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On behalf of our faculty staff and students, I welcome you to Accountancy department. Our mission is to sustain the culture of best practices in capacity building, teaching and learning methods, research and demonstrations, skills and due care in delivery accountancy services and grooming future breed of accountants with quality integrity in a peaceful environment.
Congratulations on being accepted into the Higher National Diploma and Ordinary National Diploma program of Accountancy department at Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo state.
You have made an important decision about your education and your future career. We are glad to be a part of your life from now on.
We live in exciting times. The job market in Nigeria and around the world is ever changing. Graduates entering the job market need to be ready to face new challenges. They must have the right training, mindset and motivation to adapt and learn new skills. At Federal Polytechnic Nekede, we equip you to do that. Our well-rounded curriculum and unique teaching pedagogy are aimed towards producing graduates who are confident, articulate, technically proficient, creative and analytical. You will develop your skills in leadership and team building as you chart your own destiny.
The programme is accredited and endorsed by National board for technical education (NBTE) accreditation and professional industry bodies, such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Association of national accountants of Nigeria. These professional accountancy accreditations mean our graduates have satisfied the entry requirement in the professional bodies towards taking their final exams to be Chartered Accountants.
Thank you and welcome to Accountancy Department Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo State, Nigeria.
1. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT:
Accountancy Department is one of the pioneer departments that commenced upon the establishment of the institution as the College of Technology, Owerri by the then Government of Imo State in 1978. At a point in time the department was merged with the Department of Banking and Finance into the Department of Financial Studies having options for:-
Accountancy and Banking and Finance.
This arrangement was short-lived as the status quo was restored and the Department returned to operation as independent departments in the School of Business And Management Technology. Currently the school has the following academic departments:
Accountancy;
Banking and Finance;
Business and Management Administration;
Co-operative Economics and Management;
Marketing;
Office Technology Management;
Public Administration;
Purchasing and Supply; and
Taxation.
2. VISION STATEMENT:
The vision of the Department is to remain a pacesetter in education and training of practitioners in accountancy profession.
MISSION STATEMENT:
Our mission is to sustain the culture of best practices in peace, capacity building, teaching and learning methods, research and demonstration, skill and due care in delivery of accountancy services and grooming future breed of accountants with qualitative integrity.
3. OBJECTIVES
The department has the objective of organizing, teaching and conducting research studies leading to the award of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) andHigherNational Diploma(HND). The programmes are fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE) as well as the relevant professional bodies:
The objectives of the National Diploma (ND) programme are as follows:
To transmit a body of knowledge that will enhance command Of adequate technical skills and improve business techniques.
To increase the student’s capability to learn, analyze, interpret and communicate effectively with others.
To motivate the graduate understand himself and his environment as well as the community in which he lives.
The objectives of the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme are as follows:
To transmit at a higher level body of knowledge and a command of adequate management skills and techniques.
To produce graduates who are capable of managing organizations resources and communicating effectively.
To assist the graduates of this programme have a good understanding of their environment and the community both local and international where businesses operate.
To inculcate into the graduates the ethical social responsibilities of an accountant.
4. DETAILED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
The accountants with high analytical and communication skill have opportunity in every organization where they serve as:
Financial Accountants;
Cost and Management Accountants;
Internal and External Auditors;
Bursary and Treasury Officers;
Tax managers and Consultants
Financial and management Consultants;
Bank Executives; and
Stock Brokers and Capital Market Advisors.
Public Sector Accounting and Finance;
Tax Management Services;
Audit Practice and Assurance Services;
Business Management and Consultancy Services;
Corporate Finance and Accounting Services;
Internal Audit Management Services;
Accounting Information System Management Services;
Internal Control Management
Budget and Budgetary Control Services;
Stock Brokerage and Capital Market Management Services;
Insolvency Management Services; etc.
5. OFFERED PROGRAMMES
The department offers the following programmes:
6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
The Department enrolls students intothe following Morning/Evening/Weekend Programmes accredited for Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and Higher National Diploma (HND):
Requirements for the National Diploma (ND) programme are as follows:
Possession of West African Senior Certificate or General Certificate Examination (GCE) Ordinary Level or its equivalents National Examination Council (NECO), National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB), etc. with five credit passes at not more than two sittings. The passes should include English Language, Mathematics and any other three subjects from the following: Literature-in-English, Economics, Geography, Commerce, Principles of Accounts, Government, Statistics, Office practice, and one science subject.
All candidates for admission are expected to present their certificates for screening on arrival prior to joining the class.
The general entry requirements for admission into Higher National Diploma (HND) programme shall be as follows:
All requirement for admission into ND Accountancy/Financial Studies programme, plus
A minimum of Lower credit pass (CGPA 2.50 and above) in the ND Accountancy programme result and
A minimum of one year post ND cognate industrial work experience.
In exceptional cases ND graduates with a pass (CGPA2.00-2.49) that have completed two or more years cognate industrial work experience may be considered for admission into the Higher National Diploma (HND) Accountancy programme.
DURATION OF PROGRAMMES:
The programme covers teaching and learning of the following under-listed courses arranged in a four-semester format each for ND and HND programmes:
NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) COURSES FIRST SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | GNS 101 | Technical English I | 2 | HUM |
2 | BFN 111 | Element of Banking | 2 | BF |
3 | GNS 111 | Citizenship Education | 2 | SS |
4 | BAM 112 | Business Mathematics | 3 | MATH |
5 | BAM 113 | Principles of Law | 2 | SS |
6 | BAM 211 | Principles of Management | 2 | BAM |
7 | BFN 112 | Principles of Economics I | 3 | SS |
8 | ACC 111 | Principles of Accounts I | 4 | ACC |
9 | OTM 113 | Information & Communication Tech | 4 | COMP |
10 | ACC 110 | Introduction to Accounting Applications | 2 | ACC |
11 | MKT 111 | Principles Of Marketing | 2 | MKT |
| TOTAL | 28 |
NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) COURSES SECOND SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | GNS 121 | Citizenship Education | 2 | SS |
2 | GNS 102 | Technical English II | 2 | HUM |
3 | ACC 126 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 2 | ACC |
4 | BAM 122 | Business Mathematics II | 3 | MTH |
5 | BFN121 | Element of Banking II | 2 | BF |
6 | BAM 133 | Business Law | 2 | SS |
7 | BAM 221 | Principles of Management II | 2 | BAM |
8 | BFN 122 | Principles of Economics II | 3 | SS |
9 | ACC 121 | Principles of Accounts II | 4 | AC |
10 | OTM 214 | Information & Communication Tech II | 4 | COMP |
11 | BFN 102 | Principles of Insurance | 2 | BF |
12 | URP | Environmental Consciousness | 1 |
|
|
| TOTAL | 29 |
|
NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) COURSES THIRD SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | ACC 211 | Financial Accounting I | 4 | ACC |
2 | ACC 213 | Auditing I | 3 | ACC |
3 | ACC 214 | Taxation I | 3 | ACC |
4 | BAM 212 | Business Statistics I | 3 | ACC |
5 | ACC 215 | Business Research Methods | 2 | ACC |
6 | ACC 212 | Cost Accounting I | 4 | ACC |
7 | ACC 216 | Practice of Entrepreneurship | 2 | ACC |
8 | BAM 424 | Company Law | 2 | SS |
9 | GNS 201 | Technical English | 2 | HUM |
|
| TOTAL | 25 |
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NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) COURSES FOURTH SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | BAM 222 | Business Statistics II | 3 | MTH |
2 | BFN 211 | Business Finance | 3 | BF |
3 | ACC 223 | Auditing II | 3 | ACC |
4 | ACC 222 | Cost Accounting II | 4 | ACC |
5 | ACC 224 | Taxation II | 3 | ACC |
6 | ACC 221 | Financial Accounting II | 4 | ACC |
7 | ACC 225 | Public Sector Accounting | 2 | ACC |
8 | GNS 202 | Technical English | 2 | HUM |
9 | ACC 229 | Project | 2 | ACC |
|
| TOTAL | 26 |
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HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) COURSES FRIST SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | ACC 311 | Accounting Theory & Practice | 4 | ACC |
2 | ACC 312 | Advance Costing I | 4 | ACC |
3 | ACC 313 | Executorship & Bankruptcy Laws & Accts | 2 | ACC |
4 | ACC 315 | Quantitative Techniques | 3 | BAM |
5 | ACC 316 | Public Finance | 3 | BF |
6 | ACC 317 | Management Information System I | 2 | CMP |
7 | HBF 327 | Management Economics | 4 | SS |
8 | GNS 301 | Business Communications | 4 | HUM |
9 | ACC 318 | Accounting Applications | 2 | ACC |
|
| TOTAL | 28 |
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HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) COURSES SECOND SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | ACC 321 | Advanced Financial Accounting I | 4 | ACC |
2 | ACC 322 | Advanced Costing II | 4 | ACC |
3 | ACC 324 | Advanced Taxation I | 3 | ACC |
4 | ACC 323 | Bankruptcy & Executorship Laws & Accts | 2 | ACC |
5 | ACC 326 | Public Sector Accounting I | 4 | ACC |
6 | ACC 327 | Management Information System II | 2 | COM |
7 | ACC 328 | Business Research Methods | 3 | ACC |
8 | BAM 418 | Small Business Management | 2 | ACC |
9 | ACC 325 | Professional Ethics & Social Responsibility | 4 | ACC |
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| TOTAL | 28 |
HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) COURSES THIRD SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | ACC 411 | Advanced Financial Accounting II | 4 | ACC |
2 | ACC 412 | Audit & Assurance Service | 3 | ACC |
3 | ACC 413 | Financial Management I | 3 | BF |
4 | ACC 414 | Advanced Taxation II | 3 | ACC |
5 | ACC 415 | Management Accounting I | 4 | ACC |
6 | BAM 413 | Entrepreneurship Development | 2 | BAM |
7 | ACC 416 | Public Sector Accounting II | 3 | ACC |
8 | GNS 401 | Business communication II | 4 | HUM |
9 | ACC 417 | MDCS I | 2 | ACC |
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| TOTAL | 28 |
HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) COURSES FOURTH SEMESTER
S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITTLE | CU | Department |
1 | ACC 421 | Advanced Financial Accounting III | 4 | ACC |
2 | ACC 422 | Audit Practice | 3 | ACC |
3 | ACC 423 | Financial Management II | 4 | BF |
4 | ACC 425 | Management Accounting II | 4 | ACC |
5 | ACC 426 | Professional Career Development | 4 | ACC |
6 | ACC 427 | Multi-Disciplinary Case Study II | 2 | ACC |
7 | ACC 428 | Project | 3 | ACC |
TOTAL | 24 |
PROFESSIONAL BODIES REGISTRABLE:
Upon completion of their study, graduates of the program are accepted for registration in several professional bodies including the following:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN);
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN);
The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM);
The Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA);
The Chartered Institute Management Accountants (CIMA)
The Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN);
The Chartered Institute of Stocks Brokers of Nigeria (CISN) ETC.
The following Lecturers recently served or is serving as HOD in the Department:
S/N NAME QUALIFICATION SESSION
1. OPARAH VIVIAN IHUAKU HND, BSc, PGD, MSc, ACA 2020/2021
2. NKWOCHA CALLISTUS IKECHUKWU BSc, MSc, PhD, ACA 2019/2020
3. OSONDU CHRISTIAN ALOMA HND, MBA, MSc, ACA 2016/2020
4. OPARAEKE CYRIL NDUKWE BSc, MBA, MSc, CNA 2013/2015
5. OSONDU CHRISTIAN ALOMA HND, MBA, MSc, ACA 2012/2013
6. OKEZIE BARTHOLOMEW N. BSc, MBA, PhD, FCA 2009/2012
7. OPARAEKE CYRIL NDUKWE BSc, MBA, MSc, CNA 2006/2009
8. SIR ANYAOGU CHRIS M. MBA, CNA 2003/2006
9. NSOFOR SILAS CHIDI BSc, MSc, CNA
10. EKWERIKE MAXWELL FRANCIS HND, MBA, PhD, FCA
10. CONTACT EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT
HOD’s PROFILE
Mrs Oparah Vivian Ihuaku is a Lecturer at Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Owerri, IMO State. She has taught students at various levels for over fifteen years. She is a financial expert and analyst.
Mrs Oparah Vivian Ihuaku was born in the year July 22nd 1973. A chartered Accountant with a season’s worth of experience.
She is currently undergoing her Ph.D. degree program in Accounting at Imo State University.
Management accounting, financial management, and cost accounting are her primary fields of expertise.She have authored numerous papers that have appeared in both national and international publications.
She has served in many committees in the school of business and management technology and in the department (Accountancy) and was of recent appointed the Acting Head of Department.
Thanks for your interest in the Department of Accountancy, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri. Imo State.
Mrs. Oparah Vivian I
AG Head of Department
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