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Towards a Perception of Computing Related Programmes offered by Public Tertiary Institutions in Ghana

by Nana Yaw Asabere, Wisdom Kwawu Torgby, Nana Kwame Gyamfi
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 71 - Number 11
Year of Publication: 2013
Authors: Nana Yaw Asabere, Wisdom Kwawu Torgby, Nana Kwame Gyamfi
10.5120/12406-9216

Nana Yaw Asabere, Wisdom Kwawu Torgby, Nana Kwame Gyamfi . Towards a Perception of Computing Related Programmes offered by Public Tertiary Institutions in Ghana. International Journal of Computer Applications. 71, 11 ( June 2013), 46-51. DOI=10.5120/12406-9216

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author = { Nana Yaw Asabere, Wisdom Kwawu Torgby, Nana Kwame Gyamfi },
title = { Towards a Perception of Computing Related Programmes offered by Public Tertiary Institutions in Ghana },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { June 2013 },
volume = { 71 },
number = { 11 },
month = { June },
year = { 2013 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 46-51 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume71/number11/12406-9216/ },
doi = { 10.5120/12406-9216 },
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address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

As a result of the rapid proliferation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) requirements and needs of industries and societies in both developing and developed countries, it is very important for organizations to acquire the requisite ICT manpower to substantiate such transformations. Therefore, in a developing country such as Ghana, most public and private tertiary institutions run computing related programmes in order to train both local and foreign individualsin disciplines/areas such as Computer Science (CS), ICT, IT Computer Engineering (CE) and Software Engineering (SE). Sometimes these computing related programmes are used interchangeably and confusingly as if they are synonyms, but that should not the case. From a Ghanaian perception, this paper focuses on outlining the major differences and similarities between such computing related programmes with a reflection on which public tertiary institutions in Ghana currently run them in accordance to the ICT needs and requirements of industries and societies.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Computer Science (CS) Computer Engineering (CE) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Information Technology (IT) Software Engineering (SE)

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