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The nature of management, the health information managers and management, the field of management, the functions of management, managing purpose and direction. Management theories; the classical, the behavioral school, the system theory, the human relations theory and the contingency theory. Foundation of organising, organisation and job design, human resources management, managing change and innovations, foundation of behavior, understanding group and team work, job motivation and job satisfaction of employees, leadership communication and interpersonal skills. Dimension of control systems, graduating performance, organisational effectiveness and managing stress.

Definition of public relations, the history of public relations public relations process, public relations research, communication media in public relations, functions of public relations officer, objectives of employee communications, communication methods, publicity, crisis management and resolution, evaluation techniques of public relations, public relations financing.

Definitions of research, choosing a research topic in health information management, background to the study formulating statement of problems, stating the objectives of the study, stating research questions and formulation of hypotheses, writing significance of study, scope and limitation of study operational Definition of terms. Methods of surveying the literature, sources of information in project writing. Research designs population of study, sampling procedures and sample size. Design of research instruments, methods of validity and reliability of the research instruments, methods of data collection, data analysis, hypothesis testing using chi-squared (x2 ), students “t” text, f- ratio test, normal distribution, analysis of variance and covariance, non- parametric statistics, correlation regression and time series analysis. Definition of Proposal writing, types of research proposal, Contents of Proposal writing, importance of research proposal, content of introductory section, general and specific objectives, statement of problems, justification for research, essential parts of literature proposal, contents of methodology, sampling techniques, various of data collection methods, data analysis and presentation, components of good work plan, cost analysis for proposed activities. Ciantt’s method of writing work plan, referencing styles, work plan for the proposed activities, executive summary of the proposal or abstract.

Evaluation of various computer applications and their utilisation in a healthcare environment. Use and competencies in application software such as EPI Info, EPI Data, Health Mapper, SPSS, Microsoft Access and many others. Electronic Health Records compatible software in health data management. 400 Level courses

Role of statistics in Human Biology Medicine and Health Information Management. Analysis of variance: one-way, classification, test for equality of several variance, multiple range test; two- way, classification (single observation per cell) two – way classification (several observation in one cell). Test for independence, runs and sign test, Wilcoxon two-sample test, Wilcoxon test for paired observations, goodness of fit test, Kolmogrov-sminov one/two sample test, fisher exact probability test. The Friedman test, the Kruskal-walls test, the Mann-Witney test.

Index numbers: meaning and uses of index numbers, problems of construction index numbers, un-weighted index- simple aggregate index, mean of price relatives. Weighted index numbers – use of Laspeyre, Paasche, Fisher Ideal, Marshal Edgeworth. Correlation analysis: meaning of correlation, types of correlation (simple, partial and multiple correlation), nature of correlation (positive, zero and negative) meaning of correlation coefficient and its determination and interpretation with reference to simple correlation, partial correlation and multiple correlation. Spearman’s and Kendall Tau Rank Correlation Coefficient, Spearman’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Coefficient of determination (meaning and interpretation) Regression analysis: meaning of regression, types of regression simple, multiple and exponential regression. Simple or linear regression, exponential regression, multiple regression and coefficient of determination. Time analysis: meaning of time series, basic component, methods of measuring trend (graphical, moving averages, least squares, semi- averages, method for determining seasonal indices (average percentage, moving averages link relative, ratio trend and smoothening. Probability: definition of probability, measurement (addition and multiplication laws applied to mutually exclusive, independent and conditional events) mathematical expectation, permutations and combinations, probability distribution – binomial, hyper geometric, multinomial, Poisson, normal and their applications in health information management. Estimate and significance testing. Define confidence interval, confidence interval for population mean and proportion based on large and small samples. Meaning of hypothesis, type I and type II error, level of significance, test concerning population means and proportions including small and large samples.

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 organisations 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 many others. Digital Business and E-Commerce Strategies).