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Area delineation of source of data, creation of research instruments, formal acquisition of data, appropriate statistical analyses, writing up of research finding and conclusion.; application of research findings in the real world.

Subject-matter and scope of climatology. Historical developments of meteorology and climatology. Physical climatology: Solar radiation, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric moisture, air masses, fronts and storms; winds and the global air circulation system. Regional climatology: classification of climates; examples of climate classificatory systems; climatic regions of the world, the science and politics of climate change; adaptation and mitigation of climate change, climate-preneurship to leverage the opportunities presented by climate change; global strategies and the role(s) of institutions and organizations: UNFCCC, WMO, UNEP, IPCC. Manifestations of climate change; vulnerability to climate change. Adaptation to climate change. Communicating climate change. Climate change versus environmental change. Nigeria’s response to climate change, The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

Geographers are sent to institutions such as armed forces, Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government, Schools, Boundary Commission, National Population Commission as well as the Private organizations. Depending on the nature of their places of attachment, they are to participate in activities like map making, planning practices land, soil and water resources evaluation; human and socio-economic surveys, basic operation of field and laboratory equipment and facilities, practical and operational climatology, instrumentation in geography; and any other assignment given to them by their industrial based Head of Department. At the end of the exercise, they are to report on the entire experience.

Basic concepts of spatial organization: principles of classification of geographical phenomena; growth and spatial distribution of population. Production systems; typology and distribution; location, spacing and growth of settlements; movements over space and transport networks. Land-use; typology, patterns and interaction.

The place of statistics in geography; Data description and characteristics; Discrete and continuous variables, Data Scales, Frequency distributions and graphical presentation; Measures of central tendency and variability. Methods of sampling; spatial sampling, description of point patterns; nearest neighbour analysis.

Spatial patterns: ecological zones; growth and distribution of population; natural resources base; agricultural production and marketing systems; industrialization: transport development; internal and external exchange. Concepts and models; river basins; city and community regions; migration flows, urban systems; modernization; development strategies.

Opportunity Identification (Sources of business opportunities in Nigeria, Environmental scanning, Demand and supply gap/unmet needs/market gaps/Market Research, Unutilised resources, Social and climate conditions and Technology adoption gap). New business development (business planning, market research). Entrepreneurial Finance (Venture capital, Equity finance, Micro finance, Personal savings, small business investment organizations and Business plan competition). Entrepreneurial marketing and e-commerce (Principles of marketing, Customer Acquisition & Retention, B2B, C2C and B2C models of e-commerce, First Mover Advantage, E- commerce business models and Successful E-Commerce Companies,). Small Business Management/Family Business: Leadership & Management, Basic book keeping, Nature of family business and Family Business Growth Model. Negotiation and Business communication (Strategy and tactics of negotiation/bargaining, Traditional and modern business communication methods). Opportunity Discovery Demonstrations (Business idea generation presentations, Business idea Contest, Brainstorming sessions, Idea pitching). Technological Solutions (The Concept of Market/Customer Solution, Customer Solution and Emerging Technologies, Business Applications of New Technologies - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual/Mixed Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoTs), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Renewable Energy and the likes. Digital Business and E- Commerce Strategies).