BPAG-174 Sustainable Development Assignment PDF, July 2023-Jan 2024

BPAG-174 BACHELOR OF ARTS (General and Honours) ASSIGNMENT For the students enrolled in July 2023 and January 2024 sessions COURSE CODE: BPAG-174 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIRA GANDHI NA...

BPAG-174 BACHELOR OF ARTS (General and Honours) ASSIGNMENT For the students enrolled in July 2023 and January 2024 sessions COURSE CODE: BPAG-174 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110068 Dear Student, As we have informed you in the Programme Guide, evaluation at IGNOU consists of two parts: i) continuous evaluation through assignments, and ii) term-end examination. In the final result, assignments of a Course carry 30% weightage while 70% weightage is given for term- end examination. You will have to do three Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) for a six credit course and two TMAs for a four credit course. This Assignment booklet has TMAs for the generic elective course BPAG- 174–Sustainable Development, which is a six credit course. The booklet therefore has three TMAs whose total marks add up to 100 and carry a weightage of 30%. Assignment A has Descriptive Category Questions (DCQs). These are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. These are intended to test your ability to describe your understanding/knowledge about the topic in a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner. Assignment B has Middle Category Questions (MCQs). These questions require you to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in aconcise manner. They are meant to test your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or clear understanding of the concepts and processes. Assignment C has Short Category Questions (SCQs). These questions are meant to improve your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, or clear understanding of concepts and processes. Before you attempt the assignments, please carefully read the instructions provided in the Programme Guide. It is important that you write the answers to all the TMA questions in your own words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, writing answers to assignment questions will improve your writing skills and prepare you for the term-end examination. As mentioned in the Programme Guide, you need to submit all the assignments within the stipulated time for being eligible to appear in the term-end examination. 2 Submission of the completed assignments: Admission batch Last date of Place of submission submission th For the students enrolled in July 2023 30 April 2024 Coordinator of the student’s Study For the students enrolled in January 2024 31stOctober 2024 Center You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the submitted assignments and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the Student Evaluation Division at IGNOU, New Delhi. We expect you to answer each question as per guidelines for each category as mentioned in the assignment. You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind: 1) Planning: Read the assignments care fully, go through the Units on which they are based. Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange them in a logical order. 2) Organisation: Be a little selective and analytic before drawing up a rough outline of your answer. Give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusion. Make sure that your answer: a) Is logical and coherent; b) Has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs, and c) Is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and presentation. 3) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answer, you can write down the final version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasise. Make sure that the answer is within the stipulated word limit. Wish you all the best! Discipline of Public Administration SoSS, IGNOU, New Delhi 3  BPAG-174: SUSTAIANBLE DEVELOPMENT Tutor MarkedAssignments Course Code: BPAG-174 Assignment Code:ASST/TMA/July 2023 & January 2024 TotalMarks:100 Assignment A Answer the following questions in about 500 words each. 1. Discuss the meaning and nature of sustainable development. 20 2. Describe the relationship between sustainable development and food security. 20 Assignment B Answer the following questions in about 250 words each. 3. Examine the environmental components of sustainable development. 10 4. Briefly discuss the global governance of climate change. 10 5. Explain the characteristics of Green Technologies. 10 Assignment C Answer the following questions in about100 words each. 6. What do you mean by ‘green accounts approach’? 6 7. Write a note on‘SDG 5: Gender Equality’. 6 8. Briefly discuss ‘Agenda 21’. 6 9. Comment on the concept of ‘Sustainability’. 6 10. Write a short note on role of corporates in sustainable development. 6 4