Courses with Gaps

Types of forests including their differences. Plantation establishment including types of nursery and mechanisation of nursery and plantation practices. Site preparation methods such as the use of manual, chemicals, fire and mechanised methods including their advantages and disadvantages. Processes relating to planting of trees and tending operations including beating-up, thinning, pruning, weeding, etc.

Origin and formation of soils. Physical properties of soils. Basic concept of soil paedology. Soil colloids; soil reaction; soil mineralogy. Soil organic matter. Soil survey and mapping. Soil classification. Soil fertility and fertilizers. Particle size distribution analysis/sieve analysis. Properties and management of Nigerian soils.

Practical experience in a workshop or industrial production facility, construction site or special centres in the university environment, considered suitable for relevant practical/industrial working experience but not necessarily limited to the student’s major. The students are exposed to hands-on activities on workshop safety and ethics, maintenance of tools, equipment and machines, welding, fabrication and foundry equipment, production of simple devices; electrical circuits, wiring and installation. (8-10 weeks during the long vacation following 200 level). NOTE: Each programme to indicate additional details of programme-specific activities for their students. 300 Level

A brief review of common pitfalls in writing. Principles of clear writing (punctuations and capitalization). Figures of speech. Units of grammar. Tenses and verb agreement. Active and passive sentences Lexis and structure Fog Index concept. Skills for communication and communication algorithm. Types and goals of communication; Interpersonal communication; features and the Finger Model or A,B,C,D,E of good interpersonal communication (accuracy of technical terms, brevity of expression, clarity of purpose, directness of focus and effectiveness of the report). Language and organisation of reports. Technical report writing skills(steps, problems in writing, distinguishing technical and other reports, significance, format and styles of writing technical reports). Different formats for communication; styles of correspondences – business report and proposal, business letter, memorandum, e-mails, etc. Proposals for projects and research; format, major steps and tips of grant-oriented proposals. Research reports(competency, major steps, components and formats of research reports and publishable communication). Sources and handling of data, tables, figures, equations and references in a report. Presentation skills; overview, tips, organisation, use of visual aids and practising of presentation. Intellectual property rights in research reports. Case studies of major engineering designs, proposals and industrial failures with professional presentation of reports.