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Download ARD312 – Management of Agricultural Extension Personnel (october-2019)

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

University Village, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Jabi, Abuja

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension

PoP Exam Question October/November 2019

Course Code: ARD312

Course Title: Management of Agricultural Extension Personnel

Credit Unit: 2

Total Score: 70 Marks

Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Instruction: Answer compulsory question one for 25 marks and any other three

questions for 15 marks each

1. (a) Succinctly describe any five (5) management functions of staffing in personnel

management (10 marks)

(b) Explain the process of reporting in extension management (2½ marks)

and explain any five (5) of the principles (12½ marks)

2. (a) What do you understand by managerial skills in an organization? (6 marks)

(b) Outline any three (3) of the managerial skills required of a successful manager in

an organization (9 marks)

3. (a) Explain three (3) basic functions of management in extension (9 marks)

. (b) Highlight four (4) competencies exhibited by extension professionals for achieving

tasks in extension management (6 marks)

4. (a) Briefly explain the concept of personnel management process with respect to

agricultural extension (6 marks)

(b) Expatiate six (6) managerial and administrative competencies for extension

personnel (9 marks)

5. (a) Outline three (3) levels or types of planning in agricultural extension? (6 marks)

(b) Explain the three (3) levels of planning as mentioned in 5 (a) above (9 marks)

6. (a) Discuss briefly the concept of staff appraisal (3 marks)

(b) Enumerate three (3) of the reasons for staff appraisal in organization (3 marks)

(d) Advance any four (4) factors to consider during staff recruitment (6 marks)

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