COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE COMPACT
2013 /2014 ACADEMIC SESSION
Course Code: PAD 211
Course Title: Public Administration in Nigeria
Unit: 3 Units
Course Lecturers: JOSHUA, Segun and Mrs Exellence-Oluye Nchekwube
Semester: Alpha
Time: Tuesday 8am - 10am and Thursday 12 noon -1PM
Location: Tuesday G201 and Thursday G301
Brief overview of the course:
The course examines the origin, scope and growth of Public Administration in Nigeria. It gives a purview of Public Administration from colonial era till date. It discusses the various administrative organs and agencies in Nigeria, the civil/public service and current issues in Public Administration in Nigeria. It also examines various problems inherent in Nigerian Public Administration and the role of the military in enhancing and/or combating these challenges. It discusses the ecology and environment of Nigeria’s Public Administration.
Course Objectives/Goals
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
Understand the origin and growth of Public Administration in Nigeria be acquainted with the development in Nigeria’s Public Administration during military rule.
Be knowledgeable about the environment and ecology of Nigeria’s Public Administration identify the challenges and problems of public administration in Nigeria as well as being able to profer practicable solutions to these challenges.
Methods of lecture delivery/Teaching Aids: - Lecture delivery methods: Participatory - Teaching Aids: White Board, Powerpoint presentation and overhead projector.
Course Outline.
Modules and Details of Topics.
Module 1: History and Development of Public Administration in Nigeria
Week 1: Meaning, scope and origin of Public Administration in Nigeria.
Week 2: Pre-colonial Public Administration in Nigeria
Week 3: Nigeria’s Public Administration from Colonial