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Introducing the history and concepts of epidemiology, using principles and methods of both descriptive and analytical epidemiology to address public health problems and issues. Practical application of epidemiology, measures of morbidity and mortality, descriptive epidemiology, causation, source of epidemiological data, epidemiological studies’ design, measure of effect, data interpretations issues, and screening for disease in the community.

Basic concepts, knowledge and skills of Health Informatics. Way data, information and knowledge are created, managed and processed using Information and Communication Technology. Introduction to Health Informatics as a Discipline, Basics of Electronics Health Records, Computerised Physician Order Entry, Medical databases, Imaging, Tele-health, Consumer Health Informatics, Ethics in Health Informatics, social and organisational factors involved in implementation of electronic health systems, and Integration standards such as HL7. Historical perspectives of computing in health. 200 Level

Introduction: Role of OS: Types of OS, Batch Systems; Multiprogramming; Time Sharing; Distributed & Real time OS. Computer structure and OS: System Architecture – I/O, Storage, Processors; System components- OS Services, System Calls, System Programs; System Design, Implementation and Generation. Process Management: Concepts of process: Process status, Process description, Process model. Process Scheduling: Concepts, Scheduler organisation, preemptive and non- preemptive scheduler strategies, scheduling algorithms: FCFS, SJN, Priority Scheduling, Round Robin Scheduling, Multiple Processor scheduling, Thread Concepts and Multiple threaded OS. Process Synchronisation and Deadlock: Process Co-operation, Concepts of Inter-processcommunication, Process Synchronisation, Synchronisation Issues, Critical Section problem, Mutual exclusion Primitives and Algorithms, Process Synchronisation with semaphores. Concepts of Deadlock, Conditions for Deadlocks, Resource Concepts & Abstractions, Deadlock Prevention, Avoidance and Recovery, Banker Algorithms for Deadlock Avoidance.Memory Management and File system: Paging, Segmentation and Contiguous memory allocation. Virtual Memory: Demand Paging, Page replacement and Frame Allocation policies, Thrashing. File System: Concepts, Access Method, Directory Structure, and File System Management. Disk management and other issues: Disk management: Disk Structure and Scheduling. Filesystems, and operating system support for distributed systems. Protection and Security related issues. Case studies of contemporary operating systems.

Role of Algorithms in problem solving process, concepts and properties of Algorithms. Implementation strategies, Development of Flow Charts, Pseudo Codes. Program objects. Implementation of Algorithms in a programming Language - Visual BASIC/JAVA/C/C++

This course is mainly designed to prepare students with the knowledge to be IT project managers with project management skills needed to better manage IT projects. Basic concepts of IT project management, including initiating, planning, controlling, executing, and closing projects. The course also shows how IT projects should be managed, from inception to post implementation review. Improving management skills and abilities to define the project scope, creating workable project plan, and manage within the budget and schedule.

In the traditional paper based patient record, data are available mainly as a free text. This patient record is primarily used for patient care itself. Nowadays the data presented in patient records is used for other tasks than patient cars. For example, they are used for report generation to different local and international organisation, research studies, health resource allocation, case mix management, public health education, medical billing and insurance. For all the mentioned there is a need to transfer this medical data to a standard coding using international classification systems. This course introduces the students to different clinical coding/classification and nomenclature systems such as SNOMED, CPT, HCPS and ICD-O and the essential coding concepts and phases. The course is enhanced by practical exercises to strength students' understanding of different steps for accurately select and use different coding system based on coding purpose. The course emphasis on applying those concepts to medical billing and explains to the students’ different stages for proper diagnostic and procedural coding and forms preparation for billing or reporting to the health insurance provider.

Introduction to developing mobile applications, beginning with mobile operating systems capabilities and application architecture and extending to major components, such as activities, services, broadcast receivers and many others. Development of interactive applications using widget libraries, web-based services, animation, an SQL database engine, and multithreading.

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 3R’s – 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 Mobilization for Self-Reliance, Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER), National Orientation Agency (NOA). Current socio-political and cultural developments in Nigeria.

Basic OOP Concepts: Classes, Objects, inheritance, polymorphism, Data Abstraction, Tools for developing, Compiling, interpreting and debugging, Java Programs, Java Syntax and data objects, operators. Central flow constructs, objects and classes programming, Arrays, methods. Exceptions, Applets and the Abstract, OLE, Persistence, Window Toolkit, Laboratory exercises in an OOP Language.

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/boarder disputes; Political disputes; Ethnic disputes and rivalries; Economic Inequalities; Social disputes; Nationalist Movements and Agitations; Selected Conflict Case Studies – Tiv-Junkun; Zango Kartaf, Chieftaincy and Land disputes and many others. Peace Building, Management of Conflicts and Security: Peace & Human Development. Approaches to Peace & Conflict Management - (Religious, Government, Community Leaders and many others.. 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. Dialogue b). Arbitration, c). Negotiation d). Collaboration and many others. 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.