A presentation made at the “Multi-Dimensional You” Seminar, organized by Radiant 2011 Forum, Nigeria Federation of Catholic Students (NFCS) FUTO Chapter, at Hall of Excellence, FUTO, Imo State. (June 25, 2016)

2. ACADEMICS:
AN ENHANCEMENT AND A CAREER
By
EMMAN-OWUMS OWUAMALAM
B.A (Hons), MFA, PhD, FMIM, FNIPR, FNISM, MIMC,JP
PROFESSOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION
ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY, ULI.

3. ACADEMICS: AN EXPLANATION
1. An institution for learning, training and
knowledge acquisition – skill acquisition and
development.
2. A formal centre instructions, training and
learning –Theoretical and practical expositions
for competence.
3. A school for scholarly attachment – Intellectual
Excellence.

4. PURPOSE OF ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT
Training in a specific field of learning.
Provision of teachable skills for handling challenges.
Provision of knowledge for gainful employment.
Provision of information for rational decision making.
Encouragement of action from acquired competence.

5. ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT
 Graduate Assistant – First Class graduate in particular.
 Assistant Lecturer – Anyone with a minimum of a Masters degree.
 Lecturer II – Advancement or a Ph.D.
 Lecture I – Advancement.
 Senior Lecturer – Advancement, Ph.D. with publications.
 Reader/Associate Professor – Advancement, Ph.D. with publications and Professional
competence.
 Professor – Advancement, Ph.D. with publications, Professional and administrative
competence.

6. NON-ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT
1. Administrative: From Assistant Registrar to
Registrar.
2. Technical: From Officer cadre to Chief and to
positions like librarian and Bursar.
QUALIFICATION
First degree with a minimum of a 2nd class lower
division.

7. ENHANCEMENT IN SPECIAL CASES
Conversion from non-academic to
academic staff.
Possession of cognate academic and
professional qualifications.

8. CAREER
ACADEMICS AS AVOCATION
ACADEMICS AS A PROFESSION
ACADEMICS AS ATRADE

9. ACADEMICS AS AVOCATION
To undertake an occupation
in an Institution of learning
based on training and
qualification.

10. ACADEMICS AS A PROFESSION
Involves the process of
Teaching, Research and
Training, geared towards
rewards.
Intrinsic and Extrinsic profits.

11. ACADEMICS AS ATRADE
Highly trained to perform
intellectual role.
Hierarchy of Performance
expectation levels.

12. QUALIFICATION FOR ENGAGEMENT
A minimum of a FIRST DEGREE to teach
in High schools and equivalents.
A minimum of a MASTERS DEGREE to
teach inTertiary Institution.
A minimum of a DOCTORATE DEGREE
to teach in a Post graduate School.

13. CONCLUSION

14. THANK
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