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Culture, Science and Sustainable Development in Africa

Refereed papers from The First University of Cape Coast and University of Ilorin Joint International Conference Edited by Prof. K. Opoku-Agyemang

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12 Dec, 2022

INVITATION TO TENDER - NATIONAL COMPETITIVE TENDERING

 

  1. The University of Cape Coast intends to apply part of its USAID Women Shell Fishers and Food Security Project Funds, for payments under the following contracts.

     

IFT No.

DESCRIPTION

QTY

BID SECURITY GH¢

CR/UCC/GD/0438/2022

 i. Supply of Double Cabin

 ii. 4 X 4 Pick-up for USAID Women Shell Fishers and

 iii. Food Security Project

1

15,000.00

 

  1. The University of Cape Coast invites sealed Tenders from eligible suppliers for supply of the above goods. Tendering will be conducted through the National Competitive Tendering (NCT) procedures specified in the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as Amended and the Guidelines of the Public Procurement Authority of the Republic of Ghana.

 

  1. Interested eligible Tenderers may obtain further information from The Procurement Office, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, and inspect the bidding document at the address and location given from 7th December, 2022, Monday-Friday, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm local time each day.

 

  1. A complete set of Tender documents in English may be purchased by interested Tenderers on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon the payment of a non-refundable fee of GH¢200.00 for the document. The method of payment will be by cash, or bank draft to University of Cape Coast. The document will be obtained personally.

 

  1. Tenders must be deposited in the Tender Box located at the Procurement Office, New Central Administration Building, New Site, at or before 11:00am, on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022.

 

  1. Tenders shall be valid for a period of 90 days after the deadline for Tender submission. All tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security of not less than the respective amount indicated above from a reputable Bank in the format attached in the tender documents. Late Tenders will be rejected. Tenders will be opened at 11.05am in the presence of Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend at the Academic Board Chamber located at the Top Floor of the New Administration Building, University of Cape Coast and at the time specified above.

 

  1. All tenders must be accompanied by:

           Valid Business Registration Certificate, VAT Certificate, Valid Tax Clearance Certificate, Valid SSNIT Clearance Certificate, Manufacturers Authorization (where applicable), PPA Registration Certificate, etc.

 

  1. Address for inspection and Purchase of Tender Documents:

Procurement Office

New Central Administration Block- New Site

Telephone: 0243422871/0243579933

Email: procurement@ucc.edu.gh/nampofo@ucc.edu.gh

Vice-Chancellor Cuts Sod for Ultra-Modern Bus Terminal

09 Dec, 2022 By DIS

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has cut sod for the construction of two ultra-modern bus terminals on the University’s campus. 

The first bus terminal will be constructed at the frontage of the East Gate, close to the GCB Bank, whilst the second terminal will be positioned at the frontage of the SRC Hostel. 

The bus terminals would enable students to conveniently wait for busses to their destinations, as well as to their lecture halls. 

Additionally, the Vice-Chancellor cut sod for the construction of the remodeling of the East Gate of the University. 

The project is to give UCC a facelift. 

The aforesaid projects will be fully-funded by the Students' Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Coast and expected to be completed in six (6) months from the day of commencement. 

Prof. Boampong in a brief remark said, “So as management we are happy that we have a close working relationship with our students and we will also support them to undertake this project so that in all, we will be able to uplift the image of our dear University.” 

The Vice-Chancellor observed that the SRC had been a partner in development and praised the Council for putting up an edifice such as the SRC Hostel. 

He commended the UCC-SRC for providing funds for the construction of the projects and urged all stakeholders to work within schedule and within budget. 

For his part, a former SRC President, Christopher Dadson, whose administration mooted the ideas of the projects in 2020, stressed that the decision to undertake the projects was aimed at ensuring that the SRC contributes its quota to the developmental agenda of the University.

He added, “The SRC also started with the University and next academic year, the SRC also will be turning 60. And so as the 58th SRC President, during my time, I had a discussion with my executives to start these projects to remodel the University frontage, to put up a shuttle stop around Kwame Nkrumah Hall and also another shuttle stop between SRC and Superannuation Hostels to aid our students. Each of the projects is of importance, security-wise, and also for the comfort of our students.”

Regarding the remodeling of the University’s East Gate, Mr. Dadson said the project would stem indiscipline by drivers who park vehicles without recourse to road traffic regulations, especially, drivers who ply the Cape Coast–Takoradi highway, as well ensuring the safety of students who use the highway.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC Security/Fire Recruits Pass Out

09 Dec, 2022 By DIS

Twenty-four (24) Security and Fire Safety Recruits of the University of Cape Coast have passed out after six (6) weeks of rigorous training.

The recruits, made up of eight (8) Fire Safety Officers and sixteen (16) Security Officers, went through physical fitness and drilling. 

The passing out parade was formed by contingents under the command of Kingsley Odoom, an Assistant Security Officer. 

The Chief of Avolienu in Nzema, Nana Amo Ackah V - a senior lecturer at the Department of Classics and Philosophy, UCC - who was the reviewing officer, inspected a parade mounted by the recruits.

Addressing the recruits, Nana Amo Ackah V, commended the recruits for their discipline and comportment during the period of training.

He advised the recruits against the intake of excessive alcohol. This, he pointed out, could hinder them from effectively carrying out their duties of fighting fire and the protection of lives and property of the University. 

He said their smart turnout and brilliant performances on the occasion was a clear indication that the Security Section and the UCC Fire Service had a bright and positive future

He also admonished the recruits to regard their current status as a privilege to serve the University and asked them to exhibit professional and ethical conducts in the discharge of their duties. 

He expressed gratitude to management for retooling the Security Section to enable it keep pace with contemporary security challenges.

Nana Amo Ackah V used the occasion to urge the recruits to develop versatility on the job to make them more accessible and excel in their responsibilities.

Present at the Ceremony were the Head of the Security Section-UCC, Col. Joseph Kojo Baah-Tsiquaye; Director of the Directorate of Consular and General Services, Mrs. Alberta Yaa Graham and the Director of the Directorate of Public Affairs, Major (rtd) Kofi Baah Bentum.

 Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC Extends E-Library Services to Health Training Institutions

09 Dec, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast is granting access to its e-library and e-resources to health training institutions in the country.

To this end, the University through the Institutional Affiliation Office and the Sam Jonah Library held a forum with Principals and Librarians from health training institutions (HTIs) across the country to discuss implementation of the project.

The representative of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng, noted that the intervention was to ensure that the HTIs have access to high quality scholarly resources to enhance academic work and equip their librarians, staff and students with the necessary skills required to make effective use of the e-library and e-resources.

Prof. Kwarteng, who is the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, indicated that the University of Cape Coast would continue to support the HTIs to enhance academic work in their respective institutions. 

Present at the function were the University Librarian, Dr. Mac-Anthony Cobblah; Chairman of Committee on Institutional Affiliation-UCC and Head of Health Training Institutions Unit, Prof. Edward Marfo-Yiadom; President, Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions (COHHETI), Mr. Felix Nyante; Margaret Mary Alacoque Dapilah and Head of Institutional Affiliation Office-UCC, Dr. Justice K. G. A. Boateng.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC Counseling Centre Goes Digital

09 Dec, 2022 By DIS

The Counseling Centre of University of Cape Coast has taken a giant leap to launch the digital version of its counseling service.

 

The move is to join the University's digitization drive and make counseling services accessible to staff and students of the University. 

 

Prior to the introduction of this E-Counseling, the traditional face-to-face counseling service was the order of the day.

 

With the introduction of this technology, loggers- staff and students - can visit the University website to access online counseling services without moving to the various offices.

 

Launching the E-Counseling and Peer Counseling services, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Johnson Nyarko Boampong, in a speech read on his behalf by the Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, lauded the Counseling Centre for the initiative.

 

 

He said the E-Counseling would be a boon to students and staff to access quality counseling with ease. He said it was the Centre's goal to increase counselors’ accessibility to "bridge the gap between the clients, mainly students, and the counselors." That, according to him, had led to peer counseling to equip students with the requisite knowledge and skills to provide psycho social support to their colleague students, among others.

 

He noted that the Counseling Centre had taken Peer Counseling volunteers through the necessary training in communication, listening skills, ethics of peer Counseling, issues of confidentiality, basic Counseling skills, amongst others. 

 

"I strongly believe that this initiative will go a long way to strengthen the support system of students and increase the quality of their learning outcomes," he added.

 

He assured management’s support to the Centre to enable it live up to its mandate.

 

For his part, the Director of the Counseling Centre, Rev. Fr. Dr. Anthony K. Nkyi, in a short remark, noted that academic success or outcome of students hinged on a sound mind and an atmosphere of peace, Peer Counseling and providing problem-solving ideas to help cope with challenges on campus.

 

"So whether it is cyber or peer counseling, access it and reap its benefits" he noted.

 

Dr. Nkyi said it was the hope of the Counseling Centre that "cyber counseling, peer counseling in addition to the face to face counseling will help both students and staff in their search for meaning in life."

 

The Dean of the Faculty of Educational Foundations, Prof. Godwin Awabil, chaired the launch.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

13th Batch of UCC Medical Students Ushered Into Clinical Training

09 Dec, 2022 By DIS

One hundred and twenty-three (123) level 400 students of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS), University of Cape Coast have been transited from the study of preclinical to clinical health services at a White Coat Ceremony. 

 

The Ceremony involves a formal robing of the students in doctors’ traditional wear, the white coat, which symbolises professionalism and compassion in patient care.

 

The students also took the medical Students’ Oath which read in part that they will practice medicine to the highest standards of conduct and seek what was best for their patients without allowing greed, stinginess and the desire for great reputation to corrupt them. 

 

 A former Dean of the SMS, Prof. Ivy A. E. Ekem, administered the SMS Oath to the students. 

 

The visibly elated students received rapturous applause from management, lecturers, parents, relatives and friends as they donned the white coats emblazoned with their names. 

 

At the ceremony,  the Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Dr. Eric Kofi Ngyedu, in a brief remark, congratulated the students on completion of the basic science portion of medicine and advised them to show respect and compassion towards their patients without discrimination.

 

The CEO added that every patient had the right to be given quality health care with due recognition and respect. 

 

Dr. Ngyedu told the students to be guided by the ethics of the profession and reminded them of the oaths that they had sworn to serve.

 

Dr Akosua Owusu Sarpong, Central Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on her part, urged the students to take their studies seriously to support the medical services in the country.

 

She asked the students to join group discussions to learn from their peers and also religiously study ethical practices, as well as customer care.

 

"Treat patients humanly by adopting Customer care" she added.

 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Rosemond Boohene, who chaired the Ceremony, challenged them to build on the frontiers of knowledge.

"We want to see our medical students understanding that they have to prepare for technology that has not been invented, jobs that have not been created, challenges that have not been seen" she added.

 

She encouraged them to justify the investment made in them by their parents and guardians.

 

As a gesture of goodwill, the students presented assorted items to the various departments under the SMS.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

7 Students Benefit from Stanchart Scholarship

09 Dec, 2022 By DIS

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited (Stanchart) has awarded scholarships to seven (7) brilliant but needy students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). 

The beneficiary students are in the second, third, and fourth years, as well as postgraduate levels respectively. 

The students - five (5) undergraduates and two (2) postgraduates - will benefit from two (2) endowment funds: the Standard Chartered Science Education Trust Fund and Standard Chartered Kenneth Dadzie Memorial Education Trust Fund.

Whilst the Science Education Fund covers both undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing Science, the Kenneth Dadzie Fund focuses on postgraduate programmes; Economics and business courses. 

The beneficiary undergraduate students are Bismark Kyei, BSc Nursing; Lovia Boahemaa; Kumah Raphael Sombawire, DPharm; Isaac Danso Amoah, BSc Forensic Sciences and Justice Gyaaba Karikari, DPharm. 

The postgraduate students are Michael Adu-Gyamfi and Anator Clara Mawuena, MSc Economics. 

Addressing the students at a brief ceremony at the Bank’s Headquarters in Accra, the Acting Board Chairman of the Bank, Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante, advised the students to focus on their studies and take advantage of the opportunity offered them to excel.

He also entreated them to be creative and innovative to help in the development of society and the nation in general. 

Mr. Asante told the students to be committed and hardworking with positive ethical values that would enable them achieve their potentials and dreams.

He urged the students to let integrity be their hallmark irrespective of the opposition they faced.

One of the beneficiaries, Justice Gyaaba Karikari, on behalf of his fellow beneficiaries, expressed appreciation to Stanchart for the scholarship. 

He gave an assurance that they would give of their best to justify the investment being made in them.

For her part, the Administrator at the Students’ Financial Support Office, Ms Grace Mensah, who accompanied the beneficiaries, thanked Standard Chartered Bank for the gesture.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Dr. Brandford Bervell Appointed Deputy Director of DRIC-UCC

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, on behalf of the Council of the University, has appointed Dr. Brandford Bervell as a Deputy Director of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC-UCC).

Dr. Bervell, a senior lecturer at the Department of Maths and Science, College of Distance Education (CoDE-UCC) will hold the office for a two-year term with effect from 1st December, 2022 to 31st July, 2024.

Dr. Brandford Bervell holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in E-learning/Web-/Internet based teaching and learning (Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia). He had his Master’s in Education (M. Ed.) in Information Technology at the Center for Continuing Education, University of Cape Coast and a Bachelor of Education Degree in Social Studies also from University of Cape Coast.

He has Professional Certificates in a number of fields namely; Google Analytics, Information Technology, Online Teaching, and Microsoft Office Professional. He is very proficient in advanced Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Data Analytics and the use of software such as Smart-PLS; GSCA; AMOS; Articulate 360; QR Code Technology; Learning Management Systems; Video-Conferencing Software (E.g., Google Meet, APACHE Meeting, ZOOM etc.); SPSS, EndNote; Harzing’s POP among others.

 

Publications and Scholarly Work

As an emerging scholar, his Google scholar profile indicates an all-time fifty (50) research publications with eight hundred and eighty eight (888) citations, h-index of sixteen (16) and i10-index of twenty one (21). Majority of these publications are with reputable academic publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Routledge Taylor and Francis.

Dr. Bervell is an International Journal Reviewer and has reviewed for over twenty-three (23) Scopus/ISI journals on issues related to Information Technology and Education. He has some Innovations on Model of Online Learning (MOLS) (2022), Technology-Personality Factors-Based Model (2018), Technology-Related Stimulus-Response-Theoretical Framework (TR-SR-TF) (2020), just to mention a few.

Dr. Bervell is a member of international and local editorial boards. He contributes as an editor (Contemporary Educational Technology (Journal) Scopus), a co-editor (European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education), guest editor (Sage Open (Journal) Scopus/ISI, and a co-managing editor (Handbook of Research on Distance Education in Ghana), College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast.

Awards and Recognition

As an Early Career Researcher, Dr. Bervell has won numerous awards and has been recognized for his contributions including: Best College Level Researcher Award (BCLRA) (2022), Best College Level Research Awards (BCLRA) (2020). From the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, he was honoured with the Graduate on Time (GOT) Status Honour for his PhD studies. He was also among the first three students to complete their Masters’ degree within the record two years.

Dr. Bervell was also the Best Graduating Student in Social Studies (2006 batch) during his undergraduate studies at the University of Cape Coast. In 2022, he was recognized as the first Ghanaian inductee into the Hall of Fame as Academic Fellow for Research Influence at the Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Recently, he was recognized with the certificate of honour as the international invited speaker for the 2022 International Malaysian Educational Technology Convention (IMETC).

 

Positions Held on Committee/ Boards/ Institutions/Associations (National and International)

Dr. Bervell has been on several committees and has held a number of positions over the few years in his field as an ICT in education specialist. He is the current Vice-President of Association of Educational & Instructional Technologists Ghana (AEITG), Ghana; Chairman, Adhoc Committee on Realignment of Programmes and Study Centres, CoDE, University of Cape Coast (2022). He is a member of the University of Cape Coast Research Agenda 2023-2027 Committee (2021-date), Member of the Examination Malpractice Committee, CoDE, University of Cape Coast, (2020-date), Member of the University of Cape Coast Publications Committee (2021-date), Member of Distance Education Policy Development Committee, University of Cape Coast (2022), Member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), USA; and Member of International Association of Smart Learning Environments (IASLE).

Dr. Bervell is an International Academic Fellow, Centre for Institutional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains, Malaysia (2021-date). He also serves as an external advisor to PhD students in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; as well as at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.

It is expected that Dr. Bervell will bring on board his dynamism in research as well as expertise in Information Communication Technology and Data Analytics to the Directorate.

Documentation and Information Section-UCC

SDS-UCC Holds 3-Day Non-Residential Retreat

30 Nov, 2022 By DIS

The School for Development Studies of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS), University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a three-day non-residential retreat for its members of staff.

Welcoming the participants to the programme in Cape Coast, the Dean of the School, Prof. Angela Akorsu, indicated the retreat would afford the staff an opportunity to assess the SDS’s activities over a defined period and fashion out strategies geared towards enhancing and improving its mandate.

The School for Development Studies, previously the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) is a research division established with the overarching goal of taking part in regional, national, and global initiatives to discover and comprehend the processes and mechanisms of development. Additionally, it is to add to the database of knowledge that administrators and policymakers require to solve development-related issues.

The Provost of CHLS, Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng in a brief statement described the retreat as timely and important since it would allow participants to think through efforts necessary to tackle challenges saddling the School.

He also mentioned that tertiary education in the 21st century was hinged on critical thinking; problem solving and innovative approaches hence, the SDS must adopt these drives to guard their work.

Prof. Kwarteng encouraged the Dean to apprise his office with decisions reached after the retreat.

On his part, the Director of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC-UCC), Prof. David Doku, gave the participants an overview of the mandate of his directorate and DRIC’s readiness to support the SDS in its research mandate.

He was quick to admonish the School to live up to its status as a research engine of the University of Cape Coast while encouraging staff to adhere to best practices when embarking on any form of research in order not to bring the  image of the University into disrepute.

Source:Documentation and Information Section-UCC

 

 

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