Advanced Diploma in Agricultural Extension and Community Development

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Understand, define, and apply elements of statistics for measuring central tendency and variability (mean, median, mode, standard error, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, variance, 95% confidence limits of the mean)
• Degrees of Freedom
• Statistical Error and Control
• Frequency Distribution, Sample Analysis
• Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
• Compare qualitative and quantitative research
• Illustrate the research process diagrammatically
• Apply appropriate sampling designs, statistical techniques

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Determine suitable areas for fruit trees and vegetables
• Demonstrate familiarity with orchard layout
• Manage an orchard
• Cultivate fruit trees and vegetables
• Monitor growth of fruit trees and vegetable crops
• Arrange and organize marketing of fruits and vegetables

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Comply with relevant policies and acts
• Develop a product, calculate costs, test against prescribed requirements, and document the process
• Develop, prepare food products, and present food that is safe and of excellent sensory quality

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Design food products using identified resources effectively
• Understand and interpret/analyze principles of food labeling

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Reflect application of Indigenous ingredients and authentic cooking and processing techniques in food preparation and presentation to an audience/consumers

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Identify research problem and formulate research question
• Demonstrate ability to conduct literature review
• Formulate research design experiments
• Capture, interpret, and analyze data
• Write, report, and present results
• Publish research findings
• Use appropriate software in data analyzing and referencing

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Define various factor experiments
• Illustrate different types of experimental designs
• Completely Randomized Experiment Design: CRD
• Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with associated randomization, plot layout blocking technique and analysis of variance

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:

• Demonstrate understanding of Regression and Correlation analysis of data
• Simple linear regression and correlation
• Multiple linear regression and correlation

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9:

• Demonstrate ability to conduct agricultural research project
• Compare performance of farmer's technology to new technology
• Provide solutions to problems encountered in conducting field experiments
• Select suitable test sites for field experiments

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 10:

• Apply advanced agronomic practices
• Assess feasibility of engaging in an agronomic enterprise based on prevailing natural resources
• Understand principles of crop selection

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 11:

• Formulate a programme of action based on existing natural resources
• Assess suitability of a given area in terms of its potential, limiting factors, and management ability
• Apply agronomic principles sustainably
• Understand and apply principles of Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (CARA)
• Monitor and manage agricultural enterprise through proper application of all relevant practices
• Promote integrated biological management of pests and diseases

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 12:

• Render products to consumers at acceptable state
• Arrange and organize marketing of products through proper packaging, standardization, labeling, storage, and transportation

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 13:

• Analyze production efficiency
• Understand economic importance of factors of production
• Determine marginality in terms of profit maximization given limited resources
• Differentiate between production and productivity

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 14:

• Understand philosophy behind profit maximization against scarce resources and unlimited needs
• Understand farm management tasks
• Understand importance of record-keeping

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 15:

• Liaise with relevant stakeholders and structure
• Provide relevant advice
• Appreciate indigenous knowledge

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 16:

• Display and demonstrate high standard of ethical conduct in order to promote confidence and trust in extension services

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 17:

• Demonstrate ability to comply with guidelines/regulations/procedures governing establishment of MOU's/MOA and contracts

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 18:

• Interact with public and private sectors

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 19:

• Design self-help projects
• Apply advanced principles of community development
• Apply stages of project management
• Advocate with relevant stakeholders

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 20:

• Illustrate implications of knowledge of development environments
• Encourage societies to understand and adhere to principles of CARA

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 21:

• Apply principles of food security
• Manage natural resources for food security

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 22:

• Manage natural resources for food security
• Apply principles of agricultural food production system and improve their nutritional value

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 23:

• Apply agro-processing technologies for major agricultural products

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 24:

• Demonstrate knowledge of nutritional assessment and application of feeding techniques for sheep and goats

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 25:

• Apply nutritional requirements for good quality poultry products

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 26:

• Apply techniques of water management for sustainable agricultural production

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 27:

• Apply land use techniques and manage soil properly

Integrated Assessment:

• Formative assessment will include written tests, assignments, mini projects, research projects, oral presentations, and practical reports.
• Summative assessment will include a 3-hour written examination.