My CV

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  1. PG Cert (with Distinction), International Higher Education Academic Practice - 2017
    Coventry University, UK
  2. EdD, Instructional Technology & Media - 2009
    Columbia University, New York, USA
  3. MA, Computing, Communication & Technology in Education - 2003
    Columbia University, New York, USA
  4. MPhil, Organic Chemistry - 1995
    University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
  5. BSc (Hons), Chemistry with Biochemistry - 1988
    University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Teaching Appointments

1.  Associate Professor (August 2018 - Present)
2.  Senior Lecturer (August 2012 - July 2018)
Department of Mobile & Pervasive Computing
Faculty of Computing & Information Systems
Ghana Communication Technology University
Accra, Ghana

Courses
1.  Advanced Research Methods (Postgraduate)
2.  Research Methods (Undergraduate)
3.  Role of ICT in Management Research (Postgraduate, PhD)
4.  Information & Business Strategy (Postgraduate)
5.  IT/IS Change Management (Postgraduate)
6.  Innovation & Technology Management (Postgraduate)
7.  Information Technology & Global Development (Undergraduate)
8.  Employability, IT & Reasoning Techniques (Undergraduate)
9.  Java Programming (Undergraduate)
10.  Designing for Usability 2 (Undergraduate)
11.  IT Project Management (Undergraduate)
12.  Fundamentals of Ubiquitous Computing (Undergraduate)
13.  Introduction to Mobile Operating Systems
14.  Cloud Computing and Mobile Cloud Applications

2.  Senior Lecturer (August 2010 - June 2012)
Department of Informatics
School of Informatics & Engineering
Regent University College of Science & Technology
Accra, Ghana

Courses
1. Pedagogical Aspects of ICT 1 & 2
2. Web Design & Multimedia
3. Human-Computer Interactions
4. Programming with Java
5. Multimedia Systems Development
6. E-Commerce Web Programming
7. Methods of Teaching Computing
8. Information Technology Research Methods

3.  Lecturer (January 2004 - June 2005)
Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
Accra, Ghana

Courses
1. Introduction to Information Technology
2. Foundations Website Design
3. Programming in Visual Basic 6.0
4. Advanced Web Technologies (ASP, JSP and XML)

4.  Lecturer (September 1995 - December 2003)
Department of Chemistry
University of Ghana
Legon, Accra
Ghana

Courses
1. Introductory Physical Chemistry (Undergraduate)
2. Introductory Organic Chemistry (Undergraduate)
3. Introductory Chemistry Practical (Undergraduate)
4. Natural Product Chemistry (Postgraduate)

Administrative Experience

1. Ag. Dean  (December 2021 - Present)
Faculty of Engineering
Ghana Communication Technology University
Accra, Ghana

2. Director of ICT (February 2013 - November 2021)
Information Technology Support Services (ITSS)
Ghana Technology University College
Accra, Ghana

3. Head of Department (January 2015 - May 2016)
Centre for Online Learning & Teaching (COLT)
Ghana Technology University College
Accra, Ghana

4. Campus Director (September 2012 - January 2013)
Kumasi Campus
Ghana Technology University College
Kumasi, Ghana

5. Head of Department & Director of Instructional Technology (August 2010 - July 2012)
Department of Informatics
Regent University College of Science & Technology
Accra, Ghana

Skills

  1. Computer / Information Technology
    • Digital Publishing: Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Microsoft Publisher
    • Web Design: HTML, XML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Flash and CMSs (Joomla! and WordPress)
    • Image & Video Capture/Editing: Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Spark & Camtasia Studio.
    • Web Programming - JavaScript, Java, VBScript, ASP, PHP and JSP
    • Databases - Microsoft Access, MySQL, phpMyAdmin
    • E-learning - Application of instructional design and adult learning theories,
      LMSs (Blackboard, Moodle), Adobe Connect, Articulate Storyline, Captivate
      Online, Distance and Distributed Learning strategies.
    • Application of Mobile Apps and Web 2.0 technologies in communication and instruction
  2. Research
    • RFPs writing
    • Research design, planning, survey, data collection and evaluation techniques
    • Use of SPSS, SAS & NVivo software packages for quantitative and qualitative data analysis
    • Laboratory and field research strategies
  3. Other Skills
    • Project Management and Technical report writing
    • Writing and reviewing articles for publication in scholarly journals
    • Multitasking, Team building, Interpersonal & Group Communication and Presentation skills

Service

  1. Associate Editor, World Research Journal of Library and Information Science
    (2013 - 2017)
  2. Article Reviewer for the following:
  3. Accreditation Panel Member (2015 - Present)
    National Accreditation Board, Ghana
  4. External Examiner (2014 - 2016)
    Yeshua Institute of Technology, Ghana

Awards

  • November 2015: Silver Award
    For paper presented at the International Research Initiatives Conference (IRIC) 2015, Accra
  • December 2003: UN Sponsorship
    World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Geneva. 10 - 12 Dec. 2003
  • May 2003: American Management Association Fellowship
    Weeklong Workshop on Designing and Implementing Web-based Training courses. New York, USA
  • 2001 - 2003: Fulbright Scholarship
    Graduate studies in Instructional Technology.
    - Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA.
  • 1991 - 1992: University of California Study Abroad Programme
    Graduate studies in Organic Chemistry.
    - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Publications

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