Describe the principles of economics, demonstrate how economic variables can be connected, related and made interdependent to each other, the structure and regulation of the economic systems, economics as a social science concerned with human behaviour in the context of cooperative business management, public finance, national income, international trade and balance of payments, importance of money and banking in the Nigerian economy, basis of economic development, growth and planning, activities of international and regional organization with reference to their impact on the Nigerian economy, distinguish between demand and supply of money, define the operations, workings, functions and control of the various types of finance and deflation, differentiate between monetary and fiscal policies, importance of the Nigerian capital and money markets, establish the scope of public finance, appraise the relationship between taxation and fiscal policy, budgeting in the Nigerian public sector, criticize public debt and understand the concept of unemployment.

Listening enabling skills, listening and comprehending comprehension, note taking and information retrieval. Including data, figures, diagrams and charts.Listening for main idea, interpretation and critical evaluation.Effective reading. Skimming and scanning. Reading and comprehension at various speed levels. Vocabulary development in various academic contexts. Reading diverse texts in narratives and expository. Reading and comprehension passages with tables, scientific texts.Reading for interpretation and critical evaluation.

Nature of science, scientific methods and theories, law of nature, history of science, lost sciences of African, science, technology and inventions, nature and scope of philosophy in science, man, nature and his origin, man, environment and resources, Great Nigerian Scientist.

Getting Started: How to use the book, why read about study skills, getting yourself organized, what is studying all about, reading and note-taking: introduction, reactions to reading, your reading strategy, memory, taking notes, conclusion. Other ways of studying: Introduction, learning in groups, takes and lectures, learning from T.V and Radio broadcasts, other study media. Working with numbers: Getting to know numbers, describing the world, describing the tables, describing with diagrams and graphs, what is good writing? The importance of writing, what does an essay look like, what is a good essay, conclusion. How to write essays: Introduction, the craft of writing, the advantages of treating essay writing as a craft, making your essay flow, making a convincing case, the experience of writing. Preparing for examination.

Definition of computer, element of a computer, using a mouse, operating system, Windows 98, Files, Word processing, Further Word Processing Program Facilities, Copying a Text, saving changes to a document and formatting, Paragraph formatting (spell checker and introduction to printing a document), Spreadsheet, Entering and correcting data, Using formulas, Spreadsheet (numeric formats), Creating charts, Charts from non-adjacent data, embedded charts and charts links, Chart types, PowerPoint presentations, PowerPoint presentation screen, Creating new presentations, Naming presentation, saving presentation and formatting slides, Using Auto shapes, Networking, internet and e-mail, Further practical work on the Internet, Electronic Mail, Reading and responding to an Email message.

Mathematical concept in management; Basic principles of Algebra; Introductory Differential Calculus; Simple and Compound interest computations; Permutations & Combinations; Set theory; Factors and Exponents; Logarithms; Equation and inequalities; Arithmetic Series; Arithmetic Progressions; Coordinate Geometry;  Matrix Algebra and Applications

Definition, Nature and purpose of Management, Values of Management- Is management art or science?, Management vs. Administration, the Environmental Factors of Management, Management Objectives and Management Skills, Principles of Management, Departmentalization, Line and Staff Relationship, Functional Authority, Delegation of Authority, Centralization of Authority, Business Structure, Span of Control, Organizational Structure and Chart, Principles of Management.

This topic would make students to discuss and adequately describe the following: management, intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship and bring out their distinct features. The general characteristics of an intrapreneur, entrepreneur and a manager would also be identified and discussed.

The Basic Problem of scarcity and Choice: the Methodology of Economic Science; the General Principles of Resource Allocation; the Concepts of Optimality and Equity; Equilibrium and Disequilibrium; Micro-economics versus Macroeconomics: Demand, Supply and Price: Types of Resources Allocation Decision; Methods of Resource Allocation in an Economy: Theory of the Firm; Introduction to Welfare Economics. Introduction to Macroeconomics: National Income Determination; the Public Sector in the National Economy; Macroeconomic Policy Objectives and Instruments; Introduction to Money and Banking, Introduction to Economic Growth and Development. Trade Politics with Particular reference to Nigeria.

Writing paragraphs: Topic sentence and coherence. Development of paragraphs: illustration, Description, cause and effect including definitions. Formal letters; essential parts and stylistic forms, complaints and requests; jobs, ordering goods, letters to government and other organizations. Writing reports; reporting event, experiments. Writing summaries: techniques of summarizing letters and sounds in English, vowels and consonants. Interviews, seminar presentation, public speech making, articles, concord and sentences including tenses.Gerund, participles, active, passive and the infinitive.Modal auxiliaries.

Definition of Marketing; Fundamental concepts in marketing; marketing evolution and phrases; the role and importance of marketing; functions of marketing; products and their categorization; marketing environment; features of industrial and consumer goods; the role of middlemen and outlets types in Nigeria; problems of distributive trade in Nigeria; the marketing mix; product differentiation and market segment; branding, packaging and labelling; price theory and price problems; marketing promotion – promotional mix; marketing information – marketing research and intelligence.

Business Mathematics II deals with advanced mathematical concept in management;  Principles of Algebra; Introductory Differential Calculus; Simple and Compound interest computations; Permutations & Combinations; Set theory; Factors and Exponents; Logarithms; Equation and inequalities; Arithmetic Series; Arithmetic Progressions; Coordinate Geometry;  Matrix Algebra and Applications.

Nature of management principles, functions of management, various approaches to management, social responsibility of the manager, how to be a successful manager, management by objective, history of management, schools of thought on management Part I and II, contributors to management theories, delegation of authority Parts I and II, authority nature and types of power, authority methods of influence and application in organisation as well as communication.

To understand the nature of cooperative and make meaningful input into policy formulation and towards appropriate development of self-sustenance and independence. Nature of cooperation; differences and similarities between cooperative and other self-help organizations; definitions and analysis of a cooperative; cooperatives and other forms of business; classification of cooperatives; types and functions of cooperative societies; reasons for establishing or joining cooperatives, cooperative spirit, nexus and effect; conditions necessary for establishing cooperatives; factors that enhance the success of cooperatives; share capital reserve funds as a source of cooperative funds; borrowed capital as a source of cooperative fund; management of cooperatives; historical development of cooperative in Nigeria; the relationship between government and cooperative in Nigeria; the early cooperative leaders and founders; the pre-roachadale cooperatives and their failure; the first ICA review of the roachadale principles

The course contents include statistics and decision making process, data (its nature, source and methods of collection), summarizing data, graphical presentation of data, measure of central tendency (arithmetic mean, geometric means and harmonic mean, median and mode), fractiles, skewness and kurtosis, measures of dispersion, set theory, permutations and combinations, some elementary probability concepts, probability rule, events and BA theorem, probability distribution of a discrete random variable, binomial distribution, Poisson distribution, the hyper-geometric distribution and normal distribution.

Concept, planning and background of the word business;  definition  of profit and its importance;  types of business organizations in terms of the ownership structures; business organizational structures; activities of a business in terms of various organic and auxiliary functions of a business; meaning, types and policy issues in business environment; legal issues and solution in business environment: sales of goods, law of contract, business law; role of government in business; role of international organizations; industrialization and development; social responsibility of business system; business ethics.

The Nature and Scope of Accounting, the Functions of Accountants, the Accounting Function and its Relationship with the Information System of Organizations, Accounting Procedure and Systems: Double Entry Book – Keeping Systems, the Trial Balance, Accounts, Pre-payment and Adjustments Classification of Expenditure between Capital and Revenue, Methods of Recording Accounting Data, Manual and Mechanical, Trading and Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheets of a Sole Trader, Accounting Treatment of Control, Accounts and Bank Reconciliation.

As contained in the Department of Business Administration

Scope and methods of contemporary social psychology.  Nature and functions of theories in social psychology.  The social context of behavior.  Social learning.  Motivation and perception.  Person perception.  Theories  of social interaction.  Co-operation and Competition.  Problems of aggression.  Violence and War.

Group processes and inter-group relations.  Attitude formation and change. Communication and effect of mass media.  Psycholinguistics, Cross cultural studies of personality and cognition.  Social Psychological aspects of social change.  Attitude change.  Changing the Behaviour of others; Conformity, Compliance, and obedience.  Unintentional Social Influence.  Inter-personal Attraction.  Altruism and Helping.

Elementary presentation of microeconomic theory.  Topics include the nature and scope of economics and the distinction between micro and macro-economics; tools of economic analysis and scientific method; basic concepts in economies; the price theory; consumer behavior; theory of supply especially analysis of production costs; equilibrium of the profit maximizing firm and types of competition; factor market analysis and the theory of distribution; Introduction to welfare economics.

Definition Causes and Types of Conflict, Conflict Theories, Phases in Conflict, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Transformation, Relationship between Perception and Conflict, Language Barriers in Conflict and Resolution, Early Warning and Early Response Mechanism, Arms Control and Demilitarization, Peace and Education. International, Continental and Regional Organizations in the Pursuance of World Peace, Peaceful Methods of Conflict Resolution I, Peaceful Methods of Conflict Resolution II, Coercive Means of Conflict Resolution, Gender Issues and Humanitarian Intervention.

Nature of Statistics, Statistical Inquiries, Forms and Design. The Role of Statistics, Basic Concepts in Statistics, Discrete and Continuous Variable, Functional Relationships, Sources of Data, Methods of Collecting Primary Data, Presentation of Statistical Data, Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion, Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis, Elementary Probability Distribution, Normal Binomial, Poisson and Hyper geometric. Elementary Sampling Theory, Estimation, Theory, Student’s Distribution, Statistical Decision Theory, Tests of Hypotheses for Small and Large Samples, Chi-square Distribution and Test of Goodness of Fit, Linear Regression. Correlation Theory, Index, Numbers, Time Series and Analysis of Time Series.

Introduction to Computer, Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Basic Computer Operations, Operating Systems, Computer Application Systems, Database Management System, Systems Development Life Cycle, Computer Networks, The Internet, Computer Security, Health and Safety, Information Communication Technology.

Background to Public Administration; Nature of Public Administration; Similarities and Differences between Public and Private Administration, Functions of Public Administration, Schools or Conceptual Approaches to the study of Public Administration; the Goal Model, System Model, Decision-Making Model, the Classical Model, Human Relations Model, Sociological Model, Classifications or Typologies of Organizations.  Bureaucracy – Nature, Strengths and Weaknesses, Features of Ideal type Bureaucracy, Functions, Public Administration in National Development – Growth and Development, Reforms of the Civil Service, Changing Role of Socio-Economic and Political Transformation.  International Public Administration and its Relationship with Domestic Public Administration

Nature, Scope and uses of political science; Politics defined; Political Science and other social sciences; Major Concepts of Political Science e.g. Nation, State, Sovereignty etc.  Use of Political Science; Nature and Functions of government; Organs of government; Types of government.   Government and Law; Constitutions – Nature and types: Rule of Law, Nature, Assumptions and breaches;  Nature of Delegated legislation, advantages and disadvantages; Discretionary power; Separation of powers; Political parties – nature and theories; Nature and functions of Public Administration; The Nigerian Civil Service and national development; International Relations; Foreign Policy – nature and functions.

Scope of Business Social Ventures, Character of Ventures, Forms of Business Ownership, Organisation and Management, The Marketing Function, Production Function, Finance and Accounting Function, Human Resource Function, Government and Business, The Social Responsibility of Business, International Business, Concept of Social Goods, The Creation of Social Networks, Non-governmental Organizations and Practice in Evolving Non-profiting Organization

Federalism and IGR:   Theories and Approaches to Federalism and IGR, Historical Development of the Nigeria system; Regulatory federalism:  The changing Roles of federal, State and Local Governments; Intergovernmental Politics and Actors:  The Legislative, Executive, Judiciary, Bureaucracy and Interest Groups; Politics and Actors:  The Legislative Executive, Judiciary, Bureaucracy and Interest Groups: Political Aspects of IGR: Bureaucracy, Politics and Public Policy; Fiscal Federalism and Financing: the Assignment of   Expenditure Responsibilities and Revenue Rights – Sole and Concurrent Responsibilities, Taxes and other sources of Revenue, and vertical Imbalance and Horizontal Disparities:  The Future of IGR:  Reforming Bureaucracy, Intergovernmental Programmes, Policy Making and Implementation.

 (AS IN FACULTY  OF LAW)

Background to Public Administration; Nature of Public Administration; Similarities and Differences between Public and Private Administration; Function of Public Administration, Schools or Conceptual Approaches to the study of Public Administration.

Personnel Management principles, Approaches of Personnel Management, Line and Staff Organization structure, Personnel Policies.  Employment Procedures and Processes.  Advancement; training and executive development; Compensation; job evaluation Systems, Incentive Systems.  Job analysis Manpower Planning,  safety and health programmes and Employee Services Programmes.  Employee Integration need pattern: Motivation, processing grievances and Communication process.

Administrative process, Purposes of Government; Separation of Powers; Legislation, Delegated legislation, Redress of Grievances, Public Corporations; Discretionary Powers; Case Studies.

The concept of Rural, Definition and characteristics of rural areas, The concept of development, Dimensions of development, such as social development, economic development, Political development and Cultural development, Meaning of Rural development, Comparison of rural and urban areas, strategies/models of rural development, the necessity of rural development, Planning, implementation and appraisal of rural development project, Rural development project financing, Challenges of rural development in Nigeria, case studies from Nigeria.

Socio Profile of the Entrepreneur, meaning of Entrepreneur, early views and contemporary of who the Entrepreneur is, Personality traits of the Entrepreneur such as innovativeness, achievement, independence, risk taking, leadership and optimism, Determinants of Entrepreneurial personality, Theories of Entrepreneurship, Evolution of the concept of the Entrepreneur, Emergence of sociology of Entrepreneurship, Sociology of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria/Nigeria Economic history, Entrepreneurship and Economic development in Nigeria, Factors affecting Entrepreneurship growth in Nigeria, Reasons for Entrepreneurship.

As in Centre for Entrepreneurship

Origins, Structure and Management of Organizations, Formal and Informal Organizations.  The Impact on Informal Norms in Formal Organization.  Organization Theories; Co-ordination, Efficiency, Retrenchment and Growth, Motivation, Leadership, Communication and Dynamics of Change in Organization.

The concept of Administration, its Emergence, Complexity and Maintenance; Efficiency in Public Administration, Politics and Administration Dichotomy. Decentralization. Deconcentration and Devolution,  Delegation, Conflict Resolution Strategies; Leadership and Innovation, Communication Skills.

Early History of Nigeria, Nok Culture in Delta, Migration and Formation of Centralized Institutions.  Hausa State. Kanem-Borno; Yoruba States, Benin etc. Administration in those states.  Formation of Acapahellous Groups East and West of the Niger, Delta, North and South of the Benue, Administration within these groups.

This course introduces students to the various constitutional developments in Nigeria till  date e.g. Clifford, Richard, Macpherson, Littleton etc. It will also look at critical issues in Nigeria politics as the Federal arrangement and Division of Powers (Nigerian Federalism), census, elections, representation, will be discussed.

The course examines management practices in public sectors, compares the administrator/civil servant with the manager and highlights their various constraints,  discretionary powers in public sectors, theories and models that meet the needs of the public sectors, staff motivation, controlling, rewarding, training and development, financial management and materials management.

To expose students to practical ways of doing things in the office, helping them to understand the ethics that govern official behavior internalizing the values of probity, accountability in transacting government business; to make them know and appreciate the purpose and use of files and filing systems, the content and application of the Civil Service rules, to appreciate the inherent problems with public service delivery; to groom students in the art of government protocols and maintaining office security ad secrecy.

To introduce learners to research, Research process, research methods, scientific approach to research, research problems, formulation of hypotheses, literature review, types of research, variables in research, sampling techniques, techniques in research, validity in research, research design proposals, research reports.

Manpower Planning and its objectives, Definition of Manpower Planning, Benefits of Manpower Planning, Problems of Manpower Planning, Analyzing the Organizational Plans, forecasting the overall Human Resource Planning, Training and Development.

The practice of public administration in Nigeria with particular reference to its historical and present structure. The ecology of Nigeria public administration, the civil service, the field of administration, public corporation, etc.

 Meaning of Development, Indices of Development, Meaning of Community Development, Characteristics of Community Development, Theories of Community Development, Meaning of Change, Meaning of Social Change, Forms of Social Change, Indices of Social Change, Agents of Social Change, Meaning of Community, Early communities, Types of Community, Community as a unit of social change, Approaches to social change such as macro and micro, Dimension of social change, Theories of Development, Theories of social movement, Social movements and changes in contemporary Nigeria, Social change in Nigeria, Traditional and contemporary.

Meaning of Development, Meaning of Rural and characteristics of Rural, Meaning of Rural Development, Goals and objectives of rural development, Problems of rural areas, Approaches to rural development, Planning, implementation and appraisal of rural development project, Case studies from Nigeria.

The Concept of Democracy; Political Theories of Democracy; Analysis of Processes and Institutions of Democracy; Democracy and Democratic Dynamics in Nigeria; Electoral Participation and Procedures in Nigeria: Trends, Problems and Prospects; Human Rights and Democracy; National / Global Context of Democracy, Developing Techniques for the Empowerment of Constituencies; Parameters which Constrain Collective Institutions and the State. 

Nature and Complexity of Policy Making; Implementation and Evaluation; Basic concepts like Policy, Plan, Programme, Project, Actors, Stakeholders, Policy Arena, etc. are defined and illustrated; the main body of the course is divided into two sections.  Section I covers the Theoretical Aspect of the course, including the following topics; The Policy Cycle; Agenda Setting in Policy Formulation; Formal and Informal ways of   Generating Policy. Relevant Ideas; Theories of Decision-making; Selected Models in Policy-Analysis.  The Second Section covers case studies of selected policies in Nigeria. Among which are: General Economic and Social Development Policy, Health, Sanitation and Welfare Policy; Housing Policy; Defense and Foreign Policy; Education Policy; Agriculture and Rural Development Policy, etc.

Definition of Project, Meaning of Project Management, Purpose of Project Management, Types of Project such as tangible and intangible project, Project objectives, Project Planning, Project implementation, Monitoring and evaluation, Analysis of Project.

The course focuses on rules and principles governing the behavior of public servant and other officials in the public service. It examines organizational arrangements for promoting ethical performance among public servants and makes an in-depth analysis of the code of conduct of public officers.

Meaning of Group, Meaning of Group Dynamics, Internal and External dynamics of groups, Selection features and uses of group techniques, Group evaluation, Empirical studies in group dynamics.

Health care delivery system at the Local Government level Health policies e.g. immunization and polio, eradication; health planning and planning techniques, Health care strategic planning process, health plan implementation, leadership and control, Health Care Financing: Fundamentals of Health Economics, Management of drugs and Consumables; International health and evaluation of health services.

Nature and Development of Social Policy in the context of changing Nigerian Social Conditions and of the Impact upon Family and Group Organization. Welfare Policies and Social services: Criminology, Policies and Problems in Education, Housing, Health, Provision of Food.

Concepts and the Evolution of Comparative Public Administration; Cross- national Study of Public Administration both on Emergent and Developed States, Structures and Functions of Bureaucracies in these states.

Objectives and Classification of Public Enterprises in Nigeria.  Organization and Problems; Performance Measurement and Control; Capital Structure and Funding, Relationship between State and Federal Parastatals; Detailed Consideration of Commissioned Reports on Parastatals, Privatization and commercialization of public enterprises.

Definition of Local Government, Introduction to the basic Concepts and Principles of Local Government, Theories of Local Government, Local Government and Inter-Governmental Relation, Structure and Functions of Local Government, Leadership Structure in Local Government, the Committee System, Local Government Financing, Problems of Local Government.

This is the final year research project intended to test the students’ skill in analyzing and writing research report based on an empirical study of a specific subject matter or topic in Public Administration

Meaning of Development, Indices of development, Development and undevelopment, Meaning of Plan, Types of Plan, Models of Planning, Case studies from Nigeria.

Meaning of Globalization, Dimension of Globalization such as trade, technology, social etc.

Meaning of Policy, Types of Policy, Policy conception/agenda setting, Policy formulation, Policy implementation, Policy evaluation, Assessment of National Policies in Nigeria,