Course Outline For Business Adm.

                            UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS 

               DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTE

YEAR 3 COURSE OUTLINES AND SOME RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS

(A) BUSINESS FINANCE [FIN. 310]
 

1. Introduction i.e The scope of Financial Management, The goals of the firm . etc
2. Mathematics of Finance
3. Capital Budgeting Under Certainty
4. Capital Budgeting Under uncertainty
5. Cost of capital (C O C )
6. Analysis of Reporting and Financial Leverage
Recommended Text Financial Management: Concept, Financial system and Business Finance by Ayo Olowe

BUSINESS STATISTICS [FBA 310]
 

(1) Sampling from Population
(2) Correction and Regression Analysis
(3) Testing Statistics Hypothesis
- Definition and Concepts
- Essential steps in Hypothesis testing
- One and two sample test
(4) Other Common test
- The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
- Analysis of Contingency table and Chi- square
(5) - Elementary Time Series
(6) - Index Numbers
 

C. PRODUCTION AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT [BUS 311]
 

(1) Overview of Production and Operation Management
(2) Product and Process Design
(3) Line Balaning
(4) Facilities Location
(5) Layout of Facilities
(6) Modern Tools and Machinery of Production
(7) Project Planning and Scheduling
(8) Work Method and Work Measurement
(9) Quality Control
Recommended Text: Production and Operation Management by Simbo A. banjoko.
 

D.PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT [BUS 320]
 

(1) Overview of Human Resources Management
(2) Manpower Planning
(3) Functional Aspects of Personal Management
(4) Recruitment and Selection of Personnel
(5) Employee Training and Development
(6) Performance Appraisal
(7) Performance Incentives and Fringe Benefits
(8) Job Satisfaction and Leadership Styles
(9) Employee Welfare
Recommended Text - Human Resources (s) Management by Simbo A. Banjoko.

E. BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES [BUS 312]
 

(1) Introduction
(2) The Nigeria Mind
(3) Method of studying Behaviour Science
(4) The Nature of People And Organization
(5) Learning and Development
(6) Perception
(7) Personality
(8) Change Management / Managing change
(9) Attitudes + Values + Commitment and Job Satisfaction
(10) Frustration and Aggression
(11) Group Dynamics
(12) Stress Management
(13) Leadership and Development
(14) Communication
(15) Transactional Analysis and Human Bahaviour: Concepts and Application by Chris Obisi

 

F. PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING [BUS 310]
 

(1) Introduction
(2) Nature and Scope of Marketing
(3) Marketing Enviroment
(4) Consumer Behaviour
(5) Marketing Segmentation
(6) Marketing Planning Process
(7) Marketing Research
(8) The Marketing Mix i. e The Product, Price Determination Process, Distribution Management, Promotion.
(9) Marketing of Services
Recommended Text: principles and Practice by S .A Adeleye.


G.RESEARCH METHODOLGY / SEMINAL [ FBA 320]
 

1. Design of Research Methods – Introduction Types of Research. Research Design.
2. Design of Sampling – Population Sampling, Sampling Methods/ Techniques, uses of sampling, and sampling Analysis .
3. Design of Measurement and scaling
4. Design of Questionnaire
5. Design of Analysis- qualitative Analysis
[Measures of Dispersion and central tendency]and
Hypothesis Testing.
6. Design of Presentation- Data Presentation, organization of Project. Project report Writing, Mechanics and Styles