School of social sciences
The school of social sciences offers undergraduate and graduate programs in economics, accounting, sociology, social work, agricultural economics, MBA and Banking and finance
DEPARTMENTS
- Economics
- Agricultural Economics and Sociology
- Sociology and social work
- Religious and moral studies
- Institute of social studies, Administration and management
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Economics
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Accounting
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Extension and Rural Sociology
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Sociology
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Agricultural Economics
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Social Work
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Banking & Finance
- Technician Diploma in Accounting
- Foundation Certificate in Corporate Secretaryship and General Office Administration
- Diploma in Corporate Secretaryship and General Office Administration
B. POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
TAUGHT MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME
- Master of Science Economics (with various options)
- Master of Science in Agricultural Extension
- Master of Science in Sociology
- Master of Science Agricultural Economics
- Master of Arts in Peace and Development Studies
- Master of Business Administration with options in:
- Human Resources Management,
- Tax Administration,
- Finance
- Marketing
- Master of Business Administration (Executive)
- Master of Public Administration with options in:
- Local Government,
- Tax Administration
- Public Service Administration
M.Phil. and Ph. D. Programmes in the above fields are available on application to the Board of Postgraduate Studies and the availability of competent theses supervisors
NJALA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
(BO CAMPUS)
APPROVED BY SENATE
PROGRAMMES AND COURSE OUTLINES
June, 2005
D E P A R T M E N T O F E C O N O M I C S
PROGRAMMES AND COURSE OUTLINES
1. BSc. (Hon) Economics
Background
The Bachelor of Science with Honours in Economics (B.Sc (Hon) Econs.) trains students for professional positions in institutions that make use of this knowledge. The aim is to ensure that students are well grounded in Economics and its ramifications for the economy. Students will be invited into the Honours class in the second year if they attain a Sessional Grade Point Average (SGPA) of 3.65. Students who attain below 3.65 will continue tin the Economics Education option provided they get an SGPA of 3.0.
Duration
It is a four (4) year course designed to provide tuition as detailed in the course outlines below. This condition, however, does not negate other University regulations.
Justification and Objectives
The urgent need has arisen for the country to have enough economics graduates to man key institutions and programmes. Training in economics provides a wide range of learning and skills for economic management. This programme is thus designed to cater for students who will be professional economists and those who are already in such positions but may lack the requisite training to enhance their job performance.
Admission Requirements
Students with Five GCE “O” or WASCE level passes with a minimum of Credit 5 in relevant subjects including Economics, Mathematics and English Language will be admitted into the programme. Those with 5 credits excluding English Language will be required to sit to the University English Language Matriculation examination before entry.
Evaluation mode
Students are expected to complete 137 credit hours of course work in the four years of study. Final assessment for the award of a degree in Economics with Honours will be applied as follows.
Learning Resources
Both full and part-time lecturers will teach the course with considerable experience in the field of economics. In addition, the library resources, journals and the Internet facilities provides a favourable environment for students to advance their learning in the subject.
COURSE TITLES AND CODES (COURSE OUTLINES)
Course Outlines (COURSE DESCRIPTIONS/DETAILS)
First Year (1st Semester)
ECONS 111 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr. hrs).
This course prepares students for higher Economic disciplines.
Nature and Scope of Macroeconomics
National Income measurement, problems and Interrelation
Introduction to unemployment variables
Inflation measurement effects and causes
Economic systems
Concept of multiplier in a close economy
ECONS 112 - Introduction to Microeconomics. (3 cr. hr.)
The module provides the students an insight into the real discipline of microeconomics.
Nature and Scope of microeconomics
Elements to Microeconomics
Demand and Supply Analysis
Calculations of Price, Income and Cross Elasticity of demand
Equilibrium in free market
Simple Optimisation (only unconstraint optimisation
Introduction to the theory of Cost
Indifference curve analysis
ECONS 113 - Mathematics for Social Sciences I (4 cr. hr.)
This module provides quantitative foundation for students. Specifically, it provides a very strong base for a quantitative economics course that involves quantitative methods, operations research and Econometrics, which students are expected to go through in their academic voyage.
Concept of calculus and its applications in social Science
Matrix algebra and its applications in social Sciences
Introduction to simple optimisation
Simple mathematical calculation of cost concepts e.g. TC, TR, MR and MC concepts
Probability concepts and their uses in Social Sciences
Use of statistical tools in Economics.
ECONS 114 - Introduction to Accounting (3cr. hr.)
This course introduces students to the act of preparing accounting and financial statements of enterprises or organization in which they will find themselves after their graduation.
Meaning of Accounting
Accounting equation (Imbalance and extraction of Trial balance
Double entry concept
Cashbooks (two column, three column and petty cash)
Books of original entry (sales day books, purchase day book and return inwards and outward).
Journal or Daily entry
Ledger Accounts
Bank reconciliation statements
Preparation of final Accounts
First Year (2nd Semester)
ECONS 121 - Introduction to Demography (3 cr. hr.)
This module provides an introduction to aspects of demography. It introduces students to the various analyses (measures) of population growth and factors that influence it.
- Meaning of Demography
- Sources of demographic Data
- Population distribution
- Contributions of major population activities
- Determinant of Population Growth
- Basic measures
- Census as demographic entity
- Population distributions
- Types of population and effects
- Population growth and its effect on; the country
- Population growth and factors
- Modern findings/Theories of population analysis
ECONS 122 - Introduction to Logic (3cr. hr.)
The module prepares students to be logically minded and be able to agree/disagree constructively and meaningfully.
- Brief historical background of logic
- Logic and Experiment
- Arguments, Statement and Proposition
- Premises and Conclusion indictors
- Deductive and inductive arguments
- Draft and Validity
- Symbolization of statements
- Truth table analysis
- Logical status and rules of replacement
- Fallacies (Errors in Logic)
(ECONS 123) - Mathematics for Social Sciences II (3 cr. hr.)
- Systems of equations
- Equilibrium analysis of dd and ss functions
- Determination f quantity and price
- Variables and types
- Endogenous variables
- Exogenous variables
- Relationship between variables
- Optimisation II
- Maxim and minima points
- Constrained optimisation
- Langrangia analysis
- Introduction to statistics and Probability
- Use of statistical tools in economic analysis
- Probability concepts and uses in economics
- Simple Regression Analysis
- Determination of β and α
- Determination of r2
- Statistical meaning of the above parameters
ECONS 124 - Business and Law of Contract 3 cr. hr.)
This course prepares students to understand business risks and introduces techniques involved in business transactions. As managers in the making, students need to know how to make contracts in business and the laws that bind them to avoid the risk of business failure.
- The court system of Sierra Leone
- Definition of a contract law
- Essential element of a contract
- Types of contracts
- concept of offer and acceptance in a contract
- Domestic and commercial arrangement of a contract
- The processes of law
- Examples of contract cases (case studies)
Second Year (1st semester)
ECONS 211 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr. hr.)
This course provides an introductory concept of the general consumer
behaviour and production analysis.
- Consumer behaviour
- Concept of utility
- Cardinalist and Ordinalist approaches
- Income and substitution effects
- Production and Production function
- Meaning/definition
- Classical production function
- Elasticity of production
- Calculations of the above
- Optimisation
- Both constraint and unconstraint optimisation using utility and profit --- functions as objective functions
- Long run cost Analysis
ECONS 212 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 cr. hr.)
This course subjects students to intermediate concepts of macroeconomics.
- Basic concepts
- Concepts of Circular flow of income
- Closed economy (2-sector model)
- Open economy (3-sector model)
- Expanded Economy (4-sector model with international trade)
National Income Analysis
- Measures of National Income
- National Income Account
- Balance of Payment
Output, Inflation and growth
- Price indices
- Inflation and its effect
- Calculation of inflationary rates
Unemployment variables
- Definition and measurement
- Types and effects
- Situations of unemployment
(ECONS 213)- Advanced Calculus (4 cr. hr.)
ECONS 214 - Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr. hr.)
1. Trial Balance
2. Separating the accounts into four main ledgers:
- Purchase Ledger
- Sales Ledger
- Cash Book
- Private Ledger
3. Three - column Cash Books and Cash Discounts.
4. Analysed Petty Cash Book and the imprest system
5. Bank Reconciliation Statements
6. Business Documents:
- Sales Day Book
- Purchases Day Book
- Returns Day Book
7. A valued Added Tax
8. Trading and Profit and Loss Account and Balance sheet
9. Trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet – further consideration.
ECONS 215 - Economic Statistics (3cr. hr.)
- Economics and Statistics
- Scope of economic statistics
- Measuring economic variables
- Fundamental relationships
- Measuring Changes in Economic Aggregates
- Unweighted index number
- Weighted index numbers
- Concept of implicit price deflation
- Maths test for index numbers
- Shifting the base of an index number
- Simple Regression Analysis
- The regression relationships
- Estimation of regression parameters
- Statistical influence and predictions
- Economic application of simple regression analysis
- Sampling and Estimation
- Simple random sampling
- Sample designs
- The central limit theorem
- Point estimation
- Univariate Analysis of Time Series
- The univariate approach
- The trend
- Seasonal variation
- Cyclical variation
- Probability Distribution
- Discrete probability Distribution
- Continuous probability Distribution
- Joint prob. Distribution
- Mathematical expectations
ECONS 216 - Quantitative Methods I (4 cr. hr.)
This course widens and makes students stronger in quantitative analysis of - - Economic phenomena.
- Advance Application of Matrix algebraic
- Total and per unit concepts
- Jacobean analysis
- Hessian
- Burden Hessian
- Input-Output analysis
- Linear Programming
- Cost analysis
- Regression analysis (simple linear regression only
- Major statistical tools for economic analysis
- Chi-square
- Correlation analysis
Second Year (2nd Semester)
ECONS 221 - Labour Economics (3 cr. hr.)
The module examines labour both as a unique factor of production and as a element of economic development. It looks at labour from the standpoint of demand and supply with regards to wages and marginal productivity.
- Meaning/definition of labour
- Labour as factor of production
- Labour Process, demand for and supply of labour
- Human capital theories and its critiques
- Theories of wage determination
- Productivity of Labour (efficiency, marginal productivity of labour)
- Institutions and policies (Trade unions and minimum wages)
- Trends in wage inequalities
- Macroeconomic theories of unemployment
ECONS 222 - Public Finance (3cr. hr.)
This course provides the students with an insight into how government raises revenue, makes payment/expenditure; distributes resources and cares for the general welfare of people in the country.
- Meaning/definition of Public Finance
- Function of Public Finance or the role of government in /economic activities
- Budgetary Policies
- Revenue-Expenditure Processes of government
- Government expenditure analysis
- Theories of government expenditure
- Determinants or factors
- Revenue Analysis
- Determinants
- Methods of raising Revenue
- Taxation and its Policies
- Objective of tax system
- Criteria for evaluating taxes
- Structures of taxation
- Tax Productivity (Tax buoyancy and /elasticity)
-Tax incentives and its objectives
- Public Debts and management
- Welfare Economics (Decentralization)
ECONS 223 - Money and Banking (3 cr. hr.)
This course is designed to provide students with a clear understanding of Finance/banking operations in a country. The course discusses the usefulness of money in general and how it overcomes the system of trade by batter.
- Nature of money (types and functions
- The demand for and supply of money
- Nominal and real value of money
- Inflation as monetary phenomenon
- Three measures of rate of inflation
- Causes and effect/consequences
- Financial Assets
- Functions
- Money market
- Financial market
- Financial Institutions
- Financial intermediation and financial
- Intermediaries and operations
- Commercial banks (aims)
- Economic Policy and Objectives
- Monetary Policy
ECONS 224 - Quantitative Methods II (3 cr. hr.)
- Production Function Analysis
- Marginal rate of Tech. Substitution
- Elasticity of Production.
- Statistical Methods of Collecting Data
- Personal interview
- Direct observation
- Abstract/Desk Survey
- Questionnaire method.
- Implications of the above methods.
- Data and Data Management
- What is data?
- Data analysis techniques (univariate, bivariate and multivariate)
- Concepts of outliers.
ECONS 225 - Intermediate Accounting II (3 cr. hr.)
A. Depreciation
- Straight-line method.
- Reducing balance method
- Machine hour method
- Revaluation
- The unit of out put
- M A C R S (Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System “The Tax Method”)
B. The Ten Column Cash Book (Working Sheet)
HON I (3rd Year, 1st Semester)
ECONS 311 - Advanced Microeconomics (3 cr. hr.)
This course is designed to broaden students’ knowledge on Consumer behaviour, derivation and interpretation of Marshallian and Hicksian demand curves, Game theory and intertemporal decisions.
- Consumer behaviour
- Axiom of preference
- Axiom of indifference set
- Test for convexsivity
- Demand function
- Properties of a Marshallian demand function
- Price and cross elasticities
- Indirect utility function
- Properties of indirect utility function
- Slutsky equation (Derivation)
- Production function
- The slope of the production function
- Elasticity of substitution
- Degree of homogeneity
- Optimisation
- Revenue maximization (factor dd or input ss functions)
- Profit maximization
- Calculation of supply functions
- Market Structure
- Duopoly market
- Perfect market (output function)
- Monopoly market (output function)
- Quantity leadership or Stackelberg equilibrium
- Game theory
- Non-constant sum game
- The dominant strategy
- Mash equilibrium
- Risk and uncertainty
- Prisoner’s demand pay off matrix
- Envy and equity
ECONS 312 - Advanced Macroeconomics (3cr. hr.)
This course is a follow up of both the Introduction to Macroeconomics and Intermediate Macroeconomics. The aim of the course is to discuss the economy at a wider range. The followings topics shall be discussed:
- Expanded model
- Classical and Keynesian debate on full employment
- Consumption function and consumption hypothesis
- Investment functions
- Derivation and Interpretation of IS-LM model
- Basic Macroeconomic Models
- The three(3) sectors models (IS and LM Models).
- Consumption and Savings Functions
- Various hypotheses
- Absolute income Hypothesis
- Relative income Hypothesis
- Permanent income Hypothesis
- Life cycle income Hypothesis
- Investment
- What is it?
- Determinants
- Investment in human capital
- Budgetary and Macroeconomic Policies
- Fiscal deficit
- Fiscal and monetary policies
- Foreign Exchange Rate Regimes
- Fixed but adjustable exchange rate regimes
- Floating or free exchange rate regimes
- Managed or dirty float regimes
- The Keynes Model
- Keynes theory of involuntary unemployment
- Keynes theory of sailings and investment
- Multiplier principle
- Alliteration principle
- Balance of Payment Concept
- Balance of payment accounts.
ECONS 313 - Research Methods (4 cr. hr.)
This module provides students with detailed knowledge of how to get and carry out research projects. Students examine various approaches to quantitative data analysis and qualitative data collection methodology such as interviews and designing of questionnaires.
What the discipline is about/definition of Research
- Types of research
- Research organization/composition
- Introduction to Research proposal writing
- Methods of collecting data
- Analytical tools of research data
ECONS 314 - Policy Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
- Policy analysis and planning
- Introduction/definition
- Policy objectives
- Qualities of good objective
- Type of polices
- Policy design / formulation
- Policy model
- Macroeconomic framework of policies/practical approaches.
- Policy levers and instruments
- Fiscal policy
- Monetary policy
- Exchange rate policy
- Supply side policy
- Trade liberalization policy
- Obstacles to policy success
- Goal conflict
- Measurement problems
- Design problems
- Implementation problems
- Policy reaction function
- Fed. policy reaction function (graphical)
- Fed. fight a recession
- Fed. fight inflation
- The fight Taylor rule
The budgetary policy objectives
- Budget as instruments of fiscal policy
- The three objectives of budgetary objectives
ECONS 315- TRADITIONAL ECONOMETRICS (3 cr. hr.)
Estimation of Linear regression Models
· Simple linear regression model
· Multiple regression model
· Assumptions of ordinary least sequences (OLS)
· Determination of OLS estimator ^
· Distribution of Y and
Violation of OLS Assumptions (Diagnostic Tests)
· Homoscedasticity
· Heteroscedasticity
· Multicollinearity
· Autocorrelation
· Testing and consequences of the above.
· Outliner Analysis
· Causes of outliner
· Effect of outliner (Problems)
· How to handle outliners
· Measures of Associations and a relationship.
· Chi square analysis
· Correlation analysis
ECONS 316 - Entrepreneurial Skills (3 cr. hr.)
Nature and Scope of Entrepreneurial Skills
· Definition
· Background to the concept of entrepreneurial skills
· Function of entrepreneurial skills
· An Entrepreneur as a Risk Bearer
· How entrepreneurial handles risk.
· The risk management process
· Risk financing
· Rules of personal risk management
· Risk analysis/entrepreneur co-ordination
· Entrepreneur qualities
· Introduction to Accounting
· What is accounting
· Recording accounting data
· Classifying and summarising
· Communicating information
· The Accounting equation and Balance Sheet
· Component of accounting equation
· Balance sheet analysis
· Double Entry System for Assets, Liabilities and capital
· Double entry systems
· Accounts for double entry
· Some examples of double entry transactions.
HON I (3rd Year, 2nd Semester)
ECONS 321 - Introduction to Computer (3 cr. hr.)
- Who is the Computer User?
- Becoming Computer Literate and Computer Competent
- What is a Computer System?
- Types of Computer Systems: What is the difference?
- Input Hardware
Keyboard Device: features and functions
Terminals
Direct-Entry Devices
- Pointing Devices
- Pen-based Devices
- Scanning Devices
- Voice-Recognition Devices
- Smart Card
- Measuring storage capacity of computers
- Introduction to Windows Operations
- Exposing the Desktop: My Computer
- Using the Mouse
- Using the start Menu
- Using the Help window
- Using the Scroll Bar
- Using a Text Box
- Using dialog Boxes
- Shutting Down Windows
ECPNS 322 - Economic Growth & Development (3 cr. hr.)
The developing world
Growth and development
Approach to development
Starting modern economic growth
The politics of development policy
International obstacles to development
Growth and structural change
Theories and stages of development
The Vicious circle of poverty
The relationship between foreign capital, trade and colonization and underdevelopment in the third world
Economic development in Sierra Leone
ECONS 323 - Natural Resource Economics (3cr. hr.)
This course helps students to have an insight into the economics of the environment in relation to,
Natural and scope of natural resource economics
Environment as an asset
Sustainable Development and economic growth
Environmental Impact Assessment
Methods of valuing the environment namely Contingent Valuation Method, Travel Cost Method, Cost Benefit Analysis and Hedonic Pricing Method
ECONS 324 - Project Planning & Management (4 cr. hr.)
The meaning of projects
Projects and programmes (scope and depth)
Projects as the cutting edge of development
The project cycle (traditional and World Bank version)
Differences between the two
Appraisal of projects
Technical appraisal
Financial appraisal
Economic appraisal
Environmental appraisal
Socio-economic appraisal
Others
Different financial appraisal methods
Pay Back (PB)
Accounting rate of Return (ARR)
Net Present Value (NPV)
Internal Rate of return (IRR)
Cost/benefit analysis
Sensitivity Analysis
Project format (EU, WB, FAO, WB etc)
Log frame
Shadow prices and economic analysis
Discounting etc.
Project and development in third world countries
Theories of development and the place of projects
ECONS 325 - Agricultural Economics (3 cr. hr.)
Meaning of Agricultural Economics
Within the economic discipline
Within the agriculture discipline
Production functions
The Cobb-Webb theorem
The Cob-Douglas function
Price theories
Third world classification and development
Meaning of the categorizations
Characteristics of underdevelopment
Definition of poverty (classification)
Theories of development (Kuznets, Rostow, Ranis and Fei, the Dependence and Neo-classical dependence theories etc)
The march towards growth
Finance
Micro credit
Projects and progranmmes/development plans
Structural Adjustment
Integrated Programmes
New paradigms etc.
Time Series Econometrics (ECONS 326)
This course exposes students to the application of advanced statistical tools to analyze economic data. Topics include:
Multiple linear regressions
Problems of multicollinearity, autocorrelation, heteroscedascity
How to solve problems of multiple linear regression
Use of computer software such as SPSS, PC-GIVE and E-views to analyze data
HONOURS 1I (Final Year, 1st Semester)
ECONS 411 - International Economics (3 cr. hr.)
The module prepares students to articulate the dynamics of the foreign sector. Topics to be covered are:
Overview of international trade
Gains from trade
Absolute and Comparative advantage
Purchasing Power Parity
Offer Curves
Economic Integration
ECONS 412 - Managerial Economics (3 cr. hr.)
Nature and Scope of Managerial Economic
· Meaning/Definitions
· Characteristics of Managerial economics
· Managerial Economics and other subjects
· Useful areas of Managerial economics
· Importance of Managerial economics
· Differences between Managerial economics and economics.
Application of Managerial Economics
· Elasticity of demand concepts
Indifference Curve Analysis
· Meaning
· Derivation of the slope of indifference curve
· Indifference map
· Properties of Indifference curve
· Convexcity Nature of Indifference curve
ECONS 413 - Computer Applications in Economics (3 cr. hr.)
Windows Overview
- System software (operating Systems)
- Application Software
- Windows Terminology
Computer Hardware
- Input Hardware
- Processing Hardware
- Storage and Output Hardware
- Communication Hardware
Windows Basic Skills
- Desktop
- Menu
- Window
- Dialog Box
- File
- Folder
- Moving and Sizing windows
- Arranging Windows
- Undo
- Disk Properties and contents
Organizing Your Work
- Hierarchy
- Copy and Move
- File and Folder
- Drag and Drop
- Word Processor
- Saving Files
- Shortcut Icon
Hands-On Practice-Application Software
SPSS etc.
ECONS 414 - Business Methods (3 cr. hr.)
Introduction to Business methods
The development of management thought
Management of a contingency model
Systems theory and contingency model
Decision-making and management
The role of management science
Human capital: motivating people to perform organizational tasks
Motivation in the work situation
The structure and function of organization
ECONS 415 - Applied Economics I (3 cr. hr.)
Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP)
Common External tariffs (CET)
Privatisation
Poverty
HIPC Initiatives
Single currency
External debt
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Decentralization
ECONS 416 - Operations Research (3 cr. hr.)
Data Management
· Various types of data
· Outliers and contaminants
· Data analysis
Imputation of Missing data
· Various techniques of missing data
Selection of sample Size
· Review of basic statistics
· Properties of Handerdisck score(z-score)
· Establishment of relationships- correlation and Causality.
Quantification of Statistics
Testing Statistical Hypotheses
· Introduction to testing Hypotheses
· Test concerning means
· Test concerning proportions
· Test concerning variances
· Tests of independence and Goodness of fit
Optimization
· Key conditions
· Constraint optimisation
Hon II (Final Year, 2nd Semester)
ECONS 421- Project Writing (6cr. hr. )
Writing of dissertation by students on a topic of their choice relevant to their course of study and agreed with their supervisor
ECONS 422 - Applied Economics II (Seminars) (3 cr. hr.)
Presentations by students of research on topical economic issues and of relevance to the discipline of economics.
ECONS 423 - Attachment (3 cr. hr.)
This aspect of the course seeks to provide on-hands training and experience for students in relevant institutions both within and outside the country (if possible).
Comprehensive Examinations
2. B.Sc. (Hon) ACCOUNTING
Brief Description
The business world and indeed all aspects of economic life require trained accountants to manage finances of their institutions. This programme teaches both the both academic and practical aspects of accounting. Those students who successfully complete will find placement in a variety of situations that befit their training and qualifications.
Rationale and objectives
All institutions require trained and qualified personnel to man their finances. Finance is the life blood of any institution or programme and therefore requires highly skilled and trained personnel for successful operations. This programme is designed to train manpower to handle financial tasks and jobs in accounting and its related subjects in financial institutions.
Duration
It is a four (4) year course designed to provide tuition as detailed in the course outlines below. This condition, however, does not negate other University regulations.
Admission requirements
Students with Five GCE “O” or WASCE level passes with a minimum of Credit 5 in relevant subjects including Economics, Mathematics and English Language will be admitted into the programme. Those with 5 credits excluding English Language will be required to sit to the University English Matriculation examination before entry.
Learning Resources
The Economics department possesses highly trained personnel to handle the courses and can also have access to professional and qualified accounting personnel who can be called upon to teach specialist courses on a part time basis from time to time. The library is also equipped with a wide range of books on varied subjects of accounting. In addition, the internet also provides a source of reference for further learning material.
Course Titles and Codes (Course Outlines)
Optional Courses:
Auditing- Purely based on ACCA Paper 6 –old scheme
Taxation- Purely based on ACCA paper 7- old scheme
Advanced Quantitative Methods
Computing (information analysis II)
Insurance
Course Descriptions
PART 1:
ACCT 111 – INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING (3 cr. hr.)
The course covers the conversion of economics, i.e. events, both historical and forecast, into accounting, statements for reporting to internal and external users. The means of assessing, an entry’s progress, position and prospects will be developed as an end to decision-making.
The preparation of Accounts-
From Economic events to accounting words.
Cash: recording and bank reconciliation, adjusting for debtors and creditors.
The Accounting equation: Assets=Capital + Liabilities
The double entry system: including an appreciation of its advantages debit and credit, ledger accounts.
The trial balance: adjust for prepayment, accruals; stock; depreciation, bad debts, its uses and limitations.
Trial Accounts prepared from the trial balance or cash records- manufacturing, trading, and profit and loss account.
The appropriation of profit.
The Business Cycle
Setting up a business
Buying and selling
Effect of Profit on financial Position
Types of Enterprise, their regulation and Accounting Requirements.
Sole Trader
Partnership
Asset Valuation and Profit Measurement
Performance Assessment
Decision-Mak
PART 2:
ACCT 112–INTRODUCTION TO RELATED SOCIALSCIENCES (3 cr. hr.)
Law: General background to all the various types of law: Tort, criminal, contracts land, etc.
Economics: General background to Micro and Macro Economic
Demography: General background
Sociology: General background
Political Science: General background
ACME 113 – Mathematics for Economics (3 cr. hr.)
Set theory, calculus advanced indices and logarithms, expectations, probability, production functions, linear programming, matrices
ACCIT 114- Information Technology
Definition of Data/Information
Definition of Information technology (IT)
Importance of Information and IT
Obtaining Information
Presenting Information
Improving the MIS
Computer-based management systems
Computer Hardware
ACCM 123- Motivation, People and Self-Management (3 cr. hr.)
Procedures
Training and development
Work Organization
Motivation
Working with people
Quality circles
Joint Recruitment, Screening and selection Process and Consultation
Time Management
ACFS 211 – PREPARING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (3 cr. hr.)
More about final accounts (including adjustments such as depreciation, bad debt provisions, accruals and prepayments, etc).
Errors and their correction
Bank reconciliation statements
Suspense accounts
Control Accounts
Single entry and incomplete records
Accounting for clubs and societies
Purchase of a business
Partnership a accounting (including general principles, amalgamation, and dissolution
Bills of exchange
Branch/Departmental accounts
Joint ventures (excluding incorporated, Joint ventures
Container accounts
Consignment accounts
Leasing and hire purchase accounting
Investments accounts
Basis of company accounts (including issui9ng and redeeming share and loan capital).
Accounting for company taxation
Published find accounts of companies
ACCA 212 – Cost Accounting (3 cr. hr.)
Definition of Costing
Distinguishing between cost, Financial, and Management Accounting
Cost classification
Cost behaviour
Accounting for material
Accounting for labour
Accounting for overheads
Cost Accounts (Interlocking and Integrated Accounts)
Activity based costing
Absorption costing
Services costing
Process costing
Joint and by-product costing (excluding decision making)
Job costing
Batch costing
Contract costing
Life-cycle costing (basics)
Tagged costing (basics)
Opportunity costing (basics)
Relevant Costing (basics)
Uniform costing (basics)
ACM 213 – MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (3 cr. hr.)
The role of Management
Meeting the needs of Management
Definition of Management Accounting
ACCA 215 – AUDITING (3 cr. hr.)
Definition and nature of auditing. Importance of Auditing. Types of Audits, role/Responsibilities, Liabilities and Rights of an Auditor, Auditing Process: Vouching and verification and modern Auditing, audit Tests (Substantive, Compliance etc.), Introduction to Audit Reports (Qualified and Unqualified), Internal Controls, Internal Audits and Internal checks.
ACCL 217 – CONTRACT LAW (3 cr. hr.)
Nature of the Law of contract: Definition of contract law, parties to a contract, qualities/elements of a good contract.
Acceptance and communications of offer and acceptance
Offer of a contract
Intention to create legal relations
Acceptance of a contract
Privity of contract
Consideration: Past, extended, Executions. High taxes principles, sufficiency/Adequacy of consideration etc.
Terms of a contract: Expressed and implied terms, warranties, conditions etc.
Exception classes
Void and Voidable contract
Discharge of a contract: By performance, agreements, transaction etc.
Breach of contract and remedies.
Vitiating factors: Misrepresentation, lack of capacity etc.
ACCT 218 TAXATION (3 cr. hr.)
Outline of Income and corporation taxation, including computations (specific attentions focused on capital allowances, basics, period, deductions allowable/disallowable etc, self-assessment, badge of trade, schedule D case 1) and houses.
Introduction to capital gains tax, relief and value added tax..
ACCL 315 COMPANY/CORPORATE LAW (3 cr. hr.)
Formation/Corporate Law, company, distinction of limited company from partnership, implications of legal entry and limited liability, “capital and financing of companies-nature and types of shares, issue of shares, class rights, transfer and transmission of shares (share certificates/share warrants etc.), loan capital measuring types, charges, priority of different types of charges, remedies of loan creditors directors. (Duties, powers, contractual capital etc.) Company secretary (appointment, role, power etc), shareholders (majority/minority),. Rule in Foss and Harbottle, liquidation, Auditors (appointment, removal, replacement, rights and duties of Auditors etc.) and company meetings, notice of meetings, conduct of meeting, quorums/proxies, resolutions, elective and written) and special notice.
ACPM 315 MOTIVATION, PEOPLE AND SELF-MANAGEMENT (3 cr. hr.)
Definition of management organization, goals, missions, visions and objectives; recruitment and selection (using job analysis, description and specifications through various recruitment media/Avenues,
B. Sc. (Hon) BANKING and FINANCE
Background and Objectives: -
The business world and indeed all aspects of economic life require trained Bankers and Finance Officer to manage and operate in Banking and Financial Institutions. This Programme intends teaching both the academic and practical aspects of Banking and Finance as a preparation to the needs the society.
Rationale
This course is designed to impact practical knowledge in Banking and Finance in order to produce graduates for key financial institutions.
Duration
This is a four years Honours Programme (B.Sc. Banking and Finance)
Admission Requirement
(i) Five Credits in ‘O’ Level/ WASCE Examination in not more than two
sittings.
(ii) 3 credit in ‘O’ Level/WASCE with a diploma in Banking and Finance
from a recognized institution/college.
Evaluation
At the end of the Programme students are expected to be able to manage and control banking and financial institution.
Learning Resources
Experienced and qualified lecturers will facilitate the course. In addition professional bankers will be called upon from time to time to give lectures and seminars to students with a view to enriching students learning situation. The library and the internet will augment the resource materials available.
COURSE MODULES AND CREDIT HOURS (COURSE OUTLINES)
Course Outlines (Descriptions/Details)
BAF 111 – PRINCIPLES OF BANKING (3 credits)
The course is designed to help students identify principles of Banking.
v Introduction to Banking
v Retail Banking
v Wholesale and International Banking
v Financial Markets
v The Foreign Exchange Market
v Regulation of the Financial System
BAF 112 – PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE (3 credits)
The course is designed to help students understand the basics of finance.
v Financial Systems
v Introduction to Financial Systems
v Role of Financial Systems
v Financial Intermediaries
v Securities and Markets
v Taxonomy of Financial Institution
BAF 113 – INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS (3 credits)
PART A – MICROECONOMICS (3 credits)
v The Theory of Consumer Behaviour
v The Theory of the Firm
v Markets Structures
v Factors Markets
v General Equilibrium
PART B – MACROECONOMICS (3 credits)
v Aggregation: the problem of aggregation (Value added)
v The close economy
v Goods Market
v Money and Banking
v General equilibrium: IS LM Model
v The open economy
v Exchange Rate Determination and the Money sector
BAF 115 – PRINCIPALES OF ACCOUNTING (3 credits)
Ø Balance Sheet
Ø Cash flow Statement
Ø Income Statement
Ø Accounting concepts and conventions
Ø The nature, purposes and limitations
Ø The nature and capital structure of different firms of businesses including limited companies
Ø The difference between accounting and economic concept of income
BAF 121 FINANCIAL ACOUNTING (3 credits)
Ø Bank Reconciliation Statement
Ø Final Accounts
Ø Control Accounts
Ø Income and Expenditure
Ø Partnership Accounts
Ø Company Accounts
BAF 122 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (3 credits)
Ø Cash Behaviour
Ø Managerial and total absorption costing for stock
Ø Introduction to Budgetary planning and control
Ø Standard Costs, targets and simple variance analysis. Techniques for short and long-term
Ø Decision making including-V-P analysis, relevant costs
Ø Introduction to capital investment appraisal
BAF 123 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY I (3 credits)
Ø Introduction to Operating System
Ø Introduction to Windows
Ø Learning to use the Mouse
Ø The Desk Top
Ø Identifying Disks
Ø Working with Floppy Diskette
Ø Organizing Files and Folders
Ø Creating and Saving Documents in Windows
Ø Operating an existing document
Ø Printing.
BAF 124 ENTERPRENUERSHIP (3 credits)
Ø Historical perspective
Ø Trace the origin of entrepreneurship
Ø State the entrepreneurship philosophy and identity
Ø Entrepreneurial characteristics
Ø The role of an entrepreneur
Ø Explain the reasons for business failure
Ø Define the concept: Planning business enterprise and project
Ø Next for different records (capital, revenue, credit transition, tax)
BAF 211 CORPORATE FINANCE I (3 credits)
v Project evaluation: Hirschlei for analysis and Fisher separation
(the NPV rule and IRR)
v Risk and return the CAPM and APT: the mathematics of
v portfolios:
v Derivation assets-characteristics and pricing
v Efficient markets – theory and empirical evidence
v Capital structure the Modigliani –Miller theorem
BAF 212 FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION (3 credits)
v Role of Financial intermedian
v Implication of Financial intermediation (Hirshelifer model, effect on economic development)
v Regulation of Banks;
v Risk management in Banking
v Financial securities
v Capital Budgeting
v Financial Markets
BAF 215 CORPORATE FINANCE II (3 credits)
v Dividend Theory: Modigliani-miller
v Mergers and acquisitions
v Calculate the gains and losses from Mergers/take overs the free rider problem and take over activity
v Analytical tools, techniques and methods for analyzing financial report in cooperating an assessment of short relevance for evaluation and planning purposes.
BAF 223 FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION (3 credits)
v A critical perspective of the topic of finance
v The role of financial managers
v Sources and methods of raising finance
v Different forms of finance e.g. equity
v Valuation methods for costing the different element of capital such
as the capital asset pricing methods
v Evaluation of risk management theories and methods and their
application to both sources of finance and to investment appraisal
BAF 224 BUSINESS LAW (3 credits)
v Introduction to Business Law
v Business Organizations
v Law of Agency
v Law of Contract
v Law of Employment
v Property Law
BAF 311 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
· Financial Markets: Stock markets; bond markets; derivatives markets exchange trading; over – the counter (OTC) trading.
· Financial Instruments: Broad types of financial claims; the difference and allocation of ownership rights and cash flow rights; equity claims; fixed income claims, derivatives claims; the trading process; margin trading and settlement; short selling.
· Market Microstructure: Dealership and auction markets; bid-ask spreads.
BAF 312 ELEMENTS OF ECONOMETRICS (3 credits)
(Traditional Econometrics)
v Introduction to Econometrics
v Sampling and estimation
v Outliners and contaminants in statistical data
v Correlation analysis
v Calculation of Correlation Coefficient.
v Hypotheses testing
v Simple and Multiple Regression analysis.
BAF 313 BUSINESS LAW II (3 credits)
v Governing Legislation
v Negotiable Instruments as personal property
v Types and uses of negotiable Instruments
v Prerequisite for liability
v Legal significance of an Instrument that is not Negotiable
v Method of Negotiation
v Types of Endorsement
v Purposes of Endorsement
BAF 314 MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
v Introduction to Marketing
v Marketing Environment
v Organization Structure
v Marketing Mix
v Pricing Methods
v Channels of Distribution
v Role of Marketing Management
BAF 321 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE II (3 credits)
v Nature of Financial claims (doubt versus equity, bonds and notes, fixed and floating interest rates, common and project stocks)
v Structure of Financial systems Bank-based system against market base systems.
BAF 322 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT II (3 credits)
v History of Financial Markets and institutions: Globalization, regulation of Financial markets; trading standards
v Financial innovation: new instruments
v Risk measures: Risk aversion; spread based measures: value at risk measures
v Performance measurement export version oxanate: measure the performance of funds
BAF 323 ECONOMIC STATISTICS (3 credits)
v The Framework of National Income Accounting
v Concepts of National Income and its Components
v Problems of measurement at current and constant prices; index
numbers; including the Retail prices index
v Overview of balance of payment and trade statistics
v Labour Statistics
v Financial statistics
v Economic survey information
v Measurement and comparison of standards of living between
Countries and over time
BAF 324 LEGAL FRAME WORK (3 credits)
v Liability for Acts of its Agents
v Duties of Directors
v Duties of Promoters
v Rights of Shareholders
v The Protection of Shareholders
v Protection of Shareholders
v Securities Legislation
v Corporate Reorganization, Mergers and Winding up
BAF 325 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3 credits)
v Introduction to Information Technology
v Introduction to Computers
v Hardware and Software
v Element of a Computer
v Computer Generations.
(FINAL YEAR) FIRST SEMESTER
BAF 411 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (3 credits)
v Nature and Scope of Management Information Systems
v Information and Decision making
v Business System
v The System Development Life Cycle
v Computer Information Management
v Database Management System
v Management Decisions, using Computerized Systems
v The Informal
BAF 412 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF INSURANCE (3 credits)
v The Nature of Insurance
v Insurance Terminology
v Statute Law Regulating Insurance
v Insurance on Business Premises and other Assets
v Insurance on the Operation of the Business Enterprise
v Special Aspect of the Contract of Insurance
v Co-Insurance
v The Guarantee
BAF 413 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
v The Concept of Human Resources Management
v Recruitment and Selection Methods
v Training and Development
v Performance Appraisal
v Staff Remuneration and Welfare
v Discharge of Employment Contract: termination, dismissal etc.
ECONS 411 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (3 credits)
v International Trade
v Demand and Supply Curves and Terms of trade
v Economic Integration
v Financing International trade
v Exchange Rate
v Balance of Payment Account
ECONS 412 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS (3 credits)
v The Nature and Scope of Managerial Economics
v Demand Analysis and Forecasting
v Production and Cost Analysis
v Determinant of Price
v Pricing under Different Market Structure
SECOND SEMESTER
v Comprehensive Examination - 30%
v Project Writing - 15%
v Field/Work Experience - 05%
v CGPA - 50%
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION PAPERS
PAPER ONE:
BAF 211 - Corporate Finance I - 25%
BAF 221 - Corporate Finance II - 25%
BAF 223 - Financial Intermediation - 25%
BAF 322 - Financial Management - 25%
PAPER TWO
BAF 111 - Principles of Banking I - 25%
BAF 215 - Principles of Banking II - 25%
BAF 224 - Business Law I - 25%
BAF 313 - Business Law II - 25%
PAPER THREE
Econs 214 - Qualitative Methods - 25%
BAF 323 - Economics Statistics - 50%
BAF 312 - Elements of Econometrics - 25%
PAPER FOUR
BAF 311 - Investment Management - 25%
BAF 314 - Marketing Management - 25%
BAF 411 - Management Information System 25%
BAF 413 - Human Resources Management 25%
M.Sc. Economics (Fifteen Months Taught Course)
Background and Objectives
The purpose of this programme is to take the students' knowledge of economic theory and quantitative techniques beyond the undergraduate level to fit them for work as professional economists in the private and public sectors. Students on the M.Sc Economics programme must take courses in Advanced Economic Theory modules, Quantitative Economics & Econometric Methods modules and Research Methods in Economics.
Admission Requirements
Applicants for the M.Sc programme must have a good first degree in Economics or its related subjects. Applicants with a good first degree and have experience working in a Financial Institution or related Public Sector have added advantage.
Evaluation:
At the end of the each semester students take written examination in courses offered which account for 70%. Continuous Assessment – Seminar Presentation, Term papers, Group Discussion - will account for the remaining 30%.
Learning Resources
As earlier stated, this is an intensive programme where formal lectures, Computer workshops, group discussions and individual and group assignments form part of the training methodology. . The courses are taught by lectures, seminars and computer workshops, with emphasis placed on reading original literature and the preparation of seminar papers by students.
Course Modules and Credit Hours (Course Outlines)
All M. Sc students offer all the core courses as listed below in the first semester of the programme.
Note: the commencement of any elective course depends on the availability of students opting for the program and Lecturer. The Department will. however, endeavour within its limited resources to attract qualified/professional staff to lecture the electives listed above.
FIRST SEMESTER (Course Descriptions/Details)
ECON 611: Advanced Macroeconomic Theory I (3 credits)
This module deals with the macroeconomics of open economies, and its main aim is to study the problems involved in macroeconomic policy design in an interdependent world, with some emphasis on the experience of developing countries. First examining the relationship between the balance of payments and the national economy, and then studying different models of exchange rate determination such as the Purchasing Power Parity concepts.
The module also covers major areas of modern macroeconomics. One objective is to expose students to both theoretical approaches and analytical techniques. In addition, the module will provide students with an understanding of applied macroeconomic research. Much of the reading will be from original articles in research journals.
· L-M and I-S Analysis
· Consumption, Personal Saving and Aggregate Wealth Accumulation
· Monetary Policy Transmission
· Investment and Inventories
· Real Business Cycles
· New Keynesian Models
· Inflation and Macroeconomic Policy
· Labour market and unemployment
ECON 612: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I. (3credits)
This module examines the workings of the economic system from a disaggregated viewpoint. It is a standard module on advanced microeconomic theory and contains the basics of general equilibrium, including Walrasian equilibrium and welfare economics, and disequilibrium. The module focuses on non-cooperative game theory and its use in economics. Both static and dynamic games are studied, with both complete and incomplete information, using examples from the field of Industrial Economics, Trade Theory and Labour Economics. It also analyses the behaviour of markets in which agents are asymmetrically informed
Preferences - Utility - Demand
Indirect Utility functions
Expenditure Function
Production Function
Cost Functions
Market Structure-Monopoly, Oligopoly(Duopoly markets)
Risks and Uncertainty
Game Theory-Dynamic games of complete information , Static and dynamic games of complete information
ECONS 613: Econometrics. (3credits)
The aim of this module is to provide a rigorous treatment of the specification, estimation and inference in single-equation linear regression models, with particular reference to methods appropriate to economic application. Extensive use is made of matrix notation and students taking this module should be familiar with matrix algebra. Although no prior knowledge of econometric theory is assumed, the module progresses quite rapidly and previous experience of applied econometrics is an advantage. Knowledge of basic mathematical statistics is also desirable.
The Classical Linear Regression Model
Inference in the Classical Linear Regression Model
The Generalized Linear Regression Model
Failure of the Classical Assumptions
Stochastic Repressor Models
Introduction to Dynamic Modelling
Time series Analysis
Econ 614: Operations Research and Quantitative Methods. (3 credits)
This module aims to study basic econometric techniques in an intuitive and practical way. Empirical evaluation of economic models is an important feature of the study and application of economics. The module also aims to provide the skills and understanding to read and evaluate empirical literature and to carry out empirical research. The module is concerned with the application of econometric methods, with little emphasis on the mathematical aspects of the subject. Microcomputer software packages such as SPSS, PC Give, E-views, and STATA etc will be used for practical work throughout this module.
Models and Data
Data Management and Transformation
The Linear Regression Model
Extensions of the Linear Regression Model
Failure of the classical assumptions
Introduction to Dynamic Models
Optimisation theory
Multiple Equation Models
Panel Data Models
Models with Discrete Dependent Variables
Models with Limited Dependent Variables
Econ 615: Research Methods. (3 credits)
This module provides students with detailed knowledge of how to set and carry out research projects. Students examine various approaches to quantitative data analysis and qualitative data collection methodology. It also makes students familiarised with the use of statistical packages such as SPSS for windows and receive guidance for their minor thesis from the design stage through to final submission.
The module aims:
To introduce students to the range of research methods and sources available in modern economics
To enable students gain an understanding of the application of these in the context of the development of their own dissertation topic.
Introduction to research methods in Economics
Sources of data, bibliographic and other information relevant to research in Economics;
Evaluating the strengths and weakness of different types of research method, including quantitative, qualitative and experimental methods;
Assessing the most appropriate methods in research work in Economics;
Designing a research project
Making a research presentation
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Description/Details
Econ 621: Advanced Macroeconomics II. (3 credits)
Open Economy Macroeconomics, recent contributions
Theories of Exchange Rate Determination
Expectation Models
Growth Models
Applied Macroeconomic Research
Econ 622: Advanced Microeconomics II. (3 credits
General Equilibrium: Existence and Uniqueness
General Equilibrium: Welfare Properties
Inter temporal Equilibrium
Portfolio Selection
Market Overlapping Generations
Optimal Structures
Econ 623: Research Methods II. (3 credits)
o Data Analysis
o Analysis of Transcript
o Coding for Analysis
o Report Writing
o Types of research reports
o Seminar or Research Papers
o Contents of a final research report
o Dissemination of Research Findings
o Format for the Presentation of Research Results
Econ 624 : Development Economics. (3credits)
The course examines the problems of economic development of underdeveloped countries. Students will be required to read articles, journals, report and other theses on the subject.
Economics of Development: Concepts and Approaches
Economic Growth and Income Distribution
Characteristics of an Underdeveloped Country
Obstacles to Economic Development
Meaning and Characteristics of Modern Economic Growth
Some Theories of Economic Development- Adams Smith’ Theory, Ricardian Theory, Malthusian theory, Schumpeterian Theory, Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth.
Some Growth Models: Harrod-Domar Models, Kaldor Model of Distribution, Solow Model of Long Run growth
Domestic Measures for Economic Growth
International Measures for Economic Development: Role of Foreign Trade in Economic Development, The Debt Problem of LDC, New International Economic Order
Econ 625: Production Economics. (3credits)
The course examines the theory of Production; a rigorous treatment of production functions analysis and understanding the concept of marginal analysis; and the competitive firm market structure and its relevance in economics. The nature of utility functions, demand and supply functions, cost curves, joint resource and product, returns to scale and size will also be treated.
· Meaning/Definition of production Economics
· Production and production function
· Profit maximization of enterprises
· Expected utility and decision theory
· Agricultural household models
· Profit maximisation of peasant farmers
· Risk and Uncertainty
· Sources of risk in Agriculture
· Risk analysis
· Consequences of risk
Econ 626: Project Planning and Design. (3 credits)
This course helps students in the designing and appraising of projects on their own. It gives instances on when a project is said to be viable or unviable and clues as to how to identify a new project.
· The Concept of Projects and their importance to development
· Project as the cutting edge of development.
1. Project Cycles
Traditional Project cycle
· Identification
· Preparation
· Appraisal
· Negotiation/Approval
· Imp0lementation
· Evaluation
The New World Bank Version
· Listening
· Piloting
· Demonstration
· Mainstreaming
· Ways of identifying projects for implementation.
Project Format
· Advantages
· Disadvantages
Project Appraisal Methods
(a) Financial Appraisal Methods
· Playback
· Accounting Rate of Return
· Net Present Value (NPV)
· Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
(b) Economic Analysis
· Environmental Analysis
· Sensitivity Analysis/Risk Analysis etc.
Techniques of Project Appraisal
· Monitoring
· Evaluation Strategies
· Cost Benefit Analysis
· Assessment of Social and Welfare Implications
Econ 627: Public Finance. (3 credits)
Students are expected at the end of the course work in Public Finance to comprehend:
· Differences between resource allocation in a pure market system and a political system
· Explain why the free-market is an efficient allocative mechanism
· Express what the economist’s definition of market efficiency is
· Resource allocation within the public sector
· Identifies real costs of public sector activities
· Explains how bureaucracies compete for public sector resources
· Evaluates political intervention in the budget allocation process
· Externalities and public Goods
· Subsidies and Income Support
· Social Security
· Taxation: distinguish among major tax bases, explain how incidence of a tax is determined, recognize how the structure of the market affects the incidence of a tax ETC.
· Macroeconomic Review
· Public Finance
· Composition of Public Finance
· Revenue
· Expenditure
· Deficit
· Financing debt
· Government Instruments
· Relationship between Monetary and Fiscal policy
Econ 628: Monetary Economics. (3 credits)
The course is intended to link the field of money, banking and financial markets to specific careers so that students can see the connection between topics covered and life after graduation
Introducing Money, Banking and Financial Markets
Role of Money in the Macro economy
Financial Instruments, markets and Institution
Interest rate Measurement and Behaviour
Risk and term of Interest Rate
The Pricing of Risky Financial Assets
Money and capital Markets
Understanding Foreign Exchange
The Nature of Financial Intermediation
Depository Financial Institutions
Non depository Financial Institution
Understanding Financial Contracts
Financial System design
Econ 629: Health Economics. (3credits)
The aim of this course is to link Economics to Health sector development.
Social Science, Health and Medicine
Determinants of Health
Economy of health care delivery
Politics of Health and Diseases
Health Accounting
Poverty and health
Organizational Structure of National Health Care System
Economics of Disease: Demand and Supply of Health facilities
Econ 6210: Economic Policy Analysis (3credits)
The course will help students apply theories learnt beyond the undergraduate level to fit them for work as professional economists in the private and public sectors
An overview of Economic Management and Development Planning
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Planning and Policy models
Review of Linear Programming Model
SAM and CGE Model
The two-gap and Three gap models
The Combined Fund-Bank model
The Political Economy of Reform
Debt management
Econ 6211: Natural resource Economics. (3 credits)
This course will focus on the application of the principles of economics to the use of the country’s natural resources. It will emphasis quantitative analysis methodological applications and the expression of policies in an economic framework. Subject matter content will include policies related to resource scarcity, mineral policy, population growth and economic growth, income distribution, multiple land use management, preservation versus development and evaluation of life and the environment problems and quality.
Econ 6212: International Economics. (3 credits)
This course aims at showing students how international transactions affect the domestic economy and the conduct of national economic policies. It intends to introduce quite rigorously the analytical tools that economists use to examine these matters. It reviews the history of international economy to show how it has shaped the views of economists and governments and how it has affected the development of international economic institutions, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the International Monetary Fund
International Trade Theory and Policy- Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade, Economic Efficiency and Comparative Advantage, Instruments and Uses of trade Policy
International Monetary Theory and Policy- the Balance of Payments and Foreign-exchange Markets, Incomes and Current accounts, interest Rates and Capital Account
Mathematical Approach on Trade Theory and Policy
Economic Integration
NJALA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(BO CAMPUS)
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PROGRAMMES AND COURSE OUTLINES
(Not Started)
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AND FINANCE
June, 2006
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES)
The programme begins with enrolment into Agriculture General for the first two years, after which students who meet the required minimum grade point average of 3.6 can enlist into the Department. The following courses are thought in the first two years as listed in the table.
B. Sc. AGRICULTURE GENERAL
FIRST YEAR
Course Number
Course Title
Theory Hours
Practical Hours
Credit Hours
1. B. Sc. (HONS) AGRIC. ECONOMICS
Brief Description
Agriculture is a major force in the global economy. The field of Agricultural Economics deals with the economic and social issues related to food and fiber production and the management of natural resources.
The Bachelors of Science Honours degree in Agricultural Economics meets the needs of students pursuing careers in Agricultural, food and agribusiness areas.
Agricultural Economists apply business concepts and problem-solving skills to effectively and efficiently manage farm, environmental and commercial decisions.
Graduates with an honours degree in Agricultural Economics have many career options, including working as:
Ø Economic Policy Analysts
Ø Professional farm managers
Ø Commodities traders
Ø Marketing managers
Ø Extension specialists
Ø Research analysts
Ø Agricultural development Officers,
Ø Project managers
Duration
It is a four (4) years course designed to provide tuition as detailed in the course outline below: (This condition, however, does not negate other University regulations).
Admission requirements
Students with Five GCE “O” credit passes or WASCE level passes with a minimum of Credit 5 in relevant subjects including Agriculture, Economics, Mathematics and English Language will be admitted into the B.Sc. Agriculture Economics Program. Those with 5 credits excluding English Language will be required to sit to the University English Language Matriculation examination before entry. Students will be invited into the Honours class in the third year if they attain a sessional Grade\point Average (SGPA) of 3.60. Those students who attain below 3.60 will but get an SGPA of 3.0 will continue in the Agricultural option.
Evaluation mode
Students are expected to complete 163 credit hours of course work in the four years of study. Final assessment for the award of a degree in Agricultural Economics with Honours will be applied as follows
Comprehensive Examination
PAPER I
Agricultural Marketing
Agricultural Price Analysis
PAPER II
Agricultural Credit and Finance
Agricultural Trade and Policy
PAPER III
Agricultural Decision Analysis
Econometrics
Quantitative Methods
Farm Production and Management
PAPER IV
Agricultural Growth and Development
Project, Planning and Appraisals
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS/DETAILS
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
Introduction to Agricultural Economics: AEC 211
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Definition of agricultural economics (including positive and normative economics); price determination; demand and supply functions; the role of agriculture to man and the economy; nature of agriculture in Sierra Leone; factors responsible for the fluctuation in farmers income; factors that inhibit agricultural development in Sierra Leone; stages of production; production function.
Second Semester
Introduction to Micro and Macro economics: AEC 221
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Terminologies, concepts and tools; simple linear model; shift in demand and supply; economics applications of graphs; income determination model; using derivatives to solve maximization and minimization problems (constant optimization and langrangian multiplier; the general elasticity; matrix; Leontief input – output models.
THIRD YEAR
Hon 1 First Semester
Quantitative Methods: AEC 301
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This course widens and makes students stronger in quantitative analysis of Economic phenomena. Topics include: Advance application of Matrix algebraic; Total and per unit concepts; Jacobean analysis; Hessian; Burden Hessian; Input-Output analysis; Linear Programming; Cost analysis; Regression analysis (simple linear regression only); Major statistic tools for economic analysis; Chi-square; Correlation analysis.
Research Methods: AEC 302
This module provides students with detailed knowledge of how to get and carry out research projects. Students examine various approaches to quantitative data analysis and qualitative data collection methodology such as interviews and designing of questionnaires.
What the discipline is about/definition of Research: Types of research; Research organization/composition; Introduction to Research proposal writing; Methods of collecting data; Analytical tools of research data.
Econometrics (Traditional): AEC 303
Estimation of Linear regression Models: Simple linear regression model; multiple regression; model; assumptions of ordinary least sequences (OLS); determination of OLS Estimator; distribution of Y and B. Violation of OLS Assumptions (Diagnostic Tests): Homoscedasticity; heteroscedasticity; multicollinearity; autocorrelation; testing and consequences of the above; outlier Analysis; causes of outlier; effects of outlier (Problems); how to handle outliers; measures of Association and a relationship; chi square analysis; correlation analysis.
Farm Production and Management: AEC 311
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Definition of farm management; reasons for farming; what affects farming objectives; farm management functions(planning, organization, directing, controlling); why use economics principles in planning; reasons for farm surveys; successful and unsuccessful farm manager; farm business organizations; problems of farm manager; institutional farms; farm management decisions; farming risks and uncertainties; farm budgets and accounts.
Macroeconomics: AEC 312
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This course is a follow up of both the Introduction to Macroeconomics and Intermediate Macroeconomics. The aim of the course is to discuss the economy at a wider range. The followings topics shall be discussed: Expanded model; Classical and Keynesian debate on full employment; Consumption function and consumption hypothesis; Investment functions; Derivation and Interpretation of IS-LM Model; Basic Macroeconomic Models; The three (3) sectors models (IS and LM Models); Consumption and saving functions; Various hypotheses (Absolute income Hypothesis, Relative income Hypothesis, Permanent income Hypothesis, and Life cycle income Hypothesis); Investment; Determinants; Investment in human capital; Budgetary and Macroeconomic Policies; Fiscal Deficit; Fiscal and monetary policies; Foreign Exchange Rate Regimes (Fixed but adjustable exchange rate regimes, Floating or free exchange rate regimes, Managed or dirty float regimes); The Keynes Model (Keynes theory of involuntary unemployment, Keynes theory of involuntary unemployment, Keynes theory of saving and investment, Multiplier principle); Balance of payment Concept; Balance of payment accounts.
Microeconomics: AEC 313
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This courser is designed to broaden students’ knowledge on Consumer behaviour, derivation and interpretation of Marshallian and Hicksian demand curves, Game theory and intermporal decision. Other topics to discuss include the following: Consumer behavior; Axiom of preference; Axiom of indifference set; Test for convexsivity; Demand function; Prosperities of Marshallian demand function; Price and cross elasticities; Indirect utility function; Properties of indirect utility function; Slutsky equation (Derivation); Production function; The scope of the production function; Elasticity of substitution; Degree of homogeneity; Optimization; Revenue maximization (factor demand or input supply functions); profit maximization; Calculation of supply functions; Market Structure; Duopoly market; Perfect market (output function); Monopoly market (output function); Quantity leadership or Stackelberg equilibrium; Game theory (Non-constant sum game, The dominant strategy, Mash equilibrium, Risk and uncertainty, Prisoner’s demand pay off matrix , Envy and equity)
Agric. Dev. And Growth: AEC 314
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Role of Agriculture in the economic development; theories and stages of Agric. Development; factors that limit Agric. Development; sources of Agric, growth and development; the relationship between Agriculture and industry; strategies (policies) for promoting Agric. Development.
Entrepreneurial Skills: AEC 316
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Nature and scope of entrepreneurial skills; definition; background to the concept of entrepreneurial skills; function of entrepreneurial skills; an entrepreneur as a risk bearer; how entrepreneurs handles risk; the risk management process; risk financing; rules of personal risk management; risk analysis/entrepreneur co-ordination; entrepreneur qualities; introduction to accounting; what is accounting recoding accounting data; classifying and summarizing; communicating information; the accounting equation and balance sheet; component of accounting equation; balance sheet analysis; double entry system for assets. liabilities and capital; double entry systems; accounts for double entry; some examples of double entry transactions.
Agricultural Statistics and Experimental Design: AEC 317
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
All pre and co-requisites in course sequence must be successfully completed by the tutor in charge as referred.
Vegetable Crop Production: COS 311
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
All pre and co-requisites in course sequence must be successfully completed by the tutor in charge as referred.
Second Semester
Natural Resource Economics: AEC 323
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This course helps students to have an insight into the economics of the environment in relationship to: Natural and scope of natural resource economics; Environment as an asset; Sustainable Development and economic growth; Environmental Impact Assessment; Methods of valuing the environment namely Contingent valuation method, Travel Cost Method, cost Benefit Analysis and Hedonic pricing method; etc.
Agric. Credit and Finance: AEC 324
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
The economic study of acquisition and use of capital in agriculture. Topics include: the analysis of financial statements; farm appraisal; investment analysis; risk in financial management; the cost of capital and the role of financial intermediaries and intermediations serving agriculture; aggregate financing in agriculture etc.
Agric. Marketing: AEC 325
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Marketing principles and practices, their relationship to the agriculture-food system, and the economic impact on all segments of this system. Emphasis on the application of marketing principles in problem-solving and in developing marketing and communication skills of the individual. The nature and the economic organization of agricultural and food marketing including the application of economic concepts to problems and procedures, and their impact on Sierra Leonean agriculture. Pricing and marketing of principal agricultural products in Canada is examined.
Mgt. of Agric. and Rural Programs: AEC 326
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
An introduction to contemporary management theories and practices in organizations of the food sector.
Agric. Price Analysis: AEC 327
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Applies economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze agricultural price issues. Examines problem formulation, estimation, and model evaluation applied to demand and supply situations.
This course will use a lecture format to cover a number of topics, with applications of interest to agricultural economists. As such, it is primarily concerned with the determination of supply, demand, and market prices, together with policy issues that arise in the agriculture and food system. The course content will be primarily focused on consumer theory, and its application to the analysis of the demand for agricultural products.
FOURTH YEAR
Hon 11 First Semester (Primaries)
Project Planning and Appraisals: AEC 411
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Ø The meaning of projects
Ø Projects and programmes (scope and depth)
Ø Projects as the cutting edge of development
Ø The project cycle (traditional and world Bank version)
Ø Difference between the two
Ø Appraisal of projects
Ø Technical appraisal
Ø Financial appraisal
Ø Economic appraisal
Ø Environmental appraisal
Ø Socio-economic appraisal
Ø Others
Ø Different financial appraisal methods
Ø Pay back (PB)
Ø Accounting rate of Return (ARR)
Ø Net present Value (VPV)
Ø Internal Rate of return (IRR)
Ø Cost/benefit analysis
Ø Sensitivity Analysis
Ø Project format (EU, WB, FAO, WB etc)
Ø Log frame
Ø Shadow prices and economic analysis discounting etc.
Ø Project and development in third world centuries
Ø Theories and development and the place projects
Agric. Trade and Policy: AEC 412
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
All pre and co-requisites in course sequence must be successfully completed by the tutor in charge as referred.
Agric. Business Management: AEC 413
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Management of operations in agribusiness firms, the use of models to make decisions on output mix, facility location, expansion, inventory management and production and workforce scheduling.
Agric. Decision Analysis: AEC 414
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Making decisions is certainly the most important task of a manager and it is often a very difficult one. This course offers a decision making procedure for solving complex problems step by step. It presents the decision-analysis process for both public and private decision-making, using different decision criteria, different types of information, and information of varying quality. It describes the elements in the analysis of decision alternatives and choices, as well as the goals and objectives that guide decision-making. The key issues related to a decision-maker's preferences regarding alternatives, criteria for choice, and choice modes, together with the risk assessment tools are also presented.
Operations Research: AEC 415
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Ø Data Management
· Various type of data
· Outline and contaminants
· Data analysis
Ø Imputation of Missing data
· Various techniques of missing data
Ø Selection of sample Size
· Review of basic statistics
· Properties of Handerisk score (z-score)
· Establishment of relationship-correlation and Causality
Ø Quantification of Statistics
Ø Testing Statistical Hypotheses
· Introduction to testing Hypotheses
· Test concerning means \test concerning proportions
· Test concerning variances
· Tests of independence and Goodness of fit
· Optimization
· Key condition
· Constraint optimization
Policy Analysis and Institutional Reforms; AEC 416
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
All pre and co-requisites in course sequence must be successfully completed by the tutor in charge as referred.
2. M.Sc. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Background
Duration
Full-time 12 months
With an ever increasing world population, and growing pressure on the world's finite resources, the analytical skills of agricultural economists are as relevant as ever. This degree course is designed to provide you with a rigorous, stimulating and enjoyable training in applied economics and quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
This course will enable you to:
Ø Acquire skills that would enable you to work as a professional agricultural economist in industry or government, or to proceed to a career in agricultural economics research
Ø Develop your capacity to undertake research within the economic and social sciences
Ø Develop critical, presentational and interpersonal skills
Entry Requirements:
An undergraduate degree at upper second or first class level (or equivalent from a university outside Sierra Leone) is the normal entry requirement. All pre and co-requisites in a course sequence leading to a more advanced course must be successfully completed before registration will be permitted in the advanced course.
Contact: School of Postgraduate Studies Office
Mode of Evaluation
Examination plus a dissertation on a topic of the candidate’s choice agreed between him/her and supervisor. Candidates must also have completed a minimum of 36 credit hours of course work.
Course Schedules (Course Outlines)
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
First Semester
Advanced Microeconomics: AEC 601
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This module examines the workings of the economic system from a disaggregated viewpoint. It is a standard module on advanced microeconomics theory and contains the basics of general equilibrium, including Walrasian equilibrium and welfare economics and equilibrium. The module focuses on non-cooperative game theory and its use in economics. Both static and dynamic games are studied, with both complete and incomplete information, using examples from the field of Industrial Economics, Trade Theory and Labor Economics. It also analyses the behavior of markets in which agents are asymmetrically informed.
Topics:
Ø Preferences – Utility – Demand
Ø Indirect Utility functions
Ø Expenditure function
Ø Production function
Ø Cost function
Ø Market structure-Monopoly, Oligopoly (Duopoly market)
Ø Games theory – Dynamic games of complete information, static and dynamic games of complete information
Advanced Macroeconomics: AEC 611
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This module deals with the macroeconomics of open economics, and it main aim is to study the problem involved in macroeconomics policy design in an interdependent world, with some emphasis on the experience of developing countries. First examining the relationship with the balance of payment and national economy, and then studying different modules of exchange rate determination such as the purchasing power parity concept.
The module also covers major areas of modern macroeconomics. One objective is to expose students to both theoretical approaches and analytical techniques. In addition, the module will provide students with an understanding of applied macroeconomic research. Much of reading will be from original articles in research journals.
Topic:
Ø L-M and Analysis
Ø Consumption
Ø Personal saving and Aggregate Wealth Accumulation
Ø Monetary policy Transmission
Ø Investment and Inventories
Ø Real Business Cycles
Ø New Keynesian Models
Ø Inflation and Macroeconomic policy
Ø Labor market and unemployment
Econometrics (Traditional and Time series): AEC 621
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
The aim of this module is to provide a rigorous treatment of the specification, estimation and inference in single-equation linear regression modules, with particular reference to methods appropriate to economic application. Extensive use is made of matrix notation and students taking this module should be familiar with matrix Algebra. Although no prior knowledge of econometrics theory is assumed, the module progresses quite rapidly and previous experience of applied econometrics is an advantage. Knowledge of basic mathematical statistics is also desirable.
Topics:
Ø The classical linear Regression Module
Ø Inference in the Classical Linear Module
Ø The Generalized Linear Regression Module
Ø Failure of the Classical Assumption
Ø Stochastic Repressor Module
Ø Introduction to dynamic Modeling
Ø Time series Analysis
Operations Research/Quantitative Methods: AEC 631
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This module aims to study basic econometric techniques in an intuitive and practical way. Empirical evaluation of economic models is an important feature of the study and application of economics. The model also aims to provide the skills and understanding to read and evaluate empirical literature and to carry out empirical research. The module is concerned with the application of econometric methods, with little emphasis on the mathematical aspect of the subject. Microcomputer software package such as SPSS, PC Give, E-views, and STATA etc will be used for practical work throughout this module.
Topics:
Ø Models and Data
Ø Data Management and Transformation
Ø The Linear Regression Model
Ø Extensions of the Linear Regression Model
Ø Failure of the classical assumptions
Ø Introduction to Dynamic Models
Ø Optimization theory
Research Methods: AEC 641
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
This module provides students with detailed knowledge of how to set and carry out research projects. Students examine various approaches to quantitative data analysis and qualitative data collection methodology. It also makes students familiarized with the use of statistical package such as SPSS for windows and receives guidance for their minor thesis from the design stage through to final submission.
The module aims:
Ø To introduce students to the range of research methods and sources available in modern economics.
Ø To enable students gain an understanding of the application of these in the context of the development of their own dissertation topic.
Topic:
Ø Introduction to research methods Economics
Ø Sources of data bibliographic and other information relevant to research in Economics;
Ø Evaluating the strengths and weakness of different types of research method, including quantitative, qualitative and experimental methods;
Ø Assessing the most appropriate methods in research work in Economics;
Ø Designing a research project
Ø Making a research presentation
Natural Resource Economics: AEC 651
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Ø Economics of the environment
· Human- environmental relationship
· Environment as an asset
Ø Property right, externalities and environment problems
Ø Valuation of environmental Asset
Ø Sustainable Development
Ø EIA (environmental Impact Assessment)
Ø The Dynamic resource allocation problem
Ø Optimization of national Resources
Ø Optimal outcome
· Static efficiency
· Dynamic efficiency
· Simple math for dynamic efficiency
Ø Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Ø Development, Poverty and the Environments.
Second Semester
Production Economics: AEC 662
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Production function analyses and advanced theory of the firm as applied to agricultural production problems. Concepts of input demand, production supply, quality, time and technology, dynamic analysis and production under uncertainty
Agricultural Credit and Finance: AEC 672
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
The economic study of acquisition and use of capital in agriculture. Topics include: the analysis of financial statements; farm appraisal; investment analysis; risk in financial management; the cost of capital and the role of financial intermediaries serving agriculture; aggregate financing in agriculture. This course builds on transaction cost-based theories and tools to study the economic underpinnings of intra-firm organization, firm boundaries, and the structure of inter-firm transactions.
Agricultural Marketing: AEC 682
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
Analysis of industry forces in agriculture and food sector. Assessing risks and firms capabilities. Development of firm's competitive strategy, including vertical integration, diversification, international business option, and financial planning and performance measurement. Topics will include: Marketing principles and practices, their relationship to the agriculture-food system, and the economic impact on all segments of this system. Emphasis on the application of marketing principles in problem-solving and in developing marketing and communication skills of the individual. The nature and the economic organization of agricultural and food marketing including the application of economic concepts to problems and procedures, and their impact on Sierra Leonean agriculture. Pricing and marketing of principal agricultural products in Canada is examined. Development of theories of monopolistic, monopolistic competition; application to agricultural markets. Market structure influence on price, non-price competition in buying, selling of farm products and inputs.
Agricultural Development and Policy: AEC 692
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
The course deals with economic aspects of agricultural development with emphasis on the role of food, agriculture and the resource sector in the economy of developing countries. Topics will include: world food analysis, development project analysis and policies for sustainable development, new growth theories, migration, cumulative causation, agglomeration economies, increasing returns, human capital, social capital, new economic geography, and new trade theories.
Project Planning and Appraisals: AEC 6010
(3 Credit Hours; 3 Lectures)
All pre and co-requisites in course sequence must be successfully completed by the tutor in charge as referred.
1. Diploma/Certificate in Agricultural Credit and Finance
Background and Objectives
The purpose of this programme is to update candidates in modern techniques of agricultural finance and credit delivery. It is useful to those working in organizations dealing with credit delivery and recovery and the evaluation of such activities particularly in the rural areas.
The department can also run tailor-made courses for institutions both at this level using face-to-face or Distance Learning approach or a mixture of both. Such programmes include but not limited to Micro finance.
Duration of the Programme
It is a 12 weeks programme that will be offered preferably during the July – September vocation period.
Admission Requirements
To enrol in the programme, candidates must have a minimum of a certificate in agriculture or two related subjects at GCE/WASCE level or must have worked in an organization delivering credit/finance to rural economic operators for not less than two years.
Learning Resources
The course will by taught by highly qualified lecturers. This course is also part of some of the programmes run by the department. Consequently a considerable amount of resources has been accumulated over the years for the use of students.
Mode of Evaluation
At the end of the programme, candidates will take written examinations in the courses offered and this will account for 70%. The balance 30% will be accounted for by term papers, and group discussions and practical.
Course Modules and Credit Hours
To complete the programme, candidates will offer all the courses below:
Course Outlines
D/CFC 100 - Principles of farm financial management (3 cr. Hr.)
These devices the managerial process in financial management of the farm. The process of final management including goal formulation, Problem Recognition, Problem Analysis, Decision Making, taking action and adopting responsibility will be discussed in detail.
D/CFC 101-Meaning and types of agric. Finance and Credit (3 cr. hr.)
The concept of Macro finance and Micro finance.
Definitions of finance and Credit
D/CFC 102 - Capital and its role in Agriculture (3 cr. Hr.)
Types of Farm capital
Sources of farm capital
Role of Capital
D/CFC 103 - Farm Financial Intermediation (3 cr. Hr.)
The definition role of financial intermediation should be discussed.
The financial intermediaries, the financial system and the banking system.
(D/CFC 104 - Measures of Financial success (3 cr. Hr.)
The parameters used to measure the financial sources of the farm business should be discussed.
D/CFC 105 - Farm Financial Analysis (3 cr. Hr.)
Principal and Interest calculations
Department repayment schedules
Profit and loss Analysis
Capital Budgeting
Liquidity Management
D/CFC 106 0 Credit and its Role in Agriculture (3 cr. Hr.)
Purposes of Credit
Classifications of Credit
The role of credit in agriculture
D/CFC 107 - Types of Credit (3 cr. Hr.)
Formal and Informal credit Institutions
The major differences between the formal and informal financial institutions with regards to credit delivery
Factors considered in the granting of loans by formal financial institutions
Lending Procedures by final financial institutions
Interest Rates policies
Factors influencing the level of interest rates
Informal sources of credit
D/CFC 108 - Loan Default (Delinquency) (3 cr. Hr.)
Definition of default
Calculations of default rates
Reasons for loan default
Models of correcting the problems of loan default
D/CFC 110- Evaluation of Micro credit enterprises (3 cr. Hr.)
Analysis of the effectiveness of credit delivery
Theory of Inequality
Measuring inequality, Gini Coefficient, Lorenz Curve etc. Measuring outreach
NJALA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(BO CAMPUS)
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PROGRAMMES AND COURSE OUTLINES
(Not Started)
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PROJECT PLANNING,
APPRAISAL AND DESIGN
June, 2006
2. Diploma/Certificate in Project Planning, Appraisal and Design
Background and Objectives
This course is intended to introduce students to project planning and appraisal with a view to providing them with skills and analytical tools for practical and academic work in projects. It aims at providing the necessary expertise in project formulation, costing and implementations. It combines theoretical and practical tuition.
Duration of the Programme
It is a 12-week programme that will be offered preferably during the July and September period. It caters for personnel already in policy-making situations and those who may wish to improve their analytical skills in project formulation and design.
Admission Requirement
To enrol in the programme candidates must have a minimum of a certificate in agriculture or must have some experience in project planning and appraisal.
Evaluation
At t6he end of the programme, the candidates will take written examinations in the courses offered which will account for 70 %. The balance 30% will be accounted for by practical and term papers.
Learning Resources
The course will by taught by highly qualified lecturers. This course is also part of some of the programmes run by the department. Consequently a considerable amount of resources has been accumulated over the years for the use of students.
Course Modules and Credit Hours (Course Outlines)
To complete the programme, the candidates will offer all courses listed below:
DPPA = Diploma in Project Planning and Appraisals.
Course Outlines & Descriptions/Details
DPPA 100-Role of government in agric. development (3 credits)
Sectoral Planning
Objectives
Strategies
Human (manpower) and natural resource projections.
DPPA101-Concept of Projects, & itsrole in development) (3 credits)
Project as the cutting edge of development.
DPPA !02- Project Cycles (3 credits)
a) Traditional Project cycle
Identification
Preparation
Appraisal
Negotiation/Approval
Implementation
Evaluation
b) The New World Bank Version
Listening
Piloting
Demonstrating
Mainstreaming
DPPA 103-Project identification and implementation Policies (3 credits)
Greenfield projects
Complementary pro jects
Continuation projects etc.
(DPPA 104-Project Format (3 credits)
Advantage
Disadvantages
DPPA 105 Project Appraisal Methods (3 credits)
a) Financial Analysis
Playback method
Cost/benefit analysis
Accounting Rate of Return
Net Present Value (NPV)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
b) Economic Analysis
Environmental Analysis
Sensitivity/Risk Analysis etc.
DPPA 106-Techniques of Project Appraisal (3 credits)
Monitoring
Evaluation Strategies
Cost Benefit Analysis
DPPA 107-Assessment of Social and Welfare Implication (3 credits)
Negative Externalities etc.
NJALA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND EXTENSION
(BO CAMPUS)
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PROGRAMMES AND COURSE OUTLINES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH HONOURS IN SOCIOLOGY
BSc. HONS. SOCIOLOGY
Background and Objectives
The Bachelor of Science with Honours in Sociology (B.Sc (Hon) Soc.) trains students for professional positions in institutions that make use of this knowledge. The main onjective is to ensure that students are well grounded in sociology and sociological thought and their implications for the country and mankind.
Duration
It is a four (4) year course designed to provide tuition as detailed in the course outlines below. This condition, however, does not negate other University regulations.
Admission requirements
Students with Five GCE “O” or WASCE level passes with a minimum of Credit 5 in relevant subjects including relevant subjects such as government, history and English Language will be admitted into the programme. Those with 5 credits excluding English Language will be required to sit to the University English Language Matriculation examination before entry.
Evaluation mode
Students are expected to complete 137 credit hours of course work in the four years of study. Final assessment for the award of a degree in Sociology with Honours will be done as follows
Cumulative Grade Point Average
55%
Comprehensive Examinations
30%
Dissertation
15%
Total
100%
Learning Resources
Qualified lecturers will facilitate the course. The library facilities and the internet form the key resource situations for knowledge acquisition.
COURSE SCHEDULE
BSc. HONS. SOCIOLOGY
Seminars, Dissertations and Examinations
Course Outlines/Details or Descriptions)
1st Year,1st Semester
AFST 111 - AFRICAN STUDIES (3 credits)
The objectives of the course is to introduce student to the Socio-economic and Cultural perspectives of Africa. Topics such as African History, Geography, Social Institution in Africa would be addressed.
COMS 111 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS (3 credits)
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the art of communication in English.
MATHS 111 - MATHEMATICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to mathematical concept in readiness for Social Research studies.
ECONS 111 - INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the principles and Theories of Economics especially as it relates to the Social Scientist.
SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3 credits)
The objective of this course is to introduce students to basic Sociological perspective such as meaning of Sociology, origins and development of sociology, contemporary Sociological perspectives.
STAT 111 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to introduce students to basic statistics concepts and management of data for social research.
SOC 110 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL THEME (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to Sociological Inquiry methods. Topics such as the Science of Sociology, Social Research process, Methods of Sociological Research, Ethics in Sociological research etc.
SOC 111 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to introduce Students to Sociological Research focusing on Social research.
1st Year, 2nd Semester
AFST 112 - AFRICAN STUDIES (3 credits)
The objective of course is to further enhance the capacity of students as it relates to the study of the African systems. No combination of AFST 111.
COMS 112 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS (3 credits)
The main purpose of this course is to strengthen student’s capacity to comprehend and write clearly good and constituent English which could enhance their capacity to communicate effectively.
MATHS 112 - MATHEMATICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE (4 credits)
The purpose of the course is to further strengthen student’s ability to understand mathematical computation for Social research.
ECONS 112 ECONOMICS (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to further strengthen students understanding Economic principles and the application of economic theories.
STATS 112 - STATISTICS (4 credits)
The purpose of this course is to further enhance student’s capacity to understand concepts, principle and application of statistical methods for the Social Science.
SOC 102 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to Sociological theories kindly contemporary Sociological theories such as structural fictionalize, conflict theory, symbolic interaction, evaluating revolutionary theories etc.
SOC 112 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to build on the introduction to Sociology: Here the discipline of Sociology will be addressing issues such as the sociological perspective; sociological inquiry methods
SOC 11 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY PRACTICALS (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the operational and of Sociology such as what Sociologist do. The course will specifically expose students to a Sociological problem and process involved in its solution.
2nd Year,1st Semester
COMS 211 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to further enhance the capacity of students in introducing scientific writing.
MATH 201 MATH FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to strengthen studies capacity to appreciate mathematics manipulations for adoption in Social research.
ECONS 201 - ECONOMICS (3 credits)
The objective of this course is to further enhance students’ capacity to understand and appreciate the appli9cation of Economics in the area of Sociology.
DEV 201 - INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to development and social change theories contemporary theories of development and social change will be the focus.
SOC 201 - INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CULTURE (3 credits)
The objectives of the course, is to introduce students to the study of Anthropology. Topics include, culture, theories of cultural development, dimension of culture, cultural diversity etc.
SOC 210 - INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the study of societies. Topics will include social structures, types of societies function of societies etc.
SOC 211-INTRO. TO GROUPS AND SOCIAL ORANIZATION(3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to introduce students to the study of groups and organizations. Topics to include: Social groups, behaviour in groups, Formal organizations, couple, organization etc.
2nd Year, 2nd Semester
STAT 221 - STATISATICS (4 credits)
This course is to further strength students’ capacity to appreciate sociological research to management organization, interpretation etc.
ECONS 221 - ECONOMICS (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to further strengthen student’s capacity to understand Economics and its relation to the Social Sciences. It will address the application of Economics to Sociological explanations.
ANTH 221 - INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to introduce students to the study of Anthropology including the origin and development and Anthropology and its role of anthropology in the study of Sociology culture in Sociology etc.
SOC 221 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to introduce students to social Psychology as a implementary discipline to the study of Sociology. Topics will include understanding social behaviour, social perception. Attitude and attitude to change etc.
DEV 221 - DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (3 credits)
The courses will strengthen student’s capacity in development principle theories and practices for Social change.
SOC 213 - DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE (3 credits)
The objectives of the course is to further strengthen the capacity of students in understanding culture as a integral past of understanding culture as a integral part of understanding society. Topics will include components of culture; global invigilates perspective on culture, culture and human nature etc.
SOC 214 - SOCIALIZATION THEORIES (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to introduce students to the theories of socialization. Topics will include: The origins of human development theories of socialization, sources of socialization, cross cultural perspectives etc.
SOC 212 - INTRODUCTION TO RURAL SOCIOLOGY (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to introduce students to the study of Rural Sociology topics will include the rural setting, rural organization, rural institutions etc.
Hon I (3rd Year) 1st Semester
AN 301 - APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
The objectives of the course are to introduce students to the principle and practice of Anthropologists such as participant observation, applied medial Anthropology, understanding cultures etc.
SOC 301 - ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits)
The objectives of the course are to strengthen student’s capacity to understand social psychology. Topics will include: The nature of Social Psychology, Individual Social behaviour, social perceptions and cognitive, Attitudes Social behaviour in groups etc.
SOC 302 - SOCIAL RESEARCH PRACTICAL (3 credits)
The purpose is to enhance student’s capacity to initiate plan and conduct social research. Topics will include social research methods/process, tools for social research analysis etc. Students could be given an opportunity for a mini research exercise.
SOC 303 - SOCIAL INTERACTION
The objective of the course is to strength student’s knowledge in Social interaction. Topics will include themes of social interaction, structuring of social interaction, disruption of pattern of social interaction, disruption of pattern of social interaction, social interaction in groups, cross-cultural perspectives etc.
SOC 304 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the study of deviance and social control. Topics will include; explaining deviance, theories of deviances, crimes criminals, solid control social consequences of deviance, cross cultural perspective etc.
SOC 305 - STRATIFICATION (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to stratification. Topic will include systems of stratification and Social mobility Economic inequality, poverty etc.
SOC 306 - SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
The purpose of this course is to enhance student’s capacity to understand social institutions and their relationship to the study of Sociology. Topics will include: the economy and work, politics and government. Faculties and Institutes relationships, Education, Religion, Health, Panel system etc
Hon I (3rd Year) 2nd Semester
SOC 320 - THEORIES OF INQUALITY (3 credits)
The objective of this course is to enhance students understanding of the theories of inequality. Topics will include: dimension of inequality, explanation of inequality inequalities of gender, Social and ethnic Minorities, Gender and sexual orientation sex and issues in HIV/AIDSW etc.
SOC 321 - GROUP BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL CHANGE (3 credits)
This course will introduce students to theories of social change especially at it relate behaviour. Topics will include: Concept of group, Behaviour in groups, formal organizations etc.
SOC 322 - SEX GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION (3 credits)
The objective of this course is to expose students to the concepts of sex, gender and sexual orientation: Topics will include Theoretical perceptions on gender, sex and gender, gender and inequalities, sexual orientation gender and violence, gender, sexual orientation and social change etc.
SOC 323 - GENDER ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to offer opportunities to student to understand the role and implication of gender and gender disparity in development. Topics will include gender in development playing gender inequality, gender roles and social change etc.
SOC 324 - PROPOSAL WRITING (3 credits)
The objective of this course is to offer students and opportunity to understand and be able to initiate and develop a project proposal for funding. Topics will include: Outline for project proposal, why projects fail timeline for project implementation, budgeting etc.
SOC 325 - SOCIOLOGY NOF POVERTY (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to concept of poverty. Topic will include. Explanation of the various dimensions of poverty. Factor influencing poverty, and development. Theories of underdevelopment, poverty alleviation etc.
SOC 320 - CONFLICT PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to further strength students understanding of conflict as a social phenomena. Topics will include: Theories of conflict causes of conflict. Conflict prevention, conflict management, conflict resolution and Peace Building etc.
Hon II ((Final) 4th Year) 1st Semester
SOC 401 - THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE (3 credits)
The course will enhance student’s capacity to understand and analyze social change theories and their application to Sociological operations. Topics will include: Theories of Social change sources of social change, pattern of social change, social change in rural communities, consequences of social change etc.
SOC 402 - DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to understand the dynamic of development. Topics such as developmental theories, constraints to development, carries of development, social issues in development etc.
SOC 402 - DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the principles and theories of economic growth and development.
SOC 403 - COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to enhance students understanding of collective behaviour and social movements. Topics will include: Explaining collective behaviour, contagious theory, convergence theory, Emergence some theory, value added theory social movements, social movements and the future etc.
SOC 404 - SOCIAL CHANGE IN MODERN SOCIETY (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to enhance students understanding of Social change in modern society. Topics will include: Theories of social change, Modernization and world system theory. The future of modern society etc.
SOC 405 - ADOPTION AND DIFFUSION THEORIES (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the theories of adoption and diffusion as they relate to the functional role of the sociologists of social change engineer.
SOC 406 - RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to enhance students understanding of Racial and ethnic minority issues in a social system. Topics will include: Explaining Racial and Ethnic stratifications. Theories of prejudices and discrimination, Institutions and discrimination, Assimilation. Reducing Extension racial of ethnic differences etc.
SOC 407 - SOCIOLOGY OF POVERTY (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to enhance student’s capacity in more fully understanding poverty and its impact on development. Topics will include: Explaining poverty, inequality, personal inferiority, poverty line, cultural inferiority, structural poverty, social mobility, poverty alleviation etc.
HON II (4th Year) Second Semester
Examination, Placement and project writing
2. B.Sc. (Hon) Social Work
Background and Objectives
The need for social workers is no longer a forgotten half of the solution to our social problems. This course aims at teaching theoretical and practical aspects of social care in all its forms. The problems of youth, orphans, children, girl mothers etc. are all part of the training to be provided. It caters for career social care workers and those who wish to make social work a career.
Entry requirements
Entry into this programme is the same as for B.Sc Sociology. Candidates in social work positions with considerable years of experience will be considered
Mode of Evaluation
Evaluation will be by examination and dissertation
Learning Resources
Same as for the BSc in Sociology
COURSE OUTLINES
Placement, Seminars, Dissertation & Examination
2. M.Sc. Sociology
Background and Objectives
The proposed one-year Master of Science degree in Sociology is more of a pragmatic or functional approach in the training of sociologists at postgraduate level. It aims at catering for students in employment situations, as well as those who wish to specialise in the field.
Entry Requirements
A first degree in Sociology or a related field of study is the minimum requirement. Candidates who do not possess these but are in the practice in a related field of sociology such as social welfare, childcare etc. will be considered.
Mode of Evaluation
Examination plus a dissertation on a topic of the candidate’s choice agreed between him/her and the supervisor. Candidates must also have completed a minimum of 36 credit hours of course work.
Learning Resources
Qualified tutors will facilitate this course. In addition case studies will be drawn from practical situations. The internet and library facilities will form the nain sourxe of material.
Course Schedules
Course outlines (DescriptionsDertails)
FIRST SEMESTER
SOC 611 ADVANCED SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIZING (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to further strength students understanding of sociological theories. Topic will include processes of theory development Discussing Masters of Sociological thought, classed theorists contemporary theorizing, origin and development of Sociology, Becoming a Sociologist, doing Sociology etc.
SO0C 612 - ADVANCES SOCIAL NPSYCHOLOGY (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to strengthen students understanding of social psychology and its role in the application of Sociology. Topics will include: Understanding social behaviour, social perceptions of cognition. Attitudes and attitude change prejudice and discrimination social influence social exchange and conflict resolution environmental influence on behaviour personality, etc. Assignments will be research oriented.
SOC 613 - SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to enhance students understanding of social organization as they relate to social engineering. Topics will include ortganiza5tion of society, social groupings. Functions of social organizations, Dimension of social organization, complex organizations etc.
SOC 614 - SOCIOLOGICAL LNQUIRY METHOD (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to enhance students’ capacity to design and implement a research undertaking. Topics will include Practicality of sciences consisting and logic of sciences, Research proposal writing etc. Students will be encouraged to develop the first three changes of their research thesis.
SOC 615 - SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to further enhance student capacity to understand the relationship between social change and development. Topics will include, Perspective of social change, social change in modern society, evaluating social change understanding social change inhibitors at promoter etc.
SOC 616 - SOCIALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the relationship between Socialization and Development. Topics will include socialization as a vehicle for human development perspectives of socialization Agents of socialization. The life-long process of socialization etc.
SECOND SEMSTER
SOC 621 - APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY (3 credits)
The purpose of the course is to strengthen student knowledge and practice of anthropology as it relates to social engineering. Topics will include participant observation, understanding social entities at work. Cultural perspectives of anthropology, applied medical nutritional, social and cultural anthropology etc.
SOC 622 CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to enhance students understanding of conflict and conflict management. Topics will include theories of conflict, origin of conflict, consequences of conflict, conflict prevention, conflict management and peace building etc.
SOC 623 PROGRAM DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION (3 credits)
The objective is to offer students an opportunity to further understand the process of initiating developing and implementing a development proposing. Topics will include proposal writing for project funding implementing, monitory and evaluating development progress etc.
SOC 624 SEX AND GENDER ISSUE IN DEVELOPMENT (3 credits)
The objective is the enhance student understanding gender issues as they relate to development. Topics will include theoretical perspectives on gender, Gender disparity in development issues, gender disparity in economic dispensation, minimizing gender disparities in development etc.
SOC 625 - PROGRAM EVALUATION (3 credits)
The objective of the course is to enhance students’ capacity design and implement evaluation or appraisal of ongoing or post program evaluation. Topics will include principles of evaluation. Ethics of Evaluation, process of evaluation, developing evaluation instruments etc..
SOC 626 - STUDENT PROJECTS (6 credits)
This is a Requirement to Qualify for the Masters degree in sociology.
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES,
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT (ISSAM)
(SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES)
PROGRAMMES AND COURSE OUTLINES
1. BSc (HON) SECRETARIAL STUDIES (Four Years) (Not Started)
Background and Objectives
The business world and indeed all aspects of economic life require trained accountants, managers and skilled personnel at all levels, to man the various aspects of institutions. The Institute of Social Studies, Administration and Management (ISSAM) is designed to train middle and higher level manpower in various disciplines including accounting, banking, management, finance etc. ISSAM also has as part of its mantra to outreach to the community by providing short-term courses for a host of clientele, including Paramount Chiefs, Civil Servants, District Councillors, project and NGO personnel in various topical issues and subjects with a view to improving and enhancing their job performances, interrelationships for development and peaceful co-existence.
Clientele
This course caters for career sectaries and would be secretaries of companies and institutions
The programme will teach both the academic and practical aspects of office work, inter-office work, interpersonal relationship between the secretary and boss and between the secretary and the clientele of the institution/company. Those students who successfully complete will be employed in a variety of situations that befit their training and qualifications.
Entry requirements
Entry into this programme will be as per university requirement. Candidate in secretarial positions with considerable number of years of experience may be considered
Mode of Evaluation
Evaluation will be by examination and a dissertation
COURSE OUTLINES
Course Outlines (Descriptions/Details)
SEC 111 INTRODUCTIONS TO SHORTHAND (3 credits)
Ø Principles of Shorthand
Ø Short forms phrasing, intersections and contractions
Ø Reading Practices
Ø Speed Development 30 – 40WPM
Ø Taking of Dictation and Transcribing
SEC 112 OFFICE PROCEDURES (3 credits)
Ø The Office
Ø Organizational Structure
Ø Organization Charts
Ø Sources of Information
Ø Business Organization
Ø Department Functions
Ø Communication
Ø Business Document
Ø The Mail Room
Ø Methods of Payment
SEC 113 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS I (3 credits)
Ø Review of Rates, ratios, Proportion and Percentages
Ø Indices and Logarithms
Ø Equations Inequalities and their groups
Ø Series
Ø Investment
Ø Statistics
Ø Probability
COM 114 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (3 credits)
Ø Concept of Communication
Ø Pronunciation and Reading aloud
Ø Oral Presentation of Information
Ø Reading Packages
Ø Essay Writing
Ø Grammar
SEC 115 COMPUTER STUDIES (3 credits)
Ø Introduction to Operating System
Ø Introduction to Windows
Ø Learning to Use the Mouse
Ø The Desktop
Ø Identifying Drives
SEC 121 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTHAND II
Ø Provision of Principles short forms
Ø Phrases Intersections and Contractions
Ø Reading Practice
Ø Speed development 60-70 WPM
Ø Introduction of shorthand Typewriting
Ø Read back and transcribe dictation passages using the computer
SEC 122 BOOK KEEPING (3 credits)
Ø Introduction
Ø The Books of Prime Entry
Ø Books of Accounts
Ø The Ledger
Ø The Trial Balance
Ø Bank Reconciliation Statement
Ø The Final Account
Ø The Balance Sheet
SEC 123 SECRETARIAL DUTIES I (3 credits)
Ø Filing and Indexing
Ø Telecommunication
Ø Sources of Information
Ø Office Equipment
Ø Meetings
Ø Communication
Ø Visual Aids in the Office
Ø Travelling Arrangements
Ø Office Memory Aids
Ø Stationery and Storage
SEC 124 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS II (3 credits)
Ø Calculus I (Differentiation)
Ø Calculus II (Integration)
Ø Sets Permutation and Combination
Ø Binomial Expansion
Ø Matrices
Ø Probability
SEC 125 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (3 credits)
Ø Concept of Communication
Ø Pronunciation and Reading aloud
Ø Oral Presentation of Information
Ø Reading Packages
Ø Essay Writing
Ø Grammar
SEC 211 SHORTHAND (3 credits)
Ø Revision of Principles and Speed Development
Ø Short forms Phrasing, Intersection and Contractions
Ø Reading Practices
Ø Drill Speed Development 60-70WPM
SEC 212 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Ø Introduction to Information Technology
Ø Introduction to Computers
Ø Hardware and Software
Ø Elements of a Computer
Ø Computer Generations
SEC 213 OFFICE MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
Ø Principles of Management
Ø Office location and Environment
Ø Personnel Management
Ø Supervision of Officio Personnel
Ø Reception Work – Visitors and Appointment
Ø Organizational Chart including:
- Span of Control
- Responsibility
- Delegation of Authority
SEC 214 STATISTICS I (3 credits)
Ø Basic Background
Ø Data Collection
Ø Data Presentation and Analysis
Ø The Normal Distribution
Ø Forecasting (Principles of Forecasting)
SEC 215 APPLICATION PACKEAGES (3 credits)
Ø Working with Floppy Diskette
Ø Organizing Files and Folders
Ø Creating and Saving Documents in Windows
Ø Operating an Existing Document
Ø Printing
SEC 221 SHORTHAND (3 credits)
Ø Revision of Principle Short forms, phrases intersections and contractions reading practices
Ø Speed Development 70 – 80 WPM
Ø Read back and Transcribe Dictation passages using the Computer
Ø Revision of Principle Short forms, phrases intersections and contractions (Speed development 80 – 90 WPM) reading practices
Ø Speed Development 90 – 100 WMP
SEC 222 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3 credits)
Ø Data Representation and transmission
Ø Data Storage and Entry
Ø Document Processing
Ø Main Storage
SEC 223 OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION (3 credits)
Ø Recruitment of Office Personnel
Ø Informal and External Recruitment
Ø Job Analysis
Ø Advertising a Vacant Position
Ø Employment Interviews
Ø Selection Test
SEC 224 APPLICATION PACKAGES (3 credits)
Ø Window on Line Help
Ø Essentials of Word Processing
Ø Creating, Opening and Saving a Document
Ø Formatting
Ø Working with Tables
SEC 225 STATISTICS II (3 credits)
Ø Goodness of Fit Test
Ø Chi-Square distribution and contingency tables
Ø Regression and Correlation
Ø An introduction to the idea of Regression and Correlation, Least Squares estimation of a, be and r square; scatter diagrams
Ø Simple Linear Regression
SEC 311 DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM (3 credits)
Ø Introduction to Desktop Publishing
Ø Microsoft Publisher
Ø Manipulating text
Ø Layering and grouping objects
Ø Aligning and Numbering objects
SEC 312 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Ø Banking Storage
Ø Work Station and Terminals
Ø Data Communication and Network
Ø The Internet
Ø Information Security
SEC 313 PERSONAL ASSISTANT/PRIVATE SECRETARY (3 credits)
Ø The Personal Assistant and the Private Secretary
Ø Personal Assistant/Private Secretarial working environment
Ø Information, Record and Filing
Ø Information in Office
Ø Business Letters
SEC 313 APPLICATION PACKAGES (3 credits)
Ø Importing and Creating graphics pictures
Ø File Management
Ø Introduction to Spread Sheet
Ø The MS-Excel windows
Ø Creating A Worksheet
Ø Basic Spread Sheet techniques
SEC 321 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (3 credits)
Ø Introduction – importance of Business Communication
Ø The Communication Process
Ø Semantic and technical noise
Ø Communication barriers
Ø The use of redundancy to reduces noise
Ø Formal and Informal means
Ø Internal and External
Ø Development in Communication Technology
SEC 322 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3 credits)
Ø Nature and Scope of Management Information System
Ø Information and Decision making
Ø Business System
Ø The System Development Life Cycle
Ø Computers in Information Management
Ø Database Management Systems
Ø Management Decisions, using Computerized system
Ø The Informal
SEC 326 PROJECT WRITING (6 credits)
SEC 411 SHORTHAND (5 credits)
Ø Revision of Principles Short forms, phrases intersections and contractions, reading Practices
Ø Speed Development 90 – 100 WPM
SEC 412 PERSONAL ASSISTANT/PRIVATE SECRETARY (3 credits)
Ø Meetings
Ø Personal Assistant/Private Involvement with incoming and outgoing marks
Ø Personal Assistant/Private Secretary – Reception Work – Visitors and Appointment
Ø PA/Private Secretary Office Personnel
SEC 413 DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS (3 credits)
Ø Wrapping text
Ø Using the Design Gallery
Ø Using the Special Element
Ø Microsoft Recorder Drive
Ø Inserting Special Objects
Ø Office Automation
Ø Communication
SEC 414 APPLICATION PACKAGES (3 credits)
Ø Formatting a Worksheet
Ø Calculating in a Worksheet
Ø Database Operation
Ø Creating Chart from Worksheet data
Ø Print Preview and Printing Worksheet
Ø Introduction to Database Management (DBMA)
Ø Essentials of Database
SEC 415 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (3 credits)
Ø Media/Channels of Communication: Verbal/Oral Communication: meetings, workshop, speeches and telephone conversations written communication
Ø Report and Letter Writing, kinds of report: routine, special, technical and statutory reports. Types of letter: formal/business lette
MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA) – 18 MONTHS
Introduction
The Masters in Public Administration (MPA) is an integrated course of study that combines both professional qualifications and work experience. This study is meant for new entrants, as well as practitioners in the administrative and professional cadres in the public, semi-public and private sectors.
Clientele:
The programme caters for serving Public servants and those who want to make public administration their career.
Organization of the Programme:
The programme is of 18 months (3 semesters) duration with specialization slants in three key areas; viz:
1. Tax Policy and Administration;
2. Local Government Administration;
3. Public Service Administration.
To graduate, every student must complete 60 credit hours including 6 credit hours for his/her dissertation. In each semester every student should choose one (1) elective related to his/her chosen specialization slant.
Entry Requirement:
All applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University. Employment within the public and /or local government services or holding administrative positions in private institutions will be an advantage.
Assessment Procedure
All students must undergo a 10 week internship and start dissertation work proper during the long vacation between the 2nd and 3rd semesters.
An internship report will be graded as part of the continuous assessment. The examination process will comprise of continuous assessment and written exams for each course. The following weighting will apply:
- Written exams - 60%
- Continuous Assessment - 25%
- Project - 10%
- Internship Report - 5%
OUTLINE OF COURSES (COURSE DESCRIPTIONS/DETAILS)
First Semester
MPA 611 – Communication Skills
English Grammar
Memos preparation
File Notes preparation
Letter writing (various types)
Records Management
Communication Theory (methods of Communication, effective communication)
Communication at workplace (organizational communications, customers and clients, marketing and communications)
Writing of minutes of Meetings
Preparation of Board Papers for meetings
Preparation of Cabinet Papers
Speaking Skills and Courtesies
Routine Speak/Public Speaking, Briefing and Presentations and impromptu speaking
Persuasion and Negotiation skills.
MPA 612 – Local Government and Public Administration
The Local Government Act of 2004
Organogram & Structures
Guidelines, Ethics and Codes of Conduct
Governance and Compliance
Financial Management (Financial and general Standing Orders Local Purchase Orders, Consultancy Services, Lump sum payments and small assignments).
Law and procedures of meetings
Appointment of Local Government Officials
Devolution of Power from Central Government
MPA 613 – Introduction to Management and Administration
Organizations and the changing context of work.
The role and functions of the Administrator (or Office Manager)
Management and Administrative Duties
Managing Change
Interpersonal Communication skills
Information Management and Technology Systems
Controls: Stocks and inventory Management (Stationeries, Fuels, Office
Equipments and General Supplies
Security and Access to Information / data
Asset Management (Managing Asset Registers, Assets Verification
Exercises, Outsourcing Technical Services & Determination of internal Insurance Policy)
Pension & Provident Fund Management (NASSIT)
Logistics & Procurement (establishing internal procurement rules and procedures, drafting tender documents )
Contracts: (Brief Insight into the Law of Contract), Managing Business Contracts, Bids Procedures and Awarding of Contract, with special reference to Public Procurement Act of 2004, and Public Procurement Regulation Act of 2006).
MPA 614 – Principles of Accounting
Principles and Conventions
Double Entry Principles
Trial Balance Preparations
Types of Balance Sheets
Correction of Errors
Final Accounts
Prepayments and Accruals
Depreciation
Bank Reconciliation Statements
Control Accounts
Partnerships
Incomplete Records
Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
Cash Flow Management
Financial Performance Measures
Investment Appraisal
Budget Formulation and Controls
MPA 615 Process of Management
The purpose of this course is to enable students understand the process of management in complex organizations. The approach will be both historical and comparative drawing heavily on empirical evidence and experience. The major focus will be the Sierra Leone work organizations with evidence provided by other contexts as points of departure. The course will among others address the following issues: the evolution of management in both theory and practice; the role and nature of management in different socio-economic systems; the functions of management; human factors in management; approaches to the measurement and control of organizational performance; organizational efficiency and effectiveness; the handling of delegation and time, in organization and management development; organization design problems of management in the under-developed as well as developed countries and emergent perspectives and practices.
MPA 616 Tax Legislation and General Principles in Sierra Leone
Introduction to the Sierra Leone Tax Law
- Principles of Taxation, Periods and Types of Assessment, Other Relevant Regulations;
- Sources of Tax Laws and Regulations.
· Types of taxes and their bases of assessment
- Customs and Excise Department
- Income Tax Department
- Non-Tax Revenue
- Gold and Diamond Office
Imposition of Tax
- Classes of Taxpayers (Chargeable Persons), Rates, Exempt Bodies/Exempt Income.
Income Assessment 1: Employees
- Types of Income chargeable, Determining Assessable Income.
Income Assessment 2: Unincorporated business
- Calculation of Chargeable Income, Deductible Expenses, Capital Allowances,
- Partnerships.
Tax Units
- Company Tax Principles.
Tax Withheld at Source, Withholding obligations
- Introduction and General Principles for Value Added Tax.
Taxation of corporate businesses.
- The impact of corporation tax on the transactions and other activities of corporate taxpayers.
(a) Principles and scope of corporation tax.
(b) Rules, basis and application of corporation tax.
(c) Calculating the corporation tax due: company financial statements; adjustments to profits; capital allowances; thresholds and rates of company tax.
(d) Minimising/deferring tax liabilities by identifying/applying relevant exemptions, relief and all
MPA 617 Local Government Finance
The Local Government Act of 2004 (in respect of financial management)
Sources of local government revenue
Revenue administration in local government
Uses of local government fund
Tax administration in local government
Principles of Accounting
Local government Accounting
Procurement Procedures (with special reference to the Public Procurement Act of 2004, Public Procurement Regulation Act of 2006, and Government Regulations on Consultancy services, small assignment contracts and lump sum payments).
MPA 618 Introductions to Administrative Law
Nature and scope of administrative law
Judicial control of administrative actions
The law of employment, contract and appointment letter
Legal aspects of termination/dismissal/resignation
Basic principles of the law of contracts
Employers and Employees responsibilities
2nd Semester
MPA 621 – Managing People
Recruiting and Selection
Training and Development
Work Organization
Motivation
Quality Cycles / Total Quality Management
Joint Consultations/Negotiations
Codes of conduct
Conditions of Service
Work Attitudes
Time management
Managing conflict
Disciplinary and grievance procedures
MPA 622 - Organizational Behaviour
Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Individual Processes on Organization
Organizational Process and characters
Organizational change and Development
Organizational culture
Team Building
MPA 623 – Management of Information Systems (MIS)
Nature and Scope of MIS
Information and Decision Marking
Business information System
The System Development Cycle
Computer in Information Management
Database Management Systems
Management Decision – Using Computerized Systems
The Internet
MAP 624 – Development Administration
The Government Development Plan and Policies
The Concept of Development Administration
Economic Development and Administration
Human and Non-Human Capital
Planning Administrative Development
Globalization and Development Administration
Project writing for Development Funds
Sources and access of Project Funding
Project Implementation and Monitoring
Managing of Development Funds and Projects
Reporting on Development Programmes
MPA 625 - Accounting, Audit and Tax Application in Sierra Leone
Introduction to Accounting
- Basic Accounting Principles up to Trading Profit & Loss Account
- Treatment of Sales, Excise, Withheld and Value Added Taxes in the Accounts.
- Payroll Preparation and Accounting (PAYE relevance).
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Customs, Practices and Conventions
Other Business Entities; Basic Principles
- Partnership, Companies
The Concept of Auditing
- Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
The Auditors Report, the Auditors Legal Responsibility
- Key Elements and Other Reports: Tax relevance
Audit Evidence & Risk
- Components of Audit Risks, Types of Evidences: Tax relevance
· Tax Application and the Essence of Accounting and Auditing
Tax Application and the Implication of Accounting and Auditing.
Chargeable gains on individuals and corporate taxpayers
(a) Principles and Scope.
(b) Rules, basis and application.
(c) Calculating the tax due.
(d) Minimizing/deferring tax liabilities by identifying/applying relevant exemption, relief and allowances.
MPA 626 – Comparative Public Administration
Introduction to Public Administration
Human Resource Management
Legal Aspects of Administration and Management
Polities and Public Planning
Public Policy Studies
Comparison of various Public Administration viz; the Judiciary, Universities, Armed Forces, the Police, Prisons Department, Parastatals and Government Financial Houses
MPA 627- Introductions to Customary Law
Historical background to customary law
The legal system in Sierra Leone
The place of customary courts in the legal system (the Sierra Leone Constitution of 1991 and its amendments)
The implications/consequences of customary law
The customary land tenure system
Customary Laws in practice (comparative Regional Customary Practices in Sierra Leone)
MPA 628 - Industrial and Labour Relations
This course combines a review of labour market structures, theory and practice in wage determination, wage differentials in the private and public sectors, the impact of government incomes and regulatory policy on the labour market, with a study of the Industrial Relations in Sierra Leone, legal framework of industrial relations, central problems in the negotiation and administration of collective agreements and a comparative analysis of Industrial Relations system in countries at various stages of development.
3rd Semester
MPA 618 – Human Resource Management
The concept of Human Resource Management
Job Description
Job and Role Analysis
Recruitment and Selection Methods
Induction and counseling support
Training and Development
Performance Appraisal
Performance review, Reinforcing
Performance standards
Job evaluation
Staff Remuneration and welfare
Discharge of Employment and Contract: Queries, Termination,
Suspensions, Dismissal etc.
Staff Discipline
Disciplinary Procedures, Tribunals, Grievance procedures
Collective Bargaining Nature of various employer and union relationship, managing without employee trade union relation
MBA 655 - Statistical Analysis and Computer Applications
This course includes basic notion of probability, descriptive data analysis, statistical inference and simple regression analysis. Emphasis will be placed on problem structure and formulation, while, when possible, standard computer programmes will be used in obtaining solutions. Statistical inference includes multiple regression; Analysis of variance, non-parametric techniques.
Computer applications: topics include computer history, hardware and software, computer programming and use of time-sharing systems; use of computer programming packages available in the computer center.
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REPORTING
1. AUDIT FRAMEWORK AND REGULATION
- The concept of audit and other assurance engagements
- Statutory audits
- The regulatory framework and corporate governance
- Professional ethics and Conducts
2. INTERNAL AUDIT
- Internal audit and corporate governance
- Comparison between external and internal audit
- The functions of Internal audit department
- Outsourcing the internal audit department
- Internal audit assignments
3. PLANNING AND RISK ASSESSMENT
- Objective and general principles
- Understanding the entity and knowledge of the business
- Assessing the risks of material misstatement and fraud
- Analytical procedures
- Planning and audit
- Audit documentation
- The work of others.
4. INTERNAL CONTROL
- Internal Control systems
- The use of internal control systems by auditors
- Transaction cycles
- Test of control
- The evaluation of internal control
- The evaluation of internal control components
- Commutation on internal control
5. AUDIT EVIDENCE
- The use of assertions by auditors
- Audit Procedures
- The Audit of specific items – inventory receivables, cash and bank balances, fixed assets
etc.
- Audit sampling and other means of testing
- Computer-assisted audit techniques
- Not-for-profit Organization
6. REVIEW
- Subsequent events
- Management representations
- Audit finalization and the final review
7. REPORTING
- Audit Reports
- Various forms of reporting
MPA 634: Corporate Governance
- Ethics – Relationship and Responsibilities (organo grams)
- Compliance issues
- The role of Board and Management
- The concept of corporate Governance
- Development of Corporate Governance framework
- Alternative approaches to corporate governance
- The structure and balance of Boards or Governing Bodies
- Relationship between Board and Management
- The Role and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors or Governing Bodies
- Relationship of Boards with shareholders and other stakeholders such as employees and the public
- Overseeing Internal controls, i.e. management, audit and audit committees, finance and general purpose committees.
- Ethical standards for audit committees and external audits
- Corporate social responsibilities (CSR):
· Definitions
· Issues relating to CSR
· Codes of Ethics
· Establishing internal CSR polices
- CRS and stakeholders
- Case studies (civil service parastatals, university, judiciary etc)
MPA 636 - Tax Administrations and Compliance in Sierra Leone
Structure and procedures of the NRA.
Duties and Powers of Commissioners, Inspectors and Collectors of Taxes
Returns, Due Date and Payments, Penalty, Anti-Avoidance Filling of Returns,
- Installment payments, repayment and refund
· Tax Payers Documentation: Records and Investigative powers.
· Returns, Due Dates and Payments, & Penalty, Anti-Avoidance
· Recovery of Tax and duty of Receivers.
(a) National Insurance and Social Security: the Impact of National Insurance Contributions on individuals and knowledge of key areas of benefits.
(b) Value Added Tax (VAT): Establishment of, and the impact of the imposition of VAT in Sierra Leone; The Value Added Tax Act-case of Enactment.
(c) Capital gains tax (application of capital gains tax to individuals and corporate taxpayers with emphasis on business situations).
(d) Personal finance: Helping clients in the determination of personal financial objectives taking into account individual circumstances, expectations and the economic environment (Tax Planning and Advice).
(e) Sources and costs associated with different forms of finance and their applicability to various circumstances embracing:
- Bank borrowing
- finance houses
- mortgages.
(f) Regulations affecting investment advisers, and ethical considerations including an understanding of investment business.
MPA 637 - Comparative Local Government Administrations
Introduction to Local Government Administration
Administrative structure of Local Government in Sierra Leone – the 2004 Act.
Functions of Local Government
Function of District Councils
Functions of Chiefdom Council
The Composition of various local government bodies
The Channels of Relations
Administrative relationship
Legislative relationship
Judicial/Legal Relationship
Constraints on effective relationship
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
INTRODUCTION
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme is developed to meet the needs for employment and professional advancement in the dynamic and rapidly growing sector of business and industry. The curricula provide students with advance courses that have been designed in consultation with leaders in business and industry. These courses reflect the most recent international development in management and industrial good practices including technology. The courses are geared towards preparing the students to be responsive and competent professionals. They will have the ability to manage and analyze various aspects of management, industrial administration and also understand environmental factors to ensure strategic development. Further, they will be able to determine and identify ways to improve performance of the organization in a complex and competitive world.
Objectives
The main objectives of the programme are:
1. Training of high profile individuals for management of state-owned as well as private entities/institutions.
2. Combining administrative and financial applications in theory and practice to help graduates put their best foot forward in a complex work environment.
3. Providing in-depth knowledge in the most recent financial and administrative innovations in order to upgrade skills in human and material resources.
Clientele
The programme will cater for professionals in job situations and also those who wish to upgrade and improve their competence in teaching skills. It will also create avenues for young graduates who would want to make business administration a career option.
Organization of the Programme
The programme is organized into four specialization slants; viz:
MBA in either Finance, or Marketing or Human Resource Management or Tax Administration (18 months duration). There is also an MBA for Senior Executives (24 Months by part time).
The MBA for Executive caters for highly placed Executives (Senior Managers, Managing Directors, etc), who would not have the luxury of time to study full-time; but can spare the evenings and weekends to attend face-to face contact with their tutors.
Assessment Procedure
All students must undergo a 10 week internship and start dissertation work proper during the long vacation between the 2nd and 3rd semesters.
An internship report will be graded as part of the continuous assessment. The examination process will comprise of continuous assessment and written exams for each course. The following weighting will apply:
- Written exams - 60%
- Continuous Assessment - 25%
- Project - 10%
- Internship Report - 5%
COURSE OUTLINES
Entry Requirements
M. B. A. (Executive)
- All applicants must posses a bachelors degree in any field of study from a recognized
University.
- Must be in employment and not below the level of manager in the organization and must
have had at least three years working experience.
M. B. A. (Administration or Finance)
A good first degree from a recognized University.
Course Structure
The M. B. A. Programme will be completed in 18 months commencing with the beginning of each academic year. An academic Dissertation in a topical issue related to business will form part of the MBA Programme. The dissertation should be of a length of between 10,000 and 15,000 words.
Electives Course Credits
Finance Option
MBA 616 1. Capital Markets & Institutions 3
MBA 626 2. Corporate Financial Policy 3
MBA 635 3. Investment Management & Portfolio theory 3
Marketing Option Course Credits
MBA 617 1. Advertising & Consumer Behaviour 3
MBA 627 2. Marketing Research 3
MBA 636 3. Sales Management 3
Human Resources Option Course Credits
MBA 618 1. Advanced Personnel Administration 3
MBA 628 2. Industrial & Labour Relations 3
MBA 637 3. Organization and development 3
Taxation Option
MPA 616 Tax Legislations and General Principles in Sierra Leone
MPA 625 Accounting, Auditing and Tax Application in Sierra Leone
MPA 636 Tax Administration and Compliance in Sierra Leone
Course Grading
Course work as well as the project will be graded in accordance with the following:
Percentage Equivalent Alphabetical Grading
75+ A
65 – 74 B
50 – 64 C
40 – 49 D
30 – 39 E
0 - 29 F
Award of the MBA Degree
The MBA shall be awarded to candidates who obtain a minimum of pass (i.e. C) in every course including the project leading to the accumulation of 60 credit hours.
OUTLINE OF COURSES (COURSE DESCRIPTIONS/DETAILS)
1st Semester
MBA 641 - Accounting for Managers
An accounting course designed to introduce the student to basic accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Emphasis is on the techniques and theories of recording and reporting of financial data to external users of accounting information collection, summarization and reporting of data in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The course would provide an opportunity for examining fundamental problems in accounting and the reconciliation of theory with practice.
MBA 642 - Economic Analysis I
The main purpose of this course is to quickly introduce the student to Economic Analysis incorporating micro and macro economic analysis. Since the intention is to familiarize the student with the subject, the focus will be on preparing the student to appreciate the relevance of economic analysis in management. Topics to be covered will include, among others, decision making within the firm, behaviour of individual firms reacting to supply and demand forces, the consequences alternative market structures, value and distribution, partial and general welfare equilibrium, national income and prices, monetary system, fiscal and monetary policies, etc. This course deals with business decision-making within the firm, and business policies. Topics to be covered will include supply and demand analysis; value and distribution; partial and general welfare equilibrium.
MPA 615 - Process of Management
The purpose of this course is to enable students understand the process of management in complex organizations. The approach will be both historical and comparative drawing heavily on empirical evidence and experience. The major focus will be the Sierra Leone work organizations with evidence provided by other contexts as points of departure. The course will among others address the following issues: the evolution of management in both theory and practice; the role and nature of management in different socio-economic systems; the functions of management; human factors in management; approaches to the measurement and control of organizational performance; organizational efficiency and effectiveness; the handling of delegation and time in organization and management development; organization design problems of management in the under-developed as well as developed countries and emergent perspectives and practices.
MBA 644 - Marketing Management
The course is intended to equip the student with the wherewithal for the formulation and effective implementation of marketing programmes in the context of flux-filled and opportunity-generating environment. It will adopt the managerial approach, relying heavily on the use of case studies. In the analysis of cases, the student assumes the role of a top marketing executive engaged in marketing planning, decision-making and problem solving. The course begins with a study of the underlying forces, which shape marketing decisions such as the marketing system, demand, consumer motivation and behaviour, and the economic, legal, political and socio-cultural contents within which all marketing decisions must be made.
Considerable attention will be devoted to the analysis of the components of a good marketing strategy (target-market selection, product, price, promotion, and distribution decisions) and the integration of these elements into an internally and externally consistent whole. Other topics to be covered will include marketing intelligence and social and ethical issues in marketing as they relate to marketing plan formulation and implementation.
MBA 645 - Quantitative Methods for Business
The purpose of this course is to develop basic competence and judgement in using quantitative techniques to solve and analyze decision making problems in business fields. The course will consist of:
1. Elementary set theory; functions; inequalities; graphs and elementary matrix
operations.
2. Concept of Optimization: will include the formulation of mathematical models, basic notion of differential and integral calculus with business applications, and general treatment of applications of linear programming techniques.
3. Statistical Analysis: will include basic notion of probability, descriptive data analysis, statistical inference and simple regression analysis. Emphasis will be placed on problem structure and formulation, while, when possible, standard computer programmes will be used in obtaining solutions.
MBA 646 - Capital Markets & Institutions
A survey of the structure and operation of the market for medium and long-term securities. The course will examine the nature, types, sources and uses of securities as well as the nature, objectives, structure, functions and practices of institutions such as the stock exchange, acceptance houses, trusts, investment banks, insurance companies, and international finance institutions. Economic and legal aspects of the capital market, analysis of interest rates, cost of capital, prices of securities, risks dividend policies and their implications for investment decision and income will also be studied.
MBA 647 - Advertising & Consumer Behaviour
This course is intended to enable the student understand the basis and nature of consumer
Purchasing and consumption behaviour, the formulation and implementation of effective advertising programmes and thus prepare him for better marketing decision-making. The course is inter-disciplinary, relying heavily on concept and theories borrowed and adapted from other behavioural sciences especially psychology, social psychology, sociology, economics and anthropology.
Topics to be covered will include the role of Advertising in the marketing mix, advertising and the process of communication, influence of buyer behaviour on the character of promotional efforts, determining basic promotional strategy; choice of appropriate methods to achieve desired objectives; planning creative strategy
MBA 618 - Human Resource Management
The most valuable and most dynamic of all resources are the topics to be discussed in this course. The students would be required to understand the principles and processes involved in the procurement, utilization, and compensation of human resources. Topics to be covered will include modern organization theories, forecasting and planning of human resources, its relevance of productivity and the concepts of its measurement, recruitment, selection including tests and interviews, job analysis and evaluation, performance appraisal, leadership and satisfaction theories and practice, wages-theories and administration, trade unionism in Sierra Leone and in the international context, collective bargaining, factory administration, etc.
MPA 616 - Tax Legislation and General Principles in Sierra Leone
Introduction to the Sierra Leone Tax Law
- Principles of Taxation, Periods and Types of Assessment, Other Relevant
Regulations;
- Sources of Tax Law and Regulations.
· Types of taxes and their bases of assessment
- Customs and Excise Department
- Income Tax Department
- Non-Tax Revenue
- Gold and Diamond Office
Imposition of Tax
- Classes of Taxpayers (Chargeable Persons), Rates, Exempt Bodies/Exempt Income.
Income Assessment 1: Employees
- Types of Income chargeable, Determining Assessable Income.
Income Assessment 2: Unincorporated business
- Calculation of Chargeable Income, Deductible Expenses, Capital Allowances,
- Partnerships.
Tax Units
- Company Tax Principles.
Tax Withheld at Source, Withholding obligations
- Introduction and General Principles for Value Added Tax.
Taxation of corporate businesses.
- The impact of corporation tax on the transactions and other activities of corporate
taxpayers.
(e) Principles and scope of corporation tax.
(f) Rules, basis and application of corporation tax.
(g) Calculating the corporation tax due: company financial statements; adjustments to profits; capital allowances; thresholds and rates of company tax.
(h) Minimizing/deferring tax liabilities by identifying/applying relevant exemptions, relief and allowances.
2nd Semester
MBA 650 - Behavioural Science
The purpose of this course will be to provide students with an understanding of key concepts and theories provided by the behavioural sciences which are relevant for understanding human behaviour, action and performance in work organizations as well as work organization themselves. In particular key concepts and theories will be examined from both applied and theoretical psychology, social psychology, sociology, political science, organization theory, economics and anthropology. The course should also provide background knowledge of the organizational context in which the concepts and theories of the behavioural sciences are expected to be applied. Topics to be covered will include (not necessarily limited to) learning, personality, attitude and attitude change, values, power and its uses, group dynamics, stratification, social structure, the nature of conflict and its resolution, the design and change of organizations, evolution of modern organizations and the problem of control, alienation, organization goals and ideology, man and society, theory of knowledge, etc. Role-playing and simulations, structured experience, films, class lectures and discussions will be used to increase the students’ awareness and understanding of behaviour.
MBA 652 - Economic Analysis II
The emphasis in this course is on the macro or aggregative aspect of the economy. The topics will include National Income Account; the determination of the Level of Aggregate Output, Employment and Prices; the Monetary System: Monetary and Fiscal Policies; Economic Growth; and International Monetary Economics.
MBA 654 - Business Law (Mercantile and Company Law)
The aim of this course is to develop a basic working knowledge of the aspects of sierra Leonean and international legislations which govern the conduct of business. Topics to be covered will include laws of contract, agency, sale of goods, hire purchase, carriage of goods, negotiable instruments, money lending, surety-ship and guarantees, basic provisions of laws governing insurance and banking institutions in Sierra Leone.
An introduction to sources of Sierra Leone law, administration of justice in Sierra Leone, civil and criminal liability, real and personal property, partnership law, corporate personality and the doctrine of ultra vires.
Types of companies, company formation, procedure and documentation issue and transfer of shares and debentures, prospectus and statutory books, meetings and resolutions, duties of officers (directors, secretary, etc.) provision relating to disclosure in corporate accounts, reconstructions, amalgamations, and take-overs.
Laws relating to bankruptcy, deeds of arrangement, voluntary and compulsory liquidations, disposition of property by wills and letters of administrations, etc.
MBA 653 - Financial Management
Embraces the conceptual and practical problems associated with financial management of the corporate entity. It includes the integration of the management of cash flows with management of the firm’s current asset and liability position. Items to be covered will include capital Budgeting, Current Assets and Capital Assets Management, Funds Acquisition and Deployment, Sources of finance, Inventory Policies, Accounts Receivable and Payable Policies, Financial and Asset Structures. The approach will rely on case analysis and assigned readings in addition to the usual lectures.
MBA 655 - Statistical Analysis and Computer Applications
This course includes basic notion of probability, descriptive data analysis, statistical inference and simple regression analysis. Emphasis will be placed on problem structure and formulation, while, when possible, standard computer programmes will be used in obtaining solutions. Statistical inference includes multiple regression; Analysis of variance, non-parametric techniques.
Computer application: topics to include computer history, hardware and software, computer programming and use of time-sharing systems; use of computer programming packages available in the computer center.
MBA 656 - Corporate Financial Policy
The focus of this course, as a follow-up of Financial Management, is corporate financial planning and control that is the management of funds in its various manifestations as it flows through the organization and between it and the wider environment. Concepts and issues discussed will include corporate Financial Planning and Control, Capital Structure and Cost of Capital, financial Risk, Financial Forecasting, Types of Securities, Valuation, Dividend Policies, Growth Policies, Bankruptcy, Failure, Re-organization and Liquidation.
MBA 627 - Marketing Research
This course will attempt to develop ways of thinking, skills, and knowledge needed by managers for evaluating the adequacy of available information for decision making purposes; specifying information requirements, deciding whether attempts should be made to obtain additional information, evaluating alternative research proposals, interpreting research finding; using such findings in developing marketing plans and programmes; and evaluating the effects of marketing actions. Emphasis will be placed on the research application of concepts, methods, and knowledge of the quantitative and behavioural disciplines. Equal attention would be given to problems definition, kinds of inquires for data gathering methods of analysis, decision theory and report writing.
MBA 628 - Industrial and Labour Relations
This course combines a review of labour market structures, theory and research in wage determination, wage differentials in the private and public sectors, the impact of government incomes and regulatory policy on the labour market, with a study of the Industrial Relations in Sierra Leone, legal framework of industrial relations, central problems in the negotiation and administration of collective agreements and a comparative analysis of Industrial Relations system in countries at various stages of development.
MPA 625 - Accounting, Audit and Tax Application in Sierra Leone
Introduction to Accounting
- Basic Accounting Principles up to Trading Profit & Loss Account
- Treatment of Sales, Excise, Withheld and Value Added Taxes in the Accounts.
- Payroll Preparation and Accounting (PAYE relevance).
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Customs, Practices and Conventions
Other Business Entities; Basic Principles
- Partnership, Companies
The Concept of Auditing
- Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
The Auditors Report, the Auditors Legal Responsibility
- Key Elements and Other Reports: Tax relevance
Audit Evidence & Risk
- Components of Audit Risks, Types of Evidences: Tax relevance
· Tax Application and the Essence of Accounting and Auditing
Tax Application and the Implication of Accounting and Auditing.
Chargeable gains on individuals and corporate taxpayers
(e) Principles and Scope.
(f) Rules, basis and application.
(g) Calculating the tax due.
(h) Minimizing/deferring tax liabilities by identifying/applying relevant exemption, relief and allowances.
3rd Semester
MBA 659 - Business Research Methods
This course is designed to improve the ability of students to carry out empirical research and to evaluate published research. Topics to be covered will include the nature of scientific research, theory building, and concept definition, formulating hypotheses, validity and reliability, measurement and scaling methods, concepts and problems in data collection and sampling, criteria for causal inferences, studies and control groups, considerable time will be devoted to report writing including editing, foot noting. etc.
MBA 661 - Advanced Personnel Administration
This is an advanced course in issues and research on various personnel functions studied in prior courses. The emphasis in this course is on the theory, problems and current issues involved in an integrated approach to planning for the procurement, selection, development, retention, motivation and utilization of manpower resources in complex organizations.
MBA 662 - Business Policy and Strategy
The course aims at providing the participants an integrated view in the management of organizations and exposing them to situations requiring utilization of multidimensional approach. Care would be taken to provide them with necessary skills and attitudes for formulation and implementation of corporate basic policies and strategies in the contexts of organizational goals, opportunities and challenges, case studies.
MBA 663 - Entrepreneurial Developments
The course seeks to develop entrepreneurial orientation and skills among the students and to reduce the dependence of the MBA graduate on the existing employment market.
Specifically, attempts would be made to encourage students to explore the possibility of employing the abundant resources in the country in the capacity of an entrepreneur. The focus of the course is on the techniques of decision-making, policy formulation and implementation, environmental analysis for the identification of profitable business opportunities, projects analysis and evaluation, small, medium and large business management, growth and survival strategies, the determinants of success, and the problem of succession in Sierra Leone. Students will be encouraged to examine the inhibitions to cooperate among Sierra Leonean business men and women and the prospects of the cooperative philosophy in the country.
MBA 664 - Advanced Computer Applications
Emphasis on this course will be computer simulation, which is a tool in the study of a variety of complex business and social systems. Topics will include modeling, and management information systems. Other areas to be covered will include job shop scheduling; inventory and queuing systems and management games. Examples will be drawn from business, health, public and education administration.
MBA 635 - Investment Management & Portfolio Theory
A survey of the characteristics of the different types of investment securities and the techniques of analysis and management of investment and investment portfolios under varying market conditions. The course will focus on portfolio theory, the relationship between risk and return, and the measurement of those phenomena in respect of different types of securities.
MBA 636 - Sales Management
This course will focus on the study of the sales function and its relationship to the overall marketing programme. Topics will include setting sales objectives, formulation of sales strategy, development of a sales organization, selecting and working with distributors and dealers, measurement of sales performance, control of sales and other marketing activities. It will explore and evaluates the dynamic role of retailing in the marketing of consumer goods and services; examines significant changes in the character of retail competition and in the organizational structure of retail firms. Major emphasis will be given to the merchandise flow concept in formulating and administering merchandise plans in order to maintain investment in inventory at the optimum level.
MBA 637 - Organization and Development
This course will critically compare and contrasts major approaches to the study of organization and examines planned approaches to changing the functioning of an organization to improve search and problem solving effectiveness. Topics will include organization structure, systems of power and influence, inter and intra organizational conflict and resolution, individual change, group methods, diffusion of change within an organization and the implications of these processes for management. The relevance of the peculiar group characteristics in the country going by such names as quota system and ethnicity to the Sierra Leone organization will be explored.
MPA 663 - Tax Administrations and Compliance in Sierra Leone
Structure and procedures of the NRA.
Duties and Powers of Commissioners, Inspectors and Collectors of Taxes
Returns, Due Date and Payments, Penalty, Anti-Avoidance Filling of Returns,
- Installment payments, repayment and refund
Tax Payers Documentation: Records and Investigative powers.
Returns, Due Dates and Payments, & Penalties and Anti-Avoidance regulations
Recovery of Tax and duty of Receivers.
(a) National Insurance and Social Security: the Impact of National Insurance Contributions on individuals and knowledge of key areas of benefits.
(b) Value Added Tax (VAT): Establishment of, and the impact of the imposition of VAT in Sierra Leone; The Value Added Tax Act-case of Enactment.
(c) Capital gains tax (application of capital gains tax to individuals and corporate taxpayers with emphasis on business situations.
(d) Personal finance: Helping clients in the determination of personal financial objectives taking into account individual circumstances, expectations and the economic environment (Tax Planning and Advice).
(e) Sources and costs associated with different forms of finance and their applicability to various circumstances embracing:
- Bank borrowing
- finance houses
- mortgages.
(f) Regulations affecting investment advisers, and ethical considerations including
an understanding of investment business.
THE PART-TIME EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMME
This programme seeks to provide the Middle and Senior Executive, on’ the way to the top, an opportunity to acquire a postgraduate education to sharpen his or her understanding of management and improve his or her competitive ability for positions in the narrowing apex of the organization. This type of executive cannot afford the time to attend a full-time course since the organization may be unable or unwilling to release him or her even for relatively short periods. To safe-guard the interests of the organization and the Executive concerned, the part-time programme will provide a four semester programme in which the executive will spend the evenings and weekends course modules leading to the MBA degree.
Preference will be given to people at the policy formulation levels of organizations in the private and public sectors in admission into the programme. Experience, evidence of upward mobility, motivation, and intelligence in addition to academic qualification preferably a good first degree or its equivalent, will be taken into consideration in selection.
The Programme will last for twenty four months.
Assessment Procedure
All students must undergo a 10 week internship and start dissertation work proper during the long vacation between the 2nd and 3rd semesters.
An internship report will be graded as part of the continuous assessment. The examination process will comprise of continuous assessment and written exams for each course. The following weighting will apply:
- Written exams - 60%
- Continuous Assessment - 25%
- Project - 10%
- Internship Report - 5%
Course Offerings for the Executive Programme (Course Outline)
First Semester (First Year, First Semester) Credits
MBA 641 Accounting for Managers 3
MBA 642 Economic analysis I 3
MPA 615 The Process of Management 3
MBA 644 Marketing Management 3
MBA 645 Quantitative Methods for Business 3
Second Semester (First Year, Second Semester) Credits
MBA 650 Behavioural Sciences for Business 3
MBA 651 Management Accounting & Inform. Systems 3
MBA 653 Economic analysis II 3
MBA 654 Business Law 3
MBA 652 Financial Management 3
Third Semester (Second Year, First Semester) Credits
MBA 655 Statistical Analysis and Computer Applications 3
MBA 659 Business Research Methods 3
MBA 618 Human Resource Management 3
MBA 662 Business Policy and Strategy 3
Fourth Semester (Second Year, Second Semester) Credits
MBA 663 Entrepreneurial Development 3
MBA 664 Advanced Computer Applications 3
MBA 672 The Sierra Leone Economy 3
MBA 673 Production Systems and Management 3
OUTLINE OF COURSES (COURSE DESCRIPTIONS/DETAILS)
1st Semester (First Year, First Semester)
MBA 641 - Accounting for Managers
An accounting course designed to introduce the student to basic accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Emphasis is on the techniques and theories of recording and reporting of financial data to external users of accounting information collection, summarization and reporting of data in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The course would provide an opportunity for examining fundamental problems in accounting and the reconciliation of theory with practice.
MBA 642 - Economic Analysis I
The main purpose of this course is to quickly introduce the diploma student to Economic Analysis incorporating micro and macro economic analysis. Since the intention is to familiarize the student with the subject, the focus will be on preparing the student to appreciate the relevance of economic analysis in management. Topics covered will include, among others, decision making within the firm, behaviour of individual firms reacting to supply and demand forces, the consequences of alternative market structures, value and distribution, partial and general welfare equilibrium, national income and prices, monetary system, fiscal and monetary policies, etc. This course will deal with business decision-making within the firm.
MPA 615 - Process of Management
The purpose of this course is to enable students understand the process of management in complex organizations. The approach will be both historical and comparative drawing heavily on empirical evidence and experience. The major focus will be the Sierra Leone work organizations with evidence provided by other contexts as points of departure. The course will among others address the following issues: the evolution of management as both theory and practice; the role and nature of management in different socio-economic systems; the functions of management; human factors in management; approaches to the measurement and control of organizational performance; organizational efficiency and effectiveness; the handling of delegation and time, in organization and management development; organization design problems of management in the under-developed as well as developed countries and emergent perspectives and practices.
MBA 644 - Marketing Management
The course is intended to equip the student with the wherewithal for the formulation and effective implementation of marketing programmes in the context of flux-filled and opportunity-generating environment. It adopts the managerial approach, relying heavily on the use of case studies. In the analysis of cases, the student assumes the role of a top marketing executive engaged in marketing planning, decision-making and problem solving. The course begins with a study of the underlying forces, which shape marketing decisions such as the marketing system, demand, consumer motivation and behaviour, and the economic, legal, political and socio-cultural contents within which all marketing decisions must be made.
Considerable attention will be devoted to the analysis of the components of a good marketing strategy (target-market selection, product, price, promotion, and distribution decisions) and the integration of these elements into an internally and externally consistent whole. Other topics to be covered will include marketing intelligence and social and ethical issues in marketing as they relate to marketing plan formulation and implementation.
MBA 645 - Quantitative Methods for Business
The purpose of this course is to develop basic competence and judgement in using quantitative techniques to solve and analyze decision making problems in business fields. The course will consist of:
1. Elementary set theory; functions; inequalities; graphs and elementary matrix
operations.
2. Concept of Optimization: will include the formulation of mathematical models, basic notion of differential and integral calculus with business applications, and general treatment of applications of linear programming techniques.
3. Statistical Analysis: will include basic notion of probability, descriptive data analysis, statistical inference and simple regression analysis. Emphasis will be placed on problem structure and formulation, while, when possible, standard computer programmes will be used in obtaining solutions.
Second Semester (First Year, Second Semester)
MBA 650 - Behavioural Science
The purpose of this course will be to provide students with an understanding of key concepts and theories provided by the behavioural sciences which are relevant for understanding human behaviour, action and performance in work organizations as well as work organization themselves. In particular key concepts and theories will be examined from both applied and theoretical psychology, social psychology, sociology, political science, organization theory, economics and anthropology. The course will also provide background knowledge of the organizational context in which the concepts and theories of the behavioural sciences are expected to be applied. Topics to be covered will include (not necessarily limited to) learning, personality, attitude and attitude change, values, power and its uses, group dynamics, stratification, social structure, the nature of conflict and its resolution, the design and change of organizations, evolution of modern organizations and the problem of control, alienation, organisation goals and ideology, man and society, theory of knowledge, etc. Role-playing and simulations, structured experience, films, class lectures and discussions will be used to increase the students’ awareness and understanding of behaviour.
MBA 654 - Business Law (Mercantile and Company Law)
The aim of this course is to develop a basic working knowledge of the aspects of Sierra Leonean and international legislations which govern the conduct of business. Topics to be covered will include laws of contract, agency, sale of goods, hire purchase, carriage of goods, negotiable instruments, money lending, surety-ship and guarantees, basic provisions of laws governing insurance and banking institutions in Sierra Leone.
An introduction to sources of Sierra Leone law, administration of justice in Sierra Leone, civil and criminal liability, real and personal property, partnership law, corporate personality and the doctrine of ultra vires.
Types of companies, company formation, procedure and documentation, issue and transfer of shares and debentures, prospectus and statutory books, meetings and resolutions, duties of officers (directors, secretary, etc.), provision relating to disclosure in corporate accounts, reconstructions, amalgamations, and take-overs.
Laws relating to bankruptcy, deeds of arrangement, voluntary and compulsory liquidations, disposition of property by wills and letters of administrations, etc.
MBA 653 - Financial Management
Embraces the conceptual and practical problems associated with financial management of the corporate entity. It will include the integration of the management of cash flows with management of the firm’s current asset and liability positions. Items to be covered include capital Budgeting, Current Assets and Capital Assets Management, Funds Acquisition and Deployment, Sources of finance, Inventory Policies, Accounts Receivable and Payable Policies, Financial and Asset Structures. The approach will rely on case analysis and assigned readings in addition to the usual lectures.
Third Semester (Second Year, First Semester)
MBA 655 - Statistical Analysis and Computer Applications
This course includes basic notion of probability, descriptive data analysis, statistical inference and simple regression analysis. Emphasis will be placed on problem structure and formulation, while, when possible, standard computer programmes will be used in obtaining solutions. Statistical inference includes multiple regression; Analysis of variance, non-parametric techniques.
Computer application: topics include computer history, hardware and software, computer programming and use of time-sharing systems; use of computer programming packages available in the computer center.
MBA 659 - Business Research Methods
This course is designed to improve the ability of students to carry out empirical research and to evaluate published research. Topics to be covered will include the nature of scientific research, theory building and concept definition, formulating hypotheses, validity and reliability, measurement and scaling methods, concepts and problems in data collection and sampling, criteria for causal inferences, studies and control groups, considerable time will be devoted to report writing including editing, foot noting. etc.
MBA 618 - Human Resource Management
The most valuable and most dynamic of all resources are the topics to be discussed in this course. The students would be required to understand the principles and processes involved in the procurement, utilization, and compensation of human resources. Topics to be covered will include modern organization theories, forecasting and planning of human resources, its relevance of productivity and the concepts of its measurement, recruitment, selection including tests and interviews, job analysis and evaluation, performance appraisal, leadership and satisfaction theories and practice, wages-theories and administration, trade unionism in Sierra Leone and in the international context, collective bargaining, factory administration, etc.
MBA 662 - Business Policy and Strategy
The course aims at providing the participants an integrated view in the management of organizations and exposing them to situations requiring utilization of multidimensional approach. Care would be taken to provide them with necessary skills and attitudes for formulation and implementation of corporate basic policies and strategies in the contexts of organizational goals, opportunities and challenges, case studies.
Fourth Semester (Second Year, Second Semester)
MBA 663 - Entrepreneurial Developments
The course seeks to develop entrepreneurial orientation and skills among the students and to reduce the dependence of the MBA graduate on the existing employment market.
Specifically, attempts would be made to encourage students to explore the possibility of employing the abundant resources in the country in the capacity of an entrepreneur. The focus of the course is on the techniques of decision-making, policy formulation and implementation, environmental analysis for the identification of profitable business opportunities, projects analysis and evaluation, small, medium and large business management, growth and survival strategies, the determinants of success, and the problem of succession in Sierra Leone. Students will be encouraged to examine the inhibitions to cooperate among Sierra Leonan business men and women and the prospects of the cooperative philosophy in the country.
MBA 664 - Advanced Computer Applications
Emphasis on this course will be computer simulation, which is a tool in the study of a variety of complex business and social systems. Topics will include modeling, and management information systems. Other areas to be covered will include job shop scheduling; inventory and queuing systems and management games. Examples will be drawn from business, health, public and education administration.
MBA 672 - The Sierra Leone Economy
This course, which is compulsory for all MBA students, covers the following topics:
The National Development Plans and their implications for growth and economic development; the ideological conflicts in Economic Planning, Capitalism, Socialism, Mixed Economics; International Trade and Bilateralism; Economic cooperation in West Africa; Major Economic Infrastructures; the Sierra Leone Capital and Money Markets; Economics of Housing and Urban Development; the Indigenization Decree; the problem of Growth and Investment Opportunities in Sierra Leone; study of selected Industries and Public Corporations; the Politics of Oil and OPEC; the Agricultural Development Programmes; Sierra Leone Cooperatives:
Functions and Accomplishments; Land Tenure and its Impact on Agricultural Development; Manpower Development, Shortages and their Implications; the supply/demand situation in Sierra Leone.
MBA 673 - Production Systems and Management
The primary objective of the course is to provide a depth of understanding in the vital planning and control elements of the production management function. The course will focus on the recurrent problems, concepts and techniques, which are encountered in managing the flows of materials, services and information in organization, the development and application of analytical techniques that are relevant in effective planning and control of operating situations, will be stressed. Specific topics will include producing forecasting; flow analysis and facility balance in continuous and intermittent operating systems; aggregate production planning; inventory models, management of inventory system; pr
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ECONOMICS (Not Started)
4. Postgraduate Diploma in Economics (One Year )
This course is intended to provide middle level manpower training in economics and is also a stepping stone for those students whose economics background is limited and may wish to pursue postgraduate programmes in economics and related subjects and disciplines within the field of economics. It is an intensive one-year programme and emphasis will be on quantitative analysis.
NOTE: Students in this course will take courses as in the B,Sc (Hons) class in the courses listed below/ Course outlines are thus the same as those for the BSc (Hons) in Economics.
Course outlines (Course Descriptions/Details)
COMS 111 -Communication Skills (3 credits)
Concept of Communication
Pronunciation and reading aloud
Answering examination Questions
Oral presentation of Information
Reading
Essay Writing
Grammar
SLGA 111 – Local Government and Administration (3 credits)
Guidelines, Codes of ethics
Governance (good, bad)
Financial Management
Human resource Management
BL 111- Business Law (3 credits)
Introduction to Business Law
The English Legal System
Business Organizations
Law of Agency
MP 121- Managing People (3 credits)
Recruitment and selection
Training and development
Work Organization
Motivation
Working with people
Quality cycles/Total Quality Management
Joint consultation
MP 113 – Introduction to Management and Administration (3 credits)
Organizations
Management
Change Management
Interpersonal communication
Information Management and Technology Systems
Control
PA 114 – Principles of Accounting (3 credits)
Principles and conventions
Double entry principles
Types of Balance
Correction of Errors
Final Accounts
Prepayments and Accruals
Depreciation
Bank Reconciliation Statements
Control Accounts
Partnerships
Incomplete Records
Manufacturing Accounts
ECONS 316 – Entrepreneurial Skills (3 credits)
Nature and Scope of entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneur as a Risk Bearer
Types of Business Organizations
Principles of Accounting for Entrepreneurs
Understanding Employment Issues
Understanding the Sierra Leone Legal System
Comprehend the Nature of Contract and Tax
HRM 123 – Human Resource Management (3 credits)
The concept of Human Resource Management
Recruitment and Selection Methods
Training and Development
Performance appraisal
Staff Remuneration and welfare
Discharge of Employment and contract: Termination Dismissal etc.
MM 124- Marketing Management (3 credits)
Introduction to Marketing
Marketing Environment
Organization Structures
Marketing Methods
Channels of distribution
The role of Marketing Management
BM 111 – Introduction to business Mathematics and Statistics (3 credits)
Analysis of Statistical Data Contents
Probability
Meaning of Statistics, Data Collection and Sampling Methods
Organization Statistical Data
OB 121- Organizational Behaviour (3 credits)
Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Individual Processes on Organization
Interpersonal processes in Organization
Organizational process and characters
Organizational Change and development
MIS 125 – Management Information System (MIS) (3 credits)
Nature and Scope of MIS
Information and decision Making
Business system
The System Development Life Cycle
Computers in Information Management
Database Management System
Managements Decisions. Using computerized systems
The Internet
Research Format/Style
Nature and Function of research
Historical and Study Approaches to Research
General characteristics of Descriptive Research
Experimental research I
Experimental Research II
CPA 127- comparative Public Administration
Introduction to Public Administration
Human Resource Management
Legal Aspects of administration and Management
Politics and Public Planning
Public Policy Studies
BA 128 – Development Administration (3 credits)
The concept of /development Administration
Economic Development and Administration
Human and Non-Human Capital
Planning Administrative Development
Globalization and Development Administration
6. Diploma (Local Govt. Administration & Management) - 1 Year (Not Started)
Background and Objective
With the resuscitation of the local government in Sierra Leone, it is necessary to have programmes that provide the requisite trainings, skills and knowledge to interested students. It is intended to develop appropriate manpower and enhance the performance of local councils/government for development
Duration
The course will last for one academic year
Clientele
It caters for personnel employed in local councils, civil servants and councillors.
Admission Requirements
Same as for university admission to other Diploma courses.
Mode of Evaluation
Examination and a term paper on a topic of the candidate’s choice but agreed between the candidate and the supervisor.
Course Outlines (Course Descriptions/Details)
1ST SEMESTER
B. Diploma in Local Government Administration and Management (3 credits)
This course is intended to train students in the fundamental and modern concepts of local government administration. The course content of each of the subject matter identified under this programme hopes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of local government staff with the objectives of (a) training current and would be local government employees in the rudiments of local government administration, (b) prepare local government staff for the tasks of rural/local administration and (c) lay the foundations in local government for employees who intend to pursue degree programmes in local government studies in later years.
1st Semester
DLG 111 - Introduction to Local Government (3 credits)
Administrative structure of Local Government in Sierra Leone.
Functions of Local government
Functions of District Councils
Functions of
Chiefdom
Councils
Functions of Town Councils
The Composition of various local government bodies
DLG 112 - Central-Local Government Relations (3 credits)
The Channels of Relationship
Administrative relationship
Legislative relationship
Judicial/legal relationship
Financial relationship
Constraints on effective relationship
DLG 113 - Effective Communication Skills (3 credits)
Communication Definition, processes and Semiotic schools of thought in communication
Fundamentals of good communication
Forms of good communication
Barriers to effective communication
Aid for effective listening in communication
Communication in management/administration
- Formal/Informal
- Internal/external
- Direct/indirect
- Vertical/horizontal
- Grape vine hunches and suspicion
- Modern technologies in communication
DLG 114 Local Government Finance (3 credits)
Sources of local government revenue
Revenue administration in local government
Uses of local government funds
Tax administration in local government
Principles of accounting
Local government accounting
DLG 115 - Basic Auditing Concepts (3 credits)
Nature and scope of auditing
Meaning of auditing
Objectives/purpose of auditing
Types of auditing
Responsibilities, roles and liabilities of auditing
Audit arrangements
Audit planning and sampling
Audit investigation and evidence
Audit reporting and follow-up
DLG 116 - Introduction to Customary Law (3 credits)
Historical background to customary law
The legal system in Sierra Leone
The place of customary courts in the legal system
The implications/consequences of customary law
The customary land tenure system
BM 111 Business Mathematics
Part A Basic mathematics (3 credits)
Review of Basic Mathematical Operations
Interest rates
Stocks and Shares
Inventories and turnover
Rates and taxes
Differential calculus
Foreign Exchange Transactions
Introduction to Probability
PART B - Statistics (3 credits)
Statistical Information
Presenting Data (graphs)
Presenting: Tables and Charts
Averages and time series
Allowing for changing Price Levels (Price Index)
PART C: REPORTS AND RETURNS (3 credits)
The organisation, Accounting and /reporting
Business and Accounting Information
Writing Reports
Reporting Performance, Analysing Report
The VAT Change and VAT Reports
2nd SEMESTER
DLG 121 Project Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (3 credits)
Concepts, definitions and Characteristics of Projects
Project identification and formulation
Preparing feasibility studies for projects
Project activity, costing and financing
Project implementation and management
DLG 122 -Introduction to Computer Applications in Management(3 credits)
Basic concepts of computer and data processing
Objectives of software and their applications
Information systems and management decision-making
Legal issues and security of data
DLG 123 - Issues in Rural Development (3 credits)
Rural Development Concepts and Approaches
Development and Community Participation
Sources of local government funds
NGOs in rural development
The uses of natural resources in rural development
Community-based rehabilitation of handicaps
Constraints in rural development
DLG 124 - Introduction to Management (3 credits)
Management - meaning and scope
The need for the study of management
Functions of management
The study of management principles
The theories of maturation and decision-making
The management process
DLG 125 - Principles of Public Administration (3 credits)
The origin, need and meaning of public administration
Differences and similarities between P.A and management
The practice of public administration and politics
The need for government
The functions of the Executive
Comparative forms of government
Recruitment, selection, function and placement
DLG 126 - Introduction to Administrative Law (3 credits)
Nature and scope of administrative law
Judicial control of administrative actions
The law of employment, contract and appointment letter
Legal aspects of termination/dismissal/resignation
Basic principles of the law of contracts
TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING (TDA)
7. TECNICIAN DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING (TDA)
Background and Objective
This Diploma is a one-year programme. The course has as one of its objectives the training of middle level manpower for institutions in the country. Although it has tremendous practical contents, yet it has been modified to conform to university standards and to reflect changes taking place in the accounting world globally.
Duration
This is a one academic year course
Entry Requirements and Clientele
Same as the University requirements for Diploma courses.
Mode of evaluation
Examination and a term paper. The candidates chooses and agrees with his/her supervisor the topic of the paper.
The following subjects are offered and compulsory for all students.
Course Outline
ACCT 111 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (3 credits)
Distinguishing Financial Accounting from cost and Management Accounting.
The Accounting equation and the Balance sheet
The Principle of Double entry
The cash Book (Two and three columns)
Day Books and Journal proper
Trial Balance
An Introduction to Trading and profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheet
Conceptual Framework of Accounting
Depreciation of fixed Assets
Capital and revenue expenditure; Capital and revenue Income
Final accounts of sole proprietorships and imprest system
Bank reconciliation statements
Corrective of errors
Control accounts and self-balancing ledgers
Introduction to Accounting Ratios
Final Accounts of Non-profit making Organizations
Single Entry and Incomplete records
Departmental Accounts
Partnership Accounts/Limited liability companies
ACCT 112 – COST ACCOUNTING
Definition and types of Accounting
Relationship of Cost to financial Accounting and Management Accounting
Cost Terminologies e.g. cost units, cost centres, Relevant Cost, Direct cost, indirect costs, Prime cost, Fixed cost, controllable cost etc.
Design of a costing system: Factors to consider, how it should be designed and the value (benefit) of such a design
Advantages and benefits (importance) of cost data
Users of cost data and their information needs
Introduction to costing systems: Methods and techniques.
costing System: Definition and Scope/Categories
Costing Methods: Definition and types (specific orders and continuous operation) with examples of such methods and industries that use such methods
Accounting for Ledger
Accounting for Overheads
Applications of Specific order costing methods
Application of continuous operation costing methods
Introduction to budgets, budgetary control
Marginal costing and absorption costing.
ACCT 113 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNIQIES (MIT) (3 credits)
PART A: Introduction to Business Mathematics (4 credits)
Review of Basic Mathematical Operations
Interests
Stocks and Shares
Inventories and turnover
Rates and taxes
Differential calculus
Foreign Exchange Transactions
Introduction to Probability
PART B - Statistics (4 credits)
Statistical Information
Presenting Data (graphs)
Presenting: Tables and Charts
Averages and time series
Allowing for changing Price Levels (Price Index)
PART C: REPORTS AND RETURNS
The organisation, Accounting and /reporting
Business and Accounting Information
Writing Reports
Reporting Performance, Analysing Report
The VAT Change and VAT Reports
ACCT 114 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3 credits)
The main aim of this subject is to develop an understanding of information technology and its importance and role in a business organisations and implications to such organisations and their members.
PART A - Information (3 credits)
Definitions of Data/Information
Definition of Information Technology (IT)
Importance of Information and IT
Obtaining Information/Data Capture
Presenting Information
Management Information systems (MIS)
PART B - Improving the MIS (3 credits)
Computer Hardware
Data Transmission, Network Systems and process methods
Computer Software: programming software, application software, and application packages.
Office Automation
PART C - Developing and Securing Information Systems
System development Life Cycle
Security and Controls
Computers and the Law
ACCT 115 LEGAL FRAMEWORK I (3 credits)
This section provides an introduction to some key features of the English legal system and will facilitate understanding of the sources of law, how law is administered and how legal rules merge in the legal system.
1. The English legal System
The development of English Law
The system of courts and the Administration of Justice.
Case Law and Legislation
Precedent and Salitary Interpretation
Impact of European community legislation
General Principles of the Law of contract
Formation
Terms of the contract
The vitiating factors of a contract
Discharge of contract
Remedies for Breach of contract
Formation and Terms of the Employment contract
ACCT 116 MOTIVATION, PEOPLE AND SELF MANAGEMENT (3 credits)
Recruitment, Screening and Selection process and Procedures: Determining requirements, job analysis, description and specification, recruitment planning, interviewing and selection.
Training and development
Work organisation
Motivation
Working with people
Quality circles
Joint consultation
Time Management
SECOND SEMESTER
ACCT 221 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (3 credits)
PART 1: ACCOUNTS OF SOLE TRADERS (3 credits)
Accounts: Revision
The balance Sheet
The Trading and Loss Account
Preparing Accounts from the Extended Trail Balance (ETB)
The Extended Trail Balance and its purpose
Preparing the Extended trail Balance
Preparing Accounts From the ETB including post adjustments
Preparing Accounts in land Revenue purposes
Legal Status of Sole Trader
PART 2: Partnership Accounts
A. Partnership: General Principles (3 credits)
Preparation of Partnership Accounts
Retirement of Death of a Partner
Admission of a Partner
PART 3: COMPARING ACCOUNTS (3 credits)
Published Accounts
Fixed Assets and Stocks
Taxation in Company Accounts
Miscellaneous Disclosures
Sundry Standards
Cash Focus Statement (FRSI revised)
Interpretation of Accounts
Group Accounts
AACT 222 (Same as in BSc (Hons) in Accounting)
AACT 223 (Same as in BSc (Hons) in Accounting)
ACCT 224 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS (3 credits)
Basic Financial Ratios
Matrix Algebra
Stocks and Shares
Investment Appraisal Methods
Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions
Differential Calculus
Linear Programming
Time Series Analysis
Stock Control Analysis
Queuing Theory
Recommended Texts
Quantitative Techniques for Accounting Students, T. Lucy (Macmillan)
Operations Research for Management, M.P. Gupto and J.K. Sharma
Introductory Mathematics for Economics and Business, K. Holden and A.W. Pearson
ACCT 225 LEGAL FRAMEWORK II (3 credits)
Formation and term of the Employment (Cont.)
- Agency
Legal Personality and the Nature of a Limited Company
Company Law
Capital and Financing of Companies
Management and Administration of Company
EITHER ACCT 226 AUDITING AND TAXATION (3 credits)
PART 1: Auditing
Planning an Audit Assignment
The nature, purpose and scope of auditing
The Regulatory Framework of Auditing
Appointment and removal of auditors
Audit planning
Audit planning
Audit Evidence and documentation
Internal Control and Audit Risk Evaluation
PART B: The Conduct of an Audit Assignment
Auditing Sampling
Test of controls
The Balance Sheet Audit
Accounting Estimates
Stocks and Work in Progress Preparation of draft Reports
PART 2: TAXATION
INCOME TAX
Dealing with the Inland revenue
The Taxation of Employment
Scheduled cases I and II
Capital allowances on plant and Machinery
Capital allowances on Industrial and Agricultural Buildings
Trading Losses
Partnerships
Investments and Land
CAPITAL GAINS TAX (CGT)
An Outline of CGT
The Computation of Gains and Loses
Shares and Securities
Chattels, Wasting Assets, Leases and Private residences
Holder relief
Corporation tax Losses
Close companies
OR
226 MANAGING ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, CASH AND CREDIT CONTROL (3 credits)
Principles of Cost Accounting
Elements of Cost and Cost Classifications
Management Accounting (Revision)
Cost Accounting (Revision)
The Organization, Cost Centres and Cost Units (Revision)
Direct Costs and Indirect Costs (Overheads): Distinction between Direct Costs and Indirect Cost with Examples.
Functional Costs: Production, Administration, Marketing Research and Development, Financing Cost
Fixed Costs, Variable costs and Semi-Fixed/Variable costs
Other cost classifications
Cost Behaviour
Overheads and Absorption Costing
Marginal costing etc.
The Collection, Analysis And Dissemination Of
Information
Standard Costing
The Reduction Of Costs And The Enhancement Of
Value
Operating A Budgetary Control System
Decision Making
Cost and Management Accounting,
Costing
Information Management Systems (IMS)
The Nature and Scope of Information Systems
Information Systems Development and Design
Systems Implementation Management and Evaluation
Control, Security and Privacy
Systems Analysis and Design Methods
INSTITUTE OF RELIGIOUS AND MORAL STUDIES (IRMAS)
PROGRAMMES AND COURSE OUTLINE
MASTER OF ARTS IN PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (M.A. PADS)
Introduction
The course is designed to address a combination of peace and development objectives. Graduates of the course are expected to apply the knowledge and skills acquired and the attitudes and values engendered in both theoretical and practical situations necessitating the deployment of appropriate tools and skills in peace building and sustainable human development.
Objectives
· Production of skilled personnel in conflict management, peace building and development;
· Production of skilled personnel for crisis management and sustainable development;
· Identification and management of factors leading to conflict;
· Strengthening of the technical capacity of local people and institutions for conflict transformation, security and development;
· Building the theoretical and methodological capacity of nationals and others in peace security and development;
· Research into the relationships between environment, culture and conflict;
· Exploration of the link between peace, security and development.
Clientele
The course is specifically designed for the following clientele:
Ø Trainers of Trainers (TOTs)
Ø School Administrators
Ø University Lecturers
Ø Personnel of NGOs, CBOs and CSOs
Ø Policy Makers
Ø Religious leaders
Ø Traditional rulers and leaders
Ø Development stakeholders
Ø Local government leaders and personnel
Ø Others who may have need for the course.
Admission Requirements
A minimum requirement is a first degree from a recognized University and departmental requirements.
Duration
18 Months; Three15-Week Semesters
Course Structure
Core and Elective Modules
The course consists of CORE and ELECTIVE Modules. Students will be required to do a prescribed number of core and electives modules in addition to:
Internship
A six weeks internship to gain practical experience in a real situation.
Dissertation
Each student based on original research under the guidance of a supervisor over a period of 6 months will write a dissertation of 10,000 to 15,000 words.
Assessment
The grading system of the University will be used with “D” – “E” constituting a reference as “F” a failure.
Continuous Assessment
Each student will be continuously assessed throughout the course.
Examination
Student will be examined at the end of first and second semesters.
Requirement for Graduation
Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or above. A minimum of 30 course credit hours obtains.
Assessment Weighting
Continuous Assessment and Examination 55%
Internship 15%
Dissertation
1.0 BACKGROUND
The Universities Act of 2005 created Njala University. The University’s core functions of Teaching, Research and Public Service are executed through the activities of Schools (hitherto Faculties) and departments.
Over the years the University response to needs and demands of, was introduced a number of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The MA courses, in particular, have addressed existing and emerging needs in various fields of study and practice. The current post-conflict situation has presented the University with a number of opportunities and challenges including the imperative to contribute not only to the maintenance of social order, but to the processes of peace building and peace making.
The MA Peace and Development studies course is being introduced specifically to contribute to the maintenance of sustainable peace without which economic, social and political development efforts will be constrained.
1.1. INTRODUCTION
The course is designed to address a combination of peace and development objectives. Graduates of the course are expected to apply the knowledge and skills acquired and the attitudes and values engendered in both theoretical and practical situations necessitating the deployment of appropriate tools and skills in peace building and sustainable human development.
2.0. OBJECTIVES
· Production of skilled personnel in conflict management, peace building
and development;
· Production of skilled personnel for crisis management and sustainable
development;
· Identification and management of factors leading to conflict;
· Strengthening of the technical capacity of local people and institution; for
conflict transformation, security and development;
· Building the theoretical and methodological capacity of nationals and
others in peace, security and development;
· Research into the relationships between environment, culture and conflict;
· Exploration of the link between peace, security and development.
3.0. CLIENTELE
The course is specifically designed for the following clientele:
Ø Trainers of Trainers (TOTs)
Ø School Administrators
Ø University Lecturers
Ø Personnel of NGOs, CBOs and CSOs
Ø Policy Makers
Ø Religious Leaders
Ø Traditional rulers and leaders
Ø Development stakeholders
Ø Local government leaders and personnel
Ø Others who may have need for the course.
4.0. ADMISSION AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
A minimum requirement is a first degree from a recognized University and departmental requirements (including a review of a CVs and interviews)
5.0. DURATION
18 Months: Three Semesters
6.0. COURSE STRUCTURE
6.1. Core and Elective Modules
The course consists of CORE and ELELCTIVE Modules. Students will be required to do a prescribed number of core and electives modules in addition to:
6.2. Internship
A six weeks internship to gain practical experience in a real situation.
6.3. Dissertation
A dissertation of 10,000 to 15,000 words will be written by each student based on original research over a period of 6 months under the guidance of a supervisor.
6.4. Assessment
The grading system of the University will be used with “D” – “E” constituting a reference and “F” a failure.
6.4.1. Continuous Assessment
Each student will be continuously assessed throughout the course.
6.4.2. Examination
Students will be examined at the end of first and second semesters.
6.5. Requirement for Graduation
Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or above. A minimum of 42 course credit hours, 36 of which must be for the core and elective courses plus 6 credit hours for dissertation.
6.5.1. Assessment Weighting
Continuous Assessment and Examination 65%
Internship 15%
Dissertation 20%
100%
FIRST SEMESTER CORE COURSES
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE
Credit Hrs.
TOTAL CREDIT
PADS 1011
PADS 1012
PADS 1013
PADS 1014
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction to Development Studies/
Philosophies of Peace and Development Research
7.0. METHODOLOGY
The principle of multidisciplinarity will inform the delivery of the course.
A combination of theoretical, practical and participatory approaches will be used in addition to application of analytical, problem solving and systems thinking skills in Internship and fieldwork (for writing dissertation) will develop students’ skills in conducting qualitative, quantitative and participatory research in the domain of social sciences, students’ writing and presentation skills will also be developed and applied.
8.0. LEARNING RESOURCES
Given the multidisciplinary nature of the course the human and material resources of subject – relevant schools and departments will be made available for administering the course. The Academic Staff of the Schools of Social Sciences, Postgraduate Studies, Education and Environmental Sciences are already available for the commencement of the course in October 2006. Material resources in the relevant courses and web-based information will be used to a greater extent.
COURSE OUTLINE
PADS 1011: Introduction to Peace and conflict Studies (3 Credit Hours)
Conflict and its resolution are central to the very existence of human societies. We experience the inevitability of conflict in our every day life – be it internal, within society or personal. It is clear now that the sustainability and development of society are dependent, in the final analysis, on how we manage and resolve such conflicts, as well as maintain the conditions for peace. This requires, among other things, an empirical understanding of the problems and issues that threaten peace.Peace and conflict studies have emerged, over the past two decades or so as a veritable intellectual pursuit that has profound practical applicability. As the search for a more just world intensifies, greater understanding of the causes of conflict, as well as new paradigms of peace have emerged. These have largely underscored the multidisciplinary and transdiciplinary nature of peace and conflict studies. To be able to critically analyze the root causes of violence and conflict, therefore, fundamental concepts and generalizations from a complex of disciplines have to be grasped and appropriately utilized.
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies is designed to provide the foundational knowledge that is required for the effective analysis of conflict and peace. It provides an encounter with the fundamental concepts in the area, while also presenting more global perspectives on causes on conflict, and the processes of sustainable peace building and maintenance. It is expected that this course will provide the base for the ideational scaffolding on which other courses in this programme will build.
Unit Topics
· Concepts of peace and conflict – definitions and perceptions
· Historical perspectives of conflict
· Conflict analysis
· Psychological theories of human aggression and caring
· Sources of conflict – the social, political, religious and economics dimension
· Conflict resolution and management – theory and skills
· The nexus of peace, conflict and development
· Peace and development in a global context.
PADS 1012: Introduction to Development Studies (3Credit Hours)
The module is presented to emphasis the role development issues play in conflict generation and resolution. Socio-economic development is emphasized and contemporary issues and concepts discussed. The rationale is to produce a graduate who can articulate these issues and relate them to conflict generation and conflict resolution.
Unit Topics
What is development/underdevelopment
Causes and characteristics of underdevelopment
Classical and neo classical theories of development (Rostow, Lewis, Reins and Fie etc)
Leading issues in development
Case Studies
Contemporary issues
Globalization
Poverty Reduction etc.
The nexus between peace and development
PADS 1013: Philosophies of Peace and Development Research (3 Credit Hours)
The objective o this module is to trace the origin, evolution and environment of peace and development research. The strategies to realize this goal include analysis of the following unit topics:
Unit Topics
Social environment of peace and development research
Evolution of peace and development research
Nature of peace and development research
Methods of inquiry of peace and development research (scientific approach, Interpretative analysis)
Epistemological foundation of peace and development research
Policy orientation of peace and development research
Level of analysis of peace and development research
Some aspects of the course will be grounded in case studies.
PADS 1014: Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
The purpose of this course is to study the logical basis upon which knowledge is gained in social research. Special emphasis is given to the characteristics that deal with the quality or relevance of information and the role of theory in various disciplines in understand and studying social issues.
Students will gain insights into methodology and to introduce a range of research techniques. Various strategies appropriate to social research will be covered.
These include:
Unit Topics
Quantitative measures (objective, psychometric, statistical);
Qualitative (observation, action, participatory);
The interview (structured and semi-structured);
Skills and techniques;
Validity and reliability;
Appropriateness of methods;
Research design;
Organizing, analyzing, and summarizing empirical information;
Interpreting results of a study;
Research report.
Special emphasis will given to case study and fieldwork techniques.
PADS 2011: Historical Perspectives on Conflicts in Sierra Leone (3 Credit Hours)
This is a historical survey of most of the noted conflicts that took place in Sierra Leone since independence in 1961. The course examines the causes of each conflict and their consequences discussed. The ten years civil war will be studied in greater detail. Units to be considered include the following.
Unit Topics
British colonial order, indirect rule, local self-government under powerful traditional rulers who were subservient to the colonial governor.
Private security linked to diamond mining operations
Sir Milton Margai’s SLPP, conservative and elitist, drawing its support from powerful paramount chiefs.
April 27, 1961, Sierra Leone became independence. Bipartisan democracy with the socialist APC led by Siaka Stevens as opposition leader.
Role of Sir Milton in fighting ethnic conflicts
Sir Milton died and his brother Sir Albert Margai defeated John Karefa smart, (both SLPP) in 1964. Tribalism alleged and conflicts arose.
SLPP split consequently along ethnic lines and APC gained popularity.
Sir Albert’s draconian clampdown on the press – his one party system idea.
Siaka Steven’s success in 1967 general elections.
Sierra Leone’s first coup d’etat following Stevens’ success in 1967.
Counter-coup in April 1968 by junior officials
Siaka Stevens restored till his retirement in 1988, a period of eso-ptation and coercion taming the army, coalition with SLPP, one party rule from a stage – manage referendum. Trimmed the army to about 3,000 and created his own Private State Security Department.
Economic decline, global recession
Closure of Marampa mines in 1975 and De Beers Operation in 1982.
Major General Joseph Momoh succeeded Siaka Stevens
The role of student movements in the 1970s, Mass Awareness and Participation (MAP)
Allie Kabba, former student leader from FBC
Foday Sankoh, army corporal incarcerated by Siaka Stevens. Their Libya connection and the preparation for the RUF.
March 1991, RUF emerged from Liberia
April, 1992 Coup installed Captain Valentine Strasser as Head of State, overthrowing Joseph Momoh.
Sobels
The Gurkha Security Guards
Influx of mercenary outfits into Sierra Leone e.g.
Systems Limited
Controlled Risk Group
J & P Security Ltd.
Rapont Research & Analysis Ltd.
Group 4
· The Executive Outcomes
· The Kamjors
· ECOWAS
· Brigadier Maada Bio’s Palace coup topped Captain Strasser
· Commencement of Peace talks
· Elections, that brought Ahmed Tejan Kabba into power.
· 1997 Major Johnny Paul Koroma’s coup pushed kabba aside. Johnny
· Paul’s AFRC in partnership with the RUF
· The role of Sand-line International
· 1998 combined forces of Nigerian troops, the Kamajors, and about 200
mercenaries of Sandline International pushed out the AFRC-RUF
· Return of Kabba’s Government to Freetown.
· The role of the UK in the conflict and in the peace process.
· Kabba’s role in the peace process
· The peace process
· The aftermath of the eleven-year conflicts in Sierra Leone.
PADS 2012: Conflict, Peace Building and Development: A Comparative Approach (3 Crdt hrs)
Types, causes and consequences of conflicts: North, South, Regional and Sub-regional comparisons.
Types and approaches to peace building at global, regional and sub-regional levels.
Methodological analysis of conflict, peace building and development. Selected cross-national/cultural studies critically reviewed.
Regional and sub-regional comparison of national environmental resource conflicts, peace building and development.
Regional and sub-regional comparison.
PADS 2013: Human Rights and Good Governance (3 Credit Hours)
The roles of the global human rights regime are the UN charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in its preamble states that the recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world’.
The preamble and Article 1 of the UN Charter included promotion of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms among the principal purposes of the organization.
A new wave of Un human rights activity was witnessed in the early 1960s. This was occasioned by the newly independent states of Africa and Asia. In the 1970s there was an upsurge of international human rights activity.
Two foundational claims are embodied in the idea of rights. First that an identifiable subject has entitlements, and secondly, to possess a right and a duty hearer against whom the right claimed.
Five main elements constitute a right viz a right holder, the object of a right, the process of exercising a right the duty bearer, and the justification of a right.
Unit Topics
Philosophical Basis of Claims to Human Rights
Cultural Relativism and International Human Rights
African Conception of Human Rights
Dimension of Human Rights
Legal Foundations of Human Rights in Sierra Leone. The 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone.
Right-based approach to development
UN Agencies and Protection of Human Rights e.g. FAO and the Right to Food.
Concept and exercise of the Right to Food.
Everyone has rights as a member of our common humanity. Human rights are universal and the claim to universality is philosophically grounded.
Good Governance
One of the pillars of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) is ‘promoting good governance, security and peace’. Good governance is characterized by the effective functioning of democratic institutions, participation by the people in political processes, the effective and efficient delivery of public services, honesty, integrity and accountability in the conduct of public affairs.
The rule of law and efficient administration of justice are fundamental requisites for good governance.
Unit Topics
Concept of democracy
Bad governance in Sierra Leone (Case Study)
The fight against corruption
Democracy, Development and Human Rights Nexus
Challenges and Threats to Good Governance in Sierra Leone
PADS 2014: (ED 671) Computer Literacy (3 Credit Hours)
Unit Topics
Introduction to computer Techniques for Educational Evaluation
Using the computer to set and process tests.
Preparing and reporting test results and grade reports
PADS 2021: Environmental Conflict and Development
Contemporary civilization, largely engined by rapid industrialization and intense materialism, has had a profound (and largely unfavorable) impact on environment. As human activities expand, unprecedented demands are made on the environments that have implications for development, and for the preservation of resources for posterity. Increasingly, environmental issues are at the center of many conflicts as communities, societies and nations compete for resources that are ever dwindling. It is obvious, therefore, that “resolving and environmental issue requires agreement on norms, and it is essential to build consensus on the nature of global action” (Jeong, 2000,p.2.)
Unit Topics
Environmental ethics (views of nature, environmental attitudes, naturalist ethics, case studies)
Environmental laws and acts (elated to EIA, mineral resources, forestry fishing, marine ecosystem, etc).
Environmental policy and decision-making
River basin conflict management
Interrelationships between forest concessions and forest dependent communities.
Community-base natural resources management
Traditional boundary disputes and resolution
Situational analysis at local, regional and national levels.
PADS 2022: Institutional Structures and Conflict in Sierra Leone (3 Credit Hours)
This module links conflict and intuitions and their role in creation/solving conflict emphasized. The Sierra Leone experience will be the main thrust and case study for this course. It is expected that the experience in Sierra Leone will be very instructive in solving similar conflicts in other parts of the world.
Unit Topics
Brief history and role of the United Nations, African Unity, Economic Commission of West African States, the Mano River Union etc.
Democratic intuitions
The Legislature (Parliament)
The Judiciary
Civil Society
Civil Society
· The role of Religious and Cultural Institutions
Chieftaincy
Christian Leadership
Islamic Leadership
Role of Peace Building Institutions
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
Special Court
Islamic Leadership
· Institutions in good governance, peace building and maintenance of security
Decentralization and Empowerment
Anti-Corruption
Public Information and Awareness liaising
Reforms
a. Judicial
b. Public Service
c. National Security
d. Basic Amenities
PADS 2023: Democratic Consolidation and sustainable Development
Bad Governance characterized Sierra Leone’s underdevelopment for over three decades. This was evidenced by abuse of democratic processes, disregard for the rule of law, mismanagement of resources, centralization of political power and pervasive corruption. These characteristics provided fertile grounds for the breeding of discontent, which erupted in political turmoil.
Since the end of the rebel war concerted efforts have been made to restore political sanity through respect for democratic institutions and processes and the sovereirgnty will of the people. National and local government elections have provided a firm basis for people’s participation, restoration and consolidation of political processes.
Unit Topics
· Ddemocratic institutions and processes
· Electoral processes
· Anti-corruption measures
· Poverty reduction
· Community Development
PADS 2024: Conflict Resolution and Development (Applied Skills) (3 Credit Hours)
Unit Topics
· Conflict resolution: concepts, definition, origins, foundation, theoretical frameworks
· Strategies for preventing, containing and ending conflicts
· The use of participatory and non-participatory methods in conflict resolution:
Brainstorming, dialoguing, audio-visual aids, interviewing, group discussions,
Drama, arts, content analysis of audio-visual document developing and using videos.
· Analysis of peace agreements, particularly in Africa.
· Simulation of conflict resolutions.
· Project work using radio and Television shows.
PADS 2025: Gender, Conflicts and Development in the Sub-Region (3 Credit Hours)
This course subscribes to the argument that sustainable development cannot be achieved without the active involvement and participation of both men and women on the basis of full equality. The course will examine the progress made in developing a gender sensitive approach in conflict resolution and peace building.
Unit Topics
· Concept and definition of gender, conflict and development
· Conflict analysis and resolution
· Conflict prevention and tools for sustaining peace
· Consolidating peace and peace education
· Mainstreaming gender in policy-making and the empowerment of women
· Culture, religion and conflict resolution
· Regional approach to peace building
· Public information and awareness raising
PADS 2026: Community Organization and Development (3 Credit Hours)
The right of every person to assemble freely and associate with each other is guaranteed by the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone Constitution, 1991). Historically, citizens have formed organizations to protect and promote their interests. Today, there are thousands of community organizations whose objectives are social and economic development. They are variously described as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs) and civil society Organizations (CSOs). They represent citizens’ collective action towards social and economic development, promotion of democracy, protection of human rights and the fight against poverty and co0rruption. Sustainable human development is the process of people making choices and utilizing and/creating opportunities for realizing their self-development potentialities.
