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Introduction to the internet, the World Wide Web (WWW), and web development. WWW as a platform for interactive applications, content publishing, and social services. The role of HTTP and HTTPS in the context of web applications. Roles and operations of web browsers and the webserver. Interacting with web applications through forms, and using style sheets to separate document structure and document formatting. Web development tools and frameworks. Build a simple website that: organises information effectively, uses valid HTML and CSS, and applies appropriate web standards from standards bodies such as W3C. HTTP communication protocol, the mark-up languages HTML, XHTML, and XML, the CSS and XSLT standards for formatting and transforming web content.Interactive graphics and multimedia content on the web, client-side programming using JavaScript. Impact of the world wide web on people’s lives over time. Lab Work: Using simple form-based web applications; developing simple websites using web development tools and frameworks; using the mark-up languages HTML, XHTML and XML; using JavaScript. 300 Level

Real-valued functions of a real variable. Review of differentiation and integration and their applications. Mean value theorem. Taylor series. Real-valued functions of two and three variables. Partial derivatives chain rule, extrema, lagrangian multipliers. Increments, differentials and linear approximations. Evaluation of line, integrals. Multiple integrals.

Evolution of mobile radio communications. Examples of mobile radio systems: radio paging, cordless telephones, cellular radio. Trends in cellular radio and personal communications. A basic cellular system, Frequency reuse, Roaming, Hand-off strategies, Co-channel interference, Traffic and Grade of service, System capacity, Improving capacity of cellular system. Propagation path loss, multi-path propagation problem, Rayleigh fading, Rician distribution. Doppler effect. Field strength prediction models, co-channel interference and reduction, adjacent channel interference, near-far problem. Standards and overview of analogue and digital cellular systems: AMPS, TACS, GSM, CT2, PCN, DECT, PHS. Frequency management and channel assignment, speech coding, channel coding, bandwidth consideration, equalisation, modulation techniques, multiple access techniques. GSM: Architecture, elements, and standard interfaces; FDMA/TDMA structure; Speech and channel coding; time slots and bursts; signalling; hand-offs; DCS 1800; GPRS; data services over GSM. Third Generation Wireless Standard: convergence; UMTS; IMT-2000; CDMA2000; WCDMA; UWC-136; Network layer standards. Paging services and technologies; Short Message Services. Call Processing: Signalling; Roaming and mobility management; Route optimisation; Wireless Intelligent Networking; Databases; Protocols; Security and billing issues. Global Positioning System: principles, and applications. Lab Work: Demonstration of different types of mobile radio systems. Illustration of basic features of a cellular system. Working with different analog and digital cellular systems. Demonstration of features of a GSM system. Demonstration of the features of SMS. Illustration of GPS applications.

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 (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 justices and national development (law definition and classification). Judiciary and fundamental rights. Individual norms and values (basic Nigeria 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.

Overview of O/S: Role & Purpose, Functionality Mechanisms to Support Client-server models, hand-held devices, Design Issues influences of Security, networking, multimedia, Windows. Process management: processes, threads, CPU scheduling, process synchronisation. Memory management and virtual memory. File systems. I/O systems. Security and protection. Distributed systems. O/S Principles: Structuring methods Abstraction, processes and of recourses, Concept of APIS Device organization interrupts. 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-Junkun; Zangon 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 Peacekeeping. 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 Peacekeeping. 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.

Introduction to the core concepts of computing. Problems and problem-solving. The identification of problems and types of problems (routine problems and non-routine problems). Method of solving computing problems (introduction to 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 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. Implementation, evaluation and refinement. Programming in C, Python etc. 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).

Introduction to Project Management. The Project Management Lifecycle. Project Execution, Control and Closure. Project management and systems development or acquisition. The project management context, technology and techniques. Project management processes. Managing Project Teams: Project team planning, Leadership in project management. Power and conflict in project teams. Communication among project stakeholders. Scope management. Managing Project Scheduling: Common problems in project scheduling. Resource management. Project quality management. 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. 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. Problems Encountered by Researchers in Nigeria. Principles of Scientific Research. Scientific investigation. Problem formulation. Definition and technique of the Research Problem. Selection of Appropriate Method for Data Collection- Primary Data and Secondary Data. Guidelines for Constructing Questionnaire/Schedule. Guidelines for Successful Interviewing. Difference between Survey and Experiment. Eloping Research Proposal and Research Plan. Formulation of working hypothesis and Testing. Literature review. Procedure for reviewing related relevant studies and referencing cited works. Types of Reports. Technical Report Writing. Layout and Mechanics of Writing a Research Report. Standard Techniques for Research Documentation. Sampling Design. Different Types of Sample Designs. Steps in Sampling Design. Criteria of Selecting a Sampling Procedure. Methods of analysis. Processing and Analysis of Data Elements/Types of Analysis. Interpretation and Presentation of results. How to prepare References and Bibliography.