The
general courses shall be domiciled in the department of science education as
school based courses. Staffs from all the departments are eligible to be
appointed to teach any of the courses.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
GENERAL
EDUCATION COURSES FOR ALL THE PROGRAMMES
EDU
111: INTRODUCTION TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION:
2 credits
Awareness
and basic information about teacher's role in the communities and nation building.
Mining of a Profession and its Characteristics, Teaching as a Profession,
Origin of Teaching Profession, Teaching Profession in Nigerian, Problems of
Teaching Profession in Nigeria, Profession for ways of improving Teaching
Profession in Nigerian, Rules of a Professional Teacher, Characteristics and
qualities of a good Teachers, Teachers Professional ethics, Teachers and leaves
Relationship, Roles of School Principal/administrator, Teachers Professional
Unions/ Organizations, Teachers methods,
Professionalization of Teaching,
ethics of teaching, unionism and other professionals in education.
EDU
121: HISTORY OF EDUCATION: 2 credits
Concept
and definition of education, history and history of education. Educational
development and institutions from
ancient time to the present with particular reference modern education in Nigeria, and other nation, Traditional
education, Islamic education, Western education, beginning and growth,
education under the regional government,
Primary, Secondary, Higher education, Technical and Vocational education.
EDU
211: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY:
3 credits
The nature of science and mathematics:
What is science? What is mathematics? How the two
relate;
What differentiate science from non-science? The nature of scientific method,
The laws of
nature
and the problem of induction. Review of prevalent philosophical views on the
nature and
growth
of science (e.g. Kuhn, Popper, Hempel, Schwab, and Bruner). Historical
development of
science
and maths from early times to date with special reference to the scientific and
technological
achievement in astronomy, navigation, medicine, architecture etc. , the dark
ages
and
the eclipse of science, the Renaissance and the rebirth of science in Europe.
The use of
science
in Industrial Revolution; how science was introduced into schools in France
(Napoleon’s
Academy)
Germany (Universities) and Britain (Royal Academy). The contributions of some
great
scientists; Plato, Galileo, Descartes, Kant, Copernicus, Newton, Dalton, Bacon,
Drawing
etc.
Historical
development of mathematics including contribution by famous Islamic scholars
e.g. (A1-Khawarizmi, Omar Khayyam etc. Logic and foundations of mathematics
(mathematics as a logical system Gödel theorem of the incompleteness of
mathematics. Mathematics and science in traditional society.
History and development of science
and mathematics in Nigeria including contributions from scholars like:
Eni-Njoku, Lambo, Onabamiro Nwojobi, Njoku-Obi, Iya Abubaka, Ajakaiye, Alele-Williams,
Chike Obi, Oshuntoku, Awokoya, Grillo, Yoloye etc.
A philosophy for National Policy on
Science, Mathematics and Technology with reference to the Federal Government’s
Guidelines on Science and Technology Policy Formulation (1984).
EDU
212: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION:
2 credits
Definition
of curriculum. The written and unwritten curriculum, History growth and
development of secondary school science and mathematics curricula.
Curriculum
development model. Selection of appropriate models to generate secondary school
science and mathematics curricula.
Curriculum
development processes. Determination of goals and objectives, Selection of
contents, organization of learning activities, evaluation of objectives and
procedures.
Analysis
of curriculum materials for science and mathematics in the secondary school,
special reference to be made to Federal Government Core-curricula in primary
science and mathematics, junior secondary science and mathematics; biology,
physics, chemistry and mathematics in the senior secondary school.
EDU
213: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION:
2 credits
Concept and definition of Education,
Philosophy and Philosophy of Education. An introduction to major philosophical
ideas which have influenced educational thought and practices, such as Realism,
Relativism, positivism, Metaphysic, Simplicity, Rationalism, Epistemology,
Dynamism, Truth & Certainty, Deduction, Induction, Life & Consciousness, Unity, Homeostasis,
Evolution, Diversity, Major Educational & Scientific Philosophers. e.g
Dewey,
Albert Einstien, Mendel, Plato, etc.
Indigenous Philosophers Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello Sadauna of Sokoto , Obafemi Awolowo, e.t.c.
EDU 214: SOCIOLOGY OF
EDUCATION:
2 credits
Socialization
process of children. Social values of education. Educability of the society.
The school as a formal social institution. Teacher-society relationship and
school-community relationship. Social
strata & education, population, environment, social change, technology,
media, crime, social mobility, gender, prejudice, discrimination, religion.
Sociological perspectives on education, social policy & education. Sociology on Campus:- cheating, drinking,
riot, hard work & better grades, social choice programme, etc.
EDU 221: INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: 2 credits
Instructional
System, Goals and objectives; Development; Evaluation, Checklist of behaviour,
Objectives; Entry behaviour; Entry Status; Justification, Instructional
Development, Narrative task description, Flow diagram; Task analysis,
Instructional Evaluation, Rationale for evaluation; Problem of evaluation;
Feedback; Grades.
System
analysis to identify instructional problems and find viable solutions. Define
problems; Identification, assessment of need; analysis of setting; organize
management-tasks, responsibilities, schedules. Development of solution;
terminal and enabling objectives; methods, materials, strategies, and other
resources for realizing objectives.
EDT 222: GRAPHIC
COMMUNICATION:
2 credits
Meaning
of graphic and communication, instructional graphic and communication,
development and construction pf posters, three dimensional models, characteristics
of effective models, construction of prototypes: - What is audiovisual,
selection and production of instructional materials, operation of instructional
models, utilization of both media and materials in an instructional system
Construction of prototypes-select, design develop, produce materials.
Evaluation: test of prototypes with representative sample; analysis and
interpretation of results; implement/recycle.
EDT 311: EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY: 3 UNITS
What
is educational technology? The role of educational technology in the modern
secondary school. Communication and
implication for Educational Technology Historical developments. Survey and
manipulation of available audio-visual materials and hard wares for science and
mathematics teaching. Principles for
selection, production, evaluation and utilization of instructional materials in
science and mathematics teaching; use of mass medias in education, including
radio, audio cassettes, educational and closed circuit television, overhead
projector, video cassette, films and film strips, computer-assisted and
computer-based science and mathematics education. Development construction of
instructional materials including charts, posters, 3-dimensional models, slides,
films, photographs and transparencies. The acquisition of laboratory supplies and specimen. The role of
laboratories in science teaching. General management of the secondary school
science laboratory. Project:
Instructional plan and materials.
EDU 312: INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES IN SCIENCE: 3UNITS (METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING
IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL).
The nature of science and
mathematics in relation to the structure of science and mathematics curricula.
Relating to the nature of science and mathematics to the teaching of science
and mathematics.
An in-depth study of the basic
elements of teaching. Who is a teacher? The teaching profession.
Theory of communication. The
specific methods of systems of instruction at the secondary school level. The
use of the library, visual aids and community resources in teaching.
Experiences
in the choice, production, utilization and evaluation of instructional
materials especially materials locally available.
Psychological considerations in the
teaching of, science and maths. The teaching of concepts, skills and
mathematical generalization. Teaching problem solving and the concept of proof.
Preparing for science and
mathematics teaching. Unit and lesson planning objectives for individual lessons
selecting instructional aids etc.
Basic methods of teaching and
learning science and mathematics; expository, enquiry/discovery/problem-solving
skills, process approach, team teaching, individualized instructions etc.
Resources for science and mathematics
teaching; simulations and games, the use of fiction, use of local resources,
project, improvisation etc. Evaluation in science and mathematics teaching with
emphasis on continuous assessment.
EDU 313: EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY: 2 UNITS
Definition
of educational psychology. Role of educational psychology in the classroom.
Human Development; physical, moral and personality development, cognitive
development of the child from birth to late adolescent. The psychology of
cognitive development from the reading of Piaget.
Cognitive
and language development. Relationship of development to teaching.
Learning:
Learning theories of Thorn dike, Gestalt school, Pavlov, Skinner, Bruner,
Ausubel, Gagne, etc.
Application
of learning theory in the classroom. Use of behaviour modification, programmed
instruction. Information processing, memory and transfer of learning.
Motivation
and classroom management. Theories of motivation. Classroom management and
discipline. Stimulus, reinforcement, punishment and rewards to rewards to
classroom discipline. Psychology and teaching. Role of goals and objectives.
Individual differences and special needs of exceptional children.
Problem-solving and creativity.
Guidance
and counselling: What the terms means need in school career guidance in
secondary school. Counselling the maladjusted.
EDU 321: TEST AND
MEASUREMENT: 2 UNITS
Functions
of Measurement, types of measurement instruments. Definition of essential
measurement concepts such as validity. Reliability, Measurement error, scales
of measurement etc. Basic consideration for teaching-made tests: types and
levels of learning criterion-referenced vs Norm-referenced tests, Group vs
individual test, power vs speed tests; planning the tests: student performance
objectives tables of specializations. constructing measures of cognitive
achievement: Recognition items constructed–response item. Constructing measures
of performance: Process and product measurement, identification tests etc.
EDU 322: RESEARCH
METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING: 3 UNITS
Education
and scientific method of research. Types of concept of Educational Research.
Educational Research Process. Nature of Educational Problem. Literature,
Research, Research question and hypotheses: Research designs: - Types and functions. Sampling techniques,
Research Instrumentation – Validity/Reliability: Types of data, scale of
measuring data, presentation of data. Data Processing – Coding and Scoring:
Measure of Central tendency and dispensation, Data Analysis, hypothesis
testing, statistical tests – Chi-Square, t-test, correlation, F-test;
Significant tests and degree of freedom. Writing research proposals and
reports.
EDU 323: GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELLING: 2 UNITS
Definition
and Concept of Guidance and Counselling, Difference between Guidance and Counselling
Historical
development of Guidance and Global and the Nigeria, Need for Guidance and Counselling in Nigeria,.
Schools, other needs of Guidance and Counselling in the Nigerian society.
Ø Misconceptions
about Guidance and Counselling , Ethics of Guidance and Counselling practice in
Nigeria– Guidance Services offered in Schools.
Counselling
techniques for behavioural modification.Personal Characteristics of a good
counsellor
Roles
of the Counsellor – Counselling theories. View points – Vocational Guidance (a)
elements of Vocational development (b) Techniques of vocational guidance.
EDU 324: EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION: 2 UNITS
Definition and Concept of
educational Administration and Planning. Perspectives in administration.
Understanding organization. Leadership in schools. Decision making in schools.
Power and authority in school administration. Theoretical aspects of
educational planning. The Nigerian system. School administration. Staff management. The financing of school
education, supervision and inspection. School community. Some problems of
educational development, planning and administration.
- Supervision & Inspection. Modern concepts of inspection/supervision, Supervisory function, principles of supervision, techniques of supervision, effective supervision.
- School Record Keeping. Custody and maintenance of school record, classification of statutory & non statutory records, problems of record keeping.
EDT 411: OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF MEDIA EQUIPMENT: 2 UNITS
Definition and concept of media
equipment & maintenance. Acquisition of skills in handling and use and
maintenance of key equipments, controls
for power, volume, contrast, brightness. Projectors: Overhead, Opaque, 16mm,
film, slide, filmstrip. Recorders: Audiotape, Videotape, Disc, Television
monitors. Control panels for television, Language laboratory etc.
EDU
414: PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RELATION: 2 UNITS
Concept and definition of Human
Relation. Need for human relations in inter-human interaction; act of
perceiving and responding; value of empathy, respect, warmth, correctness;
genuineness, self-disclosure, and confrontation, and immediate in the
responding process. The importance of feeling and how to communicate it.
Technique for reaching special individuals and groups. Use of RACE formula:
Research, Action communication and evaluation. Dos and Don’ts for effective
human relations.
Need for human relations in inter-human interaction;
act of perceiving and responding; value of empathy, respect, warmth,
correctness; genuineness, self-disclosure, and confrontation, and immediate in
the responding process. Technique for reaching special individuals and groups.
Use of RACE formula (Research, Action, Communication and Evaluation). Dos and
Don'ts for effective human relations.
EDT
413: TECHNIQUES FOR PREPARING INEXPENSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS (PROJECTED)
AND NON-PROJECTED): 2 UNITS
Projected
materials. Preparation of transparencies: Hand drawn heat transfer, diazole,
lift etc. For overhead projection. Opaque projection: Mounted materials of real
works can be projected. Projected still pictures – slides, filmstrips. Micro
projection of science specimen. Selected or produced motion pictures, selected
or produced television and video tape. Computer-Based Instruction.
Non-projected materials: Preparation
of books and printed materials. Models, maps, and mock-ups. Bulleting boards
and exhibits. Chalkboard. Chart boards, use of templates and stencils, flannel
boards. Simulation and games. Realia
(real things) e.g. weather instruments: Thermometer, Wind vane. Barometer.
Hydrometer. Thermometer.
Display and study of live
specimen, Terrariums. Aquariums .
Seed-germination case. Animal cage etc.
Lettering
instructional materials: Lettering Instrumentation materials: Lettering gums,
stencils, letters, symbols and tapes,
flat opaque letters, gummed paper, plaster letter.
Dramatization
and story telling devices. Hand puppets and puppet stages. Scroll theatres.
Shadow screen. Project (mandatory).
EDT 416: INSTRUCTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: 3 UNITS
Systems
analysis to identify instructional problems and find viable solutions. Define
problem; identification, assessment of need; analysis of setting; organise
management-tasks; responsibilities, schedules. development of solution;
terminal and enabling objectives; methods,
materials, strategies, and other resources for realising objectives;
construction of prototypes - select, design, develop, produce materials.
Evaluation: test of prototypes with representative sample; analysis and
interpretation of results; implement/recycle.
EDT 418: PHOTOGRAPHY: 3
UNITS
Definition and Concept of Photography.
Identification of camera parts. Kinds of films. The picture taking events, what
makes a good picture? Composition, Sharpness, right exposure etc. The Darkroom
process – basic equipment and chemicals, development of film, care of negative.
Printing: kinds of papers and conditions under which they are used. Enlarging:
steps to take for controlling dimensions, tone definition etc. Photo finishing;
washing drying, mounting, and preserving prints. Types of pictures: Portraits,
still subjects, landscape, architecture, action etc. Legal and public relations
issues in handling photographic assignments.
EDU
421: TEACHING PRACTICE:
2credits
Students are expected to go on practical teaching
during the second semester of the session.
EDT 511: PROGRAMME AND
COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION: 2credits
Definition
of the terms Computer programme instruction. Importance of individualization of
the learning process. Similarities and differences between programmed and
Computer-Assisted Instruction. Three basic model of Computer-Assisted
Instruction: The drill and practice, tutorial and dialogue. Instructional
logics, linear or branching. Advantages and Disadvantages of using the
technique.
EDT 512: MANAGEMENT OF
MEDIA RESOURCE CENTRE: 2credits
Definition of terms: Media,
Resource, management centre. Typical Media Centre: Institutional,
Corporate/Industrial etc. Environmental Influences of Media Centre: Politics, Management,
Staff, training (in-service; acquisition of equipment; selection of equipment;
Base collection(type) AV. Record keeping; service requested of media; General
maintenance of AV equipment storing of equipment and Materials. Instructional
Materials selection and purchasing procedures. Promoting media centre services.
Field Experience.
EDT
513: RESEARCH IN MEDIA:
2
credits
Definition of terms research, media, communication,
educational technology, audio visual materials, resources, learner,
organization etc. Analysis of various research methodologies e.g. historical
descriptive casual – comparative, correlation, laboratory fields, experiments,
survey etc.
(Strengths and Weaknesses,
conditions for use). Preparation and validation of instruments for data
gathering. Steps in conducting good research. Use of journals articles, the
role of a critic, article evaluation. Steps in the preparation of a research
proposal: Purpose, environment and clients for the study. Essentials of
effective reporting or research results.
EDU
523: SEMINAR:
2 credits
Students
are expected to present a seminar paper before graduation
EDU
524: PROJECT: 6
credits
Students
are expected to present a supervised project before graduation
EDU
517: ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 2
credits
Definition
of Entrepreneurship, General application of entrepreneurship theories and
practices to education, Concept of Entrepreneurship, Roles of planning in a Business, Project feasibility
Studies, Ministry of Education Guideline, Nursery, Planning and Secondary
Schools, Production /exportation of materials, Liquid Air Freshener, yogurt,
Tomatoes, Juice and Paste, pare water, Hydrogen Peroxide, Cow Horn etc.,
Settling up Computer Maintenance workshop, ways to be lose customers in a
business, Mistakes Committed by small Business Entrepreneurs.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
GENERAL
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL COURSES
1. SAT
211 General Agriculture
The
definition of agriculture, world population and food supply; history, scope and
importance of agriculture to man; agriculture and natural environment;
characteristic features of tropical agriculture and how they affect production;
land use and tenure; trends in the population, distribution and utilization of
agriculture products, measures of improving Nigerian agriculture; climatic,
edaphic and social factors in relation to crop production and distributions in
Nigeria; systems of crop farming; types, distribution and significance of farm
animals ; basic principles of animal farming; place of forestry, fish farming
and wildlife in agriculture.
2. SAT
222 Principles of food science and technology (2credits)
Definition
and scope of food science and technology, food distribution and marketing; food
and its function; food poisoning and its prevention; principles of food
processing and preservation; discussion of different preservation methods;
deterioration and spoilage of foods,
other post-harvest changes in food, contamination of foods from natural
sources; composition and structures of Nigerian/ West African food; factors
contribution to texture, colour aroma and flavour of food; cost; traditional
and ethnic influences of food preparation and consumption pattern.
3. SAT
227 Basic farm power and tractor operation (3 credits)
Sources
of farm power, solar energy and application in agriculture, electricity and
application of electric mechanics on the tractor as a main source of tractive
force (types, classification) internal combustion engine, power source and machinery
interactive; cost analysis of power and farm machinery units.
4.
SAT 313 Application of Computer Science to
Agricultural Production (3 credits)
Brief history
of computer devices and their role in the present society; problem- solving
methods, structured programming concepts, simple programming concepts, simple
programming exercises in PASCAL or COBOL, benefits of computers to agriculture
(weather forecast, fish production, crop production, animal production,
storage, pests and diseases control and research); side effects of computers.
5.
SAT 321 Basic Irrigation and Drainage
(2 credits)
Principles of soil and water conservation practices and
structures; measurement, distribution and control of irrigation water, water
lifting devices and selection criteria, surveying instruments and their usage
in farm engineering work, drainage principles practice and reclamation of
water-logged areas.
6.
SAT 512 Farming systems in the Tropics (2 credits)
Concept of farming or agricultural
production system; factors determining farming systems, status of Nigerian
agriculture; shifting cultivation and its phases; characteristics of
traditional and modern farming systems; multiple cropping; sustainability of
agricultural production systems; constraints to agricultural production in
tropical Africa; farming system research and the essential features that
differentiate it from conventional agricultural research; appropriateness of
new agricultural production technologies.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION TECHNOLOGY
COURSES
1. AET
221 principal of Agricultural economics
(core, 2 credits)
Meaning and scope of agricultural
economics, the sub-discipline of agricultural economics, economics principle in
agricultural – scarcity, choice, opportunity cost, theory of comparative
advantage, law of diminishing returns, marginal and equimarginal principles –
concept of production, production function, factor- product, factor-factor,
product-product relationships, farm cost, cost curves, revenue concepts of supply,
demand, elasticities, and their applications to agriculture, principle of
agricultural marketing, agricultural development strategies in Nigeria.
2. AET
222 Rural Sociology and Development (core, 2 credits, pre-requisite for AET524)
Social structure
of rural communities, rural settlement patterns, rural institutions, isolation
and rural poverty, concepts of rural development and approaches to the
transformation of the rural sector, social stratification, social change,
social infrastructure and services, local planning machinery for implementation
of rural development programmes.
3. AET512
Agricultural Finance and Project Appraisal (core,
2 credits)
Financial needs of different scales of
farm business, financial planning and control, financial markets and terms of
borrowing, saving and investments, new approaches to credit administration,
cost and opportunity cost of capital, interest rate calculation, government
agricultural policies and programmes, agricultural project identification and
formulation, technical, economic, financial and sociological aspects of project
selection, time value of money, measures of
investment worth, agricultural project implementation and evaluation.
4. AET
518 Principles of Agricultural Extension and Administration (core, 3 credits) Definition of
agricultural extension, principles of agricultural extension, extension
methods, definition of administration as applied to agriculture, types of
administration, administrative
skills, leadership skills, extension staff recruitment, motivation, evaluation
and discipline, principle of human relations, managerial communication, budget
development and financial control.
5. AET
521 Agribusiness and Financial management (core,
3 credits)
Type and scope of agricultural
enterprises, theories of Agribusiness management, types of business
organizations, formation and registration of private enterprises and limited
liability companies, legal aspect of business, agricultural feasibility
studies, enterprise budgeting and resources requirement, cash flows,
benefit/cost evaluations, financial planning and us of accounting records for
management control, source of capital, management of agricultural resources,
design and control of production systems, marketing of agricultural products,
advertising, packaging and pricing, management information systems, budgeting
and budgetary control, operations research.
ANIMAL PRODUCTION COURSES
1. APT
211 Anatomy and physiology of Farm Animals (2
credits)
Gross anatomy of the
various tissues, organs and systems of domestic animals, physiology of cell,
respiratory, digestive, reproductive and excretory systems.
2. APT
212 Principles of animal production (2 credits)
Practical application of
the principles of animal feeding and nutrition, health, breeding, reproduction
and selection, management and marketing in economic production.
3. APT312
Feeds and Feeding (2
credits)
Proximate analysis,
importance and feeding value of common feedstuffs, classification of feeding
stuffs, methods of preservation, feeding standards, ration balancing and
evaluation, nutritive requirement for maintenance and production, digestion of
feeds and energy value of feeds, utilization of urea, agro industrial
by-products and non-nutritive feeding stuffs, economics of feeding livestock
and feed-milling technology.
4. APT
322 Principles of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Selection (2 credits)
Cell and cell division, gametogenesis and
fertilization, gene, gene frequency, linkage, crossing over, Mendelianbasis of
selection and methods of selection, mating system(including artificial
insemination), breeding system, selection and culling, heritability and
repeatability of economic traits, economically important traits in farm
animals, description of breed of different livestock.
5. APT
513 Poultry, Swine and Rabbit Production (2
credits)
Building equipment,
incubation and hatchery management of poultry eggs, turkey, geese, duck and
guinea fowl production, the application of the principles of feeding, housing
care, breeding and management as basis for successful production, carcass cuts
in swine and measures of carcass quality, marketing.
6. APT
521 Animal Products and Marketing (2 credits)
Historical role of animal
products, survey of the various animal products and by-products, domestic and
industrial processing and uses of animal products and by-products, hides and
skins, blood, hair, feathers, droppings, bones, hooves and horns, intestines and bladders, fats etc
marketing of animal products.
CROP PRODUCTION COURSES
1. CRP
211 Principles of crop production (2
credits)
Climate and edaphic
factors plant growth; seeds and planting material; tillage; its objectives,
effects of tillage operations on crop production and soil properties; soil
tithe; different tillage preparations conventional, minimum and zero tillage;
cropping systems: crop rotation, mixed cropping, relay cropping; recommended
crop varieties, sowing/ planting; fertilization/ managing; irrigation; weed
control methods; harvesting; processing and storage.
2. CRP
212 Principles of forestry (2
credits)
Renewable natural
resources, availability, distribution and potentials; the important forest
trees and wildlife (with emphasis on Nigerian species); classification,
morphology and distribution of important forest trees; forest and game reserves
in Nigeria, silviculture; aforestation characteristics of major timber and
their uses; felling and log transportation.
3. CRP
221 Anatomy, Taxonomy and Physiology of Crops (2 credits)
Parts of the crop cell
types; development of cells and tissues; comparative anatomy of major plant
organs; introduction to plant
taxonomy: plant keys, characteristics, distribution, economic importance and
local examples of important crop families: enzymes; photosynthesis and
translocation; respiration and energy utilization; seed dormancy and
germination.
4. CRP
312 Insect Pests of Crops (2
credits)
Definition of pest:
different agro-ecosystems and their influence on pest problems: major pests of
cereals and other cultivated grasses, legumes, roots and tuber crops: brief
outline of different pest assessment and control methods; insects and other
arthropods beneficial to man.
5. HRT
211 Fundamentals of Horticulture (2
Credits)
Significance, scope and
classification of horticultural crops: climate in relation to distribution of
fruits and vegetable: propagation of horticultural crops; sexual method (i.e
using seed) seed quality, seed dormancy; polyembryony and apomixes: asexual
methods (i.e vegetative propagation) such as the use of cuttings by grafting,
budding and layering, and also the use of modified plant structures (tubers,
roots, suckers, rhizomes, etc) tissue culture; budwood certification, indexing
procedure and maintenance of clonal gardens; basic horticultural practices:
site selection, nursery practices, mulching, training and pruning.
6. HRT
511 Vegetable production (2
credits)
Importance of vegetables
crops: distribution of vegetables in relation to climate in Nigerian: vegetable
production system: market and home gardening: planning a vegetable garden:
cultural practices involved in the cultivation of important tropical and
adapted temperate vegetables including site selection, preparation and layout,
nursery practices, fertilizer and manures, irrigation, weeds, harvesting and
storage yield and quality of vegetables.
7. HRT
521 Fruit Production (2
Credits)
Importance, scope and
distribution of fruits crops in Nigeria in relation to climate; botany,
physiology; breeding and selection; propagation and nursery practices; cultural
operations involved in the growing of important tropical fruits and adopted
temperate fruit crops including site selection, planting manuring and
fertilization, irrigation, control of weeds, maturing indices; harvesting yield.
SOIL SCIENCE COURSES
1. SSD
211 Basic Soil Science (2 Credits, core, perquisite for SSD 311 and SSD 323)
Land versus soil: Soil
forming rocks and rock weathering, Soli parent rock materials and soil
formation, fundamental chemical, physical and biological properties of
soil. Soil organic matter and its
influence on soil properties and productivity, soil organisms, soil based plant
nutrients, sol aeration, elements of soil classification.
2. SSD
221 Introduction to Soil and Water Management (2 Credits, core Prerequisite for
SSD 514)
Meaning and significance of
soil degradation and soil conservation, soil erosion by water and wind,
elements of erosion control, soil tillage and tillage techniques maintenance of
soil structure,, soil water management, conservation, drainage and irrigation.
3.
SSD 323 Soil Fertility and Mineral Nutrition (3
Credits, Core, Pre-requisite for SSD 511)
Soil fertility and
productivity, essential nutrient elements, role of nutrient elements in plant
growth and development, symptoms of nutrients deficiency and toxicity in
plants, factors affecting availability of essential nutrients in soil, nitrogen
transformation in soil, phosphorus and potassium dynamics in soils, mechanisms
of plant nutrient uptake from soils, physical and chemical properties of
various mineral fertilizers and types, methods of fertilizer application, fate
of applied organic and inorganic fertilizers, micro-organisms in soils, soil
organic matter, roles of legumes in soil fertility maintenance, soil nitrogen
cycle, symbiotic and non-symbiotic
nitrogen fixation, microbial transformation, maintenance of soil
fertility under continuous cultivation.
4.
SSD 514
Soil Conservation and Erosion Control (2 Credits)
Agronomic
and environmental consequences of sol erosion, types and factors of soil
erosion by water, erosivity and erodibility, soil estimation, concept of
permissible slope strength, control of soil erosion by water including
agronomic (land and crop management), technical and legislative measures, vegetative
and technical gully erosion control, factors of wind, wind erosion control,
actual and potential erosion sites in Nigeria.
5.
SSD 523 Irrigation Agronomy (2 Credits)
Uses of
water by crops, fundamental concepts such as evapotranspiration, potential evapotranspiration,
crop coefficients, net/gross irrigation requirement, irrigation efficiency and
irrigation scheduling, methods of irrigation, land grading for surface
irrigation, land drainage in irrigated agriculture, profitability of irrigation, irrigation
resources in Nigeria.
6.
SSD 525 Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (2 credits)
Fundamental
concepts in pedology, soil description terminologies and morphological
characteristics, diagnostic parameters used in soil classification, kinds,
methods and applications of soil survey, use of aerial photography in soil
survey (remote sensing), geographic information system (GIS), taxonomic
and mapping units, field survey
principles of land use planning, planning management for agricultural and no
agricultural project, field practical.
WATER RESOURCES, AQUACULTURE
AND FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY COURSES
1.
WAF 221 Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife (2
Credits)
Definition
o fish, classification and identification of fish. Commercially important fish
of Nigeria and West Africa, Adaptation of fish to aquatics life. Fisheries practices in Nigeria. Efforts of government in the development of
fisheries subsector of the agricultural sector (Fisheries institutions). Principles of fisheries production and
management. Definition of wildlife:
history, development and role of wildlife conservation and management in
Nigeria. Nigerian wild animals. Wildlife population dynamics. Wildlife
habitats. Hunting and capture of wild
animals.
2.
WAF 311 Fish Biology (2
credits)
The
gross external and internal anatomy of a typical bony and typical cartilaginous
fish, the different types of anatomical systems and basic function of each
system of organs in the fish; embryology and life history of a fish with
special reference to commercially important fish e.g tilapia, Clarias, catfish
and mullet.
3.
WAF 317 Fish Farming Techniques and Hatchery
Management (3 Credits)
Different
types of fish culture techniques, monoculture, polyculture, selected breeding,
intensive and extensive culture in inland and brackish water, in rice fields,
in floating cages and rafts; spawning methods; artificial fertilization,
incubation, harvesting an transportation of fry and fingerlings selection and
care of breeders: larvae and fingerlings, control of weeds parasites and
diseases in the hatchery control of physicochemical properties of water.
4.
WAF 328 Aquaculture (3
Credits)
Aims and
types of aquaculture, history, present organization and status of aquaculture
in Nigerian; principles of aquaculture liming and pond fertilization: food
supply; growth rate and food conversion; selection of culture species,
introduction of exotic species and their implication ; water requirements;
stocking, feeding and harvesting practices; economics consideration in
aquaculture.
5.
WAF 511 Fish Production and Management (2
Credits)
Practical
aspects of handling and care of fish; breeding of fish; production of
fingerlings and fries; management of breeders; growers and other types of fish
and marine products; buildings and equipment needed in a fish farm; procurement
of feed and system of feeding: harvesting and marketing; appraisal of
management structure and effectiveness
of fisheries management policies; preparation of management plan for fisheries
project: production statistics of industrial, artisanal and aquaculture;
production statistics of industrial, artisanal and aquaculture; gross national
and international fish production.
6.
WAF 512 Production of Other Marine Products (2 Credits)
Ecology,
life histories of crustacean and aquatic molluscs, culture of shrimps oysters;
crabs, crayfish, lobster, cockles, periwinkles, marine gastropods, frogs,
edible sea weeds and freshwater plants; deep sea and shore farming of some
products; processing and preservation of marine products.
7.
WAF 513 ornamental fisheries and aquaria Design (2
credits)
Ornamental
fishes – basic systematic and ornamental aquatic plants; Ornamental fish forms
– functional designs (morphology and physiology) ornamental fish breeding,
management and nutrition; design, construction, installation and maintenance of
various aquaria; costing and marketing of aquarium.
8.
WAF 521 Fishery Technology, processing and storage (2
credits)
Fish structure,
composition and quality. Post-harvest spoilage; principles and methods of
preservation, packing, storage, product evaluation and quality control
estimation of nutrients in fish flesh; traditional and modern processing and
preservation techniques.
9.
WAF 524 Water Quality Management and Pollution Control
(2 credits)
Physical
characteristics and composition of water bodies; water chemistry and nutrient
cycles; sampling methods; management of selected marine, brackish and fresh
waters, chemical, mechanical and biological methods for maintaining and
improving water quality; biological, ecological characteristics of polluted
waters; effect of pollution on fish, plankton, benthic macro invertebrates,
algae and water quality.
