CCMAS Course Search

Principles and practice of community Audiology: Definition – Community Audiology. Historical background of community Audiology. Types of community audiology, tools for community audiology, personnel for community audiology, follow-up strategies on community audiology. Challenges of community audiology.

Auditory and non-auditory effects of hearing loss. Psychological effect of hearing impairment. Counselling tools on acceptance of hearing loss and rehabilitation. Stages of acceptance of hearing loss. Personality, gender, family, faith, age, attitude and cultural effect on acceptance. Individual and group counselling techniques. Advantages and disadvantages of individual and group counselling.

Elementary set theory; subset, union, intersection, complements, venn diagrams. Real numbers; Integers, Rational and Irrational numbers, mathematical, induction, Sequences and Series, Theory of Quadratic equations, Binomial theorem. Complex numbers; Algebra of complex numbers; the Argand Diagram. De-Moivre’s theorem, nth roots of unity, Circular measure, Trigonometric functions of angles of any magnitude, addition and factor formulae.

Calculus: Function of a real variable, graph, limits and idea of continuity. The derivative as limit of rate of change. Techniques of differentiation. Extreme curve sketching; Integration as an inverse of differentiation. Methods of integration, definite integrals. Application to areas and volumes.

Concept of Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship/Corporate Entrepreneurship,). Theories, rationale and relevance of Entrepreneurship (Schumpeterian and other perspectives, risk-taking, necessity and opportunity-based entrepreneurship and Creative destruction). Characteristics of Entrepreneurs (opportunity seeker, risk taker, natural and nurtured, problem solver and change agent, innovator and creative thinker). Entrepreneurial thinking (critical thinking, reflective thinking, and creative thinking). Innovation (Concept of innovation, dimensions of in knowledge and innovation). Enterprise formation, partnership and networking (basics of business plan, forms of business ownership, business registration and forming alliances and join ventures). Contemporary Entrepreneurship issues (knowledge, skills and technology, intellectual property, virtual office, networking). Entrepreneurship in Nigeria (biography of inspirational entrepreneurs, youth and women entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship support institutions, youth enterprise networks and environmental and cultural barriers to entrepreneurship). Basic principles of e-commerce.

Normal fluency versus non-fluency; Nature, types, etiology, symptoms, theories, classification, assessment, prognostic indicators and management of fluency disorders; Fluency and hearing.

Spermatogenesis, oogenesis; ovarian follicles; ovulation; corpus luteum; menstruation; uterine cycle; hormonal control of uterine cycle; fertilisation; cleavage; implantation; reproductive technologies-IVF/surrogacy/embryo transfer; embryo manipulation & potency/twinning; molecular embryology and transgenesis; gastrulation; notochord, neurulation; derivatives of the germ layers; folding of the embryo; fetal membranes; placenta; development of limbs and teratology. Growth and perinatology; congenital malformations – general introduction. The cardiovascular system, skin, structure of the nails and hair. Macrophagic system; cellular immunology; lymphoid organs; glands – endocrine and exocrine. Respiratory system. Digestive system. Urinary and genital systems. Electron micrograph studies of each organ.

Introductory chemistry of amino acids; their properties, reactions and biological functions. Classification of amino acids: neutral, basic and acidic; polar and non-polar; essential and non- essential amino acids. Peptides. Introductory chemistry and classification of proteins. Biological functions of proteins. Methods of their isolation, purification and identification. Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins. Basic principles of tests for proteins and amino acids. Introductory chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Nomenclature of nucleosides, and nucleotides; effects of acid and alkali on hydrolysis of nucleic acids.

Atoms, molecules and chemical reaction. Chemical equation and stoichiometry. Atomic structure and periodicity. Modern electronic theory of atoms. Radioactivity. Chemical bonding. Properties of gases. Equilibria and Thermodynamics. Chemical Kinetic. Electrochemistry.

Historical survey of the development and importance of Organic Chemistry. Fullerenes as fourth allotrope of carbon, uses as nanotubules, nanostructures, nanochemistry. Electronic theory in organic chemistry. Isolation and purification of organic compounds. Determination of structures of organic compounds including qualitative and quantitative analysis in organic chemistry. Nomenclature and functional group classes of organic compounds. Introductory reaction mechanism and kinetics. Stereochemistry. The chemistry of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, amines, alkyl halides, nitriles, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives. The Chemistry of selected metals and non-metals. Comparative chemistry of group IA, IIA and IVA elements. Introduction to transition metal chemistry.