Resource is anything that we can term to use or anything that we can use to generate well or other term of utility. Management is appropriate, efficient and effective use of resources. Resource management is the practice of deliberate, effective and efficient use/utilization of resources.

Disaster management is a systematic process (i.e., is based on the key management principles of planning, organizing, and leading which includes coordinating and controlling). It aims to reduce the negative impact or consequences of adverse events (i.e., disasters cannot always be prevented, but the adverse effects can be minimized).

A project is the work performed by an organization one time to produce a unique outcome. Examples are building a new house, developing new social work application, creating a new radio advert/commerce.

Conflict refers to the struggle between incompatible or opposing needs, wishes, ideas, interests or people. This arises when individuals or groups encounter goals that both parties cannot obtain satisfactorily.

HRM ensures that highly skilled and qualified employees with the abilities to perform specific tasks are recruited, placed, trained, developed, and motivated to ensure that their maximum potential is tapped.

Project Planning relates to the use of schedules to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment. Project management is the process of combining systems, techniques and knowledge to complete a project within established goals of time, budget and scope.

Production is the process of producing goods from raw materials, It embraces all the processes of manufacturing goods and all those activities which help in the manufacture of the goods.

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.

Today’s world of business imposes an intimidating array of pressures on the organizations and their performance. The demands of the stakeholders and more so the customers are for ever increasing as they require improved quality of products and services. The customer has come of age and no longer accepts inferior quality, limited choice and monopolistic margins. Today’s customer is strongly demanding quality in products and services. Hence, continuous improvement in business activities with a focus on the customer throughout the entire organization and an emphasis on quality is one of the main means by which organizations face up to the global competitive threats. This is why quality is looked upon by many organizations as the means by which they can survive in n increasingly aggressive market and maintain a competitive edge over their competitors

Archives Management is concerned with the study of managerial functions that an individual needs to posses to effectively manage archives. This subject aims at imparting to the trainee knowledge and skills that will enable him/her to be able to appreciate the role of archives in the management of organizations. The trainee should be able to identify the various types of archives and be able to perform archives management functions.