CFD811S - COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022


CFD811S - COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022



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nAm I BI A u n IVE RS ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHno LOGY
Faculty Name: COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
Department Name: COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION (HONOURS)
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08BCOH
NQF LEVEL: 8
COURSE NAME: COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE CODE: CFD 8115
SESSION: JUNE 2022
PAPER: 1 OF 1
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION
EXAMINER
DR WANJA NJUGUNA
MODERATOR
DR NELSON MLAMBO
INSTRUCTIONS
ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1 IS COMPULSORY. CHOOSE TWO (2) QUESTIONS FROM SECTION B
1. Write clearly and neatly
2. Read all questions carefully
3. Number the answers clearly
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SECTION A
INSTRUCTION: COMPULSORY QUESTION.
Question 1
(Development Defined)
(40 Marks)
Amartya Sen, an Indian Economist and 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences for his
contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory says that "development" is generally
taken to mean the efforts by poor and rich countries to bring people out of poverty and to create a
greater quality of life.
a) With at least two (2) examples, explain further your understanding of the word 'development'
(8 marks).
b) With at least four (4) examples, extensively discuss how the Namibian Government has
created opportunities to reduce poverty in the country and what avenues you as a potential
development communicator would inform the public about these achievements. (32 marks).
SECTION B
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS
Question 2
(Research Methods Used in Communication for Development)
(30 Marks)
To create a Communication for Development {C4D) Campaign, there are ten (10) key research
methods that one can use. With relevant examples for each, list and discuss six of those research
methods.
Question 3
(Sustainable Development Goals)
(30 Marks)
There are seventeen (17) UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With relevant local examples,
name six (6) of these goals and explain them extensively.
Question 4
(Seven Threads of Development)
(30 Marks)
With examples, discuss the assumptions of the seven threads of development communication,
highlighting the patterns of actions that reflect how development communication evolved.
Question 5
(Modernisation Theory)
(30 Marks)
Provide a comprehensive discussion of the modernisation theory to development. Your discussion
must also highlight the nature of development communication within this theory.
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nAm!BIA
UnlVEnSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano
TECHnOLOGY
P/Bagmaa
Windhoek
NAMiBIA
2022-05-0 6
FACULTY CF HUMAN SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION