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General Physics I (Practical) 

This is the practical component of PHY101, and is assessed separately. It is intended to make physics as interesting and relevant as possible by investigating some practical applications of physics.

The main topics treated include Hook’s Law, Surface Tension, Simple Harmonic Motion, Density Measurements, Calorimetric and Thermal Expansion.

Course Code: 
PHY 103
No. of Credits: 
1
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Entomology and Wildlife

General Physics I (Theory) 

This course is intended to introduce students to some of the fundamental concepts and principles underlying physics so as to develop the scientific problem-solving skills and logical reasoning of students.

The knowledge acquired is for later application in allied programmes like Nursing, Optometry, Computer Science, Science Education and Laboratory Technology.

The main topics treated include Physical Quantities, Vectors, Dynamism, Kinematics, Thermodynamics, Work, Energy and Power.

Course Code: 
PHY101
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Entomology and Wildlife

Diversity of Living Organisms     

Students are introduced to the classification of living organisms and the morphological characteristics of the following kingdoms of organisms: Prokaryotae, Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.  The course also examines the life histories and adaptations of some selected members of the various kingdoms e.g.

Bacteria and Cyanobacteria; Protozoa with particular emphasis on the Sporozoa; Zygomycota, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota; Chlorophyta and Phaeophyta; Bryophyta; Lycophyta; Filinophyta; Gymnospermophyta, Angiospermophyta; Platyhelminthes, Nematoda; Arthropoda, Amphibia, Pisces, Reptilia, Aves; and Mammalia.

Course Code: 
BIO 101
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Entomology and Wildlife

Introduction to Basic Organic Chemistry I     

This course introduces students to the molecular composition of structure, purification of organic compounds, detection of elements like C, H, N, S and the halogens in organic compounds.

It will also cover topics such as calculation and determination of empirical and molecular formulae; structural and geometrical isomerism; pictorial treatment of sp, sp2, and sp3 hybridization in single,

double and triple bonds in hydrocarbons.

Course Code: 
CHE 105A
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Entomology and Wildlife

Introductory Practical (Physical and Inorganic Chemistry) 

This course aims at helping students to develop requisite laboratory skills in general chemistry. Laboratory work includes basic techniques of qualitative and quantitative measurements such as gravimetric, colorimetric, thermometric and selected volumetric methods and analysis.

Practical exercises undertaken in this course include calibration of analytical balance and volumetric glassware (burette and pipette), conductivity and pH measurements, determination of molecular properties and solubility products, quantitative analysis of mixtures of two or more metallic salts and thermochemistry.

Course Code: 
CHE 103
No. of Credits: 
1
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Entomology and Wildlife

Introduction to Basic Physical/Inorganic Chemistry I   

This course is designed to provide a survey of general, inorganic and physical chemistry for students in sciences and allied science majors. Students enrolled in this course will have the opportunity to learn about atoms, atomic structure, chemical compounds,

reactions and stoichiometry, electrons in atoms, Periodic tables and atomic properties. The main objective of this course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the basic theories, laws, processes and reactions in chemistry.

It is also aimed at developing an appreciation for the relationship between chemistry and our environment. The fundamental principles of general chemistry will be reinforced during lectures and tutorial sessions. of focal length of lenses and refractive index of glass block;

investigation of Ohm’s law and determination of resistivity of materials.

 

Course Code: 
CHE 101A
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Entomology and Wildlife
Dr. Mrs. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah

Dr. Mrs. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah Appointed as the Deputy Director of DRIC

05 Sep, 2020 By abarku-basic

The Vice-Chancellor has on behalf of the University Council has appointed Dr. (Mrs.) Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, as the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), with effect from 1st August 2020. 


A seasoned academic, her qualifications include BSc., MB.ChB, MSc, and PhD. Her research interests include sexually-transmitted infections, clinical microbiology and immunology, Antimicrobial Resistance, HIV/AIDS, Human Papilloma virus (HPV), Molecular epidemiology, and Oncology. She is a prolific and accomplished scholar and some of her research works have appeared in high impact journals including PLoS One, Parasitology Research, AIDs and Behaviour, Annals of Global Health, Malaria Journal, American Journal of Otolaryngology, Virology Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Public Health in Africa, and BMC Journals (Women’s Health, Cancer, Health Services Research, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases). 

Publications

Dr. Obiri-Yeboah is globally visible and has close to 60 publications in Scopus-indexed journals indicating that she is third in the all-time list of UCC faculty and first in the female category in terms of the number of scholarly output in Scopus. She has an active and extensive network of research collaborators across the African continent and beyond. She is present on all scholarly online platforms including Publons, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate. She has close to 80 peer-reviewed international journal articles on Google Scholar. 

Awards

In 2020, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the UK and Taylor & Francis Group jointly announced that Dr. Obiri-Yeboah had won the best journal article prize for a paper on “Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women” which was published in BMC Cancer.  

Outreach Services

Dr. Obiri-Yeboah continues to offer clinical service at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital particularly with the HIV/STIs and Tuberculosis units under the Public Health Department. In addition, she supports the National AIDS/STI Control Programme and other National and International agencies supporting health delivery in Ghana. She is currently a member of the National Paediatric HIV Acceleration Plan task team and an Advisory Board member for the West African Network of Excellence for TB, AIDS and Malaria (WANETAM).  


She is the immediate past Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery and has previously served as the Head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medical Sciences, UCC for six years. 

Research News
04 Sep, 2020

CONSULTANCY SERVICES UNDER WORLD BANK AFRICA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN COASTAL RESILIENCE (ACECoR)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

As part of the Africa Centre of Excellence Impact Project (ACEIII), the World Bank and the Government of Ghana (GoG) is supporting a five-year capacity building program at the University of Cape Coast to promote coastal resilience within the West and Central African sub-regions. The objective of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) Project is to support the development of technical and scientific capacity of young African professionals to develop integrated solutions to address coastal degradation in the countries of intervention through short to long-term professional and academic training programmes. It will deliver high quality postgraduate courses, international caliber research focused on addressing coastal developmental challenges. In this context, University of Cape Coast is leading the World Bank (ACE III) Impact project on Capacity Building sub-component. This will be achieved through partnerships and collaboration with academia, research institutions and industry, locally and internationally.

As part of activities aimed at achieving the broader objectives, the University of Cape Coast intends to apply part of the World Bank Funds under the contract to carry out the following consultancy services:

IFT No.: CR/UCC/CS/0003/2020 (UCC/ACE/08/2020)

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

Engagement of Consultant for a short-term technical facilitation service to coordinate and fully execute five (5) short courses.

Scope of Assignment

The scope of services includes but not limited to the following:

  1. Coordinate the organization of the listed courses, whilst working closely with the ACECoR Project Office to achieve specific related Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs) set out by the World Bank
  2. Adopt innovative methodologies to minimize risks of COVID-19 and maximize participation from females and regional candidates
  3. Facilitate the running of the following short courses: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Coastal Areas, Fisheries Management, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Intermediate GIS courses.

Specific Objectives of the Assignment

The assigned facilitator will coordinate various services in the following areas:

  1. Use existing training manuals on the five (5) courses to build the capacity of local, national and regional level stakeholders and professionals of coastal areas management and research in West Africa.
  2. Develop and implement a comprehensive short-term plan to optimise regional visibility, accessibility and participation for all five (5) short courses in this assignment.
  3. Develop and implement a COVID-19 prevention and mitigation plan for CCM short courses.
  4. Achieve at least twenty-five percent regional participation and a least of thirty percent female participation in each of the short courses in this assignment.

Duration of Assignment: one month

The University of Cape Coast now invites eligible consultants, having relevant professional backgrounds with proven track records, to express their interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. Information provided by consultants must include brochures, description of similar assignments undertaken by the consultant and clients for whom those assignments were provided, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. that will enable the University to shortlist suitable consultants.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), as amended, of the Republic of Ghana and shall meet the following criteria where applicable:

  1. Certificate of Registration
  2. Valid Tax Clearance Certificate
  3. VAT Certificate
  4. Valid SSNIT Clearance Certificate
  5. Evidence of registration with Public Procurement Authority
  6. Relevant Experience of Consultant
  7. Availability and Experience of relevant key staff

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from Thursday September 3, 2020 between 8:00am and 4:30pm. Expressions of interest, comprising one original and four copies, sealed in an envelope clearly marked with the IFT No. and Name of Consultancy service, must be delivered to the address below on or before 4:00pm, Tuesday, 22nd September, 2020. Expression of interest received after the deadline for submission shall be rejected.

Procurement Office

Central Administration Block- Old Site

University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Telephone: 233-3321-32480 ext 280, 153/0242188655

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

04 Sep, 2020

1.  Intent

As an academic institution established to advance the socio-economic development of Ghana through cutting-edge research and linkage with industry, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been focusing its research agenda (Education and Environment for Sustainable Development) on the development agenda of Ghana. In order to foster global transformation and align our research endeavours to international policy agenda, faculty and staff of the University have been undertaking research driven by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As part of measures to realise the agenda of global visibility, international competitiveness, and social impact, the Directorate of Research,  Innovation, and Consultancy (DRIC)  and the University Management announce the fifth call for proposals for Research Support Grants (RSGs) for the 2020-2021 academic year. The RSGs aim to encourage researchers to conduct high-quality research of national and international relevance.

This Call will put premium on proposals that demonstrate strong promise regarding relevance to:
•   society;
•   industrial linkage;
•   national development orientation;
•   impact on the University’s visibility; and
•   contribution to knowledge and innovation.

The 2020-2021 Call is structured in five (5) parts:
1.   Individual RSG;
2.   Group-Led RSG;
3.   Inter-Departmental RSG;
4.   Policy and Practice-Oriented (University-wide) RSG; and
5.   RSGs for Non-Teaching Senior Members.

The offering of RSGs will provide a groundswell of research evidence that will attract bigger funds for the engagement in large-scale research that will yield a wider impact at the national and international levels.

2.  Funding and Duration

For this call, DRIC in consultation with the University Management has committed Six
Hundred and Seventy-Two Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢672,000.00) as total funds for the
RSGs.

The following are details on the funding and duration for each of the five (5) categories:

a.   Individual RSG

i.      This RSG will be competed for at the Faculty and College levels;
ii.    Maximum amount of money available for individual will be Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢8,000.00) for the College of Humanities  and Legal Studies (CHLS), College of Education Studies (CES) and College of Distance Education (CoDE); and Twelve Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢12,000.00) for the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS) and College of Health and Allied Sciences (CoHAS);
iii.     In each College, three (3) of the individual RSGs will be on offer;

 iv.    Evidence of submission (under review) of the paper for publication in Scopus- or Web of Science-indexed journal should be submitted to DRIC in eight (8) months (October 2020 - May 2021); and
v.      Submission of end of research project report (soft copy) to DRIC.


b.  Group-Led RSG

i.      This RSG will be competed for at the Faculty and College levels;
ii.    Maximum  amount  of  money  available  for  group-led  will  be  Thirteen Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢13,000.00) for the CHLS, CES and CoDE, and Fourteen Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢14,000.00) for CANS and CoHAS;
iii.     In each College, three (3) group-led RSGs will be on offer;
iv.    Evidence of submission (under review) of the paper for publication in Scopus- or Web of Science-indexed journal should be submitted to DRIC in eight (8) months (October 2020 - May 2021); and
v.      Submission of end of research project report (soft copy) to DRIC.

c.   Inter-Departmental RSG

i.      This RSG will be competed for at the College level;
ii.      Maximum amount of money available for this RSG will be Thirty-Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢35,000.00);
iii.     In each College, one (1) RSG in this category will be on offer;
iv.    Evidence of submission (under review) of the paper for publication in Scopus- or Web of Science-indexed journal should be submitted to DRIC in twelve (12) months (October 2020 - September 2021); and
v.      Submission of end of research project report (soft copies) to DRIC.
d.  Policy and Practice-Oriented (University-Wide) RSG
i.      This RSG will be competed for at the University level;
ii.      Maximum amount of money available for this RSG will be Fifty-Five
Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢55,000.00);
iii.     Two (2) RSGs in this category will be on offer;
iv.    Evidence of submission of the paper (under review) for publication in Scopus- or Web of Science-indexed journal should be submitted to DRIC in twelve (12) months (October 2020 - September 2021); and
v.      Submission of end of research project report (soft copy) to DRIC.
e.   RSGs for Non-Teaching Staff (Senior Members)
i.    This category of RSG will be competed for at the University level by non- teaching senior members;
ii.    Two (2) individual RSGs (maximum of Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis [GH¢8,000.00] each) and two (2) group-led RSGs (maximum of Thirteen Thousand Ghana Cedis [GH¢13,000.00] each) will be on offer;
iii.    Evidence of submission (under review) of the paper for publication in Scopus- or Web of Science-indexed journal should be submitted to DRIC in eight (8) months (October 2020 - May 2021); and
iv.       Submission of end of research project report (soft copy) to DRIC.

3.  Eligibility

The eligibility criteria are as follows:
•   The Call is open to all Senior Members (teaching and non-teaching) at post;
•    Principal/Lead investigators should be less than  60  years of age at the time of submitting the application for the grant. Applicants on sabbatical, post-doctoral, and study leave are not eligible to apply as principal/lead investigators, but as co-investigators.
•    Eligible applicants may participate in more than one project as a Co-Investigator but shall submit only one application as a Principal Investigator. If an applicant submits two or more applications as a Principal  Investigator,  all the applications will be disqualified.
•    Grantees who have not completed (not shown evidence that their manuscripts are under review) the implementation of their University-sponsored research projects are not eligible to apply for this grant.

4.  Assessment of Proposals

Proposals will be assessed at multiple levels.

4.1 Individual/Group-led RSG

4.1.1    The Director of DRIC in consultation with the Dean of Faculty/School concerned will constitute a team of three (3) assessors for the assessment of the applications. There will be two (2) assessors from the Faculty/School and the third one from a cognate Faculty/School. In a case where the Dean is an applicant, the Director of DRIC in consultation with the Chairperson for the DRIC Management Committee will constitute the assessment team at the Faculty/School level. Applicants will be required to make an oral presentation on their proposal to the team of assessors.
4.1.2    The Director of DRIC in consultation with the Provost of College concerned will constitute a team of three (3) assessors to assess and identify the top three applicants for each of the two categories of awards. In a case where the Provost is an applicant, the Director of DRIC in consultation with the Chairperson for the DRIC Management Committee will constitute the assessment team at the College level.
4.1.3    The DRIC Management Committee will vet the outcome of the assessment from both the Faculties/Schools and Colleges.

4.2 Inter-Departmental RSG

4.2.1    The Director of DRIC in consultation with the Provost of the College concerned will constitute a team of three (3) assessors to review the applications.
4.2.2    Applicants will be required to make an oral presentation on their proposal to the team of assessors.
4.2.3    The DRIC Management Committee will vet the outcome of the assessment.

4.3 Policy and Practice-Oriented (University-Wide) RSG
4.3.1    The Director of DRIC in consultation with the Chairperson of the DRIC Management Committee will constitute a team of three (3) assessors from the University to review the applications.
4.3.2    Applicants will be required to make an oral presentation on their proposal to the team of assessors.
4.3.3    The DRIC Management Committee will vet the outcome of the assessment.

4.4 RSGs for Non-Teaching Senior Members

4.4.1    The Director of DRIC in consultation with the Chairperson of the DRIC Management Committee will constitute a team of three (3) assessors from the University to review the applications.
4.4.2    Applicants will be required to make an oral presentation on their proposal to the team of assessors at a Ghana Association of University Administrators facilitated forum.
4.4.3    The DRIC Management Committee will vet the outcome of the assessment.

4.5 Assessment will be guided by the following:

•  Eligibility and track record of the lead investigator;   
•  Team composition  and  capability  - expertise,  gender, academic rank,  track  record, involvement of graduate students, multi-disciplinary and experience;
• Strength of proposal in addressing the needs of industry, solving societal challenges, contributing to national development, and advancing the frontiers of knowledge;
•  Originality/Innovativeness – Necessary sanctions will be applied, if evidence is found that the research has already been conducted;
•  Inter-disciplinary nature of the proposal;
•  Feasibility of the proposal within the timeframe and budget ceiling;
•  Evidence of collaboration with industry;
•  Knowledge sharing/dissemination strategies;
•  Overall impact to reposition the University;
•  Data and code management and archiving strategies;
•  Completion of previous DRIC-UCC sponsored RSG; and
•  Oral presentation and defence of proposal by applicants.

5.  Outline of Proposals

•  Title - (20 words maximum);
•  Background/Context - Knowledge of literature (300 words maximum) - [5 marks];
•  Research Objectives/Hypotheses/Questions - (300 words maximum) - [5 marks];
• Significance/Relevance  -  Industry-linked, society-relevant, national  development oriented, contribution to knowledge and innovation (800 words maximum) - [15 marks];
•  Methodology - (where applicable) provide the study design, population, interventions, sample size, and sampling strategy, follow up procedures and laboratory investigations; data collection, data management, and analytical approach; quality assurance, ethical considerations (all sponsored research shall seek ethical approval from an appropriate institutional review board), etc. (1,500 words maximum) - [25 marks];
•  Impact and Knowledge Sharing - Strategies and pathways for ensuring wider impact at the national, regional and local levels (1,200 words maximum) - [20 marks];
•  Evidence of Collaboration with Industry (300 words maximum) - [10 marks];
•  References - Send bibliographic references as an appendix;
•  Work Plan - Spell out activity and timeline of each investigation in weeks/months within the given period of time spelt out in this Call. The work plan will not be changed, if the proposal is awarded the grant. It may only be changed after advice from the College monitors in question, consideration by the DRIC Management Committee, and upon receipt of written approval from DRIC - [5 marks];

•  Project Team - Expertise, relevant qualifications and roles and responsibilities of all team members (600 words maximum) - [5 marks]; and
•  Budget - not exceeding the stipulated amount for each category. A budgeted amount will not be changed on any grounds if the proposal is awarded a grant - [10 marks].

6.  Submission, Notification, Timelines, and Monitoring

6.1 Date of Announcement: Friday, 28th August, 2020.
6.2 Proposals (one block soft copy) should be submitted to DRIC (dric@ucc.edu.gh) by
Friday, 25th September, 2020 for all applications.
6.3 Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications on or before Friday, 9th October, 2020. Comments and suggestions on unsuccessful applications will be discussed and shared with the applicants concerned.
6.4 Monitoring teams will be constituted at the College level and University level (for non- teaching senior member grantees) to oversee the activities of the researchers during the implementation of the research. All correspondence from grantees to DRIC will be through the Monitoring Teams.

7.   Expected Outcomes

Upon receipt of the award, grant awardees are expected to deliver the following outputs to
DRIC through their Monitoring Teams:
•  Inception report - By the end of the second week
•  Presentation at the Faculty/College (for teaching staff) or the Registrars’ Department Meeting (for non-teaching staff) on objectives and methods - By the end of the fourth week
•  Preliminary results - By the end of the first quarter of the duration of the grant received
•  Submission of progress report - By the end of the second quarter
•  Presentation and vetting of the draft final manuscript - By the end of the third quarter
•  Submission of a paper to journal indexed in Web of Science or Scopus - Within the fourth quarter
•  Stakeholder engagement (for the inter-departmental and university-wide RSGs) - By the end of the fourth quarter
•  Publication of research results in Web of Science or Scopus database
• Appropriate acknowledgment of DRIC and UCC of their contribution to any publications resulting from the research

8.  Awards Ceremony

•   In October 2020, an award ceremony will be organised for the RSG awardees.

9.  Application Form 

Download the RSGs application form here or it can be accessed from DRIC’s Office electronically, either by email sent to all colleagues or downloaded from the University’s website here. Soft copies of the completed application forms should be submitted by email via dric@ucc.edu.gh.

Further Enquiries: https://dric.ucc.edu.gh dric@ucc.edu.gh

+233-249-483014; +233-203-915027; +233-244-207814  
        

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