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Seun, lalasticlacla, Fynestboi, Richiez, dominique we need to Soro Soke this thread. The students are really suffering. This has been happening for a long time. No one wants to talk about it especially in this school. The lecturers are notorious for this.

Not moving this thread to front page is actually an injustice to this students next semester. Aside struggling to pay tuition fees, these students struggle to buy mandatory textbooks. Some of them prioritize this textbook over their school fees because without this text, you will not pass a course.

edoairways:
mrphysics well-done. This work is good however it needs some improvement. Your population of study is missing rather you went straight to your sample. Secondly you didn't state which department (s) you studied. It possible that you focused on one department. Thirdly, you didn't state your sampling technique ( probability or non probability sampling).
These should have been considered before concluding your findings.

I understand your point bro. This is not a full research as I am not on ground to conduct such research. I also do not want to see the distribution by departments (I may consider it for the next school).

Like I stated somewhere above, the students were not willing to speak up, any information relating to who they are will chase them away. I had to make alot of changes and got people to spread it in their groups. I stated that its very anonymous. As you can see from the gender chart, a good number of them preferred not to say their gender.

The research gave us a highlevel overview into the state of things in the school. For instance, someone sent me a message and told me that she bought same textbook twice for different courses she did in her ND2 and HND 1 simply because it was same lecturer that teach the two courses. You can imagine.

I have dated one. Actually, I don't believe in those shenanigans they do. Their belief system is too odd but who cares. I hated she attends that church anyway.

She's nice, sexually free, and you will hardly deduce she's a member. However, she's committed in the church as she holds one little leadership position in their youth wing.

She recently got married (last week). I missed her though. She was everything I wanted. And no, we didn't break up because of her religion because I don't care. And I know if we had continued till marriage, she will quit.

Op, their beliefs are odd. They see Obu as god. They pray in his name. Like ending prayers with..."In the name of Olumba Olumba Obu"

They go to Calabar every December. There's a river their women swim/bath inside stack naked. A whole lot of shits they do in the church. Sometimes it could be scary. But for me, if you like belong to Ogboni, it's your business. Nothing you do will ever affect me.

Modified

I forgot to add, the dad is a Bishop there, you can imagine. I'm sure she got married to one of their members. It's even good for her so they can continue that odd way of life.

She eats meat and every other thing other people do. Take alcohol, go to club, name it. On Sunday, she'd wear their white (a cloth which she had never taken pictures on). One day, she was in church and we made a video call. Seeing her in that cloth was really something else. I took screenshots and laughed at her after the service. They don't wear any makeup when going to church. Alot of memories anyway. But she was one lady I wanted to marry. But life happens to us all.

@ Seun, lailaisticlacla, Fynestboi, Richiez, olawalebabs

I still don't know why we haven't moved to front page.

This is worth front page. If this means ranting to the mods, I will keep ranting until this thread is moved to front page.

A thread like this should be given a wider coverage. We need institutional revitalization and the only way to achieve this is push those hidden rots in our system to the front page.

Unfortunately, no one wants to talk about this. It's easier when we blame FG for all things but shy away when we can help the system to change.

Finally, 88.1% of the responders said they struggle to buy this textbook.

The economy is hard, students don't need to be forced to buy textbooks after struggling to pay tuition fees.

I strongly believe this should be pushed to the front page, except the moderators think otherwise.


Cc. Fynestboi, Richiez, olawalebabs, mynd44.

76.8% of the responders think that the school management should stop the compulsory sale of textbooks.

I did this survey to have evidence to make this claim, I believe we can help the students to Soro Soke on this issue that they are experiencing.

Moderators, Fynestboi, Richiez, olawalebabs, mynd44, let us help this students by pushing this to the front page.

Heartlessbanker:
Nigeria's educational system is cursed. Funnily enough, the textbooks they force innocengstudents to buy are mediocre and poorly written books.
Smh

Exactly. One student told that they were forced to buy same textbook twice because the lecturer used same textbook to teach them in second and final year. Imagine being forced to buy same textbook twice. Isn't it wickedness?

When asked if there has ever been a course they didn't buy textbooks for, only 38% said they have been faithful in buying textbooks for every course.
56.6% has defaulted in buying a textbook in a course.

When asked if they failed the course as a result of not buying the textbook, half of the responders said that they failed the course. This represents 50.5% of the responders.

About 49.3% of responders said that the school management is aware of this compulsory sale and imposition of textbooks on students.

Only 19% do not agree that the management if aware of this menace in the system

In a semester, about 61.6% of responders said they buy more than 7 textbooks. The average cost of a textbook hovered between N2000 - N4000 for each textbook. If most students buy on average 7 textbooks in a semester, it means that students spend (if we average the price of a textbook to be N3000) about N21,000 on textbooks.

Of course, purchase of textbooks is very important, however, with increasing digital textbooks and information online, imposing this on students with the current economic situation in the country is very bad.

I did this survey to contribute to cleaning and getting our systems working. If the mods can push this to the front page, I am confident that the administration/management will sit up to do things right.


Fynestboi, Richiez, olawalebabs, mynd44

This question was tricky, but helped to drive the aim of this research. The students were asked if it was possible for a lecturer to fail them in a course should they fail to buy his/her textbook. 55.2% of the students said it is possible that failure to buy a textbook could lead to a student failing the course.

Fynestboi, Richiez, olawalebabs, mynd44 please move to frontpage. I spent time and money to conduct this research, to get students to respond. At first, they were afraid, but when I told them that responses are anonymous, the few of them began to respond to the survey. Please move to front page.

75.8% of Students in the 144 respondents confirmed that they buy textbooks for all their courses. On whether the sale of textbooks is a prerequisite to pass a course, 62.5% of the responders agreed it is a prerequisite to pass a course.

This percentage is enough to call out whoever the Rector of the polytechnic is. Only 15.3% of the responders said it is not compulsory to buy a textbook in other to pass a course.

While many will think that the compulsory sales of textbooks in Universities and Polytechnics has gone extinct, recent surveys suggest its still very pronounced. I had an argument with someone on the rot in our Universities and Polytechnics, this argument bothered on the fact that university and polytechnic lecturers still force students to buy their textbooks, a requirements that is compulsory should such student desire to pass the course. Passing a course is thus not entirely by merit. In some instances, these lecturers use these textbooks as a continuous assessment, awarding up to 40% of the course marks to textbooks.

To have confirm my belief, I decided to carry out a survey on Federal Polytechnic Unwana. This school is notorious in shoving their textbooks down the student’s throat. Students are threatened with failure if they fail to buy the course textbooks.
To put a figure on this issue, I sent out questionnaires, however, I observed most students do not want to speak up for fear of lecturers being strict on them. I am therefore calling on the administration to put a stop on this imposition of textbooks as a prerequisite to pass a course.
A total number of 147 students responded to this survey. Among the responders, 63.9% are male, 23.8% female, and 12.3% preferred not to state their gender.

The aim of this thread is to get the Rector of Federal Polytechnic Unwana and other Polytechnic lecturers, University lecturers to stop the compulsory imposition of textbooks on students.


The moderators should please move this to the front page
Fynestboi, Richiez, olawalebabs

golddare:
Just finished Citation, not bad at all, a good attempt in exposing what students faced in the hands of Nigerian lecturers.

I think Citation is a great movie. Much better than Oluture.

It was worth the time.

sisisioge:
For your peace of mind, leave her and your "son" alone. Let her take care of him by herself since she says you're not the father. A day will come when the boy will ask for his father biko. Just ex her and anything relating to her for now.

As for your expenditure on her...count your loss and move on. Good luck.

Op please do this fa.

Well, it may seem difficult but this is surely the best way to go. sometimes, the more effort we make to find closure on anything, the more we hurt ourselves.

Let everything be, make peace with yourself, heal from the relationship, and move on with your life. This life fa, is too short to spend it worrying on a lady that has moved on.

okoIYAyin:
So i've been wondering why there is no active thread about studying or living in france despite it being a good european country and the cost of study there seems to be relatively low compared to the US, canada and the likes which is why am considering doing my masters over there or could it be there are things i don't know why it is so and that is why am creating this thread. I really love the country, so anyone living or studying in france or even intending to go study or live there, your input is really needed. Thanks in addy!

I can only tell you my version of France.

There are no much activities on threads about France because of what it is. The country has a way of keeping you doing one thing and not having time for other things.

Yes, France is one of the big european countries if not the second after Germany.
However, Language barriers is a big problem. French is difficult to learn.

The French people is not associative, they are very conservative. While they are extremely good, do not hope to get anything from them.

There's a great number of black people here, so expect racism at a low level.

The French education system is difficult (extremely), thus, working and studying is very difficult. Also, there are no much students jobs in France compared to Germany and to do one as a student, you must speak French, not just A2 level but B1.

France is good for studies, and you can also get a work upon graduation (somewhat difficult too). They are lots of opportunities for Ph.D in France. A paid Ph.D, so be sure to get one if you want to pursue it and you are good in your field too.

The French system is thorough, they still go through the first principles in teaching.

I won't recommend France if you want to work and study. I will surely recommend it if you are funded or you have the fund to sustain yourself. The learning system isn't flexible, and be sure to have classes from morning to evening. Attached, is my snapshot of my timetable (this is a timetable for a masters program, second year of masters to be precise).

There are the reasons many students don't go the French route, except you are funded.

It's a beautiful country to be in, good atmosphere, nice packages by the government, etc.

JayJos01:
Thanks so much for this interesting thread, mrphysics
I must say it is so insightful.
Will you be kind enough to provide any helpful suggestions to someone who just gained admission to IMT Atlantique student? You can respond via jidefak@yahoo.com.
Thanks so much

Hey bro. Sorry, it's been extremely intensive and stressful, hence the late response.

Welcome to IMT. It's going to be very stressful and challenging more than you can imagine or expect to be in a postgraduate study. It's more stressful and intensive than undergraduate study (especially NE). So be strong and stay positive.

I will pay 2.1m

kanuchibuezeo:
I applied for the advanced Master in Safety Engineering and Management at the INSA Toulouse. I have by August 30 to make an initial payment as acceptance fee. If PTDF doesn't make a statement or list before this weekend, I would be denied the option of the 2020/21 Session. 3 more days to go or it's a scholarship without admission this year.

Do not let these schools put pressure on you. I know it's difficult getting admission here in France, but that doesn't mean you should commit yourself to something you know you won't continue.

If everyone has the money to fund foreign studies, PTDF will have no applicants every year. So it's not bad to tell them that you are depending on a scholarship body.

It's Campus France that handles any administrative financing of PTDF scholars. In fact, no one disturbed me, even when my tuition fee is very high, 24k euros for the two years. Yet, no one bothered me about any prepayment before admission is secured. Of course I know all schools are not the same in terms of admission requirements, my point is, do not put pressure on yourself bro. Wait until the list is out.

Precision79:
Great job you are doing here Mrphysics. At last I was able to get to page 40 of this thread. It has been an interesting read.

I would be resuming in Nantes next semester. You have already given me a foretaste, thanks to your highly descriptive write-ups backed up with pictures.

I hope to meet with you in person when I arrive. Kudos bro!

Great.You are welcome to France and Nantes in particular.

GrandMufti:
Nice. But that earpiece is not a property of the box. Before someone will claim seller removed his own

I don't understand bro. That was how it came, nothing was added or removed

Same picture with the :

1. Ai Quad camera.
2. 64MP

Note, picture quality has been distorted by Whatsapp. The original pictures are too large for nairaland. 8MB and 19MB respectively.

Took a picture with my old phone. This is the picture from my old phone

I bought the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max today. Decided to unbox it. It came with all the properties of the phone, including the 64MP camera, etc. What I enjoy the most is the fast charging.

Ism4b:
All the courses are in German universities and the Polymer science is a collaboration between a German and French university with both giving separate MSc certificates upon completion while the nanoscience university is in a particular university. I'm planning on coming back to Nigeria immediately after completion of the programme that's why I'm thinking if polymer is ok for me.
Thanks for your time

Alright, great choice. You already know your choice, I guess our role is to help you confirm you made a right choice.

Polymer science is good, if you go for it, it's fine sir.

Ism4b:
Hello Hause,
Please I write to seek for your suggestions in choosing from among the stated courses at M.Sc level.
I currently have these two admissions and deciding on which one to go for und was unable to decide so far as both are trending fields of science and hold a great potential for the future.
I'll like to hear from the humble members of this forum.
Thanks

Go for Nanoscience. There are lots of opportunities in that field. Also, you will see alot of Ph.D sponsored program in the Nano field.

kolladey:
Hmmmmm, mrphysics, is like na this place u will ask Barbara will u marry me and she will answer YESSS with the speed of light.

Honestly bro, I don't know what you are talking about.

Good night guys and talk to you tomorrow

I felt peace here, I met one on one with calmness, the flowers provided the love I needed to have a pleasant moment here. Now, Lord, next time I will visit here, may Mrphysics not go alone (at heart)

I feel like it's a sin to enter this place alone. (don't over think it)

Though I entered with someone But I was alone

The heart is not the only place of love.

Trust me, this park is a place of love.