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Definition of Quantity Surveying; historical development of the quantity surveying profession. Functions performed by a quantity surveyor. Career opportunities for the Quantity Surveyor. Professionals in the construction industry and their interrelationships. Professional bodies in the construction industry and their significance; the relationships between the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) and the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN). Applied Mensuration: Measurement and computation of girth, area and volume for both regular and irregular shapes from dimensioned drawings; Principles of measuring gross and adjustments. Setting up dimensions on taking off sheets and squaring to compute girths, areas and volumes.

Elements of remote sensing system, techniques of remote sensing. Visual interpretation of imageries, digital image analysis, remote sensing application, interpretation of remote sensing and GIS in Planning research, case studies. An overview of Remote Sensing Technology. The concept of Remote Sensing, Electromagnetic radiation (EMR), Physical Basis for Remote Sensing System and EM wavelength regions. Historical Evolution of remote sensing, Early Development and Modern History. Remote Sensing Platforms, Ground based platforms, Aerial platforms, Photography and Satellites remote sensing. Sensor Technology Passive/Active Sensing, Characteristics of Sensors and Advantages and disadvantages. Principles of image and Photo interpretation, Elements of photo/image interpretation, Aids to image interpretation and advantages of Remote Sensing.

Fundamentals of remote sensing (Definition, history of remote sensing, components of remote sensing, electromagnetic radiation), RS process. Relationship between Remote sensing and Geographic Information System; and the applications of remote sensing remote sensing systems, Imageries across the spectrum, Image acquisition, Image restoration and enhancement, Image processing and interpretations, Image storage and retrieval formats; applications in agriculture, environmental resources management, monitoring and change detection, Urban planning.

Research principles and methods. Identifying and defining a research problem. Topic selection and proposal writing; searching and reviewing literature. Citation and referencing in research. Research design, sampling techniques, techniques for data collection and questionnaire design. Data analysis and presentation of results. Drawing conclusions; making recommendations; dissertation structuring and writing up. Presentation of research report.

Statistics systems. Nature, types, sources, methods of collection and problem of official statistics. Index numbers, theory, construction and problems. Descriptive statistics. Basic principles of probability; discrete and continuous random variables (binomial, normal, t, chi-square, Poisson, other univariate distributions); joint distributions; sampling distributions; central limit theorem; properties of estimators; linear combinations of random variables; testing and estimation; maximum likelihood principle, basics of hypotheses testing. Socio-economic indicators: nature, types, uses and computation. Nature, sources, contents and problems of official statistics in selected sectors.

Social norms and behaviour; social theory; Types of different societies; Sociology of Planning Meaning of Sociology and its basic concepts. Define such concepts as society, social actions (interactions, relationships, organizations, control and culture). Types of groups, Associations, Institutions and communities. Social Stratification. Various theorists of consensus and conflict- Marx Weber, Karl Marx, Davis. Social Problems Emanating from Urbanization process. Urbanization process. Urban –Rural Continuum with particular reference to Nigeria. Urban Rural Dichotomy. Effects of urbanization, Over- Population, Under- Population on the Urban and Rural centres. Behavioural Implications of urbanization and urbanism- violence, mental stress, delinquency.

History of Surveying. Definition and procedural categories in Surveying. Principles, Classes and Uses of Surveying. Methods used in Surveying. Fields of study in Surveying. Practice of Surveying and Qualities of a Surveyor. National and International Surveying Organizations. Concept of Geographic Information System (GIS). Benefits and components of GIS. Definition, classes and units of measurements. Types, treatment of errors, precision and accuracy in Surveying measurements. Employment opportunities in Surveying and Geoinformatics. Basic concept, historical development and applications of Geoinformatics. Relationship among GIS, Geoinformatics and Geo-matics Engineering. Geospatial data sources. Data models, format, quality and providers.

Definition of estimating and tendering; the role of estimator in a construction organisation. Skills required of an estimator. Purposes of estimating; Types of estimating: preliminary estimating, approximate quantities estimating and detailed estimating. Methods of estimating: single rate estimate and range estimate. Obtaining, storing and retrieval of data and information required for estimating.

Basic understanding of fibre, yarn and fabric manufacture. Study of the nature of materials. Structure and properties of fibre forming polymers. Textile processing, bleaching and mercerisation. Chemical methods of identification of fibres, analysis of blends, estimation of damage to fibre materials, determination of amount of size and filing material in fabrics. Understanding of colour fastness: fastness to washing, light, perspiration, crocking, gas fading and other parameters of assessing dye quality. Introduction to textile testing. Moisture relations in textiles, fibre testing (length, fineness, maturity), yarn testing, strength of textile materials. Fabric testing. Standards and specifications. Fibre and fabric failures and detection. Physical property tests: strength, abrasion resistance, crease recovery, stiffness, drapability, static charge, thermal conductivity, air permeability, water repellence, thickness, shrink resistance, pilling resistance. Methods of determining the physical properties and interpretation of test results.

Introduction to the tools and materials of textile manufacture and textile design; Equipment of textile manufacture; textile designs, repeating and non-repeating designs colour; line theory, form plane. History, development and marketing of textiles, use of textiles; Relationship between textiles and fashions; fashion vocabulary (style, mode, vogue, culture, fad); Classifications and properties of fibres. Introduction to the different methods of fabric construction – weaving, knitting, felting, non-woven, lace, knotting and braiding. Classification of fabrics and use, material, weaves construction, thickness, surface characteristics among others.