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Business law (also referred to as Commercial Law) is the general field of law relating to business organisations, business structure and business transactions. •It encompasses the law governing contracts, sales, business o

rganisations, insolvency, negotiable instruments, law of agency, etc.

To conceptualize the various laws relating to business transaction and formation within Rwanda’s legal framework and internationally focusing on introduction to law, general principles of law of contract, law of sale of goods and law of agency, Hire purchase, law of tort, insurance law, negotiable instruments and the law of property. Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business law and able to understand the legal elements of business transaction as per the context of Rwandan law system

To enlighten the students on the concept, nature of management and contributions. To enable the students to understand the functions of management – planning, organising, staffing, leading and controlling. To help students in developing managerial skills, thereby they can apply the principles to any organisation in their practical life

Business management and ethics is an introductory module and provides an overview of business and the role that business plays in economic, social, and political environments. In addition, it will provide exposure to the functional areas of business such as management, operations, finance, business environment and ethics. There will be opportunities throughout the module to discuss current events in business as they apply to the topics being covered.

→   This module introduces to the students about the role and significance of accounting information and the fundamentals and  basic accounting procedures, accounting principles, accounting concepts, assumptions and conventions, accounting cycle, which are involved in the production of a business entity’s financial statements and enabling the students to understand the basic language of the business, accounting as a science in addition to gain knowledge of recording of business transactions, measurement of business performance and the assessment of financial position of the organizations.

The module provides students with basic theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to implement a Geographic Information System (GIS) project: basic concepts, tools and methods to capture, store, query, analyze, display and output spatial data (geo-information, basic processes of remote sensing. Because GIS can be applied to many research fields, this class is meant to give students an understanding of its possibilities along with the capabilities to begin engaging those possibilities in biodiversity conservation. At the end of the module, you will be able to:

1. Describe GIS concepts and context
2. Collect and analyse spatial data
3. Make acceptable maps
4. Apply GIS and Remote sensing principles for biodiversity conservation

The course gives an overview to Linguistics components

In this course, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles, processes, and best practices of project management.

Welcome to the Introduction to Research Methodology! This course will shed light on some of the key principles of research methodology.  I would really encourage everyone to take one more step further and read more about this course using some of the resources posted on the course materials but also using your own time to find additional resources to get a better understanding of research concepts.

Good luck and enjoy the course!

Best,

Richard

The module targets 1^st year students of journalism and communication. It is about basics of research since it introduces students to academic life whereby research is of great importance.  It has 3 main components: Introduction to Computer Skills, Academic Research and Writing Skills, and Introduction to Research Methods. This module gives the students an appreciation of the use of computers in accomplishing different tasks. Special focus is given in communication and journalism-related activities. The module also helps students to explore the different skills required in the academic reading and writing process.  This learning is enhanced by a demonstration of the central role played by libraries in the life of students – library research skills necessary for independent study and research.

The last part of the module discusses the research process proper – rationale for research, types of research and their designs, sources of research ideas as well as putting together the research report.

SocSociology is a study of human interaction in society. it is also a systematic study of social organization. This course will give students an understanding of basic ideas and main methods of sociology. —The present unit offers an introduction to the keys concepts, the historical debates and basic approaches to the discipline of Sociology. —Thus, the course will look at the origins and historical development of the discipline and serves as an introduction to the key classical and contemporary social theories. In that context, it explores the basic perspectives and methods of sociological inquiry. —Finally, throughout this course, students will engage with how social groups interact with each other and negotiate change for social and economic development.

Objectives: To enable the students to have a Basic understanding of the various statistical techniques and their application in Business and Decision making. In this course Learners will focus on the following Units:

UNIT-1

What and why, Statistics defined, Descriptive statistics, Inferential statistics, Role of probability, Scope of statistics, Statistical applications, Statistical concepts - Population, Sample, Parameter, Statistic, Data and variables, Quantitative & Qualitative data, Levels of measurement- Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and ratio scale, Discrete and continuous data, Data sources

Unit-2

Frequency distributions - Univariate frequency distribution -Presenting frequencies: Formation of a discrete frequency distribution, Frequency distribution tables, Formation of a continuous frequency distribution- Class limits, Class intervals, Class frequency, Class mid-point, Cumulative and relative frequency distribution; Bi-variate frequency distribution, Presenting frequencies- Cross tabulations

Unit-3

Diagrammatic and graphical presentation of data- Graphical forms, Discrete – e.g. Bar charts and Ogive, Continuous- e.g. Histogram and Ogive (Less common graphs), Scatter diagrams

Unit - 4

Measuring location: Arithmetic mean, median, mode (Specific Topics: Quadratic mean, Geometric mean, Harmonic mean)

Unit -5

 Measures of Dispersion (Variability) or Spreads: Range and inter-quartile range, Variance and Standard deviation, Coefficient of variation, Percentile; Skewness and Kurtosis, Cheby cheff’s rule, Empirical rule

Unit -6

 MEASURES OF LINEAR RELATIONSHIP: Covariance, Coefficient of correlation, Least squares method, Regression line, linear transformations and combinations: Linear transformations of variables- Mean and Variance, Standardization.

Unit -7

INDEX NUMBERS: Meaning and Use of index numbers, simple, complex, value and quantity indexes, splicing, Consumer price index, GDP deflator.

UNIT -8: STATISTICAL COMPUTATIONS Using – Excel

UNIT- 9:  INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY (Not Examinable)

Introduction to the watershed course is designed to enable students to understand and explain all aspects of watershed and management , by analyzing the status of watershed functions for sustainable distribution of its resources and the process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects that affects the plant, animal, and human .  The module has two components: integrated watershed management and soil conservation