Extension . 2nd Ed. CBS. Dahama, and Bhatnagar, 2005. Education and Communication for Development. Oxford & IBH. Rivera, 1987. Agricultural Extension Worldwide: Issues, Practices and Emerging , LondonSwanson, (Eds) 1994. Agricultural Extension : A Reference Manual. Second Eds. Rome, , 1982. Agricultural Extension in Developing Countries.

7 Burnt Mill (Essex): LondonPGS 502 TECHNICAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS(1L + 1P) I, II, IIIO bjectiveThis course is intended to expose the students about the basics skills needed for writing, reportingscientific data in the form of reports, research papers, manuals etc., and develop skill in preparingappropriate graphics to be used in such documents and IBasics of writing, writing style, art of clear writing: Readability and comprehension testingprocedures, Principles of technical writing, purpose of technical reports, Preparing adocumentation plan, Understanding information types, Gathering the data, Analyzing and sortingthe results, Outlining the report203 UNIT IIUse of charts, graphs, tables, diagrams and photographs, scientific photography, Graphic formats,typology, Presentation of scientific data, general and exact data, Editing, Proof reading,BibliographyUNIT IIIRole of visuals in Communication; Characteristics of visuals, functions of visuals and graphics.

8 Theories of visual perception; Classification of visuals, visual formats, Selection of visuals,Preparing lecture slides content, limitation and layout; its utility in preparing presentations forresearch papers and other publications, Public technical reports, research papers, preparing graphics, preparing computer ReadingsDay, Robert A. and Gastel, Barbara 2006. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper. 6thEdition, Cambridge University Press, , Janice R. and Matthews, Robert W. 2008. Successful Scientific Writing. 3rd Edition,Cambridge University Press, , Christopher and Kirkman, John 1994.

9 Effective Writing. Second Edition, E&FN Spon,LondonJames , Richard , Fried F. Harcleroad. 1952. Instructional Material & , 2007. The Art of Public Speaking, 10th Edition; New York: 505 Agricultural RESEARCH, RESEARCH ETHICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES (1L+0P) I, II, IIIO bjectiveThe course intends to sensitize the scholars about the basic issues related with Agricultural research,ethics in research as well as rural development. The scholars will be also educated about principlesand philosophy of rural development and motivated towards practising and promoting ethics inresearch and developmental IHistory of agriculture in brief; Agricultural Research System - NARS and CGIAR; AgriculturalRevolutions; Food and Livelihood Security; Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation;UNIT IIPrinciples and foundations of research ethics; Publishing and Authorship, Plagiarism, IntellectualProperty Rights and Policy, Researchers responsibilities, Research participants rights- consent,Privacy and confidentiality.

10 Interviewing ethics; Agricultural research and bioethics; Incentives,Regulation and Activism for ethics; Ethics in agriculture-social contract, socio-economic issues,environment etc; Indigenous knowledge and benefit IIIE thics and development; Process and outcome of development; Vulnerable groups; Social justiceand Equity; Gender sensitivity; Principles, policies and strategies for rural development, Overviewof rural development programmes in India; Panchayati Raj Institution; Role of voluntary andnon-governmental organisations in rural ReadingsThompson, P. 1997. The spirit of the soil: Agriculture and environmental ethics.