PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION

Programme title

/ Animal breeding( Grasscutter production)

Status

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Is this a new programme, or a modification to an existing programme? Is it just a proposal or has it been approved by your institution? Has development already started?

Level

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Introductory level, anyone without formal education can be registered

What award does the programme lead to?

/ Certificate of Participation

Length

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How long will it take a student to complete this programme? 3Months

Year of first presentation

/ 2016

Proposed programme life

/ For how many years do you plan to offer this programme? When will you review it? 2 years

Justification for the programme

/ What are the reasons for running this programme? How will it help your institution to achieve its goals? To reduce joblessness among the populace and be a source of additional income for both skilled and unskilled individuals.

Programme delivery

/ Provide a summary of how the programme will be delivered: for example, face to face or by distance learning; using audio-visual, print or online channels; for part-time or full time study; in the institution, a study centre or in the workplace; and so on. Through Face to Face and Audio-Visual
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Purpose

/ What will this programme help learners to achieve? To enhance their living

LEARNERS

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Target audience

/ Who are the learners that you want to reach? Both educated and non-educated individual.

Entry requirements

/ What ‘entry standard’ do you need them to have before they can study this programme? (if any) Not necessary

Learners’ rationale for taking the programme

/ Why would they want to join this programme? What do they want to achieve from this? Profitable venture that will stimulate fast income with low risk

Financial arrangements

/ Who will pay the costs? Learners

Recruitment

/ How will people discover this course? How will you select students? Through different means of advertisement such as social media, hand bills, radio programmes etc.

Learner numbers

/ How many students do you hope to reach? 30 people per set for effective learning.

AIMS & OUTCOMES

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Aim of the Programme

/ To increase self-employment and to enhance knowledge and skills in a new discipline in animal production.

Outcomes

/ What will participants be able to do when they have completed this course successfully? They should gathered information about grass cutter production i.e having full knowledge about their feeding habit and feeding production, reproduction & breeding, nutrient & supplement and expected income.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

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Details of courses

/ What courses or modules will the programme include? Give details of titles, main contents etc. General Characteristics(Behaviour in wild and confinement, lifespan), Management Systems(Handling Grasscutter & Maintaining hygiene), Construction Of Housing / Cage(Rearing shed & pen, Feeding and drinking troughs), Feeding(Grasscutter feed formula), Reproduction(Sex Determination, Sexual Maturity, Mating in Grasscutter, Pregnancy and Birth, Pregnancy Diagnosis, Gestation Length, Weaning), Production Planning & Health Care Management (Recordkeeping, Symptoms of sick Grasscutter, Parasitic Diseases of the Grasscutter, Veterinary treatment), Financial Analysis(Cost Constructing Cages/ Housing, Profit projection, Marketing & processing, Pre production feeding)

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

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Self assessment components

/ How will students check their understanding and measure their progress? Application of the theoretical knowledge to practical skill & also ability to fulfill the task assign to individuals.

Tutor marked assignments

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How will you assess their work and give them feedback? Practical assignment is graded by the tutor and add-up to their total mark for certificate.

Summative assessment

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How will they and you know that they have achieved the programme learning outcomes?

Ability to complete the project work with minimal supervision or little assistance.

Arrangements with National Training Authorities

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How will the programme be validated and accredited

Relevant agency or body.

PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

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Printed materials

other media

/ Audio-visual, social media etc.

Tutorial contact

/ Mrs. I.A Aneyo

Assessment materials

PROGRAMME TEAM

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Programme Coordinator

/ Mrs. Idowu, A. Aneyo

Course Writers

/ Mrs Idowu Aneyo and Dr.(Mrs) Funmilayo Doherty

Editors – content and ID

/ Dr (Mrs) Funmilayo Doherty

Layout & graphics

/ Mr John Okewole

Media production

/ Mr John Okewole

Learner Support administration

/ Mr John Okewole

Tutors

/ Mrs Idowu Aneyo and Dr.(Mrs) Funmilayo Doherty

Advisors

/ Mrs Idowu Aneyo

PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

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Evaluation

/ How will you judge the success of this programme? How will you monitor how well it works and continually improve it? Feedback will be welcome by the learners before and after the course.

Programme maintenance

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Who will manage the course? What resources will be needed? Department of Biological Science,

RESOURCES REQUIRED

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Staff

/ Mrs Idowu Aneyo, Dr.(Mrs) Funmilayo Doherty and Mr John Okewole

facilities

/ Cages/hutches/cupboards, Farm implements, Handgloves, A species of Grasscutter, Feeds.

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