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MODULE |
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Day 1 |
0830-0900 |
Registration |
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0900-1000 |
Inauguration |
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1000-1030 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Module 1 |
Institutional agricultural research: Organization and management |
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1030-1130 |
1 Management: Thought and Process |
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1130-1230 |
2 Objectives and organization of agricultural research |
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1230-1315 |
3 Organization of international research |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1600 |
4 Organization of NARS |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 2 |
Module 2 |
Research Planning |
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0900-1000 |
1 Principles of research planning |
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1000-11002 |
The institute planning process |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130-1215 |
3 Setting goals and objectives |
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1215-1315 |
4 From Objectives to an Operational Plan |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1500 |
5 Group discussions on participatory planning exercise |
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1500-1600 |
6 Plenary session on participatory planning exercise |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1630-1730 |
Group discussions on case: Planning agricultural research in Mughal Sultanate |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 3 |
0900-1100 |
1 Case discussion: Planning agricultural research in Mughal Sultanate |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Module 3 |
Organizational principles and design |
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1120-1315 |
2 Organizational theories |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1600 |
3 Structure of an organization |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 4 |
0900-1100 |
1 Organizational design and change |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130-1315 |
2 Group discussions on the case study: Establishment of a Directorate of Research at Soronno University of Agriculture (SUA) or Group discussions on the case study: Organizational change at Samaru, Nigeria |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1600 |
3 Plenary session for discussion on the case study selected for group discussions |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 5 |
Module 4 |
Leadership, motivation, team building and conflict management |
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0900-1100 |
1 Leadership |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130-1315 |
2 Motivation |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1600 |
3 Team building |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 6 |
0900-1000 |
1 Group discussions on case study: IRRI Agricultural Equipment Programme: IRRI Management compares IRRI with LDE research institutions |
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1000-1100 |
2 Plenary session on the IRRI case study |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130-1315 |
3 Conflict management |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 7
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0900-0945 |
1 Group discussions on case study: Dr Agadir |
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0945-1100 |
2 Plenary session on case study: Dr Agadir |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Module 5 |
Managing human resources |
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1130-1230 |
3 Recruiting and maintaining staff in the research environment |
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1230-1315 |
4 The professional staff |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1530 |
5 Group discussions on human resources management exercise |
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1530-1600 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1600-1700 |
6 Plenary session on human resources management exercise |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 8 |
0900-1015 |
1 Performance appraisal |
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1015-1100 |
2 Group discussions on case study: Suzene Kopec |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130-1315 |
3 Plenary session on the case study: Suzene Kopec |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1600 |
4 Group discussions on exercise on designing performance evaluation formats |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1630-1730 |
5 Plenary session on exercise on designing performance evaluation formats |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 9 |
Module 6 |
Management information systems, computers and network techniques |
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1000-1100 |
2 MIS exercise |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130-1315 |
3 Plenary session on MIS exercise |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1530 |
4 The computer as a management tool |
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1530-1600 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1600-1730 |
5 Network techniques |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 10 |
0900-1000 |
1 CPM exercise group discussions |
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1000-1100 |
2 Plenary session on CPM exercise |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Module 7 |
Financial management in an agricultural research institution |
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1130-1315 |
3 Part 1: Components and information needs |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch break |
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1430-1600 |
4 Part 2: Planning and budgeting |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1630-1730 |
5 Part 3: Project design and implementation |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 11 |
0900-1000 |
1 Group discussions on case study: Food Technology Research Institute of Dongal |
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or Case discussion on the case study: Faro Arroya |
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1000-1100 |
2 Plenary session on case study: Food Technology Research Institute of Dongal or Faro Arroya |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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Module 8 |
Research-extension linkage |
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1130-1315 |
3 Research-extension linkage |
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1315-1430 |
Lunch |
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Module 9 |
Information services and documentation |
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1430-1600 |
4 Scientific and technical information in a developing-country research institute |
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5 Information as an input for research |
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1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1630-1730 |
6 Information as an output of research |
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7 Cooperation in national programmes |
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Reading time for next day's sessions |
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Day 12 |
Module 10 |
Institute evaluation |
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0900-1100 |
1 Developing a framework for institution evaluation |
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1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
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1130-1230 |
Feedback session |
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1230-1315 |
Valedictory function |
