Planning Seminar Topics for Final Year Students

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Can the material for “Information Sources and Use of Traditional Medicine Among Farmers” be used as a guide for Agricultural Economics and Extension Seminar?

Yes it can be used — Despite the newly developed technologies that could enhance rubber production in Nigeria, the level of production has not increased significantly. The study assessed the perception of rubber famers on the gender roles and technology adoption in rubber production, Edo State, Nigeria. The major objectives are to examine gender role and technology adoption in rubber production in Edo State. A simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 120 rubber farmers as respondents for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, percentages, means and standard deviation. The Pearson product moment correlation was the inferential statistics used. Findings reveal that 58.3% of the rubber farmers are male while 41.7% are female. 44.2% are within the age range of …

Can this topic “Share Price Volatility and Economic Growth of Nigeria (1987-2016)” be used for Economics Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — This research work was conducted to ascertain the effect of share price volatility on the economic growth of Nigeria. The research used series of test such as the unit root test that was used to test for stationarity, the co-integration test was used to check for the long run and short run relationship between the variables, and the error correction model that estimate the speed at which a dependent variable returns to equilibrium after a change in other variables. The augmented ADF test of stationarity shows that all the variables are not stationary at levels but are stationary at first difference at the 0.05 level of significance, The long run equation reveals that all the variables in the model met …

Can the material for “A Study on Impact of Education on Diabetes Control and Complication” be used as a guide for Health Education Seminar?

Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to investigate the Impact of Education on Diabetes Control and Complication using Some Villages around Owerri Metropolis as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to determine diabetes patients’ knowledge about diabetes and how it affects their diabetes care and find out how diabetes complication can be controlled among individuals residing in the area under study. The prevalence of diabetes and its complications are major public health issues globally, regionally and locally. Notable complications and consequences of diabetes are stroke, blindness, amputation, death etc. Inadequate knowledge of diabetes, negative attitude and perception about diabetes are usually the root causes of diabetes complications and consequences. The research design used …

Is the topic “Organisational Change and Employees Resistance” recommended for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Seminar?

Yes it is highly recommended — Resistance to change by employees is a serious challenge confronting many organizations. Several factors have been suggested to explain why employees resist change at the workplace. Some of the factors include job autonomy, self-efficacy and transformational leadership. The main objective of this study is to determine the relationship between organizational change and employees resistance in Federal College of Education, Zaria.. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of 323 academic staff of the college. Correlation and regression analysis techniques were used to analyse the data collected. The study revealed that; there was significant negative relationship between job autonomy and employees resistance to change, there was significant positive relationship between self efficacy and employees resistance to change, and there was …

Is the topic “Misconception in Physics in Senior Secondary Schools” recommended for Education Seminar?

Yes it is highly recommended — This study investigated the senior secondary school student’s misconceptions in Physics in various Local Government Area of Lagos state. The major misconceptions were outlined and the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using gender, age and cultural as moderator variable. Three hundred (300) SSS III Physics students were randomly selected from Eight (8) Senior Secondary Schools purposively selected from four (4) various Local Government Area of Lagos which constituted the sample of the study. Fifty (50) items test questions on misconception of students in Physics which was the instruments used in collecting data. The instruments were subjected to face, content and empirical validations. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson moment correlation, T-test. The results of the study showed …

Can the material for “Availablity, Accessibility and Utilization of Emergency Obstetric Care Services” be used as a guide for Psychology Seminar?

Yes it can be used — The use of process indicators to assess availability, accessibility and utilization of emergency obstetric care services as a proxy for impact of standards for maternal health services was carried out in health care facilities in two local government areas in Kaduna state; it is an indirect measure of maternal mortality. Two local government areas were studied and compared with each other, each local government area studied are in different senatorial zones: Sabon Gari local government area is urban while Giwa local government area is rural. The aims and objectives of the study was to determine and compare the availability and distribution of emergency obstetric care services; to determine and compare the resource availability for emergency obstetric care services provision; to …

Can the material for “The Attitude of Mother-In-Law Towards Daughter-In-Law as a Determinant Factor in Marital Stability” be used as a guide for Guidance and Counselling Seminar?

Yes it can be used — This had been an attempt to investigate the attitude of mother-in-law towards daughter-in-law as a determinant factor in marital stability, in carrying out this study,Questionnaire on the Attitude of Mother-in-law towards Daughters-in-law as a Determinant of Marital Stability (QAMDDMS) was developed and percentage, mean and chi-square at 0.05 level of significant were used to test the hypotheses. The results of the study show that the communication patterns of daughter-in-law from different cultural backgrounds; communication and attitude of daughter-in-law with different educational background and also socioeconomic background all have significant influence on the attitude of daughters-in-law towards mother-in-law. The implication for policy and practice respectively drawn from the study are that: spouse family should be aware of individual differences before marriage …

Can this topic “Strategies for Improving Teacher Motivation to Ensure Professional Performance in Secondary School” be used for Education Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — The study determines Strategies for Improving Teacher Motivation to Ensure Professional Performance in Secondary School. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to examine the impact of the motivation on teachers performance, find out whether the proper use of motivation techniques have a positive or negative effects on the performance of teachers, find out whether teachers in Delta State are presently satisfied with the condition of service, find out whether financial incentives improve workers performance more than non-financial incentives, examine the extent to which motivational determinants are in teaching profession whether the teacher in Delta State will quit teaching profession, and make recommendations to the government and appropriate authority concerned based on the findings of the …

Is the topic “Impact of Financial Sector Development on Economic Growth of Nigeria (1980 - 2014)” recommended for Economics Seminar?

Yes it is highly recommended — This empirical study examined the impact of financial sector development on Nigerias economic growth 1981 to 2014. Secondary data on real gross domestic product (RGDP), used as a proxy for economic growth; where financial development was captured by three variables; Ratio of Money Supply to GDP (MGDP), Ratio of Credit to Private Sector to GDP (CPGDP) and Real Interest Rate (INT) which represented the explanatory variables and were sourced mainly from CBN publications . In the course of empirical investigation, various advanced econometric techniques like Augmented Dickey Fuller Unit Root Test, Toda- Yamamoto (TY) Test and VAR LM Serial Correlation test were employed and the result revealed among others: that none of the variables were stationary at level, but were …

Can the material for “Design and Implementation of Web Based Social Networking Website” be used as a guide for Computer Science (CS) Seminar?

Yes it can be used — This project was centered on social network website. It was observed that connecting socially helps improvement of department activities. The existing problems of the school forum site were identified after series of interviews and examination of documents after which analysis was made and a computerized procedure recommended. This project will also suggest how to successfully implement the computerized procedure and to overcome the obstacle that would hinder the successful implementation of the system. The new system was designed using php and mysql. This language was chosen because of its easy syntax and features for developing online based applications. …