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This course unit gives a historical background, present status, and future challenges of the Civil and Environmental Engineering profession. It treats ethics and professional responsibility, written and oral communication, concepts of analysis, design, computational approaches, experiments, interpretation of results, and decision-making.

The course introduces students to concepts of epidemiology and disease surveillance.

Epidemiology of common communicable diseases will be discussed to equip students with knowledge of disease patterns. Disease surveillance and health education are discussed with a view to control outbreaks and epidemics of common communicable diseases in society.

This course enlightens bachelors’ students on the nature and uses of computers, providing them with the necessary Knowledge & Skills set to work effectively in an Information Technology environment.

Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of information technology and growing trends in the world today. The student will get basic knowledge about the computer and its applicability. Widely used applications including Word processing, Spreadsheets, Databases, and Presentation software will be taught

Rev. Ruhama Dennis Onzima

A. Course Description:

Humanity shares a vast diversity of culture. These cultures add some value to their particular philosophies, thinking and approach to particular concerns of well-being. In using African Traditions to engage peace building, the course explores African structures and their peculiarities in peace building using anthropological approaches. It looks at Mato Oput among the Acholi of Uganda, Gacaca in Rwanda, Bashingantahe in Burundi and the different forms of peace building used by traditional kingdoms and systems in Africa. While exploring blood pacts that solve conflicts and rituals of peace that help peace building, learners will be enabled to re-think and visualize a non-violent community. It also underscores God as the source of peace.

B. Course Objectives: 

To demonstrate how African Traditions and structures continue to provide mechanisms for peace building. To examine acclaimed importance’s, and effectiveness of using endogenous methods in solving conflicts. To help students apply some of the elements learnt in peace building and solving conflicts. 

C. Learning outcomes: 

At the end of this course, students will: 1. Be able to discuss and appreciate African Traditions and Structures in peace building 2. Be able to apply the learnt principles of peace building in simple and complex realities of personal and communal life. 3. Be able to compare and contrast different peace building mechanisms across the African Continent.

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Rev. Ruhama Dennis Onzima

This course unit is designed to provide learners with an in-depth introduction to the theories of microeconomics and its modern application.  The course unit is particularly suitable for first-year undergraduate students who are studying degree courses in agricultural sciences, food science, business studies, and other fields of study, which among other course units include an introductory course in microeconomic analysis. No prior knowledge of economics is required as a pre-requisite for reading this course unit.