Welcome to End User Computing. The aim of this course is to introduce basic computer skills to students and bring awareness to them of the roles that information and communication technology plays in the information sector.
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The course will introduce and discuss the role of the travel agent in the tourism industry and cover the organization set up and its functions. It will enable students to understand how to calculate airfares and issue tickets for airlines. It will help students to have practical Global and distribution systems (GDS) skills relevant for the travel industry. It will also help students to have broader knowledge of IATA world geography.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Analyse the services and interactions of the travel agent in the tourism industry
2. Examine the origins, organisation and operation of a travel agency
3. Understand how air fares are calculated and air tickets are issued
4. Know how to work with Global and distribution system GDS in the travel industry
5. Locate most countries on the map, know city and Airport codes and calculate time differences of the world
The course aims to introduce students to the key concepts in the study of security. It discusses security actors, their environment as well as the approaches to the study of security. The course further seeks to demonstrate that security is a broad concept that affects every facet of human existence. Hence the levels of analysis that are emphasized in the course range from the individual to the collective in a bid to, inter alia, explain human security, regime security, military security, economic security, environmental security, energy security and cyber security.
One key component of the course relates to the need to understand how social issues can gradually get securitized as they gain more and more security interest.
The main aim of SSS 1105 is to introduce the theories of social organisation and other key concepts so that the learner is able to explain social conflict as a potential source of insecurity among different groups and people in society. This will then develop in students an appreciation of the role played by sociology in understanding events and issues in society
The aim of this course is to provide students with a systematic interdisciplinary study of the causes of violent conflicts and the conditions of peace with an emphasis on peace building and reconciliation
Many organisations today face many challeneges as they manage their workforce. Some organisations are downisizing while others are outsourcing and other restructuring and recruiting. The course therefore introduces students to the concepts and practices of human resource management, and its functions: how to manage people as an important resource in the organisations, how to motivate employees for optimal organisational perfomance.
This course is designed to introduce students to conflict management. The course proceeds on the premise that effective transformation of conflict situations hinges on the ability to internalize prevention, resolution and management in such a manner that is permanent and trusted by parties in conflict.
This course is designed to examine prevalent and emerging security issues that arise from regional integration. The rationale is to demonstrate that state security is, to some extent, determined by the power configuration of the region within which it exists. How security challenges are handled at such a regional level has a far reaching impact on the internal as well as external cohesion of individual states.
This course is designed to introduce the environment of public policy in order to acquaint students with the nature and dynamics of contemporary public policy making. Taking into consideration challenges, uncertainties and resource constraints facing government, the course provides a framework for understanding how governments respond to policy problems and how such decisions affect the public.
This course engages with key debates about the dilemmas of third world development. At the core of this analysis is the quest to understand the locus of security in development discourses. The course hinges on the assumption that holistic development can only take place in a secure and stable environment, hence the need to interrogate the salience of security in the development agenda.
The aim of this course is to introduce the theory and practice of relations between states in the world. The course examines the motivations of cooperation and conflict among nations in order to relate with key issues, problems and opportunities surrounding the contemporary world order. It explores concepts such as state sovereignty, balance of power, national interest, foreign policy and diplomacy in order to explain the context of relations between and among states. It adopts an integrative approach that benefits from the interaction of classical paradigms of international relations and contemporary statecraft.
The course introduces
students to the foundations of political theory. It traces the development of
theory and thought in politics by exploring competing perspectives of politics.
It interacts with leading classical philosophical and contemporary works on
such themes as liberty, justice, equality, democracy, political ideologies,
human rights and civil disobedience to keep students up-to-speed on the key
issues and debates at the heart of the conceptualization of modern politics.
To introduce fundamental concepts and principles of politics and the art of government in order to equip students with cutting edge knowledge regarding the operations of governments.
The course introduces students to elements of Disaster Management at national and global levels. It achieves this by providing an understanding of the context, culture and opportunities for effective Disaster Management in relation to pre-disaster protective functions, disaster management and post-disaster recovery functions.
This course aims to introduce students to the concepts, history and theories of arms control and non-proliferation in International Law and International Relations as well as familiarize students with arms control and disarmament treaties including approaches and challenges to arms control and disarmament.
This course discusses critical issues relating to public safety and
security. Specifically, the course examines the laws, programs,
agencies, and institutions involved in the provision of public safety.
The course further discusses the challenges that public safety agencies
and institutions deal with especially with regard to emergency response.
To understand these issues and themes, the student will explore the
political system, the role of central and local governments,
bureaucratic politics and power, ethics and the various theories of
administration that guide public managers in the provision and
administration of public safety.
Leadership and management introduces students to basic principles of leadership, management and organisational theory. Students will appreciate the basic principles of leadership and management and how these principles can be applied in the security sector
The course is aimed at introducing a gendered approach to
security sector reform. Taking into account the rapidly changing global
context of security, the course reflects on the theory and practice of
security sector reforms in the 21st century by adopting a
gendered lens. The course achieves this by interacting with traditional
as well as emerging themes of security in order to set the context for
understanding the role of gender in security sector processes of
developing countries.
Creative writing covers a wide range of writing expertise. It includes works of fiction such as short-stories, also known as short narratives; novels; poetry; plays for the stage radio and television; children’s stories; flash fiction; magazine; newsletters; journal and newspaper articles; biographies and autobiographies and poetry. Any kind of writing involves concept development and ideation, research, planning, drafting, writing, editing and revising.