APPLICATION OF COST ACCOUNTING TO MANAGEMENT PLANNING, CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING

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Can the material for “Professional Ethics Required of Office Managers in a Changing Office Environment” be used as a guide for Office Technology and Management (OTM) Project?

Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to scrutinize the Professional Ethics Required of Office Managers in a Changing Office Environment using Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to find out professional ethics of the office manager and evaluate the extent to which these codes of ethics have impacted the job of the office manager. Investigation revealed that professional ethics is the part of the requirements for efficiency in the conduct of the secretary's job. The office manager is required to keep secrets of his employer and organization as this will determine the duration of his job as a confidential office manager. The research design used …

Can the material for “The Effect of Strike on Teachers’ Productivity” be used as a guide for Public Administration (PA) Project?

Yes it can be used — This study looked into the effect of strike action on teachers’ productivity, in the specific interest of Nigeria Union of Teachers Abia State chapter. In carrying out this work, relevant research questions on hypothesis were given as reading assumptions, relevant literature were reviewed with the aim of authenticating the issue under study. The researcher used survey designed for the project layout on respondents for data collection (questionnaire). The responds of the respondents are analyzed using table and percentage for the test of hypothesis. Actually, the result of the finding showed that strike is inevitable in their organization. This is true because it aims at achieving workers demand from the management so as to promote and defend their employment and ensuring job security. …

Can the material for “Assessment of Residents Housing Satisfaction Determinants” be used as a guide for Estate Management (EM) Project?

Yes it can be used — Past studies have shown that the important determinant of residential housing satisfaction is its location in term of distance to the Central Business District (CBD) or major roads, ignoring the characteristics of the house and the environment in which the house is located. Therefore, this study examines the extent to which residential housing satisfaction are determined by the housing structural, environmental and socio-economic attributes. To conduct this research, the study adopted a survey design whereby 303 buildings were selected for the questionnaire administration. Using multi-stage sampling techniques, the study area was first identified and classified into zones, and buildings selected according to their types by simple random in the second stage. In the third stage, streets were selected in the chosen …

Can the material for “Niger Delta Crisis in Nigeria; Root, Causes of Peacelessness in the Region” be used as a guide for Political Science Project?

Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to determine the Root Causes of the Niger Delta Crisis's Unrest in Nigeria. The oil rich Niger-Delta region of Nigeria has been embroiled in crisis between the government forces and some militants elements that are aggrieved over certain fundamental issues affecting the region which has lead to peacelessness. Since the last two decades, militants have fought with government forces, sabotaged oil installation taken foreign oil workers hostage and carried out lethal car bombing. At the root of the problem is a crisis of underdevelopment. The crisis has been exacerbated by emergent issues as gross distortion of Nigeria federalism in respect to resources control, citizenship rights and environmental degradation. Unfortunately, the external manifestation has been mainly …

Is the topic “Effect of Students’ Abilities, Class Size and Academic Achievement in Government” recommended for Education Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — The study set out to examine the effect of students’ abilities, class size and academic achievement in government in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. In order to carry out the study, three hypotheses were formulated and data collected through a self-designed questionnaire and Government Achievement Test. The sample used for the study consisted of 200 students and 20 teachers selected from the senior secondary schools in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The data collected were analyzed using chi-square and t-test analysis. The study revealed that there is a significant relationship between teachers poor attendance to classes and students’ academic achievements (X2cal > X2tab, P < 0.05, df = 9). The study also revealed that there is significant …

Can this topic “An Assessment of the Role of Estate Surveyors and Valuers in Project Management” be used for Estate Management (EM) Project?

Yes it can be utilized for research — Performance of building projects is affected by several factors. The focus here is on the relationship between Project Management Practices carried out by Estate surveyor and Valuer and project performance. Estate surveyor and Valuer involved in the management of projects were thus selected as estate surveyor and Valuer for the study. Three criteria for measuring project performance were identified for their widespread application in project management definition and general understanding amongst practitioners. These include: time, cost and quality criteria. Semi-structured personal interviews have been carried out within the selected organizations for identification of practices undertaken in the management of building projects. Other significant project management practices were also captured in relevant literature. A structured questionnaire was developed to gather information …

Can this topic “Design and Implementation of a Mobile and Web Application for the Automation of Library Task” be used for Computer Science (CS) Project?

Yes it can be utilized for research — A library can be defined as a room or building where books are kept and referenced. It is an area of multifarious activity on book management. Libraries play a vital role in the educational, industrial and technological progress of a country, of which it role is to achieve a free flow of information from the point of generation to the point of utilization efficiently and effectively. The aim of the study is to design and implement a Mobile and Web Application for the Automation of Library Task. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows to develop an application software that will quickly reserve and search for books needed by the student and keep track …

Is the topic “The Role of Foreign Exchange Market in Achieving a Realistic Exchange Rate for Naira” recommended for Banking and Finance (BF) Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — The remote cause of the problem that necessitated this study in perhaps, the chronic balance of payment deficit which the country has been experiencing since independent. An attempt to solve the problem through the use of exchange control measure ha not been quite successful rather, it has succeeded in bringing about on over valued naira the foreign exchange market as an implementation strategy of the structural adjustment programme introduced bid, the study seeks to investigate the role which the foreign exchange market has played in achieving a realistic exchange rate for naira, quite elaborately, there optima supported by existing literature are if the officials to the equibrium rate, if exchange rate adjustment are not accomplished by proportionate improvement in balance …

Can this topic “A Study of the Common Difficulties Encountered by Students in Chemistry Practical Class in Secondary Schools” be used for Education Project?

Yes it can be utilized for research — The study was carried out to scrutinize the Common Difficulties Encountered by Student in Chemistry Practical Class in Uhunmwonde L.G.A. of Edo State Secondary Schools. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to examine the challenges encountered by students in chemistry practical class, determine the availability and utilization of laboratory resources for teaching of Chemistry, assess the achievement of students based on the availability and the usage of laboratory resources, and find out to what extent laboratory resources are available and used in Uhunmwonde L.G.A. of Edo State and how this has affected the achievement of students in Chemistry. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from …

Can the material for “Collective Bargaining as a Means of Managing Conflict for Harmonious Industrial Relation in Public Sector” be used as a guide for Public Administration (PA) Project?

Yes it can be used — This research was conducted to determine had collective bargaining is a means of managing conflict for harmonious industrial relation in the public sector. Thus, the case study of this research was the Nigeria Port Authority Apapa. The Study analyse the adoption of collective bargaining as a mechanism of resolving conflict in the public sector that, which makes the Nigeria Port Authority effective. Data collected were realized using simply random technique to select sea Port Authorities in Apapa in Lagos State. Thus; data were derived with the administration of question at the sea port which involves the use of hypothesis, subsisted to empirical testing referenced to test statistic obtained from statistical package for social scientist (SPSS). The variables of which were vital to effective …