NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences,
Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension,
2020_2 Examination 1234
Course Title: Technological and Social Change in Agriculture
Course Code: AEM508
Credit Unit: 2
Total Score: 70
Time Allowed: 2 Hrs
INSTRUCTION: Answer compulsory question 1 (25 marks) and any
other 3 questions (15 marks each).
QUESTION ONE
a. Briefly discuss the term ‘Technology Transfer’ (3mks)
b. Agricultural tools that are of indigenous technology are used for
agricultural production. State five (5) needs for the tools. (5mks).
c. What do you understand as Time Span of Change? (5mks)
d. Explain any four (4) principles of research guiding the production of
farm machines and implements. (6mks)
e. What is Rural Development? (6mks)
QUESTION TWO
a. Mention any four (4) of the factors that are capable of affecting the
introduction of new technology in a particular community. (4mks)
b. Enumerate any four (4) major objectives agricultural extension is
designed to achieve. (6mks)
c. What do you understand by Extension Education? (5mks)QUESTION THREE
a. As a potential Agricultural Extension Officer going out to manage
change amongst a group of Community people, state four (4) tips or ways
of how you can manage the change being advanced to the community
people. (6mks).
b. Briefly discuss any two (2) factors that could be responsible for
technology transfer failure in our community (4mks)
c. Mention any five (5) roles expected of an Extension Agent in
Agricultural Development (5mks)
QUESTION FOUR
a. Define ‘Stigma’ (3mks)
b. Describe the four (4) processes that lead to building stigma on
someone in a particular social system. (6mks)
c. State any six (6) functions of the Extension Agents in Technology
Transfer to clients or people of a community. (6mks)
QUESTION FIVE
Explain in not less than three (3) different ways in each case, how
modern technology has influenced or brought about change in the
following areas of life:
a. Technological Changes in Transportation (4 mks)
b. Technological Changes in Communication (4 mks)
c. Technological Changes in Shelter/housing (4 mks)
d. Briefly explain any three (3) anti-resistance tactics that can be applied
by the change agent in the course of passing change to the community
people. (3mks)
QUESTION SIX
a. Mention Two (2) sources of external and internal change to a social
system. (2mk)
b. Define Technology (2mks)
c. Define Indigenous Technology (3mks)
d. Social change can manifest or occur in various forms. Discuss four (4)
of these forms. (8mks)
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