Post Graduate Certificate in Extension and Development Studies
(PGCEDS) ASSIGNMENTS (001 To 003)
Post Graduate Diploma in Extension and Development Studies
(PGDEDS) ASSIGNMENTS (001 To 006)
Master of Arts in Extension and Development Studies
(MAEDS) ASSIGNMENTS (001 To 015)
(January and July Sessions, 2017)
School of Extension and Development Studies
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi -110068
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Dear Learner,
You will have to do one assignment for each course. Each assignment carries
100 marks. Irrespective of
the year of registration you need to submit the latest assignments uploaded
on the website.
INSTRUCTIONS
1) Read the detailed instructions about assignments given in the Programme
Guide.
2) The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
Enrolment No……………………. Name……………………………..
Course Title……………………… Assignment No…………………..
4) Use A-4 size paper for your responses, write on both sides with margin
and tie all the pages carefully.
5) Write the question number with each answer.
6) You should write in your own handwriting.
7) Last date for submitting the assignments for January Session is 15st
March and for July Session
is 15th September.
GUIDELINES
1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully. Go through the reading
material / books on which
they are based. Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange
these in a logical
order.
2) Organization: Be a little more selective and analytical. Give attention
to your introduction and
conclusion. The introduction must offer your brief interpretation of the
question and how you
propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your response to the
question
Make sure that your answer:
a) is logical and coherent;
b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression,
style and
presentation;
3) Presentations: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write
down the final version
for submission, writing each answer neatly and underline the points you
wish to emphasize.
Please contact the following course coordinators for any academic help /
clarification
MEDS 001 : Prof. B.K. Pattanaik, Professor, e-mail: bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 002 : Dr. Grace Don Nemching, Assistant Professor, e-mail:
gdnemching@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 003 : Dr. Nehal A. Farooquee, Associate Professor, e-mail:
nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 005 : Dr. P.V.K. Sasidhar, Associate Professor, e-mail:
pvksasidhar@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 006 : Dr. Nisha Varghese, Assistant Professor, e-mail:
nishavarghese@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 008 : Dr. P.V.K. Sasidhar, Associate Professor, e-mail:
pvksasidhar@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 009 : Dr. Nehal A. Farooquee, Associate Professor, e-mail:
nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 010 : Prof. B.K. Pattanaik, Professor, e-mail: bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 011 : Dr. Nehal A. Farooquee, Associate Professor, e-mail:
nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
MEDSE 015 : Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Assistant Professor, e-mail:
pradeep@ignou.ac.in
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ASSIGNMENT - 1
Course Code: MEDS-001
Assignement No : 001(MEDS 001)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Discuss the system approach in curriculum development and lesson plan
formulation in
extension education.
2. Critically discuss four different types of non-projected aids.
3. Political development is important for economic development-Illustrate.
4. Critically explain dependency theory of development.
5. Describe five important aspects of Gandhian Theory of development.
ASSIGNMENT - 2
Course Code: MEDS-002
Assignement No : 002(MEDS 002)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Who is a change agent? What are the roles of a change agent?
2. What is WTO? Explain the functions and objectives of WTO?
3. Explain cultural obstacles to development.
4. What are the causes of disparity? Describe the measures to overcome
disparity?
5. Write short notes on:
a) World Bank
b) Asian Development Bank
ASSIGNMENT 03
Course Code: MEDS-003
Assignment No: 003 (MEDS 003)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each
1. What do you understand by the vicious circle of poverty? What are the
regional
dimensions of poverty in India?
2. What are the main features of India’s industrial development? What are
the major causes
of industrial backwardness?
3. Explain the problems and challenges of health and sanitation
development. What are the
important causes of poor rural health and sanitation?
4. What do you understand by Sustainable Development? Explain the concept
and relevance
of Sustainable Development.
5. Explain in detail various challenges and attributes of good governance.
4
ASSIGNMENT - 5
Course Code: MEDS-005
Assignement No : 005(MEDS 005)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What do you mean by participatory rural appraisal (PRA)? Explain the
behavioural
principles and distinguishing features of PRA.
2. Differentiate between project and programme. Discuss the major aspects
to be considered
in preparation of a project.
3. Differentiate between:
(a) Appraisal, monitoring and evaluation.
(b) Pre-project and post-project evaluation.
4. Discuss the concept of systems approach to operational management with
suitable
examples.
5. Name different functions of management. Discuss the importance and
linkages between
staffing and budgeting functions with suitable examples.
ASSIGNMENT 6
Course Code: MEDS-006
Assignment No: 006(MEDS 006)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What is the importance of review of literature in a research report and
what are its
functions? What are the general problems faced in reviewing literature?
2. What are the different methods of development research? Explain case
study method in
detail.
3. How is quantitative data different from qualitative data? Write in brief
about the
quantitative data collection methods.
4. Explain the steps in sample design process. What are the errors that can
happen in
sampling?
5. Taking a topic of your interest, formulate a research project, following
the different steps
in formulation of a research project.
5
ASSIGNMENT - 8
Course Code: MEDS-008
Assignment No: 008(MEDS 008)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Critically discuss the role of communication channels in extension and
development
work with suitable examples?
2. What do you mean by e-governance? Discuss the important features of any
one egovernance
initiative in urban development.
3. Explain the innovation-decision process model with the help of a
diagram.
4. Name different types of consequences of innovations. Discuss desirable
and undesirable
consequences of innovations with suitable examples.
5. Critically discuss the interrelationship between rate of adoption and
attributes of
innovation with suitable examples.
ASSIGNMENT - 9
Course Code: MEDS-009
Assignment No: 009(MEDS 009)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What are the major development initiatives taken by government in Pre–
independence
India?
2. What is globalization? Discuss the impact of globalization on
development in India?
3. What are the factors responsible for rapid growth of service sector in
India? Discuss how
service sector is growing rapidly under free market regime.
4. What are the main problems of agricultural development in India? Can
agricultural and
rural development check rural out-migration?
5. Explain the major contribution of public sectors towards development in
India. What are
the bottlenecks in the growth of public sectors?
ASSIGNMENT - 10
Course Code: MEDS-010
Assignement No : 010(MEDS 010)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Describe the components of training and write down features of good
training.
2. Critically explain identification of training needs through task
analysis.
3. Explain various components of training project formulation.
4. What are elements of TQM. Explain how TQM is helpful for improving
quality of training.
5. Describe various processes of training impact assessment.
6
ASSIGNMENT - 11
Course Code: MEDS-011
Assignment No.:011(MEDS 011)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Discuss the key features of 74th Constitutional Amendment and its
implementation.
2. What are the problems faced by the scheduled caste leaders of
marginalized section in
rural local bodies?
3. What do you understand by the public private partnership model of
development?
Enumerate the types of public private partnership models available in our
country?
4. What do you understand by PESA? What are the mandatory powers of Gram
Sabha or
Panchayats in PESA Act 1996?
5. Discuss the history and growth of Panchayat in Kerala.
ASSIGNMENT 15
Course Code: MEDSE-015
Assignment No: 015 (MEDSE 015)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What are the major functions and challenges of primary healthcare?
2. What is dependency rate? Discuss major demographic challenges.
3. What do mean by civil society? Explain the role of civil society in
primary health care.
4. What is inter-sectoral coordination? Explain the guiding principles and
its major challenges
for effective coordination in health.
5. Discuss the major initiatives under reproductive and child healthcare
(RCH) programme in
India.
(PGCEDS) ASSIGNMENTS (001 To 003)
Post Graduate Diploma in Extension and Development Studies
(PGDEDS) ASSIGNMENTS (001 To 006)
Master of Arts in Extension and Development Studies
(MAEDS) ASSIGNMENTS (001 To 015)
(January and July Sessions, 2017)
School of Extension and Development Studies
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi -110068
2
Dear Learner,
You will have to do one assignment for each course. Each assignment carries
100 marks. Irrespective of
the year of registration you need to submit the latest assignments uploaded
on the website.
INSTRUCTIONS
1) Read the detailed instructions about assignments given in the Programme
Guide.
2) The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
Enrolment No……………………. Name……………………………..
Course Title……………………… Assignment No…………………..
4) Use A-4 size paper for your responses, write on both sides with margin
and tie all the pages carefully.
5) Write the question number with each answer.
6) You should write in your own handwriting.
7) Last date for submitting the assignments for January Session is 15st
March and for July Session
is 15th September.
GUIDELINES
1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully. Go through the reading
material / books on which
they are based. Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange
these in a logical
order.
2) Organization: Be a little more selective and analytical. Give attention
to your introduction and
conclusion. The introduction must offer your brief interpretation of the
question and how you
propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your response to the
question
Make sure that your answer:
a) is logical and coherent;
b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression,
style and
presentation;
3) Presentations: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write
down the final version
for submission, writing each answer neatly and underline the points you
wish to emphasize.
Please contact the following course coordinators for any academic help /
clarification
MEDS 001 : Prof. B.K. Pattanaik, Professor, e-mail: bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 002 : Dr. Grace Don Nemching, Assistant Professor, e-mail:
gdnemching@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 003 : Dr. Nehal A. Farooquee, Associate Professor, e-mail:
nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 005 : Dr. P.V.K. Sasidhar, Associate Professor, e-mail:
pvksasidhar@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 006 : Dr. Nisha Varghese, Assistant Professor, e-mail:
nishavarghese@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 008 : Dr. P.V.K. Sasidhar, Associate Professor, e-mail:
pvksasidhar@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 009 : Dr. Nehal A. Farooquee, Associate Professor, e-mail:
nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 010 : Prof. B.K. Pattanaik, Professor, e-mail: bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 011 : Dr. Nehal A. Farooquee, Associate Professor, e-mail:
nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
MEDSE 015 : Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Assistant Professor, e-mail:
pradeep@ignou.ac.in
3
ASSIGNMENT - 1
Course Code: MEDS-001
Assignement No : 001(MEDS 001)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Discuss the system approach in curriculum development and lesson plan
formulation in
extension education.
2. Critically discuss four different types of non-projected aids.
3. Political development is important for economic development-Illustrate.
4. Critically explain dependency theory of development.
5. Describe five important aspects of Gandhian Theory of development.
ASSIGNMENT - 2
Course Code: MEDS-002
Assignement No : 002(MEDS 002)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Who is a change agent? What are the roles of a change agent?
2. What is WTO? Explain the functions and objectives of WTO?
3. Explain cultural obstacles to development.
4. What are the causes of disparity? Describe the measures to overcome
disparity?
5. Write short notes on:
a) World Bank
b) Asian Development Bank
ASSIGNMENT 03
Course Code: MEDS-003
Assignment No: 003 (MEDS 003)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each
1. What do you understand by the vicious circle of poverty? What are the
regional
dimensions of poverty in India?
2. What are the main features of India’s industrial development? What are
the major causes
of industrial backwardness?
3. Explain the problems and challenges of health and sanitation
development. What are the
important causes of poor rural health and sanitation?
4. What do you understand by Sustainable Development? Explain the concept
and relevance
of Sustainable Development.
5. Explain in detail various challenges and attributes of good governance.
4
ASSIGNMENT - 5
Course Code: MEDS-005
Assignement No : 005(MEDS 005)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What do you mean by participatory rural appraisal (PRA)? Explain the
behavioural
principles and distinguishing features of PRA.
2. Differentiate between project and programme. Discuss the major aspects
to be considered
in preparation of a project.
3. Differentiate between:
(a) Appraisal, monitoring and evaluation.
(b) Pre-project and post-project evaluation.
4. Discuss the concept of systems approach to operational management with
suitable
examples.
5. Name different functions of management. Discuss the importance and
linkages between
staffing and budgeting functions with suitable examples.
ASSIGNMENT 6
Course Code: MEDS-006
Assignment No: 006(MEDS 006)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What is the importance of review of literature in a research report and
what are its
functions? What are the general problems faced in reviewing literature?
2. What are the different methods of development research? Explain case
study method in
detail.
3. How is quantitative data different from qualitative data? Write in brief
about the
quantitative data collection methods.
4. Explain the steps in sample design process. What are the errors that can
happen in
sampling?
5. Taking a topic of your interest, formulate a research project, following
the different steps
in formulation of a research project.
5
ASSIGNMENT - 8
Course Code: MEDS-008
Assignment No: 008(MEDS 008)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Critically discuss the role of communication channels in extension and
development
work with suitable examples?
2. What do you mean by e-governance? Discuss the important features of any
one egovernance
initiative in urban development.
3. Explain the innovation-decision process model with the help of a
diagram.
4. Name different types of consequences of innovations. Discuss desirable
and undesirable
consequences of innovations with suitable examples.
5. Critically discuss the interrelationship between rate of adoption and
attributes of
innovation with suitable examples.
ASSIGNMENT - 9
Course Code: MEDS-009
Assignment No: 009(MEDS 009)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What are the major development initiatives taken by government in Pre–
independence
India?
2. What is globalization? Discuss the impact of globalization on
development in India?
3. What are the factors responsible for rapid growth of service sector in
India? Discuss how
service sector is growing rapidly under free market regime.
4. What are the main problems of agricultural development in India? Can
agricultural and
rural development check rural out-migration?
5. Explain the major contribution of public sectors towards development in
India. What are
the bottlenecks in the growth of public sectors?
ASSIGNMENT - 10
Course Code: MEDS-010
Assignement No : 010(MEDS 010)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Describe the components of training and write down features of good
training.
2. Critically explain identification of training needs through task
analysis.
3. Explain various components of training project formulation.
4. What are elements of TQM. Explain how TQM is helpful for improving
quality of training.
5. Describe various processes of training impact assessment.
6
ASSIGNMENT - 11
Course Code: MEDS-011
Assignment No.:011(MEDS 011)
MaximumMarks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Discuss the key features of 74th Constitutional Amendment and its
implementation.
2. What are the problems faced by the scheduled caste leaders of
marginalized section in
rural local bodies?
3. What do you understand by the public private partnership model of
development?
Enumerate the types of public private partnership models available in our
country?
4. What do you understand by PESA? What are the mandatory powers of Gram
Sabha or
Panchayats in PESA Act 1996?
5. Discuss the history and growth of Panchayat in Kerala.
ASSIGNMENT 15
Course Code: MEDSE-015
Assignment No: 015 (MEDSE 015)
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What are the major functions and challenges of primary healthcare?
2. What is dependency rate? Discuss major demographic challenges.
3. What do mean by civil society? Explain the role of civil society in
primary health care.
4. What is inter-sectoral coordination? Explain the guiding principles and
its major challenges
for effective coordination in health.
5. Discuss the major initiatives under reproductive and child healthcare
(RCH) programme in
India.
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