The Computer Science Department was established in 2004 with an initial enrolment of 45 students. The department has gradually developed over the years since its establishment with regard to infrastructure and facilities, caliber of lecturers, among others. The development of the department has for these years turn-out many competent graduates in collaboration with industry in the area of Computer Science, Computer Networking Management, Information and Communications Technology and as well as Information Systems at both the HND and BSc levels for both industry and academia. Our tracer study outcomes reveal these products are excelling greatly in their respective fields of endeavors. Also, the Computer Science Department in addition to its core mandate of providing teaching and learning, conducting and publishing of research findings, and supervising students’ research as well, services other departments within and without the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology in the handling of various courses especially in the area of computer literacy and IT related courses.
Mission
The mission of the department is to provide students with excellent academic and professional training in Computer Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity with the view of meeting the skilled manpower needs for development and efficient management of organizations.
Vision
The department aspires to be a center of excellence to produce, for both private and public sector organizations, high caliber middle level manpower who have sound practical and technical skills in the areas of Computer programming and related discipline to meet the challenges of Information and Communication Technology related organizations in Ghana and beyond.
EXISTING PROGRAMMES AND STRUCTURE
The department currently has five running: Two (2) are Higher National Diploma (HND) and include:
- HND Computer Science
- HND Computer Network Management
The remaining three (3) are Bachelor of Science (BSc) run in collaboration with Valley View University and include:
- BSc Computer Science
- BSc Information Technology
- BSc Business Information Systems
Staffing
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S/N |
Name |
Highest Qualification (Year obtained and Awarding Institution) |
Area of Specialization | Rank /Years of Teaching Experience |
| 1 | Dr. Seth Okyere-Dankwa | PhD Information Technology/2018/ Open
University of Malaysia, UK MSc. Network Systems/2008/ University of Sunderland, UK |
Networking/IT | Senior Lecturer |
| 2 | Dr. Benjamin Kwofie | PhD Information & Communication Technology/2015/ Alborg University, Denmark | Information Technology, Information Systems, IT Entrepreneurship. | Lecturer |
| 3 | Dr. Patricia Ghann | PhD (Information Systems)/ 2015/ Jiangsu University, China | Information Systems | Lecturer |
| 4 | Kwaku Nuamah-Gyambrah | MSc Software Technology & Network Technology/2009/ Robert Gordon Uni, UK | Networking
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Lecturer |
| 5 | Martin Otu Offei | PhD (Reading), MSc Business Information Technology/2005/ Kingston University, UK | System Administration | Lecturer |
| 6 | Franklin Ashigbi Degadzor | MSc Information Technology/2011/ Sikkim ManipalUni, India | Information Technology | Lecturer |
| 7 | Ebenezer Komla Gavua | PhD (Reading), MEng Computer Science and Technology/2013/ University of Electronic Science & Tech. of China | Networking | Lecturer |
| 8 | Collinson Colin Agbesi | MPhil Computer Science/2016/UG-Legon.
MSc Informatics/2010/ BTH, Sweden
|
Programming, Software Engineering | Lecturer |
| 9 | Sarah Dsane | PhD (Reading), MBA BIT/2012/ KNUST, Ghana | Information Technology | Lecturer |
| 10 | Samuel Tawiah Narteh | PhD (Reading), MSc Information Technology/2011/ Sikkim Manipal Uni, India | Programming | Lecturer |
| 11 | Mustapha Adamu Mohammed | PhD (Reading), MPhil Information Technology/2013/ KNUST, Ghana | Programming | Lecturer |
| 12 | Francis Effirim Botchey | PhD (Reading), MSc Telecom Engineering/2012/ KNUST, Ghana | Networking | Lecturer |
| 13 | Kwesi Hughes Lartey | PhD (Reading), MTech Information Technology/2010/ SRM University, India | Programming | Lecturer |
| 14 | Sefakor Awurama Adabunu | MSc,
Computer Science/2011/ Sikkim Manipal Uni, India |
System Analysis | Lecturer |
| 15 | Dr. Seth Alornyo | PhD Software Engineering/ 2020/UESTC, China | Cryptography, Cyber Security, Computer Network Security | Lecturer |
| 16 | Bright K. Selorm Anibrika | PhD (Reading), MSc Information Technology/2014/ KNUST, Ghana | Information Technology | Lecturer |
| 17 | Dr Emmanuel Dortey Tetteh | PhD Information and Communication Engineering/2020/University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | Information Systems, Software Engineering, Networks | Lecturer |
| 18 | Boakye Agyemang | PhD (Reading), MPhil Applied Mathematics/2012/KNUST | Applied Statistics/Mathematics | Snr Lecturer |
| 19 | Solomon Anab | MSc Information Technology/2015/Sikkim Manipal University, India | Information Technology | Lecturer |
| 20 | Kobby A. Obeng | MPhil Telecommunications Engineering/2019/ KNUST | Computer Networking, Software Defined Networking | Lecturer |
| 21 | Doe Nina Pearl | PhD (Reading), Master of Engineering in Computer | Security in Cloud Computing, | Lecturer |
| 22 | Dr Promise | PhD Data Comm & Networking/2014/European American University, Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Rukurato Road, Uganda | Data Com & Networking -Telecom -Software Engineering-Cyber Security and Forensics | Lecturer |
| 23 | Florence Agyeiwaa | MBA Management Information Systems/2015/KNUST | Information Systems, Information Tech, Decision Systems, System Analysis and Design | Lecturer |