This module is designed primarily to provide the readers with the best preparation possible for the advanced calculus examinations. in its present form this module has developed from courses given by the author over the last thirty two years to the audience of mathematicians

The need for a modular system of study in the University in general and in Communication Skills in particular has been necessitated by two issues. The first issue concerns the increased demand for higher education in Kenya that requires universities to broaden access and inclusion to a greater range of students. This is driven by the twin agendas of increasing economic competitiveness on the national and world economic stage and promoting greater social equality by extending access to students from under-represented groups. In addition, the increasing importance attached to the ‘knowledge economy’ and to ‘lifelong learning’ is encouraging more mature-age, working students to return to formal education to enhance their professional knowledge and skills. These changes in access have necessitated a move to more adaptable curricular: modularity and flexibility in course structures and delivery. Thus, universities are having to actively implement systems and approaches in teaching and learning environments; for example, by means of electronic platforms and applications for course delivery, teaching and learning support.

This is the highest level of management course to undertaken in the B.com degree in KU. Its contents are structured in such a way that all the students from the various departments in the School of Business can identify with irrespective of their areas of specialization.

A partnership may be defined as the relationship which subsists between persons carrying on a business in common with a view of profit. The maximum size of a partnership is normally 20 persons although for certain professional practices such as solicitors and accountants the number can exceed 20 as long as such partnerships are registered under the Companies Act. Under most circumstances each partner is an agent of the firm for the purpose of carrying on the normal business of the firm. This means that individual partners can bind the other partners to contracts they negotiate on behalf of the firm. They may also recover from the partnership any funds they spend for the benefit of the partnership.

This unit surveys and analyses government and politics in Africa with an emphasis on the post-independence period. However, the situation in the pre-colonial and colonial periods is first considered in order to provide the foundation upon which subsequent analysis is based

At the very beginning, knowledge was studied under the general framework of Philosophy. There were no branches or divisions like Science or Arts. In fact the Greek meaning of the word Philosophy is made up of the words: “Philos” meaning “To love” “Sophis” meaning “Wisdom” Thus, a philosopher is a person who loves wisdom.

Record keeping: Ledger, income statement, balance sheet, assets and liabilities, analysis of simple financial statements; Interest: simple and compound interests, calculation of discounts and commissions, depreciation, future value of an investment (FV), annuities; Budgeting: personal and simple budgets, financial projections, simple investment analysis, cost of capital, working capital expenditure, balance of payments, balance of trade, Gross national product (GNP), Gross domestic product (GDP); Index numbers; meaning of index number, price relative index, types of index numbers, calculation of index numbers, uses of index numbers; Taxation: purpose, types of taxes, calculation of personal income tax,. Value added tax (VAT), Stock exchange: shares, bond, stock market, share valuation.

Auditing is the independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, and irrespective of its size or legal form, when such an examination is conducted with a view to expressing an opinion thereon.

Commerce is study related to distribution of products from the producer (point of production) to the consumer (point of consumption).

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to purchasing and supply management concepts and techniques necessary to perform the purchasing function of an organization.

The International Marketing Entry Evaluation Process is a five stage process, and its purpose is to gauge which international market or markets offer the best opportunities for our products or services to succeed.

Social policy is an activity that tries to formulate, implement a solution to solve social problem. The propose of teaching their subject is to equip trainees with knowledge, skills and attitude to enable them understand know how social policies are made and administered for one achievement of goal, it also help to examine organization structure and involve themselves in implementing policy into programme and access their effectiveness.

While the law is indeed complex, certain basic principles and procedures can be established that will minimize a manager’s chances of encountering legal difficulty. Law affects every aspect of our lives. Law governs our conduct form the cradle to the grave. In fact, the influence of law extends form even before our birth and after our death.

For community practitioners to be effective in their work, they need to understand some of the key concepts used in community development. The concepts include: community, development, mobilization, participation, empowerment, sustainability, social change, integrated development, culture, volunteerism and philanthropy. This session introduces participants to these concepts which are important in the performance of their roles

Site Analysis † prior to purchasing a building site it is essential to conduct a thorough survey to ascertain whether the site characteristics suit the development concept

Masonry works: Manufacture of concrete blocks, bricks, stone dressing. Return angles; jointing and bedding of construction materials. Setting out. Partitioning. Cut stone, dressing and laying. Precautions. Creating opening in masonry walls. Fixtures and fittings to masonry walls. Tools and quality of workmanship. Workshop practice. Appropriate technology manufacture of compressed stabilized earth blocks, sisal cement, roofing sheets and tiles, water storage tanks and new products.

This course introduces learners to key concepts, theories and frameworks for analyzing social policy. The ideological, theoretical and values basis of social policy are examined with a view to understanding how they shape social policy locally, regionally and globally. Selected case studies of social policy interventions in Kenya are also examined.

People live in relationship. Their problems arise partially from the relationships in which they live - the words and actions that bind or divide them in relation to others. However, the also carry within them their internalizations of other people: their self-esteem and self-concept are influenced by how others acted towards them. Clients (individual & group) enter the counselling room under the influence of their present companions and the historical companions who were their family of origin.

If there is any topical issue that is rampant and dominates our everyday intellectual excursion and discussion or creating waves daily in the media, it is the problem of moral decadence among the youths. In fact, the problem, which initially was gradual in bites has now, attained the level that can best be described as the incurable cancer disease, the tentacles of which have spread into the nooks and crannies of the country.

A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, town, or neighborhood) or in virtual space through communication platforms. Durable relations that extend beyond immediate genealogical ties also define a sense of community, important to their identity, practice, and roles in social institutions such as family, home, work, government, society, or humanity at large.[. Although communities are usually small relative to personal social ties, "community" may also refer to large group affiliations such as national communities, international communities, and virtual communities.[3]