Course Outline
Core courses
Fundamentals of Agricultural Information and Communication Management
Database Design and Management
Management of Agricultural Information and Communication Systems
Information System Analysis and Design
Agricultural Knowledge Management
Web Content Design and Management
Farming Systems & Rural Livelihoods
Statistical and Research Methods in Agricultural Information
Communication for Innovation
Elective courses
Biodiversity & Agricultural Biotechnology
Information Storage and Retrieval
Internet Programming
Principles of Scholarly Publishing
Telecommunications and Infor. Policies
Management of Telecommunications and Computer Networks
Human Computer Interaction
Knowledge Based Systems
Expert Systems
Decision Support Systems
Agricultural Policies and Agricultural
Information & Communication Mgt
Project Management
Agri. Extension Strategies and Mgt
Fundamentals of Agri. Journalism
Organizational Behaviour
Geo-informatics
Entrepreneurship Development
Agricultural Marketing Infor. Systems
Specialization courses
A. Agricultural Knowledge Management Option
Knowledge Management Systems
Advanced Topics in Knowledge Mgt
B. Agricultural Communication Management Option
Agricultural Comm. Production
Agricultural Public Relations
C. Records and Archives Management
Fundamentals of Records & Archives Mgt.
Records and Archives Management Techn.
D. Web Resources Management Option
Information Architecture
Internet Resources & Web Server Mgt.
E. Scholarly Publishing Option
Principles of Scholarly Publishing
Journal Management
COURSES SEQUENCE
Year 1
Semester 1
Fundamentals of Agricultural Information Communication and Management
Management of Agricultural Information and Communication Systems
Information System, Analysis and Design
Farming Systems and Rural Livelihoods
Seminar on Current Topics
Semester 2
Data Base Design and Management
Agricultural Knowledge Management
Web Content Design and Management
Statistical and Research Methods in Agricultural Information Communication and Management (AICM)
Communication for Innovation
Year 2
Advanced Topics in Knowledge Mgt.
Knowledge Management Systems
Agricultural Communication Production
Agricultural Public Relations
Fundamentals of Records & Archives Mgt.
Records and Archive Management Techn.
Information Architecture
Internet Resources & Web Site Server Mgt
Principles of Scholarly Publishing
Journal Management
Semester 2
Thesis (Equivalent to 8 courses)
(Non-Thesis) Research dissertation (Equivalent to 4 courses)
Courses for remedial coursework
a) Agri. content for non-agriculture students
Year I: Semester I
Crop and Livestock Production system
Natural Resources Management
b) ICT/ICM content for non ICT/ICM students
Year I: Semester I
Fundamentals of Comp. Program
Fundamentals of Comp. and Networks