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Rural Community Engagement
Course Objectives :
The objectives of this course are:
- To sensitize the students towards the needs and challenges of rural society.
- To develop skills for preparing development plans.
- To develop a perspective for optimum utilization and management of rural resources
Course Outcomes(COs)
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Paper code
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SOC 225 |
Rural Community Engagement
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CO47:Understand the basics of Participatory Rural Appraisal Technique CO48:Develop skills for evolving strategies for induction of the underprivileged into the mainstream society. CO49:Develop village development plans.
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Approach in teaching:
Orientation of research methods and visit to rural areas, Practical application of research techniques through field visits and preparation of reports, Learning activities for the students : Village surveys using multiple research tools to understand strengths and weaknesses of the village undertaken to study. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Report writing, Viva- Voce |
CONTENTS
- Participatory Rural Appraisal Technique
- Community Project proposal and Project Management
- Social Mapping and Resource Mapping (Thematic Maps, Social maps, Transect Walk, Seasonal Map, Natural and Human Resource Mapping and Management).
- Gram Panchayat Development Plan
- Village Disaster Management Plan
- Plan for seeking financial support from Corporate Social Responsibility Grants, Philanthropic Organizations and Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
Conduction:
Students shall be taken to villages to study the needs and problems of ruralsociety. They are required to prepare a detailed report of the visit and various plans related to village development and present it in a seminar on the basis of which they shall be assessed.
