English / Social Studies Seminar Topics for Final Year Students

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Can the material for “A Critique of the Five Main Objectives of the Philosophy of Nigerian Education in the Contemporary Socio-Economic and Political Trends in the Country” be used as a guide for Political Science Education Seminar?

Yes it can be used — According to Taiwo (1980:75), for sense of national unity , a country where people are different races, and each race tries to emphasize its own importance and there are social or tribal jealousies, one race fears the domination of another race, it is always very difficult to make for a national system of education. This study is of a critique of the five main objectives of the philosophy of Nigerian Education in the contemporary socio-economic and political trends in Nigeria. The first part of this article is the introduction, which deals with the background information to the study. After the introduction, the said objectives are critically examined one after the other to enable the writer to confirm or fault Taiwo’s …

Can this topic “Assessment of Value Chain Information Sources in Pig Production” be used for Agricultural Economics and Extension Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — This study assessed the perception of extension communication among coco-yam farmers in Edo State, Nigeria. From fifty farmers, data were collected, using structured questionnaire complimented with interview schedule and analysed using simple descriptive statistics like simple frequency table, percentages, mean and correlation used for hypothesis text showed. The results showed that coco-yam farmers in three local government areas received information on coco-yam technologies production through extension agents and meetings with others farmers. The contact farmers indicated that they have much higher yields (600-1000kg\\acre, with43.1%, frequency of 22 as a result of contact with extension agents, which is an economic effect, which also has raised their social status, improved their skills and increased their knowledge. However, this has shown that the Edo …

Can the material for “Practical Approaches for Solving Lost Circulation Problems While Drilling” be used as a guide for Petroleum Engineering Seminar?

Yes it can be used — Lost circulation is a common drilling problem especially in highly permeable formations, depleted reservoirs, and fractured or cavernous formations. The study was carried out to examine the Practical Approaches for Solving Lost Circulation Problems While Drilling. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to evaluate the gelling characteristics of the system and test procedure for plugging capability and provide the successes and the failures of the methods presented above in field applications. Investigation revealed that lost circulation is a common drilling problem especially in highly permeable formations, depleted reservoirs, and fractured or cavernous formations. The range of lost circulation problems begin in the shallow, unconsolidated formations and extend into the well-consolidated formations that are fractured by …

Can the material for “An Evaluation of the use of GSM Mobile Phone in Disseminating Information to Farmers in Bauchi Local Government Area” be used as a guide for Agricultural Economics and Extension Seminar?

Yes it can be used — The study evaluated the use of GSM Mobile Phone in Disseminating Information to Farmers in Bauchi Local Government Area. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to describe the socio-economic characteristics of crop farmers, and examine crop farmers level of awareness about GSM Mobile Phone in Disseminating Information in Bauchi Local Government Area. The motivation that led to this research is as a result of the Inability of farmers to access vital information or the information poorly disseminated with no adequate feedback has been a great challenge in the development of agriculture in Nigerians. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from the respondents for this project. …

Is the topic “An Appraisal of Nigerian Foreign Policy Under the Goodluck Jonathan Administration (2011-2015)” recommended for Political Science Seminar?

Yes it is highly recommended — This study appraises the foreign policy thrust of Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, 2011 − 2015. It queries the contributions and failures of the administration in the economic development of Nigeria with the instrument of foreign policy. Guided by the Systems theory, and Pluralist interdependence model, it argues that though the administration made some achievements that it left much to be desired in the economic development of the country as the image of the country remained battered with corruption. It recommended among other things that corruption should be tackled head-on as a way of assurance to the international community that Nigeria is now fit for investment, which is key to greater economic development. …

Can the material for “An Econometric Analysis of the Effects of Monetary Policy on Nigerian Economy” be used as a guide for Economics Seminar?

Yes it can be used — This study aimed at analyzing through econometric methodology the effects of monetary policy in Nigeria economy. To meet the above objective, output growth was chosen as the dependent variable while real exchange rate, real interest rate and inflation was chosen as the independent variable. The ordinary least square was used in the regression estimation. From the empirical result, we realized that the entire explanatory variables are insignificant in the t-test, but in f-test we rejected the null hypothesis and conclude that the slope coefficient are not simultaneously equal to zero. We realizes from the battery test that there is a co integration between the explanatory band the dependent variables since its level of stationarity are the same. The policy implication of the …

Is the topic “The Impact of Foreign Capital on Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria” recommended for Banking and Finance (BF) Seminar?

Yes it is highly recommended — The study was carried out to examine the Impact of Foreign Capital on Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria. Investigation revealed that entrepreneurship development is at providing self employment opportunities for millions of unemployed Nigerians. The lack of foreign investment in the economy is low and cannot adequately provide foreign capital to supplement the available domestic capital for entrepreneurship development. 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 133 (one hundred and thirty three) respondents were selected for this study to represent the entire population of the study. Primary data were collected from the primary source which questionnaire was used as an instrument of data …

Can this topic “The Influence of School Records on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students” be used for Education Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — The study was carried out to investigate the Influence of School Records on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to examine the school records kept and maintenance processes of the records in Secondary Schools, examine the effect of school records on secondary school students’ academic performance and examine the challenges associated with the keeping of school records in Chikun LGA, Kaduna state. 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 133 (one hundred and thirty three) respondents were selected for this study to represent the entire population of the study. For …

Can this topic “Mechanized Farming's Effects on Economic Growth” be used for Agricultural Engineering (AE) Seminar?

Yes it can be utilized for research — The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of mechanized farming in the economic development of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The study consists of five chapters. Chapter one was the introduction of the study on the impact of mechanized farming. However, the significance of the study was highlighted in addition to the problems encountered by the researcher in the course of investigation. Chapter two focused on the review of related while the third chapter was on methodology. Area considered under this section are the population, sampling procedures, instrumentation of validity and research instruments, method of data collection and method of data analysis, administration of questionnaire. Chapter four was devoted to data analysis. In fact, the researcher …

Can the material for “Effect of Conflict on Organizational Growth and Productivity” be used as a guide for Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (IRPM) Seminar?

Yes it can be used — This study examines the Effect of Conflict on Organizational Growth and Productivity using a case study of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. The interaction and competition between individuals and groups has made conflict inevitable. Conflict is bound to happen in any organization particularly amongst the workers because of the divergence in interest and goals for the employees and management respectively. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher employed simple percentages and chi-square statistical techniques to analyze, the data extracted from the respondents. Based on the analysis, we found that management inability to met up with collective bargaining and negotiation agreed on between workers and their representative might have a great effect in influencing conflict. We therefore, recommended that management …