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Introductory Practical Organic Chemistry I

This course is an introductory organic laboratory processes which seeks to enable students acquire basic laboratory skills for the techniques of crystallization, melting and boiling point determination; simple, fractional and steam distillation; refluxing liquid–liquid extraction; paper, thin-layer and colour chromatography.

Course Code: 
CHE104
No. of Credits: 
1
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester

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 105
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester

Data Collection and Analysis

The course introduces students to various methods of sampling (random, systematic, stratified); data collection (both qualitative and quantitative); elementary presentation and analysis of data (tables, Graphs, Measurements of central tendency, standard deviation, standard error) and interpretation of results.

Course Code: 
BIO103
No. of Credits: 
1
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Science
Prof. L. K. Sam-Amoah, breaking the ground for the commencement of the programme

1998 UCC Alumni Provides Solar Street Lights on Campus

27 Jun, 2019 By louis Mensah

The 1998 Alumni of the University has performed a ground-breaking ceremony for the installation of solar lights on some streets on campus.                                                                                     

The total cost of the street light project is estimated at GH¢28,000.      

  Giving Back to Alma Mater              

Speaking at the ceremony, a representative of the 1998 Alumni, Mrs. Christa Osei-Mensah, noted that funds had been mobilised for the completion of work. “We are looking forward to the inauguration of the project in the first week of August,” she said.

 Mrs. Osei-Mensah said members of the year group saw the need to give back to the UCC for contributing immensely to their successes in life.  She noted that the group was making efforts to get other members of their year group to join them in order to mobilise more funds to embark on other projects for the University. “This is just the beginning of great things to come,” she assured.

  Alumni Play an Important Role  in the Development of Universities         

The Provost, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS), Prof. L. K. Sam-Amoah, who represented Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, commended the 1998 Alumni for remembering the University. He noted that alumni associations play an important role in the development of universities. “Top universities in the world depend heavily on their alumni to undertake some development activities,” he indicated.

Prof. Sam-Amoah said the project by the 1998 Alumni group was in line with UCC’s medium to long term plans. “Management has piloted some solar lights as part of efforts to go full solar with the street lights on campus,” he explained.  He called on other year groups to emulate the example of the 1998 Alumni group.

Symbolic Donation

The Vice President of the UCC National Alumni, Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson, described the gesture as symbolic since it coincides with the 20th Anniversary of the year group. He commended them for showing the path for others to follow. “Finish this task and take on another project,” he urged.

Prof. Nyarko-Sampson who is also a member of the 1998 Alumni encouraged them to go beyond the project to bring other colleagues on board for various social activities.   

Field Experience in Science Education

This course will expose students to what takes place during teaching and learning of Science in and outside the classroom. It will further help students to have first-hand experience of what goes on during teaching.

The course will involve visits to schools by students to observe what goes on during Science lessons. Students will write reports on what they observe. Some of the areas to observe include teacher preparation before the lesson, lesson introduction, presentation of the lesson, teacher-student interactions.  There will also be class discussion periodically to examine what students have observed in their various science classrooms.

Course Code: 
ESC 102
No. of Credits: 
1
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Science

Cycles in Nature

This course aims at helping students understand and discern patterns in science to be able to make inferences. Also, it is to help them see the relationship that exists between chemical, biological and physical elements.

The course covers topics such as periodicity, shapes of orbitals, electron configuration, Aufbau’s principle, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Pauli’s exclusive principle, Krebs cycle, periodic properties, biological calendar and geochemical cycles.

 

Course Code: 
ESC103
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Science

Laboratory Techniques

This course is intended to equip science education students with the skill to identify a good or a bankrupt science laboratory when they see one. Thus students will be taught how to construct a science laboratory. They will also be taught the importance of the various standard materials in chemistry, physics and biology laboratories. Safety in the science laboratory shall be taught as well as improvisation of basic science teaching materials and preparation of some basic laboratory reagents. Finally students’ teachers offering this course will observe students performing science practicals and they shall be given the opportunity to comment on hazards in the laboratory.   

Construction of Science Laboratories, importance of laboratory fittings, Safety in the science laboratory, preparation of some basic laboratory reagents, improvisation of basic science teaching materials and identification of possible hazards in on-going practicals in a science laboratory.

Course Code: 
ESC105
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Science

Algebra and Trigonometry

Commutative, associative and distributive properties of union and intersection of sets; De Morgan’s laws; Cartesian product of sets; the real number system; natural numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers; properties of addition and multiplication on the set of real numbers; relation of order in the system of real numbers;  linear, quadratic and other polynomial functions, rational algebraic functions, absolute value functions, functions containing radicals and their graphical representation; inequalities in one and two variables real; application to liner programming; indices and logarithms, their laws and applications; binomial theorem for integral and rational indices and their application; linear and exponential series; operations on matrices up to 3 x 3; inverse of a matrix; determinants and their use in solving systems of linear equations.

Course Code: 
MAT101
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester

General Physics I (Practicals)

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 Hooke’s Law, Surface Tension, Simple Harmonic Motion, Density Measurements, Calorimetry and Thermal expansion.

Course Code: 
PHY 101
No. of Credits: 
1
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester

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, Dynamics, Kinematics, Thermodynamics, Work, Energy and Power.

Course Code: 
PHY 101
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 100
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Biochemistry
Engineering Physics
Fisheries and Aquatic Science
Guidance and Counselling
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
Physics
Science

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