Political Science / Social Studies Project Topics for Final Year Students

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Can the material for “The Effects of Land Use Act on Sustainable Housing Provision in Nigeria” be used as a guide for Urban and Regional Planning (URP) Project?

Yes it can be used — This study was intended to evaluate the effect of land use act on sustainable housing development in Nigeria. This study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the effect of land use act on sustainable housing development in Nigeria, to investigate the influence of land use act on ease of land access by Nigerians, to identify the factors limiting sustainable housing development in Nigeria. The study employed the descriptive and explanatory design; questionnaires in addition to library research were applied in order to collect data. Primary and secondary data sources were used and data was analyzed using the chi-square statistical tool at 5% level of significance which was presented in frequency tables and percentage. The respondents under the study were …

Can the material for “A Study on the Use of Vegetable Oils to Protect Maize From Sitophilus Zeamays (Weevil)” be used as a guide for Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) Project?

Yes it can be used — This bioassay of five vegetable oils: Palm oil, groundnut oil, coconut oil, sheanut oil, and palm kernel oil on sitophilus seamais were collected from pure insect culture maintained in the laboratory and introduced into each of eleven jars containing 40g each of five white varieties, five yellow varieties and one control. Each maize sample was treated separately with each of the vegetable oils at the dosage of 7.0m/kg and 15.0m/kg, while the control jar was not treated. Following the treatment the grain were poured out for sun drying for 5hours before packing them individually into the appropriate jar. The mixing of the grains with the oil was performed manually by continuous shaking rotating for 10minutes, to enhance even distribution of …

Can the material for “Determinants of Banks Persistence of Internal Control Weakness in Nigeria” be used as a guide for Banking and Finance (BF) Project?

Yes it can be used — This research examines determinants of banks persistence of internal control weakness in Nigeria. The main objective is to examine if there exist a significance relationship between bank internal control environment and control weakness. The secondary source i.e. companies annual reports and accounts were adopted. The study discovered that there is a positive relationship between bank internal control activities and internal control quality. It was concluded that bank control environment is a determinant of the level of internal control quality and that an increase in banks control environment will increase the quality of internal control. The study however recommends amongst others that enough resources should be provided for personnel to carryout effective risk management and internal controls. …

Can the material for “Cocoa Export and Economic Growth of Nigeria (1981-2014)” be used as a guide for Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (IRPM) Project?

Yes it can be used — This paper investigates if there is a significant long − run relationship between cocoa exports and economic growth in Nigeria. The study covers the periods between 1981 to 2014. The underlying models are the export led growth, hypothesis, neo − classical growth model, presbich trade model and Keynesian model. In the formulated model, real gross domestic product was used as a proxy for economic growth. The explanatory variables used were cocoa export earnings, exchange rate and government expenditure on agriculture. The study made use of unit root test and Johnsen maximum likelihood test of co-integration. It was discovered that a long − run equilibrium relationship exist between cocoa export and economic growth such that it is elastic in nature meaning that …

Can the material for “Computerized Sale Order Invoicing and Processing System” be used as a guide for Computer Science (CS) Project?

Yes it can be used — A Sales Order Processing and Invoicing System is a software-based business solution used to simultaneously track and process sales activity and inventory. The aim of the application is to design an application that will manage and process sales orders and generate accurate bill for payment purpose. In achieving this aim, the following are the specific objectives of study to: create a database that will help store sales records, develop an independent user application software, capture the sales and inventory activities and automate sales and inventory task/activities. The methodology adopted in this study is the structured system analysis and design methodology (SSADM) which is a technical approach for analyzing and designing an application or system by applying object throughout the software …

Can the material for “Human Resources and Students’ Academic Performance in Education” be used as a guide for Education Project?

Yes it can be used — This study investigated Human Resources and Students’ Academic Performance in Education District IV of Lagos State Senior Secondary Schools. Four research questions were answered and four hypotheses were tested in this study. The population for the research was made up of all the public senior secondary schools in Lagos State Education District IV, Lagos State. The simple random sampling technique was used to make the selection of ten public senior secondary schools. Twenty teachers from each school were randomly selected from the ten sampled public senior secondary schools in Education District IV, given a total of 200 teachers. The study used a descriptive survey research design with the use of questionnaire in the collection of data from the participants. The Data …

Is the topic “The Effects of Employees Performance Appraisal on Productivity Growth of Public Enterprises” recommended for Public Administration (PA) Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — Every organization has some set of objectives to achieve and achieving these entails the input of four basic resources including human, land, finance and material resources of these, the human resources is the most dedicate and critical. Like any other assets that depreciate and goes obsolete or technological it is this change that warrants employees’ performance appraisal to meet up with the objective and goals of the organization. The research into the effect of employees’ performance appraisal on productivity and growth of public enterprises. A case study of PHCN Aba, district was undertaken to find out the usage and relevance at performance appraisal in public enterprises in Nigeria as it is related to the productivity of the employee and the overall …

Can the material for “Influence of Child Abuse on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students” be used as a guide for Guidance and Counselling Project?

Yes it can be used — This project work focuses on the effects of child abuse on students’ academic performance. The study attempts to unravel the causes, effects and remedies to child abuse among secondary school students in Lagos State. It was carried out in Bariga Local Government Area of Lagos State. A sample of 100 was randomly drawn from selected secondary schools in the local government and questionnaires were administered to the respondents. The mean percentage test, which was adopted in the study’s analysis, indicated that excessive battering of a child by parents/teacher/guidance; broken homes, child hawking before and after school and unconducive learning environment are all causes of child abuse. Also, it was found that child abuse negatively affects child’s school performance; such abused children …

Can the material for “Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Private Sector on the Economic Growth and Development of Nigeria” be used as a guide for Economics Project?

Yes it can be used — The study examines the private sector as the engine of economic growth and development in Nigeria. A model was specified and data were collected from the period of 1980-2010. The method used in this research work is the ordinary least square (OLS) regression model and variables which are: gross domestic product (GDP) as the dependent variable while foreign private investment (FPI), domestic private investment (DPI), total private savings (TPS), and total bank loans (TBL) are the independent variables and are all significant except total private savings that is insignificant. From the regression result, the following findings were made the estimate coefficients which are 0.8999687 {FPI} shows that a 1 percent increase in foreign private investment will cause 89.9 per cent …

Is the topic “The Impact of Human Resource Planning on Organisational Development” recommended for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — The research study examined the impact of Human Resources Planning on Organisational Development, and Skye Bank Nigeria Plc was used as a case study. The study of the subject consisted of workers in the above mentioned case study, precisely the branch at No. 67 Ikwerre Road, PortHarourt, Rivers State. A total number of seventy samples were drawn but sixty was used using self administered questionnaires. The research method used is the survey research design and the sampling technique used was the simple random sampling method. The instruments used for gathering data are through questionnaires, personal interview and personal observation. The study consists of research questions which enabled the researcher gather the information needed for the study. Hypothesis was tested using …