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M.ED PROGRAMME IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
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PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
The national
policy on education recognises and emphasizes the training of educational
managers/administrators for the proper implementation of educational programs
in the country. The M. Ed programme in Educational management is aimed
at preparing both potential and practicing personnel for responsible instructional
management and administrative position in educational institutions, ministries,
Boards of education, research centres and governmental organisations.
The programme embrace both theoretical and practical components and that
would lead to a whelistic training of a professional in educational management.
Graduates of the programme would equally be expected to have developed
competent skills in research activities into educational.
SCOPE OF PROGRAMME
The M.Ed
Degree in Educational management shall involve course work, practicum
and seminar and research shall include schools supervision, financial
management, schools discipline, Cost – Benefit Analysis, Educational policy
Analysis and Reviews, Population and educational planning and other relevant
educational problems.
DURATION
OF PROGRAMME
The duration for M.Ed. Educational Management will be as follows;
Minimum of 12 Calendar Months) full Time
Maximum of 24 Calender Months) students
Minimum of 24 Calender Months) Part Time
Maximum of 36 Calender Months) student
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
This is as contained in the Federal University of Technology, Yola (FUTY)
Postgraduate study Brochure. In addition to the general University requirement,
applications must be holders of a B.Sc. (Ed)/B.A. (Ed)/B.A./B.Sc/B.Tech.(Ed)/B.Tech.
degree from a recongnised University with a minimum of second class lower
division, or its equivalent. Applications with B.Sc./B.A/B.Tech. Honours
degree should posses in addition a Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
JOB AND CAREER PROSPECTS
Graduates of the programme can comfortably take up appointments as education
managers at all levels of education (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary level,
They could equally serve in schools management Boards (Primary or Secondary,
They could be creators of jobs through the establishment of their private
schools. They could be teachers/Lecturers in Colleges of
Education, Universities or the Polytechnics, and could as well work in
research institutes.
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course outline
course description
COURSE OUTLINE
FIRST SEMESTER:
CORE COURSES
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CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
Unit |
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EM 701 |
Research
methodology in educational management |
2 |
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EM 703 |
Fundamental Theories of Educational Management |
2 |
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EM 705 |
Quantitative methods in Educational Planning |
2 |
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EM 707 |
School
Mapping Plant planning and Administration |
2 |
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EM 709 |
Advanced
Educational Foundations |
2 |
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EM 711 |
Advanced
Statistics in Educational Management |
2 |
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Total
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16 |
*Plus a
maximum of 4 Units from electives
ELECTIVES
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CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
Unit |
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EM 713 |
basic
principles of Curriculum Planning |
2 |
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EM 715 |
managerial Psychology |
2 |
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EM 717 |
Population studies for Educational Management |
2 |
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SECOND SEMESTER:
CORE COURSES
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CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
Unit |
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EM 702 |
Advanced
Economics of Education |
2 |
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EM 704 |
Advanced
Politic of Education |
2 |
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EM 706 |
Administration of Secondary/Higher Education |
2 |
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EM 708 |
Legal
Basic for Education |
2 |
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EM 710 |
Practicum/Seminar in Educational management |
2 |
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EM 712 |
Educational planning and policy Analysis |
1 |
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EM 798 |
Research
Project |
4 |
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Total
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15 |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
EM 701 RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT (2 UNITS)
Introduction to concepts and methods used for quantitative and qualitative
investigation in education. It includes a detailed analysis of each of
the research processes, problems statement and hypotheses; review of literature;
methodology and design; analysis and Interpretation of data; and discussions.
Summary and conclusions, Basics approach to research including Historical,
survey, description, and experimental; and reporting research results.
EM 702 ADVANCED ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION (2 UNIT)
Educational viewed as consumption and investment. The economics of manpower
planning and Educational procedure in integrating manpower planning into
educational planning. Approaches in assessing the economic contribution
of Education (emphasis will be laid on co
st/benefit analysis). The influences of economics of education on educational
policy – making in Nigeria.
EM 703 FUNDAMENTAL
THEORIES OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT (2 UNITS) Theorie as
that basis of educational management; Importance and uses of such Theories
in Education; A cursory look at the various organisational theories; Elements
and characteristics of organisations; Concepts of organisational and administration;
school and classroom organisation; Discipline; Interpersonal relations;
School-community relations; Organisational role; relationships among formalization
and Decentralization in Organisation; power conflict, leadership and communication
in organisations.
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EM 704 ADVANCED
POLITICS OF EDUCATION (2 UNITS)
Political issues in education, politics of education at Federal, State
and Local Government levels, Socio-economic, political and financial environment
of educational decision making. The political role of pressure groups
in education. Elite recruitment, socialization and incorporation.
EM 705 OUANTITATIVE
METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL PLANNING (2 UNITS)
The importance
of planning to educational administration. What is planning Techniques,
for example use of the planning programming and Budgeting systems (PPBS)
Programme evaluation and Review Technique (P.E.R.T.), Zero Base Budgeting
(Z.B.B.) and the Delphi Technique in planning. Forecasting and projections
feasibility tasting and consideration of alternatives. Constraints to
Educational planning in Nigeria.
EM 706 ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION (2 UNITS) The changing
context of secondary School Administration; Organisation and management
theories in relation to secondary school administration; delegation and
internal communication with the school system; duties and functions of
the Ministry, Schools board Principal. Teachers, Students and Community
in School management; contemporary problems and issues in secondary school
administration. University Administration structures control of Schools
and employees, budget-making and administration, financial accounting
and reporting, codes of ethics, merit rating, confirmation of appointments,
protection of University funds and public relations.
EM 707 SCHOOL
MAPPING, PLANT PLANNING ADMINISTRATION (2 UNITS)
Concept and
application of school locational planning; Diagnostic indications like
enrolment, teachers facilities, catchment area, etc; School plant planning
with reference to design, sitting, building materials, ventilation, spare
accommodation, utilization etc; Construction, equipping and maintaining
school plant; school mapping studies in USSR. Sri Lanka, Morocco,
Uyanga, Iran, Nigeria, etc.
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EM 708 LEGAL BASIS FOR EDUCATION
(2 UNITS)
The legal
basis for education; a critical analysis of the content and impact of
the education laws of Nigeria from colonial times to the military regime;
the 1979 constitution and implications for education. The teacher and
law.
EM 709 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL FOUNDAATION (2 UNITS)
This course is a balanced composite of Educational Foundations aspects
namely; Education Psychology, Sociology of Education, Philosophy of Education
and History of Education. The basic elements of each will be covered.
EM 710 PRACTICUM/SEMINAR FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT (2 UNITS)
Attachment to Educational Organisations. ( University, Polytechnic, College
of Education, Ministry of Education Schools etc.) for practical training.
This course is intended to give students practical training in the art
of problem solving in education. Emphasis will be focussed or a detailed
discussion of various administrative and organisational theories in relations
to education in order to give students the theoretical base. Techniques
of writing and analysis cases, and the school practice in case writing.
Students will be expected to present and analysis hypothetical cases based
on the various aspects of educational management. In addition, they will
be attached to various education bodies where they will understudy, collect
and analysis actual cases and present a seminar on their work.
EM 711 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS. (2 UNITS)
Descriptive statistics and application to research. Tasting research hypothesis.
Statistical test of significance parametric tests, tests, analysis of
variance and covariance (one-way and two-way). Non-parametric statistics
example CL; I-square test, kolmogorov-Smirnov test, sign, Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs
Ran ked-signs test;, Cochran Q test, Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal-Wallis
test, Statistics and education decisions. Computer and analysis of educational
research data.
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EM 712 EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND POLICY ANALYSIS (2 UNITS)
Element of Planning, type of Planning Approaches to Educational planning
in Nigeria-achievements, weakness and approaches used; Relationship between
educational planning and economic planning; Educational Policy-making
process; Role of Policy-makers, administrators in policy formulation and
implementation: A statistical analysis of policy documents and recommendation
in Nigerian Education.
EM 713 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CURRICULUM PLANNING (2 UNITS)
The principles of curriculum design; Basic Curriculum questions; contemporary
methods of curriculum development; The national policy and the new curriculum,
planning and implementing curriculum within the school system, problems
of curriculum development in Nigeria.
EM 715 MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY (2 UNITS)
Understanding human behaviour in complex organisations, Human behaviour
organisational changes; staff counselling in education; Job satisfaction
and workers morals; Management and human motivation; Theories of attitude
change; personality theories and leadership behaviour; Rrustration, stress
and conflict in organizations.
EM 717 POPULATION STUDIES FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT (2 UNITS)
Methods of collecting demographic data. Statistic population; Population
structure by age and sex geographical distribution of the population and
location of educational institutions; tackling the educational problems
of migrant populations; economically active and inactive population and
the problems of forecasting manpower requirement.
EM 798 RESEARCH PROJECT (4 UNITS)
Student will identify a problem relevant to his area of specialisation
and carry out an empirical study.
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STAFFING
Below are the academic staff that would participate in the programme.
1. Prof. (Mrs.) R.E. Uyanga Ph. D. Professor
2. Mrs. J.M. Ndagana M.Phil. Senior Lecturer
3. Mal. A.S.Mohammed M.Sc. Lecturer I
4. Mr. Ademola John M.Sc. Lecturer I
5. Dr. V.V. Apagu Ph.D. Lecturer I
6. Mr. I.C. Obi M.Ed. Lecturer I
FACILITIES
1. There are several lecture theatres in the school.
2. State Education Boards and Schools would serve as resource centres.
3. The University Library has relevant books on educational management
4. Resource Persons (Professors and Ph.D. holders) would be of use from
time to time
CONTACT
For more information please contact us on the following:
Telephone: +234 703 2232 010
Email: spgs@futy.edu.ng,
spgsfuty@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.futy.edu.ng/admission/spgs.htm
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