Aged 00112: Agricultural Communication Question Paper
Aged 00112: Agricultural Communication
Course:Certificate In Animal Health And Production
Institution: Chuka University question papers
Exam Year:2013
CHUKA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF CERTIFICATE IN
ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
AGED 00112: AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATION
STREAMS: CERT (ANHE) TIME: 2 HOURS
DAY/DATE: WEDNESDAY 1/8/2012 11.30 A.M. -1.30 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer All questions.
1. (a) Define technical communication. [2 marks]
(b) Highlight any four types of audience in technical writing. [4 marks]
(c) Explain the purpose of communication in agriculture. [4 marks]
2. (a) Outline five elements that make up effective communication. [5 marks]
(b) Distinguish between the following terms in communication:
(i) Code switching and code mixing. [2 marks]
(ii) Decoding and encoding [2 marks]
(iii) Proxemics and chronemics [2 marks]
3. (a) Explain any four sender related barriers to effective communication.
[8 marks]
(b) State four ways of overcoming barriers in communication. [4 marks]
4. (a) Highlight four disadvantages of verbal communication. [4 marks]
(b) State three advantages of non-verbal communication as compared to other forms of communication. [3 marks]
5. (a) State any five signs of stage fright. [5 marks]
(b) Highlight six ways of overcoming stage fright. [6 marks]
6. (a) Explain any five principles that govern technical writing. [10 marks]
(b) State any five sources of information during the data collection stage in report writing. [5 marks]
(c) With a suitable example in each case, differentiate between a formal and an informal report. [4 marks]
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