Principles and Techniques of Veterinary and AH Extension

Definitions

DEFINITION

• Extension programme is a statement of situations, objectives, problems and solutions. It is relatively permanent but requires constant revision.
• Programme planning is a decision making process involving critical analysis of the existing situation and the problems, evaluation of the various alternatives to solve these problems and the selection of the relevant ones, giving necessary priorities based upon local needs and resources by the cooperative efforts of the people both official and non-official with a view to facilitate the individual, community growth and development.
• Project is a specification of work to be done or procedure to be followed in order to accomplish a particular objective.
• Plan is a predetermined course of action. Plans may be tailored to specific projects, or they may be established as standing plans (ex. Five Year Plans) for future actions. Planning not only involves predetermining a course of action to be taken, but also includes mentally searching for possibilities of future problems that might appear.
• Plan of work is an outline of activities so arranged as to enable efficient execution of the programme. It is a statement of activities to be undertaken by an individual, a group of people or an organization, within a definitely stated time, to carry out the recommendations in the programme. The plan of work indicates
• what is to be done?
• who is to do it?
• how it is to be done?
• when it is to be done?
• who are to be served or reached? and
• how the results will be measured?.
• Calendar of work is a plan of activities to be undertaken in a particular time sequence.