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Nigerian history, culture, and art up to 1800 (Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo peoples and culture; peoples and culture of the ethnic minority groups). Nigeria under colonial rule (advent of colonial rule in Nigeria; Colonial administration of Nigeria). Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit (an amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914; formation of political parties in Nigeria; Nationalist movement and struggle for independence). Nigeria and challenges of nation-building (military intervention in Nigerian politics; Nigerian Civil War). Concept of trade and economics of self- reliance (indigenous trade and market system; indigenous apprenticeship system among Nigeria people; trade, skill acquisition, and self-reliance). Social justice and national development (law definition and classification). Judiciary and fundamental rights. Individual, norms, and values (basic Nigerian norms and values, patterns of citizenship acquisition; citizenship and civic responsibilities; indigenous languages, usage and development; negative attitudes and conducts. Cultism, kidnapping, and other related social vices). Re-orientation, moral and national values: The 3Rs – Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Re-orientation; Re- orientation Strategies: Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), Green Revolution, Austerity Measures, War Against Indiscipline (WAI), War Against Indiscipline and Corruption (WAIC), Mass Mobilisation for Self-Reliance, Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER), National Orientation Agency (NOA). Current socio-political and cultural developments in Nigeria.

Fundamentals of operating systems design and implementation. History and evolution of operating systems. Types of operating systems. Operating system structures. Process management: processes, threads. CPU scheduling, process synchronisation. Memory management and virtual memory. File systems; I/O systems. Security and protection. Distributed systems. Case studies. Lab work: Practical hands-on engagement to facilitate understanding of the material taught in the course. All the process, memory, file, and directory management issues will be demonstrated under the LINUX operating system. Also, UNIX commands will be briefly discussed. Alternatively, hands-on exposure may be through the use of operating systems developed for teaching, like TempOS, Nachos, Xinu, or MiniOS. Another possibility is through programming exercises that implement and simulate algorithms taught. Simulation of CPU scheduling algorithms, producer-consumer problem, memory allocation algorithms, file organisation techniques, deadlock algorithms, and disk scheduling algorithms.

Concepts of Peace, Conflict, and Security in a multi-ethnic nation. Types and Theories of Conflicts: Ethnic, Religious, Economic, Geo-political Conflicts; Structural Conflict Theory, Realist Theory of Conflict, Frustration-Aggression Conflict Theory. Root causes of Conflict and Violence in Africa: Indigene and settlers Phenomenon; Boundaries/border disputes; Political disputes; Ethnic disputes and rivalries; Economic Inequalities; Social disputes; Nationalist Movements and Agitations; Selected Conflict Case Studies – Tiv-Jukun; Zango Kataf, Chieftaincy, and Land disputes, etc. Peace Building, Management of Conflicts and Security: Peace & Human Development. Approaches to Peace & Conflict Management --- (Religious, Government, Community Leaders, etc.). Elements of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution: Conflict dynamics assessment Scales: Constructive & Destructive. Justice and Legal framework: Concepts of Social Justice; The Nigeria Legal System. Insurgency and Terrorism. Peace Mediation and Peace Keeping. Peace & Security Council (International, National, and Local levels) Agents of Conflict resolution – Conventions, Treaties Community Policing: Evolution and Imperatives. Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR. a) Dialogue b). Arbitration, c). Negotiation d). Collaboration, etc. Roles of International Organisations in Conflict Resolution. (a). The United Nations, UN, and its Conflict Resolution Organs. (b). The African Union & Peace Security Council (c). ECOWAS in Peace Keeping. Media and Traditional Institutions in Peace Building. Managing Post-Conflict Situations/Crisis: Refugees. Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs. The role of NGOs in Post- Conflict Situations/Crisis

Scope of philosophy; notions, meanings, branches and problems of philosophy. Logic as an indispensable tool of philosophy. Elements of syllogism, symbolic logic— the first nine rules of inference. Informal fallacies, laws of thought, nature of arguments. Valid and invalid arguments, logic of form and logic of content — deduction, induction and inferences. Creative and critical thinking. Impact of philosophy on human existence. Philosophy and politics, philosophy and human conduct, philosophy and religion, philosophy and human values, philosophy and character molding, etc.

Core concepts of computing. Identification of problems. Types of problems (routine problems and non-routine problems). Problem-solving. Methods of solving computing problems. Algorithms and heuristics. Solvable and unsolvable problems. Solution techniques of solving problems; abstraction; analogy; brainstorming; trial and error; hypothesis testing; reduction; literal thinking; means-end analysis. Method of the focal object; morphological analysis; research; root cause analysis; proof; divide and conquer. General Problem-solving process. Solution formulation and design; flowchart; pseudocode; decision table; decision tree. programming in any language. Lab Work:Use of simple tools for algorithms and flowcharts; writing pseudocode; writing assignment statements, input-output statements and condition statements; demonstrating simple programs using any programming language (Visual Basic, Python, C) 200 Level

Introduction to Project Management. The Project Management Lifecycle: Project management and systems development or acquisition, The project management context, Technology and techniques to support the project management lifecycle, and Project management processes. Managing Project Teams: Project team planning, Motivating team members, Leadership, power and conflict in project teams, and managing global project teams; Managing Project Communication and enhancing team communication; Project Initiation and Planning. Managing Project Scope: Project initiation, How organisations choose projects, Activities, and Developing the project charter; Managing Project Scheduling: Common problems in project scheduling, and Techniques for project scheduling; Managing Project Resources: Types of resources (human, capital, time), and Techniques for managing resources. Project quality and tools to manage project quality. Managing project risk and tools for managing project risk. Managing Project Procurement: Alternatives to systems development, External acquisition, Outsourcing-domestic and offshore, Steps in the procurement process, and managing the procurement process. Project Execution, Control, and Closure: Managing project execution, monitoring progress, and managing change, Documentation, and communication, and common problems in project execution; Managing Project Control and Closure: Obtaining information, Cost control, Change control, Administrative closure, Personnel closure, Contractual closure, and Project auditing.

Foundations of Research. Types of Research. Research Approaches. Significance of Research. Research Methods versus Methodology. Research Process. Criteria and Strategy for Good Research. Principles of Scientific Research. Scientific investigation. Problem Formulation and Its Techniques. Developing Research Proposal and Research Plan. Formulation of Research Questions and Hypothesis Testing. Developing Research Proposal and Research Plan. Literature Review. Procedure for Reviewing Related Relevant Studies. Methods for Collection of Primary and Secondary Data (Elicitation Techniques) - Questionnaires, Interviewing, Ethnography, etc. Guidelines for Constructing Data Instruments. Methods of AnalysingData in Computing and Related Disciplines.System Design: Architectural design, input design, process design, output design. Use case analysis, sequence diagram, activity diagram, deployment diagram, etc.Types of Reports. Technical Report Writing. Layout and Mechanics of Writing a Research Report. Standard Techniques for Research Documentation. Interpretation and Presentation of Results. How to Cite Referenced Works and Prepare References and Bibliography.

Students are attached to private and public organisations for three months at first instance to enable them acquire practical experience and to the extent possible, develop skills in all areas of computing. Students are supervised during the training period and shall be expected to keep records designed to monitor their performance. They are also expected to submit a report on the experience gained and defend their reports. INS 202 Human-Computer Interface (HCI) (2 Units C: LH 15; PH 45) Learning outcomes At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. discuss the foundations and concept of the human-computer interface; 2. explain the principles of the human-computer interface; 3. explain the design and development of the human-computer interface; and 4. explain the importance of user feedback. Course Contents Foundations of HCI. The concept underlying the design of HCI. Principles of GUI. GUI toolkits. System design methods. User conceptual models and interface metaphors. Human cognitive and physical ergonomics. Human-centred software evaluation and development. GUI design and programming. Lab Work: Illustration of the principles of HCI design. Practice on GUI design and programming. Demonstration of some GUI toolkits. Practical evaluation of GUIs 300 Level

Students are attached to private and public organisations for three months to make them acquire practical experience and to the extent possible, develop skills in all areas of computing. Students are supervised during the training period and shall be expected to keep records designed to monitor their performance. They are also expected to submit a report on the experience gained and defend their reports.

System architecture, testing, evaluation, and benchmarking. Contracts, RFPs, and quality. System integration and deployment. System release. Pilot and acceptance testing and defect repair. System support strategies and user support plans, and enterprise integration approaches, standards, and best practices. Testing and quality assurance. Role of systems architecture in systems integration, performance, and effectiveness. Principles and concepts of DevOps. The interplay between IT applications roll‐out and related organisational processes. The concept of Enterprise Architecture. Developing an Enterprise Architecture.