Course Material Development Unit

Welcome to the Course Material Development Unit (CMDU)

The Course Material Development Unit is the professional base where all the University’s course materials are processed and published. Course Materials play a vital role in every Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institution and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is not an exception.

Course materials must be well organised, the right words must be chosen for stating objectives and language must be conversational, informal, using such techniques as repetitions, activities, self-tests, and exercises to enhance teaching in addition to a tutor-marked assignment at the end of every unit. Course content must be broken into manageable chunks; the aims of the course must be well presented for the learners.

NOUN Course Materials have always had a far-reaching impact on learners and other consumers and the Unit is poised to build on the existing human and material resources to provide contextually relevant resources in alternative formats: print, CD, DVD, web, Braille, etc.

In CMDU, sagacious staff with expertise and experience (Instructional Designers, Copy Editors, Audio-Visual Producers, Graphic Artists, Typesetters, and Administrators) work with course writers to produce quality study materials that meet NOUN and ODL specifications.

CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVITIES IN THE COURSE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT (CMDU)

The following are some of the key functions of CMDU:

Coordinate Course Material development, writing, and review.
Edit course materials, student handbooks, journals, and occasional papers.
Liaise with faculties and study centres to organise workshops for course writers.
Liaise with the central warehouse to supply identified learning resource materials to faculties and learners.
Initiate printing of Course Materials based on students` trend of admission.
Mark up of published materials for reprint.
Send processed Course Materials to DICT for upload.
Submission of legal deposits to the National Library of Nigeria
Print course materials.
Undertake such other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Vice-Chancellor, under whose office the Unit is domiciled.

CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT CMDU STAFF

S/N	NAME	RANK	OFFICIAL EMAIL ADDRESS
1	Prof. Ibrahim O. Salawu	Head of Unit	isalawu@noun.edu.ng
2	Mrs. Judith G. Owonuwa	Chief Instructional Designer	jowonuwa@noun.edu.ng
3	Mrs. Felicia E. Acholo	Chief Instructional Designer	facholo@noun.edu.ng
4	Mrs. Nana U. C. Erin	Chief Editor	nerin@noun.edu.ng
5	Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwosu	Chief Editor	cnwosu@noun.edu.ng
6	Mr. Victor A. Ologuntoye	Chief Editor
7	Mr. Ibrahim Shehu	Principal Assistant Registrar	ibshehu@noun.edu.ng
8	Mr. Timothy Oladapo	Assistant Chief Technical Officer (Design and production)	ooladapo@noun.edu.ng
9	Mr. Joseph O. Awe	Principal Editor	jawe@noun.edu.ng
10	Mr. Linus Ejeh	Assistant Chief Foreman (Machine Operator)	leje@noun.edu.ng
11	Mr. Fatele Samuel Olaleye	Senior Editor	ofatele@noun.edu.ng
12	Kaltum Muazu Bakari (Mrs.)	Senior Editor	mkaltum@noun.edu.ng
13	Mrs. Christiana O. Olugboye	Chief Secretarial Assistant	oolugboye@noun.edu.ng
14	Mr. Toyin Balogun	Principal Foreman Machine Operator	tbalogun@noun.edu.ng
15	Mrs. Rhoda Monday	Senior Secretarial Assistant I	rmonday@noun.edu.ng
16	Mr. Felix Okpoto	Chief Clerical Officer	fokpoto@noun.edu.edu.ng
17	Mr. Abubakar Mohammed	Senior Secretarial Assistant II	sabubakar@noun.edu.ng
18	Mr. Benjamin Eni Kalu	Chief Clerical Officer	bkalu@noun.edu.ng
19	Mrs. Mercy Dal	Senior Secretarial Assistant II	Mdal.@noun.edu.ng
20	Mr. Lucky Ati-Ati	Senior Secretarial Assistant II	latiati@noun.edu.ng
21	Mr. Abdulazeez .A. Lawal	Senior Secretarial Assistant II	aylawal@noun.edu.ng
22	Mr. Samuel A. Nor	Senior Secretarial Assistant II	snor@noun.edu.ng
23	Mr. Sharon Bajinta	Assistant Chief Clerical Officer	Sharonbajinta8@gmail.com

Email:cmdu@noun.edu.ng