Our degree courses comprise five subjects for first degrees and six subjects for master degrees. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and the usual educational requirements for a degree course. Applicants for master degree courses should normally be in possession of a first degree. Our courses are offered in English, French and German.
All degrees are studied by distance learning or by attendance at our campuses in Cameroun or Nigeria.
On the distance-learning courses,exemptions are given on a one-for-basis on subjects previously passed in professional or academic examinations.
The cost of the first degrees is USD 2,000 and the masters degree is USD 3,000. This is payable regardless of the number of exemptions granted. The cost of the books is included but we do not send for the subjects on which you claim exemptions.
A discount of 15% is given for payment in advance. For payments in instalments, we require a minimum of one third in advance, a further payment of one third after six months and the balance on completion of the course. We do not give out signed transcripts or degree certificates until fees have been paid in full.
If you prefer to pay in a currency other than USD, please ask for a quote. This will be based on the current rate of exchange but once chosen you have to stick with the quotation and the currency chosen.
We test all subjects by means of a 5,000-word thesis for first degrees and 10,000 words for master degrees. The thesis is based on our recommended text for each subject. Your thesis should demonstrate a good understanding of the subject matter and incorporate your own work experiences in the area of study and an indication of how you think the subject matter will aid your future work.
We require a first draft by email in each subject, which we critically apprise and advise what changes we require you to make before submission of a revised thesis. We can send you a specimen of such a thesis if you think it will help.
Technical queries can be submitted by email. Other queries can also be handled by email. Normally we reply to all emails within 48 hours.
On average, it takes students three months to complete one subject. There are no time restraints but we request that students keep in touch particularly if they are having problems.
You may wish to complete the application form online and return to us by email attachment
To get a better understanding of how the courses work you should go to: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/studymethodology
We recommend that all students purchase and use the Grammarly web checker before submitting their work:
For application forms and details of how to study at IUBS please email: registrar@iubs.co.uk
How to write Thesis
Before
you get your books for the course you should prepare for their receipt
by reading and understanding the contents of website:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/studymethodology
Try to get hold
of any books by Tony Buzan or Tony Robbins. These are not of a
technical nature but are more motivational. Our experience is that most
students have motivational problems but few have technical problems.
Whether enrolled in technical institutes, colleges or universities it
can be difficult for some students to manage their time and set goals
towards their thesis, even if they're tapping away on their Mobile Phones UK
on the train rather than reading the paper. Even if students are
genuinely interested in their studies, the idea of writing a thesis can
actually be quite daunting. This is where these authors could be
helpful. These books are available from most libraries around the world.
If they do not stock already, many will consider their acquisition. We
thank you for your thesis. We have indicated in red some problem areas
on your thesis. You should read the areas shown in red below:
Grammar checker
Your first priority should be to remove as many as possible of the green and red underlines of the grammar checker.
First
reset your grammar checker (see our instructions on how to write a
mini-thesis). Then rephrase all the items showing a green underline.
With the red underlines you should check that what you have written is
correct.
You should set the grammar checker to provide
statistics. This will give a Flesch Reading Ease score. Our requirement
is a score of at least 20. To achieve this you must reduce the lengths
of the sentences.
Style
Alignment. Text alignment should be left-hand justified rather than fully justified.
Bibliography.
All authors quoted must appear in the Bibliography. You should only
quote from books that you have read yourself. If you borrow books, you
should take a copy of the page of the book containing the ISBN number as
we may ask for a copy.
Capital letters. Use capital letters only
for the first word in the sentences and for proper names (see below).
Avoid the use of block capitals except on acronyms like IPFM or UNESCO
or on titles as above.. They give the impression that you are shouting
at the reader. They are also more difficult to read than upper/lower
case words, which is why they are rarely used on motorway signs.
Font The type font should be Times New Roman 12 point.
Grammar checker should be set to check for style as well as grammar. It should also be set to English(UK).
Line
spacing should be 1.5. Leave an additional line between paragraphs but
do not indent them. Do not leave an additional line after headings.
Numbers
should be written in full up to nine and then be 10, 11, 12 etc.
However, this does not apply to the number of chapters, which should be
on the basis of Chapter 1, Chapter 2 etc. It also does not apply in
lists where it is better to use 1, 2, 3 etc.
Personal pronouns You must avoid the use of personal pronouns such as ‘You’, ‘We’. On PhD theses it is incorrect to use ‘I’.
Quotations
should be enclosed within double inverted commas and attributed to the
author whether from a book, article or the internet.
Sentences. The number of sentences in a paragraph should be between two and five.
Thesis.
On a PhD thesis, you cannot give your own views. You must be
objective. You have therefore to give the views of others and quote the
source each time.
Underline. Do not use the underline facility. Instead, use the bold character facility.
Words. The range of number of words is advised at the outset of the course and must be strictly adhered to.
To see the work of other students please refer to:
http://groups.google.com/group/exhibits
When
resubmitting your thesis please do so as a ‘reply’ to our email to you
so that we can readily see the problems that should have been
addressed.
Please make the changes in bright blue so that we can
easily see the changes made on your resubmission. Please advise the
number of times you have resubmitted.
Einstein said that the best
way to learn is to ask questions. It is now easy to find solutions by
using www.google.com or by asking us. We welcome questions.
These
books are available from most libraries around the world. If they do
not stock already, many will consider their acquisition.
Once you
have received your recommended reading texts you should plan your
approach to reading the book with a view to preparing your mini-thesis.
We do not issue a syllabus for each subject. Each recommended book
constitutes the syllabus for that subject.
As you are required to
relate the contents of the book to your own experiences, we recommend
that you read the contents page of the book and highlight those areas on
which you have experience. Highlight also those areas of particular
interest to you perhaps in helping with your present work requirements
or what you might want to do in the future.
As you go through the
book, pay special attention to the beginnings and ends of chapters and
to your areas of special interest. Remember the 80/20 rule and that you
do not necessarily need to read the whole book to produce an acceptable
thesis.
Make notes of the most important points as you go through
the book. As you take notes, you are actually using twice as much power
of the brain as if you just read without taking notes.
Once you
have your notes in place and you are ready to start the thesis reread
the style instructions on:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/studymethodology and take another look
at the specimen theses there. In particular, pay attention to how
students have incorporated their own work experiences into their theses.
All
books/websites that you refer to should be included in a Bibliography
that should be placed at the end of the thesis after your conclusion.
This should include the names of the authors, the year of publication,
the title of the book and the name of the publisher. Where you copy from
such a source you should show the copied text in inverted commas (“ “)
and indicate the source. Look at the specimen theses to see how they
handled it.
The first page of the thesis should state your name,
the subject name and the name of the degree being studied –see Appendix
I. The second page of the thesis should be the contents page – see
Appendix II. Your thesis should be sent as one attachment rather than
two or more.
The last chapter should be a Conclusion in which you
draw out the main points of the thesis. We want to know particularly
how you expect to use the knowledge gained now and in the future.
The
University insists on a high standard of English on the theses
presented to it. It is essential to put work through a grammar checker
and for the grammar checker to be set in accordance with the guidelines
in the document University Style that can be seen on the above-mentioned
website.
Grammar checkers have to be set to English(UK) and not
to English(US). This is done within ‘Tools’ in Word by defining
English(UK) as the default language.
In addition, the checker
must be set to check style as well as grammar. This is done via
‘Options’ within Tools. Under writing style there is a drop-down menu.
You must click on grammar & style.
Each time you run the grammar checker you have to reset within Options.
Students
should not ignore objections to long sentences, to missing commas and
to confused sentences. Rephrase the offending sentence.
Ensure
from the statistical check that you have written the minimum required
number of words but not more than 1,000 words in excess of the minimum.
Re-read
your thesis for sense before submission. The grammar checker cannot
pick up all the problems eg if you use the wrong spelling of a word like
pear instead of pair.
On submission of your work in your email,
indicate the subject and whether it is a first, second, etc submission.
If it is a resubmission you should include the text of our email to you
indicating the problems.
If it is your final thesis request that we issue a transcript on approval.
The
University will normally return or acknowledge receipt of your thesis
within 48 hours and indicate when you are likely to receive comments on
your thesis. If you do not get a reply within 48 hours you should send
us a reminder.
When you get the comments on your thesis, you
should study them in detail. If there is something that we find unclear,
you should rephrase and possibly give an example to illustrate your
point.
Appendix I Typical first page
Mini-thesis
Decision making
Presented by Josephine Bloggs
First re-submission
Number of words
Appendix II Typical table of contents
Table of contents
Page
Chapter 1: Introduction 3
Chapter 2: Decision-making process 6
Chapter 3: Improving decisions made 9
Chapter 4: Practical illustration of decisions 12
Chapter 5 Case study and outcome 18
Chapter 6: Conclusion: understanding of the course 20
Bibliography 22
Appendix III Bibliography
Arun
Maira, Peter B Scott-Morgan (1997). The accelerating organization
-embracing the human face of change. McGraw-Hill Publication.
Herrington
J Bryce (2002) Financial and strategic management for non-profit
organizations. Prentice Hall Business Reference Library.
Joan M Hummel (1996). Starting and running a non-profit organization. University of Minnesota Press.
John
Carver (1997). Boards that make a difference - a new design for
leadership in non-profit and public organizations. The Jossey-Bass
Public, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Marilyn E. Phelan, Robert J. Desiderio (2004) . Non-profit organizations: law and policy. Thomson West.
Marios
I.Katsioloudes (2002). Global strategic planning: cultural perspectives
for profit and non-profit organizations.. Butterworth-Heinemann
Michael H. Granof (2005). Government and not-for-profit accounting: concepts and practices. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Peter F. Drucker (1992). Managing the non-profit organization: Principles and practices. HarperCollins Publishers.