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james mbaziira

Land use and land cover change is driven by human actions and also drives changes that limit availability of products and services for humans and livestock, and it can undermine environmental health as well. Therefore, this study was aimed at understanding land use and land cover changes in aregion, Nakasongola District. Two time-series satellite images that included Landsat TM, and ETM+ which covered the time frame between 1987 to 2005, were used. Socio-economic Survey and review of documents was carried out to understand historical trends, collect ground truth and other secondary information required. Analysis of data and other data was accomplished through integrated use of ILWIS 3.3 version and GIS software packages along with Microsoft office analytical tools. Remote sensing analysis revealed landscape level change of cultivated land to have a net increase while a decline is found for Woodlands. However, socio-economic surveys showed that household level cultivated land has decreased from 2.2ha to 1.8ha over the last 18 years. Major contributing factors included population increase, occurrence of drought, land redistribution, and land degradation. Similarly, average land holding per household has decreased from 1.6ha to 1.5ha. This has jeopardized the capacity of individuals to provide land for their siblings further leading to landlessness, which is becoming a common phenomenon among rural youths. In Kakooge, dense woodlands decreased at an annual rate of 3.4. %, while open grass land increased at a rate of 0.68%; as opposed to this, dense shrub/bush land decreased at a rate of 0.11% and wetlands declined at annual rate of 0.83%; Built up showed a net increase at a rate of 45.7% due to population increase. Along with the observed decrease in vegetation cover, Limited availability and extinction of some tree/shrub species is also reported and research is required to quantify changes and understand the real impacts brought about. Key words: Land Use and land Cover Change, Land degradation, satellite imagery, implication for management of rangelands ecosystem, Kakooge ,Nakasongola District Uganda.

James Mbaziira

The rangeland Kakooge subcounty and Nakasongola District at large has witnessed remarkable Land use cover changes driven by human actions and also drivers changes that limit availability of products and services for specific ecosystems, Two time-series satellite images of TM and ETM+ between 1987 to 2005 along sisde ILWIS 3.3 version and Deichmann 2001 steps of smoothening data were used. Remote sensing analysis revealed high level landuse cover change of cultivated land to have a net increase of 2.2% while a decline is found for Woodlands of 2.2ha to 1.8ha, dense woodlands decreased at an annual rate of 3.4. %, while open grass land increased at a rate of 0.68%; as opposed to this, dense shrub/bush land decreased at a rate of 0.11% and wetlands declined at annual rate of 0.83%; over the last 18 years resulting from population increase, occurrence of drought, land redistribution, and land degradation which jeopardized the capacity of rangeland ecosystems to regenerate.

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Twahirwa Atwine

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Anthony egeru

Aerin L Jacob

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Paul Vedeld , Jens Aune

Journal of Environmental Management

Jon D Unruh

Najib Lukooya Bateganya

Abstract In East Africa where wetlands are becoming essential systems for waste water treatment and potable water supply, hydrological characterisation is crucial to understand the dynamics of their functioning on a spatial and temporal scale. Beside ecosystem services, basic ecological properties such as vegetation structure and nutrient cycling of wetland ecosystems depend on hydrology. Nabajjuzi wetland, in central Uganda, East Africa is internationally recognised as a Ramsar site and currently used for potable water supply in addition to other essential ecological and social economic services to the riparian communities. To contribute to the limited and scanty information of this ecosystem, the study focussed on hydrological and water quality characterisation using a water-nutrient mass balance as the major output. Also, the flow dynamics of Fe and allochthonous suspended solids loading into the wetland were investigated. Results show that the water balance of Nabajjuzi wetland is dominated by surface flow, which is influenced by rainy and dry periods. During peak flow, the estimated hydraulic retention time was found to be 1 month compared to 1.5 months during the low flow period. Also, water loss flux due to evapotranspiration in this region is high and in Nabajjuzi wetland, it is twice the daily rate of abstraction. Analysis of long term flow data also revealed that the current water abstraction rate can potentially result in hydrological stress to the system during extremely low flow periods. However, the wetland N and P loading is very low compared to other urban disturbed wetlands. Consequently, high concentration of Fe and suspended solids loading are the major constraints to the surface water quality hence potable water supply. Generally, there is need for a more comprehensive hydrological-water quality study and careful planning of the future catchment land use strategies. This can enhance management and conservation of the wetland to guarantee the crucial ecosystem services it provides. Keywords: Hydrology, Riverine wetland, Hydrological gradient, Surface-flow, Nutrients, Iron, Mass-balance, Lake Victoria basin.

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Application requirements

A master's degree in a relevant field is required for consideration of admission to the PhD programme. Additionally, the following documents are required:

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Three (3) reference letters.
Five (5) page PhD research concept.
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Advanced level and Ordinary level slips.
Application fee receipt.

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Introduction

The PhD in computer Science program aims at building on the expertise in the masters program to lay ground for the production of world class researchers and innovators in the areas Computer Security as well as Computer Vision & Image processing.

The objectives of the PhD (Computer Science) by Coursework and Research program are to: -

Build human resource capacity in the area of computer science in both the public and private sectors, especially in universities;
Develop research capacity in the areas of computer science so as to improve research and innovations output in the country and region
Address the increasing demand for PhD holders in the areas of computer science
Provide masters holders with potential for PhD with opportunities to develop skills in formulating, conducting and presenting their own scholarly research through the production of a research-based dissertations and publications.
Foster initiative and potential for independent self-study that will develop the students’ motivation and ability to continue updating their knowledge and skills after completion of the course of study in relation to scholarship and research.
Enable the students to be able to demonstrate a critical awareness and reflection on research-based information as a basis for problem solving and practice in professional contexts.
Enable students to be able to demonstrate ability to interpret and report research findings in areas relevant to their field of study.
Equip students with research and publication skills to enable them publish research from high quality dissertations in reputable journals and/ or presentation of their research findings at academic conferences

Collaboration Partners

University of Groningen
Raudbound University Nijmegen
Eindhoven University of Technology
University of Bergen
London South Bank University

Computing Equipment

The Faculty of Computing and IT has put in place specialized research laboratories i.e. Multimedia Laboratory, Geographical Information Systems Laboratory, Mobile Computing Laboratory, Networking and Systems Laboratory, Software Incubation Laboratory, Computer Engineering Laboratory and E-learning Laboratory and plans are under way to establish more laboratories.

The equipments and software in these specialised laboratories is availed to the PhD students and their supervisors.

Every PhD student at the department is given a laptop and personal computer for the whole duration of the program. Each member of academic staff has a laptop and personal computer in the office.

Research in the Department of Computer Science

Being rather young, the Department of Computer Science does not have a long research history. In its early years, the department lacked staff with advanced degrees to create a critical mass to do substantial research. This was addressed by attracting staff with PhDs as well as training the existing staff to PhD level. Currently, the department has 4 PhD holders while 8 members of staff are undertaking doctoral studies. The research activities in the department are therefore on the raise. The department is currently focusing its research efforts into selected priority areas. These are:

Computer Security
Computer Vision & Image Processing
Study and Optimization of Operational Systems
Theoretical Foundations of Computing

The department therefore aims at being a center of research excellence in these priority areas. A big portion of its teaching and research at Masters and Doctoral focuses on these areas so as to increase the capacity with in the department as well as the impact in industry.

The Program

Target Group

The program targets holders of a Masters in Computer Science and related fields. Holders of other masters degrees may be considered if there is substantial evidence that they have, by virtue of their work or research, acquired sufficient advanced knowledge in Computer Science.

The tuition of the program shall be 3,875,000 Uganda Shillings per year for Ugandan students and 3,500 United States Dollars per year for International students.

Program Duration

The program duration is four academic years 8 semesters).. One academic year shall be for coursework and research proposal writing and three years shall be for research and thesis writing.

Admission Requirements

To qualify for admission on the program, the candidate should have

A good Masters degree in Computer Science or a closely related field
Any Masters degree with evidence of acquisition of sufficient advanced knowledge in computer science by virtue of research or work

Weighting and Semester Load

The weighting unit is a Credit Unit (CU). The credit unit is a contact hour per week per semester. A contact hour is equal to (i) one lecture hour (LH) (ii) two practical hours (PH) (iii) two tutorial hours (TH). The semester load is between 9 and 15 credit units. The minimum graduation load is 18 credit units done in the first year of the program

Core and Elective Courses

A major is the subject/ field/ program of specialization. A core course is compulsory course for the major and an elective course is an optional course for the major.

Assessment will be in form of writing technical reports, reviewing literature, critiquing papers or any other approach a student can use to demonstrate in-depth understanding and synthesis of academic matter. The approach used will depend on the course unit being studied.

Graduation Requirements

To qualify for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, a candidate is required to obtain a minimum of 18 credit units for courses passed including all the compulsory courses and the PhD Dissertation within a period stipulated by Makerere University Senate/ Council Let LH, CH, and CU stand for Lecture Hour, Contact Hour, and Credit Unit respectively.

Grading, Pass mark and progression

Grading will be done on the final score of each course unit using the ranges below

A student with a grade point greater or equal to 3 (Letter grade C) in a certain course is considered to have passed the course unit.

The following additional letters will be used, where appropriate: -

W - Withdraw from Course;

I - Incomplete;

F - Failure.

Minimum Pass Mark

A minimum pass grade for each course shall be 3.0 grade points.

Calculation of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

The CGPA is calculated as follows:

Where GP i is the Grade Point score of a particular course unit i; CU i is the number of Credit Units of course unit i; and n is the number of course units done so far.

Normal Progress

A student is considered to be under normal progression if he/she has a grade point of at least 3 in each of the courses that make his/her full semester load.

Probationary

A student is under probational progress if he/she has at least a course unit in his/her full semester load where the grade point is less than 3

PhD Dissertation

A candidate shall be allowed to formally start on the dissertation after completion of the coursework part.
A candidate shall submit a dissertation proposal to the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology Higher Degrees Committee during the first semester of the first academic year.
The candidate shall execute the dissertation after acceptance of the dissertation proposal.
The candidate shall be required to submit reports of progress to the Faculty Higher degrees committee every 6 months
The candidate shall, in the process of PhD research, publish at least three peer reviewed articles one of which must be in a specialised journal/conference
The candidate shall submit a dissertation report before the end of the fourth year (8th semester).

To pass the Dissertation, the candidate shall satisfy the Internal Examiner, External Examiner, and Viva Voce Committee independently.

Discontinuation from the Program

A student shall be discontinued from the program if

He/she fails to get a grade point of at least 3.0 from any course unit for three sittings
By the end of the third semester, he/she does not have an approved research proposal
Without a credible reason, he/she fails to submit the 6 monthly reports two consecutive times
The candidate shows no substantial progress for two academic years
Overstays on the program for more than two years
Fails to pass on the third submission of the dissertation

Detailed Courses

Pse 9102: science of programming (3cu).

(a) Course Description

This course introduces foundational concepts and techniques of programming languages. We use typed λ-calculi and operational semantics as models of programming language concepts. These models are applicable to the design, analysis, and implementation of programming languages. We demonstrate the utility of a mathematical approach to programming languages in answering questions about program correctness, the pro’s and con’s of various languages, compiler correctness, and other practical issues. We focus on two of the most successful styles of semantic description: denotational and operational. We deal with small “core” languages, each chosen to illustrate a specific paradigm. We use semantics to prove properties of a language, to analyze programs, to design correct programs, to prove correctness of compiler optimizations, and to prove general laws of program equivalence.

The objective is to:

To study formal techniques for describing computation and compilation.
Provide a more general understanding of programming languages, specification, logic, mathematics, and proof theory.
Apply formal reasoning to nondeterministic programs and to concurrent programs, and provide an introduction to reasoning about distributed systems (temporal logic).

(d) Teaching and learning pattern

(e) Indicative content

Inductive definitions.
Static and dynamic semantics.
Type safety.
Function, product, and sum types.
Universal types and polymorphism.
Existential types and data abstraction.
Recursive types.
Object types.
Sub typing.
Equational reasoning.
Type inference and unification
denotational and operational, referential transparency, criteria for choosing models
Sequential imperative programs: state transformations, partial and total correctness, traces and runtime
Machine language: jumps and continuations, compiling sequential pro-grams, correctness of compiler optimizations
Parallel programming: data ow networks, shared-memory parallelism, communicating processes, safety and liveness, fair execution
Functional programs: types and polymorphism, call-by-value, direct-and continuation-style semantics

(f) Assessment

Progressive assessment will be based on the quality of presentations in class by each student. The final assessment will be based on a scientific review paper.

(g) Reading List

John C. Reynolds. Theories of Programming Languages. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Glynn Winskel. The Formal Semantics of Programming Languages. MIT Press, 1993.
John C. Mitchell. Foundations for Programming Languages. MIT Press, 1996.
Martin Abadi and Luca Cardelli. A Theory of Objects. Springer-Verlag, 1996.
Jean-Yves Girard. Proofs and Types. Cambridge University Press, 1989.

PCS 9101: Philosophy of Computing (3CU)

(a) Description

This course explorer the philosophical foundations of the computing field. It explores the computational understanding of the major parameters that make up and support the computing field. It explores their foundations and philosophical underpinnings.

(b)Aims and Objectives

The aims of the course are:

To give students an avenue of exploring the philosophical foundations of computing as an academic field
To give students the historical foundation of computational thinking and interpretation
To expose students to the philosophical thinkings of the different areas of computing

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Explain the philosophical foundations of computing
Explain the foundations of theoretical thinking and interpretations
Explain the philosophical thinkings of the different fields of computing

Teaching will be by lectures, group work, group discussions and presentations

Mind and Artificial Intelligence (AI): The philosophy of artificial intelligence and its critique, computationalism, connectionism and the philosophy of mind
Real and virtual worlds: Ontology, virtual reality, the physics of information, physics as a traditional model of the ideal science of the philosophy of science, cybernetics and artificial life
Language and knowledge: Information and content, knowledge, the philosophy of computer languages, hypertext.
Logic and probability: probability in artificial intelligence, game theory – Nash equilibrium

Assessment will be by take-home assignments and presentations. Students will be given tasks to read and write about then present in class. The lecturer will award marks for the final a final scientific review paper.

Floridi, Luciano (1999) Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction. Routledge: London / New York.
Bynum, Terrel Ward; Moor, James H. (2000) The Digital Phoenix: How Computers are Changing Philosophy. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford, UK.
Colburn, Timothy R. (2000) Philosophy and Computer Science. M.E. Sharpe: Armonk, NY, USA

PIS 9101: Presentations, Scientific Writing and Research Ethics (3CU)

Most PhD students struggle with scientific writing and presentations in English, and normally much time in a PhD study is spent revising papers and preparing for conference talks. Given the amount of time that PhD students spend writing and preparing to present, students should invest in a systematic study of scientific writing and presentations. The course deals with the publication process from the perspectives of the author of a scientific paper and the editor of a scientific journal. It is intended for PhD students in the fields of computing and Information technology, engineering and natural sciences.

(b) Aims and Objectives

The aim is to give the participants the following

awareness of the importance of scientific writing,
motivation to write scientific papers, and
Prerequisites for publishing in first-class scientific journals.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Make a quality conference presentation
Write a quality journal article
Appreciate ethics-related issues when writing a scholarly/scientific paper.
Understand the prerequisites for choosing the market for publishing

Classes are held as a group discussion. Reading material which includes books and journal papers on scientific writing and ethics are distributed a week in advance, and students take it in turns to research and present. The students are also given reading material on how to make excellent presentations. The lecturer addresses questions to the students to encourage them to think about and understand the material. The classes will also include viewing of recorded seminar presentations by leading academics in the field.

Science and writing. Reports and scientific publications. The IMRAD format. Scientific journals. Why, what, when, with whom and where publish?
Structure of a scientific paper. The different parts of a scientific paper. Language and style. The publication process. Writing a paper. Dealing with editors, reviewers and publishers.
Critical review of scientific papers by groups of participants.
General principles of expository writing, pre-writing and planning. Typical formats, structure and language for scientific writing, emphasis on scientific articles as published in (primary) international scientific journals. English grammar essential to scientific papers. Designing tables, figures and graphs for scientific papers. Good style for readability. The refereeing and publishing process, what referees are looking for, how to deal with editors. Paragraphing, linking paragraphs to make the logic clear. Writing informative abstracts and crafting clear titles.
Ethics: Honesty and credibility in scientific writing.
How to write and publish a scientific paper, Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel, ISBN:0-313-33027- 1, 6TH Edition, 2006
Research ethics, edited by Anna Smith IItis, 1st Edition, 2006.
The student’s guide to research ethics, Oliver, 2003.

PIT 9201 Advanced Research Methods (3CU)

(a) Aims and Objectives

the objectives of this course are to provide:

Philosophical underpinnings of research in computing and IT
Practical aspects on doing research

(b) Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students will be able to apply computing and IT research methods in their research

CThe first part of the course is devoted to the philosophical underpinnings of research, which crucially influence choice of research methods and interpretations of data. The course then moves on to the more practical aspects of 'doing research' - looking at developing a research strategy as well as ways of collecting data, analysing data and communicating research findings. This course will also give guidance to students on how to identify a research problem. Students will be presented with various research paradigms and models of methodology and assisted with designing an appropriate method for their research. Students will be trained in the analysis and presentation of results, exposition of processes and methods used and conclusions drawn. Key philosophical and epistemological bases for research are explored, and alternative methodologies are examined in relation to varied theoretical approaches. Selected sets of methods and techniques are critically appraised, while the range and scope of techniques with which students are familiar is extended. The structure of the course aims to achieve a balance between theory and practice. Considerable emphasis is therefore placed upon the logistics of setting-up, doing and disseminating research. The course not only introduces a range of research ideas and skills central to sound socio-environmental enquiry in general, but also acts as a critical and practical research forum where discussion and preparation for the PhD dissertation takes place.

(d) Teaching and Learning pattern:

Classes are held as a group discussion. Reading material which includes journal papers is distributed a week in advance, and students take it in turns to research and present new topics. The lecturer addresses questions to the students to encourage them to think about and understand the material. Each student undertakes a review of the different research methodologies and makes a presentation before the class. The students will identify researchable problems from which they will apply the concepts taught in class with an aim of producing research proposals by the end of the semester. The students will be required to build on their proposals on a weekly basis in line with the new concepts that will be taught. The students will make presentations of their draft proposal for critique and feedback from both the students and the lecturer.

(e) Assessment Method

(f) References

Qualitative research and evaluation methods; By Michael Quinn Patton; Edition: 3, illustrated; Published by SAGE, 2002; ISBN 0761919716, 9780761919711; 598 pages.
Research Design & Statistical Analysis; Third Edition; By Jerome L. Myers, Arnold D. Well, Arnold D. Well, Robert F. Lorch, Jerome L. Myers; Pages: 736; Published by: Routledge; Publication Date: 1st November 2002; ISBN: 978-0-8058-4037-7
Are Your Lights On? How to Figure out what the Problem Really Is, by Donald C Gause and Gerald M Weinberg, Dorset House, USA, 1990. A brilliant book about getting ready to make decisions.
Bordens, K.S. & Abbott, B.B. (1988) Research design and methods: A process approach. Mayfield.

PCS 9201: Advances in Digital Security (3CU)

This course aids students to explore in depth selected areas in digital security. It helps them get the general knowledge as well as getting an in-depth knowledge of the current state of practice. It also guides them in making in depth reading so as to be able to critique recent research works as well as identify some existing research gaps.

The aims of the course are to:

Equip students with the general state and challenges in security of computer systems
Assist students explore the current state of the art in selected aspects of digital security
Assists students make deep analysis of the current literature in digital security and identify research gaps

By the end of the course, the students should be able to

Comprehensively elaborate the typical security challenges in the digital world today.
Explain ways of attack and techniques of defense on software, hardware and data.
Have an in-depth understanding of the current research trends in some areas of digital security.
Comprehend and critique state of the art research findings in digital security.

(d) Teaching and Learning Patterns

The lecturer will chose an area and subject matter to be focused on over a period of time and ask students to do the reading. The lecturer will provide the main reading materials (like journal papers, books, technical reports). The students will do the reading; write their findings (like critique, technical report, etc). The students will make the write up and presentations in class.

Advances in software security
Advances in hardware security
Advances in cryptosystems

(f) Assessment Method

Assessment will be by evaluating the students write ups and presentations. For each write up and presentations, the lecturer will award marks depending on the extent to which the objectives of the assignment has been met. The lecturer will also award marks on the extent to which the student demonstrates his/her mastery of the subject matter during presentations and final write up of a scientific review paper.

(g) Reading lists

Reading materials will largely be got from the publications in journals and conferences of digital security. These include:

International conference on privacy , security and trust
Security Journal
Journal of Computer Security
International journal of Information Security
International journal of applied cryptography

PCS 9202: Advances in Computer Vision &Image Processing(3CU)

This course gives students exposure to cutting edge research in the fields of image processing, computer vision, machine learning, pattern recognition and computational statistics. It examines common methodologies in these fields. It also examines current research trends in these fields

(b) Aims/Goals

By the end of the course, students should:

Become familiar with major areas of research within the fields of image processing and pattern recognition.
Become familiar with established methodologies and tools which are used in recent mainstream research in these fields.
Narrow down a topic of interest which would be suitable for PhD research.
Be able to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a research paper in image processing.
Specific topics are to be selected based on the interests of students
who would generally be expected to have some exposure to these fields
(e.g. having studied the MSc. courses on Image Processing and Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition). These could include such areas as:Vision, Pattern Recognition). These could include such areas as:

By the end of the course, the student shall be able to:

Identify the current trends in the specific areas of computer vision and image processing.
Make a critical review of current literature in selected areas of computer vision and image processing.
Identify realistic open research areas in the areas of computer vision and image processing.

The course will generally take the form of a reading group. Papers are selected in advance each week, and students take it in turn to lead a discussion through that paper, explaining the methodology used and identifying its strengths and weaknesses. The lecturer is on hand to Moderate the discussion, to provide explanations of difficult material (e.g. mathematical techniques which students are not familiar with) and to correct any misunderstandings which arise. The course will also make use of video lectures available online (e.g. from www.videolectures.net, which is particularly strong on machine learning material). Students should watch these videos of research presentations or tutorials in their own time, and then the class meets to discuss and compare notes.

(e) Indicative Content

Feature extraction, scale/rotation invariant feature transforms
Mathematical morphology
Dynamical models
Multi target tracking
Bayesian modeling, graphical models
Data mining
Ensemble methods
Structure learning
Image segmentation

Students should identify at least one core paper, which is a high-impact recent publication that they think will be relevant to their PhD research. Assessment is based on presentations made during class and a short research paper with a critical literature review of their core papers and surrounding literature, and accompanying seminar presentation.

Papers for reading each week are to be selected according to specific interests, from recent papers in significant conferences and journal including the following:

Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing
International Conference on Machine Learning
Machine Learning
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems

PCS 9203: Advanced Applied Queuing Systems (3CU)

TMost of the interesting questions in Computer Science in some way involve finding an optimal solution to some problem given a set of constraints. This course gives students exposure to cutting edge research in the fields of optimization, combinatorics, graph theory, resource allocation, scheduling and applications.

Become familiar with major areas of research within the theory and application of optimization
Identify the shortcomings of different optimization methods and where the research opportunities are in terms of extending/modifying existing systems or applying them to new types of data.
Be able to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a research paper in optimization.

By the end of the course, the student should:

Demonstrate sufficient knowledge on the application of queues in real life problems.
Have knowledge on the approaches of solving queue based problems.
Have knowledge on the current research trends in queuing systems.

Teaching and Learning will be by study groups. The Teacher will identify the papers and students will study, analyze and report on the papers. They will

Network flow algorithms and their applications,
Transportation problem and its variants
Multi objective optimization
Formulation of large optimization problems

Students will present and write technical reports in selected areas of the course. The depth and expectations shall be prescribed by the lecturer conducting the course. Such expectations can be identification of gaps, describing the state of the art/practice or critiquing a certain paper/set of paper. The student’s score in at least two presentations and technical reports will constitute the score.

Students will read papers from existing high quality journals/conferences in the broad area of optimization. These include but not limited to

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications.
Queuing Systems: Theory and Applications.
European Journal of Operations Research.

PSE 9201: Models of Software Systems (3CU)

Scientific foundations for software engineering depend on the use of precise, abstract models for characterizing and reasoning about properties of software systems. This course considers many of the standard models for representing sequential and concurrent systems, such as state machines, algebras, and traces. It shows how different logics can be used to specify properties of software systems, such as functional correctness, deadlock freedom, and internal consistency. Concepts such as composition mechanisms, abstraction relations, invariants, non-determinism, inductive definitions and denotational descriptions are recurrent themes throughout the course.

By the end of the course you should be able to

understand the strengths and weaknesses of certain models and logics, including state machines, algebraic and trace models, and temporal logics.
to select and describe abstract formal models for certain classes of systems. to reason formally about the elementary properties of modeled systems

At the end of the course students will be able to: describe and relate different models of software systems; select appropriate methodology to use in the final research work and dissertation.

what is a model?
Foundations Logic, Proof Techniques
Sets, Relations, Functions, Proof Techniques
State Machines ,Variations , FSP and LTSA , Reasoning about State
Z Techniques
Refinement & Abstraction
Modeling Concurrency in FSP , Modeling Techniques, Reasoning about Concurrency,
Model Checking Linear Temporal Logic, Promela/Spin

Assessment will be by take-home assignments leading to presentations and a scientific review paper. Students will be given tasks to read and write about then present in class. The lecturer will award marks for each write up of a scientific review paper.

Concepts and Notations for Concurrent Programming," Andrews and Schneider. Computing Surveys, Vol. 15, No. 1, March 1983.
Formal Methods: State of the Art and Future Directions", ACM Computing Surveys, Vol. 28, No. 4, December 1996, pp. 626-643. Available as CMU-CS-96-178.
"Statecharts: a visual formalism for complex systems." D. Harel. Science of Computer Programming, 8:231-274, 1987.
"FAA En Route Resectorization - A Formal Specification." V.J. Harvey, and P.R.H Place. Unpublished manuscript, September 1999.
"Coloured Petri Nets: A High Level Language for System Design and Analysis." K. Jensen. In High-level Petri Nets: Theory and Application. K. Jensen and G. Rozenberg (eds.) Springer-Verlag, 1991.
"Temporal Logic." Draft version of chapter from book in preparation. 1996.
Concurrency: State Models and Java Programs. J. Magee and J. Kramer. Wiley, 1999.
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Software Engineering Mathematics. J. Woodcock and M. Loomis, Addison-Wesley 1988.

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PhD in Information Science

Candidates must be holders of Master’s Degree in Library and /or Information Science from a recognized university and o institutions of higher learning. A Master’s Degree in a related field. i.e Publishing, records and Archives management, information science from recognized university or institution of higher learning.

PLANS (PATHWAYS)

The PhD in Information science (PhD) programme will be by course work and dissertation and by research only (thesis). The programme will take a period of the three academic years comprising of six semesters. There will be a coursework and dissertation (Plan) or Research only (thesis – Plan B)

Plan A: Coursework and Dissertation

A student on plan A must accumulate 23 credit units worth of coursework during the first two semesters and must submit a dissertation as a partial fulfillment that shall carry appear on the transcript.

Plan B: Research only (thesis)

A student on Plan B will devote the first year on developing ad defending he research proposal. The remaining two years will be for field work/ data collection, thesis writing and defense. The title of the thesis shall appear on the transcript.

Audit Courses

It may be necessary for candidates; on the advice of the supervisors of the supervision to audit certain courses in order to strengthen their capacity for research in information science. Credits shall not be awarded to such courses.

Admission requirements for Plan A

Admission to the programme under Plan A shall be open to

– Holders of Master of Science in information science (M.Sc.Inf.Sc), Master of Science in Records and Archives Management (M.Sc RAM) or related field from accredited institution with CGPA of 3.5 or equivalent.

Admission requirements for Plan B

Admission to the programme under Plan B shall be pen to

Holders of Master of Science in information science (M.Sc.Inf.Sc), Master of Science in Records and Archives Management (M.Sc RAM) or related field from accredited institution with CGPA of 4.0 or equivalent.
Should have an acceptable concept paper and be registered provisionally for one

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The following shall be eligible for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of social sciences.

AnyMaster of Arts of the University of not less than two years'standing.
ABachelor of Arts of the University of not less than threeyears' standing whom the Senate has specially exemptedfrom the Master's examinations.
Agraduate of any other recognised University who has beenadmitted to the status of Master of Arts in the university,and who has held the qualification by virtue of which suchadmission has been granted for not less than two years;or who has been admitted to the status of bachelor of Artsin the University and has held the qualification by virtueof which such admission has been specially granted fornot less than three years and has been specially exemptedby the Senate from the Master's examination.

Ph.D courses are currently by research only. However, a student may be required to undertake certain courses to fill knowledge gaps. The Faculty in its Five-Year Strategic Plan (2001-2005) is planning to offer taught Ph.Ds, through which the candidate will be required to pass written comprehensive examination before embarking on field research and thesis writing.

Application Procedure

Applicants should pick, fill in and return forms to the School of Postgraduate Studies (Floor 4 Senate House) together with either a research proposal or a synopsis of the intended study. Applicants who submit fully developed proposals may be fully admitted right away, while those with a synopsis may be offered provisional admission and one year in which to develop a proposal. The applicant may be fully admitted after submitting the proposal.

Fees Payable: Same as for the Masters degrees

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We are pleased to give you a copy of the Graduate Student Handbook, which we hope will help both new and continuing students navigate through graduate student life at Makerere University. If you are a new student we are delighted that you chose Makerere University and we hope that your graduate study at Makerere University will meet your expectations. If you are a continuing student, we hope that the coming year will be rewarding and productive.

The strategic goal of Makerere University is to strengthen its graduate training sector to ad- dress the demand for knowledge economy and development goals of Uganda and Society at large. Hence, Makerere is repositioning itself for graduate training and research.

This guideline handbook combines rules and regulations and materials that are key for graduate students and staff. Makerere University and the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training, in particular warmly welcome the newly admitted students to the graduate programs offered by Makerere University and wish them fruitful and rewarding years of training, research, networking, and service to society.

The handbook defines the most important policies, procedures, and practices that guide graduate education at Makerere University. The information and language in the handbook supersede any conflicting information that may appear on the Graduate website.

Graduate students are a very vital component of the University. The University and its relevant constituent units, therefore, place a high priority on the educational, social, technological, administrative, and scientific aspects of graduate studies. This is in recognition that as research students, they bring in inputs of vibrant and dynamic contributions with a sense of renewal to the various Colleges/Schools and other University units. It is common knowledge, globally that, about half the research in the world is carried out by graduate students. The new knowledge and innovations contributed through various research measure the relevance of Makerere University towards national and international development.

The information contained in this handbook is intended to serve as a compendium for easy access to the key university policies, guidelines, and operational procedures pertaining to Graduate Training. It is not an end in itself; therefore, you are encouraged to consult the management of graduate programs at various levels, where further clarity is needed. Some other guidelines and policies such as the Sexual Harassment, Research, and Intellectual Property, HIV/AIDS can be accessed independently.

I encourage both students and staff of the University to familiarise themselves with the information herein. For the students, these guidelines and regulations will facilitate the timely completion of their graduate programs. On their part, as advisors or mentors, the handbook will be a useful source of information for more informed assistance to the students.

The handbook has been the product of tireless collegial discussions among academic staff and graduate students. While there have been some problems met, the unselfish contributions made by many have made this handbook a reality.

This handbook is designed to codify and clarify the procedures and requirements relating to graduate work. It will be revised regularly to keep up-to-date. In the future, efforts are invited in order to make further improvements. There are always aspects requiring revision, even correction—a fact of life.

Give us feedback whenever possible as we together, Build For the Future!

Professor Buyinza Mukadasi

DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH AND GRADUATE TRAINING

How to Write a PhD Concept Paper

A concept paper – or concept note – is one of the initial requirements of a PhD programme. It is normally written during the PhD application process as well as early on in the programme once a student has been admitted.

A concept paper is basically a shorter version of a research proposal – in most cases between 2,000 and 2,500 words – that expresses the research ideas of the potential PhD student.

Besides being short, it should be concise yet have adequate details to convince the Department the student is applying to that he/she is worth being admitted to the programme.

Example of a title with a sub-title

References/bibliography, why do phd programmes require applicants to submit a concept paper.

A concept paper serves four main purposes:

It gives the Department the student is applying to an idea of the student’s research interests.
Based on point one, it informs the Department whether the student will be a good fit to the Department or not. To be a good fit, the research interests of the applicant should match those of the Department’s faculty.
Based on the two points above, it enables the Department to offer support to the student throughout his/her PhD studies in the form of supervision and mentorship.
Because the concept paper is written – and must be accepted – before the full proposal, it saves the student time and effort that would otherwise be spent on topics that may end up being rejected by the Department. A concept paper is therefore the first step to writing the PhD thesis/dissertation (see the figure below).

Format of a PhD Concept Paper

The format of a concept paper might vary from one university to another. A PhD student should therefore read the guidelines provided by his/her University of interest before writing a concept paper.

In general, the following is a common format of a concept paper:

Title of proposed study

The title of the proposed study is the first element of a concept paper.

The title should describe what the study is about by highlighting the variables of the study and the relationship between the variables if applicable.

The title should be short and specific: it is best to have a title that is not more than 15 words’ long.

Example of a title:

Use of Mobile Phone Applications for Weight Management in the United States

In order to add more specificity to the title, you can add a subtitle to the main title. The title and subtitle should be separated by a full colon.

Use of Mobile Phone Applications for Weight Management in the United States:

A Behavioural Economics’ Analysis

Background to the study

The background to the study contains the following elements:

The history of the topic, both globally and in the proposed location of your study.
What other researchers have found out from their own studies.
What the gaps in the existing literature are, that is, what the other researchers have not addressed.
What your study will contribute towards filling the identified gaps.

The implication of the above is that one must have conducted some literature review prior to writing the background to the study.

Statement of the problem

The statement of the problem is a clear description of the issue that the study will address, the relevance of the issue, the importance (benefits) of addressing the issue, and the method the researcher will use to address the issue.

Goal and objectives of the study

Once you have identified the problem of your study, the next step is to write the goal and objectives of the study. There is a difference between these two:

The goal of the study is a broad statement of what the researcher hopes to accomplish at the end of the study. The goal should also be related to the problem statement.

Any given project should have one goal because having many goals would lead to confusion. However, that one goal can have multiple elements in it, which would be accomplished through the project’s objectives.

The objectives of the study, on the other hand, are specific and detailed statements of how the researcher will go about accomplishing the stated goal.

The objectives should:

Support the accomplishment of the goal.
Follow a sequence, that is, like a step-by-step order. This will help you frame the activities needed to be undertaken in a logical manner so that the goal is achieved.
Be stated using action verbs, for instance, “to identify”, “to create”, “to establish”, “to measure”, etc.
Be about 3-4: having too few of objectives will limit the scope of your PhD dissertation, while having too many objectives may complicate the dissertation.
Be SMART, that is, Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.

The video below clearly explains how to set SMART goals and objectives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAhs-m6cNzY

Important tip 1: depending on your PhD programme, you may be required to have at least 3 journal papers to qualify for graduation. Each of your objectives can be converted into a separate journal paper on its own.

Research questions and hypotheses

Every PhD dissertation needs research questions. Research questions will help the student stay focused on his/her research.

The aim of the research is to provide answers to the research questions. The answers to the questions will form the thesis statement.

Examples of research questions:

In the title example given earlier about use of mobile phone applications for weight management in the United States, a student may be interested in the following questions:

To what extent do adults in the United States use mobile phone applications to manage their weight?
Is there any gender disparity in the use of mobile phone apps for weight management in the United States?
How effective are mobile apps for weight management in the United States?

Good research questions are those that can be explored deeply and widely as well as defended using evidence. Questions with ‘yes” or “no” responses are not academic-worthy.

When developing research questions, you also need to think about the data that will be required to answer the questions. Do you have access to that data? If no, will your time and financial resources allow you to collect that data?

Important tip 2: Your PhD study is time-limited therefore data requirement issues need to be thought through at the initial stages of your concept paper writing so that you don’t waste too much time either collecting the data in the future or trying to access the data if it already exists elsewhere.

Preliminary literature review

At the concept paper stage, a preliminary literature review serves three main purposes:

It shows whether you have knowledge of the current state of debate about your chosen topic.
It shows whether you are familiar with the experts in your chosen topic.
It also helps you identify the research gaps.

Proposed research design, methods and procedures

This sections provides a brief overview of the research methodology that you will adopt in your study. Some issues to consider include:

Will your study use quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods approach?
Will you use secondary or primary data?
What will be the sources of your data? Will you need any ethical clearance from your university before collecting data?
Will the data sources be readily accessible?
Will you use external assistance for data collection? Or will you do all the data collection yourself?
How will the data be analysed? Which softwares will you use? Are you competent in those softwares?

While the above issues are important to think through, please note that the research design and methods will be informed by your research objectives and research questions. As an illustration:

A research question that aims to measure the effect of one (or more) variable(s) on another variable will definitely require quantitative research methods.

On the other hand, a research question that aims to explain the existence of a phenomenon will render itself to the use of qualitative research methods.

Contribution to knowledge

This is perhaps the most important aspect of a PhD dissertation. Your concept note needs to briefly highlight how your project will add value to knowledge.

Making significant contribution to knowledge at the PhD level does not mean a Nobel prize standard of knowledge (this you can do after your PhD when you’ll have all the time in the world to do so). You can achieve this in various ways:

New applications of existing ideas.
New interpretations of previous ideas.
Investigating an existing issue in a new location.
Development of a new theory.
Coming up with a new technique, among others.

The last section of the concept paper is the reference list or bibliography. This is the section that lists the literatures that you have reviewed and cited in your paper.

There is a slight difference between a reference list and a bibliography:

A reference list includes all those studies that have been directly cited in the paper.

A bibliography, on the other hand, includes all those studies that have been directly cited in the paper as well as those that were reviewed and consulted but not cited in the paper.

When creating the reference list/bibliography, one should be mindful of the referencing style that is required by their PhD department (that is, whether APA, MLA, Chicago, Havard, etc).

Final Thoughts on Writing a PhD Concept Paper

The concept paper is the first step to writing the PhD dissertation. Once accepted, the student will proceed to writing the proposal, which will then be defended before proceeding with writing the full dissertation.

The concept paper is a mini-proposal and has most of the components expected in the proposal.

However, the concept paper should be short and precise while at the same time have adequate information to enable the PhD Committee of the PhD Programme the student is applying to judge if the student will be a good fit to the programme or not.

How To Choose a Research Topic For Your PhD Thesis (7 Key Factors to Consider)

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Grace Njeri-Otieno

Grace Njeri-Otieno is a Kenyan, a wife, a mom, and currently a PhD student, among many other balls she juggles. She holds a Bachelors' and Masters' degrees in Economics and has more than 7 years' experience with an INGO. She was inspired to start this site so as to share the lessons learned throughout her PhD journey with other PhD students. Her vision for this site is "to become a go-to resource center for PhD students in all their spheres of learning."

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Makerere offers more than 100 graduate programmes, listed below under their respective academic units. Follow the links to the respective websites to learn more about each programme.

College of Agricultural Sciences & Environmental Sciences (CAES)

PGD Environmental Impact Assessment
MSc. in Agricultural Extension Education
MSc. in Crop Science
MSc. in Animal Science
MSc. in Agricultural Engineering
MSc. in Soil Science
Master of Agribusiness Management
MSc. in Integrated Watershed Management
MSc. in Food Science & Technology
MSc. in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems
MSc. in Applied Human Nutrition
MSc.in Forestry and Biodiversity Management
MSc.in Disaster Risk Management
Master of Land Use and Regional Development Planning
MSc.in Agroforestry and Community Development
Master of Geographical Sciences
MSc. Food Safety and Quality Management
Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources
MSc. Agricultural and Applied Economics
MSc. in Applied Meteorology
MSc. in Tourism and Hospitality Management
MSc. in Climate Change and Development

College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAM)

PGD in Demography and Population Studies
PGD in Population and Reproductive Health
PGD in Statistics
Master of Demography and Population Studies
M.A. in Economic Policy and Planning
M.A. in Economic Policy Management
M.A in Economics
Master of Business Administration
Master of Statistics
MSc.in Population and Reproductive Health
MSc. in Quantitative Economics
Master in Financial Services (Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services)
Master in Public Infrastructure Management (Block week Modular)
MSc. in Investment and Risk Management
MSc. in Accounting and Finance

College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS)

PGD in Information Technology
PGD in Computer Science
PGD in Data Communication and Software Engineering
PGD in Information Systems
MSc. in Computer Science
Master of Information Technology
MSc. in Data Communication and Software Engineering
MSc. in Information Systems
MSc. in Information Science
MSc. in Records and Archives Management

College of Education and External Studies (CEES)

PGD in Education
PGD in Medical Education (Mulago Health Tutors College)
Master of Education in Curriculum Studies
Master of Adult and Community Education
Master of Instructional Design and Technology
Master of Education, Tracks:

a) Educational Management, b) Foundations of Education, c) Educational Policy and Planning d) Early Childhood Education and Development, e) Language and Literature Education, f) Social Science and Humanities Education, g) Science Education

Master of Higher Education, Tracks:

a) Leadership and Management b) Teaching and Learning c) Research and Innovation

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT)

PGD in Construction Project Management
PGD in Urban Planning and Design
MSc. in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Architecture
MSc. in Renewable Energy
MSc. in Technology Innovation and Industrial Development
MSc. in Civil Engineering
MSc. in Urban Planning & Design
MSc. in Geo-Information Science and Technology
MSc. in Power Systems Engineering
MSc. in Telecommunication Engineering
MSc. in Construction Management
MSc. in Land Management
M.A. in Fine Art

College of Health Sciences (CHS)

M. Med: Internal Medicine
M.Med: Family Medicine
M.Med: Emergency Medicine
M.Med: Neurosurgery
M.Med: Microbiology
M.Med: Ophthalmology
M.Med: Paediatrics and Child Health
M.Med: Pathology
M.Med: Psychiatry
M.Med: Radiology
M.Med: Ear, Nose & Throat
M.Med: Surgery
M.Med: Obstetrics & Gynaecology
M.Med: Anaesthesia
M.Med: Orthopaedics
MSc. in Medical Illustration
MSc. in Human Anatomy
MSc. in Pharmacology
MSc. in Physiology
MSc. in Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
MSc. in Immunology and Clinical Microbiology
MSc. in Pharmaceuticals and Health Supplies Management
MSc. in Pharmacognosy
MSc.in Health Professions Education (Distance)
MSc.in Biostatistics
Master of Nursing (Midwifery & Women’s Health)
Master of Public Health (Full Time)
Master of Public Health (Distance)
Master of Health Services Research
Master of Public Health Nutrition
Master of Public Health Disaster Management
Master of Health Sciences in Bioethics
Master of Health Informatics
Master of Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation
Master of Science in Bioinformatics
Master of Environmental and Occupational Health
MSc.in Palliative Care (Tenable at the Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS)

PGD in Gender and Local Economic Development
PGD in Guidance and Counselling
M.A. in Human Rights
M.A.in Philosophy
Master of Philosophy in Applied Ethics
Master of Strategic and Corporate Communication
Master of Journalism and Multimedia
M.A. in History
M.A. in Music
M.A. in Literature
M.A. in Religious Studies
M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies
M.A. in Religious and Theological Studies (Ggaba & Kinyamasika National Seminaries)
M.A. in African Languages
M.A. in Linguistics
Master of Development Studies
M.A. in Gender Studies
M.A. in Public Administration & Management
M.A. in Sociology
M.A. in International Relations & Diplomatic Studies
M.A. in Rural Development
Master of Social Work
M.Ed. in Educational Psychology
Master of Organizational Psychology
M.A. in Counselling
MSc. in Clinical Psychology
M.A in French Language Studies

College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS)

MSc. in Physics
MSc. in Chemistry
MSc. in Botany Tracks:

a) Molecular Biology & Genetics b) Natural Resources Ecology & Conservation c) Plant Taxonomy & Biosystematics d) Microbiology & Plant Pathology e) Plant Physiology

MSc. in Zoology Tracks:

a) Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences b) Entomology and Parasitology d) Wildlife Ecology and Management

MSc. in Geology
MSc. in Biochemistry
MSc.in Petroleum Geosciences
MSc. Mathematics Tracks:

a) Analysis b) Algebra and Geometry c) Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics

MSc. Applied Mathematics

a) Biomathematics b) Financial Mathematics c) Mathematical Statistics d) Computational Science

College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biodiversity (CoVAB)

PGD in Livestock Development Planning & Management
Master of Veterinary Medicine. Tracks:

a) Farm Animal Practice and Herd Health b) Comparative Pathology and Diagnostics c) Companion and Recreational Animal Practice d) Governance and Administration of Public Veterinary Services e) Pharmaceutical Practice and Regulation

MSc. in Molecular Biology
MSc. in Veterinary Pathology
Master of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Master of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences and Management
MSc.in International Infectious Diseases Management
MSc.in Wildlife Health and Management. Tracks:

a) Wildlife Clinical Medicine b) Wildlife Resource Management c) Aquatic Health Management

MSc.in Livestock Development and Management. Tracks:

School of Law (LAW)

Master of Laws

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS to MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

Makerere university business school.

Master of Business Administration - Evening
MSc. in Marketing
Master of Human Resource Management
MSc. in Procurement & Supply Chain Management
MSc. in Leadership and Governance
MSc. in Entrepreneurship
Master of International Business
Master of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Master of Business Administration (Modular)
MSc. in Banking & Investment Management
Master of Energy Economics and Governance
Master of Business Psychology

DOCTORAL DEGREES BY COURSEWORKS AND DISSERTATIONS

PhD in Health Science
PhD in Agricultural and Rural Innovation
PhD in Data Communication & Software Engineering
PhD in Computer Science
PhD in Information Technology
PhD in Information Systems
PhD in Information Science
PhD in Educational Management
PhD in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
PhD in Bioinformatics
PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics
PhD in Mathematics
PhD in Energy Economics and Governance

DURATION OF PROGRAMMES

Postgraduate Diplomas - One Academic Year
Masters degrees (full time) - Two Academic Years
Masters degrees (part time) - Three – Four Academic Years
Masters of Medicine - Three Academic Years
Master of Public Health (Day) - Two Academic Years
Master of Public Health (Distance) - Three to Five Academic Years
PhD (Provisional Admission) - One Academic Year (Maximum)
PhD (Full Admission) - Three Academic Years
PhD/MD/LLD (full time) - Three Academic Years
PhD/MD/LLD (part time) - Five Academic Years.

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Natural Sciences
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From Concept to Reality: Establishing the Makerere University Innovation Pod

March 11, 2024.

Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa launches the Makerere University Innovation Pod alongside partners

Public Universities are known to be centers of academic excellence, offering both theoretical knowledge and practical skills across many disciplines. From time to time, students have attended university in Uganda to gain theoretical knowledge, submit a research paper, complete their degree, and begin searching for employment. Similarly, teaching staff have completed research for purposes of publication, at times not being converted into innovative products and models.

The UNDP Uganda Accelerator Lab is confident that these trends are coming to an end with the establishment of the Makerere University Innovation Pod ( unipod ). This has been made possible through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) timbuktoo initiative , a new development model that aims to transform Africa’s public universities into centres of innovation while nurturing innovation and start-up ecosystems across the continent.

A student operates a CNC Milling Machine within the Makerere University Innovation Pod

Uganda's Startup Ecosystem

In 2022, the UNDP Uganda Accelerator Lab team embarked on an assessment of Uganda's Startup Ecosystem in Uganda, helping inform design of the National Startup Strategy Roadmap. Cognizant of contributions of the Startup community to Uganda’s economic growth, especially through emerging fintech, food-tech, software, and data startups, the sector is still ranked low as indicated by Startup Blink 2022 rankings.

Major bottlenecks stifling the emergence of new enterprises from the innovation ecosystem are:

i) Limited linkages between academia and industry due to fragmentation of various players and resources in the technology and product development value chain. ii) Inadequate specialized facilities and human capital to support technology development, product development and commercialization in various innovation clusters. iii) Absence of necessary regulatory policies to support growth of clusters of technology development within the ecosystem. iv) Inadequate private sector participation in enhancement of the innovation ecosystem. v) Limited capacity for policy implementation in Uganda’s innovation ecosystem. vi) Inequality in distribution of innovation and research opportunities – most being urban based.

With these limitations, the government and other stakeholders, both private and public, have established innovation spaces in Uganda with the hope of nurturing innovations or startups to become meaningful enterprises that would greatly contribute to the country’s economic growth.

Makerere University student from Fushion Design and Industrial Arts exhibits her designs from the Textiles Unit of the unipod

UNDP's timbuktoo initiative

The UNDP Uganda Accelerator Lab has been engaging with Uganda's innovation ecosystem and crafting models on how to influence the ecosystem in an impactful way. UNDP's timbuktoo initiative , under the leadership of Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, presented an opportunity to transform public universities in to centres of research and innovation. This Pan-African vision nurtures the ingenuity of young people to weave a bright future by creating innovative solutions.

“In our world today, the difference between success and its absence is that those with the opportunity can grow and multiply their talents. I am convinced that the Makerere University unipod will be a place where transformative & world-changing ideas will be birthed and nurtured," said Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa.

Through timbuktoo , the unipod will provide young innovators with a Maker’s Space, Design Space and Collaboration Space to create a multidisciplinary approach to innovation, as well as a Technology Transfer Office to facilitate the transition of research and prototypes to market and allow for enterprises to be built from these innovations. Established strategically within Makerere University, the unipod will seamlessly link with research and knowledge already in place at the institution through its faculty of technical experts.

Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe welcoming Hon. Monica Musenero Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation to the unipod

Makerere University Leadership

Makerere University leadership including Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe have bought in to the vision of the unipod, eager to drive Makerere University's strategy to be a research-led academic institution. The unipod provides a breeding ground for research to evolve in to innovations and commercialized businesses, with Prof. Nawangwe hoping to see students graduate with not only academic credentials but also with skills and experience to start their own enterprises.

To be continued...

By Hadijah Nabbale, Head of Solutions Mapping; Nathan Tumuhamye, Head of Exploration; and Berna Mugema, Head of Experimentation.

School of Law Annual Report 2023

I am delighted to present to you the Makerere University School of Law 2023 Annual report. The report highlights the major activities undertaken and the major outputs in light of our core mandate of teaching, research and community outreach. It also highlights the challenges the School is facing and future plans.

With respect to teaching and learning, we successfully implemented all the scheduled activities including teaching, examinations, orientation for new freshers, field attachment, graduate admission exams and graduation. At the 73rd graduation ceremony of Makerere University , the School presented a total of 249 graduands of which 23 were awarded Master of Laws degrees and 226 awarded Bachelor of Laws degrees. To make our graduate programmes more relevant and competitive, we revised the Master of Laws programme and the Doctor of Laws programme. Additional to these revised programmes, in the course of next year, we expect to launch two new specialized Master of Laws degree programmes which are currently before the National Council for Higher Education for accreditation.

Students’ participation in moot court competitions is one of the major methodologies we employ in teaching our learners. Besides the learning, participation in moot competitions gives our learners exposure and provides them great opportunities for net-working. I am happy to report that in 2023, our students excelled in all the national and international moot court competitions they participated in. They won the Phillip Jessup International Moot Court Competitions national rounds and were supposed to represent Uganda at the international rounds but failed to secure visas in time. Our students also won the inaugural Gender and the Law moot competition. We emerged first runners-up in the Great Lakes International Humanitarian Law moot court competitions.

In the area of research, our faculty undertook a number of research projects and published many scholarly journal articles, books and reports on different subjects. I congratulate them for these research out puts. Among our major research outputs for 2023 is the edited book volume on Militarization and Development in Uganda. This publication unravels how militarization is taking place in the different sectors, the implications, and the hard choices Uganda has to make with respect to governance, human rights and economic development.

With respect to community outreach, our faculty and students participated in a number of initiatives and activities that were undertaken by our different units in particular, the Public Interest Law Clinic (PILAC), the Refugee Law Project (RLP) and the Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC). Among these include: training of University staff and other stakeholders on refugee rights and duties; training of police officers on disability rights and the law; legal aid camp for students and staff of Makerere University ; participation in the Uganda Law Society (ULS) probono day; and conducting the Administrative Law short course in various parts of the country. In addition to providing learning opportunities to students who participate in them, our community outreach activities are very important for making our School more relevant in terms of empowering the local communities and addressing some of their legal-related challenges and needs.

I thank the Government of Uganda, Makerere University Council, Makerere University Top Administration and all our partners and well-wishers for your support that enabled us to implement numerous activities and achieve the highlighted outputs. I also thank colleagues in the administration at our School, staff and students for participating in the different activities.

As We Build for the Future

Ronald Naluwairo, PhD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & PRINCIPAL

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About the Guests

Mr. James Nkuubi , practices Constitutional and human rights law and democratization in Africa through teaching, research, writing and strategic activism with particular focus on security sector reform, citizenry resilience and liberative politics in Africa. James also lends a great deal of his professional acumen and time to human rights initiatives and campaigns across Uganda. He has previously chaired the Civil and Political Rights Working Group under the Network for Public Interest Lawyers, based at the School of Law, Makerere University-using public interest litigation to counter, mitigate and combat social injustice, human rights and constitutional law transgressions by the State. James holds a Masters’ Degree in human rights and democratization in Africa from the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and currently an LLD student focusing on Militarization, peace and sustainable development, under a programme administered jointly at the Department of Political Science, Centre for Resolution of International Conflicts (CRIC), University of Copenhagen-Denmark and the Human Rights and Peace Center, School of Law, Makerere-University, Kampala-Uganda. James has published journal articles and book chapters on the subjects of militarization, electoral security, citizenry resistance to State-led militarism among others.

Dr. Christopher Mbazira is a Professor of Law at the School of Law, Makerere University. He is also the Coordinator of the Public Interest Law Clinic (PILAC) at the same School and a founding member of the Network of Public Interest Lawyers (NETPIL). He previously chaired of the Rule of Law Committee of the Uganda Law Society. He was one of 9 academics who approached the Supreme Court of Uganda and were admitted as amici in the 2016 Presidential Election Petition. This has resulted into positive jurisprudence on the subject of Amicus Curae . Prof. Mbazira has written and spoken widely on the subject of socio-economic rights in the context of the judicial application of these rights as well as public interest litigation. Since 2018, Prof Mbazira has supported the National Planning Authority (NPA) in integrating the Human Rights Based Approach in the country’s development agenda. Prof Mbazira has consulted with international agencies, including the United Nations on human rights and governance matters. In 2021, Prof Mbazira won the Uganda Law Society Award for his distinguished service in legal education in Uganda. Prof Mbazira has been key in introducing the use of the clinical methodology of teaching the law and building a community of public interest lawyers in Uganda. Prof Mbazira holds an LLB from Makerere University, an LLM in Human Rights from the University of Pretoria and a PhD from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. In 2015, Christopher was a co-recipient of the Vera Chirwa Award given by the Center for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, for his outstanding contribution in the promotion of socio-economic rights in Africa.

Mr. Godber W. Tumushabe is a lawyer, policy analyst, community organizer and social entrepreneur. He teaches international law, international and regional human rights, and environmental law. He is the founding Executive Director of Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (2000-2013) and is currently Associate Director at the Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS), a Kampala-based regional think tank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) and a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) from Makerere University, and a Juridical Science Master (JSM) Degree from Stanford Law School, Stanford University. He previously worked with the African Centre for Technology Studies in Kenya (1997-1999) where he directed Africa-wide projects on environmental governance. Godber Tumushabe has published widely on a wide range of domestic and international policy areas. He is co-author of Governing the Environment: Political Change and Natural Resources Management in Eastern and Southern Africa and Unlocking Africa’s Future: Biotechnology and Law.

Dr. Zahara Nampewo is a lawyer and human rights practitioner with over 20 years’ experience in the private, public and non – profit sectors. She has been with the School of Law at Makerere University since 2006. She is the Deputy Principal of the School of Law. Dr. Nampewo received her PhD from Emory University in the United States. Her PhD research focus followed a feminist socio-legal examination of law and culture on how women’s sexuality is articulated within the social domains of family and marriage. She holds a Master of Laws degree (International Human Rights) from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and an advanced Diploma in Human Rights Protection from Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. She completed her Bar Course and acquired a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre in Uganda in 1999. She is an Advocate of the Courts of Judicature in Uganda. Dr. Nampewo’s areas of interest and expertise include human rights, health justice, gender and transitional justice. She teaches and practices in Health Law, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Gender Law. Dr. Nampewo has published on a range of subjects including health and disability justice, gender and family law, sexuality, human rights and access to justice.

Mr. Ndebesa Mwambustya is a Political Analyst and former Senior Lecturer of History and Development Studies in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University.

Professor Joshua Rubongoya is anaccomplished liberal arts college Professor (Ph.D. University of Denver) with over 24 years of instructional and administrative expertise. Responsible for lectures, seminars, workshops and student trips to Africa for hands-on experiential learning. Served as Department Chairperson for 3 years in an academic department of 6 full-time and 4 adjunct professors and managed inter alia the Department budget, new faculty recruitment and curricula revisions in addition to liaising with the Academic Dean. Committed to research; authored Regime Hegemony in Museveni’s Uganda: Pax Musevenica, journal and newspaper articles/reviews and book chapters. Experience also includes consultancies for organizations such as the World Bank and Danida in several areas: political economy, democratic governance and party politics in Uganda. Also served as political analyst on Uganda TV including NTV and WBS.

Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Makerere University, where he has taught since 2011. Jimmy is a member of Makerere University Press Editorial Board, since 2018 and a Coordinator of Ethics in the Department. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Ethics and Identity Studies at Uganda Martyrs University, where he variously served as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Associate Dean in Charge of Research and Publication at the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research; and founding Chair of the Center for African Studies. Jimmy has edited two book volumes and widely published in peer-reviewed journals, book volumes, and monographs. With a strong belief that academics should be actively engaged in their communities, Jimmy has served as a Columnist and Editorial Cartoonist for the Observer Newspaper since 2006. In 2021, he won the national Janzi Award for Outstanding Cartoonist, and also nominated for Outstanding Non-Fiction Writer. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University for Humanistic Studies (Holland), and was a winner of the Commonwealth Scholarship for MSc in Education for Sustainability at London South Bank University where he won the Dean’s Award for Best Student on the programme. Most recently, Jimmy won a fellowship on the African Humanities Program (2019-2020) and was also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cambridge (2019- 2020). He is a facilitator on the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung ‘Youth Leadership Programme’ on ‘Managing Diversity’ since 2017. He was recently appointed to the Board of the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda and also serves as the current Chairman of the Board of Padre Pio Rural Development Initiative (PAPIRUDEI).

Scholarship Opportunity: LLD Scholarship in climate policies on Charcoal Conflicts in Uganda & Tanzania

The Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC), School of Law, Makerere University invites excellent and motivated candidates for a doctoral position in climate policies and law. The position is part of the DANIDA funded research project titled: “Charcoal Conflict in Climate Change’s Decarbonisation Dilemmas: Knots of Livelihood, Nutrition, Communities, Gender, Migration and Energy in East Africa”. The successful applicant will join a vibrant international research environment and enrol at the School of Law, Makerere University . The studies are expected to begin on 1 November 2023. The scholarship position is for 4 years ending on 30 th November 2027 .

The Project “Charcoal Conflict in Climate Change’s Decarbonisation Dilemmas” explores the conflict potential in green transitions in Uganda and Tanzania, with a special attention to the ways charcoal is embedded in local communities and therefore tied up with food, health, gender, youth, migration, ethnic relations and the informal economy. Local level field work in select regions within the two countries is connected to on the one hand analyses of the political and legal frameworks in the two countries and on the other hand the global climate management regime, formal and informal, that increasingly puts low-emission countries under pressure of energy transitions.

The candidate selected for the advertised doctoral position will principally contribute to the project by developing her or his original analysis of Uganda and Tanzania’s legal and policy frameworks as they relate to the social and economic dynamics of charcoal under the terrain of relevant laws and polices mapped out by global climate regimes. This will happen in close collaboration with the research teams in Uganda, Tanzania and Denmark, which include: one other PhD from Tanzania, Post-Doctoral researchers and senior scholars from the three countries.

The project is a collaboration between three partners: The Human Rights and Peace Centre ( HURIPEC ) a semi-autonomous department under the School of Law at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda; St. Augustine University of Tanzania ( SAUT ), a private University in Mwanza, Tanzania, contributing expertise in health, gender and peace studies; The Centre for Resolution of International Conflicts ( CRIC ) at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, a hub for peace and conflict research in Denmark.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Doctoral student is expected to:

Develop an independent research project for an LLD thesis that covers the local levels of the project (Uganda and Tanzania) in a way that productively supports the overarching project and the other sub-projects.
Participate actively in the development of the CHARCOAL CONFLICT project and its academic activities, including collaborating in refining the project design and methodology and further developing the theoretical framework
Prepare and participate in joint publications and workshops and help make an impact on the scholarly and public debate on global climate politics and (in)justice
Travel to Tanzania and Denmark for annual retreats, participate in field trips and possibly stay for some periods at partner universities.
Assist in carrying out administrative and coordination duties associated with the project, including interim reporting to DANIDA, co-organisation of workshops, the project website and initiating new initiatives.

Your Competencies and Opportunities

The applicant must be Ugandan and must have a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from a recognized university. Candidates who display knowledge of de-colonial and critical legal theory approaches to the field of study will have an added advantage. Applicants must be motivated, creative and mature and should display enthusiasm and good interpersonal and communication skills. They must display good knowledge of East Africa, its laws and policies especially as they relate to the social, economic and political dynamics of charcoal, renewable energy transitions and climate change in the region.

Other possible competences include:

A good grasp of relevant academic literature
Strong academic writing skills
The ability to work independently as well as collaborate with other members of a research team
An ability to work across disciplines and in an international context.

Scope of the Scholarship

The Scholarship will cover the following:

Full Tuition fees for up to four years
A generous monthly stipend for the duration of the doctoral studies.
Research period of 3 months at CRIC in Denmark
Full access to the Danish Library and other connected libraries.
Extra and thorough supervisory research support from senior academics under the project at HURIPEC, SAUT & CRIC.

Other benefits:

Being part of an ambitious team that aims to produce high quality research with significant policy relevance.
The opportunity to develop an independent research agenda within the overall project.
Being part of a strong multidisciplinary research environment within Law, Sociology, International Relations and Conflict Research.
Get the opportunity to see typical Northern research agendas challenged by excellent scholars from East Africa and being part of this team.
Funding for participation on project relevant conferences.

Instructions for Application

Applicants should submit a 5 page concept note of their planned thesis exploring any of the project themes and objectives but with an emphasis on the social–economic impact of the legal and policy frameworks on charcoal in the clean energy transition discourses in both Uganda and Tanzania. The concept should include key questions, a theoretical framework, methodology and how the planned thesis will add to already existing research. The concept note should also comprise a preliminary bibliography and a preliminary study plan. All applications will be reviewed by an appraisal committee following which the successful applicants will appear before an expert panel for further assessment. The successful candidate will be asked to fulfil the admission requirements at Makerere University before submitting a full proposal.

Assessment Criteria

The following criteria will be followed when shortlisting candidates for assessment:

Relevant qualifications and knowledge to the proposed area of study
Research qualifications relevant to the overall research project.
Quality and feasibility of the concept note
Originality and creativity of the research concept.
(i) The special need addressed in society / discipline.
(ii) Providing a solution to an existing problem
(iii) Improvement of a critical service
(iv) Proposal for alternative best practice or cost effectiveness
(v) Contribution to a strategic goal or global issue
Performance (grades obtained) in graduate and post-graduate studies.

Concept notes together with the accompanying documents should be submitted electronically to the following E-mails: [email protected] copying busingye.kabumba@amugalu

The following are the required accompanying documents:

A Cover Letter addressed to the HURIPEC Director, detailing your motivation and background for applying for the LLD programme.
A work plan demonstrating ability to complete the LLD programme in less than or within four years.
A CV including list of publications, where available.
Recommendation from at least one senior academic in a recognised institution of higher learning.

The application must be submitted electronically. Deadline for applications is: 15 th October 2023.

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School of Law Bi-Annual Report Jan-Jun 2023

Associate Professor Ronald Naluwairo, Ag. Principal – SoL presenting graduands at the 73rd Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University. Freedom Square, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

I am delighted to present to you the School of Law bi-annual report for the first half of 2023. The report provides a highlight of the major activities undertaken and outputs registered during the reporting period. There has been good progress registered towards achieving the School’s mission and strategic objectives. With respect to teaching and learning, the School conducted the end of Semester I exams AY 2022/23 and successfully conducted Semester II teaching and examinations. A number of guest lectures were held. Our students also participated and excelled in a number of moot court competitions. At the 73 rd Graduation Ceremony held in February 2023, the School presented a total of 249 graduands who were awarded their Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees.

Concerning research and innovations, our academic staff have continued to do well. Professor Emmanuel Kasimbazi published two books on Environmental Law and Energy Law in Uganda. The Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC) completed work on an edited book volume on Peace, Development and Militarization in Uganda. The work has been submitted for publication. HURIPEC also launched its research report on “Institutional Oversight in Crisis and Management of Uganda’s Covid19 Funds”. The report analyses transparency and accountability concerns over the management and oversight of Covid19 funds in Uganda. The Public Interest Law Clinic (PILAC), also launched a research report titled: Transforming Legal Education by Promoting Experiential Learning and Enhancing Access to Justice for Vulnerable Groups: A Pilot Project Research Report. During this period, the different departments at the School took a decision and started work on establishing a new multidisciplinary legal journal called Makerere Law Review. The Journal will provide additional platform for both academic staff, graduate students at the Makerere University as well as practitioners and policy makers to publish their groundbreaking work to inform contemporary global and national issues.

A number of community outreach initiatives were also carried out. Key among them were: a training of university staff on refugee rights and dynamics involved in access to higher education for refugees held on 21-22 February 2023 at the Golf Course Hotel in Kampala; a legal aid and medical camp for Makerere University students and staff and general public held on 3 rd March 2023 at Freedom Square, Makerere University ; and a training of police officers on promoting disability rights through the Police, held 10 th March 2023. On 22 nd March 2023, the School organized a public dialogue and debate on the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. The dialogue provided opportunity to the panelists and participants to interrogate this law along the theme “protecting the public or oppressing the minority?”.

The School also supported our students to undertake a number of activities that promote their academic, professional and social development. On 4 th March 2023, they successfully held the Makerere Law Society Annual Sports gala. Teams competed in sports activities like football, netball, racing among others. On 17 th March 2023, they successfully organized the Makerere Law Society Career Day held under the theme “Becoming a multi-disciplinary lawyer; strategies & success stories”. On 29 th April 2023, they successfully organized the Makerere Law Society Annual Dinner at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala.

I thank the University Management, University Council, Government of Uganda, our partners, stakeholders and well-wishers for the continued support they give us towards implementing our strategic plan. As We Build for the Future

Ronald Naluwairo, PhD Associate Professor and Principal (Ag)

Prof. Arthur Gakwandi (Centre) Prof. Umar Kakumba (5th Right) and Prof. Austin Bukenya (4th Right) in a group photo with the CHUSS College leadership and other luminaries after the opening session of the Celebration. The Department of Literature, School of Languages, Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) Celebrates Prof. Arthur Gakwandi and Prof. Austin Bukenya at 80, 5th April 2024, The Auditorium, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Mak Luminaries Call for the Promotion of Humanities & Literature in Uganda’s Education System for a Balanced Citizenry with Human & Moral Values

Makerere University Students arrive at the Bigodi Community Tourism Project Centre in Kamwenge District, adjacent to Kibaale National Park on 3rd May 2023.

Two Slots For Student Study Exchange Programme at University of Padova, Italy

Prof. Justin Epelu-Opio, Our Longest Serving DVC Rests

United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI) Office, Nakawa Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Photo: UNAFRI.

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