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Theories and Practice Of Regional Planning

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Course Code: 
GEO 821
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Geography and Regional Planning

Fieldwork and Seminars

The main focus of this course is on planning for fieldwork, preparation of field instruments and how to conduct surveys using specific locations/populations as case studies. The course is in two parts. The first part deals with developing students’ ability to design and use field instruments. The second part involves equipping students with skills in data management, preparation of reports, and presentation of results at organised seminars. 

Objective: To build the capacity of students to conduct field survey and seminars, and skills to write academic reports on data collected from the field.

Course Code: 
GEO 806
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Geography and Regional Planning

Quantitative and Statistical Methods

The course equips students with adequate knowledge on the quantitative and statistical tools currently applied in Geography. Emphasis is on the understanding of the tools as well as their application to geographical phenomena. A substantial number of models, conceptual frameworks and descriptive and inferential techniques useful in geographical studies will be covered. This course provides an introduction to quantitative methods used by geographers to analyze and interpret geographic data and solve geographic problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis formulation and testing, sampling strategies, correlation, regression, and spatial patterns. Examples will be drawn from temporal and spatial relationships in physical and human geography. Through this course, students will have a basic understanding of quantitative methods used by geographers and will be able to analyze and interpret geographic data and solve geographic problems from the statistical perspective.

Objective: To equip students with quantitative and statistical techniques to analyse geo-spatial data. 

Course Code: 
GEO 826
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Geography and Regional Planning

Modern Geographic Thought

This course focuses on the exploration of key issues related to the theoretical positions and debates that have affected Geography in recent decades, including imperialism, development theory, environmental determinism, regionalism, quantitative revolution, historical materialism, and feminism. 

Objective: The objective is to enhance students’ knowledge on issues in contemporary geographic thought. 

Course Code: 
GEO 832
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Geography and Regional Planning

Qualitative Research Methods

The course emphasises the use of qualitative methods and techniques to produce descriptive data which students must be able to interpret employing rigorous and systematic methods of transcribing, coding and analysis. Furthermore, students learn various methods of qualitative data collection such as conducting interviews, focus group discussions, content analysis of visual and textual materials, observations and immersion and oral history. 

Course Code: 
GEO 834
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Geography and Regional Planning
President of GAUA-UCC presenting a dummy cheque to Dr. Evans Ekanem

GAUA Supports UCC Hospital with 5,000 to Procure PPEs

23 Apr, 2020 By louis Mensah

The Ghana Association of University Administrators, UCC Chapter, has supported the University Hospital with an amount of ¢5, 000 to procure Personal Protective Equipment for its staff in the wake of COVID-19.

President of GAUA-UCC

In his remarks, the President of the Association, Mr. Kwabena Antwi-Konadu, commended management and staff of the University Health Services (UHS) for the precautionary measures they had put in place to protect staff as well as clients who visit their facility.  Mr. Antwi-Konadu also thanked Management of the University for implementing strategies to ensure that members of the University community were safe from the pandemic.  He said the donation was the Association’s contribution to the Hospital since most of its staff were at very high risk. 

The President of GAUA-UCC announced that the Association had procured 1,000 pieces of face masks for distribution to its members since their welfare was of paramount interest. “We intend to give some of the masks to members of management to demonstrate that we are in this condition together. We are doing this with the hope that Management will also consider providing every staff with these basic protective gear to protect themselves from the virus,” he noted.

Appreciation

The Director of UHS, Dr. Evans Ekanem, thanked GAUA for the gesture and assured that the money would be used to serve its purpose. He noted that the Directorate was doing a lot to ensure that its staff members were fully protected adding that “they are also confident that they are being protected” we know that this pandemic will soon come to a close”. He noted that the Hospital had been involved in several meetings and training programmes from the district to the national levels. “COVID-19 is a team business and it is not a one-man show or a hospital‘s show,” he explained.

 
 

Dr. Boadi-Kusi presenting the cheque to Dr. Evans Ekanem

UTAG Supports UCC Hospital to Procure PPEs

23 Apr, 2020 By louis Mensah

The University Teachers Association (UTAG), UCC Chapter, has presented a cheque for GH ¢10,000 to the University of Cape Coast Hospital to support the fight against COVID-19.

Presentation

Presenting the cheque, the President of UTAG-UCC, Dr. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi said the donation was to support the effort being made by the Hospital to contain the pandemic. He said the money was to assist the Hospital to purchase additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for staff. He noted that the Association was concerned about the health and safety of staff at the Hospital and therefore, saw the need to assist in that regard. “We have closely monitored situations at the Hospital since the pandemic was reported in the country and I must add that we are concerned about the staff members who are frontline workers,” he added.

In terms of the University’s preparedness, Dr. Boadi-Kusi called on the University Health Services to engage Management to come out with a policy to guide all staff in the discharge of their duties. “We have partially resumed from the break and staff members need to know the protocols to follow when going about their activities especially whilst engaging with clients” he noted. 

Response  

In his response, the Director of University Health Services, Dr. Evans Ekanem, thanked UTAG for the donation and indicated that the money would be used to procure additional PPEs. He said though, the Hospital had some PPEs, there was the need to get additional stocks considering the fact that they could not be recycled.

Dr. Ekanem noted that the fight against COVID-19 was a collective one and therefore, called on individuals, organisations to join forces to overcome the pandemic. He assured that Management together with the University Health Services had put in place some strategies to ensure that staff members were protected from COVID-19. “We will constantly sensitise the University community on protocols to observe in order to prevent them from being infected by the virus,” he explained. 

Present were the Vice-President of UTAG, Dr. Eunice Fay Amissah; Treasurer, Dr. Kojo Otchere; a member of UCC Council, Dr. Edem Bakah, a representative of College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Dr. Jerry Opoku-Ansah and a representative of the College of Distance Education Dr. Beatrice Asante Somuah.  

Also present were some staff of the Hospital including the Deputy Director, Dr. Patrick Akwasi Baah; Administrator, Mrs. Esther Rhoda Ababio and Nurse Manager, Mr. Thomas Tamag; Assitant Registrar, Mr. Abdulai Mohammed Najimudeen ; Assistant Registrar, Mr. Victorious Yamoah Hagan and Principal Administrative Assistant, Mr. Maxwell Asante.

 

 

Court Dismisses Contempt Application Against the Vice-Chancellor and Two Other Officers.

Cost of GH¢15,000 Awarded Against Mr. Henry Tackie. 


Cape Coast, April 8, 2020: The Cape Coast High Court, presided by his Lordship Justice Emmanuel Lodoh on 8th April, 2020 dismissed an application by Mr. Henry Tackie, Group Managing Director of Barony Construction Ltd. and Tacoa Construction Ltd. seeking to commit Professor Joseph Ghartey Ampiah (Vice-Chancellor, UCC), Mr. Philip Ntim Owusu (Director of Physical Development and Estate Management, UCC) and Solomon Faakye (Head of Legal, UCC) for contempt of Court. The Court, in addition, awarded cost of Fifteen Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc15,000.00) against Applicant, Mr. Henry Tackie. 

The Judge acquitted and discharged the respondents of the contempt charge for lack of evidence.  

Mr. Henry Tackie filed an application through his Lawyer, Charles William Zwennes, Esq. of Gaisie Zwennes Hughes & Co. for contempt before the High Court, Cape Coast, alleging that the three (3) officers of UCC had seized property whilst a matter concerning the property was pending before the Court. 
     

Background


The two companies were awarded four (4) separate contracts by the University of Cape Coast with a total contract sum of about GH¢ 40million in 2014 and 2015. It was subsequently discovered that the companies through their Managing Director, Mr. Henry Tackie, presented fake bank guarantees to secure the Contracts. Consequently, the University Council rescinded the Contracts and brought action against the two companies for recovery of advance payment and fraudulent misrepresentation. A complaint of fraud was later lodged at the Cape Coast Regional Police Command against Mr. Henry Tackie. 


In November 2019, Mr. Henry Tackie caused to be published in the Chronicle and other media, series of articles including: “UCC Runs Amok – Ignores Arbitration Process and Breaks into Controversial School of Business Building”; “UCC Vice-Chancellor has disobeyed Court Order- Contractors”; “UCC VC Dodges Bailiff for Contempt Suit?”. Thereafter, Mr. Henry Tackie initiated the contempt application which has been dismissed. 

 
AG. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
 

UCC E-learning Platform Manual

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31 Mar, 2020

This E-learning manual is to help lecturers of the University of Cape Coast in uploading their courses and course materials (ie. course outlines, lecture notes/powerpoint presentations, recommended reading books/journals, videos, forums) on the E-learning platform to enable students access them for continuing academic work. A series of short video tutorials will be made available in the coming days to further help our lecturers in uploading their courses.

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