B.Ed. in Educational Management

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY

Admission Requirements:

• High school diploma: You must have completed high school and have your diploma and transcripts.
• Standardized test scores: You may need to take a standardized test to assess your academic ability and English proficiency.
• Recommendation letters: You may need to provide recommendation letters from people who can speak to your potential to succeed in higher education.
• Essay or personal statement: You may need to write an essay or personal statement about your interests, goals, and strengths.
• Grade point average (GPA): You may need to meet a minimum GPA for the program.
• Work experience: You may need to have relevant work experience, such as in a K-12 or higher education setting.

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• Interview: You may need to record an interview video

Mode of Instruction

Instruction shall be by courses within and outside the department and practicum. Candidates will be required to take combination of courses as approved by the Academic Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education.

Course Combination

• To earn BEd in Educational Management all required courses must be taken and passed.
• The total number of units taken along with grades obtained in each course shall be recorded for the purpose of calculating the CGPA-Cumulative Grade Point Average.
• The minimum pass mark shall 40% for all courses
• The degree shall be awarded with honors provided a student obtains grade points average: that is not less than 1.7 and satisfies the minimum honors required.
• For the award of pass degree, a student must obtain a cumulative grade point average not less than 1.0
• Candidates who failed to satisfy the examiners in a particular examination shall be allowed to take the examination at the next available opportunity. Carryover of courses shall be allowed, provided candidates do not exceed the minimum of 36 units per session.

Duration of Program:

• The normal duration of an honor degree shall be six or eight semesters depending on the entering qualifications.
• A student who has spent more than one academic session in excess of the approved period of study to complete degree program shall normally be eligible for an honor classification.
• The cumulative grade point average system shall be used for the determination of the class mark and the class of degree.
• The CGPA, of a candidate will be determined by the sum of the weighted grade point divided by 120 for 4 years degree program 90 for three years and 60 for two years degree program.

Courses are available in the following academic subjects for Educational Management students.

Economics History

Geography Mathematics (Pure & Applied)

English Language Religious Studies

Political Science Physics and other relevant teaching subjects.

Chemistry

COURSES DESCRIPTION

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Prerequisite ENG 101

EDM 102: Basic Concepts in Economics of Education:-

Elementary concepts used in educational economics: demand, supply, national income, per capital income, growth rates; physical capital, human capital, expenditure, cost, consumption, investment, interest rates, cost-benefits analysis, index numbers, productivity and efficiency.

EDM 103: Introduction to Educational Statistics:-

Collecting Educational statistics, the school list and the school records and Reference school statistics – the Annual Questionnaire. Record and Reference Tables. Average and comparisons. Organization of a statistical unit.

EDM 104: Basic Concepts in Educational Planning and Administration:-

The institutional setting of educational planning and administration. Educational administration and its uniqueness. Basic concepts in Educational planning and Administration.

EDM 105: Demographic Data for Educational Management:-

Uses and sources of demographic data for Educational Management. Basic concepts in Demography: nationality, morality, vital statistics, etc. Simple techniques of analyzing census data: error detection, adjusting data for systematic errors, life tables; etc.

EDM 106: Introduction to History and Policy of Education:-

An Introductory course to the history and policy of Education from earliest times until now. Emphasis shall be on the school, relative roles of the home, the school, the church/mosque and the state in the development of educational policy and practice. Prerequisite EDM 109

EDM 112: Sociology of Education:-

Course is divided into two sections. The first section describes the origin of social living and the nature of the society we live in. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the Society to the practice of Education; Section two deals with the meaning and scope of philosophy of education and the influence of this on the United States

Prerequisite EDM 113

Prerequisite EDM 114

Prerequisite EDM 119

EDM 201: Introduction to Educational Planning:-

Introduction to the concept of education planning in the context of overall national development plans. Theoretical aspects of manpower forecasting, social demand and rates of returns.

EDM 202: School Administration and Supervision:-

Organization and administration of staff, pupils and programs, supervision of instruction; Principles and techniques of cooperative improvement of teaching and learning activities.

EDM 203: School Mapping and Analysis:-

Why plan the location of Schools? Conceptual groundwork. Choice of Statistical units and parameters. Diagnostic Analysis-Diagnosis of enrollment; staffing conditions; the use of school facilities; synthetic indicator for diagnosis.

EDM 204: Principles of Educational Administration:-

Development of modern administration and organization theories and practices e.g. Maslow’s theory of motivation; Macgregor’s theory X and Y, Chris Argyris pattern, A &B Contingency with special reference to educational administration in the United States. Prerequisite EDM 206

EDM 207: Diagnosis of Educational Policy and Reforms:-

Diagnosis as the first step. Education policy before Independence. Ashby Commission Report (1960). Extent and distribution of educational opportunity, student flow analysis, cost and financial resources analysis, physical facilities, National policy on Education (1977) the blue print and the white-paper (1979); national education development plans. Prerequisite EDM 208

EDM 209: Mathematics for Management:-

Arithmetic operations. Algebraic operations. Algebraic processes. Ratio proportion and percent. Prime factorization and fractions. Measuring systems. Scientific notation and exponents. Statistical notations. Modern Algebra (Set Theory, Matrices, Probability theory etc.) Simple and compound interest

EDM 211: Educational Statistics and Models:-

Enrollment Ratios: Definition of enrollment ratios, geographical inequalities. Educational Flow Models and their use in projecting future enrollment in primary Education. The concept of projections, forecast and targets. The advantages of mathematical models.

EDM 213: Instructional Media and Resources:-

Theory and practice in the production and use of various media. The use of local material –improvisation. Prerequisite EDM 219

EDM 301: Educational Cost and Financial Analysis:-

Basic concepts of cost; average cost; marginal cost; fixed and variable cost, current constant prices, money, expenditure and opportunity cost. Private institution and social cost. Financial analysis; sources and purpose of education spending, budgetary analysis, allocation of resources.

EDM 302: Educational Principles and Techniques of Educational Management:-

The development of modern management principles and tactics e.g. PERT, CPM/CPA, MBO, PPBS, etc. Applications and implications of management in education.

EDM 303: The Use of Computer in Educational Management:-

Computer types. Data transmission system analysis and sign programming. Process-problem definition and decision table.

EDM 304: Dynamics of Administrative Management:-

The school administrator as a leader in school organization. The principal as an executive head, manager, and supervisor. School climate. Current leadership problems and issues in education. Administrative control strategies. Conflict resolution in school. Decision making in the leadership functions. Prerequisite EDM 305

EDM 306: Accounting for School Management:-

Nature, scope and purpose of accounting in education. Basic principles of accounting including double entry book-keeping, trial balance and financial statements. Petty cash system and bank reconciliation.

EDM 307: Practicum in Educational Management:-

Analysis of school enrollment teaching staff by age, sex, grade, qualification, etc. practical and exercises and work experience in educational data collection and determining the ideal number of schools for local Government Areas. Preparation of reports on the provision of educational facilities for Local Government Areas.

EDM 308: Educational Systems Analysis:-

Parameters for determining the flow and movements of students; administration rate, repetition rate, dropout rate, and transition rate, between levels; stock of teaching manpower, pupil-teacher ratio, attrition rate. Educational planning models

EDM 309: Teaching Practice:

EDM 311: Cost Benefit Analysis and Project Management:-

Measurement of education costs and benefits. Present value/internal rate of returns; choice and evaluation of educational projects. Practice session on educational projects management.

Prerequisite EDM 319

Prerequisite EDM 401

EDM 402: Legal Aspects of Educational Administration:-

The legal basis of education. The constitutional provisions for education and the place of education within the framework of the legal order. The role of courts in educational legal and policy decision.

EDM 403: Supervision of Instruction and Accountability:-

Concepts, principles and characteristics of instruction. Supervision, Leadership and the problems and issues of supervision of instruction; appraisal, assessment and evaluation of instruction; procedures to determine accountability in education. Prerequisite EDM 404

EDM 405: Management Behavior in Organizations:-

The organization man. The manager and his organization. Individual and group behavior and reactions to school management process; the guidelines for action. Motivational dimensions. Human relations, group dynamics, and communication processes in educational management.

EME 406: Efficiency of Educational Systems:-

Historical perspectives of past and present educational systems, Dynamics of population change-population movements, demographic indicators, etc. socio-cultural change dynamics-Rural people and rural development.

Prerequisite EDM 407

Prerequisite EDM 419

EDM 499: Research Project:-

An application of the research methods and data processing course to a field experience under the guidance of a Faculty member.