MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP – COMMUNITY SCIENCE
Sub-Subjects:
12.1: Food & Nutrition,
12.2:
Human Development & Family Studies,
12.3: Home Management/Family Resource Management,
12.4: Clothing & Textile/ Textile & Apparel Designing,
12.5: Home
Science Extension/ Education,/Extn. & Comm. Mgmt.
UNIT-I:
Importance of agriculture in
national economy; basic principles of crop production; cultivation of rice,
wheat, chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato, and mango. Major
soils of India; role of NPK and their deficiency symptoms. General structure
and function of cell organelles; mitosis and meiosis; Mendelian genetics.
Elementary knowledge of growth, development, photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration;
Elements of economic botany. General structure and function of carbohydrates,
proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of
rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and their management. Organic farming;
biofertilizers; biopesticides. Recombinant DNA technology; transgenic crops.
Natural Resources: forest, water, mineral, food, energy and land resources. Ecosystems.
Biodiversity & its conservation. Environmental pollution. Environmental ethics.
Important rural development programmes in India; organizational set up of agricultural
research, education and extension in India. Elements of Statistics.
UNIT-II:
Elements of Human Nutrition i.e.
Food groups and the nutrients contributed by each group to the diet,
composition and nutritive value of foods; food processing and preservation,
meal planning i.e. principles menu planning for normal individuals for different
age groups and at different stages of life, diet therapy, institutional food
management, community nutrition and health, food related laws, policy and
programmes in India. Organic and genetically modified foods.
UNIT-III:
Introduction to child/human development-meaning,
concept, principles, prenatal development (conception to child birth), care of new
born, pre- natal and post natal care of mother, development of child in early and
late childhood, early childhood education, adolescence, development and
relationship with peers & family, marriage and family dynamics, meaning, definition
of family life cycle, family welfare programmes in India, community education, child
studies methods, participation in pre-school/crèche.
UNIT-IV:
Concept and principles of
management, management process, work, work environment, work simplification,
fundamentals of housing, principles of design & home furnishing-selection, care
and maintenance of accessories, equipments, furniture, paintings, family
finance/ economics and consumer education. Functional interiors for special needs.
UNIT-V:
Introduction to clothing
construction- sewing machine its parts and use, preparation of fabric for lay out
textile fiber-classification, processing/manufacturing method, clothing need of
family members, household textile and consumers, weaving and hosiery, traditional
textiles and embroideries of India, care of clothing and textile finishes,
dying & printing. Organic dyes.
UNIT-VI:
Introduction to Home Science
Education communication and extension methods, programme planning &
evaluation, entrepreneurial education, projected and non- projected aids
(audio-visual aids) rural development programmes in India. Empowerment of women.
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