Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education

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Concepts theories and practice of physical education in Ancient and Modern societies, with special emphasis on the Philosophical basis of physical education with reference to the various functions of Human Kinetics in orient and modern societies, in plaque of physical education in the general education and its significance in the national policy of the Nigerian education system.

Concepts and Objectives of physical fitness and the place of physical fitness in General fitness: the effects of exercise on the various organs of the body. The courses will be activity centred with emphases on fitness using training and general conditioning. Use of exercise in the prevention of hypokinetic disorders. Students are exposed to various forms of weight training techniques and conditioning exercise which can be gainfully employed in coaching/athletic training and physiotherapy.

Students are exposed to the social dimensions of sport and physical activities – the effective domain of sports participation: the institutionalization of games in sports, sports as a social institution as a social system: degrees of sports involvement and sports violence.

A study of the skeletal and muscular structure of the human body, their basic functions and classifications. The study of the functions of human organs and systems with special emphasis on the physiology of muscular activity, and the effects of exercise on human body.

Types of Sports injuries and their causes: preventive measures and skills for emergency care of injured athletics basic principles of caring for sports injuries with emphasis on prevention and safety measures.

Students are exposed to the basic skills of handball and Volleyball as team games, as well as the techniques of instruction. Rules guiding the games and the methods of officiating are also acquired together with the skills of participation, the methods of coaching and laying the pitches.

Studies related to psychological behavior in sports, the dynamic of personality in sports and the analysis of the theories, methods and strategies of coaching in sports. Psychological attributes of performance, affiliation, achievement, frustrations and aggression in sports will also be studies.

Theories and techniques of various recreation and leisure programmes, including the principles and practices of both school and community programmes. Factors in planning various community recreation areas and facilities as well as individual. State and National recreation facilities.

The course requires modern principles of athletic training as well as the knowledge of the science of injury prevention and care. The scientific basis of conditioning, the influence of ergogenic aids, psychologenic factors and incentives in performance will all be studies.

Overview of the cope and content areas in physical education and sport, including the study of modern facilities and equipment and their uses, protective devices and the use of implements. It includes the cultural and sociological influences bearing on the development sports in Nigeria.

The course is designed to expose the pupils to the rudiments of sports and games. It will also help to familiarize the students with the rules and regulations of many games.

Students are exposed to the basic skills of soccer and Basketball, as well as the strategies and the rules for effective participation international procedure, method of officiating and laying of the pitches will also be demonstrated

(Squash Racket/Lawn Tennis)

A study of the skills and strategies, rules and regulations governing Lawn tennis and Squash Racket. Each student will demonstrate competence by mastering not only the skills but also the history of the sport, the rules and the techniques of officiating.

A study of the socio-psychological and physiological effects of use of ergogenic aids in sports and athletic training. The advantages of physical conditioning over ergogenics and the moral implications of doing in sports.

A study of the theories and practice of creative dance and movement techniques, including cultural and social dance patterns and the use of the body in communication.

A study of the developmental, corrective remedial programme in physical education offerings. Adaptations of in the needs of the individual who requires special attention during physical education classes.  

The study and use of conditioning exercise for increasing endurance, stamina, skill performance and ability through more efficient functioning of the cardio-vascular and respiratory systems. The effect of calisthenics activities fitness exercise of the body while engaged in muscular activities and sports performance.

The course will provide both the theoretical and practical experiences in coaching and officiating in selected team, dual and individual sports as well as Track and Field. Emphasis should be on the qualities of a good coach, principles of training and basic rules for officiating.

Studies in the principles of planning and management of materials and personnel in physical education and sport of various levels primary, secondary, and tertiary, local government, State and National etc. principles of budgeting and accounting will also be studied.

(Table Tennis/Badminton)

General skills and techniques required for effective coaching participation in the games of Badminton and Table tennis. Knowledge of the historical development of the games, rules and techniques of officiating and methods of laying the courts will also be mastered.

A study of the essential basic movement patters and qualities common to all activities; use of space, time and flow of movement dynamics in gymnastic stunts and tumbling. A skillful combination of the physical components of power, agility, flexibility, neuromuscular coordination and safety skills will be required.

General skills and techniques required for effective coaching and participation in Track and Fields Athletics, knowledge of the historical development of the games, rules and techniques of officiating and methods of making the tracks and pitches will also be mastered.

The course is designed to expose the students to the rudiments of sports and games.  It will also help to familiarize the students with the rules and regulations of many games.

A study of the major steps in a research process: Types of Research Designs, Problem Definition, Hypothesis Postulation. Methods of Data Collection, Data Organization and Data Analysis will be studies.

Course involves study of topical recent issues in Human Kinetics and Sports.  Discussion will aim at revealing causes and sources of such recent/current issues.  Consideration of the current development on Human Kinetics and Sports generally.  Students are exposed to critical analysis of what the recent topical events implies to the development of Human Kinetics Education and Sports generally.

Students are exposed to applied psychological principles in solving the problems of physical education and sport.

Study of the principles of motor development and human performance as a function of motor learning. Influencing of selected motor activities on human movement behavior.

The study of effective participation of physical education programmes and sport as a function of neuro-muscular coordination, cardio-respiratory endurance and psychosomatic balance.

A study of the concepts of the machines of human motor performance and coordinated activities, analysis of the functions of the various muscule group involved in sports and athletic performance. Principles of motion and use of sporting implements and the forces of gravity of athletic performance.

A study of statistical terms and their application in interpreting sports tests means, medium, mode and standard deviation, the use of various types of graphs to illustrate athletic performance.

Study of curriculum techniques and their application of health and physical education programmes the instructional programmes, intramural and extramural programme and the adapted physical education programmes: the school health services and healthful school living environment. Use of innovative methods developed through research to improve teaching and learning.

Students are exposed to the theory and practice of sports facilities construction.  Emphasis will be laid on construction of Athletics tracks and all field events facilities such as Shot-put, Javelin, Discus-Hammar (throwing areas), Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump areas.

Field Trip: The concluding part of the course involves taking students on a field trip to two or three secondary schools for the students to practically construct improvised complete Athletics Track including all the field-events facilities that such schools used for the field trip could use for their ANNUAL INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS COMPETITION.

Note: The schools used for field trip provides materials such as lime (white wash paints, English rope shovels and matchet) while the Human Kinetics Department offer the expertise FREE (at no cast to the school).

Course of study will cover principles of planning and supervision of materials and personnel in Human Kinetics Education and Sports.  Various levels of educational endeavour primary, secondary and tertiary levels.  Local government, state and federal government involvement in education.  At the end of the course students should be able to discuss and explain in detail:

What qualitative supervision and planning in Human Kinetics Education entails.  Human resource planning/supervision in Human Kinetics Planning for needed materials for proper execution of Human Kinetics Education.  Basic considerations in planning/supervision of facilities and materials in Human Kinetics Education.

Students are exposed to the general skills and techniques required for effective teaching of the games of Hockey and Cricket.  The course will provide both theoretical and practical experiences for the students in these two sports areas.  Emphasis should be laid on history, nature and strategies of these games.  At the end of the course students should be able to discuss and explain in detail the skills and strategies involved in the execution of these two games including practical demonstration of the learned skills and the techniques involved.  Exposure of students to audio visual aid technological equipment is necessary.

Students are exposed to general advanced skills and techniques of Handball and Volleyball for effective teaching, participation and demonstration of the games of Handball and Volleyball.  The study will cover history and nature of the games; advanced skills and strategies of the two games, including detailed knowledge of the latest rules and regulations of the games.  Exposure of students to practical demonstration of the advanced skills and strategies of these games including the use of audio visual aid materials/equipment is required.

Faculty supervised topics and projects raising issues and problems posed in any selected areas of administration of Human Kinetics programme. Investigations will reveal the cause and sources of issue of how best to solve the problems.

Definitions: Data, Information, Library & Information Science, Librarianship as a profession. Professional ethics & Bill of rights. Outline history of libraries of the ancient world, middle ages, Renaissance, the Great National Libraries; Library development in Africa. Evolution of Nigerian Libraries from pre-colonial to Post-Independence period; Islamic scholarship and growth of Arabic collections; Forces in the emergence of modern libraries in Nigeria; development of Nigerian Libraries by types; Library legislation; Library Associations; International Library Organizations and other external agencies in Nigeria Library development. The fusion of Library Science and Information Science. Intellectual freedom and sensorship.

Books: Reference Books, textbooks, government publications, ephemera, fiction and non-fiction, periodicals (Journals, magazines, newspaper, monographic series, etc).

Non-Books: A/V and Computer software and hardware; cartographic materials (globes, maps, atlases, etc); electronic publication (soft copies, CD-ROM, internet).

Factors determining the establishment and patterns of library services in a society with particular reference to developing countries; Communication and transfer of knowledge; Information and Development; Library as medium of communication and its relationships with other information and communication systems; Functions of different types of libraries; Oral traditions, illiteracy and libraries.

Study visits to libraries, information centres, publishing/media houses, printing presses and allied organizations and institutions to acquaint students with the structure and management of information profession. Submission of written reports at the end of the visits.

A brief outline history of printing and publishing from the earliest times to the present day; what is a book? The different parts of a book; Manuscript development and editing; author-publisher and publisher printer relationships; marketing and promotion techniques; intellectual property laws; use of new technologies in publishing; problems of publishing in Nigeria.

Concept of data, information, knowledge, literacy, information literacy, information literate person; characteristics/Qualities of information; Formats of Information resources: Print (Hard copy) and e-resources (soft copies); Types of information sources – Primary. Secondary and Tertiary; Organization of library and information  materials- Library catalogues (card and OPAC); Access points, keywords; Nature of information need; knowledge gap establishment and how to fill the gap; Matching Reference queries and appropriate sources for a particular information need; Use of abstracting and indexing journals, bibliography or reference list; Databases and their types (offline and online); findability; The internet and the strategies for effective search – search engines; keywords search, Advance search (Boolean search); Deep search etc; information evaluation – quality determination – refundancies elimination (inaccurate and misleading information), and selection of appropriate information; creative/strategic use of information; independent learning and social responsibility standards; Collaborative information sharing (the invisible college); Information Dissemination; citation styles.

Definitions, nature, organization, and functions of various types of Libraries (National, Public, Academic, School, Special, and Private Libraries); of libraries; Building and managing the different collections. Administration of the various types of libraries.

The Concept and history of bibliography: Types of bibliography and uses; Bibliographic control-local, national and international; Mechanics of compiling a bibliography (Compilation); criteria for evaluation; role of modern technology in bibliography.

Concept of network, computer network and networking. Telecommunications and related technologies; Telephone, modems, telex, video text, tele text, VANS, Packet, switching, LANS, Satelites; History of the development of networks; Networking configurations (star, ring, distributed, etc); Physical vs logical configurations; compatibility and standards gateways and interconnections; Economics of networking; data flows, privacy, copyright; Downloading & uploading etc; Net-based dissemination of information; news groups; Social Media (Blog/Blogging, Twitter, Facebook, You-Tube etc) and Library services – Library 2.0 etc.

Definition and values of oral information and literature, Oral knowledge of the history and culture of a people; oral literature as source materials for research; identifying and recording relevant sources; role of libraries in collection, transcription and documentation; organizing them to use in the library; problems and prospects of preservation; storage and retrieval.

Definitions; Description of the various types of reference books, e.g. encyclopaedia, dictionaries, Bibliography, yearbooks, handbooks, directories, Bibliography, manual, calendar, Biography, Chronologies, Gazette, Geographical Sources, Atlas, Gazettee, Guide-books, Maps; Selection and use of basic Reference Sources; Evolution, theory and objectives of reference service; reference questions, handling of queries, Users guidance and instruction; Techniques of literature searching, Abstracting and Indexing services; Current Awareness Services (CAS); Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI); translation services; Reference and Information services in different types of libraries; organization and evaluation of reference services; status of reference and information services in Nigerian libraries.

The Nigerian rural setting; people education, occupation and recreation; needs assessment. Library and information programmes (e.g. Outreach Programme) and resources; identification of, and cooperation with other change agents and local power elites.

Definition, scope, purpose and function of technical services in libraries. Brief introduction to the various areas of technical services, namely: Acquisition, Cataloguing and Classification, Serials Control, reprography, binding and the total preservation and conservation program in tropical countries; Emphasis on management aspects of library acquisition; Circulation; Order routines; acquisition of foreign publications; Cataloguing and Processing; automation of technical operations.

The concept and arrangement of knowledge; standard techniques of identification and description of bibliographic units through descriptive cataloguing using AACR²; subject cataloguing and classification; using Sear’s list of Subject Headings, and Dewey Decimal Classification; Filing rules; other Classification schemes and their features (e.g. LC, UDC, Bliss, Colon, Faceted). The comparison between DDC and LC.

Definition and scope of Information Science; Trace the history of Information Science; Basic Terminologies of Information Science; Problems of growth of knowledge especially in scientific and knowledge especially in scientific and technological fields; information needs and information gathering techniques; role of computers in information storage and retrieval; principles of designing information system; major institutions for Information Science and their functions/activities (e.g. Unesco’s PGI, UNLSIST, IDRC, IFID, etc).

Definitions; role of serials in information dissemination; selection; acquisition, organization and storage of serials in print and non-print (microforms, CD-Rom); problems of bibliographic control; user access via indexing and abstracting services, internet.

Basic knowledge about how to operate a computer; input and output devices; input data, output data with appropriate software packages (e.g. Excel, Dbase, Basic Programming Language etc); conduct searches on databases (e.g. DC-ROM, Internet).

Definition of a child and adolescent; Stages of child development, Characteristics, needs and interests of children and adolescents, learning processes of children and adolescent, The Environmental and cultural factors that affect children’s literature; reference books. Fiction books, non-fiction books; Tools for selecting and organizing children’s literature; Techniques of organizing children’s literature e.g. simplified cataloguing, broad classification, shelving, simple maintenance routines; Evaluation of children’s literature/books; types of programmes, school-public library relationships; role of the library and teacher in promoting reading habits of children and adolescents.

Definitions of Preservation and Conservation; Everyday care of library resources and equipment; history of paper-making; causes of and prevention of damage to paper (e.g. acidity); Preservation processes and repairing of damage to paper and other library resources; special storage facilities; Preservation of Library materials against natural disasters (e.g. fire, earthquakes, flood, thunderstorm, etc), adverse weather conditions (e.g. Harmattan, humidity, heat, sandstorm, etc), and pests (e.g. insects, rodents, human beings, fungi, etc); non-book library materials (A/V materials, etc).

Introduction – Concept; Distinction from other Relations like Press,         Organizational, International etc; Rationale for Public Relation in Library;

Characteristics/qualities of a Public Relations Officer;

Categories of Public relation; Functions of Public Relation in LIS; Problems of Public Relations in Nigeria;

The organization and Administration of the Cataloguing and Classification Department; The principles that govern the review of cataloguing rules and Classification schemes; The principles and main features of faceted classification, chain indexing and automatic indexing with exercises in their construction; Cataloguing of non-book materials; application of computers to cataloguing with special emphasis

The concepts of indexing and abstracting; indication & information; Purposes of indexing and abstracting; Methods of indexing and abstracting; standard tools (e.g. subject heading lists, thesaurus) needed for indexing and abstracting; (indexing of books and journals/periodicals); types of indexes and abstracts; indexing and abstracting services including electronic databases; evaluation of indexes and abstracts; practical application.

Definitions of Economics, Marketing, entrepreneurship, and Information; Principles of Economics, Marketing, and entrepreneurship. The relationships between Economics, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Their application to management of libraries and information centres and services. Information as a commodity and a public good; utility theory of information; costing and pricing of information; information product development; market segmentation and aggregation; market research; market planning; Effective promotion of information service.

Concept and development of archives, life cycle of records, vital records, Disaster planning; types of Archival records, methods of acquisition, Principles and techniques of organization of archival materials; creation of records and the need for records management; Method of arranging and describing Archival materials; Basic reference services in Archives (e.g. finding aids) etc. The National Archives Nigeria: Origin, development and service.

Criteria and responsibility for the selection of library materials; book selection tools, the role of subject specialists; censorship, collection development policy, Books and periodicals acquisition procedures, Gifts and exchanges, donation, legal deposit, weeding and discarding, stock revision and evaluation of collections; problems of acquisition of Africana; problems of collection development techniques e.g. internet, etc.

Definition of basic technologies, ICT in Context; why use of ICT contemporary technologies in libraries and information centres; concept of internet, e-libraries, digital and virtual libraries; information system, non-book communication technology, characteristics of the internet and use of the internet for E-mail etc, search engines and search strategies. Electronic publishing and electronic libraries and access; Issues and problems posed by ICT; Solutions to the problems; information super highway and the Nigeria situation; LAW, WAN, MAN.

Nature and purpose of research in Library and Information Science; types of research; survey, historical/documentary and experimental etc, steps in research; statement of problem, review of literature, data collection and analysis; conclusion and recommendation. Introduction to basic statistical concepts and calculations of descriptive and inferential statistics. Application of quantitative techniques in Library and Information Management.

The concept of multimedia/Audio visual; A/V material as a means of communication; educational functions and uses of various types of non-print media (e.g. slide, films, opaque, over-head, multimedia projectors, audio recording, photography; etc); selection and acquisition, organization, storage and evaluation of A/V materials; bibliographic control; maintenance and administration of media centres, Manipulation of A/V equipment and multimedia; production of simple A/V materials and multimedia.

At least twelve weeks of supervised field experience in any approved library and information centre in Nigeria undertaken throughout the three months of the 300 level second semester within the academic programme, and the long vacation.

A topic on any aspect of Library and Information Science selected by a student and written under the supervised direction of a staff member. Students should demonstrate their understanding of research and statistical/methods, through use of collection, analysis and interpretation techniques. An annotated bibliography or the construction of an index or thesaurus may also be accepted.

Definition, nature and uses of Government Documents; types of documents; bibliographic control of Government Publication; International organization (e.g. UN and UN bodies, OAU, ECOWAS); their publication; acquisition, control and organization in libraries. Concept of Grey literature, Types of grey literature; technical reports, patents, dissertation, working papers, etc, collection and management etc.

Meaning and scope of management information systems; DBMS, DSS, MLS, dependence of MIS/DSS upon DBMS, types of data and information involved in an MIS; levels of directions of data/information flows in an organizations, Data capture, information overload, “data security’, Management of organizational Data and Information (e.g. decision making process; how managers work; managers’ preferred formats for data/information presentation; Basic query formulation and retrieval languages; data structuring (normalization) procedures; Database administration processes (e.g. the role of the Data Dictionary/Directory (DDD); Integration of Internal and External Data and Information; Knowledge-based systems and experts systems, as extensions of MIS/DSS; Applications of MIS/DSS.

The concept of management as applied to libraries with reference to the librarian roles, powers and responsibilities; delegation of authority; staff committee; library committee, evaluation; setting goals and developing action plans; budgeting; reporting libraries activities; managing resources, time people and money

Definition, planning, automation of library processes such as serial control acquisitions, circulations, cataloguing, reference services, national and international; examples of successful automated bibliography systems and library automation in Nigeria, Hands on-application of appropriate software (e.g. CDS/ISIS; Library Thing; KOHA etc).

Problems of book publishing in Africa (Nigeria; books for various categories of readers, the multi-national publishers; indigenous publishing; government and individuals as publishers; bookshops and bookselling; problems of marketing and distribution.

Kind of information users and their work environments; a user; information seeking behavior patterns; uses of information, users studies; user education.

Definition of copyright and intellectual property; Development of copyright in Western countries and the Nigerian experience; copyright protection and administration, Relevance of the copyright laws to Librarianship and library services; The provisions of the Official Secrets acts; The Provision of Nigerian Legal Deposit; Enabling laws for libraries in Nigeria.

Concept and Scope of Database, Principle of database design; Development and Management of database for information systems; Data analysis techniques; Data modeling and schema design; Query languages and search specifications; Overview of file organization for databases; Implementations of database design; Issues and problems for the  development and maintenance of library and information centres databases; Evaluation of databases management systems.

Challenges to the LIS Professional; Influence of knowledge management on learning organization.

Scope, growth, characteristics and structure of scientific and technical literature; bibliographic organization and control; electronic literature searching and information retrieval processes, international cooperation in the organization and dissemination of scientific information.

Growth, characteristics and structure of the Humanistic literature; bibliographic organization and control; sources of information programmes and services of national and international institutions and organization.

Nature and Scope of the social sciences, characteristics and nature of social science literature; bibliographic organization and control; programmes and services of national and international institutions and organization.

Each student before graduating from the Department, should select a topic from any area of the profession; and present a well written paper on the topic before the other students and the reading staff. The student should answer some questions, at the end, based on the topic which must have been advertised to members of the Department. The teaching staff should plan, supervise and assess each presentation.