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The course offers an opportunity to the student to acquire and develop knowledge and skills of searching for information in electronic and non-electronic form. It equips the student with the knowledge to recognize, retrieve, evaluate and make legal and ethical use of information. Specifically, the student identifies services provided by information centres and also understands the concepts of knowledge organisation, citation styles and plagiarism. It also exposes students to copyright issues and how to use the internet effectively.

Course Objectives

The specific objectives of the course are to:

1. enable students appreciate the role of the library in the academic community- how the library supports teaching, learning, research and extension activities in the university. 
2. expose students to the resources and search tools of the library (the manual and digital) and their application.
3. teach students how to access, retrieve and evaluate information from the Internet for their academic work, later working life, and personal development; and
4. equip students with skills to enable them manage and use online journals and other electronic resources.

Course Content

1. Libraries and Sources of Information
2. Categories of Libraries Types of Libraries
3. Library Resources
4. Reference Materials
5. Organisation of Knowledge
6. Ethical and Legal issues in Using information
7. The Internet and Digital Information
8. Internet Search Tools and Databases
1. Search Strategy
10. Evaluating Electronic Information
11. Use and Misuse of the Internet

Reading Materials

Main texts

Torras, M. C., & Saetre, T. (2016). Information literacy education: a process approach: professionalising the pedagogical role of academic libraries. Chandos Publishing.

Chan. L. M. (2015). Cataloguing and Classification. New York, United States: McGraw Hill.

Other texts

Afful-Arthur, P., & Filson, C. K. (2015). Strengthening the teaching of Information Literacy Skills; the case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology, 8 (2), 72-79

Apte, S. D. (2015). Advamced digital signal processing. New Delhi, India: Wiley India Private Limited.

Brna. A. (2014). Analog signal processing: analysis and synthesis. New Delhi, India: Wiley India Private Limited.

Filson C.K., &Edumadze, E. (2017). The prospects and constraints of the University of Cape Coast satellite libraries. The Bottom Line, 30 (2), 120-131.

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This course introduces students to basic macroeconomic concepts, models and their applications. It analyses the aggregate economic activity in the national economy and its link with the rest of the world. Emphasis is placed on basic principles involved in the determination of the level of national output, the aggregate price level, money supply, exchange rate, fiscal and the monetary policies. It further provides a broad understanding of economic growth and its implications for the economy.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course students should be able to:

1. appreciate the essential principles needed to understand the basic problem of the Macro economy, Specific economic issues, and Policy alternatives.
2. formulate and apply the Economic perspective and to reason accurately and objectively about Economic Matters.
3. understand how Comparative Advantage provides the basis for gains through trade.
4. understand the causes and effects of Inflation and Unemployment.
5. describe the macro economy using aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis.
6. demonstrate an understanding of Monetary and Fiscal Policy options as they relate
7. to economic stabilization in the short run and in the long run.

Course Content

1. Overview of Macroeconomics
2. Gross Domestic Product and the Performance of the National Economy
3. Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Economic Growth
4. The Price Level and Inflation
5. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
6. Aggregate Purchases and Macroeconomic Equilibrium
7. The Function of Money
8. The Banking System
1. The Federal Reserve System (FED) and its Influence on Money and Credit
10. Stabilization of the Economy through Monetary Policy
11. Stabilization of the Economy through Fiscal Policy
50. The Federal Budget Deficit and the National Debt
1000. Issues in Stabilization Policy
14. The Economics of Foreign Exchange and the Balance of International Trade

Mode of Delivery

The course is delivered through a two-hour weekly lecture and one-hour weekly tutorials.

Reading materials

Main Text

Mankiw, Gregory N. & Taylor, Mark P. (2020). Economics, 5^th Ed. Hampshire: Cengage Learning.

Mankiw, N. G. (2014). Principles of macroeconomics. London: Cengage Learning.

Other Texts

Case, K.E., Fair, R.C. & Oster, S.M. (2017). Principles of Economics. 12^th Ed. London: Prentice-Hall.

Sexton, R. (2016). Exploring Economics, 7^th Edition, Hampshire: Cengage Learning.

Lipsey, G. & Chrystal, A. (2015). Economics, 13^th Edition. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.

Hubbard, G.R., Obrien, A.P. & Rafferty, M. (2014). Macroeconomics. 2^nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.

King, D. (2012). Economics. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.

This course, which is a sequel to CSMS 107, sets out to prepare students to write rhetorically effective texts in academic discourses. It provides students with skills to enable them to search, plan and compose essays in different discourse types. Students will also be exposed to writing in functional discourses such as report writing and formal letter writing.

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to:

1. equip students with skills needed for effective communication in academic writing
2. develop their skills in reading and writing in functional disclosure, and
3. enhace their abilities to pay attention to grammatical accuracy and conventions of usage in the writing.

Course Content

1. Expression and Language Usage
2. Planning the Paragraph
3. Composing the Essay
4. Discourse Types
5. Functional Discourses
6. Editing the Essay and Documentation

Mode of Delivery

The course is delivered through a two-hour weekly lecture and an hour weekly tutorial.

Reading Materials

Main Text

Gborsong, P. A. (2011). Fundamentals of Communicative Skills for Undergraduate Students and Secretaries. Saarbrucken. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co

Chung, S. F. (2017). A communicative approach to teaching grammar: theory and practice. The English Teacher, 18.

Other texts

Clouse, F. B. (2001). Transactions: From Reading to Writing. New York. McGraw-Hill Inc

Jordan, R. R. (1997), English for Academic Purposes: A guide and Resource Book for Teachers, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Nartey, T. A. Gborsong, P A & Torto. R.T (2003). Practice Exercises in Communicative Skills, Ghana University Press.

This course introduces students to basic macroeconomic concepts, models and their applications. It analyses the aggregate economic activity in the national economy and its link with the rest of the world. Emphasis is placed on basic principles involved in the determination of the level of national output, the aggregate price level, money supply, exchange rate, fiscal and the monetary policies. It further provides a broad understanding of economic growth and its implications for the economy.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course students should be able to:

1. appreciate the essential principles needed to understand the basic problem of the Macro economy, Specific economic issues, and Policy alternatives.
2. formulate and apply the Economic perspective and to reason accurately and objectively about Economic Matters.
3. understand how Comparative Advantage provides the basis for gains through trade.
4. understand the causes and effects of Inflation and Unemployment.
5. describe the macro economy using aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis.
6. demonstrate an understanding of Monetary and Fiscal Policy options as they relate
7. to economic stabilization in the short run and in the long run.

Course Content

1. Overview of Macroeconomics
2. Gross Domestic Product and the Performance of the National Economy
3. Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Economic Growth
4. The Price Level and Inflation
5. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
6. Aggregate Purchases and Macroeconomic Equilibrium
7. The Function of Money
8. The Banking System
1. The Federal Reserve System (FED) and its Influence on Money and Credit
10. Stabilization of the Economy through Monetary Policy
11. Stabilization of the Economy through Fiscal Policy
50. The Federal Budget Deficit and the National Debt
1000. Issues in Stabilization Policy
14. The Economics of Foreign Exchange and the Balance of International Trade

Mode of Delivery

The course is delivered through a two-hour weekly lecture and one-hour weekly tutorials.

Reading materials

Main Text

Mankiw, Gregory N. & Taylor, Mark P. (2020). Economics, 5^th Ed. Hampshire: Cengage Learning.

Mankiw, N. G. (2014). Principles of macroeconomics. London: Cengage Learning.

Other Texts

Case, K.E., Fair, R.C. & Oster, S.M. (2017). Principles of Economics. 12^th Ed. London: Prentice-Hall.

Sexton, R. (2016). Exploring Economics, 7^th Edition, Hampshire: Cengage Learning.

Lipsey, G. & Chrystal, A. (2015). Economics, 13^th Edition. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.

Hubbard, G.R., Obrien, A.P. & Rafferty, M. (2014). Macroeconomics. 2^nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.

King, D. (2012). Economics. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.

This is a continuation of Fundamentals of Business I. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of concepts and general practices in business. It deals with the management of financial and other resources of an organization. It explains the complexities in supply chain management and international business transactions. Besides, it looks at the information systems required for the various functional areas of a business.

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to enable students:

1. acquire knowledge in the acquisition and management of financial resources
2. acquire the skills to undertake international business operations and manage business risks; and
3. apply the knowledge and skills in managing business resources effectively.

Course Content

1. Money and Methods of Payment used in Business
2. Electronic Payment System in Contemporary Business
3. Financing Business
4. Bank and Financial Institutions
5. Business Risks and Insurance
6. International Trade
7. Research and Development
8. Management Information System
1. Supply Chain Management

Mode of Delivery

The course is delivered through a two-hour weekly lecture and one-hour weekly tutorials.

Reading Materials           

Main Texts

Agyapong, D. (2020). Introduction to trade, money and banking. Takoradi, Precise

Ansong, A. (2015). Modern business management: Fundamentals. Cape Coast, UCC Press

Blanchard, D. (2010). Supply chain management best practices (Vol. 45). John Wiley & Sons.

Other Texts

Hugos, M. H. (2018). Essentials of supply chain management. John Wiley & Sons.

Marfo-Yiadom, E. (2009). Introduction to business. Accra: Excellent Publishing.

Piccoli, G. (2012). Essentials of Information Systems for Managers: Text Only. Wiley Publishing.

Stair, R., & Reynolds, G. (2017). Fundamentals of information systems. Cengage Learning.

This course builds on the concepts and principles of Foundation of Accounting I.  It is designed to equip students with the skills for preparing and presenting basic financial statements of small and medium-sized enterprises with emphasis on manufacturing concerns, organisations with incomplete records, non-profit making organisations, partnership firms and limited liability companies. The course also exposes students to the application of relevant accounting standards relating to the preparation and presentation of these financial statements.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

1. explain the nature and function of Manufacturing concerns
2. prepare accounts of Manufacturing concerns
3. prepare Control accounts and use them to solve Incomplete Records problems
4. prepare accounts from Incomplete records
5. prepare accounts for Non-profit making Organisations
6. demonstrate an understanding of procedures for establishing Partnerships and companies
7. demonstrate an understanding of the legal provisions for operating Partnerships and companies in Ghana
8. prepare the Partnership accounts of partnership firms;
1. account for Issue of Shares
10. prepare accounts of firms operating as Limited Liability Companies.

Course content

1. Financial Statements for Manufacturing Concerns
2. Incomplete Records
3. Financial Statements for Non-Profit Organisations
4. Partnership Accounting
5. Introduction to Company Accounts

Mode of Delivery

This three-credit course is delivered through lecture, presentation and analysis of case studies. The course is graded using assignments, students’ presentations and final written exam.

Reading Material

Main Text

Marfo-Yiadom, E., Asante, S. & Tackie, G. (2015). Financial accounting and reporting: An introduction. IFRS Edition. Accra: Kwadwoan Publishing.

Other text

BPP Learning Media (2012) IFRS Explained London: BPP HouseGowthorpe, C. (2005).  Business accounting and finance for non-specialists, London: Thompson Learning.

Heintz, J., & Parry, R. (2010).  College accounting (International edition, 20^th ed.).  London:  CENGAGE Learning.

Porter, G., & Norton, C. (2010).  Introduction to financial accounting: The impact on decision makers (International edition, 3^rd ed.).  London:  CENGAGE Learning.

Powers, M., Needles, B. E., & Crosson, S. V. (2010).  Accounting principles (International edition, 11^th ed.).  London:  CENGAGE Learning.

Wood, F., & Sangster, A. (2008).  Business accounting I (9^th ed.)  London, England:  Pearson Education Ltd.

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