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The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and discuss theoretical and empirical issues and problems of public finance. To analyse the effects of government policy in particular taxing of economic agents, spending of social resources and financing of government debt with special emphasis on Namibia and the Sub Saharan African. Such knowledge enhance the students with competence in the areas of tax and finance in order to cultivate civil servants in tax auditing, inspection and levying and professionals in commerce, finance and tax planning etc. The course also aims to equip students with the knowledge on budgeting, financing and taxation and this gives them the ability to analyse the government’s fiscal policy and therefore professional competency.

This is a course for third year students of our Bachelor of Business Administration and second year students of Bachelor of Business Management programs. The course is expected to cover evaluation of the role and tasks of purchasing and supply in an organization, design of appropriate organizational structures for international and global purchases, evaluation and application of appropriate instruments for managing the purchasing and supply function, planning and evaluation of the scope of a procurement team for capital purchases, application  of the principles of negotiation and assessment of purchasing performance.

The goal of the course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the quantum chemical description of atoms and molecules. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of chemical structure elucidation and bonding together with the theoretical basis for quantum theory. The course provides the first practical experience and the future starting point for solving structural and dynamical problems in chemistry by applying spectroscopic experiments and quantum chemical calculations. Furthermore, the course provides the fundamental quantum chemical background required for further courses in molecular modelling, molecular spectroscopy, inorganic chemistry and physical organic chemistry.

The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills relevant to area-based spatial development interventions. Students will be able to identify the strengths and shortcomings of current spatial regional development interventions within the existing legal and socio-economic framework.

On completion of this course, students will, through assessment activities, show evidence of their ability to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of regional spatial development interventions at all levels.
2. Conduct regional spatial analysis through collecting, analysing, and critically evaluating information for informed and appropriate interventions.
3. Evaluate the strengths and shortcomings of different regional development interventions.
4. Design targeted regional development interventions using critical and creative thinking.

Reinforced concrete is a versatile building material to which the present day’s constructions of buildings, bridges and many other infrastructure projects depend on. The course on Reinforced Concrete Design deals with the structural design of reinforced concrete elements. The content of this course includes the elements design such as beams, slabs, columns, foundation, retaining wall, reinforcement detailing and special types of slabs. Here, the word “design” refers to structural design that involves, the sizing of members like columns, slabs, walls, etc., characterization of materials used, provision of number and/or spacing of reinforcing rods at different salient cross sections, based on strength of the members required and the serviceability limits that the members should pass. The recognized code books at the places of design works govern the design philosophy and procedures to be adopted.

The fundamental objective of the course is to comprehend the design principles based on the philosophy that underpins the code of practice and then to independently perform the design of simple structural elements.

This course forms one of the core courses in the curriculum because a civil engineer needs to work with infrastructural project that involves reinforced concrete structural components and need to know about the cause and effect of loads on a structure or structural component, based on which should ascertain whether the member designed can safely withstand the load applied and be serviceable for the intended period.

The aim of the course is to enable students to apply the tools, methods, techniques, as required in the research process, covering quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, as well as to produce and present a comprehensive research proposal.

This course forms the core of medical research. The course aims to expose the student to the process of scientific writing, both quantitative and qualitative. This will be achieved by building an understanding of the elements of the research process, equipping the students with developing a research problem as well as appraising relevant literature and data collection and interpretation. The overall outcome is to produce and present a comprehensive research proposal.