ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND INTEGRATION IN WEST AFRICA (1999 - 2010)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can the material for “Effect of Poor Reading Habits and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Student” be used as a guide for Education Project?

Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to investigate the Effect of Poor Reading Habits and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Student with Visual Impairment in Doma L.G.A. of Nasarawa State. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows to: find out the causes of poor reading habits among students, investigate the effect of poor reading habits and its consequences on the academic performance of students, and suggest lasting solution for the problems of the existing research work. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from the respondents for this project. A total of 150 (one hundred and fifty) respondents were selected for this study to represent the …

Can the material for “An Assessment of the Role of Estate Surveyors and Valuers in Project Management” be used as a guide for Estate Management (EM) Project?

Yes it can be used — 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 …

Is the topic “Budgeting as a Means of Internal Control in a Manufacturing Industry” recommended for Accountancy / Accounting Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — An efficient budgeting control system is one that produces the desired result. A balanced budget is the one that produces no variances but to achieve this, we are left to contemplation rather than a reality. This has become the problem of most of our manufacturing concerns in Nigeria. This study investigated the budget control and execution in manufacturing concerns in Nigeria with a view of appraising their efficiency. Out of a population of one hundred and fifty six drawn from the manufacturing concern, seventy eight were selected as the sample size using statistical sample tools (Taro Yamani). A questionnaire was designed and distributed to elicit information from the sample population; also data was sourced through primary and secondary sources. These …

Can the material for “Impact of Published Financial Statement on Investment Decision” be used as a guide for Accountancy / Accounting Project?

Yes it can be used — This research work is based on the Impact of published financial statement on investment decision (a case study of First Bank Nigeria PLC Lagos). The objective and purpose of the study is to identify the problems which lack of published financial statement creates on investment decision of a company and to appraise the usefulness of the financial statement to investors. Data for the research were collected from both primary and secondary sources; Questionnaire and research question was simple percentage and chi-square statistics was applied for the test of hypothesis. The following findings were revealed: That the financial reports influence the investors investment decision making and that it is necessary that expert should be made available and be understood by the …

Can the material for “Design and Construction of a Circuit for Controlling Four - Way Traffic Lights” be used as a guide for Electrical / Electronics Engineering (EE) Project?

Yes it can be used — The study was conducted to design and construct a Four Way Traffic Light Control Circuit. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to build a prototype four-way traffic light control circuitry and construct a Four Way Traffic Light Control Circuit that will efficiently and effectively control the traffic light for twenty-four hours. This research work has been aimed at efficient means of controlling the traffic effectively for twenty-four hours. As the world is growing technologically more and more vehicles jump into the public road adding to the already existing number. Consequently, more efficient way of controlling the traffics becomes more desirable as compared to the obsolete way of using the traffic personnel's. The design of this …

Can the material for “The Role of African Development Bank in Nigeria Economic Development” be used as a guide for Accountancy / Accounting Project?

Yes it can be used — The urgent need to establish a financial institution that will carter for the development of various sector of the African economy brought about the emergence of the African development bank. Also when the African government realized that the central bank are commercial banks could not provide bring financial developmental services, the development banks were specially established to bring the gap. The objective of the research is to appraise the activities of ADB and highlight the efforts that ADB plays in acceleratory the economic development in Nigeria and African in general. The study examined the banking history the evaluation of mechanism of credit from the civilization of antiquity to its organization as in banking toclary was examined. Thus the researcher recommends among others that …

Can the material for “Minimizing Defective Product Through Effective Production Planning and Control in Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria” be used as a guide for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?

Yes it can be used — This research work examine production planning and control as a tool for minimizing defective products through effective production planning and control in Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Kakuri Kaduna. Hence the scope of the research cover every activity which has to do with production planning and control. The work covers statement of the general problems, research objectives, scope of the study, significance of the study and limitation of the study. Also diverse view of authors on production planning and control and other related areas in review. The research work employs the descriptive method for the purpose of an in-depth investigation. A sample size of 70 respondents was selected from the total population of 180 staff, questionnaire were administered to …

Is the topic “Design and Implementation of Software for the Application of Cyber Security in E-Commerce” recommended for Computer Science (CS) Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — Cyber Security is main concern of customer that is hampering the rapid growth of E-Commerce transactions. Security issues such as destruction, disclosure, and modification of data, denial of service, fraud, waste, and or abuse of network resources must be resolved in order to build trust of customers in the E-Commerce. The aim of this study is to eradicate the problems encountered in the manual system of E-commerce online grocery store. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were considered to design software that will be used to purchase an item online by the interested personnel, update new products like grocery items and other related items online and apply cyber security features to the e-Commerce application for a grocery store …

Can the material for “Impact of Inflation Trend on Exchange Rate” be used as a guide for Economics Project?

Yes it can be used — The research work was set out to appraise the impact of inflationary trend on exchange rate, that is, price of the domestic currency in terms of another currency. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of exchange rate on inflation on the Nigerian economy and also determine the relationship between exchange rate policy and their effect on the Nigerian economy. The study adopted the use of econometric statistical tools in estimating the relationship between inflation rate and exchange rate in Nigerian economy. Regression was employed using multiple regression analysis in obtaining the numerical estimates of the coefficients in the model formulated. Data were collected from secondary source spanning from 1990 to 2009. The source of data is Central …

Can the material for “Perceptions of Business Education Students on the Relevance of Entrepreneurship Education” be used as a guide for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?

Yes it can be used — The researchers empirically investigated the perceptions of Business Education Students on the relevance of Entrepreneurship Education at the Colleges of Education in Edo State. In order to investigate this study, the researchers raised three (3) research questions and one hypothesis. Related literaturewas reviewed and the Entrepreneurial Event Model (EEM) developed by Shapero and Sokol in 1982 was adapted as the conceptual framework for the study. The framework showed at a glance the various stages and processes that eventually climaxed into business formation. The survey design was used in the study. Eight hundred and ten (810) Business Education students from both Colleges of Education in the state formed the population of the study out of which a sample size of one …