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Students are to spend twelve weeks in their places of attachment. 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 and Report on the entire exercise/ experience.

The concept of social change. Benefits and challenges of social change. Analysis of the nature and mechanisms of the transformation that African societies have undergone (and are undergoing) since the colonial encounter with the Western world. The colonial situation and African responses; the emergence of new economic, social, political institutions, status structures and ideological orientations, as well as the crisis of development in the post-colonial era will be explored. Theories of social change (functionalist; conflict,) and its applicability to modern societies. 300 Level

Meaning and definition of soil quality. Concepts of soil quality and their significance. Development of framework for evaluation of soil quality. Soil quality index; Characteristics of the quality and types of soil. Differences between soil quality and soil health. Importance of setting soil quality standards. Procedures for setting standards for soil quality. Agencies for setting soil quality standards. Evaluation of policies and its effectiveness on soil quality standards in Nigeria. Minimum Academic Standards Personnel The personnel requirements for the programme should reflect student population and the variety of activities to be performed in the classrooms, studios, laboratories and workshops. The ratios should conform to the NUC minimum guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for the Discipline. Academic Staff The point of entry for each of the recognised teaching staff positions should reflect appropriate academic qualifications, and experience in both teaching and professional practice. Details of the requirements for the various positions are indicated in Table 4: Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators are recommended to assist lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals and fieldwork. Administrative Support Personnel The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. These will normally include confidential secretaries, clerical officers, typists, messengers and cleaners. Technical Support Personnel The technical support personnel shall consist of technical officers and technologists. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. Physical Facilities Spaces For the good administration of the programme, adequate facilities should be provided for the office of the Head of Department. The required minimum office space standards for the programmes are provided by the Commission in the relevant section of the BMAS. Spaces should be provided for the under listed facilities taking due cognizance of the minimum recommendation as presented in Table 5: 1. Office Accommodation; 2. Classroom Space; 3. Studio Space; 4. Seminar Rooms; 5. Drawing Offices; 6. Workshop Spaces; and 7. Library. Space Recommendations Space Use Minimum (m²) 2. Professors Office Academic 25 3. Head of Department Administration 30 4. Senior Lecturer Academic 12 Other ranks of academic 5. staff Academic 10 6. Senior Technical Staff Technical 12 7. Senior Administrative Staff Administration 12 8. Junior Technical Staff Technical 9 9. Junior Administrative Staff Administration 9 10. Studio Space Students 30 11. Lecture Space Students 75 12. Seminar Space Students 30 13. Laboratory Space Students 30 14. Library Students 35 15. Social Space Students 40 16. Storage Space Students 30 Staff- Student Common Room In order to promote both social and academic interaction among staff and between staff and students, there should be a common room of about 35(m²) equipped with a kitchenette where staff and students could interact in an informal atmosphere. Equipment Each Faculty/programme should be provided with requisite laboratories, studios and workshops with relevant equipment in relation to student population and variety of activities performed in each programme. To achieve the benchmark standards for any programme, there should be: 1. Well-equipped Computer lab with adequate desk top computers for students, including relevant computer software in each degree programme; 2. High speed Internet facilities for both staff and students; 3. A PC for each academic staff in his / her office with Internet facilities; 4. Multimedia Recording Devices (at least 4); 5. A Video recorder; 6. A video player; 7. A wide screen Television; 8. Overhead power-point, multi-media facilities; 9. Vehicle for field trips; and 10. Laboratories with diverse equipment to be provided with consumables in terms of chemicals, biological or ecological materials. to support the prescribed practicals. Library and information Resources Universities should leverage on available technology to put in place rich databases and other electronic/digital library and information resources. In addition, good stock of current hard copies of reference and other textual materials should be provided centrally at the level of the Faculty. A well networked digital library should serve the entire university community. Availability of wireless facilities (Wi-Fi) with adequate bandwidth should enhance access to these electronic resources.

The concept of air quality standards as levels of air pollutions prescribed by regulations that may not be exceeded during a specified time in a defined area. Air quality parameters: Air quality index (AQI) used by government agencies: Uses and types. The primary sources of information on air quality standards, criteria and policies: the relevant local, state and central organization that have a mandate for overseeing the air resources of the study area.: Air environmental setting; Air impacts; prediction of air impacts, impact assessment; and impact mitigation. Water quality as the chemical, physical, biological and radiological characteristics of water. The most common standards used to assess water quality: health of ecosystems, safety of human contact and drinking water. Setting standards: Role of agencies that make political and technical/scientific decisions about how the water will be used. Categories: the parameters for water quality and how they are determined by the intended user. Human consumption, industrial and domestic use of water, environmental water quality, and agricultural water quality.

Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion (Grouped and Ungrouped): Mean-Arithmetic, Geometric, Median, Mode, Qualities, Deciles and Percentiles. Empirical Relation between Means, Median, and Mode, their Relationship and absolute Dispersion. Simple Space and Events as Sets. Finite Probability Space; Properties of Probability Statistical Independence and Conditional Probability. Tree Diagram. Bayes Theorem. Discrete and Continuous Random Variables Expectation. Independent Bernoulli Trails. Binomial Passion and Normal Distributions. Normal Approximation to Binomial and Poisson Distributions. Hyper Geometric.

Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Standards -Natural resources, concepts and definitions; Natural resources exploitation; Environmental/ecological implications of threatened/endangered natural resources (i.e., forests and wildlife species); sustainable use and conservation of natural resources. Sustainable Development: the organizing principle for meeting human development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and system services upon which the economy and society depend. history of sustainability and sustainable development, definitions and scope of sustainable development, sustainable development goals (SDG): Concept, UN decade for sustainable development, sub – groups: environmental (or ecological), Agriculture, Economics, Environmental Economics, Energy, Manufacturing, Technology, Transport, Business, Income, Politics, Architecture and Culture. Resettlement Planning. tools for combating human population challenges for sustainable development

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. Digital Business and E-Commerce Strategies).

Meaning and definition of wastes. Characteristics of wastes. Classification of wastes. Criteria/modes of classification: (i) state of the matter (ii) degradable or non-degradable. Types of wastes. Sources of wastes, Methods of waste disposal; waste management strategies, minimisation, recycling/reuse and composting. Potentials of wastes in the agricultural, economic and energy sectors of the society. Hazardous Waste: Definition as a waste with substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. Characteristics of hazardous wastes: ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity, and toxicity. Hazardous waste disposal/management, classification of hazardous waste. Importance of regulations for hazardous waste regulations. Regulatory measures and organizations for management of hazardous waste. Evaluation of regulatory practices and organizations for hazardous waste management in Nigeria.

Nigerian forest wildlife and conservation policies; traditional land use practices, changes-in land- use practices, population growth and land use practices. Management planning of forest reserves, gene banks (Gene plasm), game reserves and national parks. Wildlife management needs. Problems related to wildlife conservation and management; Models and techniques for the production and analysis of forest recreation management plans. Evaluation of Wildlife Conservation and Land Use practices in the country.