Courses developed by UNIMA courseware developers for use at the Polytechnic, Blantyre.

This course provides students with an in-depth study on how telecommunications systems perform specifically in the presence on noise. Topics covered include: Performance of Analogue Communication Systems, Transmission Lines, Radio Propagation, Antennas and Digital Communication.

This course introduces fundamental networking concepts and technologies necessary for planning and implementation of small networks.

Structural Design I is the first of three modules dealing with design of structures offered by the Departments of Architecture. The module will give the learner an in depth understanding of general structural design considerations and structural design of structures using structural masonry and timber.
This is a course that is offered to second year students at the Polytechnic to equip students with skills required for effective business communication. It looks at aspects of communication such as communication process, nonverbal and visual communication as well as business writing.
Organizational Behavior (OB) equips learners with management skills that are crucial to maintaining a conducive environment for desired performance levels. It studies how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. Its purpose is to build better relationships by achieving human, organizational, and social objectives.
This course is an introduction to management accounting. It is aimed at imparting knowledge and skills in producing financial and non-financial information for planning, coordinating, and monitoring the performance of a business.
This is course introduces you to what a databases are and how different they work from the common file system. Databases have exclusively improved functions in data organization by the architecture that they have. However, they may be susceptible to external attacks and inconsistencies if they are not properly setup; therefore securing the database is paramount. Use of a database system is more useful than the traditional file system by enabling data backup in different formats.
This course covers the methods, values, attitudes and techniques in developing complex software systems. It is intended to provide an understanding of the need for rigour, and enable you to select and apply a relevant methodological approach to the development of well-designed and documented systems