INTRODUCTUION

The Department of Co-operatives and Rural Development is located in the Faculty of Management Science of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology. It was established during the 1985 merger between the former Anambra State University of Technology (ASAUTCH) and the still existing Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. It was thus nineteen years old as at 2004. it is the premier Department of Co-operatives and Rural Development in the Country and in sub-Sahara Africa, thus a trail blazer.

In the past the highest academic qualification generally awarded in the area of "Co-operative Economics and Management by the staff of the Government Department of Co-operative (Promotes, Supervisors, Auditors, Inspectors and Advisors of Co-operative Societies) had been a Certificate/ Diploma in Co-operative Studies of a duration of six to nine months and obtained mainly from co-operative colleges. From 1977, the IMT began to offer the HDIMT (HND) programme. No one then thought of a University degree in Co-operative. The few Nigerians who had University degree in Co-operative Science had been trained in (West) Germany, but who were unfortunately not available then to teach in tertiary educational institutions. There was thus the problem of getting academically qualified people to man the Government Department of Co-operatives, not to talk of qualified number of personnel to manage co-operative unions and apexes which are found in all local government areas and at the state and national levels. The outcome of this situation was poor administration of Government Department of Co-operative and poor leadership and management of co-operative societies and organizations in the country.

This made co-operatives inefficient, uncompetitive and not result oriented. To provide adequately qualified manpower for the entire national co-operative movement in particular and the supervisory government agencies, both of the federal and state levels was, and is still, the challenge facing the Department. One also finds that little academic education is offered in Rural Development as an academic discipline at the undergraduate level.

THE VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The vision of our department is to provide the best education and training for Nigerians, and indeed other Africans, in he area of Co-operative and Rural Development in order to empower the to reposition the co-operative movement to make it most efficient, competitive, result oriented and independent through effective leadership and management.The vision of our department is to provide the best education and training for Nigerians, and indeed other Africans, in he area of Co-operative and Rural Development in order to empower the to reposition the co-operative movement to make it most efficient, competitive, result oriented and independent through effective leadership and management.

OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT

The general objective of the Department of Co-operatives and Rural Development is to embark on co-operative education and training to churns out adequate number of personnel to efficiently manages co-operative societies and related organizations in the country and beyond

Among the specific objectives are:-

1. To promote academic excellence in the area of Co-operatives and Rural Development at both the undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
2. To improved on the human capital resources available to co-operatives organizations and government co-operative agencies
3. To formally train new personnel fore co-operative development.
4. To be generally involved in co-operative development, among others, through active participation at workshops, seminars and the provision of consultancy and advisory services, etc.
5. To provide quality literature to co-operative students and the general reading public.
6. To train teaching personnel for co-operative educational institutions;
7. To offer academic leadership in Co-operative and Rural Development and related matters in the country; and.
8. To collaborate with similar institutions in promoting co-operative education and co-operative development in the country.

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT

Three academic programmes are currently available in the department.

1. To train teaching personnel for co-operative educational institutions;
2. To offer academic leadership in Co-operative and Rural Development and related matters in the country; and.
3. To collaborate with similar institutions in promoting co-operative education and co-operative development in the country.

We intend to commence an M.Sc and Ph.D programmes in the nearest future (by the 2006/2007/2008 academic session).

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE B.SE PROGRAMME

The entry qualification for the B.Sc programme is basically the same as for other programmes in the Faculty; at least five credits passes in relevant subjects (WAEC, SSSC, O/L, etc.) including English, Economics or Commerce and three other subjects. However, the Department, owing to its primary target groups, accepts a pass in Mathematics.

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

At the undergraduate level are two programmes, namely,

Four years programme (JAMB Matriculation Exam –JME)
Three years programme (Direct Entry – D/E)

The four years programme is attached. Direct entry students take all the GST courses, except GST 104 (2nd Semester) in their year two in addition to the normal year-two courses.

The B.Sc programme (as also the MBA) is broad based so that our graduates can perform efficiently in the broad area of Management. The breakdown of courses is as fellows:

Co-operatives and Rural Development core courses	=	24
Faculty Courses	=	28
GSS Courses	=	6
Other Faculty Courses	=	9

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The four years programme has 67 courses while the three years (D/E) programme has 55. The programme is attached as Appendix A.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Co-operatives and Rural Development as a trailblazer has lived up to expectation. It has produced about a thousand undergraduates and about eight (80) MBA graduates since its inception in 1985, about fifteen of these numbers are from the Cameroon. Almost all the lecturer in the Department of Co-operative Economics and Management, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, graduated either at the undergraduate or postgraduate from our Department. Quite a high proportion of the staff teaching Co-operatives Economics and Management in the polytechnics and Co-operative College graduated from this Department also.

Journal: ESUT Journal of Development Management (ISSN 1595).

B.SC DEGREE PROGRAMME IN CO-OPERATIVES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

YEAR ONE

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
GST 101	Use of English	2
GST 102	Nigerian Peoples and Culture	2
GST 103	Introduction to Philosophy an Logic	2
MKT110	Mathematics for Social Sciences I	2
ECI 101	Principles of Economics	2
ACC 101	Principles of Accounting	2
LAW 101	Introduction to Nigerian Law I	2
CRD 101	Principles of Co-operation	2
	Total	16

 

YEAR ONE

SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
GST 107	Use of English II	2
MAT 120	Mathematics for Social Sciences II	2
ECO 102	Principles of Economics II	2
ACC 102	Principles of Accounting II	2
BUS 102	Introduction to Business II	2
LAW 102	Introduction to Nigerian Law II	2
CRD 102	Introduction to Co-operation	2
AGR211	Nigerian Agriculture	2
GST 104	History and Philosophy of Science	2
	Total	18

 

YEAR TWO

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ACC 213	Intermediate Financial Accounting	2
ACC 231	Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting I	2
BUS 221	Business Statistics I	2
MKT 201	Principles of Marketing I	2
BUS 201	Principles and Practice of Management I	2
ECO 201	Economic Theory I	2
CRD 211	Economics of |Co-operation I	2
CRED 221	Co-operative Legislation I	2
	Total	16

 

YEAR TWO

SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ACC 214	Intermediate Financial Accounting II	2
ACC 232	Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting II	2
BUS 202	Principles and Practice of Management II	2
BUS 222	Business Statistics II	2
MKT 202	Principles of Marketing II	2
CSE 100	Computer Appreciation	2
CRD 212	Economics of |Co-operation II	2
CRD 222	Co-operative Legislation II	2
	Total	16

 

YEAR THREE

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ACC 221	Auditing I	2
ACC 315	Advanced Accounting I	2
FIN 201	Business Finance I	2
PUB 301	Elements of Government	2
BUS 311	Human Resources Management I	2
CSE 201	Computer Programme and Language	2
CRD 313	Consumer and Services Co-operatives	2
CRD 351	Rural Development	2
	Total	16

 

YEAR THREE

SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ACC 222	Auditing II	2
ACC 316	Advanced Financial Accounting II	2
FIN 202	Business Finance II	2
CRD 312	Co-operatives Filed Admin.	2
BUS 312	Human Resources Management II	2
CRD 314	Producers Cooperatives	2
CRD 322	Co-operative Education	2
CRD 352	Rural Development II	2
CRD 362	Agriculture Economics for Co-operative	2
	Total	18

 

YEAR FOUR

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
BUS 333	Entrepreneurship Development	2
CRD 411	Rural Finance and Co-operatives	2
CRD 421	Nigerian and International Co-operatives	2
CRD 441	Co-operative Accounting and Auditing	2
CRD 471	Co-operative Seminar/Research Methodology	2
CRD 499A	Research Project I	2
	Total	12
	any 3 of the following ELECTIVES
FIN 401	Financial Management I	2
FIN 444	Project Appraisal & Evaluation	2
ECO 464	Economics Development & Planning I	2
ACC 333	Advanced Costing I	2
ACC 423	Auditing and Investigation I	2
MKT 331	Marketing Promotion	2
BUS 330	Cooperate Planning	2
	Total	16

 

YEAR FOUR

SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CRD 414	Entrepreneurship Development	2
CRD 416	Rural Finance and Co-operatives	2
CRD 418	Nigerian and International Co-operatives	2
CRD 422	Co-operative Accounting and Auditing	2
CRD 452	Co-operative Seminar/Research Methodology	2
CRD 499B	Research Project I	2
	Total	12
	Any 2 of the following ELECTIVES
FIN 402	Financial Management II	2
ACC 334	Advanced Costing II	2
ACC 423	Auditing and Investigation II	2
ECO 464	Economics Development & Planning II	2
MKT 331	Distribution and Sales Management	2
BUS 330	Organization Behaviour	2
	Total	16

 

POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD)

FULL TIME PROGRAMME (TWO SEMESTERS)

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CRD 501	Concepts of Co-operation	2
CRD 503	Principles and Practice of Co-operation	2
CRD 505	Agricultural Economics for Co-operative s	2
CRD 507	Co-operative Business Statistics	2
CRD 509	Rural Development	2
ACC 517	Advanced Financial Accounting I	2
MKT 501	Principles and Processes of Marketing	2
CSE 100	Computer Appreciation	2
	Sub Total	16

 

SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CRD 502	Economics of the Co-operative Enterprise	2
CRD 504	Co-operative Law	2
CRD 506	Co-operative Businesses Management	2
CRD 508	Co-operative Field Administration	2
CRD 512	Co-operative Finance	2
CRD 510	Research Methodology	2
ACC 531	Cost and Management Accounting	2
CRD 599	Research Project	2
	Sub-Total TOTAL	18 34

 

POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGD)

PART TIME PROGRAMME (THREE SEMESTERS)

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CRD 501	Concepts of Co-operation	2
CRD 503	Principles and Practice of Co-operation	2
CRD 505	Agricultural Economics for Co-operatives	2
CRD 507	Co-operative Business Statistics	2
CRD 509	Rural Development	2
ACC 517	Advanced Financial Accounting I	2
MKT 501	Principles and Processes of Marketing	2
	Sub Total	14

 

SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CRD 502	Economics of the Co-operative Enterprise	2
CRD 504	Co-operative Law	2
CRD 506	Co-operative Businesses Management	2
CRD 508	Co-operative Field Administration	2
CRD 510	Research Methodology	2
ACC 531	Cost and Management Accounting	2
	Sub-Total	12

 

THIRD SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
CRD 512	Co-operative Finance	2
CRD 600	Computer Appreciation	2
CRD 599	Research Project	4
	Sub Total Total Credit Hours	8 34

 

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

FULL PROGRAMME

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
ACC 601	Management Accounting	2
BUS 611	Administrative Theory and Practice	2
BUS 651	Statistical Methods for Business	2
FIN 601	Financial Management	2
FIN 611	Managerial Economics	2
MKT 601	Marketing Management	2
CSE 600	Computer Language and Programming	2
	Sub Total	14

 

SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
BUS 601	Research Methodology	2
BUS 613	Government Business Relations	2
CRD 602	Economics of Co-operation	3
CRD 604	Co-operative Law	3
CRD 605	Rural Development Strategies	3
CRD 699	Dissertation	6
	Sub Total Total Credit Hours	19 33

 

PART-TIME

Part-time programme the only MBA programme we are currently running, fellows the same pattern as the full-time programme, except that Dissertation is reserved for the THIRD SEMESTER

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LIST OF ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC STAFF

CO-OPERATIVE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

S/NO	NAME	RANK	QUALIFICATION
	Prof. S.C Chukwu	Professor	Ph. D, M. Sc
	Berko, Selth Yaw	Senior Lecturer	M. Sc
	Ebue, Maurice I.	Lecturer II	MBA, PGD, HND
	Onyeze, Clementina N.	Asst. Lecturer	B.Sc, MBA
	Ndubuisi D.L	Principal Tutor	MBA, B.Sc,
	Ike Theresa N.	Senior Typist II	NABTEB
	Ozonwu Ugonna A.	High Executive Officer	B.Sc
	Ogbodo, Mary N.	Executive Officer	G.C.E
	Eneh Christian N.	Head Office Attendant	W.A.SC.