NUST eLearning

Welcome to the Course. The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the Public Management concepts in general. It also provides insights on the nature and scope of Public Management as well as about various environments within which public management operates. In addition, the course makes the students understand the various functions of a public manager and management and technological aids used in Public Management

The course is designed to enable students to analyse, from an academic perspective, land administration components and land administration systems to serve society. Students with a Land Administration theoretical background will be able to apply the concepts of land policy instruments regarding access to land, tenure, security, land markets, land reform, land use planning and land taxation. This will enable students to examine institutional, operational and technological requirements for carrying out land administration procedures in a transitional environment when implanting the digital / spatial age systems.

The course is designed to enable students to evaluate concepts of land policy, its development, implementation and role in development. Students will be introduced to drivers of land policy such as specific class interests, food security, access to water and other natural resources to enable them to critically analyze the impact of land policies on social, economic and political developments. The major outcome of the course is a series of essays that demonstrate that students are able to think critically. After completion of the course, students will possess advanced research abilities, be able to select research methods and independently evaluate processes while taking complete responsibility and accountability. Students are expected to take full responsibility for their own learning.

The course, Literary Theory, focuses on the interpretation of literature using different approaches. These approaches are called theories of Literature. They are used to interpret literature form various angles depending on the thrust of the theory. You should understand that some of the theories are applicable in various other fields. Literary scholars have simply adapted them for use in the interpretation of literature. So, you do not have to be confused if you have encountered some of the theories in other disciplines. 

This course provides students with knowledge of the performance management process. Students will enhance their understanding of the relationship between performance management and strategic planning. The course will further provide students with an understanding of the performance appraisal methods, appraisal feedback, conducting Performance interviews, and performance reward systems.

This course will prepare students for advanced research by examining how to plan, conduct and report on empirical investigations with an emphasis on data science within an application domain (e.g., NLP, Finance, Healthcare, Agriculture, and Telecommunications). It will also introduce students to practical but scientific research work, and to encourage independent academic and/or commercial research among students. The overall outcome is to develop novel solutions to data science-related problems and communicate the findings (concepts, designs and techniques) effectively and professionally in accordance with NUST requirements.

Students have to submit three (3) Progress Reports during the year of Thesis, using the link provided.

Due dates are: 17 April, 17 July and 13 November  for Report No1, No2 and No3 respectively.