Public Administration: meaning, nature, scope and significance; public and private administration; approaches to the study of public administration; paradigms of public administration; public administration and other social and management sciences. Concepts of public administration: power and authority, hierarchy, division of work, coordination, span of control, unity of command, line and staff, centralization, decentralization and departmentalization. Process of organization: motivation, leadership, communication, decision making, organizational chart and hierarchy in an organizational set up.

The course examines the general meaning, nature and sources of law especially on the general principle and application of the common law, Sharia law and customary law in Nigeria. It also includes Hierarchy of the Nigerian Courts of Law, Commercial Arbitration, Law of Contract, Commercial and Company Laws and introduction to Taxation Law.

The course introduces students to the nature of politics and how it is played. It emphasizes the issues of political discourse and practice. It also introduces students to the language and basic concepts of Politics. The student is later introduced to the methods of Political Science

The course is a continuation of PADM 101. It concentrates on the evolution of public administration as an academic discipline. It discuses organization: formal and informal organizations, representative school of thoughts; a. Classical theorists; scientific management and F.W. Taylor, Administrative management and Henry Payola, Bureaucracy and Marx Weber; b. Neo-Classical theorists/ Behaviorist; Human relation movement and Elton Mayo c. Modern theories; System theory and Contingency theory. The course also explains Bureaucracy; nature, strength and weakness and features of ideal type of bureaucracy with special emphasis on Nigeria in the contemporary period.

The course explores the history and development of computer technology, characteristics of computer, problem solving, flow chart, algorithms, computer programming, statements, symbolic names, expressions and control statements, introduction to BASIC or FORTAN programming language, computer applications. The understanding of the terminologies and usage of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) especially as it relates to Public Administration in the 21st century

The course looks at health care delivery systems in Nigeria ranging from critical analysis of health policies, health situations to its achievements. It also centres on organisational structure and functions of the public health; medical and social welfare programmes in Nigeria with special reference to personnel procedure, communication, logistics, government financing, control and relationship with allied and international organisations.

The course examines the various contending theories of planning, the role of planning as a tool and science of reasoning in decision making process. It covers planning; meaning, nature, basic features and factors that determines planning choice and success in Nigeria. Manpower and strategic planning, annual plans and budgets, planning process are also explored.

The course examines Administrative Reform; meaning, importance, strategies for administrative reforms; major administrative reform efforts that affect Nigeria’s Civil Service success or failures especially the colonial legacies and its impacts on the present civil service structures and functions. Another area of great importance is the introduction of the Management Information System in the functions and operation of the service such as in its pay structure, employee’s data base and record system. Also relevant, is the politics of administrative reforms in Nigeria; roles of leadership and organisation of the reform bodies in such areas of federal character, monetisation, right sizing and downsizing of the civil service structure in Nigeria.

The course attention is on the basis of government in our local areas, functions of Local Governments, history and development of Local Governments and major theoretical perspectives on Local Government. Major Local government reforms and their impact reviewed in the Nigerian context. Another area which the course explores is the study of the structure and organisation of Local Government, government control through the ministry for local government and chieftaincy affairs, sources of local government revenue and finances, statutory position of local governments which preaches its independence and autonomy and its role in grass root mobilisation and community development in Nigeria.

This course looks at the nature of social policy in the context of the changing Nigerian environment and its impact on social life and style especially as it affect family and other social groups and the implications of these policies to the nation’s development. The following areas are selected for in depth analysis; criminology, poverty, education, housing, health, security, transportation among others.

The course introduces the student to the statistical procedures and computer skills that are used in policy and management settings. It covers descriptive statistics, measure of central tendency, measure of association and analysis of variance. Topics are presented with related computer techniques

The course focuses on Political and administrative science and the scientific methods, introduction to research methods in political and administrative science, the logic of social inquiry and languages of variables.

Teaching of the functions and applications of word processing software, word processing concepts, entering text, editing, block operations, searching, formatting, mail merge, etc using MICROSOFT WORD. Functions, purpose and application of spread sheet software, common spread sheet concepts, data entry and organisation, spread sheet formula, numeric and formula entries, formatting data, what if analysis, spread sheet graphics, spread sheet data base capabilities. MICROSOFT EXCEL AND QUATRO are PRO is to be used for this course. Components of desktop publishing, functions, concepts and usage, document composition software, desktop publishing files, desktop publishing and data processing.

Attention of this course is on the general study of the public personnel organisation and administration with special reference to the Nigerian Civil Service Commission. The course basically addresses these following areas; Public personnel administration; meaning, importance and historical development; public personnel planning; definition, approaches to public personnel planning; recruitment, selection, transfer and promotion; Training and development; concept and definition, education and training; objectives, importance, types, methods, assessment of training needs, career management and career planning. The course also explains performance appraisal, methods, problems and compensation; job analysis and job evaluation. The course also introduces students to office practices such as report writing, minutes taking and file management

Public policy; meaning, scope, significance and importance of public policy, the categories of public policies, politics of public policy and policy cycle. Process of policy making; dynamics in policy making process, roles of different agencies and bodies, abilities of donor organisations- IMF, World Bank, ADB and constraints in policy making and implementation in Nigeria. Models in public policy analyses; Institutional, Elite, Rational Comprehensive, Mixed Scanning, Group, Political System, Incremental etc are analysed. The linkage between planning and administration in Nigeria; role of top level bureaucrats and their interaction with policy makers and interest groups; an analyses of selected public policies in the nation.

The course exposes students to the skills of scientific and empirical investigation, information gathering, analysis and interpretation in dealing with organisational structures, functions and behaviours in Nigeria. The course further exposes the students to be able to identify and examine administrative and political realities in an art of report writing which will proffer solutions and recommendations to problems identified.

The course is a study of the similarities and differences in the orientation, administrative structures and patterns of behaviour of selected number of world’s principal models of Local Government systems. The impact of culture and some selected problems in the different Local Government administrations; Nigerian Local Government model with other major models of the world are compared.

This course focuses on the early history of Nigeria in relation to its administrative/political structures in its major traditional groupings; Hausa states, Kanem Borno, Yoruba Empires, and Benin Empire. Nok culture will also be explored in detail, the emergence and development of Native Authority especially the watershed 1976 reforms to the present day modern Local Government Authority systems in Nigeria

The course is a detailed examination of government revenue and expenditure systems. Emphasis is on public sector accounting, reporting, productivity analysis, auditing in public and private sector at the local, state, and national levels; structure of government finances, consolidated revenue fund, capital and development fund. Decision making, planning and control of public fund, application of costing and public procurement methods, budgeting processes. Accounting for educational and health institutions, examination of recent issues of developments in the public sector.

The concept of women development: its inception, evolution, institutionalisation both at national and international levels, politics of gender and sexuality; women’s movements: different schools; liberal, socialist, radical feminists; United Nations initiatives towards women’s advancement in politics and administration, empowerment, human rights especially with regards to violence, dowry, rape, trafficking, prostitution among others. The course will also look at women in pursuit of their human endeavours and the challenges they face in Nigeria. The role of various NGOs in the advancement of women’s folk is also examined. The course also expect students to visit Ministry of Women Affairs to see the series of activities to improve the capacity of women in the society.

The course explores critical areas in an attempt to review the basic theories and concepts of decision making. The nature, process, and impact of decision making with particular reference to Nigerian decision making environment and its factors. The differences between decision making in public and private organization, an analysis of the decision making in a complex technological context and challenges pose by globalization.

The features the classifications and typologies of public organisations, including their objectives, functions, problems and theories; the dynamics in coordination, efficiency, retrenchment and growth, motivation, leadership communication in a changing organisation. The concept of administration, its emergence, complexity and maintenance, efficiency in public administration, politics and administration dichotomy, decentralisation, deconcentration and devolution, delegation, conflict resolution strategies, leadership and innovations, communication skills.

The course is a study of the Nigerian Government and socio economic development policy objectives and programmes as they relate to the rural areas. Emphasis is placed on government overall rural and national development policies in formulation and implementation of its rural integrated development programmes and general impact on traditional lifestyles. Selected cases of rural development programmes, in Nigeria are discussed; DFRRI, Better Life, Peoples Banks and Community Banks, OFN, FEAP,NDE,SURE-P NAPEP. The advent and role of NGOs in rural development will also be taken care of. N.B: Students of the course would have to prepare an individual or group report on any issue of rural development in Nigeria especially in relation to their respective communities.

The course introduces students to the legal/constitutional issues arising from the relationship between public administration agencies, legislative bodies and the law. Through a review of significant cases the course explores issues concerning the separation of powers and delegation, law making processes at each level of government, sovereign immunity and the scope and limits of administrative discretion in administrative rule making. Other important areas covered in the course include; due process, redress of grievances including ombudsman and appeal system by civil servants, tribunals and regulatory agencies of governments

The course examines the meaning, scope and concept of Administrative Behaviour. It exposes students to the understanding of how personality can influence administration and leadership in an organisation. Areas covered include; group dynamics, stress and frustration, leadership traits and theories, individualism, change and adaptation, personality development, psychology of administrative decisions, and the influence of information technology in organisation design and change.

The course is an introductory study of the basic structure of Nigerian federalism and the intergovernmental context of the work of public managers in national, state and local governments. The basic pattern of the relationship through an examination of the responsible institutional framework which underlines fiscal and political relationships is analysed in the following contexts: Federal/State, State/State, State/Local, Local/Local, and Federal/Local Relations

This course is a study of the Nigerian system of education administration, its origin, objectives, finances, personnel system, standards and government control in the areas of certification, supervision and inspection. The course also looks at the government relationship with allied national and international organisations in educational development of the country; references are made to other systems of education administration to achieve a comparative end with that of the Nigerian system.

The course examines the basic problems involved in the planning and execution of some services in urban political systems. The course examines the rise of major urban centres and the challenges which this poses e.g increased need for social services, infrastructure and public utilities in the cities and how these challenges are faced. The rise and growth of slumps, waste disposal and its management, over stretched infrastructures, etc and the roles of government agencies and bodies in these areas of special interests.

A study of the organization, allocation and administration of public finance with a reference to fiscal and monetary policies in Nigeria, the national tax structure and its kinds, the organizational structure and functions of the ministry of finance, public debt component and its management. The second part of the course will look at the budgetary process in the country, government budget as an important instrument of economic and social policy to enhance effective management of resources and income distribution, cash and debt management, control reporting and auditing in the public sector, and accountability to the masses.

The course comprises of the concept and evolution of comparative public administration; general theories of bureaucratic organization, their structures and functions in a cross national study; a study of the similarities and differences in the orientation, administrative structure, and patterns of behaviour of a selected number of states, their governments and their political leadership styles, functions and problems.

The course involves examination of national security policy and its response in the challenges posed by unipolar world. The role of United Nations Security Council and the increasing relevance of regional blocks in international and internal peace keeping are areas of focus. The increasing threat posed by extremist/fundamentalist bodies and ethnic militias across the globe is also relevant. Challenges posed to internal peace and security by uncontrolled population growth and resultant pressure on food, land and other resources; the response by Nigerian policy makers to provide long term sustainable solutions to these challenges.

The course is a study of the nature, objectives and functions of development administration in the third world with special reference to Nigeria. The course includes the rising role of the state in socio economic planning, implementation and coordination of comprehensive, interregional and sectoral development programmes. Areas covered include the meaning, concepts and evolution of development administration in Nigeria, paradigm shift in development administration, approaches to development administration, institution building, social change and nation Building; development planning, implementation and its challenges in Nigeria. Various national development plans since first national development plans are reviewed to the present day NEEDS; Vision 2020. Capacity building in the areas of human and material resources management in the political system, issues in development administration in Nigeria.

The course examines the different theories and techniques of conflict management with particular reference to Nigeria. The course specifically focuses on developing capacity for conflict analyses and strategic response, skills development for conflict transformation, transforming conflict for development towards sustainable peace, as well as governance and conflict management so as to better harness development as a vehicle for sustainable peace.

Students are required to write a project on a relevant theme in the area of public administration. The department would provide broad areas of research, guidance on how to go about with research as well as assign supervisors to see students through to the final stage of writing the project report. Group project may be applicable were student’s population is large.

The course is a study of government as a producer of goods and services through public corporations with special reference to Nigeria, and the emphasis on the organization, objectives, scopes and methods. The concept of public enterprise management defined, the evolution and role of state in national economic management, problems associated with public enterprise management, impact of public sector reform; privatisation and commercialisation policies as a strategy to improve public sector performance; fostering public private partnership in economic development.

The meaning and nature of project planning, management and evaluation, project development stages, project management approaches, concepts of public project and dimensions of project cycles, technique of project identification, project appraisal and analysis. Assessment of private profitability, cash flow dimensions, analysis of risk and uncertainty, project evaluation and review technique (PERT), project implementation and assessment of social profitability. Use of computer software programs in project management is required.

An introduction to environmental policy and management in Nigeria to include a review of environmental ethics; major substantive areas of air, water, land and hazardous waste policy; the political dynamics that frame environmental management at all levels of government; and the management issues arising in the implementation of environmental policy within the intergovernmental context in analyzing the political, social and economic impact to the people and the societies in which they ought to live safely devoid of any danger.

The course examines the major economic and political problems of development in the third world, internal constraints and contradictions impeding development. Areas of particular interest in the course include paradigms of development, gender and development, role of the donor agencies, globalization and development, regional organisations and development, etc.

The meaning and concept of industrial relations, objectives of industrial relations, theories of industrial relations, unitary theory, the industrial conflict perspectives, trade union, Nigerian Labour Congress, labour laws, employee association, collective bargaining and industrial relations issues and trends in Nigeria.