Obafemi Awolowo University: Faculty of Environmental Design and Management

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY
ILE-IFE, NIGERIA
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYING AND

GEOINFORMATICS
STUDENTS INFORMATION
HANDBOOK
2019 EDITION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 4
1.1 Members of Staff of the Department 4
1.2 Historical Notes 8
1.2.1 History of the University 8
1.2.2 Mission, Vision, Major Thrusts of the University 9
1.2.3 History of the Faculty of Environmental Design
and Management (EDM) 10
1.2.4 History of the Department of Surveying and
Geoinformatics 10
1.2.5 Mission, Vision, objectives of the Department 11
1.2.6 Members of the University 11
1.2.7 Officers of the University 11
1.2.8 Establishment of the University Council 12
(a) Functions 12
(b) Composition of the Members of Council 12
1.3 Organization, Administration and Control 13
1.3.1 Congregation 14
1.3.2 Information of facilities 14
A. Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library 14
B. Division of Students‟ Affairs 16
1.3.3 Rolls of Honours for students 17
1.4 University Examination Regulations 18
1.4.1 Registration for University Examinations 18
1.4.2 Absence from Examination 19
1.4.3 Examination Offences 19
1.4.4 Penalties 21
1.5 The Course Unit System and the Computation
of Grade Point Average (G.P.A) as operated
in Obafemi Awolowo University 22
1.5.1 Introduction 22
1.5.2 Calculation of Grade Point Average (G.P.A) 22
1.5.3 Definition of Terms 23
i. Student Workload
ii. Total Number of Units (TNU)
iii Cumulative Number of Units (CNU)
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iv. Level of Performance Rating
v. Total Credit Points (TCP)
vi. Cumulative Credit Points (CCP)
vii. Grade Point Average (GPA)
1.5.4 GPA and CGPA sample computations 24
i. Sample computations
ii. Notes on sample computations
1.6 Miscellaneous notes on the course unit system 25
i. Withdrawal from the University
ii. Final assessment and class of degree
1.7 Transfer within the University and length of stay
in the University 26
2.0 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SURVEYING

AND GEOINFORMATICS 27
2.1 Objective 27
2.2 Degree offered 28
2.3 Entry requirements 28
2.4 Requirements for the award of Degree 28
2.5 Graduation Requirements 28
(a) Foundation Programme
(b) Special Electives
(c) Departmental Requirements
(d) Restricted Electives
2.6 Course Outline 32
2.7 Course Content 36
3.0 OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION 43
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT
(A) ACADEMIC STAFF
Name of Staff Qualifications Status Specialisation
O. Kufoniyi B.Sc. (Ife), PGD Professor/ Land Surveying,
(Lagos), PGD, M.Sc., Head of Photogrammetry,
PhD (Enschede), Department Digital mapping,
FNIS, FGEOSON, Remote sensing,
FNCA, Registered GIS
Surveyor.
C.O. B.Sc. (Nsukka), Lecturer I Land Surveying
Oluwadare M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ife). Photogrammetry,
Registered Surveyor. Cartography, Digital
mapping, Remote
sensing, GIS
A.I. Abidoye B.Sc. (Nsukka), Assistant Geodesy, Land
M.Sc. (Ife). Lecturer Surveying,
Cartography, Digital
mapping, Remote
sensing, GIS.
A.O. Abiri B.Sc. (Nsukka), M.Sc. Assistant Geodesy, Land
(Ife). Lecturer Surveying,
Photogrammetry,
Remote sensing,
GIS.
Part-time Lecturers in Surveying and Geoinformatics
Name Qualifications Status Specialization
R.O. Oyinloye B.Sc., M.Sc. Retired as Assoc. Land Surveying,
(Lagos), Ph.D. Professor from Geodesy, Remote
(Ife), PGD African Regional Sensing
(Toulouse), Institute for
Registered Geospatial
Surveyor, FNIS. Information
Science and
Technology
(AFRIGIST) in
2017
J .T. B.Sc. (Nsukka); Voluntarily Surveying,
Fadahunsi PGD (RECTAS), retired as Chief Geodesy, Remote
M.Sc., Ph.D. Lecturer from Sensing, GIS
(Ife) Osun State
M.Sc., Ph.D. Polytechnic, Esa-
(Ife), Registered Oke
Surveyor, MNIS.
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G. I. Agbaje HND, B.Sc., Executive Land Surveying,
M.Sc. (Lagos), Director of the Remote Sensing,
M.Phil., Ph.D. African Regional GIS
(UK), Registered Centre for Space
Surveyor, FNIS. Science and
Technology
Education (in
English
Language), OAU
Campus
A. Akingbade B.Sc. (Ibadan), Executive Geo-information
PGD (Oyo), Director, and Land
PGD, M.Sc. , African Regional Management,Land
PhD (Enschede), Institute for Surveying,
MNIS, Geospatial Cartography, GIS
Registered Information
Surveyor Science and
Technology
(AFRIGIST),
OAU Campus
E. A. B.Sc., PGD, Lecturer II,
Remote Sensing,
Adzandeh M.Sc. MNIS AFRIGIST, Flood vulnerability
OAU Campusstudies,
Hydrographic
Surveying
ASSOCIATE LECTURERS FROM COGNATE DEPARTMENTS IN
THE UNIVERSITY
Name Qualifications Status Specialisation
M. A. Eleruja B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor Solid State Physics
Ph.D.
J. O. Ojo B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor Health/Environ-mental
Ph.D. Physics
P. Tchokossa B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor Medical Physics
Ph.D.
E. A. Ariyibi B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor Earth/Space Physics
Ph.D.
T. O. B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor International
Akinbobola Ph.D. Economics/Development
O.J. Adegoke B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor Property Investment
Ph.D., FNIVS, Valuation, Land Policies
RSV. and Real Estate
Development Finance
O.A. Odejobi B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor Computing and
PhD. Intelligent Systems
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Engineering
A. O. B.Sc., M.Sc., Professor Computer Network and
Oluwatope Ph.D. Reg. Engr. Data Communication
J. G. Jayeola B.Sc., M.Sc., Reader Alegbra (Loop Theory)
Ph.D.
P. A. Idowu B.Sc., M.Sc., Reader Health Informatics,
M.Phil., Ph.D. Database Design and
GIS
N. O. Adeoye B.Sc., M.Sc., Reader Land Use Planning,
PhD Remote Sensing, GIS
F. O. Asahiah B.Sc., M.Sc., Senior Computing and
Ph.D. Lecturer Communication
Network
A.A. Olosunde B.Sc. M.Sc., Senior Distribution Theory and
Ph.D. Lecturer Applications, Statistical
Inference and Modelling
O. A. Olaseeni L.L.B (Hons); Senior Land law
BL, LL.M, Lecturer
M.Phil., PhD
B. O. B. Tech., M.Sc., Senior Network Analysis and
Akinyemi Ph.D. Lecturer Security Management
M. O. Olawole B.Sc., M.Sc., Senior Transport Geography,
Ph.D. Lecturer GIS Applications,
Cartography
A. O. B.Sc. Ed., PGD, Senior Water Resources,
Eludoyin M.Sc., Ph.D. Lecturer Remote Sensing, GIS,
Environmental Studies
D.O. Baloye B.Sc., PGD , Senior Decision Support
M.Sc., Ph.D. Lecturer System, Remote
Sensing, GIS
J. O. B.Sc., PGD , Lecturer I Remote Sensing, GIS,
Nwaezeigwe M.Sc., Ph.D. Urban Studies
(Infrastructural
Management)
B.A. Orola B.Sc., M.Sc., Lecturer I Architectural Science
Ph.D.
S. O. B.Sc. M.Sc. Lecturer I Numerical Analysis
Akindehinde Ph.D.
E.E. B.Sc., M.Sc., Lecturer I Architectural History
Mgbemena M.Phil.
H. O. B.Sc., M.Sc., Lecturer I Data Clustering,
Odukoya Ph.D. Distributed Computing
and Web Application
Security
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M. O. Famayo B.A., M.A. Lecturer I Adapted Physical
(Physical Education
Education).
(B) TECHNICAL STAFF
E. T. Sanyaolu H.N.D (with Technologist Surveying
Distinction), I &Geoinformatics
Master in
Geoinformation
Production and
Management
(with Distinction)
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
O. K. Adeyefa H.N.D Confidential Departmental
(Secretariat Secretary 1 Administration
Studies)
D. O. Pitman Advance Chief Departmental
Ogunsola 50 W.P.M., Secretariat Administration
Computer Assistant
Fundamentals,
Electronic Data
Processing.
C. T. Owolabi SSCE, OND Chief Departmental
2013. Clerical Administration
Officer
J. B. Olusola SSCE O/L, 2001, Office Departmental
Cert. in Coop Assistant Administration
Secretariat
Training, 2001,
Cert in Computer
Training.
1.2 HISTORICAL NOTES
1.2.1 History of the University
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife is one of three Universities

established in Nigeria between 1961 and 1962 as a result of the
report submitted to the Federal Government in September, 1960,
by a Commission it appointed in April 1959 under the
Chairmanship of Sir Eric Ashby, Master of Clare College,
Cambridge, to survey the needs of post-secondary and higher
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education in Nigeria over the next twenty years. On 8th June, 1961
the Law providing for the establishment of the Provisional Council
of the University was formally inaugurated under the
Chairmanship of Chief Rotimi Williams.
On 11th June, 1970, an Edict known as the University of Ife edict,

1970 was promulgated by the Government of the Western State to
replace the Provisional Council Law of 8th June, 1961. This Edict
has since been amended by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-
Ife (Amended) Edict No. 112 of 1975 (Transitional Provisions)
Decree No.23 of 1975. This new Decree effected a takeover of the
Obafemi Awolowo University by the Federal Military Government
and established a Provisional Council as an interim governing
body of the University which shall subject to the general direction
of the Head of the Federal Government, control the policies and
finances of the University and manage its affairs. This Provisional
Council has since been replaced by a Governing Council.
The University started with five Faculties – Agriculture, Arts,

Economics and Social studies (now Social Sciences), Law and
Science. Six new Faculties have since been added, namely the
Faculty of Education (established on 1st October, 1967), the
Faculty of Pharmacy (established on 1st October, 1969), the
Faculties Technology and Health Sciences (now College of Health
Sciences) (both established on 1st October, 1960), Faculty of
Administration with effect from 1st October 1979) and
Faculty of Environmental Design and Management (established
on April 6, 1982).
In 1992, the University established a collegiate system with five

Colleges. The system did not function effectively and was
abandoned after two years. However, the Postgraduate College and
the College of Health Sciences were retained. The College of
Health Sciences now comprises of the Faculties of Basic Medical
Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Dentistry.
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The following other Institutes and major units exist in the
University:
 The Adeyemi College of Education located in Ondo
 The Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Ibadan
 The Natural History Museum
 The Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies
 The Centre for Gender and social Policy Studies
 The Centre for Industrial Research and Development
 The Institute of Public Health
 The Institute of Cultural Studies
 The Technology Planning and Development Unit
 The Computer Centre
 The Drug Research and Production Unit
 The Equipment Maintenance and Development Centre
 The Central Technological Laboratory Workshop
 The Central Science Laboratory
 Centre for Gender and Social Policy Studies
 Centre for Distance Learning
 Entrepreneurship and Development Studies (IFEDS)
 Obafemi Awolowo University Investment Company
Limited
Finally, some other agencies over which the University has no

direct, or, in some cases limited control, have premises within the
University.
 African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information
Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) formerly RECTAS
 The National central for Technology Management
 The Centre for Energy Research and Development
 The African Regional Centre for Space Science and
Education in English.
Finally, some other agencies over which the University has no

direct, or, in some cases limited control, have premises within the
University.
The student population has risen steadily from 244 in 1962/63 to
over 30,000 at present.
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1.2.2 Mission, Vision, Major Thrusts of the University
Mission
To nurture a teaching and learning community; advance frontiers
of knowledge; engender a sense of selfless public service; and add
value to African culture.
Vision
A top rated university in Africa.
The major thrustsof the University Strategic Plan for 2016 – 2020
are:
 Teaching,
 Research and Innovation,
 Governance,
 Fund Generation and Management,
 Human Resources Development and
 Infrastructure and Estate Development.
These major thrusts involve the following broad objectives:
 The modernisation of the University‟s teaching

programmes, through a continuous review of the curricula
and teaching support services
 The pursuit of a research agenda that will deepen the
University‟s contribution to national development through
research outputs and products uptake,
 The preparation of students for self-employment and
entrepreneurship.
 The continued development and expansion of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) for all aspects of
the institution‟s functions.
 An expanded revenue base backed by improved financial
management capability.
 The development of strategic linkages and partnerships
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1.2.3 History of the Faculty of Environmental Design and
Management
The history of the Faculty dated as far back as 1970 with the
establishment of theDepartment of Estate Management in the
Faculty of Technology. The Department ofEstate Management was
expanded later to include academic programmes and
specialisations in Architecture, Building, Quantity Surveying and
Urban & RegionalPlanning. These five Departments
metamorphosed in 1982 into the Faculty ofEnvironmental Design
and Management. The Department of Fine Arts was added in 1990
to increase the number of Departments in the Faculty to six. The
Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics was added in 2019
following the Governing Council approval in June 2019. Thus, the
Faculty now has seven academic Departments.
The Faculty is also at the forefront in research and has viable

postgraduate programmes in all fields of the Environmental Design
and Management (except the new Department of Surveying and
Geoinformatics). Other sister universities in the country look unto
us for the postgraduate training oftheir academic staff. The
Faculty, in addition to its postgraduate programmes, has produced
high level manpowernot only for the Faculty but for the needs
of many Universities and otherestablishments in Nigeria and
worldwide. The products of this Faculty are also in themanagerial
positions in the private and public organizations not only
nationally butalso internationally. As a matter of fact, they are in
the forefront of the constructionindustry, charting the road for
others to follow.
In line with the policy of the University, the Faculty‟s academic

programmes are reviewed regularly in line with advances in
technology and innovation, paying particular attention to the needs
of employers and also tothe development of entrepreneurship
knowledge and skills. New courses are being designed and
introduced. We are keen to collaborate with similar
institutions,corporate bodies in Nigeria and those in the
Diaspora.Presently, the Faculty has active alumniwhose members
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have contributed in no small measure to the growth and
development of theFaculty and the Departments. It is hoped that
other alumni of the faculty will joinhands to assist the Faculty to
sustain its lead position among Nigerian Universitiesand rank
among the best in the world.
1.2.4 History of the Department of Surveying and

Geoinformatics
The 5-years B.Sc. degree programme in Surveying and
Geoinformatics was approved as a programme under the
Department of Estate Management by the University Council at its
meeting held from 3rd to 5th April 2013 following the
recommendation of the 305th meeting of Senate held on 28th
November, 2012. Consequently, the National Universities
Commission (NUC) successfully carried out the resource
verification exercise between 22nd and 24th March 2015 and
approved the in-take of students from 2015/2016 academic session.
The programme started in 2015/2016 academic session with 18
and 11 students each at 100 and 200 levels. The Surveyors Council
of Nigeria (SURCON) also carried out a successful professional
resources inspection and accreditation of the programme from 24 th
to 26th April, 2017.The programme started with a staff complement
of one Professor, three lecturers, one technologist and three part-
time lecturers in the core area of Surveying and Geoinformatics in
addition to other lecturers from cognate departments in the
University.The Governing Council of the University granted the
Department autonomy to exist as a full fledge department on 11 th
June 2019.
1.2.5 Mission, Vision, Objectives of the Department
Mission:
Our mission is to spatially enable sustainable development at all
levels of governance through the provision of skilled and
innovative Surveying and Geoinformatics graduates.
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Vision:
Our vision is to be an internationally recognised capacity building
centre of excellence for research, education and training in
Surveying and Geoinformatics for sustainable development.
Objectives:
The strategic objectives of the Department are to:
a) produce graduates of international standards, with
appropriate knowledge and skills in Surveying and
Geoinformatics, who will be highly employable and able to
employ themselves;
b) provide high quality research and development activities in
Surveying and Geoinformatics that will promote the
sustainable development of the Nation and enhance the
image of the University and the researchers;
c) provide Earth observation and geospatial services that have
relevance to and impact on the local community and the
Nation.
1.2.6 Members of the University

The members of the University as defined in Statute 2(1) are:
(a) the Officers of the University;
(b) The members of the Governing Council;
(c) Members of the Senate;
(d) Members of the Academic Staff;
(e) The Graduates
(f) The students; and such other persons as may by
Statute be granted the status of members
A person shall remain a member of the University only as long as

he/she is qualified for such membership under any of the sub-
paragraphs of paragraph (1) of this Statute
1.2.7 Officers of the University

The Officers of the University as contained in Statute 3 shall be:
(a) the Chancellor;
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(b) the Pro-Chancellor;
(c) the Vice-Chancellor;
(d) the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic);
(e) the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration);
(f) the Registrar;
(g) the Librarian;
(h) the Bursar; and
(i) such other persons as may by Statute be granted the status
of officers.
1.2.8 Establishment of the University Council
(a) Functions
The University Council to be known as the Council of the Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife was established by the University of
Ife Edict 1970. The Edict states that Council shall be the governing
authority of the University and shall have the custody, control and
disposition of all the property and finances of the University and,
except as may otherwise be provided in the Edict and the Statutes,
shall manage and superintend generally the affairs of the
University and, in any matter concerning the University not
provided for or under this Edict, the Council may act in such
manner as appears to it best calculated to promote the interests,
objects and purposes of the University.
The Council, subject to the provisions of the Edict and Statutes has
the following functions among others:
(i) to determine, in consultation with Senate, all University
fees;
(ii) to establish, after considering the recommendation of the
Senate on that behalf, Faculties, Institutes, Schools.
Boards, Departments and other units of learning and
research; to prescribe their organization, constitution and
functions and to modify or revise the same;
(iii) to authorize, after considering the recommendations of
the Senate in that behalf, the establishments for the
academic in the University, and with approval of the
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Senate, to suspend or abolish any academic post except a
post created by this Edict or the Statutes;
(iv) to authorize the establishments for the administrative
staff and other staff in the University and to suspend or
abolish any such posts other than posts created by this
Edict or the Statutes;
(v) to make the appointments authorized by this Edict and
the Statutes;
(vi) to exercise powers of removal from office and other
disciplinary control over the academic staff, the
administrative staff and all other staff in the University;
(vii) to supervise and control the residence and discipline of
students of the University and to make arrangements for
their health and general welfare.
(b) Compositions of the Members of Council

The Council as contained in Statute 10 (1) as amended by Decree
No. 11 of 1993 and Decrees 25 of 1996 shall consist of the
following members:
(i) Ex-Officio Members: Pro-Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor
The Deputy Vice-Chancellors
(ii) 1 member from the Federal Ministry of Education
(iii) 4 members appointed by National Council of Ministers
(iv) 4 members of Senate appointed by Senate
(v) 2 members of the Congregation elected by the
Congregation
(vi) 1 member of Graduates Association elected by Graduates
Association
The Senate shall prescribe which Departments and subjects of

study form part or be the responsibility of each of the Faculties.
The next level organization is the Faculty where the teaching and
other activities of Departments are co-coordinated. Proposals
generally come from Departments to the Faculty Board although
they can also be initiated at Faculty level in which Departments
normally have an opportunity consider them before the Faculty
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Board takes a decision. The membership of the Faculty Board is
stipulated in Statute 13(3) thus:
(a) The Vice – Chancellor;

(b) Deputy Vice-Chancellors;
(c) The Dean of the Faculty;
(d) The Professors and Heads of Departments comprising
the Faculty;
(e) Such other full-time members of the academic staff of
the Departments comprising the Faculty as the Senate
may determine after considering the recommendation of
the Faculty Board;
(f) Such other Professors and other Heads of Departments,
as the Senate may determine after considering the
recommendation of the Faculty Board;
(g) Such other persons within or outside the university as
the Senate may appoint after considering the
recommendation of the Faculty Board.
1.3 ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND

CONTROL
The Vice-Chancellor is the Chief Executive of the University and
five other Principal Officers of the University, namely, the Deputy
Vice-Chancellors (2), the Registrar, the University Librarian and
the Bursar report to him. The University Librarian is in charge of
the University Library while the Bursar takes charge of the
University finances. The Registrar is the Secretary to Council and
the Chief Administrative Officer of the University, and he/she
assists the Vice-Chancellor in the day-to-day administration of the
University. He/she is also the Secretary to Senate and heads the
Registry, comprising the Directorate of Academic Affairs, the
Directorate of Council Affairs, Division of Corporate Services, and
the Directorate of Personnel Affairs. The Planning, Budgeting
/Monitoring/Management Information System Unit takes care of
the academic planning, budgeting and monitoring needs of the
University and is under the Vice-Chancellor's Office.
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The University‟s Central Administration also includes some Units
providing essential services. They are the Medical and Health
Services, the Division of Maintenance Services, the Physical
Planning and Development Unit and the Computer Centre. Heads
of these Units report to the Vice-Chancellor.
1.3.1 Congregation
The Congregation comprises all full time members of the academic
staff and every member of the administrative staff who holds a
degree of any recognised university. It discusses and declares an
opinion on any matter whatsoever relating to the wellbeing of the
University. It has twelve elected members in Senate and two elected
members in the University Council.
1.3.2. Information on Facilities
A. HEZEKIAH OLUWASANMI LIBRARY
(i) PLAN OF THE LIBRARY
The Library consists of the North and South wings, which are
connected by walkways on two levels.
(ii) MEMBERSHIP
Membership of the Library is available, on completion of a
registration card, to all students, members of the senior staff of the
university and such other persons as may be determined by the
Library Committee or the University librarian on behalf of it.
Students are required to renew their registration at the beginning of
each academic year. Library Cards and Borrower‟s Tickets are not
transferable; books issued on them remain the responsibility of the
person whose name appears on them.
(iii) THE LIBRARY COLLECTION

Hezekiah Oluwasanmi library now contains over 380,000 volumes.
It consists of two main areas:
(a) The Undergraduate Areas and
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(b) The Research Areas.
1. Serial Collection
The Serials Collection consists of:
(i) Current journals, the most current issues of which are shelved in
the display section of which are shelved in the display section of
the Serials Room.
a. Latest back files i.e. the latest 10 years of journals which are on
open access to registered senior staff and postgraduate students.
b. Older back files i.e. journals older than ten years are on closed
access to all categories of readers who must obtain and complete
request forms at the serials hatch.
2. African Special Collection

The African Special Collection is a collection of rare and other
books primary interest to people whose fields of interest are in
African Studies. Staff publications and theses submitted for hither
degrees of the University as well as of other Universities are also
housed there. The Collection is closed access.
3. Documents Collection
The Documents Collection includes official publications of the
Federal Government of Nigeria, the old regional governments, the
present state governments and the Federal Capital Territory. It also
includes publications of other African governments and
International organizations
A Lost Library Card or Borrower‟s Ticket may be replaced on
submission of a written application.
4. Reference Collection
Dictionaries, encyclopedia, handbooks, directories, atlases,
University Calendars, etc. are shelved in the Reference Room.
Bibliographies, indexes and abstracts are available in
theBibliography Room. Reference books do not ordinarily
circulate.A newspaper clippings file (post-October; 1985) and a
vertical file of reprints and other pamphlet type material is kept in
the Reference Room.
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5. Reserve Collection
(i) Day reserve collection

Multiple copies of textbooks, particularly some of those
recommended for specific courses, are shelved in the Reserve
Books Room on Floor 3 North Wing East.
(ii) Two Hour Reserve

Some other materials, periodical articles in particular, are placed
on 2-hour reserve. These may be obtained on request (signature
and seat number required) and retained for a period of two hours at
a time, subject to renewal, provided other readers have not
demanded the materials.
6. Recent Accessions
A selection of books added to the Library stock is normally
displayed for several days before being put in the main collection.
The books may not be borrowed while on display but may be
reserved at the loans Desk.
CATALOGUES
A library catalogue is a finding list of books and other materials
available in the library. The following catalogues can be found in
the Catalogue Hall:
The Author/Title Catalogue
The Subject Catalogue
The Shelf list
The Serials Catalogue
The Documents Catalogue
HOW TO BORROW A BOOK

When you have found the book you want to borrow, you will be
required to sign your name and address on the book card provided
in duplicate. You must surrender a Borrower‟s Ticket for each
book borrowed.
When you return a book, you must ensure that you receive your
Borrower‟s Ticket back immediately.
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RESERVATION
A book can be reserved by filling a reservation slip; in which case,
it will not be renewed for the present borrower when returned, and,
if it is already overdue, it will be recalled at once.
INTER-LIBRARY LOAN
If the book you require is not in stock, it is often possible to
borrow it from another library. This service is dependent on
goodwill and cooperation between libraries, and readers who
benefit from it are required to observe the regulations applying to
each loan.
PHOTOCOPYING SERVICES
Within the limitations imposed by copyright, the library is able to
supply readers with photocopies of periodical articles and parts of
books at moderate charges.
PENALTIES FOR OVERDUE OR LOST BOOKS

Penalties for overdue books will be imposed as follows:
(a) N5.00 per day for the first 30 days; thereafter all loan
privileges will stop.
(b) Books specially recalled by the university Librarian will
attract a fine of N10.00 per day after third day from the
date of recall.
(c) Books lost or damaged will attract a fine five times the
current cost of the books.
(d) No student will be allowed to attend the Graduation
Ceremony or receive his/her certificate without a clearance
certificate from the University Library to the effect that no
book or fine is outstanding against him or her.
LIBRARY OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS

Monday –Friday: 8.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Saturday: 8.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Sunday: 2.00 p.m. - 10.00p.m
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Vacation Period
Monday – Friday: 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
B. DIVISION OF STUDENTS’ AFFAIRS.
1. Guidance and Counseling Unit:

The Division of Students‟ Affairs has Professional Counselors who
are committed to helping students grow in self-understanding in
the process of integrating their personal and academic experiences.
The services are free to students and are confidential (i.e. not used
as part of his/her other University records). The services include
personal counseling, group counseling, study skills improvement,
tests anxiety reduction, personal crisis intervention, psychological
testing, career and occupational counseling and settlement of
grievances between students. Where necessary, consultations are
made with campus organizations, specialists and academic
Departments, to ensure that students‟ problems are resolved
satisfactory.
The counselors can be contacted in Rooms 9 and 10 Division of
Students‟ Affairs between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. Monday to
Friday
2. Scholarship and Financial Assistance:

The Division of Students‟ Affairs serves as a link between students
and sponsoring authorities, both within and outside Nigeria.
Students are advised to check the Notice Boards in their respective
faculties as well as those at the Division of Student Affairs
Building for advertisements and other relevant information.
Liaison is also maintained between students and governments at

various levels for scholarship and bursaries.
1.3.3 Roll of Honours for Students

Senate at a Special Meeting held on Wednesday, l November, 2006
decided that Roll of honours for Students be instituted in the
University to enhance discipline and good performance among
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students. All students are enjoined to strive to be on the Honours
Roll.
The details are as follows:

(i) The Honours Roll should be at three levels, namely:
(a) Departmental Honours Roll
(b) Provosts/Deans Honours Roll
(c) University/Vice-Chancellor‟s Honours Roll
(ii) The beneficiaries must have a minimum CGPA of 4.0 for
Departmental Honours Roll; 4.25 for Provost/Deans
honours Roll and 4.5 for Vice-Chancellor/University
Honours Roll in all the Faculties except the Faculty of
Pharmacy and College of Health Sciences where the
candidates are expected to have a cumulative average of
60% and62% respectively.
(iii) The beneficiary must maintain this grade annually to
continue to enjoy the award.
(iv) The recommendations must be processed along with results
of Rain Semester examinations.
(v) The student must be of good conduct.
(vi) He/she must not have outstanding or carry-over courses and
must not be repeating the year.
(vii) No student on Leave of Absence shall enjoy the Annual
Roll of Honours Award.
(viii) No student that has a disciplinary problem shall enjoy the
award.
(ix) The award shall be based on the recommendation of the
Departmental Board of Examiners and the Faculty Board of
Examiners, while that pertaining to the Vice-
Chancellor/University shall be processed through the
Committee of Deans.
(x) Names of beneficiaries shall be displayed as follows:
Departmental Honours - Departmental Notice Board
Provost/Deans Honours - Faculty Notice Board
Vice-Chancellor/University
Honours - Floor „O‟ Secretariat
Building
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(xi) Each beneficiary shall be given a certificate.
1.4 UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION REGULATIONS
1.4.1 Registration for University Examinations

a) A candidate for a University examination must have
registered for the courses in the prescribed format not later
than the closing date prescribed for registration for such
courses. Any candidate who fails to register for courses at
the appropriate time as prescribed by Senate will not be
allowed to take any examination in such courses. Any
examination taken without course registration shall be null
and void.
b) Students who registered for courses are committed to the

number of units registered for and are expected to take
examinations in such courses. If a student failed to take an
examination, he would be scored „0F‟ for the number of
units he had registered for and in which he had failed to
take the prescribed examination.
c) Any student who does not have any course or courses to

offer in a particular semester should apply for leave of
absence.
d) A candidate who has less than 15 units in a particular

semester to graduate should apply to his/her Faculty Board,
through the Head of Department (HOD), for permission to
register for less than 15 units. Failure to do so constitutes a
breach of regulations and this may result in non-processing
of the candidate‟s results.
e) A candidate who cannot register for courses during the

prescribed period for registration because of an illness must
ensurethat medical report of his illness is forwarded by him
or his parents/sponsors to reach the Dean of his Faculty not
later than four weeks after the end of the normal
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registration period as scheduled in the University Calendar.
Such a medical report should be forwarded for
authentication by the Director of Medical and Health
Services for it to be considered valid. Such a candidate
shall be exempted from the penalties of late registration.
All applications should be routed through the Head of
Department.
f) Students must attend a minimum of 75% of course

instructions including lectures, tutorials and practical where
required to qualify to sit for examination in any course.
g) A candidate for a university examination in a particular

degree programme should not be a regular candidate for
another degree in this or any other university concurrently.
Any candidate so discovered shall forfeit his studentship.
1.4.2 Absence from Examination

Candidates must present themselves at such University
examinations for which they have registered. Candidates
who fail to do so for reason other than illness or accident
shall be bound by the following regulations:
a) Any student who fails to register for courses during
one semester without permission should be deemed
to have scored „0F‟in the minimum number of units
required for full time students (i.e. 15 units).
b) Candidates who registered for courses, attended
classes regularly, did all practical and tests but did
not take required semester examinations should be
given a continuous assessment grade in each of the
affected course and a grade of „0‟ in the
examination which they should have taken, but
which they did not take.
c) Candidates who have less than 15 units to graduate
but who fail to take the required examinations
should be deemed to have scored „0F‟ in the
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outstanding courses only provided such candidates
obtained permission to register for less than 15units.
d) Any candidate who, on account of illness, is absent
from a University examination may be permitted by
the Senate on the recommendation from the
appropriate Faculty Board, to present himself for
such examination at the next available opportunity
provided that:
(i). A full-time student in the University shall
report any case of illness to the University
Health Centre at all times.
(ii). When a student falls ill during examination,
he should first report to the Director,
Medical and Health Services before
attending any hospital outside the
University. A report of sickness should be
made to the Registrar within a week and a
medical certificate for validation of his
illness issued within three weeks.
(iii). When a student falls ill before an
examination, he shall be under obligation to
send a medical report countersigned by the
Director, Medical and Health Services
within one week of such illness. Any time
outside this period, shall be considered on its
own merit.
(iv). The Director of Medical and Health
Servicesshould, within 48 hours, submit a
medical report on a candidate who is ill
during an examination and is taken to the
Health Centre or referred by it to the
hospital for treatment.
(v). A candidate applying for leave of absence
on medical grounds must forward his
application together with a medical report to
the Dean of his Faculty through his Head of
Department. The medical report must be
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countersigned by the Director, Medical and
Health Services. All applications for Leave
of Absence must be taken by the appropriate
Faculty Board.
1.4.3 Examination Offences

a) A candidate shall not be allowed during an
examination to communicate by word or otherwise
with any other candidates nor shall he leave his seat
except with the consent of an invigilator. Should a
student act in such a way as to disturb or
inconvenient other candidates, he shall be warned
and if he persists, he may, at the discretion of the
invigilator, be excluded from the examination room.
Such an action by the invigilator must be reported in
writing through the Head of Department to the Vice
Chancellor within 24 hours.
b) It shall be an examination offence for any student,

staff or any person whatsoever to impersonate a
candidate in any University examination. Any
student or staff of the University found guilty under
this regulation shall be subjected to disciplinary
action by the appropriate authority of the University.
The candidate impersonated shall also be liable to an
infraction of this regulation where it is establish
directly from circumstantial evidence that the
impersonation is with his knowledge or connivance.
c) No candidate shall take into examination room, or

have in his possession during examination any book
or paper or printed or written documents whether
relevant to the examination or not, unless
specifically authorized to do so. An invigilator has
the authority to confiscate such documents.
d) Mobile phones are not allowed in examination halls.
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e) A candidate shall not remove from an examination
room any papers, used or unused, except the
question paper and such book and papers, if any, as
he is authorized to take into the examination room.
f) Candidates shall comply with all “direction to

candidates” set out on an examination answer book
or other examination materials supplied to them.
They shall also comply with direction given to them
by an invigilator.
g) Candidate shall not write on any paper other than the

examination answer books. All rough works must be
written in the answer books and crossed out neatly.
Supplementary answer books, even if they contain
only rough work must be tied inside the main answer
books.
h) When leaving the examination room, even if

temporarily, a candidate shall not leave his written
work on the desk but he shall hand it over to an
invigilator. Candidates are responsible for the proper
return of their work.
i) Smoking shall not be permitted in examination room

during examination sessions.
j) Any candidate or staff who attempts in any way to

unlawfully have or give pre-knowledge of an
examination question or to influence the marking of
scripts or the award of marks by the University
examiner shall be subjected to disciplinary action by
the appropriate authority of the University.
k) If any candidate is suspected of cheating, receiving

assistance or assisting other candidates or of
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infringing any other examination regulation, a
written report of the circumstance shall be submitted
by the invigilator to the Vice- Chancellor within 24
hours of the examination session. The candidate
concerned shall be allowed to continue with the
examination.
l) Any candidate suspected of examination malpractice

shall be required to submit to the invigilator a written
report immediately after the paper. Failure to make a
report shall be regarded as a breach of discipline.
Such report should be forwarded along with the
invigilator‟s report to the Vice Chancellor.
m) Where a Head of Department fails to forward a

report on examination malpractice to the Vice
Chancellor, such action would be considered as
misconduct, he shall refer the case to the Central
Committee on Examination Malpractice.
1.4.4 Penalties
(a) Any examination offence would attract appropriate
penalty including outright dismissal from the
University.
(b) Where the Vice- Chancellor has reason to believe

that the nature of any question or the content of any
paper may have become known before the date and
time of the examination to any person other than the
examiners of the paper, the Board of Examiners,
and any official of the University authorized to
handle the paper, he may order the suspension of
the examination or the cancellation of the paper or
setting of a new paper and shall report the matter to
the Senate. The Vice- Chancellor shall also take any
disciplinary measure against the students involved
as he may deem appropriate.
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(c) If in the opinion of an invigilator, circumstances
arise which render the examination unfair to any
candidate, he must report the matte to the Vice-
Chancellor within 24 hours after the examination.
Where such matter is reported to the Vice-
Chancellor he may take such action as he deems fit.
If he directs that another examination be held, that
examination shall be the examination for the
purpose of this regulation.
(d) Any candidate or member of staff may complain to

the Vice-Chancellor that an examination has been
improperly conducted. The Vice-Chancellor shall
investigate the complaint and report the result of his
investigation to the Senate which shall take such
action as it may deem appropriate, including
withholding or a result or deprivation of the award
of degree, diploma etc as laid down in Statute 17.
However, it is shown to the satisfaction of the
Committee of Deans that any alteration or
amendment of a University regulation involving a
change in a course of study or in examination
requirements has caused hardship to a candidate in
any examination, the Committee of Deans shall
make such provisions as it thinks fit for the relief of
each hardship and report same to Senate.
1.5 THE COURSE UNIT SYSTEM AND THE

COMPUTATION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE
(GPA) AS OPERATED IN OBAFEMI AWOLOWO
UNIVERSITY.
1.5.1 Introduction
The course unit system is a system whereby programmes are
designed with courses, which are weighted and classified into
various levels for students in the institution of higher learning.
courses are assigned units depending on the volume of work
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required to complete the course and this includes lectures, tutorials
and practical. Any student can take the courses at any level
provided there are no (constraints) prerequisites for these courses.
For instance, a Part I student can offer a course at any level
provided the student has the prerequisites required for that course,
while a Part IV student can still offer a Part I course if such a
student so desires. However, it is generally desirable that lower
level core courses are taken and passed before proceeding to high
level ones.
The system allows a student to spread his programme evenly over

semesters provided such a student keeps to the rules and regulation
of the system. For instance, there are minimum and maximum
numbers of units a student can register for in a semester. Every
semester is as important as the other. A wise student is encouraged
to attempt a reasonable number of units he/she can cope with to
ensure a qualitative performance.
It is compulsory for every student to interact with his/her Part

Adviser (See the Departmental notice board for list) to discuss
his/her programme and courses before proceeding to register
during any semester. This is extremely important to ensure that the
student registers appropriately. There are many issues that are
linked to registration; therefore, proper interaction with an Adviser
will guarantee that a student does not register for more courses
than he/she can cope with among other issues. In the past, many
students have found themselves in avoidable situations resulting in
withdrawal advice from the University arising from failure to
interact with the Part Advisers prior to registration. The Adviser is
expected to patiently attend to students allocated to him/her, check
through all the previous coursework result of the individual
students to be able to guide him/her on the course he/she should
register for in a particular semester.
Apart from the end of semester examination, there are continuous

assessments during each semester. These tests and the end of
semester examination make up the set of semester examinations
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for each course. Appropriation of scores to make the final mark of
100% varies from one Faculty to another, but continuous
assessment scores cannot be more than 40% of the 100%.
1.5.2 Calculation of Grade Point Average (G.P.A)

This section is designed to acquaint students with the procedure for
computing the Grade Point Average (GPA) for each set of
semester examinations and for upgrading the computations to
obtain the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at any point
in time during each student‟s course of study.
It is strongly advised that every student should learn how to

compute (and actually do compute his own) GPA and CGPA. By
thus computing and keeping a record of his CGPA, the student will
be fully aware of what effort he/she must put in to remain in the
University or to graduate in a desired class. This is the only way
you can be in a position to be on your guard and monitor the
quality of your efforts.
1.5.3 Definition of Terms

It is necessary to first understand and be thoroughly familiar with
certain terminologies and abbreviations that are commonly used in
the computation of Grade Point Average. These are defined as
follows:
(i) Student Workload: This is defined in terms of
course units. One unit represents one hour of lecture
or one hour of Tutorial or 2-4 hours of practical
work per week throughout a semester. Thus for
example, a course in which there are 2 hours of
lectures and 1 hour of Tutorial per week is a 3-unit
course.
(ii) Total Number of Units (TNU): This is the total

number of course units carried by a student in a
particular semester. It is the summation of the load
units on all courses carried during the semester. For
example, a student who is carrying 6 courses of 3
units each has a TNU of 18 for that semester. No
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student shall be allowed to carry (i.e. register for) or
be examined in more than 24 units in any particular
semester.
(iii) Cumulative Number of Units (CNU): This is the

summation of total number units over all the
semester from the beginning to date. A student who
is prone to repeating courses will finish (if he does
not drop out) with a higher CNU than his non-
repeating colleague and will most likely require a
longer time to complete requirements for the award
of Degree.
(iv) Level of Performance Rating: This is the rating of

grades obtained in terms of credit points per load
unit. The rating used is as follows:
Level of Performance Rating (credit points per unit)

A = 70%-100% 5
B = 60%-69% 4
C = 50%-59% 3
D = 45%-49% 2
E = 40%-44% 1
F = 0%-39% 0
Based on the above, a student who obtained a grade
„A‟ in a 4-unit course has scored 20 Credit points
and one who obtained a grade „C‟ in that course has
scored 12 Credit points.
(v) Total Credit Points (TCP): This is the sum of the

products of the course units and rating in each
course, for the entire semester period. For example,
consider a student who took 4 courses of 5 units
each. Let us say the grades obtained in the four
courses were C, B, F and D respectively. The TCP
of this student is obtained as:
(5*3)+(5*4)+(5*0)+ (5*2) = 45
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(vi) Cumulative Credit Points (CCP): This is the
summation of Total Credit Points over all semester
from beginning to date.
(vii) Grade Point Average (GPA): This is the total

credit points (TCP) divided by the total units
(TNU). For example, consider the student‟s scores
referred to above, his/her TCP is 45, and of course,
TNU is 20 (i.e. 4 courses at 5 units each, for the
semester). The highest GPA that can be earned is
5.0 and that is when a student has earned a grade of
„A‟ in every course during the semester. The lowest
GPA obtainable is 0.0 and this would happen if the
student has F all round during the semester.
(viii) Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): This

the summation of TCPs for all semesters, divided
by the summation of TNUs for the said semester.
Like GPA, CGPA obtainable 0 to 5.
1.5.4 GPA and CGPA Sample Computations.

i. Sample computations: Consider a student who has
enrolled in Surveying and Geoinformatics
programme and has just completed 2 full semesters
in the university. His/her course programme and his
GPA and CGPA could be as follows:
HARMATTAN SEMESTER PART I

Course Units Grades Credit Points GPA/CGPA
Code
PHY 107 1 78% (A) 1x 5= 5 GPA= 40/15 = 2.67
PHY 101 4 60% (B) 4 x4 =16 CCP =40+0= 40
MTH 101 5 45% (D) 5 x2 = 10 CNU= 15+0=15
ARC 103 2 38% (F) 2 x0= 0 CGPA= 40/15= 2.67
SVG 101 3 57% (C) 3 x3= 9
15 40 (TCP)
(TNU)
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RAIN SEMESTER PART I
Course Code Units Grades Credit Points GPA/CGPA
PHY 108 1 60% (B) 1x 4 = 4 GPA= 53/17 = 3.12
PHY 102 4 50% (C) 4 x3 =12 CCP = 53 + 40= 93
MTH 102 5 55% (C) 5 x3 = 15 CNU= 17 + 15= 32
ARC 104 2 42% (E) 2 x1 = 2 CGPA= 93/32= 2.91
SVG 102 3 67% (B) 3 x4= 12
SVG 104 2 60% (B) 2 x4 = 8
17 53 (TCP)
(TNU)
ii. Notes on sample computations:

(a) In thefirst semester of first year, the TCP, TNU and
GPA will be the same for CCP, CNU and CGPA
respectively.
(b) The grade of F in ARC 103 contributed to his/her TNU
but zero in TCP. The course must be repeated in the
next available semester and the score would be included
in the computation, thus repeats are included in the
computation of results as many times as they occur in
the course.
(c) Students are strongly advised to consult with their
course advisers before registering for courses and on
other academic problems that they may have.
1.6 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON THE COURSE UNIT

SYSTEM
i. Withdrawal from the University
A student who fails to reach a cumulative grade point
average of 1.00 at the end of one semester shall be placed
on probation during the second semester. If he fails to
achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 1.00 at
the end of the second semester, shall be requested to
withdraw from the University.
ii. Final assessment and class of degree

(a) The final award and the class of the degree shall
be based on the Cumulative Grade Point
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Average (CGPA) obtained by each candidate in
all prescribed courses approved by the
University. The final CGPA shall be calculated
on the basis of the total number of credit points
and the total number of courses registered for
during the course of the student‟s programme.
In the case of a failed course, the candidate must
repeat the course at the next available
opportunity. If the courseis an elective, the
candidate may substitute another course and
shall not be required to pass the failed elective
course. If the course is a restricted elective,
substitution can only be made from the list of
restricted electives. The failed grade would
however be reflected in the transcript.
(b) A candidate who has satisfactorily completed all

requirements for the degree with an overall
grade point average of not less than 1.50 shall
be awarded the honours degree as indicated
below:
First Class 4.50 – 5.00%

Second Class (Upper Division) 3.50 – 4.49%
Second Class (Lower Division) 2.40 – 3.49%
Third Class 1.50 – 2.39%
Pass 1.00 – 1.49%
(c) Passes in 12 units of Special Electives is a

requirement for graduation.
(d) A candidate who scores a cumulative grade

point average (CGPA) of less than 1. 00 in two
consecutive semesters shall be required to
withdraw from the University.
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1.7 TRANSFERS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY AND
LENGTH OF STAY IN THE UNIVERSITY
(a) To qualify for a degree, a candidate will normally be

required to spend a minimum of two academic years at
the Obafemi Awolowo University.
(b) If a student transfers from one Faculty to another, the

transfer would be treated as if he/she is just being
admitted into the University since as part of the
requirement for graduation the student has to take all
the foundation/compulsory courses in the new
Faculty/Department. In that case his/her stay in the
new Faculty/Department should be 1½ times the
number of semesters required to complete a
programme.
(c) Where a student transfers from a science based Faculty

to another, the computation of is result in the new
Faculty shall take cognizance of his previous CGPA in
the new Department. The duration of the stay in the
university will be what remains of the 1½ times the
number of semesters required to complete the
programme as approved by Senate.
(d) Where a student is transferring from a science-based to

a Humanities/Arts-based Faculty or vice-versa, the
transfer should be treated as if the student is just being
admitted into the University. The GPA of the student
will not be transferred to the new Department. He/She
will however be required to take all the
foundation/compulsory courses in the new Department.
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2.0 BACHELOR OFSCIENCE DEGREE IN SURVEYING
AND GEOINFORMATICS
2.1 Objective
Surveying and Geoinformatics is a professional programme
registrable by Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) and a
multi-disciplinary subject that serves as ally to disciplines in
engineering (particularly civil engineering), environmental studies,
analysis and planning. Surveying is the science that provides the
spatial location of the earth's features and other environmental
information, necessary for map production, designing engineering
works, planning, location and exploitation of natural resources, as
well as land administration. Geoinformatics is an integrated
process for map and geoinformation production through the
supporting technologies of Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS), photogrammetry, remote sensing, cartography, geospatial
information system and computer science. The programme is
designed with a new vision and bias for the digital aspects of the
profession. It also ensures adequate related knowledge of
mathematics, physics, environmental sciences, law, finance and
management studies needed by Surveyors.
Being one of the programmes classified under Environmental

Studies by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the
general aim of the programme is to produce competent graduates
with sufficient contemporary theoretical knowledge and practical
skills to deal with planning, design, construction, management and
conservation of man-made and natural environment. Specifically,
the programme aims at training students to acquire skill and
technical know-how in the collection, analysis, storage,
distribution, management and application of spatially referenced
data. Students would therefore be given comprehensive training in
Surveying and Geoinformatics which includes inter alia, traditional
areas of geodesy, land surveying, photogrammetry, cartography
and hydrography, as well as the comparatively new fields of
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Positioning, remote
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sensing, geographic information system and spatial data
infrastructure.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

i. provide spatial and other environmental information
necessary for designing, planning and executing
engineering works, as well as in the location,
exploitation and administration of natural resources;
ii. contribute to the design and implementation of
geospatial information production systems.
iii. manage geospatial information production systems to:
 communicate with users
 plan, direct and control production systems;
 cost and price products and services
 report on results.
2.2 Degree offered

The nomenclature for the degree is Bachelor of Science in
Surveying and Geoinformatics.
2.3 Entry requirements

There are two modes of entry into the programme subject
to the candidate satisfying the University‟s minimum entry
requirements.
2.3. 1 Admission to Part I

Holders of Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) or its
equivalent with five credits including English Language,
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry/Geography and any other subject
selected from Economics, Biology, Further Mathematics, and
Technical Drawing at not more than two sittings, may gain entry
into the programme by taking and passing the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) organized by the Joint
Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Candidates writing
the UTME must select English Language, Mathematics, Physics
and one of Geography or Chemistry.
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2.3.2 Admission to Part II (Direct Entry)
Candidates who satisfy the requirements specified below may be
admitted into a four-year programme, in which case they start from
the second year of the five-year standard programme. Candidates
admitted by direct entry may be required, where applicable, to take
specified courses to make up for the deficiencies found in their
academic background. The requirements include:
i. Candidates, who have passes in Mathematics and
Physics or Mathematics and Geography at the G.C.E.
Advanced Level or its equivalent, and also satisfy the
minimum entry requirements stipulated in section 4.1.
ii. Holders of the National Diploma (ND) in Surveying,
Civil Engineering, Building and Agricultural
Engineering passing at the minimum of Upper Credit
level, from an NBTE accredited Institution. They must
also satisfy the minimum entry requirements listed in
4.1.
2.4 Requirements for the award of Degree

The Programme shall last for a minimum of five (5) academic
sessions for U.M.E. students, four (4) academic sessions for Direct
Entry students, and three (3) academic sessions for Special
Admission Candidates (Direct Entry to Part III).
2.5 Graduation Requirements

To be eligible for the award of B.Sc. Surveying and
Geoinformatics degree, the student must satisfactorily complete the
minimum number of units prescribed for the degree as follows:
i. pass the normal course examinations including continuous
assessment;
ii. satisfactorily complete the Industrial Work Experience
Scheme in Part IV;
iii. pass all the special electives totalling 12 units and as
prescribed by Senate;
iv. pass the total minimum units required for graduation as
follows:
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a. UME candidates – 189
b. Direct Entry to Part II -- 153
c. Direct Entry to Part III – 118 (this includes 8 units
of MTH 201 and MTH 202)
(a) Foundation Programme(Part I)

SVG 101 Introduction to Surveying
SVG 102 Introduction to Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing
SVG 104 Introduction to Cartography
PHY 101 General Physics I
PHY 102 General Physics II
PHY 107 Experimental Physics IA
PHY 108 Experimental Physics IB
MTH 101 Elementary Mathematics I
MTH 102 Elementary Mathematics II
ARC 103 Graphic Communication
ARC 104 Introduction to Architectural Graphics
(b) Special Electives

Candidates are required to take and pass 12 units of any of the
special elective courses offered in Faculties other than theirs.
Available special elective courses in the University include the
following:
Code Title Faculty where offered

SEA 001 Government and the
Administration of Public Sector Administration
SEA 002 Elements of Business Administration Administration
SEL 001 Introduction to Law Law
SEL 002 Introduction to Legal Institutions
and Processes Law
SEM 001 Fundamentals of Building
Design for Human Habitation Environmental
Design
andManagement
SEM 002 Issues in Land Management Environmental
Design and
Management
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SER 001 Use of English Arts
SER 002 Humanities and the African Experience Arts
SES 001 Man and the Physical World Science
SES 002 Man and the Biological World Science
SEH 001 Man and his Health Health Sciences
SEH 002 Community Health and Man‟s Behaviour Health Sciences
SEP 001 Drug and the Society I Pharmacy
SEP 002 Drug and the Society II Pharmacy
SET 001 Technology and Society I Technology
SET 002 Technology and Society II Technology
SEG 001 Food Production and the Nation Agriculture
SEG 002 Agriculture and Human Survival Agriculture
(c) Departmental Requirements

SVG 101 Introduction to Surveying
SVG 102 Introduction to Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing
SVG 104 Introduction to Cartography
SVG 201 Fundamental Surveying
SVG 203 Practical Surveying I
SVG 205 Fundamental Photogrammetry
SVG 209 Fundamental Cartography
SVG 202 Large Scale Surveying
SVG 204 Topographic Surveying
SVG 206 Practical Photogrammetry I
SVG 208 Spherical and Field Astronomy
MTH 201 Mathematical Methods I
STT 201 Introduction to Statistics
CSC 201 Computer Programming I
MTH 202 Mathematical Methods II
STT 202 Probability Distributions I
CSC 202 Computer Programming II
PHY 311 Introduction to Astrophysics I
CSC 305 Introduction to Database Systems
SVG 301 Electronic Surveying
SVG 303 Engineering Surveying
SVG 305 Elements of Geoinformatics
SVG 309 Adjustment Computations I
SVG 311 Cadastral Surveying I
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SVG 313 Computer Applications in Surveying
SVG 302 Map Projection
SVG 304 Digital Mapping I
SVG 306 Elements of Geographic Information System
SVG 310 Remote Sensing I
SVG 312 Cadastral Surveying II
SVG 401 Geodetic Surveying
SVG 403 Remote Sensing II
SVG 405 Digital Mapping II
SVG 407 Safety and Swimming in Surveying
SVG 409 Adjustment Computations II
SVG 411 Hydrographic Surveying I
SVG 501 Survey Laws and Regulation
SVG 503 Digital Photogrammetry
SVG 505 Spatial Data Infrastructures
SVG 507 Physical Geodesy
SVG 511 Hydrographic Surveying II
SVG 513 Geospatial Project Planning & Management
SVG 515 Project Dissertation I
SVG 502 Professional Practice and Ethics
SVG 504 Cadastre and Land Information Management
SVG 506 Marine Surveying
SVG 508 Satellite Geodesy
SVG 510 Geometric Geodesy
SVG 516 Project Dissertation II
(d) Restricted Electives

A minimum of 12 and maximum of 16 Units from the following as
indicated in the Schedule of Courses:
FRN 105 Introduction to French Grammar
ECN 201 Principles of Economics I
MAC 203 Introduction to Financial Accounting I
ECN 202 Principles of Economics II
MAC 204 Introduction to Financial Accounting II
ESM 201 Introduction to Valuation I
ESM 202 Introduction to Valuation II
URP 312 Land Use Planning
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ECN 301 Microeconomic Theory
SVG 307 Analogue Photogrammetry
SVG 315 Hydraulics for Surveyors
SVG 318 Potential Theory and Spherical Harmonics
AGP 303 Introductory Exploration Geophysics
JPL 401 Land Law I
ECN 410 Economic Planning
URP 409 Urban Renewal Techniques
ESM 503 Land Use and Resource Management
CSC 514 Computer Graphics
CSC 515 Database Design and Management
SVG 509 GIS Tools and Applications
SVG 512 Laws of the Sea
(e) Compulsory Electives (Compulsory but not used in the

computation of GPA/CGPA)
SEO 003 Principles and Practices of Entrepreneurship and
Self Employment
SEO 004 Business Environment and Approaches to Business
Start-up
LIB 001 Library Instruction Programme
2.6 Course Outline
Harmattan Semester Part I

Course Course Title Prerequisite L T P U
Code
SVG 101 Introduction to Surveying 2 1 1 3
PHY 101 General Physics I 3 1 0 4
PHY 107 Experimental Physics IA 0 0 3 1
MTH 101 Elementary Mathematics I 4 1 0 5
ARC 103 Graphic Communication 0 0 6 2
Special Electives 2 1 0 2
TOTAL 17
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Rain Semester Part I
Code
SVG 102 Intro. to Photogrammetry 2 1 1 3
and Remote Sensing
SVG 104 Introduction to Cartography 1 0 3 2
PHY 102 General Physics II 3 1 0 4
PHY 108 Experimental Physics IB 0 0 3 1
MTH 102 Elementary Mathematics II 4 1 0 5
ARC 104 Intro. to Architectural 0 0 6 2
Graphics
TOTAL 19
Harmattan Semester Part II

Code
SVG 201 Fundamental Surveying 2 1 0 3
SVG 203 Practical Surveying I 0 0 4 1
SVG 205 Fundamental SVG 102 2 0 0 2
Photogrammetry
SVG 209 Fundamental Cartography 1 0 3 2
MTH 201 Mathematical Methods I MTH 102 3 1 0 4
STT 201 Introduction to Statistics 2 1 0 3
CSC 201 Computer Programming I 2 0 3 3
TOTAL 20
Rain Semester Part II

Code
SVG 202 Large Scale Surveying 2 0 0 2
SVG 204 Topographic Surveying 2 0 3 3
SVG 206 Practical Photogrammetry I 0 0 4 1
SVG 208 Spherical and Field 2 0 3 3
Astronomy
MTH 202 Mathematical Methods II 3 1 0 4
STT 202 Probability Distributions I 2 1 0 3
CSC 202 Computer Programming II CSC 201 0 0 6 2
SVG 200 Students Work Experience Programme I
TOTAL 20
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Harmattan Semester Part III
Code
SVG 301 Electronic Surveying 2 0 0 2
SVG 303 Engineering Surveying 2 0 0 2
SVG 305 Elements of Geoinformatics 2 0 0 2
CSC 305 Introduction to Database 2 1 0 3
Systems
SVG 311 Cadastral Surveying I 2 0 0 2
SVG 313 Computer Applications in 1 0 3 2
Surveying
PHY 311 Introduction to 2 0 0 2
Astrophysics I
SEO 003 Principles and Practices of 2 0 0 -
Entrepreneurship and Self
Employment
Sub Total 17
Restricted Electives ( 2/3
units from below)
SVG 307 Analogue Photogrammetry 2 0 2 2
SVG 315 Hydraulics for Surveyors 2 0 0 2
ESM 201 Introduction to Valuation I 1 1 0 2
ECN 201 Principles of Economics I 2 1 0 3
MAC 203 Introduction to Financial 2 1 0 3
Accounting I
TOTAL 19/
20
Rain Semester Part III

Code
SVG 302 Map Projection 2 0 0 2
SVG 304 Digital Mapping I 2 0 0 2
SVG 306 Elements of Geographic 1 0 3 2
Information System
SVG 310 Remote Sensing I 2 0 3 3
SVG 312 Cadastral Surveying II 2 0 3 3
SVG 316 Adjustment Computations I 2 1 0 3
SEO 004 Business Environment and 2 0 0 -
Approaches to Business
Start-up
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SVG 300 Students Work Experience Programme II
Sub Total 17
Restricted Electives (2/3
units from below)
SVG 318 Potential Theory and 2 1 0 3
Spherical Harmonics
URP 312 Land Use Planning 2 1 0 3
ESM 202 Introduction to Valuation II 2 0 0 2
ECN 202 Principles of Economics II 2 1 0 3
MAC 204 Intro to Financial 2 1 0 3
Accounting II
TOTAL 19/
20
Harmattan Semester Part IV

Code
SVG 401 Geodetic Surveying 2 0 3 3
SVG 403 Remote Sensing II 2 0 3 3
SVG 405 Digital Mapping II 2 0 4 3
SVG 409 Adjustment Computations 2 1 0 3
II
SVG 411 Hydrographic Surveying I 1 0 4 2
Sub Total 16
Electives (4/5 units from
below)
AGP 303 Introductory Exploration 2 1 0 3
Geophysics
URP 409 Urban Renewal Techniques 2 0 3 3
JPL 401 Land Law I 3 1 0 3
FRN 105 Introduction to French 2 1 0 3
Grammar
SVG 407 Safety and Swimming in 1 0 3 2
Surveying
TOTAL 20/
21
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Rain Semester Part IV
Code
SVG 200 Students Work Experience 3
Programme (SWEP) I
SVG 300 Students Work Experience 3
Programme (SWEP) II
SVG 402 Students Industrial Work 9
Experience Scheme
(SIWES) (One Semester
Industrial
Training)
TOTAL 15
Harmattan Semester Part V

Code
SVG 501 Survey Laws and 2 0 0 2
Regulation
SVG 503 Digital Photogrammetry 2 0 3 3
SVG 505 Spatial Data 1 0 3 2
Infrastructures (SDI)
SVG 507 Physical Geodesy 2 1 0 3
SVG 511 Hydrographic Surveying II 2 0 3 3
SVG 513 Geospatial Project 2 0 0 2
Planning & Management
SVG 515 Project Dissertation I 0 0 8 3
Sub Total 18
Electives (2/3 units from
below)
SVG 509 GIS Tools and 2 0 3 3
Applications
ESM 503 Land Use and Resource 1 1 0 2
Mgt
ECN 301 Microeconomic Theory ECN 201 2 0 0 2
CSC 515 Database Design and 2 0 0 2
Management
TOTAL 20/
21
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RAIN SEMESTER PART V
Code
SVG 502 Professional Practice and 2 1 0 3
Ethics
SVG 504 Cadastre and Land 2 0 0 2
Information Management
SVG 506 Marine Surveying 2 0 0 2
SVG 508 Satellite Geodesy 2 1 0 3
SVG 510 Geometric Geodesy 2 1 0 3
SVG 516 Project Dissertation II 0 0 8 3
Sub Total 16
Electives (2 units from
below)
SVG 512 Laws of the Sea 2 0 0 2
ECN 410 Economic Planning 2 0 0 2
CSC 514 Computer Graphics 2 0 0 2
TOTAL 18
2.7 Course Content
SVG 101: Introduction to Surveying (3 Units)

History of Surveying; definition of Surveying; principles, classes
and uses of Surveying; methods used in Surveying; fields of study
in Surveying; practice of Surveying and qualities of a Surveyor;
National and International Surveying Organizations; employment
opportunities in Surveying and Geoinformatics; uses and care of
simple surveying instruments.
SVG 102: Introduction to Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

(3 Units)
Introduction and historical sketch of the developments in the
concept, instrumentation and methods of photogrammetry and
remote sensing; basic concepts and definitions; parts of an aerial
photograph and uses of aerial photographs; use and care of pocket
and mirror stereoscopes; monocular and binocular viewing;
stereoscopic observations; photographic processes and materials;
photo interpretation; basic principles of remote sensing.
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SVG 104: Introduction to Cartography (2 Units)
Introduction and historical sketch of the developments in the
concept; instrumentation and methods of cartography; definition
and objectives of cartography; elements of plan and map
construction; drawing surfaces and tools, media of cartographic
communication such as lettering, typography, conventional signs;
colours, scales and relationships; applications to the plotting of
chain surveying, and compass traverse.
SVG 201: Fundamental Surveying (3 Units)

The principles of surveying measurements of magnetic directions
or bearing, horizontal lengths or distances, vertical lengths or
differences in height or elevation, horizontal angles measured in
horizontal planes, and vertical angles measured in vertical planes.
Study of the design, adjustment, use and care of surveying
instruments such as compasses, steel tapes, theodolites, spirit
levels (including tilting and automatic), targets and staves.
Compass and theodolite traversing for position and area
determination; and longitudinal, cross-sectional and grid levelling
for profile determination and contouring.
SVG 202: Large Scale Surveying (2 Units)

Coordinate transformations; open, closed and loop traverses and
traverse networks; handling problems created by obstacles to
ranging and/or chaining; missing lengths of a traverse; rigorous
and semi-rigorous computation, check computation and
adjustment; error analysis and obtainable accuracy; principles and
instrumentation for subtense traversing and tacheometry.
Preparation of large scale maps for engineering, planning, and
cadastral purposes; establishment of layouts; re-establishment of
lost boundary beacons; and setting out simple engineering
structures such as building foundations, airports and road stretches.
SVG 203: Practical Surveying I (1 Unit)

Demonstration of the adjustment, use and care of the surveying
instruments studied in SVG 101 and SVG 201. Practical plane
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surveying of specified area at a scale of 1: 1000 involving (a)
traversing, (b) grid levelling and contouring, (c) fixing of details of
natural and man-made features.
SVG 204: Topographical Surveying (2 Units)

Concepts and development of topographic mapping; methods of
topographic control survey and mapping process.Methods of
establishing horizontal controls – design and construction of
signals, beacons and towers; reconnaissance, triangulation,
trilateration, traversing, intersection and resection.Topographic
heightening – benchmarks, precise spirit levelling, and
trigonometric levelling. Methods of detail mapping. Relation of
topographic survey to photogrammetric techniques and medium
scale mapping methods.
SVG 205: Fundamental Photogrammetry (2 Units)

Photogrammetric use of single and overlapping photos; lenses;
design and operation of aerial cameras, camera calibration; Nature
and interpretation of aerial photographs; Spatial geometry of
vertical and tilted photographs; Procedure and methods of deriving
metric data from photographs; Parallax heightening; rectification;
orthophoto maps; Preparation and use of mosaics; Flight planning.
Pre-requisite: SVG 102.
SVG 206: Practical Photogrammetry I (1 Units)

Laboratory exercises on the practical application of SVG 205: The
uses of the characteristics of photo imagery in interpretation for
topographic mapping. Small-scale photo interpretation. Exercise
on photo pointing, parallax heightening, map revision,
rectification, orthophotography and derivation of metric data from
aerial photographs. Care of photogrammetric instruments.
SVG 208: Spherical and Field Astronomy (2 Units)

Nature of the universe and solar system.Celestial sphere. Solution
of Astronomical Triangle. Astro coordinates systems. Time
Systems. Star Catalogues and Charts. Use of Star Almanac.Solar
and Stellar observations.Corrections to observed altitudes and
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azimuths.Determination of azimuth, latitude and longitude.Position
line method.Practical determinations and computations.
SVG 209: Fundamental Cartography (2 Units)

Reading and interpretation of large and small scale maps including
hydrographic charts. Methods of referencing map features; the
rationale and the methods of choice and change of scales and
colours; methods of relief representation; and graphic and
mechanical measurement of areas and slopes. Applications to
plotting (scale 1: 1000), contouring and fair drawing of the field
notes collected in the practical exercise of SVG 203.
SVG 301: Electronic Surveying (2 Units)

History of Electronic Surveying. Review of properties of
electromagnetic waves: formation, modulation and propagation.
Principles of phase comparison. Group velocity: transmitters,
receivers, antenna. Optics, spherical waves, interference and
diffraction, thin film, crystal diffraction, holography, dispersion
and scattering.Electromagnetic Distance Measuring (EDM)
instruments. Errors: instrumental and atmospheric. Interferometric
methods of baseline measurements
SVG 302: Map Projection (2 Units)

Introduction: Historical background, definition and purpose of map
projections; classification of common projections and theory of
cone as a basic developable surface; datum surfaces and coordinate
systems; Gaussian fundamental quantities; basic definitions –
convergence, scale, torsion, etc. Theory of Distortions: The Tissot
Indicatrix; directional, angular, length and area distortions;
Orientation of the Tissot Indicatrix. Common projections:
characteristics and mapping equations of azimuthal, conic and
cylindrical projections – applying distortion theory to normal
cases, for the sphere. Transverse Mercator, Universal Transverse
Mercator, the Nigerian Projection system (Modified Transverse
Mercator) and practical computations.Generalized mapping
equations and general theory of projection from ellipsoid to the
sphere and to plane.
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SVG 303: Engineering Surveying (2 Units)
Review of the methods of preparation of Large scale topographic
maps, Orthophoto maps, digital terrain models, and mosaics, for
engineering planning and design. Setting out engineering works
including ranging circular, transition, and vertical
curves.Computation of areas and volumes from field
measurement.Mass Hull diagram.
SVG 304: Digital Mapping I (2 Units)

Definitions; Components of digital mapping system: input and
output devices; Review of digital mapping software and their
capabilities; Execution of digital mapping project; Establishment
of digital topographic database.
SVG 305: Elements of Geoinformatics (2 Units)

General knowledge of the concepts in Geoinformatics: Objectives,
Tools: hardware and software. Real world environment; Basic
model of space: field-based versus object-based concepts of real
world; Databases as abstractions of the real world; Metric and
topologic dimensions of geospatial databases: 2D, 2.5D, 3D and
4D. Equipment and procedures for the abstractions including Land
Surveying, Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing instruments and
procedures; Components of terrain object: spatial and non-spatial;
Applications of geoinformation technology.
SVG 306: Elements of Geographic Information System (2 Units)

Definitions; GIS and generalized information systems; components
of a GIS; GIS subsystems; GIS in relation with other related
packages such as CAD, CAC, DBMS and DMS. Components of a
spatial database; overview of spatial data models: tessellation data
models, vector data models, object-oriented data models;
Overview of GIS implementation steps. Equipment and procedures
for analogue to digital geospatial data conversion including
digitizing and scanning using digitizing tablets and scanners;
Storage of spatial and non-spatial data; Basic operations on a
geographic database such as simple query, selection of specified
data, data analysis and graphic display of features.
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SVG 307: Analogue Photogrammetry (2 Units)
Projective relations in photogrammetry and concept of
parallax.Differential formulae. Map compilation using analogue
stereo-plotter. Methods of relative and absolute orientations;
photogrammetric plotting of stereo models. Model deformation
studies. Stereoplotting instruments. Ground controls in
photogrammetry. Rectification and Orthophoto.
SVG 308: Geodetic Astronomy (3 Units)

Study of the basic formulae of spherical trigonometry.The
definition of the celestial sphere and its coordinate systems.Time
element in field astronomy. Star charts, catalogues and
ephemerides. Field procedures, instrumentation, and error analysis
for the determination of azimuth, latitude, longitude and time. The
use of solar ephemeris and the apparent places of fundamental
stars. Introduction to star updating, timing systems and
instrumentation for higher order determinations of azimuths and
positions.
SVG 310: Remote Sensing I (3 Units)

Concepts and basic principles of remote sensing.Electromagnetic
radiation and spectrum.Energy sources and interaction with the
atmosphere and earth features.Reflectance and spectral
signature.Single lens, multiple lens, strip and panoramic
cameras.Remote Sensing platforms. Remote sensing systems:
photographic, electro-optical and microwave imaging systems.
SVG 311: Cadastral Surveying I (3 Units)

General scope of Cadastral Surveying; Rules and regulations
governing demarcation; Cadastral boundary survey; Connection of
cadastral survey to controls; Cadastral traverse; computation of co-
ordinates and Areas; Production of original plans and their uses.
Methods of mines field Surveys.
SVG 312: Cadastral Surveying II (3 Units)

Cadastral Layout Surveys; Preparation of Cadastral Layout; Basic
setting out processes; Survey procedure for cadastral surveying;
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Compensation survey; Application of EDM and ODM, Digital
Theodolite, Total Station and GPS in Cadastral Surveying; Laws
and Regulations Governing Cadastral Surveying.
SVG 313: Computer Applications in Surveying (2 Units)

Computer programming in Fortran, Visual BASIC and C/C++. File
handling; Programs development for the solution of problems in
Land Surveying, Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing,
Hydrography and Cartography.
SVG 315: Hydraulics for Surveyors (2 Units)

Properties of fluid – static and dynamics, pressure on immersed
surface, force of fluids on walls and columns. Continuity,
Bernoullis principles, laminary and turbulent flow; specific energy,
river capacity and channel resistance, canals and energy losses,
river morphology and regulation.
SVG 316: Adjustment Computations I (3 Units)

Theory of errors with application to surveying measurement and
computation.Propagation of systematic and random errors.
Statistical analyses of observations and derived parameters.
Review of matrix algebra and matrices. Theory of least
squares.Linearization of functions; formation of observation and
condition equations with surveying and photogrammetry
applications.
SVG 318: Potential Theory and Spherical Harmonics(3 Units)

Fundamentals of potential theory; Harmonic functions, Legendre‟s
functions and spherical harmonics, Boundary value problems of
potential theory and their applications to the representation of
earth‟s gravity field.
SVG 401: Geodetic Surveying (3 Units)

st nd
Horizontal Controls: Design of 1 and 2 order systems; Higher
order instruments – choice, use, care and accuracy; Methods of
field data collection; Theory of reducing earth-surface
measurements onto the reference ellipsoid; Methods of
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computations on the reference ellipsoid. Vertical controls; Design
of 1st and 2nd order networks; Study of the design, care and use of
precise levels including their accuracies.Data collection, reduction
and adjustment.
SVG 403: Remote Sensing II (3 Units)

Radar, Earth Orbiting Remote Sensing Satellites.Temperature,
depth and aerial estimation by remote sensing. Image processing:
Analogue (brief); Digital: radiometric corrections, geometric
corrections, image enhancement, image filtering; Manual and
automated image interpretation and classification. Classification:
supervised, unsupervised and object-based. Accuracy of
classification.Presentation of remote sensing data.
SVG 405: Digital Mapping II (2 Units)

Definition; Digital Mapping Input Devices: Digitizers and
scanners; Digital Mapping Output Devices: Hard copy output
devices (Plotters), VDU, printer, etc; Coordinate transformation for
orthogonal and perspective projections; Data structures for
computer graphics; computer-assisted cartography; generalization,
symbolization, hill shading; Digital mapping production flow line
(from photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Land Surveying to
presentation), Digital Mapping software packages; Web mapping;
crowd-sourcing for community mapping; cloud computing.
SVG 407: Safety and Swimming in Surveying (2 units)

Definition of safety, Importance of safety, The general rule regarding
first aid treatment, Safety of equipment and people at work.
Prevention and protection against the effects of fires/ chemical
splash, Right attitude to safety methods of reporting accidents:-
factual reporting, Road Traffic Accident (RTA), Loss To Injury
(LTI). Near-misses, Total man hours, Road traffic signs and
defensive driving, Rudiments of swimming, buoyancy, arm and leg
actions, Safety rules in swimming. Stamina development, Different
styles of swimming. The art of suspension in
swimming.Maintenance of pool equipment and facilities.Use of
swimming floats and pods.
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SVG 409: Adjustment Computations II (3 Units)
Observation Equations with functional constraints; combination of
Observation Equations and Condition Equations (Mixed Model),
Normal equations and solutions: Gauss-Doolitile, Banachiewicz,
Choleski and Block matrices partitioning methods. Weight
assignment; Estimation of a-priori and a-posteriori variance factor
and variance/covariance matrices; error ellipse, statistical tests on
residuals and variances, observations and adjusted values;
Applications to Surveying and Photogrammetry.
SVG 411: Hydrographic Surveying I (2 Units)

Controls for inland waters and offshore. Position fixing: linear
optical and EPF techniques. Introduction to satellite navigator,
planning and data analysis of soundings. Fundamentals of under-
water acoustics, echo sounders, swathe sounders. Reference levels
and mean sea level. Introduction to geophysical survey. Gauges,
tide observation, chart datum transfer. Discharge measurements for
inland waters and estuaries. Sediment transport.Coastal zone
management.
SVG 501: Survey Laws and Regulations (2 Units)

The evolution of the Nigerian Survey Laws and Regulations.Study
of the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Acts of Parliament,
Military Decrees and Edicts that relate to the Surveying
Professional practice.Comparative study of the survey laws and
regulations of other countries. Federal and state departmental
instructions as they relate to the execution of surveying jobs.
Applications to cadastral surveying.Principles and guidelines for a
National Mapping Policy.Study of the National Geoinformation
Policy.
SVG 502: Professional Practice and Ethics (3 Units)

Areas of professional practice and essential services rendered.
Professional bodies and their functions.Surveyors‟ Council of
Nigeria (SURCON) and the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors
(NIS).Control of the profession.Code of Ethics.Costing of
Cadastral, Topographical, Engineering and Hydrographical
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Surveys.Costing of mapping projects.Expert evidence at the court
with regard to the practice of the profession of surveying.
SVG 503: Digital Photogrammetry (2 Units)

Basic concepts.Digital Orientation; Aerial triangulation; Digital
orthophoto generation from aerial and satellite images. Production
of Digital Terrain Models (DTM); Data sources; Interpolation
methods; Thiessen polygons, Delaunay Triangulation; DTM
structures: Grid, regular and irregular structures; Triangulated
Irregular Network (TIN); Contouring; Surface visualization;
Perspective views; Application of DTM; Linking DTM and
planimetric (2D) data model: DTM packages. LiDAR and Laser
Scanning.
SVG 504: Cadastre and Land Information Management(2 Units)

The concept and benefits of cadastre. The historical development
and the technical requirements for the development of cadastre.
The concept of the multi-purpose cadastre. The concept of land
information management.Information storage, maintenance and
retrieval.Data storage media.Introduction to computerized data
system; data organization; databases and database management
systems.Requirements for land information management including
referencing framework, detailed surveying and mapping.Cost
benefit analysis of land information system.
SVG 505: Spatial Data Infrastructure (2 Units)

Concept of infrastructure; definition of spatial data infrastructure
(SDI); components of SDI: geospatial standards, metadata,
clearinghouse; Geo- portals; legal and policy aspects of SDI.
SVG 506: Marine Surveying (2 Units)

Coastal Engineering.Siltation and Erosion.Coastal zone
management. Demarcation of harbour limits. Shipping and harbour
laws. Position fixing.Large scale surveys, dredging.Effects of wind
and wave on seabed.Oceanographic equipment.Tidal Current
Measurement.
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SVG 507: Physical Geodesy (3 Units)
The earth and its Gravity field; Gravity; history, potential, Laplace
and Poisson equations; potential functions: Normal gravity and
Stokes‟ theorem; Gravity anomalies; the geoid, its classical and
modern determination, geoidal undulations and deflections of the
vertical; Height systems. Measurements of gravity, pendulum, free
fall, rise and fall, torsion balance and gravimeters.Gravity
reduction methods.Compilation of gravity anomaly maps.
SVG 508: Satellite Geodesy (3 Units)

Variations in the celestial coordinates: precession, nutation, polar
motion, aberration, parallax, refraction, proper motion and
reduction of star positions. The Astronomical Almanac, the solar
and lunar ephemerides. Geometric and dynamic applications of
artificial earth‟s satellites to position, earth‟s figure and gravity
field determinations; the Doppler and Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS). The principles and applications of Very Long
Base Interferometry (VLBI). Principles, implementation and uses
of Continuously Operating (GNSS) Reference Station (CORS)
SVG 509: GIS Tools and Applications (3 Units)

GIS hardware & software; Classification of GIS software; Design
and implementation of prototypes for various applications e.g.
agriculture, water resources management, environmental
management, utilities, etc.
SVG 510: Geometric Geodesy (3 Units)

The principal aims of geodesy. Historical sketch and development
of the concepts and methods of determining the figure of the
earth.The geometry of the ellipsoid including the definitions and
derivations of formula for radii of curvature, normal sections, and
the geodesics.Coordinates transformation and inter-
conversion.Solution of small spherical triangles. Direct and inverse
geodetic problems.The concept of datum and datum
transformation-Clarke 1880 ellipsoid and the WGS 1967, 1972,
1984 and 1980.
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SVG 511: Hydrographic Surveying II (3 Units)
Quality control.Basic theory of tides, tidal constituents and
modulation.Harmonic tidal analysis, harmonic and non-harmonic
tidal prediction.Observation and analysis of tidal streams.Basic
theory of waves, wave refraction and reflection, wave energy.
Shore processes. Introduction to oceanography.
SVG 512: Laws of the Sea (2 Units)

Reliability of Charts: Information on charts, navigation aids.
Maritime boundaries: Territorial sea and International waters,
baselines, continental shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),
contiguous zones. Case studies on maritime boundary disputes.
Maritime boundary demarcation: Equi-ratio and equi-distant
methods, beacon fishing, pollution and Mineral
Prospecting/exploitation zones. Nigerian Territorial boundaries
Arch pelagic States.
SVG 513: Geospatial Project Planning and Management (2 Units)

Management of Information System; Project Planning and
Execution; Data standards; Costing of geospatial projects; Building
of GIS; User Requirement studies, feasibility studies, functional
requirements; pilot project and bench marking; staff motivation;
cost-benefit appraisal.
SVG 515: Project Dissertation I (3 Units)

Study of research principles and techniques.Selection of Project
Topics and writing of Research proposal.
SVG 516: Project Dissertation II (3 Units)

Project execution including data collection, processing, analysis
and presentation.Preparation of the Project Report.
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3.0 OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
1. NIGERIAN INSTITUTION SURVEYORS (NIS)

The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors is perhaps one of the oldest
organized Professional bodies in Nigeria. It started in 1934 as the
"Licensed Surveyors Association" under the leadership of the late
Nationalists, Herbert Heelas Macaulay. In 1960, the name was
changed tot the "Land Surveyors Association of Nigeria" with the
late Surv. C.T. Olumide as chairman. The current name - "The
Nigerian Institution of Surveyors" was adopted at the Enugu
Conference in 1966 with the late Surv. C.T. Olumide elected as its
first President.
The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors is the umbrella professional

organization for all Surveyors in the country, in the private
practice, Government and Academia. The Institution has its set
goals and objectives which include representing generally the view
of the Surveying profession in Nigeria; seeking the professional
well-being of its members; maintaining the integrity of the
profession and enhancing its status; providing and supporting the
medium for the training of Surveyors and improvement of Survey
techniques; maintaining the highest standard of professional
practice and conduct among its members; interacting with and
advising Government on legislative matters as they affect the
profession and generally among its members and also between its
members and Surveyors of other countries.
The NIS has branches in all states in Nigeria and is affiliated to the
Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN)
International, Federation of Surveyors (FIG), and the
Commonwealth Association on Surveying and land Economy
(CASLE)
2. SURVEYORS COUNCIL OF NIGERIA– (SURCON)

The Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) was established
following the promulgation on 14th December 1989, of the
Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria Decree 44 known as
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otherwise known as the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON).
After codification, the Enabling Decree is now known as CAP 425
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990.
The Council succeeds the defunct Surveyors Licensing Board

which had been in charge of licensing and discipline of surveyors
in Nigeria. The duties of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria
(SURCON) however differ a great deal from the duties of the
Licensing Board which it succeeded.
3. STUDENTS WORKS EXPERIENCE SCHEME

(SIWES) JOB SPECIFICATION
INTRODUCTION
The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is the
accepted skills training programme, which forms part of the
approved Minimum Academic Standards in the various degree
programmes for all the Nigerian Universities. It is an effort to
bridge the gap existing between theory and practice of Engineering
and Technology, Sciences, Agriculture, Medical, Management and
other professional educational programmes in the Nigerian tertiary
institutions. It is aimed at exposing students to machines and
equipment, professional work methods and ways to safe-guarding
the work areas and workers in industries and other organizations.
The minimum duration for the SIWES should normally be 24
weeks except for Engineering and Technology programmes where
the minimum duration is 40 weeks. The scheme is a tripartite
programme, involving the students, the universities and the
industry (employers of labour). It is funded by the Federal
Government of Nigeria and jointly coordinated by the Industrial
Training Fund (ITF) and the National Universities Commission
(NUC).
OBJECTIVES OF SIWES
Specifically, the objectives of the Students Industrial Work
Experience Scheme are to:
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(i) provide an avenue for students in the Nigerian
universities to acquire industrial skills and experience
in their course of study;
(ii) prepare students for the work situation they are likely to
meet after graduation;
(iii) expose students to work-methods and techniques in
handling equipment and machinery that may not be
available in the universities;
(iv) make the transition from the university to the world of
work easier, and thus enhance students‟ contacts for
later job placement;
(v) provide students with an opportunity to apply their
theoretical knowledge in real work situation, thereby
bridging the gap between university work and actual
practice; and
(vi) enlist and strengthen employers‟ involvement in the
entire educational process of preparing university
graduates for employment in industry.
PHILOSOPHY OF JOB SPECIFICATION FOR SIWES

To facilitate the full realization of the objectives of SIWES, it is
essential to ensure the proper training of the university students‟ in
preparing them for the world of work. One important instrument
for maintaining uniformity high and consistent standards is the
provision of university-wide job specifications for each
programme. Job specification, is, therefore the breakdown of, or
packaging of, a discipline into various tasks and task-element,
which would serve as, a major guide not only for the students on
industrial attachment but also for the industrialists. Thus, job
specification involves the itemization of the tasks the university
students are expected to perform while on industrial attachment
along the lines of the theoretical knowledge imparted in the
classrooms.
THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

(i) Make adequate funds available to the Federal Ministry of
Industry to fund the scheme;
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(ii) Make it mandatory for all Ministries Companies and
Government parastatals, to offer attachment places to
students;
(iii) Make it a policy to include a clause in every major contract
lasting over six to nine months being awarded for
contractors to take student on attachment.
THE ROLE OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND (ITF)

(i) Provide logistic material needed to administer the scheme,
(ii) Complete lists of employers and available training places
for industrial attachment and forward such lists to the
Coordinating Agencies (i.e. NUC, NBTE. NCCE);
(iii) Organise biennial Conferences and Seminars on SIWES.
THE ROLE OF THE CO-ORDINATING AGENCY (NUC)

(i) Establish SIWES Coordinating Units;
(ii) Appoint full-time industrial Coordinators to operate the
Scheme at Agency Level;
(iii) Evolve a minimum national guide programme for
supervised industrial training activities for approved
SIWES courses;
(iv) Vet and approve SIWES Master and Placement lists and
forward to ITF;
(v) In collaboration with ITF, compile lists of employers for
institutions‟ placement lists;
THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS (UNIVERSITIES)

(i) Establish SIWES Coordinating Units and appoint
Department/Faculty SIWES Coordinators within the
Institutions;
(ii) Appoint full-time Industrial Coordinators to operate the
Scheme at institutional level;
(iii) Prepare and submit Master and Placement Lists to the
respective coordinating agency and ITF;
(iv) Place students on attachment with employers
(v) Organise orientation programmes for students to prepare
them for Industrial Training. ITF representative may be
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invited to give a talk to the students during the orientation
programme;
(vi) Work out industrial tailor-made programme with the
employers-based supervisor on the National Industrial
Training guidelines for each course.
(vii) supervise students on attachment and sign their log-books.
A minimum of three visits should be made to the students
by the institution‟s supervisor during the period of
attachment.
(viii) Assess students‟ performance and award grades
accordingly;
(ix) Submit completed ITF Form 8 to the ITF at the end of the
programme;
(x) Maintain separate account books for SIWES;
(xi) Submit comprehensive reports on the Scheme to the ITF
after the programme.
THE ROLE OF STUDENTS

(i) Be regular and punctual at respective place of attachment;
(ii) Comply with the Employers‟ rules and regulations;
(iii) Keep proper records of training activities and other
assignments in the Log-book;
(iv) Arrange their own living accommodation during the period
of attachment;
(v) Submit to ITF through their employer Form SPE 1.
(vi) Submit to ITF through their institutions the Evaluation
Report Form 8 duly completed by the students, employers
and the Institutions.
THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS

(i) Accept students and assign them to relevant on-the-job
training;
(ii) Attach experienced staff to students for effective training
and supervision. Supervisors should not handle more than
ten students at a time;
(iii) Control and discipline students like permanent staff;
(iv) Pay students‟ monthly allowances as and when due‟
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(v) Provide medical care for students within the limits of the
employers‟ conditions of service during attachment;
(vi) Follow joint tailor-made programmes during the period of
industrial training. The use of this handbook is emphasized.
(vii) Permit representatives of ITF and institutions‟-based
supervisors to visit the students of attachment;
(viii) Grade students, as provided in the Assessment Form and
the ITF Form 8 at the end of the programme and submit
same to the institutions.
ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING ELIGIBILITY

The SIWES is for the students who passed all core and compulsory
courses. Those with repeat in such courses cannot benefit from the
practical experience it offers.
Timing and Duration

The SIWES programme will take place during the 2nd semester of
the fourth year of the five-year programme. All qualified students
should take part in the scheme. The scheme will last a minimum
of 15 weeks and will carry 18 credit hours.
Scoring
Industrial-Supervisors‟ assessment - 20%
Log Book - 20%
Technical Report by student - 40%
Oral - 10%
Institutional Supervisor‟s Assessment- 10%
100%
4. ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES OF

NIGERIA - APBN
The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors is a member of Association
of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN). APBN was formed in
1983 as an umbrella body of recognized professional Institutes,
Institutions and Associations to promote a new era of cooperation
among professionals in Nigeria. APBN is set up to speak with one
voice on behalf of its member bodies while at the same time giving
professional and proper technical advice to government on matters
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affecting the professional and proper technical advice to
government on matters affecting the professionals and their
practices. It is the apex organisation comprising professional
bodies, whose main object is to provide Nigeria with an effective
forum for transmitting to government the aggregate views of the
nation‟s professionals on matters of public interest on which they
are competent to express informed and enlightened views.
APBN was given official Federal Government recognition as the

third leg of the tripod of the Organized Private Sector (OPS) in
January, 1992 although its activities started far back in 1983.
APBN is actively involved in promoting and enhancing the status
of professional bodies in Nigeria by ensuring maximum utilization
of the talent, skills and knowledge of the Nigerian professionals.
APBN believes that human welfare problems are multidimensional
in nature and for this reason it pursues a multi-disciplinary
approach to problem solving. In this regard, APBN discourages
traditional professional jealousies, prejudice, intolerance,
arrogance, self-centeredness and egoism. APBN believes that, in
the interest of the wider society, no profession needs to operate in
isolation of the other professional bodies.
As the third leg of Nigeria‟s development tripod – the APBN briefs

include: (i) actively encouraging the exchange of ideas on subjects
of common interest among professionals and for this purpose it
collects and publishes literature which may result in the promotion
of such interest. (ii) Playing active role in the socio-economic
planning process and development of Nigeria. (iii) Involve in
developing and maintaining cooperation with other similar
professional bodies in other countries of the world (iv) provides
library and information services on its constituent professional
bodies, and (v) involve in promoting good relations and
understanding among member bodies and other general public.
APBN has a constitution which guides its operations while its

membership is open to recognized professionals bodies in Nigeria
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that satisfy certain laid down conditions. The structure of the
Association is as follows:
(i) The General Assembly which is made up of
delegates of Member Bodes, meets once a year;
(ii) the Board, which is made up of Presidents of
Member Bodies and the Executive Council, meets
quarterly and
(iii) the Executive Council, which is made up of officers
of the Association, meets once in two months.
NIS is a founding member of Association of Professional Bodies

of Nigeria (AFBN).
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OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYING AND

2.0 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SURVEYING

1.2 HISTORICAL NOTES

1.2.1 History of the University

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife is one of three Universities

On 11th June, 1970, an Edict known as the University of Ife edict,

The University started with five Faculties – Agriculture, Arts,

In 1992, the University established a collegiate system with five

Finally, some other agencies over which the University has no

Finally, some other agencies over which the University has no

These major thrusts involve the following broad objectives:

 The modernisation of the University‟s teaching

The Faculty is also at the forefront in research and has viable

In line with the policy of the University, the Faculty‟s academic

1.2.4 History of the Department of Surveying and

1.2.5 Mission, Vision, Objectives of the Department

1.2.6 Members of the University

A person shall remain a member of the University only as long as

1.2.7 Officers of the University

1.2.8 Establishment of the University Council

(b) Compositions of the Members of Council

The Senate shall prescribe which Departments and subjects of

(a) The Vice – Chancellor;

1.3 ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND

1.3.2. Information on Facilities

A. HEZEKIAH OLUWASANMI LIBRARY

(i) PLAN OF THE LIBRARY

(iii) THE LIBRARY COLLECTION

2. African Special Collection

(i) Day reserve collection

(ii) Two Hour Reserve

HOW TO BORROW A BOOK

PENALTIES FOR OVERDUE OR LOST BOOKS

LIBRARY OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS

B. DIVISION OF STUDENTS’ AFFAIRS.

1. Guidance and Counseling Unit:

2. Scholarship and Financial Assistance:

Liaison is also maintained between students and governments at

1.3.3 Roll of Honours for Students

The details are as follows:

1.4 UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

1.4.1 Registration for University Examinations

b) Students who registered for courses are committed to the

c) Any student who does not have any course or courses to

d) A candidate who has less than 15 units in a particular

e) A candidate who cannot register for courses during the

f) Students must attend a minimum of 75% of course

g) A candidate for a university examination in a particular

1.4.2 Absence from Examination

1.4.3 Examination Offences

b) It shall be an examination offence for any student,

c) No candidate shall take into examination room, or

d) Mobile phones are not allowed in examination halls.

f) Candidates shall comply with all “direction to

g) Candidate shall not write on any paper other than the

h) When leaving the examination room, even if

i) Smoking shall not be permitted in examination room

j) Any candidate or staff who attempts in any way to

k) If any candidate is suspected of cheating, receiving

l) Any candidate suspected of examination malpractice

m) Where a Head of Department fails to forward a

(b) Where the Vice- Chancellor has reason to believe