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Plan of work and calendar of work
Agricultural Extension

Plan of work and calendar of work

Musa August 30, 2018

Contents

  • 1 Plan of work and calendar of work
    • 1.1 Plan of work
    • 1.2 Calendar of work
      • 1.2.1 Elements of plan of work 
    • 1.3 Difference between plan of work and calendar of work

Plan of work and calendar of work

Plan of work

Plan of work refers to a broad outline of activities to be done at each step of the program planning,  Extension and evaluation phases. It broadly indicates what activities to be done by whom, when and  where. A plan of work usually prepared for one year.

A.H. Maunder terms it is as, “a listening of activities by which  the objectives already decided upon  shall be achieved”.

Kelsey and Hearne have defined the plan of work as, an outline procedure so arranged as to enable  efficient execution of the entire program. It is the answer to what, where, when and how the job will  be done.

Calendar of work

Calendar of work is prepared on the basis of the plan of work. It is the fragmentation of the annual plan of work according to one or two or a few major activities listed in the plan of work.  It contains a chronological, detailed and specific description of what works to be done is each of the activities enlisted in the plan of work by whom at particular time, place and how.

A  calendar of work is prepared to describe the practical ways of conducting the activities enlisted the  plan of work. Usually a calendar of work is prepared for 3 months but may even be prepared for a  week, a month or a season.

Elements of plan of work 

The extension plan of work is structured into two basic parts; one is the educational activities to be  undertaken with a specific cliental group. The path is composed of series of teaching plans. Each  teaching  plan  is  designed  to  accomplish  a  specific  educational  objectives.  The  second  part  is  organisations. It refers to those activities necessary to a successful educational program that will be  conducted during the year.

A well developed plan of work will focus on the important educational objectives that are to be  reached.

For is teaching plan that is developed the specific parts that should be included are:

1. Educational objectives: who is to be reached? i.e. audience. What subject matter is to be used? i.e.  subject matter. What behavioral change is expected? i.e. behavioural change in the knowledge, skills,  attitude and goals.

2. Educational task: For the subject matter content of each objective, there are specific task that must  be identified in the plan.

3. Clientele to be reached must be identified the plan.

4. Methods to be used.

5. Location of teaching.

6. Calendar of teaching objectives.

7. The teacher.

8. Evaluation.

Difference between plan of work and calendar of work

Plan of work                                                                Calendar of work  
1.  Plan  of  work  refers  to  abroad  outline               1. Calendar of work is the fragmentation of the
of  activities to be done at each step of the                    annual plan of work.
program  planning, execution and evaluation phases.
2. It is not the part of the calendar of work.                 2. It is the part of plan of work.
3. Usually a plan of work prepared for a year.             3. Usually a calendar of work is prepared for 3
months

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