NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension
2020_2 Examination 1234
Course Title: Management of Agricultural Extension Personnel
Course Code: AEM 507
Credit Unit: 2 Units
Total Score: 70 Marks
Time Allowed: 2 hours
INSTRUCTION: Answer compulsory question 1 (25 Marks) and any other 3 questions
(15 mark each).
1a. Identify five (5) activities and decisions of planning as a function of management in
agricultural extension (5 Marks).
1b. An effectively administered extension service has some conditions attached, then
explain the following in this respect:
i. Underlying Philosophy
ii. Source of Manpower Development
iii. Availability of Ancillary Services
iv. Conducive Environment
(8 Marks)
1c. Identify four (4) attributes that human relations theorists theorized that the best
agricultural extension manager, administrator and or supervisor should possess (4Marks).
1d. Explain briefly eight (8) basic core competencies required in agricultural extension
management as adapted from North Carolina Cooperative Extension (8 Marks).
2a. How is management a programme? (6 Marks).
2b. Is management a process? Please justify (6 mks)
2c. Identify three (3) functions of the agricultural extension manager underpining the
functional theory (3 Marks).
3a. Management plays several roles in facilitating the running of organisations, explain three
(3) of them (9 Marks).
3b. What is departmentilisation? (2 Marks)
3c. Explain four (4) basis for departmentalisation of agricultural extension organisations (4
Marks).
4a. Explain briefly four (4) basic concepts derived from functional theory (8 Marks).
4b. Explain the two (2) approaches of staffing in agricultural extension (4 Marks).4c. Describe three (3) reasons for staff appraisal in agricultural extension organization (3
Marks)
5a. Decision making in agricultural extension organization is affected by some conditions,
explain three (3) of them (9 Marks).
5b. Explain three (3) underpinning assumptions of theory Y as postulated by McGregor (6
Marks).
6a. Briefly explain eight (8) attributes of managerial and administrative competencies
agricultural extension personnel should possess (8 Marks).
6b. Why is staff placement important in agricultural extension organization? (3 Marks).
6c. Identify four (4) principal purposes of theories in agricultural extension (4 Marks)
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