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Scientific Data Management Training

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), in collaboration with the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, has opened a call for participation in the training on Scientific Data Management.

Deadline for Applications:
Venue:
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Period:
29th November – 3rd December 2019
Open to:
PhD students and staff members of UCC and other Ghanaian universities
Contact:
Prof L K Sam-Amoah (lsam-amoah@ucc.edu.gh; dric@ucc.edu.gh)

Description

Scientific data management enhances the capacity of postgraduate students to meaningful engage in conducting quality research by developing appropriate research proposals, design of studies, collection and analysis of data for meaningful reporting. PhD and MSc students are heavily involved in large-scale experiments or surveys that sometimes lead to complex designs and to subsequent messy data. Figuring out how to handle data resulting from such experiments/surveys takes time, and getting appropriate assistance is difficult. The students are also constrained on how to effectively analyze data using appropriate statistical software, interpret the results and communicate well to the target audience. In recognition of these shortcomings, this course is structured to encompass broad biometrical needs that will equip the postgraduate students with skills required in conducting their research efficiently and effectively. The content incorporated in this course is drawn from broader topics ranging from planning of experiments/surveys, designing and implementing experiments, conducting data analysis for qualitative and quantitative data. The students will also be exposed to key statistical software (Genstat and SPSS) for data analysis and reporting.

Aim

The ultimate aim is to improve efficient flow of agricultural information and research specifically to achieve the following; understand the various biometrical components pertaining to design and analysis of experiments/surveys; apply various statistical techniques correctly at all stages of research and report the results effectively.

Objective

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Confidently illustrate fundamental concepts behind experimental/survey designs and statistical data analyses within the context of developing countries;
  2. Apply key statistical concepts such as correlation& regression analysis; categorical data analysis techniques and generalized linear models, etc; and
  3. Use statistical software to describe, analyze and model the state of a biological or agricultural system in both a quantitative and qualitative manner.

Methodology

The course will be conducted in a balanced approach, including very little theoretical underpinning, analytical tools, and practical application of the learning to solve realworld problems. Delivery will be mixed mode, including interactive lectures and practicals designed to complement the lecture material. The approach will be participatory, with students expected to be active learners, and to commit themselves to intensive and critical self-study. Assignments will be designed to train and test critical thinking skills. Real life data sets brought by facilitators or drawn from students prior to the start of the course will be used throughout in examples and exercises. The mode of instruction is divided into two parts, namely limited theory/examples and computer exercises. All the exercises will use both SPSS and GenStat Software.

Each participant will be expected to bring a laptop and a set of data. The daily programme will be divided into sections that will allow for an overview of the topics followed by computer-based practicals and discussion on the statistical results. Basic principles followed by computer examples will be introduced first. Participants will analyse their data using techniques already introduced on a daily basis. Discussions on interpretation and presentation of the results will be held every day during the plenary sections.

Certification

Participants who successfully complete the training course will receive a certificate of participation from RUFORUM and University of Cape Coast.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted by .If you encounter problems with your application, do not hesitate to contact us. Applications received after this time will not be considered.

Please indicate ‘Application for skills enhancement training_SDM’ in the subject line of the email.

Profile Requirements

To be considered for a candidate for this training, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

  1. Should be in the following fields: natural sciences, and agriculture
  2. PhD Students and recently recruited staff with Masters or PhD in Ghanaian institutions
  3. Have understanding of basic biometrics applied to quantitative and qualitative data, and in addition, numeracy skills
  4. Have data sets to analyze
  5. Have a laptop

Attached Files

PDF icon agm-submission-process.pdf

PDF icon call-for-extended-abstracts-for-ruforum-15th-agm-2-6-december-2019-in-cape-coast-ghana.pdf

PDF icon guidelines-for-research-application-summary.pdf

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Proposal Development, Scientific Writing and Presentation Training

RUFORUM, in collaboration with the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, has opened a call for participation in the training on Thesis Proposal Development and Scholarly Publishing.

Deadline for Applications:
Venue:
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Period:
29th November – 3rd December 2019
Open to :
Master students of UCC and other Ghanaian universities
Contact :
Prof L K Sam-Amoah (lsam-amoah@ucc.edu.gh; dric@ucc.edu.gh)

Description

Project proposal development skills are crucial for researchers in Africa in order to mobilize research resources that are increasingly competitive, yet essential for the continued engagement of researchers and sustained performance of the agricultural research sector. Students at university, particularly postgraduate students, have the opportunity to attain skills in proposal development as part of the training process when they develop Proposals for their respective Thesis research. Unfortunately, such skills are rarely catered for in the universities curricular and the assumption is that the students will learn through interactions with their supervisors.

Similarly, competence in scientific writing and targeted packaging of information are critical ingredients for agricultural researchers to contribute meaningfully to knowledge management and to institutional visibility worldwide. Besides, meticulous writing is an attribute often cautiously or otherwise associated with high quality and credible research scholarly products. It is a major ingredient for uninterruptable reading of documents; besides being a quality associated with celebrities in science. African research institutions are presently characterized by generally poor publication levels in regional and international peer-reviewed journals, owing to diminishing capacity in scientific writing skills and academic mentorship. African researchers must reposition themselves or be facilitated to do so in order to connect with the current art and design of manuscript writing, to resonate with the obtaining cutting edge frontier knowledge and readership interests.

Aim

The objective of the write-shop is to develop and/or strengthen capacity of postgraduate (Masters – level) students of the University of Cape Coast and other Ghanaian Universities skills and competences in proposal development, scholarly writing for journal manuscript production and presentations in order to contribute to global frontier knowledge management.

Objective

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate key principles of proposal development and scientific communication
  2. Organize the different components of a proposal in a logical flow
  3. Write an effective proposal according to donor’s requirements and guidelines
  4. Use of M&E frameworks in project design when developing a proposal
  5. Write good quality reports tailored to a target audience
  6. Write good quality papers for publication

Methodology

A group discussion approach will be adopted to foster interdisciplinality, harmonise the different levels of experience in scientific writing skills to enhance sharing of experiences. Group discussion outputs will be presented in plenary for inputs from facilitators and participants. A logical step-by-step format will be used for the three components of the workshop (Thesis proposal development; scholarly writing, and Presentations). Each day will end with an evaluation by the participants. The outputs of the evaluation will be presented the next day except for the last day when the overall evaluation will be discussed. In addition to daily evaluations, participants at the Closing Session will evaluate the effectiveness of the workshop using a formal evaluation template.

This training will be a unique experience that will offer participants a one-to-one interaction opportunity with the facilitators, along with working groups. For this to be achieved, it is imperative that a modest number of students will be involved. Furthermore, take-home exercises will be inevitable and the full cooperation of the participants is mandatory for the course to achieve its objectives.

Certification

Participants who successfully complete the training course will receive a certificate of participation from RUFORUM and University of Cape Coast.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted by . If you encounter problems with your application, do not hesitate to contact us. Applications received after this time will not be considered.

Please indicate ‘Application for skills enhancement training_PSPT’ in the subject line of the email.

Profile Requirements

To be considered for a candidate for this training, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

  1. Should be in the following fields: natural sciences, and agriculture
  2. MSc Students
  3. Have understanding of thesis topic which addresses a significant problem
  4. Have ideas on what to write a manuscript on
  5. Have a laptop

Attached Files

PDF icon agm-submission-process.pdf

PDF icon call-for-extended-abstracts-for-ruforum-15th-agm-2-6-december-2019-in-cape-coast-ghana.pdf

PDF icon guidelines-for-research-application-summary.pdf

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UCC, University of Alabama and Central University Hold 1st Joint Symposium

08 Aug, 2019 By louis Mensah

The University of Cape Coast in collaboration with the University of Alabama, United States of America (UA) and Central University (CU), has held the first Joint Symposium on the theme “Social Determinants of Health” on campus.
    
The one-day Symposium which is the first of a series of symposia by the three institutions was intended to foster international partnerships for research and policy formulation in the area of health. 

Enhancing Health Delivery

Opening the Symposium, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Eric F. Amuquandoh, commended the three institutions for joining forces to initiate such an educative programme. He was confident that the symposium would create the platform for experts and stakeholders in the health sectors in the USA and Ghana to help discover innovative ways of enhancing health delivery.

Prof. Amuquandoh noted that “health is everybody’s business and it is central to human life”.  He noted that there was the need to pay critical attention to social determinants of health such as stigmatisation, values, belief systems, socio-economic conditions among others to fully address issues affecting the health system. “It is as a result of this that the Sustainable Development Goals revolve around health,” he noted.

Health is Related to Development

Delivering the keynote address, the immediate past Provost of the College of Health and Allied Sciences (COHAS), Prof. Harold S. Amonoo-Kuofi, said that health was intrinsically related to the development of just not only the individual but that of the community and the entire nation.  “Good health allows people to reach their full potential. Health is a key indicator in the progress of a country and the health and wellbeing all citizens are essential to poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development,” he stated

 Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi stated that the first 10 goals of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were in relation to issues of health adding that “All the SDG interconnect and they relate to social issues and have implications on health”. 

Social Determinants of Health

Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi who is also the founding Dean of the School of Medical Sciences explained that “Social determinants of health are conditions, in which people are born, grow, live, work and they are shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global and national levels”. According to him, these determinants impact on wide-ranging of healthy function and quality of health outcome stressing that “The major determinants are responsible for the unfair and avoidable differences in health status which are referred to as health inequities”.

Social Determinants of Health at the Centre Stage of Policy Discussions

The former Provost of COHAS pointed out that social determinants of health have now taken centre stage of policy discussions with emphasis on accountable care, health insurance systems and other initiatives with a focus on increasing population health. He further indicated that many researchers have examined the relative contributions of health care services, genetic behaviours, environment and social factors in promoting health and reducing premature mortality. “Evidence suggests that more medical factors including social behavioural and environmental determinants consistently play a substantial role than medical services. Therefore, if we are to depend on medical services alone, we probably may not achieve quality health” 

Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi further indicated that information dating as far back as the 1970s has shown that the poor social determinants of health are harmful both in the short and long term. “The weight of expert opinion and scientific evidence shows that favourable social conditions have a positive impact on health outcomes” he noted.  Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi therefore stressed the need to examine available data comprehensively to generate an integrated based policy to address the social determinants in order to help achieve positive health outcomes without increasing health care spending.

Message from Representatives of Partner Universities

A representative of the University of AU, Prof. Lisa Pawloski, thanked UCC for hosting the maiden symposium and indicated that her University was represented by 15 faculties from five colleges. She said the team was representing their respective Deans to strengthen the collaboration among the three institutions. “It is exciting to see these collaborative institutions come together with stakeholders to examine the Social Determinants of Health on the SDGs,” she added.

For his part, Prof. Richard K. Apatu, of CU, was hopeful that the collaboration would yield positive fruits to the benefit to the three institutions. 

Presentations

The event offered to stakeholders the opportunity to discuss Healthcare Delivery and Quality of Care, Maternal Child Health and, Disease Management and Mental Health. Others also touched on Coping and Stigma Related to Chronic Diseases, Education and Practice and Translational Research: from Bench to Practice and Policy.
 

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Office of the Registrar Welfare Honours Seven Senior Citizens

08 Aug, 2019 By louis Mensah

The Office of the Registrar’s Welfare Association has organised a send-off party for seven (7) members who have retired from the University in 2019. 


Welcoming members to the occasion, the Director, Directorate of Human Resource, Rev. Isaac Baafi Sarbeng, stated that the association came into being last year and has so far served a good purpose and hoped that the programme would create the opportunity for the members to honour the Senior Colleagues. 

Appreciation

    
In a remark, the College Registrar, College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS), Dr. Alexis V. Akanson, noted that the occasion was organised “to say thank you; show appreciation and bid farewell” to their Senior Colleagues. “Indeed, you need to be acknowledged and commended because you have contributed immensely to the development and achievements of UCC through your hard work, toil, dedication and commitment,” he added.


Urging the retirees to stay in harmony with everyone, the President, Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), UCC Branch, Mr. Kwabena Antwi Konadu, said, “Do not harbour any bitterness in you but try and find out the best ways to relate with others. Let us be at peace with one another because we will also retire one day.” He promised the retirees that GAUA would forever accept them to be their own and that they should not hesitate to call on them for any assistance. 

Retirement is Part of Life


Speaking on the need to stay active, the Deputy Director of Finance, Mr. Francis Obeng, noted that retirement was part of life, however, they should t in order to keep them active and also spend quality time with their families. He appealed to the retirees to avoid unnecessary businesses; rather, they should put their money into the proper investment to realise good dividends. 
Each of the seven retirees was presented with a parcel from the association.


Retired Senior Administrators 


The seven retired members are the former Head, KG, Madam Adwoa Ewur, former Head of Security, ACP Mr. Johnson Owusu-Agyemang (Rtd), former College Registrar, CoDE, Mr. Opoku Oku-Afari, former Faculty Officer, Science and Technology Education, Mr. Prosper K. Nyatuame, former Assistant Registrar, School of Graduate Studies, Mr. Joseph C. Sefenu, former Transport Officer, Mr. James Paa Ghartey, and the former Head, Research Farm, Mr. Theodilus Yangtul.         
 

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