Appendix 3: Summary of course contents

MODULE	TITLE	SESSIONS
	Introductory Module
Module 1 (4 Sessions)	Institutional agricultural research: Organization and management	1 Management: Thought and Process
		2 Objectives and organization of agricultural research
		3 Organization of international research
		4 Organization of national agricultural research systems (NARS)
Module 2 (6 Sessions)	Research planning	1 Principles of research planning
		2 The institute planning process
		3 Setting goals and objectives
		4 From Objectives to an Operational Plan
		5 Participatory planning exercise
		6 Case study: Planning agricultural research in Mughal Sultanate
Module 3 (5 Sessions)	Organizational principles and design	1 Organizational theories
		2 Structure of an organization
		3 Organizational design and change
		4 Case study: Establishment of a Directorate of Research at Soronno University of Agriculture
		5 Case study: Organizational change at Samaru, Nigeria
Module 4 (6 Sessions)	Leadership, motivation, team building and conflict management	1 Leadership
		2 Motivation
		3 Team building
		4 Case study: IRRI Agricultural Equipment Programme: IRRI Management compares IRRI with LDE research institutes
		5 Conflict management
		6 Conflict management case study: Dr Agadir
Module 5 (6 Sessions)	Managing human resources	1 Recruiting and maintaining staff in the research environment
		2 The professional staff
		3 Human resources management exercise
		4 Performance appraisal
		5 Performance appraisal case study: Suzene Kopec
		6 Exercise in designing performance evaluation formats
Module 6 (5 Sessions)	Management information systems, computers and network techniques	1 Management information systems
		2 MIS exercise
		3 The computer as a management tool
		4 Critical Path Method
		5 PERT and CPM Exercise
Module 7 (5 Sessions)	Financial management	1 Financial management 1: Components and information needs
		2 Financial management 2: Planning and budgeting
		3 Financial management 3: Project design and implementation
		4 Case study: Faro Arroya
		5 Generating funds through consulting as an institutional activity, + case study: Food Technology Research Institute of Dongal
Module 8 (1 Session)	Research-extension linkage	1 Research-extension linkage
Module 9 (5 Sessions)	Information services and documentation	1 Scientific and technical information in a developing-country research institution
		2 Information as an input to research
		3 Information as an output of research
		4 Cooperation in national programmes
		5 Exercise on barriers to the flow of information
Module 10	Institute evaluation	Single session: Institute evaluation