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17/07/2012 University of Nairobi - Degree Programmes University of Nairobi A world-class univ ersity committed to scholarly excellence Search Website Quick Links Faculties/Schools/Institutes About UON Academics Admission Student Life Research Contact Us Home Academics Degree Programmes Degree Information Degree Regulation A-Z List of UON Departm ets a b c d e f g h ijklmn o p q r s t u v w x y z B.sc. (civil Engineering) Degree Code: F16 Duration: 5 Faculty/School/Institute offered: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Regulations Introduction General Regulations Course Outline Course Description Further Information Entry Requirements Course Description FIRST YEAR OF STUDY - SEMESTER I FCE 101 - Communication Skills (45 hrs) For†¦show more content†¦Number systems, codes, arithmetic and logic operations: Computer number systems and computer codes, arithmetic operations and computer logic operations, introduction to binary number representation, positive and negative numbers, arithmetic operators and examples, ones-and twos-complement, binary subtraction, addition, multiplication, division, real numbers (floating point), strings, arrays. Applications software: Introduction, software packages, selection of software (factors to consider), wordprocessors (e.g. Wordstar), spreadsheets (e.g. Lotus), report generators (e.g. Harvard Graphics), accounting packages (e.g. Dac Easy). Computer graphics (e.g. CAD packages e.g. Autocad), (to be covered through laboratory exercises). Application Software : Packages: wordprocessing, spreadsheets, database management, mathematical programming, statistics (tabulations and regression), project management. Software developments: knowledge-based systems (A.I.) FCE 181 - Chemistry IA (45 hrs) Inorganic Chemistry: Solubility, precipitation, ion-exchange, nitrification and denitrification, oxidation-reduction reactions, absorption, characteristics and significance of some salts and elements (ammonia, nitrates, phosphates, sulphates, silicates, chlorine, oxygen, ozone, carbon, etc.) Physical Chemistry: Ions in solution, ionization energy, chemical energetics and bonding, chemical equilibrium, reaction kinetics. SEMESTER II FCE 104 - Elements ofShow MoreRelatedContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 PagesManagement Accounting Edited by ALNOOR BHIMANI 1 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With oYces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic FranceRead MoreAn Impact Assessment of Science and Technology Policy on National Development of Nigeria61708 Words   |  247 Pagesii AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA BY ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI (MATRICULATION NO. 3081) A Dissertation Submitted to St. Clements University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Doctor of Philosophy in Management St. Clements University October, 2004 iii DECLARATION I declare that this Dissertation is an output of my own research endeavours. In pursuant of this research work, concerted efforts were made to duly