Documenting and Disseminating Development Information

Course Code:

ARI 3202

Course Credit Units:

4

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 3

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Agribusiness Management

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

The course equips students with skills to document events, processes, and lessons of development work; learn from, and share their experiences and lessons for the benefit of their own organization and others. It will cover the definition and importance of documentation; developing a documentation plan; gathering and creatively/effectively presenting information using different documentation/communication products (such as news items, feature articles, leaflets, case studies, success stories, radio programmes, photo story books, policy briefs, newsletters, workshop and annual reports; abstracts; proceedings. Objective:

To improve students documentation and communication skills. It will help them plan their work more effectively, develop different documentation and communication products.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the students will be able:

Define and explain terminology and concepts of documentation and communication;
Demonstrate knowledge of preparing plans for a documentation and communication product;
Operate professional photography and video camera, as well as production equipments;