M. A. (Education) 2Nd Year

M.A. (Edu)

ASSIGNMENTS

M. A. (Education) 2nd Year (January - 2012) & (July 2012)

School of Education Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 ASSIGNMENTS

MASTER OF ARTS (EDUCATION) 2nd YEAR

January 2012 & July 2012

Please Note: a) Students are advised to select the assignments from the Specialized Area they have opted for. b) The Assignment Responses (ARs) may be submitted by hand or sent by registered post to the Programme – in – Charge of your Programme Study Centre. c) You should retain a copy of all the assignments in your own interest

SPECIALIZED AREA: HIGHER EDUCATION

MES – 101: HIGHER EDUCATION: ITS CONTEXT AND LINKAGES

Assignment: 01 a) What do you mean by quality assurance and accreditation in higher education? Describe the process of assessment and accreditation followed by NAAC. (500 Words) b) Discuss, with examples, how higher education contributes to development in India.

(500 Words) c) “Higher education in India is facing too many problems”. Discuss the statement in the light of present situation of higher education. (500 Words)

2 MES – 102: INSTRUCTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Assignment: 01 a) Discuss the common errors committed by new lecturers in a college. Suggest measures which may be helpful to overcome such common errors. (500 Words) b) Discuss the major problems with the examination system at higher education level. Suggest measures to overcome such problems. (500 Words) c) Identify a topic from the subject of your choice at the undergraduate level. Prepare a lesson plan on it. (500 Words)

MES – 103: HIGHER EDUCATION: THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL CONTEXT

Assignment: 01 a) “Personality is not determined by external appearance”. Justify the statement and briefly explain the approaches to personality. (500 Words) b) Differentiate between guidance and counselling. Discuss the role of a teacher as a counsellor in higher education. (500 Words) c) “Special learners need special education provisions”. Justify the statement highlighting special education provisions needed by different categories of special learners. (500 Words)

3 MES-104: PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Assignment: 01 a) Does your university qualify to be called a self – governing community of scholars? Give reasons. (500 Words) b) Discuss why timetable preparation is considered an important activity of educational management. (500 Words) c) What is cooperative learning? Illustrate how you will use cooperative learning techniques in classroom to teach a topic. (500 Words)

SPECIALIZED AREA: DISTANCE EDUCATION

MES-111: GROWTH AND PHILOSOPHY OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

Assignment: 01 a) ‘ Distance education is an effective and purposeful educational strategy’. Justify the statement. (500 Words) b) Elaborate the major trends that are emerging in distance learning system by analysing the development of distance education in various regions of the world. (500 Words) c) Examine the concept of distance education as provided by Michael Moore. As a distance learner, do you agree with his explanation? Justify your answer. (500 Words)

4 MES-112: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-LEARNING PRINT MATERIALS

Assignment: 01 a) Explain the meaning and processes of communication. Discuss briefly the implications of communication for course design in distance education (500 Words) b) Discuss various forms of assessment used in distance education system with their importance. (500 Words) c) Explain the meaning of quality in distance education. Suggest benchmarks of quality assurance in various processes of distance education system. (500 Words)

MES-113: LEARNER SUPPORT SERVICES

Assignment: 01 a) Explain the meaning and need of learner support services in distance education system. (500 Words) b) Compare the functions of a counsellor in IGNOU with those of a counsellor in UKOU. Suggest how the functions of a counsellor can be made effective in distance education system. (500 Words) c) Do you think that a good conventional teacher is also a good distance teacher? Justify your answer in the light of the characteristics of a good distance teacher. (500 Words)

5 MES-114: MANAGEMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

Assignment: 01 a) Analyse major areas of management of an educational institution. Mention briefly the challenges in the management of an educational institution. (500 Words) b) Discuss the process of development and delivery of academic programme followed in Indira Gandhi National Open University. (500 Words) c) Explain how a distance education institution can become an effective learning organisation. (500 Words)

MES-115: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

Assignment: 01 a) Mention the strengths and weaknesses of radio/ audio medium. Explain how radio/ audio medium can be effectively used in distance education system. (500 Words) b) Describe briefly the process of studio recording for producing audio-visual programmes.

(500 Words) c) Identify a topic from the subject of your choice for a teleconference session. Prepare a detailed plan for organising the teleconference session effectively. (500 Words)

6 SPECIALIZED AREA: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

MES-031: ET – AN OVERVIEW

Assignment: 01 a) Differentiate between hardware and software approaches to educational technology. Discuss the various phases of the evolution of educational technology. (500 Words) b) Mention the strengths and weaknesses of video programmes. Explain, with an example, how video programme can be effectively used in the teaching-learning process.

(500 Words) c) Visit three educational institutions in your locality. Find out from the head of the institutions about the availability of different educational technologies and how they are used for academic and administrative purposes. Prepare a report mentioning the planning, organisation and findings of your visit. (500 Words)

MES-032: COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Assignment: 01 a) Mention some of the barriers to classroom communication and the measures that may be taken to overcome them. (500 Words) b) Write a note on instructional designing. (500 Words) c) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the print, audio and video medium.

(500 Words)

7 MES-033: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

Assignment: 01 a) Write an essay on the use of computers in schools. (500 Words) b) What do you understand by networking? Mention and discuss major types of computer networks. (500 Words) c) Write a programme for inventory management or library management (any one aspect) of your organization (500 Words)

MES-034: DESIGNING COURSEWARE

Assignment: 01 a) Choose a topic and develop a short script for a video programme. (500 Words) b) Choose a topic and develop a script for an audio programme. (500 Words) c) Write a short note on storing courseware prepared for the electronic media. (500 Words)

8 SPECIALIZED AREA: EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

MES – 041: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Assignment: 01 a) Discuss National Policy of Education (1986) in the context of management of innovations in educational system in the country. (500 Words) b) “Organization of education can be seen in terms of three tiered systemic structure”. Explain. Describe briefly the managerial functions of different types of educational organisations. (500 Words) c) Discuss any two applications of ICT in the field of educational management with examples. (500 Words)

MES – 042: DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Assignment: 01 a) Explain briefly the major recommendations of of National Policy on Education (1968) and National Policy on Education (1986).

(500 Words) b) Explain meaning and characteristics of organisational behaviour. Discuss any one characteristic in the study of organizational behaviour with suitable examples. (500 Words) c) Discuss globalization of higher education as change driver in the context of transformational leadership in educational management. (500 Words)

9 MES-043: ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Assignment: 01

a) Explain the concept and need of motivation. Discuss the importance of motivation in managing people. (500 Words)

b) Discuss the any four theories of leadership style with examples. (500 Words)

c) “ Decision making plays a major role in educational management”. Discuss the statement with reference to the need and importance of decision-making in educational management. (500 Words)

MES – 044: INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT

Assignment: 01 a) Discuss different types of planning involved in the efficient management of resources in an institution of higher education. (500 Words) b) Discuss any one approach used for resources mobilization in elementary education in your state/ U.T (500 Words) c) Discuss dimensions of quality as given by Garvin (1988) with examples. (500 Words)