Department of Business Administration

SUMMARY OF COURSES

2.4.6 COURSE CONTENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS

100 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTERS

100 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

200 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

Compulsory for Direct Entry students only

                        200 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

300 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

300 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

400 LEVELFIRST SEMESTER

400 LEVELSECOND SEMESTER

100 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: BUS 111

COURSE TITLE:  INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS I                                  3 CREDIT

Describe the nature and scope of business; Concept of business and administration; Explain kind of businesses. Types of businesses; Know who a consumer is; Explain different business environment. Discuss various legal issues in business. The role of government in business; Explain the ethics and responsibilities of a business; The character of business from social, legal and economic perspectives; forms of ownership, organization and management; marketing, production finance and accounting functions; government and Business; the social responsibility of Business, problems of Nigerian Business enterprises; government and Business; the social responsibility of Business, problems of Nigerian Business enterprises. Discuss accounting in business, how communication helps in the business. Analyze the roles on business concern; role of insurance in business.

COURSE CODE: BUS 112

COURSE TITLE: BASIC MATHEMATICS I                                       2 CREDIT

The course is basically designed to provide students with the mathematical skills and concepts that are beneficial in the pursiut of a successful business career and in other allied disciplines. Topics include: Basic mathematical concepts, algebra and symbolic logic; logarithm, exponent and radical; interest rates,discounts and profit planning; fundamental operations in mathematics; data presentation and analysis; inductive and deductive systems: concept of sets, mappings and transformation: introduction to complex numbers: introduction to vectors; matrix and determinants, discrete and continuous variables; Quadratic polynomial and transcended functions to business.

COURSE CODE: ACC 111

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING I                   3 CREDIT

The definition of accounting, history of accounting, accounting and other disciplines, the book keeping process, source documents, subsidiary books and their definition, types of subsidiary books, posting transactions form subsidiary books to the ledger, the accounting equation and application, the double entry principle, the ledger and classification of accounts, application of double entry system, the balancing of ledger accounts. Single column cash book; introduction to the use of trial balance; preparation of simple financial statement of sole trader with limited ajustments; accounting concepts and conventions, two and three column cash books; the imprest system;bank reconciliation; correction of errors; depreciation, methods of depreciation and its treatment in final account of a sole trader; prepayments and accruals and their treatments in the account of a sole trader; provisions and reserves and their treatment in the final accounts of a sole trader; preparation of accounts of sole trader with adjustments.

COURSE CODE: ECO 111

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS                2 CREDIT

Introduction and basic concepts: The Economic Problem, Good Economics and Economic Systems Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost? Types of Economic Systems – Traditional, Command, Market and Mixed. Preferences and Utility: Total and Marginal Utility – pillars for rational decisions? The “Law” of Diminishing Marginal Utility?  Consumer Equilibrium based on the Utility Theory Approach?  Indifference Curve Analysis; Principle of Diminishing Marginal Rate of Substitution? The Budget Line; Demand analysis; Supply Analysis; Equilibrium Price Determination etc; Elasticity Analysis; Making Key Business Decisions: The Framework: Time Horizons for Decision Making ­ The Short Run and The Long Run? Production Analysis; the "Law" of Diminishing Returns? Competitive Markets; the Effect of Entry and Exit? Conditions for Long- Run Equilibrium?  Perfect Competition and Efficiency; Monopoly analysis.

COURSE CODE: CSC 111

COURSE TITLE:INTRODUCTION TO COMPTER SCIENCE            2 CREDIT

This course introduces the students into the use of computer in business analysis. Computer packages as related to business  are taught here. These topics include the historical development of computer; basic computer concept; computer configuration; uses and limitations; Software and Programming Languages such as  BASICS, COBOL, Word Processing Packages and the Spreadsheets, the Nature of Computer Hardware, Printers, Readers, etc; Types of Data Processing: Batch, Real Time, Time Sharing, Information Systems. etc;                                            

COURSE CODE: GST 112

COURSE TITLE: LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY AND HUMAN EXISTENCE    2 CREDIT

A brief survey of the main branches of Philosophy Symbolic Logic Special symbols in symbolic Logic-conjunction, negation, affirmation, disjunction, equivalent and conditional statements law of tort. The method of deduction using rules of inference and bi-conditionals qualification theory. Types of discourse, Nature or arguments, Validity and soundness; Techniques for evaluating arguments; Distinction between inductive and deductive inferences; etc. (Illustrations will be taken from familiar texts, Including literature materials, Novels, Law reports and newspaper publications).

COURSE CODE: GST 111

COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH I                         2 CREDIT

The nature and role of language in communication: language skills, lexis and structure: tools for effective communication and writing: essay writing skills  (organization and logical presentation of ideas, grammar and style); comprehension, sentence construction, outlines and paragraphs.

COURSE CODE:GST 113

COURSE TITLE: NIGERIAN PEOPLE AND CULTURE                           2 CREDIT

This course is aimed at exposing the students to the Nigerian setting with such topical issues as the Nigerian geographical settings, the various ethnic groupings, the Nigerian constitution, the federal system of Nigeria, citizenship, cultural affiliations, directive principles of state policy in Nigeria. Study of Nigerian history, culture and arts in pre-colonial times, Nigerian’s perception of his world, Culture areas of Nigeria and their characteristics, Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit, Indigene/settler phenomenon, Concepts of trade, Economic self-reliance, Social justice, Individual and national development, Norms and values, Negative attitudes and conducts (cultism and related vices), Re-orientation of moral Environmental problems.

COURSE CODE: POL 111

COURSE TITLE: INTRODCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE       (2 CREDITS)

Topics covered include: Politics and Political Science; Forms of Government; Political Philosophies and Ideologies, Political Ideas and Ideologies, Political Culture; Political Socialization; Constitutions and The Executive, Designing & Limiting Governments by Constitutions, The Political Executive and Bureaucracy. The Legislature; The Judiciary; Political Parties & Interest Groups and social movements; Elections; Political Change, Politics of Development, Regime Change, Globalization; International Politics.

COURSE CODE: SOC 111

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY   (2 CREDITS)

Theories of personality; the measurement of personality; situation determinant of behaviour, psychotic behaviour; conduct disorder; neurotic behaviour; attitude to change; Behavioral differences and diagnostic groups; psychotherapy; influence of culture on behavior; basic psychological processes in learning; motivation, remembering and forgetting.

100 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: BUS 121

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS II                              (3 CREDITS)

Topics include functional areas of business elementary concepts in personnel management,  meaning, differences between personnel management and human resources, management functions and areas covered by personnel management, objectives and challenges of personnel management; definition, objectives and determinants of manpower planning benefits of manpower planning, recruitment processes of an organization, training and development processes of an organization, performance appraisal, method of workers compensation and staff discipline, risk and insurance, production management aspect of business, marketing management aspect of business, finance and accounting aspect of business, money and banking amongst others.                                                             

COURSE CODE: BUS 122

COURSE TITLE: BASIC MATHEMATICS II                                          (3 CREDITS)

Differentiation using product rule, quotient rule, integration, matrix methods, simultaneous equation, Grammar’s rule: equilibrium in monopoly, logarithms, geometric interpretation of functions; mathematics of finance; marketing mathematics; elements of geometry, trigonometry and calculus; international business transactions; shares and stock transactions; break-even analysis chart/analysis; profit determination and distribution.

COURSE CODE: ACC 111

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING II             (3 CREDITS)

This course is offered in both semesters. It covers the following topics: the Nature and Scope of Accounting: the Functions of Accountants.  Accounting function and procedure and System of Organizations.  Accounting  procedure and systems:  Double Entry Book – keeping Systems, the Trial Balance, Accruals, Prepayment and Adjustments: Classification  of Expenditure between Capital and Revenue. Methods of Recording data: Manual and Mechanical. Trading, profit and loss Accounts and Balance Sheets of a sole trader: Accounting Treatment of Control Accounts and Bank Reconciliations. Accounts for Non-Profit Making Organization. Introduction to Conceptual framework for financial Accounting.

COURSE CODE: ECO 121

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF MACRO ECONOMICS                          (2 CREDITS)

This course deals with elementary presentation of macroeconomics, topic includes the circular flow of income; system of national income accounting, trade balance of payment, inflation, unemployment, growth and development, differences in micro-macroeconomics; Scope and methodology of national income accounting; International Trade and international monetary system; National Income Accounting; Concepts and problems in National Income analysis; Elements of public finance and fiscal federalism in Nigeria; tools for macroeconomic analysis; Concepts Fiscal policy and domestic debt, National Income Measurement and determination.                                    

COURSE CODE: GST 121

COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH II            (2 CREDITS)

Logical Presentation of papers; Phonetics;  Instruction on lexis; art of public speaking and oral communication; Figures of speech; Précis;   Report writing.

COURSE CODE: GST 122

COURSE TITLE: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE   (2 CREDITS)

Definition of science, relationship between science and philosophy, the scientific methodology, environmental effects of chemical, plastics, textile wastes, etc. chemical and radiochemical hazard, man and his energy resources, science and technology in the society and service of man. Man – his origin and nature, Man and his cosmic environment, Scientific methodology, Science and technology in the society and service of man, Renewable and non-renewable resources such as man and his energy resources, Environmental effects of chemical plastics, Textiles, Wastes and other material, Chemical and radiochemical hazards. Introduction to the various areas of science and technology. Elements of environmental studies.

COURSE CODE: GST 123

COURSE TITLE:USE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 2 CREDITS

Brief history of libraries; library and education; University libraries and other types of  libraries; study skill (reference services); Types of library materials, using library resources including e- learning, e-materials, etc; Understanding library catalogues (card,   OPAC, etc.) and classification; Copyright and its implications; Database resources; Bibliographic citations and referencing. Development of modern ICT ;  Hardware   technology;  Software technology;  Input devices;  Storage devices: Communication and internet services; word processing skills (typing, etc.)  Know word classes; become acquainted with the principles, procedure and problem involved in the acquisition of library materials; know how to locate materials via the catalogue: understanding the function of reader’s service division; know the importance of serials, research and special collection division.

COURSE CODE: POL 121

COURSE TITLE: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLICIES           (2 CREDITS)

The course treats the Federal arrangement and division of powers, critical issues in Nigerian policies i.e education, agriculture, economy, and so on.

COURSE CODE: SOC 121

COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT I                 (3 CREDITS)

An introductory analysis and description of basic social structure and dynamics of human society; field of sociology; sociology and other social sciences; methods and techniques: basic concepts and principles of sociology. This is an introductory analysis and description of basic social institutions in the society. It includes: concepts of social institutions; family as an institutional system; religion as an institutional system; education as an institutional system; other institutional systems like economic institutions, political institutions, and institutions of science; what the study of sociology had done for our society; society change; social problems; forms of social structure.

200 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE CODE:BUS 211

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT I                      3 CREDIT

The course familiarizes students with basic concepts, principles, processes, significance and evaluation of management; functions of the manager, planning: nature and purpose; organization: nature and purpose, span of management, departmentation, line and staff authorithy; service department, staffing and directing, selection of managers, appraisal of managers, management development.

COURSE CODE:BUS 212

COURSE TITLE:BUSINESS  STATISTICS I                                   (2 CREDIT)

This course is aimed at teaching the students descriptive statistics. The specific topics include meaning of descriptive statistics, probability theorem, central limit theorem for discrete data, permutations and combinations, sampling theory & sampling techniques. Measures of skewness, measures of kurtosis, coefficient of skewness based on moments, relationship between moments.                                         

COURSE CODE: BUS 213

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING I                        (2 CREDIT)

This course is an introduction to the study of marketing (definitions /concepts). It is structured to develop the students’ general knowledge and perception on marketing. It introduces the basic concepts of marketing; like what is marketing? role and importance, the marketing system. Understanding customers’ needs, marketing management philosophies/ evolution of marketing, approaches to the study of marketing, functions of marketing, the marketing Mix/ elements of marketing, Marketing environment, Product classification: Consumer products and Industrial products, Price policies and practices, Promotion and Channels of Distribution.

COURSE CODE: BUS 214

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION I   (2 CREDIT)

To help the learner gains an insight into various forms of business organizations, their operations, Nature and purpose of business organizations, the functional areas; the production function, the finance function within these organizations and how they relate. The course also aims at introducing student to the environment of modern business organizations  looking at  the Multinational companies, Formation of companies, and  appreciation by students of the relationships and interactions of different areas of business  and business communications,

COURSE CODE: BUS 215

COURSE TITLE: QUNATITATIVE ANALYSIS                                (3 CREDIT)

Elements of decision analysis, types of decision situations, decision trees; operational research approach to decision analysis, systems and system analysis; modelling in operations research, simulation; cases for operations research analysis, mathematical programming; transportation model, assignment model, conflict analysis and game theory, project planning and management, PERT/CPM, other operations research models: inventory, replacement, line balancing, routing and sequencing, and search, calculus for decision making, forecasting-qeueing systems for decision making.

COURSE CODE: ECO 211

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS                    (3 CREDITS)

The course is aimed at acquainting the students with the basic microeconomic theory. Topics covered include theoretical foundations of the subject; Problems of scarce resources; allocation of resources in product and factor markets with application to Nigerian and other economies; price system; role of price mechanism and consumer sovereignty; the concept of equilibrium; possibility of disequilibrium, partial equilibrium and general equilibrium analyses are discussed; Cobweb theory; supply and demand theory; equilibrium in the market; revenue and elasticity of demand.

COURSE CODE: ACC 211

COURSE TITLE: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I                                            (3 CREDITS)

This course entails revision of trial balance, suspense accounts, adjustments and the preparation and presentation of final accounts. Also, total/control accounts, incomplete records, account of clubs and societies, farmers’ accounts, voyage &solicitors’ accounts, inventory valuation and bills of exchange, electronic money transfer, detailed treatment of SAS 3, SAS 4 and equivalent IAS, IFRS etc are treated in the course.        

COURSE CODE: ENT 211

COURSE TITLE: ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES I                     (1 CREDIT)

Introductory Entrepreneurial Skills:  Relevant Concepts, Enterprise, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, Creativity, Enterprising and Entrepreneurial Attitude and Behaviour. History of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Rationale for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation for Entrepreneurs.  

COURSE CODE: GST 211

COURSE TITLE: CONTEMPORARY HEALTH ISSUES           (2 CREDITS)

Diet, exercise and health, nutritional deficiency diseases, malaria, other infections, hypertension, organ failure, air –born disease sexually transmitted diseases, cancer and its prevention, sickle cell disease, HIV/AIDS : Introduction, epidemiology of HIV, natural history of HIV infection, transmission of predisposing factors to HIV impact of HIV/AIDS on the society, management of HIV infection, prevention of  HIV. Drugs and   society: sources of drug reactions, drug abuse and misuse, and routes of drugs administration, adverse drugs use. Human Kinetics and health education: personal care and appearance, exercise and health, personality and relationship, health emotions, stress, mood modifiers, refusal to tobacco, alcohol and other psychoactive drugs.

ELECTIVES

COURSE CODE: POL 211

COURSE TITLE: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLICIES           (3 CREDITS)

The course treats the Federal arrangement and division of powers, critical issues in Nigerian policies i.e education, agriculture, economy, and so on.

COURSE CODE: SOC 211

COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT I                 (3 CREDITS)

An introductory analysis and description of basic social structure and dynamics of human society; field of sociology; sociology and other social sciences; methods and techniques: basic concepts and principles of sociology. This is an introductory analysis and description of basic social institutions in the society. It includes: concepts of social institutions; family as an institutional system; religion as an institutional system; education as an institutional system; other institutional systems like economic institutions, political institutions, and institutions of science; what the study of sociology had done for our society; society change; social problems; forms of social structure.

COMPULSORY FOR DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS ONLY

COURSE CODE: GST 111

COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH I                   (2 CREDITS)

The nature and role of language in communication: language skills, lexis and structure: tools for effective communication and writing: essay writing skills  (organization and logical presentation of ideas, grammar and style); comprehension, sentence construction, outlines and paragraphs.

COURSE CODE: GST 112

COURSE TITLE: LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY AND HUMAN EXISTENCE (2 CREDITS)

A brief survey of the main branches of Philosophy Symbolic Logic Special symbols in symbolic Logic-conjunction, negation, affirmation, disjunction, equivalent and conditional statements law of tort. The method of deduction using rules of inference and bi-conditionals qualification theory. Types of discourse, Nature or arguments, Validity and soundness; Techniques for evaluating arguments; Distinction between inductive and deductive inferences; etc. (Illustrations will be taken from familiar texts, Including literature materials, Novels, Law reports and newspaper publications).

COURSE CODE:GST 113

COURSE TITLE: NIGERIAN PEOPLE AND CULTURE          (2 CREDITS)

This course is aimed at exposing the students to the Nigerian setting with such topical issues as the Nigerian geographical settings, the various ethnic groupings, the Nigerian constitution, the federal system of Nigeria, citizenship, cultural affiliations, directive principles of state policy in Nigeria. Study of Nigerian history, culture and arts in pre-colonial times, Nigerian’s perception of his world, Culture areas of Nigeria and their characteristics, Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit, Indigene/settler phenomenon, Concepts of trade, Economic self-reliance, Social justice, Individual and national development, Norms and values, Negative attitudes and conducts (cultism and related vices), Re-orientation of moral Environmental problems.

200 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: BUS 221

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT II        (3 CREDITS)

In-depth look at management functions; some of the topics include directing, motivating, planning, organization, controlling and leadership, nature of directing, motivation, leadership, controlling, the control process, control techniques, recent development in management process. The Nigerian specific envinronment, management problems in Nigeria, challenges of indigenization, transferabilty of management systems (modern trends).

COURSE CODE: BUS 222

COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS STATISTICS  II                          (2 CREDIT)                         

This is the inferential aspect of statistics.  Further treatment of measures of central tendency, measures of variation, measures of partition, probability theorem, central limit theorem for discrete data, and distribution.  The logic of hypothesis testing of significance for nominal, ordinal level, interval and ratio levels, measures of association for nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio levels. Binomial probability distribution, poison probability distribution, normal distribution, student t-distribution, F distribution, hyper geometric distribution, uniform probability distribution.  It also includes simple correlation and regression analysis, Chi- square distribution. Other topics include theory of estimators and their properties and confidence interval. .                

COURSE CODE: BUS 223

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION II   (2 CREDIT)

Pre-requisite BUS 214

The course also aims at introducing student to Human  resources Management, The Marketing Function, Entrepreneurial Activity in gearing business in Nigeria :Factors influencing business Entrepreneurs, Social reasonability of business, Business environment, Financial Markets and the stock exchange/ securities

COURSE CODE: BUS 224

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING II           (2 CREDITS)

Pre-requisite BUS 213

Further discussion will include topics like; buyer behaviour, market segmentation, market measurement, forecasting and methods. Marketing research, its operations and benefits to organizations. the product concept, development and life cycle; product classification and marketing strategies, pricing, management of the channels of distribution; promotion: advertising, personal selling, public relations and sales promotion, marketing of professional services, appraising the marketing effort.

COURSE CODE: ECO 221

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS      (3 CREDITS)

Topics include: Theories of unemployment and inflation; introduction to international economics and development economics, introduction to growth theories. Basic Macroeconomic concepts such as stock and flows accounting and theoretical relationships, ex-ante and ex-post, the consumption function, business investment theory, including the profit theory of investment and acceleration principles of investment. Macroeconomic Theory of Consumption, Saving and Investment; Money Supply and Demand; Monetary and Fiscal Policy; Price Control and Inflation; Balance of Payment.

COURSE CODE: ACC 221

COURSE TITLE: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I I                                                         3 CREDITS

Topics to be treated in this course include miscellaneous accounting topics such as manufacturing accounts, consignments, goods on sale or return, royalties, containers, hire purchases and sinking funds. Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of financial statements, ratio analysis-uses, limitations, standards of comparison; trend, percentage, common-size financial statements, vertical, horizontal, industry, intra and inter-firm analyses, factors to consider in firms analysis, cash flow statement, hire purchase, treatment of SAS 18 and the equivalent IAS and IFRS.

COURSE CODE: ENT 221

COURSE TITLE: ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES  II                          1 CREDIT

The objectives of this course is to assist the students with identifying, planning and successfully, managing a small scale Business. It reviews entrepreneurship in theory and practice, the opportunity, forms of business, staffing, marketing cost, financial planning and management, starting a new Business, innovation, legal responsibility, insurance, and environmental consideration. Course content include: Insurance of goods/personnel, Cash Budgeting, Cash Flow Management, Break-even Analysis, Nature of Financial Management, Investment Principles of Entrepreneurs and Growing your money-investment Options.   

ELECTIVES

COURSE CODE: POL 221

COURSE TITLE: FOUNDATION OF POLITICAL ECONOMY            (3 CREDITS)

This is a course that analyzes the role of the political economy in the analysis of economic issues. It cover topics as: basic distinguishing features of bourgeois method of analysis and dialectical methods; historical materialism; classification of social system; theory of social classes; Marxist theory of capital accumulation; surplus value; stage of capitalist development; emergence an advancement of capitalism; .metropolitan and satellite economy relations; the struggle against colonialism and neo-colonialism; stage of socialist development, emergence and advancement of socialism.

COURSE CODE: SOC 221

COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT II             (2 CREDITS)

An introductory analysis and description of basic social structure and dynamics of human society; field of sociology; sociology and other social sciences; methods and techniques: basic concepts and principles of sociology. This is an introductory analysis and description of basic social institutions in the society. It includes: concepts of social institutions; family as an institutional system; religion as an institutional system; education as an institutional system; other institutional systems like economic institutions, political institutions, and institutions of science; what the study of sociology had done for our society; society change; social problems; forms of social structure.

COMPULSORY FOR DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS ONLY

COURSE CODE: GST 121

COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH    II            (2 CREDITS)

Logical Presentation of papers; Phonetics;  Instruction on lexis; art of public speaking and oral communication; Figures of speech; Précis;   Report writing

COURSE CODE: GST 123

COURSE TITLE:USE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 2 CREDITS

Brief history of libraries; library and education; University libraries and other types of  libraries; study skill (reference services); Types of library materials, using library resources including e- learning, e-materials, etc; Understanding library catalogues (card,   OPAC, etc.) and classification; Copyright and its implications; Database resources; Bibliographic citations and referencing. Development of modern ICT ;  Hardware   technology;  Software technology;  Input devices;  Storage devices: Communication and internet services; word processing skills (typing, etc.)  know word classes; become acquainted with the principles, procedure and problem involved in the acquisition of library materials; know how to locate materials via the catalogue: understanding the function of readers service division; know the importance of serials, research and special collection division.

COURSE CODE: GST 123

COURSE TITLE: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE       (2 CREDITS)

Definition of science, relationship between science and philosophy, the scientific methodology, environmental effects of chemical, plastics, textile wastes, etc. chemical and radiochemical hazard, man and his energy resources, science and technology in the society and service of man. Man – his origin and nature, Man and his cosmic environment, Scientific methodology, Science and technology in the society and service of man, Renewable and non-renewable resources such as man and his energy resources, Environmental effects of chemical plastics, Textiles, Wastes and other material, Chemical and radiochemical hazards. Introduction to the various areas of science and technology. Elements of environmental studies.

300 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: BUS 311

COURSE TITLE:  BUSINESS  FINANCE I                                        (3 CREDITS)

Evolution and development of finance; the scope of finance; the role of the finance manager; relationship between finance and other functions in the organization; sources of finance; the role of finance in the economy; carrier opportunities in finance; other financial institutions; forms of business; operating dynamics of financial environment; Goal of the firm and financial management,  Maximization of shareholders’ wealth; Maximization of profits: Financial Statements, The Time Value of Money: Part 1 Simple Approach,

COURSE CODE: BUS 312

COURSE TITLE: HUMAN RESOURCES  MANAGEMENT          (2 CREDITS)

Meaning, Scope and Nature of HRM; Supply and demand characteristics of labour – by type; Organization of the personnel functions; Manpower Planning; Motivation; Leadership styles; Training and Development; Performance appraisal, Disciplinary procedures, Employee welfare. Human Resource Planning; Job Analysis, Recruitment, Selection and Placement; Socializing the New employee; Employee Training and Management Development; Enhancing Job Satisfaction and Motivation, Employee and Management Performance Evaluation; Rewards and Punishments in Organizations; Compensation Administration; Industrial Safety and Health; Collective Bargaining; Research in HRM; HRM in the future

COURSE CODE: BUS 313

COURSE TITLE:  PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT   I (3 CREDITS)

This course addresses issues and methods of production / operations management. It gives you an introduction to the functional areas of  production and operations include: Elements of Production ;Production and process Design and Management, Faculty location and layout: Modern Tools and Machinery of Production, Standards Definition, Line Balancing, Automation, Production Scheduling and Control, Work-study, Maintenance and Tools and Equipment, Quality Control. Inventory Control, Project Planning, Forecasting, Aggregate Planning Control and material Resource Planning.

COURSE CODE:BUS 314

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO INSURANCE           (3 CREDITS)

Historical development of insurance; career and institution the scope of insurance the general function of insurance contact and analysis social insurance and pension schemes; group insurance the general principle of insurance insurable interest, utmost good faith, indemnity, subrogation and contribution, approximate cause, insurance and wagering. The insurance markets, insured, brokers and agents. Insurance association and organization, insurance in practice, conceptual clarification of risk and risk management, peril and hazard, premiums renewal, claims and disputes in the practice of insurance; insurance marketing history or insurance legislation in Nigeria.

COURSE CODE:BUS 315

COURSE TITLE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT                       (2 CREDITS)

 The objective is to make students understand the sources, management and utilization of finance. Topics include meaning and purpose of finance, mathematics of finance, capital budgeting under conditions of certainty risk and uncertainty, cost of capital, risk analysis and management, cash flow forecasting techniques for project evaluation. Other topics include liquidity and working capital management: liquidity, cash and marketable securities; management of account receivables and inventories; Short-term financing; secured loans and term financing. Capital market financing and risk management: long-term financing; lease financing; Fixed-income financing and pension liability; option financing:warrants, convertibles and exchangebles; managing finacial risk. Expansion and restructuring: Mergers and the market for corporate control; corporate and distress restructuring; international financial management. Financing and Dividend Policies: theory of capital structure; making capital structure decisions; dividend policy: theory and practice; financial management of small and medium scale enterprises. Tools for financial analysis and control: financial ratio analysis; financial planning. Case study: Students will be required to apply different aspect of the course to solve problems and also draw on the knowledge of other related discipline particularly in the management sciences

CURSE CODE: BUS 316

COURSE TITLE: COMMERCIAL LAW I                                     (2 CREDITS)

The Nigerian legal system: sources of Nigerian law: hierarchy of Nigerian courts, commercial arbitration; law of contracts: commercial relation between persons; unfair competition passing off and “trade libel”. Company law: introduction to company law, powers and functions of directors, introduction to taxation laws; negotiable instrument, bills of exchange, insurance, sole of goods, master-servant relations, hire purchase.

COURSE CODE: ACC 315

COURSE TITLE:COST AND  MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING     (3 CREDITS)

Review of management accounting basics taught in the ACC 213. Responsibility accounting and cost allocation: general ideas of responsibility accounting, the contribution approach to cost allocation. Profit centres (divisional performance appraisal), transfer pricing and decentralisation. Capital budgeting decisions: typical capital budgeting decisions, characteristics of business investments, the concept of present value, the theory of interest computation of present value, discounted cash flows and the time adjusted rate of return, cost of capital. Income taxes and capital budgeting linkages and influences. Influences of quantitative techniques on management accounting: decision theory and uncertainty, linear programming models, inventory planning and control models etc. Case study: Students will be required to apply different aspect of the course to solve problems and also draw on the knowledge of other related discipline particularly in the management sciences.

COURSE CODE: ENT 311

COURSE TITLE: ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS  I              (2 CREDITS)

Profiles of business ventures in the ventures in the various business sectors such as: Soap/Detergent, Tooth brush and Tooth paste making; photography; Brick making; Rope making; Brewing ; Glassware production/ Ceramic Production, Paper production; Water treatment/ conditioning/packaging; Food processing/preservation/packaging; Metal fabrication; Tanning industry; Vegetable oil extraction; Farming; Fisheries/aquaculture; Plastic making; etc. with particular reference to Nigerian businesses. Experience sharing by business actors in the economy with students during Case presentations.

COURSE CODE: ECO 315

COURSE TITLE: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS  I             (2 CREDITS)

Introduction to the theory of trade and international finance incorporating presentation of various theories of international trade, foreign trade protection, economic integration, balance of payments, foreign and capital flows, the uses of international economics in explaining contemporary international relations and diplomacy, International Financial Institutions.

300 LEVEL SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: BUS 321

COURSE TITLE:  BUSINESS  FINANCE II                                             (3 CREDITS)

The Time Value of Money :Part 2 Complex Approach, Interest Rates. The concept of time value of money; application of future value and present value; Annuity (sample Annuity); valuation of securities Equity and Debt; financing in Assets Real and Financial Assets; Cash flows implication in financing projects; cost implication in financing; Decision; Dynamics of Risk and Insurance; Valuation of Stocks and Bonds; Bonds and Bond Valuation; Stocks and Stock Valuation; Risk and Return; Capital Budgeting.

forms of money and theories of finance; finance and the modern economy; finance and economic activities are introduced. Other topics in the course include finance and technology; plastic money and developing countries as well as finance and international trade; currency value in national and international trade.

COURSE CODE: BUS322

COURSE TITLE: HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS       (2 CREDITS)

The objective of this course is to examine the psychological and sociological perspectives of business. It looks at individual and group behavior within this context. It explores personality traits and motivation, work attitude and productivity are examined. It further takes a look at leadership; group communications inter personal relationships, behaviorism and learning theories; it enables students to develop the knowledge and skill needed to modify behavior, science of relationships that improves workers’ productivity etc. It further discusses the concepts of behaviour, organization, managers, administrators and performance; Individual behavioural processes such as personal systems, self-concept development, interaction styles, Group behavioural processes such as informal structures, norms of work and play, status-based rewards and punishments, leadership, task distribution, and performance appraisal; Theories of organizational behaviour and relevance to Nigeria Behavioural model – building; Exercises in simple models of behaviour observable in Nigerian organizations; Making changes in individuals and groups; Theories of behavioural change; Managing resistance to planned changes; Behaviour modification; Formal work systems; The challenges of informal and emergent work systems; The limitations of policies, laws, regulations, and the general rules of Civil Service procedures in controlling human behavior; Application of Concepts to Nigeria; Designing effective organizations in Nigeria; Empirical data on Supervisory, managerial, and employee behaviour in Nigeria.

COURSE CODE: BUS 323

COURSE TITLE:MANAGEMENT OF SMALL-MEDIM SCALE ENTERPRISES

(3 CREDITS)

The objectives of course is to make students realize the vital role played by SMSs in an economy, and also to help them develop entrepreneurial thinking and motivation to start own ventures .In addition., the course enable students to interactively apply knowledge as well as skills acquired from other functional areas of business education towards the activities, financing, development and management of SMEs. Organization and operation of the small- scale retail, trading, service or manufacturing business. Location, financing, marketing, labour ,accounting and the case of manufacturing , production, plus related problems of stock control, taxes and insurance.

COURSE CODE: BUS 324

COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODS                                           (3 CREDITS)

This course aims at introducing students to the various procedures involved in writing good and acceptable project work. 1. Introduction to research – The role of research, research process overview 2. Philosophies and the language of research: theory building – Science and its functions, what is theory? And the meaning of methodology 3. Thinking like a researcher – Understanding Concepts, Constructs, Variables, and Definitions 4. Problems and Hypotheses – Defining the research problem, Formulation of the research hypotheses, the importance of problems and hypotheses; Development of research questions and objectives 5. Research design – Experimental and Nonexperimental research design, Field research, Survey research, Case study, action research etc. 6.Conducting a critical review of the literature; Development of a theoretical and empirical framework 7. Research methodologies (eg. qualitative, quantitative, ethnography); Methods of data collection – Secondary data collection methods, qualitative methods of data collection, and Survey methods of data collection 8. Attitude measurement and scaling – Types of measurement scales; Questionnaire designing – Reliability and Validity 9. Sampling techniques – The nature of sampling, Probability sampling design, Non probability sampling design, Determination of sample size 10. Processing (Research techniques) and analysis of data: use of software in data analysis: STATA, Microfit, SPSS, Eviewsetc; manual methods of data analysis. 11. Ethical issues in conducting research 12. Report generation, report writing (including comprehensive research proposal writing), and APA format – Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, References, and Appendices. This course is to be taught by a consortium of academics contributed from each Department in the Faculty.

COURSE CODE: BUS 325

COURSE TITLE: TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT             (2 CREDITS)

This course will provide the student with the underlying principles and techniques of Total Quality Management (TQM) with emphasis on their application to technical organizations. Students will develop a working knowledge of the best practices in Quality and Process Management.  Student will lean to view quality form a variety of functional  perspectives and the process, gain a better understanding of the problems associated with improving quality, also quality tools utilized in service and international environment. The course aims to impart knowledge on the quality management process and key quality management activities.

COURSE CODE: BUS 326

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR RELATIONS

(3 CREDITS)

The concept of industrial relations; theories of industrial relations and the industrial relations systems; trade unionism and employers’ associations and their characteristics; labour-management relations at the organizational and industry level; industrial relations and labour law in Nigeria; types of unions; internal structures and government of unions; trade union federation; central labor organization and international affiliations; union solidarity and check-off systems; strike and trade dispute settlement and collective bargaining in the public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy; joint consultation: the state and industrial relations; comparative industrial relations; the role of government in industrial relations.

COURSE CODE: BUS 327

COURSE TITLE: COMERCIAL LAW II                                                 (2 CREDITS)

The various fundamental issues in business environment, objectives and development of BRC, difference between BRC and business law: regulatory agencies in (1) Food and Drug (2) Financial system (3) Communication sector and other services (4) Hire purchase (5) Foreign exchange business (6) Overseas contract procedure and (7) Privatization/commercialization in Nigeria.

COURSE CODE: /ENT 321

COURSE TITLE: ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS II                       (2 CREDITS)

As a continuation from ENT311; Profiles of business ventures in the ventures in the various business sectors such as: Refrigeration/ Air-conditioning; Carving, Weaving; Bakery; Tailoring; Printing;  Carpentry; Interior Decoration; Animal husbandry etc. Case Study Methodology applied to the development and administration of case that bring out key issues of business environment, start-up, pains and gains of growth of businesses, etc. with particular reference to Nigerian businesses. Experience sharing by business actors in the economy with students during Case presentations.

COURSE CODE: ECO 324

COURSE TITLE: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II                                  2 CREDITS

                        The course also provides a fairly advanced treatment of the elements of international finance. Topics include: making of international payment, and documents of international finance, trade financing, the foreign exchange market, the balance of payment accounts including payment adjustments and related policies, the autonomous and accommodating accounts, the transfer movement, foreign aid and capital movement, international reserves, the interactive monetary system development in the system monetary recent development in the system, monetary integration effects of contagion Bretton Woods and beyond, the International Monetary System and Standard, the Euro Dollar and Euro currency market and the uses of international economics in explaining contemporary international relations and diplomacy.   

400 LEVEL FIRST SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: BUS 411

COURSE TITLE: CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT ISSUES     (3 CREDITS)

Contemporary management issues aims to engage students with the current issues they face in management and leadership, and to explain implications for public and community sector organizations. Drawing on organizational theories and research, the course aims to enable students to develop frameworks and skills for analysis of organizational context, management practices and personal action. The course is to cover the key and current issues for managers. Topics will include managing in the current political climate, future thinking and direction-setting, employee participation, organizational diagnostics, work process design and people management. 

COURSE CODE: BUS 412

COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS POLICY  AND STRATEGY I        (3 CREDITS)

Concepts of strategy in relation to business corporations and management; Ideas of linkage between organization and their environments as the basis of strategy formulation and implementation; Concepts of policies, decision making, business objectives performance criteria, structure, and managerial behaviours; the major contributions of courses in finance, accounting, insurance, economics, behavioural sciences, and management to business policy and decision-making; Practice in calculating simple financial and economic indices from business data and other accounting information; the strategy framework; examples of basic corporate objectives; analysing a firm’s opportunities and threats, strengths and weaknesses; Selecting strategies and structure; deriving the strategies, policies and structures, of public limited liability companies from their published annual reports; developing the skills of students in crafting clear business objectives, strategies and policies, and presenting structures that are used in implementing chosen strategies

COURSE CODE: BUS 413

COURSE TITLE: PRODUCTION AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT II (3 CREDITS)

Treatment of the principles, models and techniques for the planning, analysis, and design of integrated production control systems. Course topics include: Overview of Production and Operations Strategy; forecasting, inventory management: Inventory Control (Deterministic and Uncertain Demand), Aggregate and production planning; project scheduling; materials requirement planning and Just-In-Time problems with an emphasis on analytical modeling approaches and optimization methods used to obtain their solutions; Supply Chain Management; Operations Scheduling; Recent Advances.

COURSE CODE: BUS 414

COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS     (3 CREDITS)

Data processing and Management Information Systems (MIS); the organization of MIS including the use of mechanical and electronic accounting machines, 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 Systems hierarchical structure of Organizations; the sub-optimization issue; DBMS.

COURSE CODE: BUS 415

COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS COMUNICATION SKILLS I            (3 CREDITS)

The course focuses on proficiency in communication in the business environment. The objective is to stimulate and develop communication skills in the areas of oral, written and non-verbal forms. Topics include communi

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