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This course surveys the pivotal events and achievements that led to the current state of integrated communication design. The unceasing quest to give form to ideas is traced from the pictographs painted on cave walls to the latest imaginative designs. Introduction to the fundamentals of design history and theory, beginning with Historic Times: Pre – historic design in Africa (North, West, East and South Africa). Concept of design in Africa discussed, 16th – 19th centuries History of Art and Design in Africa, Europe and America; schools of thought on design; lectures, tutorials and library investigations. Through lectures, videotapes, discussions, presentations and research, students are introduced to the creative thinkers, important innovations and breakthrough technologies that have shaped the evolution of visual communication.

History of Design II explores more studies on design for today: Precepts of Modern Design, Research and Development, Industrial Design, Design and Technology. General survey of West African Design. The growth of Nigerian contemporary design, proponents, techniques, and styles as well as their social and political significance. The role of art and design in technology and in nation building. The history of design in Nigeria will be studied, with examples cited from the different specialisations of Industrial Design; such as surface and structured decorations in Nigerian design history with references to ceramics, textiles, graphics, fashion design, glass, metal work, and Jewellery IDD205: Introduction to Graphics and Communication Design (2Units C: PH 90) Learning Outcomes: 1. explore the interaction of text, sound, still pictures, motion pictures, and animated pictures; 2. demonstrate current trends about animation; 3. organise verbal and non-verbal elements of design; 4. apply theoretical principle of design in their design assignments; 5. explore the characteristics and features of multimedia system; 6. discuss the challenges of multimedia system; and 7. present the applications of multimedia system. Course Contents Practical exploration of language and grammar of design at both two- and three-dimensional levels; Basic topography, layout rendering, the organization of verbal and non-verbal elements of design, theoretical design principle. Introduction to the theories of computer-controlled integration of graphics, drawings, still and moving images, animation, audio and other media. Learning about animation with exposure to current trends. Introduction to multimedia system with emphasis on the characteristics, challenges, features, components and applications.

History and development of environmental standards as influenced by two competing ideologies of egocentrism and anthropocentrism. Case studies of dumping of cocoa toxic waste. Rio declaration. The meanings and differences between the two worldviews. How this has led to problems and delay in establishing standards, environmentalism and the increased understanding of science and medicine, as well as advances in the measurement of factors contributing to environmental damage. How this improved measurement has allowed scientists to further understand the impact of human – caused environmental damage and destruction on human health and the biodiversity which compose the natural environment and how these developments in science and medicine have been fundamental for the setting of environmental standards.

History of geographical thoughts in relation to science. The role of theory on science and geography. Methods in natural and social sciences. The nature and problems in geographical research. Course studies from Greek time up to the present. Frontier in contemporary geographical thought.

History, landmarks of medicine. Sociology of medicine, the patient as a person. Communication, interviewing skills. Literature and medicine and manuscript writing skills. Medicine as a Profession, to give students a broad-based knowledge in applied medical sciences and an early orientation to medicine as a profession. Computer in medicine, components of computers. Computer techniques in Medicine. Hospital information system. Data analysis in medicine. Computer assisted decision making. Care of critically ill patients, computer assisted therapy. Medical imaging, telemedicine. Robotic surgery. Computer-based simulation and applications in medical education. Limitations.

The course is a general survey of the history and practice of metals in relation to fashion and the locus of metals and pieces of jewellery. The examples of such items in the fashion ensemble of the pharaohs and other ancient civilizations of the world form the necessary grounds of a survey into subsequent regimes of jewellery design and use up to contemporary times. Strategic to the course is a study of masters and trends in this sphere.

History of Optometry: Development of Optometry as a profession. The ancient times and personalities (such as the code of Hammurabi); The middle age centuries; the renaissance period; the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The golden age of optics till present period, including history of Optometry in Nigeria. Roles of the Nigerian Optometric Association; Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria; World Council of Optometry. First institution to start Optometry education in Nigeria. The first Nigerian institution to commence the Doctor of Optometry programme. An introduction to Optometric terms. 300 Level

Hospital finance and budgeting. Its definition, content, conceptual clarifications, theories and the essence of hospital finance and budgeting at the federal, state and local government levels. Sources of management of hospital finances. Socio-political and welfare aspects of budgeting are equally significant and relevant. The study of modern hospital management economic strategies as tools for development in the health sector. Emphasis on privatization for effective and efficient management of the country’s health care resources.

Hospital-contextual and policy issues, internal organisation and operation. Sources and management of hospital finances, effective information systems, human and logistic resources management in the hospital. Assessing and improving hospital performance, managing the quality of hospital services, labour laws including trade union legislation, conflict resolution and the promotion of industrial harmony in the hospital setting. Meaning of interdepartmental structure and intradepartmental structure. intradepartmental/interdepartmental structure in Primary health care, secondary care facilities and tertiary/specialist hospitals, how to Improve Interdepartmental Relations, conflict, importance of communication, misunderstanding, miscommunication. Meetings and Law of meetings. Hospital organogram: Definition, Components of Board of Management, their appointment, period of service, Directorates, Power and functions of Top Management, Chief/Medical Director, Director of Administration, Chairman, Medical Advisory committee/ Head of Clinical Services, Power and functions of HOD/HOU, Standing committees, ad hoc committees. Activities and Functions of Administrative and Clinical Directorates.

Definition of hospital statistics, history of hospital statistics and components of hospital statistics. Types of hospital admission process of obtaining hospital statistics data. Basic terminologies for reporting hospital activities such as bed complement, occupied bed days, vacant bed days, through put, turnover interval and average length of stay. Computation of percentages and rates: define rates, types of rates- fertility, morbidity, mortality and many others uses of rate. Definition and uses of percentage occupancy. Explanation and uses of ratios, proportions, average and many others. definition and types of events such as treatment, counselling, advises, operation, ancillary cure and many others. episode of care and type of transfers. Reporting requirements for obstetrics and pre-natal care, uses of obstetrics and pre-natal data. Discharge analysis of hospital services. Definition and essentials of hospital data process of hospital data presentation and methods of hospital data presentation. Report generation and methods of hospital data presentation. Report generation on hospital official statistics in health. Problems in collection, analysis, dissemination and use of official statistics in health. Statistical organisations: national and international.