Programme Major Minor Level Sem.

BTECH
IMM/WFT/MCT 3 1
Engineering
Code Course Title Crédits L-T-P-E
Civics and Ethics
Modules Titles (Hours) Lecturers Names Qualifications
28hrs Dr. AWAH AMBE HARVEY Ph.D in Law
LL.M International Trade and
Business Law in Africa
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• To have general knowledge on ethics, morality and law
• To have an acquaintance with the methods of acquiring citizenship.
• To have knowledge on the nation, state and government

COURSE CONTENT:
 Definition of concepts
 Citizenship education
 Ethics
 Professionalism
 Relationship between morality, law and ethics
 Fundamentals of human rights
 The National Human Rights Commission
 Governance
 Environmental protection
 The fight against corruption

COURSE OUTCOMES:
 Be able to differentiate ethics, morality and law.
 Identify the fundamental principles of ethics
 Know the different generations of human rights
 Know the characteristics of human rights
 Have a basic understanding the environment
 Know the different ways by which corruption can be reduced

PROGRESSION SHEET

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 Homework / Projects/ Objectives &

(L-T-P-E)
Lecture

Type
(4H)
Reading Assignment Reports / Viva Voce Outcomes
Assignment
1 Chap I. CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION Assignment Know the meaning and
I. Definition of concepts purpose for ethics and
II. Civic education civic education
III. The citizen
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IV. Types of citizens
V. The acquisition and loss of
Cameroonian nationality
Rights and duties of citizens
2 Chap. II - ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM Viva Voce Know the difference
I. Types of ethics between ethics,
II. Relevance of ethics deontology and
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III. Theories of ethics professional ethics, and
IV. Deontology and professional the theories of ethics
ethics
3 Chap. III - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN Viva Voce Understand the link
ETHICS, LAW AND MORALITY and differences that
I. Clarification of concepts exist between law and
II. Characteristics of law morality; the theories
Relationship between law and morality of moral consciousness
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Chap IV - MORAL CONCIOUSNESS
I. Morality
II. Conciousness
III. Theories of moral
consciousness
4. Chap V. PROTECTION HUMAN RIGHTS Assignment Know the difference
AND FREEDOMS and similarity between
I. Definition and origin of ethics Students should
human rights be able to know the
II. Characteristics of human different generations of
rights human rights and how
III. Categories of human rights its protected in
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human rights instruments morality
V. Human rights protection
methods
VI. The national commission on
human rights and freedom
VII. freedoms

5 Chap VI : Forms of government and Viva voce Have knowledge of the

Governance functions of the arms
I. Arms of government of government, the
II. The functions of the arms of system of governance
government in Cameroon used in Cameroon,
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III. Types of government ways by which one can
IV. Characteristics of good achieve good
governance governance
V. Importance of good
governance

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6 Chap VII. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Have knowledge on
I. Definition of concepts Viva voce how to protect the
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National and international mechanisms environment
for the protection of the environment
7 Chap VIII – THE FICGHT AGAINST Test and Revision To know ways to fight
CORRUPTION IN CAMEROON against corruption
I. Definition and forms of
corruption
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II. Legal framework for the fight
against corruption
III. Institutional framework for
the fight against corruption
COURSE RESOURCES
Text Books – Emmanuel Y. Sobseh. Rethinking Citizenship, Politics and Governance in Cameroon. Global Press 2012
Journal Aritlces – Harvey A. Awah and Yuh Antoinette. (2022). “Adoption of Children in Cameroon: A Blend of the
Procedures before the Civil and Common Law Courts of Cameroon.” Journal of Family and Adoption Law, Vol. 5:2.
Harvey A. Awah. (2022). “The Age-old Fight of Governments: The Legal and Institutional Mechanisms for Combatting
Corruption in Cameroon.” National Journal of Criminal Law, 5(2) 2022

Programme Major Minor Level Sem.

HND 1 Engineering EPS/SWE 1 1

Code Course Title Crédits L-T-P

Civics and Ethics

Modules Titles (Hours) Lecturers Names Qualifications

28hrs Dr. AWAH AMBE HARVEY Ph.D in Law
LL.M International Trade and
Business Law in Africa
1- MODE OF CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT
Formative/ Individual/
Weighting (%)
Summative Group
Attendance
Assignments
Lab Practicals or Field Reports
Design projects
Midterm Exam
2- NATURE OF THE END OF SEMESTER ASSESSMENT
Type of Evaluation Continuous Assessment Semester / Resit Exam
Written Closed Book Closed Book
Examinations
Open Book Open Book
Objective of the Evaluation: Objective of the Evaluation:

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 Viva Voce
Examinations
Objectives: Objectives:
Practical Tests/
Field Reports
Objectives: Objectives:
Project Reports /
Design Project
Objectives: Objectives:
3- FORMAT OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION
Duration Mark
Section /
per allocati Content of the paper
Module
section on
Continuous HND standard
1h 20
Assesment
End of HND Standard
semester 2h 20
exam
4- PAPER BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
(Evaluate the goal of assessment by weighting each category of educational learning objectives)
Questions relative to Questions relative to Questions relative to Questions relative to
Knowledge-Comprehension Application Analysis-Synthesis Evaluation

Bio-Data
Surname : AWAH

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First Name : Ambe Harvey
Birth Date: 31 July 1994 Birth Place : Bamenda
Nationality : Cameroonian Gender : Male
Contacts
Phone : (+237) 670342895 Email : harveyambe7@gmail.com
Qualification
Institution : Higher Institute of Professional Excellence Douala
Grade : Lecturer
Area of Expertise
Subject(s) : Business Law
Afilliation (Professional Bodies/Councils/Associations): Legal Gurus Association, The Alliance for Social
Inclusion and Development (ASID)
Research or Innovation interests : health and medical law, criminal law and procedure, business law
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
Year Degree in Major-Minor Faculty/School University/Minister
Faculty of Law and Political
2021 Phd in Law Science The University of Bamenda
LL.M in International Trade Faculty of Law and Political
2017 and Business Law in Africa Science University of Dschang
LL.B in Law and Political Faculty of Law and Political
2014 Science Science University of Dschang
Certifications and Training
Year Certificate Institution Aim of the Training
2022 Corporate Governance Legal and Business Solutions Learn contemporary corporate skills

Experience
Experience in Teaching in Higher Education
Year Course Programme-Major University/Institute
Business Law, Institute Universitaire de la Cote (IUC),
2022 – Introduction to Law, Higher Institute of Professional
present Labour Law etc HND, Bachelors and Masters Excellence (HIPE),
Marine Insurance,
Transport Insurance,
2022 - Insurance Practice and Catholic University Institute of Buea
present Management etc HND (CUIB),
Commercial law,
2018 - family law, civil
2022 procedure etc HND, Capacite and Bachelors The University of Bamenda
Experience in Industry
Year Position Company Job description
Represent clients in cases, research on
2016 - Andang and Associates Law decisions of courts to assist in hearings
2018 Paralegal Office etc.

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 Achievements, Awards, Publications
Year Achievement/Title Institution/Journal Brief Description/Resume
Adoption of Children
in Cameroon: A Blend
of the Procedures
before the Civil and Discusses the legal procedure that is
Common Law Courts used in Cameroon for the adoption of
of Cameroon” in the Journal of Family and children giving that there exists no
2022 Adoption Law, Vol. 5:2. local law that is dedicated to adoption
The Age-old Fight of
Governments: The This paper makes an analysis of
Legal and Institutional different forms of corruption and finds
Mechanisms for provisions of the law the sanctions
Combatting Corruption National Journal of Criminal these unacceptable practices that we
2022 in Cameroon Law, 5(2) 2022 normally would not contemplate.

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