DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION

The last five decades witnessed an improved and fast communication networks and channels that impact on the development process. This realisation accords development practitioners, an important ingredient for fostering quick mobilisation and easier means of participating or partaking in community development activities and projects. In the past, commonly used means of communication were roads, footpaths, word of mouth and symbols. Nowadays, the combination of cell phones, internet, television and fast moving airplanes has made the continents one global village, easing the benefits of interdependence. Knowledge and information are essential for people to successfully respond to the opportunities and challenges of social, economic and technological changes. But to be useful, knowledge and information must be effectively communicated. This course aims at exposing students to the crescendo of communication in fostering holistic development in society.