100 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER
GSS III Use of English 1 2 Unit
Effective communication and writing in English study skills, language skills writing of essay answers. Instructions on Lexis, Sentence Construction. Outlines and paragraphs. Collection and organization of materials and logical presentation.Punctuation and logical presentation of papers, phonetics, art of public speaking and oral communication. Listening comprehension; Distraction; Techniques of note taking during lectures; Aids to listening comprehensive concentration, signals and cues. The use of the Library and Basic Research methods; Definition/origin of libraries; Type, forms of libraries services, cataloguing and book classification schemes, process of data collection/Analysis, Research writing; process and Techniques, documentation, references, notes and bibliography, Abbreviation research writing, submission of finished research report, grammar, part of speech, sentence types, structure and function, mechanics of writing; capitalization, punctuation and paragraphing, concord, error identification and correction. Reading comprehension. The outline note, summary writing techniques of reading comprehension; (i) scanning (ii) skimming (iii) intensive/extensive reading (iv) word/text attack skills.
GSS 112 Nigerian History 2 Unit
Peoples and empires of pre-colonial Nigeria; Benin, Oyo, IboKingdoms, Hausa.The Fulani Jihad and the Sokoto Caliphate.Nigeria and the Atlantic Slave-trade.European exploration of West African Interior.The Christian missions in Nigerian.The British conquest of Nigeria, 1914 Amalgamation, Lord Lugard and Indirect Rule. World War I and II and the rise of nationalism in Nigeria civil war 1960 1970. the second Republic of Nigeria 1979 1983. Nigeria under military rule.
GSS 113 Physical and Health Education 1 Unit
The concept of physical education and appreciation of the critical relationship of movement and living. Brief historical, philosophical and sociological basis of Physical Education, physical fitness and body conditioning, the effects of exercise on various body systems, posture, recreation, exercise and health. Theory and practice of various games especially games with carry over value. The concept of health scope-personal hygiene community occupational and school health, consumer and drug education, emotional problems and social health. Accidents, wounds and handling emergencies.
GSS 114 Elementary French 1 1 Unit
Introduction all pays LA FRANCE et la langue Francaise. Development de la langue a baversmende, la francophonie et les habitants des pays. Pourgnel le francaise all Nigeria. La contribution de la France dans le development de l'Agriculture, de la science et de la Technologie. Les salutations quotidiennes et usuelles. Presentation de soi et d'autui. Nom, profession, address, et nationalite etc. les professions dans le secteur agricule, le personnel de l'Univesite. Identification des gens et des objects communs. Les nombres cardinaux et ordinaux. S'Orienter: trouver son chemin dans le campus. Interrogation et negotion a base des verbs des plus usages chaque jours.
GSS 115 Basic German 1 1 Unit
First knotakte, sichbegrussen, buchstabiern and falschverboundenaegenstandeimhous and haushalt. Eating and drinking bestellen and karanketitennumbaerale and verb. (English translation): First contacts-creating, vocabularies and wrong association, stands in the home and home servicing. Eating and drinking methods and basic grammar in the Home and hospital services. Grammatical conjugations, possessive, demonstrative, relative, reflexive, interrogative, indefinite pronouns. Numbers and verbs and invitation services.
GSS 116 Use of Library 1 Unit
Histories of libraries, library and education, types of libraries, MOUAU library, study skills, library resources, library search, data base resource, copyright and its implications, bibliographic citations and referencing and plagiarism.
ACC 111 Principles of Accounting 1 2 Units
History and development of Accounting. The nature, scope and purpose of Accounting, Users of Accounting information. The range of services provided to an organization by the accounting function. The role of financial accounting, major branches of accounting (financial, Auditing, taxation, public sector, cost and management accounting) and their roles in an organization. Accounting concepts, assumptions and conventions. The principles of Double Entry Boo-Keeping. The accounting process/systems and books of Accounts. Types and classifications of ledger Accounts. Books of Prime Entry - Sales Day Books, Purchases Day Books, Returns Inward Books, Returns Outward Books. The Trial Balance. Imprest/Petty Cash System, Bank Transactions, types of Bank Accounts, and Bank Reconciliation Statements. Revenue and Capital Expenditures. Final Accounts of Sole traders. Trading, Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheet. Adjustments and correction of Errors in Accounts. Depreciation, Accrual and prepayments, Provisions and reserves, bad Debts and provisions for Bad debts. Manufacturing Accounts. Total/Control Accounts.
ECO 111 Principles of Economics I 3 Units
Nature and scope of microeconomics. Theories of demand and supply (types, shits and functions). Elasticities of Demand and Supply (price, income and cross). Calculations and interpretation of the indices of the above elasticity concept. Theory of consumer behaviour, utility and preference, price and output determination under perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, duopoly and oligopoly. Indifference curve analysis. Theory of production, types of production (primary, secondary and tertiary), factors of production. Law of diminishing returns, production possibility curve. Market structure (perfect and imperfect). Theory of consumer behaviour.
Bus 111 Introduction to Business 2 Units
The scope of business; the character of business from social, legal and economic perspectives. Forms, characteristics and functions of business ownership, organization and management. Marketing, Production, Finance and Accounting Functions, Government and Business. The Social responsibility of business. International Problems of Nigerian business enterprises.
MTH 111 Mathematics 1 3 Units
Transcendental functions, Hyperbolic functions. Inverse functions. Logarithmic. Differentiation. Methods of integration. Integration functions. Integration by parts, Improper integrals. Applications. Areas and volumes. Center of mass. Ordinary differential equations. First order equations with valuable separate. First order linear equations. Second order homogeneous equations with constant co-efficient, applications, plane analytic geometry. Rectangular certesian co-ordinates. Distance between two points. The straight line, loci. The circle. Parabola, ellips and hyperbola. Second degree curves, plan polar co-ordinate system graphs of polar equations. Plans areas in polar co-ordinates. Vectors, vector addition and multiplications. Products of three or more vectors. Vector functions and their derivatives. Velocity and acceleration, matrix algebra. Addition and multiplications, transpose, determinants. Inverse of non-singular matrices. Gramer's rule and application to the solution of linear equations. (Examples should be limited to non matrices where m3, n3) Transformations of the plane, translation, reflection, enlargement, shear-composition, compositions of transformation, invariant points and lines. Mathematics concepts in Management, Set theory; Factors and Exponents; Logarithms; Trigonometry; Equation, Function & Progressions; Coordinate Geometry; Inequalities; Permutations & Combinations. Linear Programming and inequality Matrices.
UGC 111 Farm Practice 1 1 Unit
Farm planning and structure; site selection's layout of farm structures, roads and fences; field layout.
HRM 112 Introduction to Psychology 1 2 Unit
FIN 111 Introduction to Finance 2 Units
100 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER
GSS 121 Use of English 11 2 Units
Course content comprises Grammar, nature, Style and purpose of writing varieties of writing e.g. formal and informal communication, memorandum, reports etc oral communication and characteristics etc.
PART I: Grammar: Language and Communication, varieties of English, Direct and reported Speech, Homonyms, Synonyms and homophones/word choice and usage.
PART II: Varieties of writing including forms, styles and language:
Formal and Informal letter writing, memorandum, Description, Narration, Exposition Argumentation, Report writing, types and language forms; investigative editorial medical valuation feasibility studies, Technical/scientific reporting, Book reviews.
PART III: Phonetics and phonology: definition, classification and articulation of sound system of English, Transcription and pronunciation, stress and information patterns, speech-making and speech presentation.
GSS 124 Elementary French 11 1 Unit
Les jours de lasemaine, les mois de l'anne', ladate. Description physiques et psychologigues et psychologigues de soi et des autres personnel Quelle heure est-il? Description de la vie des activities l'ortho graphe, introduction a la dictei-les adjectits possessifs, le corps hamain. A l'hopital. En ville: a la paste, au marche, a lagara, a la biblionthegue etc.
GSS 125 Basic German 11 1 Unit
First knotakte; sichbegrussen, buchstabiern and falschverboundenaegenstandeimhous and haushalt. Eating and drinking bestellen and karanketitennumbaerale and verb.
(English translation): First contacts-Greeting, vocabularies and wrong association. Stands in the home and home servicing. Eating and drinking methods and basic grammar in the home and hospital services. Grammatical conjugations, possessive, demonstrative relative, reflexive, interrogative, indefinite pronouns. Numbers and verbs and invitation services.
GSS 127 History and Philosophy of Science 3 Units
Man-His Origin & Nature; Man and his Cosmic Environment; Scientific methodology in the Society and in the Service of Man; Renewable and Non-renewable Resources; man and his energy Resources. Environment Effects of Chemicals, Plastics, Textiles, waste and other Materials; Chemical and Radio Chemical Hazard. Introduction to the various areas of science and technology.
ACC 121 Principles of Accounting 11 2 Units
Incomplete Records. Accounts of Non-profit making organizations: Receipts and payments Account, Income and Expenditure Accounts. Valuation of Stocks. Accounting for stock losses and defalcations. Consignments Accounts. Departmental Accounts. Accounting for Containers. Bill of Exchange. Introduction to partnership Accounts Nature, formation, contents of a partnership deed and special accounting arrangements including the preparation of partnership final accounts. Meaning and valuation of goodwill in partnership admission of a new partner. Joint Venture accounts. Payroll Accounting. Formers' Accounts
ECO 121 Principles of Economics II 3 Units
Nature and scope of macroeconomics, macroeconomics policy, objectives and instruments, Population theories: Malthusian and demographic theory. The theory of economic growth and developments, problems of economic growth. Multiplier concept business cycle, national income accounting (GDP, GNP, and NI, etc) Economic systems capitalism, socialism and mixed economy, Consumption theory.
Inflation and unemployment. International trade and finance. International and Regional Organizations.
Bus 121 Elements of Management 2 Units
Definitions of management. Basic concepts and theories in management. Management principle and functions. Organic Business functions. Organizational manager. Organizational Planning nature and purpose, span of management, departmentalization, line and staff authority, service departments. Staffing and directing, selection of managers, appraisal of managers, management development, nature of directing, motivation, leadership. Controlling, the con process, Nigeria environment, management problems in Nigeria. Challenges of indigenization. Transferability of management systems. Strategic management. Business and government relations, organizational environment. Business social responsibilities.
MKT 121 Introduction to Marketing 2 Units
Marketing definitions: fundamental concepts in marketing; marketing evolution and phases; role and importance of marketing; the marketing system in Nigeria; marketing viewpoints/perspectives; marketing and contributions from cognate disciplines; science, art and theory in marketing; functions of marketing; marketing environment; needs and wants; buyer behaviour and market segmentation; marketing analysis; market measurement and forecasting; the marketing mix elements; paradigm shift in marketing; contemporary issues in marketing; marketing under attack. Marketing activities in the marketing-mix elements; Strategic marketing; the Product concept; optimum product competition; new product development (NDP) process; product life cycle; the cycle time, product classifications and marketing strategies; pricing policies and strategies distribution channel decision; promotional mix tools, advertising, public relations, personal selling, sales promotions, direct marketing, etc; marketing of professional services; marketing research; marketing planning; appraising marketing systems. Others areas of coverage include:-
A. Marketing Analysis
The marketing environment, buyer behaviour, market segmentation, market measure and forecasting research.
B. The marketing concept, development, life cycles, classification and branding, pricing, management of channels of distribution and promotional communication especially advertising personal selling public relations, sales promotion, word of mouth publicity.
C. Marketing of financial services.
MTH 121 Mathematics II 3 Units
Mathematic and Symbolic Logic: Inductive and Deductive Systems; Mapping and Transformation, introduction to Complex Numbers; Introduction to Vectors; Matrix and Determinates. Discreet and Continuous Variables; The Straight Line in various forms; the Circle; Maxima, Minimal and points of infection; integral calculus; integration by Substitution and By-Parts; Expansion of Algebraic Functions;- Simple Sequence and Series. Number systems, indices, surds and logarithms. Polynomials, reminder and the factor theorems, polynomial equations, rational functions, partial fractions, fields, ordered fields, inequalities, mathematical, inductions, permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem, sequences and numbers. The quadratic equation and function, relation between the roots and the co-oefficients. Complex numbers. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Argand diagram, demolvre's theorem, n-th roots of complex numbers. Elementary set theory, venn diagrams and applications, de-morgan's laws, Trigonometry, elementary properties of basic trigonometric functions. Addition formulae and basic identities, sine and cosine formulae. Half-angle formulae, area of a triangle, solution of trigonometric equations, inversie trigonometric functions, functions, concepts and notation examples, composition, exponential and logarithmic function, graphs and properties, limits and continuity. Techniques for finding limits, the derivate, calculation from first principles, techniques of differentiation, chain rule. Higer order derivatives, extremum problems, mean-value theorem. Applications, indeterminate form and l'Hospital's rule. Taylor's and mandarin's series. Curve sketching integrations as the reverse of differentiation, as areas, as limit of finite sums. Definite integrals properties of definite integrals. Applications.
UGC 121 Farm Practice 1Unit
Economics of orchard layout pineapple, citrus etc.
HRM 121 Introduction to psychology 11 2units
200 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER
GSS 212 Peaces and Conflict Resolution Studies 2Units
Basic conflicts in Peace Studies and Conflict resolution. Peace as vehicle of unity and development. Conflict issues, type of conflict e.g. Ethnic/Religious/Political/Economic conflicts. Root causes of conflicts and violence in Africa. Indigene/Settler Phenomenon. PeaceBuilding, Management of conflict and security. Element of peace studies and conflict resolution. Developing a culture of peace. Peace mediation and peace-keeping, alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Dialogne/Arbitration in conflict resolution. Role of international organizations in conflict resolution e.g. ECOWAS, African Union, United Nations, etc.
GSS 217 Philosophy and Logic 2 Units
Introduction to the basic principles and techniques of distinguishing correct from incorrect reasoning; evolution of science technology; issue in the philosophy of science. Nature of arguments: deductive argument; validity and soundness; validity and truth. Elementary techniques of testing validity. Fallacies. The prior and the empiritical problems of induction. Elements of probability. Elements of history of science and technology. Observation, hypothesis, experiments and scientific explanation problems of scientific and technological development in Nigeria. Science and society.
BUS 212 Business Law 1 2 Units
The Nigerian Legal System Divisions and sources of Nigerian Law Common Law and equity; case law and precedent; legislation including the nature and effects of military decrees, edicts and statutes, interpretation; customary law and sharia law - meaning and scope. The court system-Outline of the structure and hierarchy of courts, officers of the court, qualification of judges, compositions and jurisdictions of various courts. Outline of important documents used in the judicial process, issue and service of court summons. Outline of the nature of special tribunals. Forms of legal liability-Substance, comparison and contrasts between criminal and civil liability. Defamation (ie libel and slander), negligent misstatements and passing off. Law of contract -Nature and essential elements of a valid contract, offer and acceptance, consideration formality, capacity, consent and vitiating factors, privity of contract, terms of contracts, discharge of contract, remedies for breach of contract, termination of contract, etc. Law of Agency-Its creation and types, rights and duties of principal and agents, termination of agency. Sale of Goods-Meaning and types of relevant goods, conditions, warranties and caveat emptor doctrine, transfer of title and risks; the duties and rights of seller and buyer. Breach of the sale of goods contract and remedies. Law of Tort-Definition of Tort, the Tort of Professional negligence, vicarious liability, criminal and civil liability.
BUS 214 Business Statistics 3 Units
Nature of statistics, statistical enquiries, forms and design. The role of statistics. Basic concepts in statistics. Discrete and continuous variables. Functional relationships, sources of data. Presentation of statistical data. Measures of central tendency. Measures of dispersion. Momem's, skew ness and kurtosis. Elementary probability distribution. Normal binomial. Poisson and hyper geometry. Statistical decision theory. Test of hypothesis for small and large samples. CHI-square distribution. Linear progression. Index numbers. Time series and analysis of time series.
ACC 211 Financial Accounting 1 3 Units
(Pre-requisite ACC 111 and ACC 121)
Advanced treatment of partnership accounts including Goodwill. Admission retirement/death of a partner. Dissolution of partnership including treatment of piecemeal realizations. Amalgamation and conversion of a partnership to a limited liability company. Introduction to accounts of limited liability companies including treatment of issues of shares/debentures, redemption of preference shares and debentures. Accounting for Voyages. Royalty Accounts, tax implications of Royalties. Accounting for Investments.
ECO 211 Economic Theory I 2Units
Nature of paradigms in the social sciences. Abstract models and models and socio economic change. The nature and method of economic system. Supply, demand and elasticity. The cost of production Price and output determination under the pure competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly.
Demand for economic resources, wages, rent, interest and profit determination. Unionism, Current economic problems, the social control of industry. The farm problem. Rural and Urban migration. The economic of income distribution. The economic of war and defence.
BUS 211 Business Communication 2Units
FIN 211 Introduction to Business Finance 3 Units
National Income Analysis:
The macro-economic environment, national Income analysis, the Keynesian model, stabilization policies. Income and expenditure of Government. The scope and development of public finance, the incidence allocative and distributional effects of different forms of taxation and current expenditure, Source of Government Revenue. The characteristics of the Nigerian system, implication of membership of ECOWAS.
HRM 214 Elements of Government 2 Units
200 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER
ENT 221 Introduction to Entrepreneurial Studies 2 Units
Introduction to entrepreneurship and new venture creation. Entrepreneurship in theory and practice. Personal and interpersonal characters and behaviral traits of entrepreneurs. Forms of business, staffing, marketing, and the new venture. Determining Capital requirements; Raising capital, Financial Planning and management, starting a new business, Feasibility studies. Innovation Legal issues. Insurance and environmental considerations. Possible business opportunities in Nigeria. Time management Stress and burnout budgeting. Team building-Conflicts and conflict resolutions. Project evaluation. In addition to the lectures, experts may be invited from inside and outside the University system to deliver talks and share experience from time to time.
BUS 225 Business Mathematics 2 Units
Meaning and scope of Business Maths. Determination and creation of functions. Differentiation of the 1st and 2nd orders. Simple interest and bank discount rates. Compound interest and time value or money. Use of present and future value. Annuities present and future values. Amortization schedules sinking funds, and depreciation. Financial ratios, calculations and interpretations. Bonds and stocks; procedures of issuing them.
Capital budget. Integration.
ACC 221 Financial Account II 3 Units
Basic Accounting Standards: The nature and role of bodies which set accounting standards in Nigeria; structures and process of issuing accounting standards in Nigeria; Provisions of some accounting standards- Statement of Accounting Standards (SAS) 1-9. Accounting for construction contracts. Branch accounts including foreign branches. Accounting for hire purchase transactions. Accounting for purchase and sale of business. Estate and Fiduciary Accounting. Preparation of accounts of farmers, Solicitors, Underwriters, Unit trusts, stock brokerage and co-operative societies.
ECO 220 Economic Theory II 2 Units
Difference between micro and macro economics, National income measurement and determination, theories of consumption and investment; aggregate economic variables; basic model of national income. The Keynesian, classical and Neoclassical Theories of money, inflation, output and employment, general equilibrium of product, money and labour market; level of employment and economic growth; application of economics principles to develop and developing countries with special reference to Nigeria.
MTH 227 Introduction to Computer 3 Units
History of computers; general structure of a computer system, types classification and characteristics of a computer; computer systems and environmental conditions. Internal representation of data; character representation, concept of data, record file, basic mode of file processing and their advantages; problem solving; flow charts, logarithms, symbolic names, subscripts, expressions and control statements, computer structure and machine language, introduction to computer programming with special emphasis on BASIC and FORTRAN programming languages; computer application.
BUS 221 Elements of Management 3 Unit
BUS 224 Business Statistics 11 3 Units
300 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER
GNT 311 Entrepreneurship Studies 11 2 Units
Definitions of entrepreneurship; Definitions, nature and scope of small business; History of small scale business, The Nigeria financial system; The Nigeria money market; The Nigeria capital market; Nigeria Security and Exchange Commission; Central Bank of Nigeria; Types of finance; Characteristics of small scale business; Business plans; Analysis of market opportunities; Roles of small business in economic development; Success of small scale business, Failure of small business in Nigeria; Methods of assessing finance of small scale business; and Interpretations of accounts and ratios analysis.
HRM 311 Human Resources Management I 2 Units
This course is designed to provide students with the essentials ofmanaging people working in organisations. The first part discussestheories of motivation, job satisfaction and leaderships styles. The latterpart of the course focuses on the functional aspects of PersonnelManagement, Recruitment and Selection of Personnel, PerformanceAppraisal, Manpower Planning, Training and Development, DisciplinaryProcedures, Employee Welfare.
BUS 312 Production Management 2 Units
Elements of Production; Production and Process Design andManagement; Faculty Location and Layout; Modern Tools andMachinery of Production; Standards Definition; Line Balancing;Automation; Production Scheduling and Control; Work measurement;Maintenance of Tools and Equipment; Quality Control
BUS 313 Business Research Methods 3 Units
Introduction to research methodology, skills of scientific investigation, information gathering, analysis and interpretation in dealing with business and organizational behaviour problems in Nigeria, steps in research Agenda and proposal. The art of problem identification, analysis and report writing. The problems and prospects of business research in seller's market like Nigeria, survey research and experimental research method, mechanics and style of research reports, ethical issues in management research. Skills of scientific investigation, information gathering, analysis and interpretation in dealing with business and organizational behaviour problems in Nigeria. Application of statistical tools in research study
BUS 314 Management Information System 2 Units
Introduction to, and fundamentals of Data Processing:-Brief history, and conventional data processing methods; manual methods and mechanized methods. Classification of systems and their relative merits. Closed loop and open loop systems. Effect on time-lag. The total system approach and objectives; total systems and sub-systems. Data processing and management information systems (MIS). The organization of MIS including the use of mechanical and electronic accounting mechanics.
Flow Charting and the principles of systems design and documentation. Managerial uses of the information output as a basis for developing criteria and systems. Information needs of management and design of MIS. Computer and Data Processing evolution of the computer and the computer system; input, output and central processing unit. Hardware and software. Introduction to common computer programming languages used in business (COBOL, FORTRAN, SPSS, etc). Electronic Data Processing (EDP) methods, batch processing, real time processing, and the management of EDP. Business system hierarchical structure of organizations; the sub-optimization issue.
BUS 312 Quantitative Analysis 1 2 Units
Introduction to quantitative application in business, tools and concept of quantitative analysis:- probabilities, matrices, calculus etc. business decision theory and analysis decision making under certainty, risk and uncertainty. Decision rule, sensitivity analysis, estimation of cost behaviour patterns. Correlation and repression analysis etc. Operational Research. Decision theory; minimax criterion, minimax and maximax regret criterion, expected value linear programming, inventory and production control.
BUS 315 Management Theory 1 2 Units
ACC 316 Introductions to Cost and Management Accounting 3 Units
BUS 311 Commercial Law 3 Units
300 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER
BUS 323 Strategic Management 2 Units
Foundation of strategic management; Strategic management process; strategic management tools; SWOT analysis; Opportunity analysis and market targeting; strategic environment; strategic management decision making; the organic business functions and associated strategies; corporate planning; strategy formulation; Strategic management control and evaluation; comprehensive strategic management programmes; strategic management planning; Strategic management audit (environmental, organizational, system productivity, pre-functional); Total quality management; Preparing a written case analysis in strategic management with local content (or Nigeria situation)
BUS 324 Managerial Economics 2 Units
Uses and application of managerial economic includes the basic valuation model, nature of profile, and optimizing technique. Review of demand theory, demand, relationships and managerial decision, price and cross elastic ties of demand including short and long run effects trend. Factors in demand functions demand estimation techniques, consumer interviews. Market studies and experimentation, regression analysis and regression statistics including co-efficient of determination, standard errors of estimate and of the co-efficient and multi collinearity. Risk analysis. Utility theory and risk aversion. Adjusting the valuation model for risk techniques for decision making under uncertainty. Review of the production theory. The tree states of production and returns to scale break even analysis and operating leverage, profit contribution analysis empirical cost analysis, structure, pure competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly and non-price completion. Price practices, cost-plus pricing, incremental analysis in pricing. Operation controls, monopoly control (utility and price regulation). Some antitrust cases in Nigeria. Decisions on long term investment. Capital budgeting business forecasting techniques and their uses, trend projection, barometric methods, econometric models, in-put, output analysis.
BUS 321 Principles and Practices of Insurance 2 Units
Definition; Nature and scope of insurance; History of insurance; The general functions and principles of insurance; The insurance market; Risk management device; Various classes of life insurance business; Pattern and types of policy; Classification of non-insurance business; participants and procedure in the insurance market; insurance intermediaries and their organizations; Proposal forms; Policy forms, Slips and cover-note; Premiums, Renewals, Claims, Settlement and disputes and general principles of under-writing and rating.
ENT 321 Entrepreneurial Development and Management 2 Units
BUS 322 Organisational Behaviour 3 Units
Concepts of behaviour, Organisation, managers, administrators, and performance. Individualbehavioural processes such as personal systems, self-concept development, interaction styles.Groupbehavioural processes such as informal structures, norms of work and play, status-basedrewards and punishments, leadership, task distributions, and performance appraisals;elementary theories of organizational behaviour and their relevance to Nigeria. Behaviourmodebuilding-models of behaviour observable in the Nigeriaorganisations. Making changes inindividuals and groups. Theories of behavioural change. Data on how governments andbusiness managers have tried to make behavioural changes in parastatals and businessorganisations. How to manage resistance to planned changes in the behaviours of individualgroups. Behaviours modification. Formal work system as efforts to control human behaviorinorganisations. The limitation of policies, laws, regulations, and the general rules of CivilService procedures in controlling human behviour. Dealing with routine behaviouralproblemsfaced by managers in Nigeria. The general issue of how to apply what we know aboutOrganisationalbehaviour to the task of managing Nigerian Organisations. A framework oforganizationalbehaviours analysis in Nigeria. Empirical data on supervisory, managerial,and employee behaviour in Nigeria.
BUS 326 Quantitative Analysis 2 Units
FIN 327 Financial Management 2 Units
MTH 327 Computer Application 3 Units
Practical application of Computer to the solution of complex management problems. Modeling, Management Information Systems, Job Shop Scheduling: Inventory and Queuing System: Management Games.
400 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER
BUS 413 Seminar in Business Administration 1 Unit
Each student (or group of students, as the case study may be) shall be expected to present one or two paper(s) on approved topical issues of relevance in small business management. Student(s) would present a research based report of not less than 3,000 words and about 30 to 70 pages at end of the session. The seminar also include the student’s ability to defend the work done before a school board of study, constituted for the purpose.
BUS 412 Business Policy I 3 Units
Business Policy as a Field of Study, Reason why Study BP The Concept of Corporate Strategy; Concepts of strategy in relation to business, Corporate, and Management. A Fundamental Approach to Strategic studies Linkage between organization and their environments. Introducing a Formal Strategic Planning System in a Business Firm; Concept of politics, decision making, business objectives, performance criteria, structure, and managerial behaviours. Practice in calculating simple financial and economic indices from business data and other accounting information. Learning the ties and threats, strength and weaknesses of Business System.
How to Evaluate Corporate Strategy; Advance Treatment of Strength and weaknesses planning Corporate Strategy; strategic Management & the Strategic Management Process; project Implementation; Strategic Resources Allocation Procedure financial
Aspect of Corporate Policy; Strategy & Business Portfolio; Evaluation your strategic Planning System; Resources allocation Model; The theory of optional investment Planning Resources in Nigeria. Factors in Lease-Levy Decisions; Lease Vs Borrowing.
BUS 414 Analysis for Business Decisions 3 Units
Elements of Decision analysis, types of Decision Situations, Decision Trees, Operational Research (OR) Analysis, Approach to Decision Analysis, Systems and System Analysis; Modeling OR, Simulation; Cases for OR Analysis, Mathematical programming; Transportation Model, Assignment, other, OR Model, Conflict Analysis and Game Theory, Project management, Inventory Models, Replacement, Line balancing, Routing and Sequencing, and Series
BUS 411 Management Theory 11 2 Units
Concepts of theory in the physical and social sciences. Levels of theory. The features of theory inmanagement. Links between management theories and management models. Practice ofmanagement conduct as a test of good management theory. Existing difficulties of developinguseful management theories in Nigeria and other developing countries. Consideration of simpletheories of management from the classics to modern times. For instance; the scientificmanagement movement, and the managerial behavioural movement. Theory X and Theory Y.The' Grid Approach. Participative models. Management by objectives, Quantitative andbehavioural control models. Testing specific theories from, the Nigerian socio-culturalexperiences of-managing extended family issues, to settling group conflicts, of securingproductivity at work, of maintaining control over the forces in the environment. Theoriesobservable in the way Nigerian parastatals are being managed. Expatriate managementapproaches to work in Nigerian organisations. The confluence of-management philosophy,management theory, and managerial behaviour in Nigeria. Criteria for locating bad management practices, and ideas of how better management theories may be introduced to particularNigerianorganisations.
ENT 411 Practicum 3 Units
ECO 411 International Economics 3 Units
ACC 413 Management Accounting 3 Units
400 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER
BUS 400 Research Project in Business Administration 6Units
This aims at developing students' skill in analysing and writing reports. Towards this end, the students are required to conduct an empirical and library study or research in a specific subject matter or topic in accounting. The students are expected to present and defend the research report at the end of the session.
ENT 424 International Business 3 Units
Strategy for entry into international markets; control and management of MNCs; organizational structure and operating mechanism of MNCs; board of directors; pricing policies; relationship with government agencies counting public interest issue; marketing to trade blocks and common market; international financial operations.
Definitions of Multinationals Investment; Issues in Multinationals and Third WorldEconomicDevelopment. The New Economic Order and the Multinationals. Third WorldMultinationals.National and International Control of Multinationals.
BUS 422 Business Policy II 3 Units
Organic business functions of marketing, production, finance, and personnel in Nigeria.Management process of corporate planning, budgeting and control, business performanceappraisal, managing by objectives, motivating group and individual efforts, and generally relatingan organization to the changes taking place in the environment. Predicting the dynamicenvironment. Anticipating the impact of environment changes on strategies and performanceof a firm. Analysis of the role of employee and managerial behaviour in success or failure ofstrategy, implementation. Problem of matching organization with strategy, and introducingchange in the way members of the firm execute given tasks. The issues of learning andunlearning in the interest of adjusting strategies and policies to a firm's performanceexperience. Strategy in the functional areas. Determining the markets and marketing strategies forNigerian firms and products. Research and Development strategies in Nigeria. Productionand Procurement strategies. Personnel and Industrial Relations strategy in Nigeria. Thedesign of financial strategies and policies. Behavioural and structural strategies forimplementing chosen business strategies Integrated analysis. Recent developments affecting thestrategy formulation and implementation processes of firms in Nigeria.
BUS 421 Corporate Planning 2 Units
BUS 423 Marketing Management 3 Units
BUS 424 Analysis for Business Decision 11 3 Units