Master of Business Administration MBA

1. List of Academic Staff

Name	Status and Qualification	Research Interests
J. O. Adeoti	Professor & Head of Department B.Sc. (ABU, Zaria); MBA, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Financial Management, Operations Research and Total Quality Management
Sidikat L. Adeyemi	Professor B.Sc., MBA (ABU, Zaria); Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Strategic Management, Operations Management
U. Gunu	Professor B.Sc.    (UDUS,    Sokoto);    M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Human Resources Management and Entrepreneurship
S. B. Isiaka	Professor B.Sc., MBA, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship    ;and    General Management
A. Salman	Senior Lecturer B.Sc.     (Sokoto);     M.Sc.,     Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Human Resources Management and Entrepreneurship
Falilat A, Abdul	Senior Lecturer B.Sc.  (Sokoto);     M.Sc.,     Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Entrepreneurship and Marketing
I.I. Aun	Senior Lecturer B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Human Resources Management      and Entrepreneurship
G.T. Oladipo	Senior Lecturer B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Entrepreneurship and Small Scale Business Management
I. Omolabi	Lecturer I B.Sc. (Sokoto); M.Sc, Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Human Resources Management and Entrepreneurship
Y.A. Olawale	Lecturer I B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Quantitative Analysis, Small Scale Business, And Entrepreneurship.
O.J. Omolekan	Lecturer I B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Quantitative Analysis and Operations Research.
*R. A. Gbadeyan	Professor B.Sc., MBA, (ABU, Zaria); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Quantitative Marketing, General Marketing
*M. A. Aremu	Professor B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Strategic Management, General Management and Financial Management
*I. B. Kadiri	Professor B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ilorin); Ph.D. (UDUS)	Quantitative Analysis, Small Business Management, Managerial Economics
*Y.I. Mustapha	Reader B.Sc.,    (Sokoto);    M.Sc.    (Ilorin); Ph.D. (Sokoto)	Quantitative Marketing, General Marketing

*Nimah         M. Abdullraheem

Professor LLB (BUK, Kano); BL (Lagos); LLM (OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Ilorin)

Gender Right Law

*Lecturers from other departments

B.                 Introduction

The programme is designed for the advancement and proficiency in professional Business Administration. It expands the frontier of knowledge and generates practical solutions to the dynamic and multi-faceted problems confronting the nation as well as the global business environment.

C.                 Philosophy

The philosophy of the programme is the development of highly skilled and globally competitive professionals for the private, public and international organisations. It is also for the enhancement of the students‘ professional skills as it is devoted to both advanced theoretical studies and practical skills for self- reliance as well as for the labour market.

D.                 Aim and Objectives

The aim of the programme is to enhance the professional and practical knowledge base of the students.

Objectives:

1. developing the students‘ skills in critical thinking and analysis to enable them assume broader and higher responsibilities in a rapidly dynamic environment;
2. generating and frontier new knowledge through scholarly research and innovative endeavours in the respective areas of specialisation directed at the immediate and long time needs of the society;
3. providing critical manpower needs in the area of management for national development; and
4. producing managers who are capable of applying appropriate management and techniques to problem solving in the Nigerian environment and the world at large.

E.              Admission Requirements

The candidates are required to possess the following:

1. Five ―O‖ Level Credits passes or its equivalent subjects including English, Mathematics, Economics and two other Social Science subjects.
2. Graduate with a Second Class (Honours) Lower Division or its equivalent from the University of Ilorin or any other recognised university.
3. A holder of Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management (PGDSM) of the University of Ilorin.Candidates for the MBA (Executive) shall in addition to the conditions stated above for MBA regular admission have at least five (5) years working experience as the case of degree holders and at least eight (8) years working experience for PGDSM holders
4. Candidate shall sit for qualifying examination organised by the department and score a minimum of sixty percent (60%).

F.                 Duration of the Programme

1. The Full-time programme shall run for a minimum of 24 calendar months and a maximum of 36 calendar months. There is a mandatory six weeks Industrial.
2. The Part-time programme shall run for a minimum 36 calendar months and a maximum of 60 calendar months. There is a mandatory six weeks Industrial Attachment.
3. The MBA Executive programme shall run for a minimum of 6 months

G.                Detailed Course Description

MBA 841   Research Methodology 3 Credits

Skills of scientific investigation. Information gathering and interpretation in dealing with business and organisation behaviour problem in Nigeria. Art of problem identification and analysis. Data gathering and report writing. Problems and prospects of business research in a seller‘s market like Nigeria. 45h (T); C

MBA 842   Quantitative for Management 3 Credits

Basic elements of decision making under conditions of uncertainty and risk. Set theory. Probability theory. Classical statistics and statistical decision theory. Linear programming. Primal and dual algorithm transportation and network analysis. Concepts of queuing theory. Games statistical inferences and Hypothesis testing time series. 45h (T); C

MBA 843   Corporate Finance 3 Credits

Analysis of ratios and other quantitative measures. Accounting information useful for managerial action. Application of information in decision situation. Project appraisal analysis and investment. Impact of risk, tax and inflation. Term structure of interest rates. Capital markets- its efficiency. Role of intermediaries. Sources of finance. Capital structure of firm‘s mergers and acquisitions. Market efficiency. Gearing and the basics of hedging and international finance. 45h (T); C

MBA 844        ICT Management 3 Credits

Uses of computers in problem solving. Application to the solution of problems at the introductory level in capital budgeting and linear programme. 45h (T); C

MBA 845   Production Management 3 Credits

Issues in operations strategy. Process analysis and the use of data in making effective propositions. Large scale project control and short run job shop scheduling. Interaction of production problems with those of the function areas queuing theory. Dynamic programming. Multiple regression and correlation. 45h (T); C

MBA 846   Marketing Management and Strategy 3 Credits

Perspectives and problems of marketing management in a multi-product firm. Concept and application of strategic planning to business units and functional areas of marketing. Utilisation of current marketing strategy models as aids in strategy formulation. Decision processes for product planning, pricing, promotion, distribution and competitive strategy. 45h (T); C

MBA 847   Introduction to Accounting 3 Credits

Accounting concepts. Construction of financial statements. Balance sheet. Income statement Cash flow Statements. Analysis and interpretations of financial statements. Elements of costing and auditing. 45h (T); C

MBA 848   Organisation Behaviour 2 Credits

Exposure to essential theories and concepts for analyzing managerial problems. Individual and groups analysis of case experiential exercises. Exchange of ideals and experience in the classroom. Intensive field-based work in groups. 30h (T); C

MBA 849   Business and Company Law 3 Credits

Familiarises with the legal aspects of business law of contract, agency. Hire purchase. Carriage of goods and related laws. Company act and company miscellaneous matters decree. 45h (T); C

MBA 850   Environment of Business 3 Credits

Legal, social, political and economic framework which business organisation operate in the Nigeria environment. International business environments. Concept. Scope and nature of the business environment. Environmental scanning. Legislation‘s related to business ethical theories. Business decision and cultural issues in business. Theoretical and practical issues of the Nigeria political economy. Fiscal and monetary macroeconomic management. Regulation and deregulation. Concept of globalisation. 45h (T); C

MBA 851   Introduction to General Management 3 Credits

Management conventions. Basics and evaluation of management thought. Management process. Current status and future directions of Management in Nigeria. 45h (T); C

MBA 852   Corporate Strategy 3 Credits

Conceptual framework and models for the analysis of competitive situation and strategic dilemmas. Insight into strategic management. Analysis of external competition environment. Industry structure, values chain dynamics. 45h (T); C

MBA 853        Managerial Economics 3 Credits

Application of principles from various fields in economic and business to management decision making. Price mechanism allocation of resources. Profit drives of the firm. Revenues and cost drivers. Interaction among marketing product firm‘s strategy. Understanding market forces. Meaning of competition, pricing and profit. Market power-good or evil. Playing games. Competition versus markets. Make or buy. Auction and marketing design. Economics of information. 45h (T); C

MBA 854        Entrepreneurial Development 3 Credits

Entrepreneurial theories. International, personal characters and behavioral traits of entrepreneurial.          Financial aspects of entrepreneurial. External  aspects of entrepreneurship. 45h (T); C

MBA 855        Human Resource Management 3 Credits

Scope. Nature. Methods and principles of organisational human resources management. Strategies and management practices in manpower planning techniques: staffing,  training and development performance. Management and system design. Compensation designs and reward management. Career planning and employee welfare. Line and staff functions. Relationship between personnel department and other departments. Human resources management in the Nigeria and global context. 45h (T); C

Areas of Specialisation Marketing Courses

MBA 856        Marketing Research 3 Credits

Role of marketing information in decision making. Cost and values of gathering information. Design of measuring instruments. Type of marketing research problems. Data analysis of both univariate and multivariate characteristics: hypothesis testing, cross classification, regressions analysis. 45h (T); E

MBA 857   Pricing Policies 3 Credits

Pricing quality issues. Dealing policies. Multi-plant pricing. Peak and load pricing. Franchising resale price maintenance. Competitive bidding. New product pricing. Product line. Product and the marketing mix. 45h (T); E

MBA 858   Consumer Behaviour 3 Credits

Basic factor influencing consumer behavior: emphasis on managerial use of consumer decision making model. Buyers behavior modeling from both economics and behavior sciences. Consumer information processing stochastic brand device models. Risk taking and market segmentation. 45h (T); E

MBA 859   Product Planning and Development 3 Credits

Issues involved in the development and introduction of new products and the management of existing products: positioning, screening. Concept testing and development of new product. Simulations. Pre-test market models. Product rollout diffusion of innovations. Product life-cycle and branding strategies. 45h (T); E

MBA 860        Industrial Marketing 3 Credits

Marketing problems unique to the industrial marketing management. Sales force and optimal allocation across product lines. Customer and sales territories. Industrial consumer. Pricing advertising in an industry. 45h (T); E

MBA 861        Advertising Management 3 Credits

Models of how advertising affects sales from the viewpoint of both economics and the behavioural sciences. How models can be used by the advertising manager to make decision regarding advertising budgets. Copy design and media selection. 45h (T); E

MBA 862   International Marketing 3 Credits

Scope of international marketing. Comparison with national marketing. Quota system. Tariff and other barriers. Organisation for international marketing. Overseas staffing, use of agents. Products pricing. Distribution decisions. Sales strategy. Organisation governing international trade patents and trade mark. 45h (T); E

MBA 863   Marketing Thought 3 Credits

Contemporary marketing issues and thought as expressed by economists. Marketers‘ educators. Consumers and consumer advocates. Historical views of marketing. Role of marketing in the development process. Contemporary views as well as practical marketing problems of developing countries. Factors militating against the development of efficient and effective marketing systems is developing countries and possible solutions. 45h (T); E

MBA 864        Marketing Planning and Control 3 Credits Understanding the marketing process. Setting marketing objective and strategies marketing planning process. Completing marketing audit. Customer and market audit. Product audit. Communication plan. Advertising and sales promotion plan. Distribution and customer service plan. Marketing information. Forecasting and organising for marketing. Implementation issues in marketing planning. Step by step marketing planning system. 45h (T); E

Human Resources Management Courses

MBA 865        Compensation: Theory and Administration 3 Credits

Examination of the determinant of wage levels. Wage structures and individual wages. Analysis of the impact of wages on work attitude and performance in organisations. 45h (T); E

MBA 866        Personnel Staffing Evaluation 3 Credits

Elements of manpower planning and internal labour markets. Validation procedures for determining the potential job effectiveness and individuals. Description and validity of selection instruments such as tests interview and biographical data. Measuring performance. Turnover and absenteeism and the process of performance appraisal. 45h (T); E

MBA 867   Industrial Relations 3 Credits

Theories of industrial relations and the industrial relations system. Trade unionism and employers association. Labour-management relations at the organisation and industrial level. Role of government in industrial relations. Strikes and trade dispute settlement procedures and collectively bargaining in the public and private sectors of the Nigeria economy. Nigeria labour law. 45h (T); E

MBA 868   Organisation Change and Development 3 Credits

Basic steps or stages involved in the process of organisation diagnosis and change. Emphasis is placed upon the development of strategies necessary for gaining entry to an organisation. Data collection and feedback data to the client organisation. Several specific strategies and technology for changing organisations are presented and the relative strengths and weakness of the strategies are examined. 45h (T); E

MBA 869        Advance Organisation Behaviour 3 Credits

Individuals and group behaviours in organisations. Individual behaviours and motivation. Organisation theory. Work design and control. Leadership style. Group decision-making.  Organisational  socialisation. Power and influence. Group dynamics. Communication and conflict management. 45h (T); E

MBA 870        Organisation Design 3 Credits

Organisational processes and structures. Theories or approaches of design of organisations Structure. Requisite processes of coordination and information and information processing in an organisation. Sensitivity to the awareness of the realities or organisations. Organisation planning and design                    decision. Implementation of strategic and short-term aims and the organisation. 45h (T); E

MBA 871        Managerial Problem Solving 3 Credits

Practical study of managerial work: communication skills, opportunity for assessment and feedback. Organisation team building and case work. 45h (T); E

MBA 872        Seminar in Organisation Behavior 3 Credits

Candidates are expected to write and submit a seminar on the organisation behavior and defend it in an open oral examination by a body of experts in the relevant chosen area of specialisation. 135 (P); E

MBA 878   Internship Report 3 Credits

Candidates are expected to write and submit a report on the Internship Training or knowledge acquire in the training exercise and to be examine by a body of experts in the relevant chosen area of specialisation. 135 (P); C

MBA 879        Graduate Seminar 1 Credit

Candidates are expected to write and submit a seminar and defend it in an open oral examination by a body of experts in the relevant chosen area of specialisation. 45h (P); C

MBA 880      Dissertation 6 Credits

Candidates are expected to submit a dissertation and defend it in an open oral examination by a body of experts in the relevant chosen area of specialization. 270h (P); C

Graduation Requirements

A candidate must have fulfilled the following conditions to be awarded the MBA degree:

1. Pass a minimum of 73 Credits, including 15 Core courses and 6 Elective courses from the area of specialisation.
2. Submission of satisfactory written report of the Industrial Attachment to the Department which must be graded by the Department
3. Presentation of at least 1 Seminar which must be graded by the Department Research Project Committee.
4. Carry out a research relevant to the area of specialisation and submit an acceptable dissertation.

I.                   Summary

Core Courses: MBA 841 (3), 842 (3), 843 (3), 844 (3), 845 (3), 846 (3), 847 (3), 848 (2), 849 (3),

850 (3), 851 (3), 852 (3), 853 (3), 854 (3), 855 (3), MBA 878 (3), MBA 879 (1), MBA 880 (6) =54 Credits

Elective Courses:

Marketing: MBA 856 (3), 857 (3), 858 (3), 859 (3), 860 (3), 861 (3), 862 (3), 863 (3), 864 (3) =18  Credits

Human Resource Management: MBA 865 (3), 866 (3), 867 (3), MBA 868 (3), 869 (3), MBA

870 (3), 871 (3), 871 (3)                                  18   Credits                           

Total                                                           =                                                  72 Credits