Week	Name	Description
27 February - 5 March	Rural Sociology and Psychology (1+0)
6 March - 12 March	1.1.1 Sociology
	1.1.2 Definitions
	1.1.3 Rural Sociology
	1.1.4 Major components of society
	1.1.5 Importance of Rural Sociology in Extension
	1.1.6 Characteristics of Rural Society
	1.1.7 Comparison between Rural and Urban Societies
	1.2.1.Anthropology
	1.2.2.Socio-economics and demographic systems of fishers
	1.2.3.Demographic change in coastal fishing communities and its implications for the coastal environment
	1.2.4.Collection and Use of Demographic Indicators in Fisheries and Coastal Management and Planning
	1.2.4.1.Demographic indicators
	1.2.4.2.Socio-economic indicators
	1.2.5.Socio-economic features of fishing community
	1.2.5.1.Utility of Socio-economic Assessments
	1.2.5.2.Socio-economic characteristics of fisherfolk
	1.3.1.Rural social group
	1.3.2.Groups and its importance
	1.3.3.Important charecteristics of groups
	1.3.4.Classifications of social groups
	1.3.5.Primary and secondary group
	1.3.6.Formal and informal Groups
	1.3.6.1.In-group and out group
	1.3.6.2.Reference group
	1.3.7.Cultural interest group
	1.3.8.Locality group
	1.3.9.Delegate groups
	1.3.10.Temporary and primary groups
	1.3.11.Importantance of informal group in Extension education
	1.3.12.Infromal Rural Institutions
	1.3.13.Social classes
	1.3.14.Charecteristics of the rigid class system
	1.3.15.Class vs Caste
	1.4.1.Definition of Institution
	1.4.2.Essential Features of an Institution
	1.5.1 Leaderships
	1.5.2 Leader
	1.5.3 Need for leadership
	1.5.4.Types of leaders
	1.5.5.Opinion Leadership
	1.5.6.Rural Leaders in Extension Service
	1.5.7.Leadership Identification using Participatory Rural Appraisal Techniques
	1.5.8.Training Leaders
	1.5.9.Leadership in fisheries
	1.6.1.Social Change
	1.6.2.Factors of Social change
	1.6.3.Social Change and Technology
	1.6.4.Barriers to social change
	1.6.5.Social Control
	1.6.6.Types of Social Control
	1.6.7.Other types of Social Control
	1.6.8.Agencies of Social Control
	1.7.1.Social Problems
	1.7.2.Causes for Social Problems
	1.7.3.Types of Social problems
	1.7.4.Social problems confronted by fisher fold in India
	1.7.5.Behaviorism
	1.7.6.Cognitivism
	1.7.7.Constructivism
	1.7.8.Informal and post-modern theories
	1.7.9.Other learning theories
	1.8.1.Conflicts in Fisheries
	1.8.2.Causes for Excess Capacity
	1.9.1.Gender issues in fisheries
	1.9.2.Women in capture fisheries
	1.9.3.Women in aquaculture
	1.9.4.Scope for improving women role in fisheries
	1.10.1.Globalisation and fisheries
13 March - 19 March	Learning Objective
	2.1.1.Branches of Psychology
	2.1.2.Scope of Educational Psychology in Extension Education
	2.1.3.Behaviour
	2.1.4.Types of Stimulus
	2.1.5.The S-R Mechanism Involves the Following
	2.1.6.Social Psychology in Extension Education
	2.2.1.Learning
	2.2.2.Principles of Learning
	2.2.3.Process of Learning
	2.2.4.Learning theory (education)
	2.3.1.Learning Situation
	2.3.2.Teaching – learning Process
	2.3.3.Steps in Teaching – Learning Process
	2.4.1.Intelligence
	2.4.2.Factors Affecting Intelligence
	2.4.3.Measurement of Intelligence
	2.4.4.Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
	2.5.1.Introduction
	2.5.2.Motivation
	2.5.3.Needs which motive humanbeings
	2.5.3.1.Wants
	2.5.3.2.Emotions as motives
	2.5.3.3.Feelings and attitudes as motives
	2.5.3.4.Social motives
	2.5.3.5.Others
	2.5.4.Functions of motivation
	2.5.5.Significance of motivation
	2.5.6.Value aspects of motivation
	2.5.7.Techniques of motivation
	2.5.7.1.Training to set a realistic level of aspirations
	2.5.7.2.Participation
	2.5.7.3.Use of audio visuals
	2.5.8.Importance of motivation in extension
20 March - 26 March	UNIT III -Technology Transfer
	Characteristics of technology
	Technology Development
	Transfer of Technology
	TOT models and roles of NGOs in TOT
	Feedback model
	Farmer- back to- farmer model (Farmer participatory model)
	Emerging concepts in TOT
	Role of N.G.O.s and Voluntary Organisations and Self Help Groups in TOT in Fisheries
	Conflicts in Fisheries
	Causes for Excess Capacity
	References
	UNIT IV – ADOPTION AND DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS
	Characteristics of communication
	Basic functions of communication:
	Types of Communication
	Elements of communication
3 April - 9 April	References