PROGRAMME GUIDE - IGNOU

3) All types of communications are attended to as quickly as we can. It is, however, desirable
that you make your letters brief and precise. If your letters present irrelevant detail and/or
are written in ambiguous language, our responses to your queries will invariably get delayed.
4) Keep a time-table or schedule for yourself and always try to stick to it. Be regular in your
work; much of your job will become easy. However, at times, you may have to change your
own time-table suitably to adjust yourself to any unforeseen difficulties, such as illness,
official duties, various social obligations, etc. By doing so, you will save yourself from
unexpected delays and forced/unwanted postponements. But, the golden principle is to do
today what you may have planned to do tomorrow.
5) When you read the Booklets/Units carefully, note down the important points. You can use
the space in the broad margins of the pages for making notes and writing your comments.
Try to answer ‘Check Your Progress’ questions. Please remember that the answers to these
questions are not to be sent to us. The purpose is to enable you to evaluate your own
performance while reading and to keep you on the right track. That is why they are called
‘Self-Check’ questions. They will enable you to realise whether you have comprehended
what you have read. If you are not satisfied with your answers, do not get disappointed. You
can compare your answers with those given under “Answers to Check Your Progress”
section and see where improvement is needed. They will help you reinforce the information/
knowledge you gain through your first reading of the text. At times, it is possible that you
might have done a better answer than the one we presented. We welcome your suggestions,
if any, in this regard.
6) Besides the printed materials, the other inputs available to you are audio-video programmes,
counselling sessions for theory and practical activities. All these together will help you in
writing your assignments, doing your practical activities and preparing for the final
examinations.
The university reserves the right to change the rules or guidelines detailed in this Programme
Guide. However, you will be informed about the important changes, if any, well in advance.
Other Important Points
After you complete reading of this Programme Guide and the courses MAE-001 and MAE-002
and before you start doing your practical activities, please read thoroughly the practical course
MAEL-002 “Practical Work: Community-based Practical Activities” which is given in the form
of Student’s Handbook for Practical Work. This Handbook is your real and timely guide that
helps you in performing your practical activities. The points given below present a crisp and
cursory view of practical clues.
• It is compulsory that you have to perform the prescribed community-based practical activities.
You can have a mentor/guide/facilitator of your choice. He/she could be any resourceful
person available in your community, neighbourhood community or in any community level
institution (Formal/Non-formal) in your area or any functionary of adult educational,
development or welfare programmes being implemented in the community, among others.
The person should be at least a Bachelor’s Degree holder in any discipline if she/he is a
field functionary of an adult education programme or working with any non-formal education
institution. If the person is an unemployed member of the community or is working with
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