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o NAMIBIA UNIVERSITYOF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences
Departmentof Architecture and Spatial Planning
13 Storch Street
Private Bag 13388WindhoekNAMIBIA
T: +264 61207 2940
F: +264 61207 9940E: [email protected]: www.nust.na
QUALIFICATIONS:
BACHELOR OF REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
BACHELOR OF TOWN ANDREGIONALPLANNING
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BRAR & 07BTAR LEVEL: 6
COURSE: RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES
COURSE CODE: RDT620S
DATE: NOVEMBER 2018 SESSION: 1
DURATION: 3 Hours MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr. Laudika J. Kandjinga/061 207 2672/ [email protected]
MODERATOR Ms. Jennilee Kohima /061 207 2984/ [email protected]
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THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES
(Including this front page)
INSTRUCTIONS
Please write clearly andlegibly.
Numberthe answersclearly.
Read the entire question paper before answering the questions.
AnswerALL the questions (you may start with any question of your choice).
Make sure your Student Numberis on the EXAMINATION BOOK(s).
Rural Development Tools and Techniques RDT620S
Question 1
(a) Explain why Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is conducted in developmentplanning? (6)
(b) Outline the characteristics of a good facilitator in a PRA. (6)
[12]
Question 2
(a) Demonstrate your understanding of the summative questionsin a social survey and provide one
example. (4)
(b) Discuss the sampling issues to consider whenselecting a survey method? (8)
[12]
Question 3
Read the scenario below and answerthe questionsthat follow:
Kalkfeld settlement — Land of Promise!
Kalkfeld settlementis situated in the Otjozondjupa region.It has a total population of about 2000
people (characterised by diverse socio-economic conditions). The Ministry of Urban and Rural
Development (MURD)throughthe regional council has availed a total amount of NS 380,000.00
for six projects under the Micro Finance Programmenamely: Garden, Water Point, Goat Farming,
Salon, Bakery and Sewing project. While NS 50, 000.00 is availed for the Food Security
Programme. These projects were identified to be suitable based on the following criteria:
economic, social, and environmental.
Oneofthe influential governmentofficial has detected in-fighting among the community due to
their diverse interests as some of the members want specific projects to be implementedfirst
withoutvalid reasons.
(a) You have been asked to facilitate a meeting and determine the sequence of the project
implementation in a fair manner. Using a diagram, demonstrate how you would carry out the
Pairwise Ranking Exercise for the above scenario. (10)
(b) Based on the result in (a) above, which of the projects will you implement fourth? (1)
(c) Provide a clear definition of the exercise to be used to ensure poor members of the community
are the only beneficiaries of the Food Security Programme. (4)
(d) Explain the purposeof the exercise identified in (c) above. (4)
(e) Distinguish between the various steps for conducting the exercise identified in (c)? (8)
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Rural DevelopmentTools and Techniques RDT620S
(f) Describe three main steps involved in developing a logical framework/modelfor planning and
development. (12)
(g) By making use of an annotated logical framework diagram, develop and plan the Food Security
Programmebeforeit is implemented. Please be specific, and provide brief information about the
programme. (9)
(h) Outline the disadvantagesof a logical model for planning. (3)
[51]
Question 4
(a) Explain the use of stakeholder analysis in the project design phase. (5)
(b) Provide eight key questions to consider whenassessing stakeholder’s importance and influence
(stakeholder profiling). (7)
[12]
Question 5
(a) Give reasons whyit is necessary to conduct workshops? (5)
(b) Discuss the ‘implementation phases’ of conducting a workshop. (8)
[13]
TOTAL = 100
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