Unit 5 — Communication for Development & Extension Management
Unit 5 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Home Science syllabus: Communication for Development & Extension Management. Major areas covered: Communication Basics & Theories; Development Communication; Media for Development; Extension Education; Programme Management; Adult/Lifelong Education; Training; Community Development. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: SMCR/Shannon-Weaver/Berlo, development indicators, diffusion of innovations, social marketing, BCC, folk media, ICTs, PRA/PLA, NGOs/PRIs, Bloom's taxonomy, capacity building, govt. development programmes.
Chapters
- Communication Basics
- Communication Theories
- Development Concept
- Development Communication
- Behaviour Change Communication
- Media for Development
- Organisations for Development Comm.
- Extension Education
- Programme Management
- Extension Methods & Materials
- Curriculum & Bloom's Taxonomy
- Adult & Lifelong Education
- Training & Capacity Building
- Community Development
- PLA & Participation
- Development Programmes
- Research Methods (Comm./Ext.)
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Unit 4 — Child / Human Development & Family Studies
Unit 4 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Home Science syllabus: Child / Human Development & Family Studies. Major areas covered: Growth & Development; Theories; ECCE; Special Needs & Children at Risk; Adolescence-Adulthood-Aging; Marriage & Family; Family Welfare; Human Rights & Gender; Guidance & Counselling. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Prenatal/neonatal care, Piaget/Erikson/Vygotsky/Bronfenbrenner, inclusive education, child labour, POCSO, JJ Act, parenting, single-parent families, women's status, life-span health.
Chapters
- Child / Human Development
- Family Studies
- Research Methods (HD/FS)
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Unit 3 — Resource Management, Consumer Issues & Housing / Interior Design
Unit 3 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Home Science syllabus: Resource Management, Consumer Issues & Housing / Interior Design. Major areas covered: Management Concepts; Natural & Money Resources; HR Management; Consumer Protection; Entrepreneurship; Design Fundamentals; Space & Building; Energy; Ergonomics. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Time/energy/money management, decision-making, motivation theories, family life cycle, SDGs, budgeting, consumer rights, redressal, COPRA, design elements/principles, colour schemes, green buildings, ergonomics, anthropometry.
Chapters
- Resource Management
- Consumer Issues
- Entrepreneurship
- Housing & Interior Design
- Research Methods (RM/HI)
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Unit 2 — Textiles & Apparel Designing
Unit 2 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Home Science syllabus: Textiles & Apparel Designing. Major areas covered: Fibres, Yarns & Weaves; Fabric Construction; Finishes, Dyeing & Printing; Traditional Indian Textiles; Testing & QC; Eco-Textiles; Apparel Designing & Manufacturing. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Fibre identification, woven/knitted/non-woven, block/screen/digital printing, regional textiles, colour-fastness, GSM, eco labels, nano/technical textiles, body measurements, pattern making, drafting/draping, fashion theories, garment QC.
Chapters
- Textiles
- Apparel Designing
- Research Methods (Textile/Apparel)
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Unit 1 — Food Science, Food Service Management & Nutrition / Dietetics
Unit 1 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Home Science syllabus: Food Science, Food Service Management & Nutrition / Dietetics. Major areas covered: Food Science; Food Service Mgmt.; Nutrition Fundamentals; Public Health & Life-cycle Nutrition; Clinical & Therapeutic Nutrition. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Food properties, quality evaluation, processing effects, pigments & additives, HACCP, packaging, menu planning, food cost; nutrients, balanced diet, food pyramid, life-span nutrition, community/sports/emergency nutrition, NNP & programmes, diet counselling.
Chapters
- Food Science
- Food Service Management
- Nutrition & Dietetics
- Research Methods (Fundamentals)
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