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CFD811S - COMMUNICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2025 |
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n Am I BI A u n IVER s I TY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF COMMUNICATION HONOURS
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 08BCMH
LEVEL: 8
COURSECODE: CFD811S
COURSENAME: COMMUNICATION FOR
DEVELOPMENT
SESSION:JUNE 2025
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY (PAPER 1)
MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) DR BEVENKAMWI
MODERATOR: PROFE. AKPABIO
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer the questions according to instructions
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering
3. Number the answers clearly
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Question 1
[20 marks]
Elaborate on the concept 'development'.
Question 2
[20 marks]
Explain the following:
a) GNP
b) NDPs
c) Metropolitan
d) LDCs
Question 3
[20 marks]
Communication for development (C4D) subsumes a wide range of very different tools,
methods, and channels deployed to foster developmental debates in a society. Explain the
following features of communication for development. Use practical examples.
a) C4D is based on dialogue
b) C4D supports social change
c) C4D is sensitive to local cultures
d) C4D influences public policy
Question 4
a) What does the modernisation theory entail?
[5 marks]
b) Evaluate the contribution of the modernisation theorists to our understanding of
development, with reference to Walt Rostow's 5 stages of economic growth.
[15 marks]
Question 5
Discussthe role of media in development. Provide practical local examples.
[20 marks]
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