Far Western University
Faculty of Education
Course Title: Workshop and Seminar in Population Education
Course No.: Pop. Ed. 483 (Minor)
Nature of Course: Theory and Practical(50%+50%)
Level: B.Ed.
Credit Hours: 3
Semester: 8th
Teaching Hour: 45
1. Course Description
This course has been designed to equip the students with in-depth knowledge on issues and challenges of population. It has been developed in order to enhance their skills for identifying related literature, writing seminar papers in concern issues and challenges and organize a seminar.
2. General Objectives
The general objectives of the course are as follows
- To make the students familiar with resources materials in population issues.
- To develop capacity in students to review documents and literature.
- To acquaint the students with global population issues and challenges related to overgrowth of population, growth of aged population, adolescents of sexuality and health related issues.
- To enable the students writing a seminar papers and presents in a seminar.
3. Specific Objectives and Contents
| Specific Objectives | Units and Contents |
| Discuss on determinants and differential of fertility. Analyze situation of maternal and child mortality and morbidity of Nepal. Explain the consequences of migration and suggest measure to manage migration. Analyze the situation of brain drain | Unit: I Component of Population (6) 1.4Fertility 1.4.1 Level and trend of fertility 1.4.2 Determinants of fertility 1.5Morbidity and Mortality 1.5.1 Level and trend of Morbidity and mortality 1.5.2 Determinants of mortality 1.6Migration 1.6.1 Push and pull factors of migration 1.6.2 Unemployment and migration 1.6.3 Brain drain |
| Delineate the impacts of urban migration in different aspects like health service, water supply, housing etc. Analyze the issues of force migration, and internal displacement. Elucidate the situations and problems of slums, street children, human trafficking | Unit: II Population growth related issues (6) 2.7 Impact of Urban migration/Unmanaged migration 2.8 Force migration 2.9 Internal displacement 2.10 Slums 2.11 Street children and their rehabilitation 2.12 Human trafficking |
| Analyze the situation of senior population of developed and developing countries. Explain the situation of senior population of Nepal. Describe health problems of seniors and suggest measures to manage their problems. Identify the issues in utilization of health services among senior citizens. Explain the issues of children’s migration and its impact in citizens left behind. | Unit: III Senior Citizen (4) 3.6 Situation of elderly people in developed and developing countries 3.7 Situation of elderly people in Nepal 3.8 Health problems of senior citizens 3.9 Health service utilization among senior citizens 3.10 Children’s migration and its impact on left behind senior citizens |
| Analyze the perception of people regarding adolescence sexuality education. Identify the impacts of risky sexual behavior, early marriage, force marriage, pre-marital and extra marital sex, commercial sex works and their impacts. Explain the situation and problems of LGBIT and suggest their management. Highlight the situation of abortion, impacts of unsafe abortion and their management. Describe the legal aspects on commercial sex work | Unit: IV Sexuality and sexual right (4) 4.1. Adolescence sexuality education 4.9Risky sexual behavior 4.10 Early marriage/Child marriage, force marriage 4.11 Pre-marital and extramarital sex and their impacts 4.12 Sexual exploitation/sexual harassment 4.13 LGBTI 4.14 Abortion and its impacts 4.15 Commercial sex work |
| Analyze the situation of Health Policy in Nepal. Explore the problems Maternal and child health service in the country and suggest the measures to promote. Express the unfriendly adolescent reproductive health service. Analyze the issues of MDGS and SDGs | Unit: V Health Service (4) 5.6 Health policy 5.7 Social exclusion. equity and social justice in health 5.8 Risk of maternal and child health care 5.9 Unfriendly adolescent reproductive health service 5.10 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Sustainable and Development Goals(SDGs) |
| Define empirical study. Clarify objectives and importance of empirical study. Identify factors to be considered while selecting a researchable title. Deliver the method and use of review of related literature. Identify the methods applied in empirical study. Explain the procedure of data analyses. Describe the process of deriving conclusion and recommendation. | Unit: VI Empirical study on selectedtitle (21) 6.5 Concept and meaning of empirical study 6.6Objectives of empirical study 6.7 Importance of empirical study 6.8Steps in conducting empirical study 6.8.1 Problem identification 6.8.2 Objective formation 6.8.3 Review of related literature 6.8.4 Research methodology 6.8.5 Data analysis and presentation 6.8.6 Conclusion and recommendations |
