IGNOU Online PGDMRR Admissions 2010

IGNOU Online PGDMRR Admissions 2010

ONLINE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT OF DISPLACEMENT, RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION ONLINE-PGDMRR

Applications are invited from students interested in completing Online P.G. Diploma in Participatory Management of Displacement Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) from January 2010.

FOLLOWING ARE THE FEATURES OF ONLINE PROGRAMME

• Walk in admission- Registration form has been specially devised with the facility of uploading scanned certificates, other required documents and photograph. Registration will be confirmed only after verification of the certificates and payment of the required admission fee. Facility for online payment is available through the payment gateway of AXIS Bank.
• Integrated multimedia courseware- once registered, learners will have access to personalized learning space (My Page). This includes self instructional material.
• Online counseling and mentoring – web cast based counseling integrated with text based chatting facility is used for counseling purposes.

• 24×7 learner support- asynchronous and synchronous modes of interaction will be
used to provide just in time support to learners. Portfolio based continuous evaluation- Evaluation will be done by giving theory and practical internal assessment examinations during each of the four contact sessions.
• Group based online seminar- Blogs, chat rooms and discussion forums and web conferencing facility are used for group based seminars. Online Project platform – templates will be made available.
• Online Term End Exams-Online examinations will be conducted in specified centres for in proctored environment.

The Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Participatory Management of Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) is a proactive initiative of the World Bank and Indira Gandhi National Open University for building the skills of development practitioners in general and resettlement and rehabilitation officers, field staff, desk staff and technical experts in participatory methods of managing the concerns and issues of displacement and working for satisfactory resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) of those displaced by development projects, in particular.

The programme is of use to those who are engaged generally in the development sector and particularly in R and R divisions of development projects of the government, private sector as project officers, technical experts, field staff or desk staff and those working with the NGOs, industrial establishments and other agencies involved in R and R of those displaced by development projects.

The objectives of the programme are to orient learners to
• Contextualize development caused displacement and rehabilitation
• Strategize participatory planning of resettlement and rehabilitation
• Appreciate the participatory implementation and monitoring of resettlement and rehabilitation
• understand theoretical perspectives in the study of R&R
• learn lessons from already executed development projects
• imbibe specialized knowledge on different phases of R&R process
• prepare an individual field work based Project work report that integrates the learning with specific activities of processes in a development project

Last Date of Submission of Application: Monday, November 16, 2009.

Application Process
To apply for the programme, visit PGDMRR programme website at http://ignouonline.ac.in/pgdmrr Read the details about the programme, technical requirements, etc. and apply online through the link provided there in. After filling the online form, please take a printout of the same and send to us with relevant copies of certificates and mark sheets so as to reach the Programme Coordinator, PGDMRR at SOSS by November 16, 2009. Submit your filled in application with relevant documents to: Prof. Madhu Bala, Programme Coordinator, PGDMRR, SOSS, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068. Contact Email: mbala@ignou.ac.in

For more information visit-: http://ignouonline.ac.in/pgdmrr/