AIOU Course Code 9436 Question Paper Spring 2025
ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
Faculty of Social Sciences
(Department of Sociology)
WARNING
- PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM THE AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
- SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN THE “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”.
Course: Community Development (9436) Semester: Spring, 2025
Level: BS
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, B. Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide or allied material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–4)
Q.1 What is meant by the term community development? Community development leads members of a community to become more responsible and accountable. Explain the statement. (20)
Q.2 Who is a rational man in the view of Alfred Marshall? How does rational choice theory guide a community development practitioner in mobilizing maximum resources? (20)
Q.3 Discuss the inner resource approach to community development. Also highlight its merits and demerits. (20)
Q.4 Discuss the principle of self-help for community development in the context of both developed and developing nations. (20)
Q.5 Why resource mobilization is very critical for the development of a society? Elaborate. (20)
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 5–9)
Q.1 Comparatively analyze any two community development initiatives in Pakistan and highlight their weaknesses and strengths. (20)
Q.2 Discuss the process of community development. (20)
Q.3 Discuss in detail the social planning model of community development. (20)
Q.4 Describe the situation of cottage industries in Pakistan. (20)
Q.5 Describe the role of cooperative societies in community development with special reference to Pakistan. (20)
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