In line with the strategic objective of the University to enhance ICT knowledge management and services among staff of the University, the Students Record Section of the Directorate of Academic Affairs of the University of Cape Coast has organised a three-day refresher training for all School/Faculty and Departmental Registration and Examination Officers (FREOs/SREOs and DREOs).
The objective of the refresher training was to review user requirements and enhance the implementation of the University of Cape Coast Online Student Information System (UCCOSIS), in line with the academic programme policies and regulations of the University.
The training covered the academic programme policies and regulations for undergraduate studies, modules on the UCCOSIS, and responsibilities of FREOs/SREOs, DREOs, and that of members of SRS and MIS section. It was held at the training and support centre of the Directorate of ICT Services.
Facilitators for the training included the Registrar of the University, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame; Director of Academic Affairs, Gideon Enoch Abbeyqauye Esq.; Head of Department of Classics and Philosophy, Prof. Peter K.T Grant; Head of Department and Chairman of Time Table Committee, Prof. Nathaniel Howard; Head of Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Prof. Issahaku Adam; Head of the Management Information Section, Mr. Ernest Kojo Bentum; and the Head of Students Records Section, Mr. Mohammed Najimudeen Abdulai.
The Director of Academic Affairs, Gideon Enoch Abbeyqauye Esq. took participants through the academic programme policies and regulations for students of the University. He admonished FREOs/SREOs and DREOs to diligently work with students and support their academic needs in line with the available policies of the University.
Prof. Peter K.T Grant and Prof. Issahaku Adam shared relevant experiences with participants on the responsibilities of FREOs/SREOs and DREOs in the implementation of policies and the UCCOSIS. Participants were taken through practical sessions on UCCOSIS by Mr. Ernest Kojo Bentum and Mr. Andrews Kwabena Owusu.
The training also provided an opportunity for all stakeholders to share valuable experiences and essential feedback on the implementation of policies and the UCCOSIS.
The Registrar of the University, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame, climaxed the training with a brief lecture on the roles of staff of the Students Records and the MIS Sections in delivering services to students and the University community.
He admonished all stakeholders to work together to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the UCCOSIS and the University’s academic programme policies and regulations for students. The participants expressed satisfaction with the refresher training, and called for more of such programmes to enhance the collective implementation of policies and the systems in the University.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC