I ARGUED TODAY AGAINST THE CASUALNESS OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES TOWARD THE 12 WEEKS OF TEACHING. Now, I note that the quality of teaching, method, & overall contents are a subject for some other day. I'll love every lecturer in Nigerian universities to 1st complete all the contents of their prescribed courses before setting any exams.? First-rate world universities do this. This done, it can contribute to reducing the 'half-baked' graduate syndrome In the UK universities, I saw that the economics & finance module contents, for e.g., were seriously complex though relevant & applicable to practical situations. The said complexity of the topics UK students learn may sound like a fairy-tale to you until you see these contents Some of the topics I handled, I had to do tangible re-learning 1st before lecturing the classes (I think perhaps some of these topics I re-learned were among the 50% never-ever-introduced-topics, I noted today, by my Nigerian lecturers during my degree days. Bless them!). The best remedy is for Nigeria to get serious indeed with higher education (HE) by 1st redefining what she wants HE to achieve for the nation, commit to funding it adequately & to a robust monitoring & evaluating of set goals.? Most importantly, raise the bar for the quality of lecturers!
The challenge I see is that nobody is willing to rise up to responsibilities especially in the state and federal schools, some lecturers come to class with the note their own lecture gave them in their undergraduate days with little or no knowledge about the topics atall talk less of re-learning. We have a problem with the system, the lecturers need proper orientation to work and they should stop seeing it as no man's work.
I know no system is 100% yet cos students still graduate here and can't find jobs...more still needs to be done everywhere. We need the best ideas to work for everyone!
ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER at DETOPSY ENGINEERING LIMITED (EXPERT IN MV/LV POWER SYSTEMS) - ADVANCE EXPERT IN LIGHTING. I WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA.
6 年"I saw that the economics & finance module contents, for e.g., were seriously complex though relevant & applicable to practical situations" What technique/techniques do UK lecturers use to make their students understand these complex module contents, because here, some students find it difficult to understand the simple module contents?