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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INNOSSON CENTRE FOR 

DISTANCE LEARNING (NOW, GENERAL STUDIES BUILDING), ENUGU 

STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ESUT), AGBANI 
 

 
1Isiofia, Lawrence Adizue, 2Uzuegbunam Francis Onyechi, 3Ozoemena Chibueze 

Romanus and 4Ezea Chinonyelum Nneoma 
1,3.4 Department of Architecture, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani. 
2 Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. 

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Abstract: Distance learning is a type of teaching and learning in which the students are separated from their 

teachers and course mates resulting in the students learning remotely without a chance of meeting either their 

teacher or peer face-to-face, in classrooms. Rather, learning instructions are provided online using Zoom 

meetings, e-mail and radios. Over time, incessant malpractices in the conduct of examinations trailed its operation 

and as a consequence, institutions devised means of conducting special lectures for final classes and supervised 

examinations. The scheme aims to research and design a centre for distance learning with spaces for lecture and 

seminar spaces which, in turn, will serve as an examination hall. The objectives of the design brief determined 

the activities in the centre for distance learning, assigned appropriate spaces to the expected activities and zoned 

the scheduled activities. The brief was taken from the ESUT administration and was used to interview 10 key 

personnel in the Faculty of Education. The survey was carried out in schools that operated the sandwich 

programmes, business schools, and other certificate schools in Enugu state. Materials used include digital 

measuring instruments, compasses, logs, pens, and papers to enter the information on the logs. A site survey was 

done by the Department of Survey and Geoinformatics, ESUT and the data provided was used to analyse the site. 

To scope the capacity of the facility, the design relied on the information from the university authority and the 

benefactor (INNOSSON GROUP LTD) about the budget.  

Keywords: Distance learning, Teaching and learning, ICT, Access to education, ESUT 

 

 

1. Introduction 

Open Distance learning (ODL) defines a type of Education in which the students or audience are separated from 

the teachers and class or course mates resulting in the students learning remotely without a chance of contact with 

their instructors or peers (Jimoh, 2013; Umezulike, 2015). In this mode of teaching and learning, teachers and 

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students do not meet face-to-face in class rooms rather, learning instructions are provided through various media 

such as the internet, mail (correspondence and e-mail), radio signals and of late, chat lounges and platforms 

(Adebayo, 2007a; Uopeople.edu). Nowadays, online classes have become a global phenomenon. Before now, 

what was known to many in Nigeria was education by correspondence such as the Rapid Result College, London 

General Certificate of education (GCE) and others. Distance learning, According to Peters (2002 as cited in 

Ikegulu and Oranusi, 2014), began as correspondence courses and with increased interest, it became more 

formalized by the middle of 19th century as a result of industrialisation. In the period, many correspondence 

institutions sprang up providing tuition to others neglected by the formal education system (Ikegulu and Oranusi 

2014). Jimoh (2013), views that developing countries such as Nigeria are faced with the challenge of providing 

quality education to millions of their teaming population stating that national and global experience have shown 

that it is difficult for conventional education to meet the demands for developing nations like Nigeria. Jimoh 

(2013) corroborated his opinion with the carrying capacities of the Nigerian Universities, Joint Admissions and 

Matriculation Board (JAMB) statistics on admissions versus number of applicants from 1995/96 – 2001/2002 

sessions  and revealed that less than 12% of JAMB applicants were successful in the  admission within the period. 

(Jimoh, 2013), furthered that out of the 447,928 candidates for university admission in 2008/2009 session, only 

153,000 were admitted as a result of the low carrying capacity. Perhaps, to chart a way forward, Okebukola (2007 

as cited in Jimoh, 2013), in a Keynote address at the 3rd Convocation of Covenant University made following 

suggestions: 

 Re-introduction of the Higher School Certificate. 

 Qualified polytechnics and colleges of education should be given degree-awarding status. 

 The National Open University of Nigeria should be strengthened to take in more prospective 

undergraduates.  

In another forum, Professor Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National University Commissions (NUC), at 

a conference, on “Increasing Access and the Quality of University Education in Nigeria”, 2011, stated that tertiary 

institutions in Nigeria could only admit 250,000 candidates as against the over 1,000,000 annual applicants. To 

tackle the challenge of access to education in Nigeria, NUC licensed additional 46 Federal, State and Private 

Universities, in the last six years, bringing the number of Universities in country to 117. However, despite the 

addition, access to education continued to pose a challenge” (Okojie, 2011). From all these trends, the Distance 

Education mode appears to provide the lead way out of the challenges of providing access to education to the 

teaming world’s population. Ikegulu, et al., (2014).  

Access to education and ODL discourse can best be discussed in the context of availability of information and 

communication technology (ICT). Successful operation of ODL require robust ICT as an important tool for 

learning and instructing students (Kumpulainen, 2007). However, Tertiary institutions of higher learning globally, 

have predominantly accepted ICT as a vital tool for learning and teaching students, staff training and curriculum 

development, (Kumpulainen, 2007; Usluel, As_kar, & Bas, 2008). By 2007, most institutions of higher learning, 

world over, have remodeled their teaching and learning processes (Pulkkinen, 2007). Although Information and 

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communication technology (ICT) has the potentials of improving the education methods, quality of teaching and 

learning, its advantages are often under-realized (Surry & Farquhar, 1997). Also, its methodology and adoption 

in institutions of higher learning are sometimes, poorly implemented (Taylor, 1998). Researchers have expressed 

concerns on some of the challenges. Pelgrum (2001) reported major variations in between teachers in different 

countries as significant barriers to ICT which strengthened the findings of Al-Senaidi, Lin and Poirot, (2009). 

Schools in Nigeria have somehow, managed to progress in the change with many institutions offering classes in 

either rented or borrowed spaces for meetings and studios for virtual. By the close of the 2010, the use of (ICT), 

has gained considerably acceptance in many Nigerian school system and in other walks of life.  

The purpose of this brief is to establish the significance of ODL and the need for ESUT to join other institution 

in establishing the programme with the design and delineations for the proposed Distance Learning Centre as 

shown in figures 1 – 24 and plates 1 - 4. 

Aim and Objectives 

Aim:  To design ESUT centre for distance learning. 

The Objectives 

 Determined the activities in the ESUT centre for distance learning. 

 Assigned appropriate spaces to the proposed activities  

 Applied zoning in the activity schedule. 

2. Literature   

ESUT was formerly established in 1980 by an Act of Anambra State Assembly as Anambra State University of 

Technology (ASUTEC), with the main campus in Amechi, Enugu and another campus in Awka (Okeke, 1992). 

To take off, a pilot campus was carved out from a part of the facility of the Institute of Management and 

Technology (IMT), campus III, Enugu. During that period, both Enugu and Ebonyi states were still part of the 

old Anambra state. In 1991, upon the creation of Enugu state out of Anambra, ESUT was created out of former 

ASUTEC and renamed ESUT, and by 2005, the Enugu campus was moved to its permanent campus in Agbani 

town. 

3. Materials and method 

Survey was restricted to the information provided by the ESUT administration and operators of ESUT Business 

School, Sandwitch and Spadoc programmes Peaceland College, Enugu. The information received from the 

interviews was used to develop the initial design brief. The brief was then used to interview 10 key personnel in 

the Faculty of Education. The data was obtained using purposive sampling to interview the respondents on the 

operational mode and features, likely students’ response and staff/student enrolment for minimum space 

standards. Materials used include digital recording devices, digital measuring instrument, compass, logs, pen, and 

papers to enter the information on the logs. To carryout the site survey, the department of Survey and 

Geoinformatics were consulted and the data provided were as shown in figure 1. To scope the capacity of the 

facility, the design relied on the information from the university authority and the benefactor (INNOSSON 

GROUP LTD) with regards to the budget. 

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4. Results and discussions 

The brief 

The brief from ESUT specified what is needed to establish the centre as follows 

1. Area of site: 4576m2 

2. 2 nos. Lecture halls 

3. 2 nos. seminar hall/rooms 

4. Library 

5. Administration (Registry, Bursary unit and programme Director’s office) 

6. Services/circulation spaces 

Brief Development 

Table 1. Distribution Of Spaces  

s/n Activities No required 

A Academic  

1 Lecture and examination halls 2 

2 Seminar  2 

3 Library 1 

 total 5 

B Administration  

1 Registry unit 1 

2 Bursary unit 1 

3 Director’s office 1 

 total 3 

C Circulation and Services As Necessary 

Source: fieldwork 

The distribution in Table 1 showed the analysis of the brief for proper space allocation to meet the design 

requirement. 

 

 

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Table 2. Further Analysis of the Space Requirements for Development 

s/n Activities Provision No 

Required 

Unit 

Space 

(m2) 

Total 

Space 

(m2) 

A Academic     

1 Lecture/Exam halls Fixed collapsible seating  2 70 140 

2 Seminar Halls/Rooms Fixed collapsible seating  2 50 90 

3 Library Fixed shelve, Desks & 

Seats 

1 25 25 

B Administration     

1 Registry unit D/R And Clerks 1 24 24 

2 Bursary unit Bursary staff 1 24 24 

3 Director’s office Director and secretary 1 30 30 

4 Staff Convenience General staff convenience  2 6 12 

5 Security unit Unit position 1 2 2 

C Circulation and 

Service Spaces 

    

1 conveniences Male:4 Female:4 2 25 50 

2 Stairs wells Central, Service and 

Emergency stair cases 

3 10 30 

3 Circulation Hallways and Concourse  2 87 200 

  total   627 

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From the distribution in Table 2, academic activities, circulation and services took the major bulk of the spaces 

provided (535m2) in the facility. 

 
Source: Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, ESUT, Agbani. 

Figure 1. The survey plan of the site. 

 

 

 
Figure 1a. The site Area. 

57.0
3m

10

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF ORIGINAL PLAN

MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYING

AND GEOINFORMATICS (ESUT)

ON  APRIL 16, 2012

SURV. B. O. EKPETE

GEOINFORMATION.COM LTD

R1434

ORIGIN: MINNA UTM (ZONE 32 )

75.01m

10m

697039.840 mN

29'

02'
AREA OF  A =  4576.387 SQ.M

20
4°

20

131°

43
'

40m

PLAN NO. ESUT/SGT/EN  003 / 2012

T  N

Figure 1. SURVEY PLAN
showing the site with the:
 - site condition
 - topographic data
 - existing buildigs

 TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY

OF

PART OF ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY AGBANI CAMPUS

ALLOCATED TO INNOSON

NKANU WEST L. G. A. ENUGU STATE

SCALE: 1/1500

308°

53'

44°

CONTOUR INTERVAL: 0.2m

53
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8m

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93.22m

R2

R1

P4

P3

P2

P1

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ZENITH BANK

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

(U/C)

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF ORIGINAL PLAN

MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYING

AND GEOINFORMATICS (ESUT)

ON  APRIL 16, 2012

SURV. B. O. EKPETE

GEOINFORMATION.COM LTD

R1434

697039.840 mN

29'

75.01m
57.0

3m

20

AREA OF  A =  4576.387 SQ.M

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53'

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showing the site with the:

 - site condition

 - topographic data

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86
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81
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OF

PART OF ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY AGBANI CAMPUS

ALLOCATED TO INNOSON

NKANU WEST L. G. A. ENUGU STATE

SCALE: 1/1500

93.22m

53
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8m

44°

40m

PLAN NO. ESUT/SGT/EN  003 / 2012

R2

R1

P4

P3

P2

P1

R  O  A  D

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Table 3.  Zoning of the Spaces. 

s/n Activity/Function Ground floor 1st. Floor Reason 

1 Academic Lecture/Exam halls Lecture/Exam halls Easy access 

  
Seminar 

Halls/Rooms 

Seminar 

Halls/Rooms 
Easy access 

  - Library 
Away from 

noise  

2 Administration Registry unit - 
For direct 

contact 

  bursary unit - 
For direct 

access 

  - Director’s office 
Away from 

traffic 

3 Staff Convenience Staff Convenience Staff Convenience 
Nearness to 

users 

  Security unit - For easy control 

4 
Circulation and 

Service Spaces 
conveniences conveniences At all levels 

  All Entry Points - Easy access 

  Circulation Circulation At all level 

From the distribution in table 3, the priority the micro zoning of the activities placed priority on circulation and 

services followed by academic areas in such a manner that it promotes easy flow of functions in the facility. In 

this way, administrative functions were zoned away from student’s activities but accessed from the circulation 

points. 

Siting the Building, Orientation and Micro Zoning of the Factions 

From the survey map in figure 1, the site is bound on the left by the zenith bank building, on the right, by the 

university library, at back, by empty space and in the front, by the ESUT Bookshop and access bank separated by 

the access road. The site terrain is clayey and slopped on two sides from the North down towards south-east and 

south-west at an average of 1: 15m. See site section figure 2.  

 

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ZENITH BANK

R  O  A  D

P1

P2

P3

P4

R
1

R
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308°

29'

93.22m

131°

53'

75.01m

53
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8m

20
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3m

44
°

02
'

SURVEY DATA
analysis of the survey data showed that

the site runs on a gradient of 1: 15m

from the high A1 to the low point A2.

N

Library

Figure 2. SURVEY PLAN
showing the site with the site
boundaries with:
 - site condition
 - topographic data
 - site section line

A1

A2

SECTION A1 - A2
 

Figure 2. Showing the section through the topography of the site. The analysis of the  

 topography showed that the site gradient to be 1: 15m. 

 

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Zenith Bank

R  O  A  D

P1

P2

P3

P4

R1

R2

308°

29'

93.22m

131°

53'

75.01m

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20
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44°

02'

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Library

N

Plan-on-Site
showing the the proposed
development on the site at 90°
to the slope.

Figure 3. SURVEY PLAN
showing the site with the site
boundaries with the:
 - proposed development on the
 - terrain condition Section A1 - A2

gradient: 1: 15

 
Figure 3.Showing concepts in zoning layout in line with the site features (topography, natural drainage and 

adjourning buildings). The analysis provided the initial development concepts for the proposal. 

 

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Zenith Bank

R  O  A  D

P2

N
Plan-on-site

Figure 4. SITE PLAN
showing:
 - proposed building in relation to topography

 - various access within the site

 - vehicular/pedestrain alignments

 - drainage channels

 - reservation for green and cover

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Figurer 4. Site Plan Showing: 

 - Proposed building in relation to topography 

 - Various access within the site 

 - Vehicular/pedestrian alignments 

 - Drainage channels 

 - Reservation for green and cover  

The building orientation was considered best in the north – south orientation in line with the site condition. This 

way, that the major entry points faced the road away from glare while still open to the prevailing wind and also 

in alignment with the topography. The micro zoning considered the administrative and management functions 

and zoned it to the rear so as not to interfere with academic activities while the academic activities was placed in 

the front for direct access by students. 

Because of the clayey nature of the soil, the design considered reducing load on foundation by adopting hollow 

pot slab (ribbed floor) and wide strip foundation.  

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Zenith Bank

R  O  A  D

P2

N

Site Plan

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showing
 -  various access within the site
 - vehicular/pedestrain alignments

 - drainage channels

 - reservation for green and cover
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Figure 6. The concept

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Lectures &

Seminars

Concept Translation

transition

Administration

Circulation & services

Seminars & Lectures

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

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Lectures &

Seminars

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Analysing figure-10 into form

Lectures &

Seminars

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Seminars

Lectures &

Seminars

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Seminars

Administration

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Analysing figure-8 into form

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

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