The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) has held a day' s seminar on research to underscore the need for graduate students to produce quality research work after the end of their programme.   The seminar, which was organised in collaboration with the College of Humanities and legal Studies, College of Distance Education and the local Graduate Students Association of Ghana(GRASAG-UCC), was on the theme, " ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH."   Opening the seminar, the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Ernest Laryea Okorley, emphasised the need for graduate researchers to take research seriously. He said the only way  the University could achieve its vision of becoming “worldwide acclaim” was for its students to produce quality research work. He said the School would not relent in its efforts at ensuring that students produce quality dissertation. Prof. Okorley urged the public to visit the School's webpage to see at firsthand the research works produced by the SGS students.   Taking his turn to address participants on the topic" Effective Supervision: Roles, Skills and Knowledge", the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, indicated that it was incumbent upon graduate researchers to produce a document that says "I am a master of this discipline". She urged the graduate researchers to plan and manage their research work, deliver the work on time and submit a thesis that was appropriate to the standard and acceptable to the department and the University. According to her, graduate supervision was a joint venture, adding that " it is a collaboration between the supervisor and the student'.   The Provost urged the students to hone their skills in enthusiasm, integrity, self-confidence, self-reflection, self-motivation and focus in order to realise their dreams.   Prof. Edu-Buandoh advised the graduate researchers to embrace knowledge base thesis and urged them to be innovative and creative.   A lecturer at the Department of English, Prof. Lawrence K. Owusu-Ansah, speaking on Academic Writing Skills and Publishing, advised the participants to take concord, tenses, voices, cohesion and coherent seriously when writing their dissertations.   Prof. Owusu- Ansah took the participants through modality and hedging, quotation, paraphrase and referencing in producing quality research work.   He noted that publishing served as evidence of research, promotion of academics, source of information for peers, among others.   He advised the students to study and implement the house style of their institution so as to produce acceptable dissertations, avoid flagship journals in the first few attempts on their own, publish with senior colleagues and avoid predatory journals and self- publication.   Presenting on the topic "Literature Review and Conceptual Framework", the Director of the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare, said the importance of Literature Review was to justify research, provide a context for the research, highlight flaws in the research and enable the researcher to learn from the previous theory on the study. He noted that Conceptual Framework helps justify and build blocks for work that provides guide for variables in work.   For his part, Head of Department of Education Studies at the College of Distance Education, Prof. Emmanuel K. Gyimah, who  spoke on the topic, " Examining Thesis/Dissertation," stressed the need for the students to be abreast of the features of a good dissertation. According to him, thesis should be original, sound methodology, comprehensive and scholarly, rigorous and self-critical, among others.   Prof. Gyimah schooled the participants on VIVA VOCE, which, he said, was criterial for assessing students in the University. The participants had their burning questions addressed by the resource persons.  

The Dean of School of Medical Sciences, Prof. Francis W. Ofei has presented a trophy the School won at the 6th Inter-Medical School Public Speaking Competition held in Accra to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah.

This is the fourth time UCCSMS has won the competition.

Competing institutions were the University of Cape Coast, University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

The University of Ghana came second and third position went to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

The debate was sponsored by Patricks University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, Professional Corporation Canada and Dr. Vincent Agyapong, a consultant Psychiatrist.

Mr. Patrick Armah and Ms. Fransiwa Valerie Vande-Pallen who represented the University will spend four weeks at the Patricks University Hospital in Dublin in an exchange programme in Psychiatry as part of their prize for winning the debate.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ghartey Ampiah said he was elated to “see that in the world of competition UCC has been able to hold its own”. He commended the dean, lecturers and students for their performance and asked them not to rest on their oars so that each time they go for the debate they will emerge winners.

Prof. Ghartey said the award meant that they were doing well that is why they are able to win laurels each time they participate in the competition. He advised the students who will embark on the exchange programme in Dublin to share whatever experience they acquire while there with their colleagues on their return saying “Times have changed. Previously, we kept knowledge, we did not share it. Now we do not keep it we share it.”

 At the same ceremony the Station Manager of ATL FM, Kwabena Antwi-Konadu presented a trophy presented to the station by the Business Initiative Direction Company in France.  The station was nominated for the Gold Category of the World Commitment Award, which had 179 countries participating. Award winners are selected from various backgrounds after rigorous checks and scrutiny on their activities and performances.

The Vice-Chancellor congratulated the management and staff of the radio station on winning award. He intimated that getting nominated and subsequently being awarded, illustrated that the station was working very hard and especially having a huge presence on the Internet. He urged the Radio Station to continue with their hard work and professionalism and also try as much as possible to break new grounds always.

Also, the winner of the Radio and Television Personality award for the Central Region, Mrs. Ama Bawa of ATL FM, presented the award she won over the weekend to the Vice-Chancellor.  The Vice-Chancellor congratulated her on winning the award and said it has not just brought honour to her and the Radio Station but to the entire University.  He urged her to train others to come up so that they could also compete for the award in future.

Valco Hall and Adehye Hall have won the 2016/17 Inter-Hall Athletics Competition in the Men and Women Divisions respectively.

The competition, organised by the Sports Section, saw teeming supporters of the various halls cheer their athletes up at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

After the two-day event, Valco hall, bagged 6 Gold, 4 Silver and 10 Bronze, in the Men Division whilst Oguaa hall had 6 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze to place second. Casely-Hayford hall had 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze to secure the third position. Kwame Nkrumah hall(KNH) amassed 1 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze to take the fourth position, with Atlantic hall placing fifth with 1 Gold and 4 Silver.

In the Women Division, Adehye Hall carried the day with 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze. Oguaa Hall placed second with 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze, whilst KNH had 1 Gold, 6 Silver and 1 Bronze. Valco hall received 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronzes to place fourth. GRASAG secured 1 Gold, while Atlantic Hall placed sixth with 2 Bronze.

Frank Ennin, from Valco hall, was adjudged the best athlete in the Men Division, placing first in 110 metres Hurdles, High Jump(Record) and third in 400 metres Hurdles.

In the Women Division, Janet Mensah, from Adehye hall, was adjudged the Best Female Athlete, placing first in 200 metres (Record), 100 metres, Long Jump, 4 x 100 metres and second in 4 x 400 metres. Also, Patricia Dufie, from Adehye hall, was also crowned the Best Female Athlete, securing first in High Jump (Record), first 100 metres Hurdles, 400 metres Hurdles, 4 x 100 metres and second in the 4 x 400 metres.

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof. Joseph K.  Mintah, congratulated the athletes on their exceptional performances. He urged them to train very hard ahead of the Mini- GUSA games.

The Chairman of the Sports Recreation Committee, Dr. Charles Domfeh, lauded the performances and the exhibition of good sportsmanship of the athletes. Dr. Domfeh noted that the competition witnessed 16 records, with men securing nine records and women seven records. He thanked the Directorate of Finance for instituting cash award for the Best Women Athletes.