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