[size=15pt]NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE SECOND EDITION GRAND FINALE[/size]


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Hmmmmmmmm, more like this will not end anymore with the new direction this edition headed.... The long awaited final is here.. ... Ladies and gentlemen, the educational aficionados, the cerebral analysts and pundits, respected Nairaland intelligentsia and commentariat, observers and watchers, it's our pleasure to welcome you to the Grand Finale of NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE SECOND EDITION . Am just speechless, because this final is between a polytechnic and university.. .. The first edition was without a single polytechnic, but this second edition Polytechnic of IBADAN joined the intellectual league and here they are.... Wonderful... Also LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY will be handling over the NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE TROPHY to either FUNAAB OR IBADAN POLY Which of the two team (intellectual gladiator) will be claiming this trophy worth of .. Erm well here we go with the LAST CHAPTER OF the SECOND EDITION OF this esteemed interschool online debate i hope you find it more poignant, savory, piquant and educative.... Relax and read enthralling, bedazzle and spellbind write up from our portentous, stupendous and astounding contestant ... it's our relish to welcome you to the Grand Finale of the SEC@OND edition of the NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE. FUNAAB OR IBADAN POLY? Sit back and enjoy as the two team administer the treatment the topic deserves....


TOPIC...

My discipline and nation building (under this, each speaker would speak on how his course is integral to nation building than the others).
Sammyscholar.. PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Pseudonomer: Computer Science and Mathematics
Darrytoz: Public Administration
Nunushokto Plant physiology and crop production...

These intellectual gladiators will be writing for you the beauty of their course in shaping the country, after their essay you might be coarse to change your course... Lol *winks*

DATE: 5th July 2015
TIME: 7PM

CHIEF HOST
Seun GCFR-NL
Mark Zuckergerg of Nigeria
CEO of Nairaland

CHAIRMAN
lalasticlala

MODERATOR
Olawalebabs
Fynestboi
Richiez

COORDINATOR
Fattybabakay
Miscallenous

JUDGES
HIDENTITY
MATHEWBRIGGS
TGIRL4REAL
JARUS
UJ SIZZLE
CARACTA





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For those who have not been following, you may go through the history here.

First edition details
https://www.nairaland.com/1851738/nairaland-interschool-debate-2013-2014

Second edition planning thread
https://www.nairaland.com/1870801/nisd-second-edition-planning-thread/9

Rep your school thread...
https://www.nairaland.com/1870827/nisd-participation-thread-rep-school

Entry level
https://www.nairaland.com/2306350/nairaland-interschool-debate-entry-level





Calculated results right from the onset of the group stages present these schools in ascending order of points viz:

NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE NISD::GROUP STANDING....

ABUZARIA secured 4th position with 257 points
3RD POSITION: OAU = 287
IIND PLACE IS: IBADANPOLY with 314 points
Ist SPOT GOES TO: FUNAAB
with 354points

Let me introduce our participants..... The SECOND EDITION OF NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE FINAL is between FEDERAL UNIVERSITY ABEOKUTA and IBADAN POLYTHECNIC....

Representing FUNAAB we have...

Pseudonomer and
Nunushokto...


Representing IBADAN POLY we have
Darrytoz and
Sammyscholar.




Introducing our defending champion that will be handling over the trophy tonight to one of the team mentioned above....


LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY represented..

Smithsammy
Iamdejman...


BEST DEBATERS (FIRST EDITION)
1 The Last Nazgul (UNIBEN)
2. Epaul (DELSU)
3. Iamdejman (LASU)..

JUDGING CRITERIA (5marks each)
1. Presentation (opening, flow, closing,
response to judges questions,
audience questions and contestants
rebuttals)

2. Logic of arguments

3. Strenght of facts, examples, cases.

4. Persuasiveness

5. Demonstration of knowledge and
understanding of the subject


PLEASE JUDGES take note of the change..... thanks
JARUS
TGIRL4REAL
MATHEWBRIGGS
HIDENTITY

NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE SPONSORER...
Firstly, we sincerely appreciate all those that supported the first edition of NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE financially, we hold your support to our heart... However, we await your fatherly and motherly support for this edition.... (coogar, r231, chaircover, inspired_m)

ALL JUDGES... (Caracta, Matthew Briggs, JARUS, TGIRL4REAL, OBINOSCOPY, UJ-SIZZLE, HIDENTITY)

JarusHub Career Consulting is offering to give the following:

Hard copy of the book "The Road to Victoria Island" written by myself to the debaters of the winning school.

Soft copy (ebook version) to be given to each debater of second placed team.

Best debater to be invited to JarusHub Networking Event - an avenue to meet and dine with some Lagos professionals in a top restaurant in Lagos (We do every last Saturday of every month, and he's free to choose the month he wants: June to December 2014).



Also supporting, Jayboss Nigeria Blog is a blog that was launched in 2013 and since then we have made a name in the Nigeria blogosphere.
It's nice partnering with other sponsors to bring you this edition of Nairaland Inter School Debate.





More expected..... We love you all...

Please while the debate is going, only the debaters, judges, coordinators, Supermods(if need be) can post. It is only at the audience question window that a viewer can post on this thread. Pls let's comply, default attracts 3 hours ban(duration of the debate).

You can however comment simultaneously at thePlanning thread



Thank you.



Debate starts by 7:00pm on SUNDAY.

Come and witness the mother of all e-debates on the biggest section of the biggest online forum in Africa.

IBADAN POLY?


OR


FUNAAB?

Yea yea yea.... Welcome welcome......

The Admin and Owner of NL, Oluwaseun Osewa,
The Supermods, Mukina2 and Semid4lyfe, lalasticala
The chairman, lalasticala,
The Human Resources Personnel, Obinoscopy,
The Judges,
My Co-Mods
The Education Sections Movers and Shakers,
The Contestants,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

In an era, when the internet is synonymous with scams and fraud, it gladden my heart to see the 'future leaders' coming together and forming a bond that exists beyond the e-world in order to improve and impact the society positively. This debates is coming at the appropriate time when we continue to have a decline in the reading and writing habit of our youth, this we believe his our little way of re-orientating society about the important and benefits of positive criticism through debating.


To the Judges, I thank you for volunteering to work on this project considering your other offline schedules, I implore you to do your best, as we can't possibly satisfy everybody, just do as your conscience is dictates.


To the contestants, you are the focal point of this projects, educating and informative arguments is what we expects from you, don't see this as a 'do or die' affairs, play by the rule and at the end of the day, we will all be happy to be part of this laudable projects.


I hereby declare the second edition of NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE Grand Finale open.

Thanks
Fynestboi

JUDGES
HIDENTITY
MATHEWBRIGGS
TGIRL4REAL
JARUS

**takes the front seat**

Sammyscholar
Darrytoz
Pseudonomer
Nunushokto...



Let have your arguments...... No time to waste..... Follow the above and do the needful...




You have the time to do the posting from now till 7:30pm.... In which the thread will be display on Frontpage....


Sammyscholar
Darrytoz
Pseudonomer
Nunushokto...




Lalasticala....

We are waiting

School: FUNAAB


Plant physiology is a discipline concerned with the functioning, or physiology ,
of plants . Closely related fields include plant
morphology (structure of plants), plant ecology
(interactions with the environment),
phytochemistry ( biochemistry of plants), cell
biology, genetics, biophysics and molecular
biology. Fundamental processes such as
photosynthesis , respiration , plant nutrition ,
plant hormone functions, tropisms , nastic
movements , photoperiodism ,
photomorphogenesis , circadian rhythms,
environmental stress physiology, seed
germination , dormancy and stomata function
and transpiration , both parts of plant water
relations, are studied by plant physiologists.
The field of plant physiology includes the study of all the internal activities of plants—those chemical and physical processes associated with life as they occur in plants. This includes study at many levels of scale of size and time.
At the smallest scale are molecular
interactions of photosynthesis and internal
diffusion of water, minerals, and nutrients. At
the largest scale are the processes of plant
development , seasonality , dormancy, and
reproductive control. Major subdisciplines of
plant physiology include phytochemistry (the
study of the biochemistry of plants) and
phytopathology (the study of disease in
plants).


Public administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic
discipline that studies this implementation and
prepares civil servants for working in the public
service. Public administration is "centrally concerned with the organization of government policies and programmes as well as the behavior of officials (usually non-elected) formally
responsible for their conduct".


For decades, agriculture has been
associated with production of essential
food crops. Today, processing, marketing and
distribution of crop products are all acknowledged as part of current agriculture.Thus, agriculture could be referred to as the production, processing, promotion and
distribution agricultural products.



Agriculture plays a critical role in the
entire life of a given economy.
Agriculture is the backbone of economic
system of a given country. In addition to
providing food and raw material,
agriculture also provides employment
opportunities to very large percentage of
population. Below are the importances of
agriculture(plant agriculture):


The main source livelihood of many
people is agriculture. Approximately 70
% of the people directly rely on
agriculture as a mean of living. This high
percentage in agriculture is as a result
of none development of non-agricultural
activities to absorb the fast growing
population. Agriculture is the main source of national income for most developing countries.


Agricultural products like sugar, tea, rice,
spices, tobacco, coffee etc. which are all plants constitute
the major items of exports of countries
that rely on agriculture. If there is
smooth development practice of
agriculture, imports are reduced while
export increases considerably. This helps
to reduce countries unfavorable balance
of payments as well as saving foreign
exchange. This amount may be well
used to import other essential inputs,
machinery, raw-material, and other
infrastructure that is helpful for the
support of country’s economic
development.


The growth of agricultural sector
contributes to marketable surplus. Many
people engage in manufacturing, mining,public administration as well as other non- agricultural sector as the nation develops. All these
individuals rely on food production that
they might meet from the nation’s
marketable surplus. As agricultural
sector development takes place,
production increases and this leads to
expansion of marketable surplus. This
may be exported to other nations.


The main source of raw materials to
major industries such as cotton and jute
fabric, sugar, tobacco, edible as well as
non-edible oils is agriculture. Moreover,
many other industries such as
processing of fruits as well as
vegetables and rice husking get their raw
material mainly from agriculture which increases the rate of income generation and revenue to the country.


Bulks of agricultural products are
transported by railways and roadways
from farm to factories. Mostly, internal
trade is in agricultural products.
Moreover, the revenue of the
government, to a larger extent, relies on
the success of agricultural sector. The nation’s export trade depends largely on agricultural sector. For example, agricultural commodities such as jute, tobacco, spices, oilseeds, raw
cotton, tea as well as coffee accounts
for approximately 18 % of the entire
value of exports of a country. This
demonstrates that agriculture products
also continue to be important source of
earning a country foreign exchange.


Construction of irrigation schemes,
drainage system as well as other such
activities in the agricultural sector is
important as it provides larger
employment opportunities. Agriculture
sector provides more employment
opportunities to the labor force that
reduce the high rate of unemployment in
developing countries caused by the fast
growing population. Since agriculture employs many people it contributes to economic development. As a result, the national income level as well as people’s standard of living is
improved. The fast rate of development
in agriculture sector offers progressive
outlook as well as increased motivation
for development. Hence, it aids to create
good atmosphere for overall economic
development of a country. Therefore,
economic development relies on the
agricultural growth rate.


Development in agriculture may also
increase savings. The rich farmers we
see today started saving particularly
after green revolution. This surplus
quantity may be invested further in the
agriculture sector to develop the sector.
A stable agricultural sector ensures a
nation of food security. The main
requirement of any country is food
security. Food security prevents
malnourishment that has traditionally
been believed to be one of the major
problems faced by the developing
countries. Most countries rely on
agricultural products as well as
associated industries for their main
source of income.

In conclusion, agriculture contributes greatly to the growth of a country.

Good day to the esteemed judges, erudite coordinators, fellow debaters, and the informed spectators. I am Darrytoz, the second speaker of The Polytechnic, Ibadan. I am here to speak on "my discipline and nation building".


Public Administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for work in the public service. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope," its fundamental goal is to advance management and policies so that government can function effectively and efficiently.
Public Administration can also be viewed as the management of public programs, the translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day, and the study of government decision making. The analysis of the policies themselves, the various inputs that have produced them, and the inputs necessary to produce alternative policies.
Public Administration is centrally concerned with the organization of government policies and programmes as well as the behaviour of officials (usually non-elected) formally responsible for their conduct. Many unelected public servants can be considered to be public administrators including head of city, county, regional, state and federal departments such as municipal budget directors, human resources (H.R.) administrators, city managers, census managers, state mental health directors, and cabinet secretaries. Public administrators are public servants working in public departments and agencies, at all levels of government.

In the US, civil servants and academics such as Woodrow Wilson promoted American civil service reform in the 1880s, moving public administration into academia. However, until the mid-20th century and the dissemination of the German Sociologist Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy, there was not much interest in a theory of public administration. The field is multidisciplinary in character; one of the various proposals for public administration's sub-fields sets out six pillars, including:
Human resources which is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organisations, business sector, or economy.
Organisational theory is a loosely knit community of many approaches to organizational analysis. Its themes, questions, methods, and explanatory modes are extremely diverse.
Policy analysis is "determining which of various policies will most achieve a given set of goals in light of the relations between the policies and the goals".
Statistics is study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.
Budgeting is a quantitative expression of a plan for a defined period of time. It may include planned sales volumes and revenues, resources quantities, costs ane expenses, assets, liabilities and cash flows. It expresses strategic plans of business units, organisations, activities or events in measurable terms.

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. Ethics investigates the questions "what is the best way for people to live?" and "what actions are right or wrong in particular circumstances?" in practice, ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality, by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.

Public administrators contribute to nation building in the following ways among others:
promotion of a rational development of economic proportions through macro-regulation; control of the privatization process of state owned enterprises and public services and securing free competition and transparency in its implementation;
securing an effective exercise of ownership rights of the state and other public entities;
support of the private sector, especially of small and medium-sized enterprises; development of effective cooperative relations between the public and private sectors;
drafting and implementing effective sectoral policies, especially securing internal and external security, regional policy, transport policy, information and communication policy, environmental policy, education policy, social policy, employment policy and health care policy.

Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concern with the functioning, or physiology of plants. Fundamental processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, plant nutrition, plant hormone functions, tropisms, nastic movements, photopenodism, photomorphogenesis, circadian rhythms, environmental stress physiology, seed germination doronancy and stomata function and transpiration, both parts of plant water relations, are studied by plant physiologists.

In view, plant physiologists have not been contributing to nation building for the following reasons:

Climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing mankind worldwide. It affects agriculture in several ways, including its direct impact on food production. Climate change, which is attributable to the natural climate cycle and human activities, has adversely affected agricultural productivity in Africa (ziervogel et al 2006). Available evidence shows that climate change is global, likewise its impacts; but the adverse effects will be felt mainly by developing countries, especially those in Africa, due to their low level of coping capabilities (Nwafor 2007; Jagtap 2007). Nigeria is one of these developing countries (Odjugo,2010). It is projected that crop yield in Africa may fall by 10-20% by 2050 or even up to 50% due to climate change (Jones and Thornton, 2003), particularly because African agriculture is predominately rain-fed and hence fundamentally dependent on the volgaries of weather.
Agricultural funding for research technology development: the Department of Agricultural Sciences (DAS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for all aspects of agricultural research in Nigeria. DAS oversees the funding and management of 15 national agricultural research institutes located throughout the country. Those institutes are tasked with generating improved agricultural technologies for use by farmers and agro-allied industries. However, DAS funding of agricultural science research and technology has been generally sluggish as governments and even the private sector are yet to accord it the needed priority attention. Bientema and Ayoola (2004) assessed agricultural research capacity in Nigeria and found that it is highly dispersed such that the country currently does not have a well-defined national agricultural research strategy. In addition, the funding of agricultural research from the federal government budget, which is always the main and now virtually the sole source of funds, has been in regression since the collapse of oil prices in the early 1980s (Agbamu, 2000; FAO 1996 and Nigeria House Committee on Agriculture, 2005).
Lack of education, information and training is frequently a key limiting factor to agricultural development. The report of IFAD (2007) confirmed that the poor state of the country's education has also had its toll on the poor people, majority of who are farmers in rural areas. In addition, they are faced with limited social services and infrastructure. FAO (2008) reported that about 90% of Nigeria's food is produced by small-scale farmers who cultivate small plots of land and depend on rainfall rather than irrigation system as a result of their low knowledge base, access to facilities and poor financing. Thank you.


REFERENCES
www.en.m.wikipedia.org/public_administration
www.managementstudyguide.com
www.en.m.wikipedia.org/plant_physiology
www.allafrica.com
www.fao.org
Adejuwon J.O (2006) "food crop production in Nigeria II: potential effects of climate change"

Cool... . Sammyscholar we are waiting..... Between debaters can do well to peruse opponent arguments..... Puncturing of arguments starts by 8....




Sammyscholar
Darrytoz
Pseudonomer
Nunushokto...

Nice one.... 7:54pm..... Once it's 8pm you can proceed with the puncturing.....



8_9pm...

i have posted. check the first essay on the thread

sammyscholar:


"People Don't Realize How Many Jobs Will Soon Be Replaced By Software" - Bill gate.

Computer Science has been one of the most demanded job in the 21st century. Even Barack Obama make it clear that every American citizen should learn to code. Even Information Technology has been included in our primary and secondary school curriculum.

The intellectual fight for NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE SECOND EDITION TROPHY STARTS NOW.....

sammyscholar:


The greatest challenge that people face today today is the insecurity of their jobs sequent upon the emergence of computer and its application. A lot of people have been displaced in terms of location and jobs. When people talk about disrupting an industry, what readily comes to mind is replacing jobs done by humans to jobs done by software. We cannot underestimate the engagement and gainful employment of people in a nation building. A true nation is built by people for the purpose of people. Computer Science, as a discipline, is not all encompassing because what it takes is more than what it gives.

With computer applications, we as human have become more productive. Look back at the time when we do things manually, look at the era of snail mail(Post-Office Mail) to the new era of e-mail. Communication is faster and better. Presentations have become easier with the use of power points during board meetings making it more easier for business to grow, should I keep counting?

darrytoz:



Lack of education, information and training is frequently a key limiting factor to agricultural development. The report of IFAD (2007) confirmed that the poor state of the country's education has also had its toll on the poor people, majority of who are farmers in rural areas. In addition, they are faced with limited social services and infrastructure. FAO (2008) reported that about 90% of Nigeria's food is produced by small-scale farmers who cultivate small plots of land and depend on rainfall rather than irrigation system as a result of their low knowledge base, access to facilities and poor financing.

The government has provided organisations that educates farmers and give them practical demonstration on how to increase their level of production. Institutions of agriculture had also been eatables to impact the knowledge of agriculture into the young ones. Schools like Funaab, Michael Opara university of agriculture, Federal university of agriculture Makurdi to mention but a few .

not bad

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