An examination of the methods of costing products and services is the focus of this course. In particular, attention will be paid to Process Costing, Job Order Costing, Absorption and Marginal Costing techniques. The importance of computerised accounts and the operation of such systems will also be emphasised.
This course is designed to expose the student to tools used to facilitate decision making and planning. It helps to differentiate among various types of cost. It explains how cost reacts to different levels of activity. It used graphs to illustrate costing information and also in profit/cost analysis. It demonstrates the benefits of making comparisons with similar industries when evaluating performance. It introduces the use of computers in accounting.
Through assigned projects, students investigate clothes as vehicles of communication. They learn to identify the factors that define a look and analyse the synchronicity of fashion and theatre. The make-up component of this course will focus on communicating character to audience through make-up. Students will learn the basics of stage make-up, use of color, and use of simple modeling materials; crepe hair and beginnings of special effects.
This course is designed for those interested in the writing of prose fiction, particularly that short story. The emphasis is on the importance of the three “R’s”: Reading, Writing and Rewriting. Students will experiment with the short story in its various forms and modes in order to sharpen skills. In written form as well as verbally, students are required to respond critically to all assigned readings. This acquisition of critical skills is mainly for the purpose of enhancing students’ writing.
This course will provide students with a theoretical as well as a practical hands-on approach to poetry. It will examine both the aesthetic and vital properties of poetic language, fostering personal and cultural growth and challenging students to excel in their expression of the word. This course will also help to inspire a public confidence in the nation’s aspiring writers.
Short Fiction Writing II is an advanced course in the practice and theory of short fiction. This course prepares participants for publishing their work by furthering their knowledge of the short story in particular and publishing in general through the reading of established writers, critical responses to writers’ work (in discussions and mini-essays), and the development of the student’s own writing. Students are expected to experiment with the elements of fiction, such as a collection of stories, or multiple revisions of a story completed in Fiction Writing. Quality is favoured over quantity as they move to produce a publishable piece of work and their own anthology.
This course introduces the student to the art form of creative writing as it relates to graphic design. Emphasis is placed on projects that reflect the ever-changing needs of local and global culture.
This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the law as it relates to criminal activity by outlining the main ingredients of a crime and identifying actions regarded as crimes as opposed to moral wrongs. An examination of fatal and non-fatal offences against the person is also provided. Further an examination of specific offenses against property is obtained. In particular the law relating to theft and various offences involving deception are highlighted. An understanding is also provided of the crimes of strict and vicarious liability as well as defences available in law.
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the proceedings obtained for criminal actions at both the magistrate’s and the high court. Issues related to initiation of proceedings, evidence, committal proceedings and bail are also examined. Further, students are made aware of the procedure on indictment and the jury system. Students are also provided with knowledge of the documents filed in the initiation of proceedings and the statutory time limits which must be observed.
This course will introduce students to the roles of various pest agents, the damage they cause and their importance to crop husbandry with particular reference to the tropics. It examines the anatomy of pests as well as factors which control their population. The principles of pest control and pest management practices are also covered. The course also seeks to outline the use and action of pesticides, their formulation and application as well as the regulatory aspects of crop protection i.e. plant quarantine and pesticides regulation. There is a practical attachment at the end of the classroom session.
This course examines in detail plant pathology and alternative control strategies. It is designed to introduce students to the causes and vectors of plant diseases and the general principles of the management of these diseases. Weeds, their identification and their control are also covered. The course also focuses on the protection of the environment.