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    Technical vocational education and training (TVET) as catalyst for entrepreneurial development of students in polytechnics: a case study of Accra Polytechnic, Ghana.
    (Higher Education Research, 2017) Kwapong, L. S. A.; Taylor-Abdulai, H. B.; Oduro-Nyarko, C.; Ampofo-Ansa, C.; Donkor, E.; Afriyie, E. O.
    Basically, the purpose of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is to equip people with the technical and professional skills needed for socio-economic and industrial development of the country. The emphasis is on training people for self-employment. This paper highlights the importance of (TVET), its policy framework to promote science and technology and its curriculum design and delivery to meet the labour market. Literature reviewed indicated that the Government of Ghana recognizes the strengthening of TVET as a means of developing the technical and skilled human resource base which the nation needs urgently as a key strategy for achieving its industrial development. It was noted that, to achieve this objective, requires a policy framework and direction as well as a radical shift in the design and delivery of the TVET curriculum at all levels. The paper suggested that Competency Based Training (CBT) should be included in the TVET curriculum design and delivery at all levels of TVET institutions to help promote skill acquisition and industrial development. The paper also highlighted that, it is the people with requisite scientific and technological education and technical skills who can create wealth and help a country to attain economic prosperity and industrial development.
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    Implementation of design thinking and innovation strategies by ghanaian companies: A case of CPC.
    (Proceedings of the Applied Research Conference in Africa, Springer, Cham., 2021) Okai-Mensah, C. K.; Howard, E. K.; Osei, M. A.
    Design thinking is seen as an iterative approach to problem-solving and helps businesses to continuously reposition and think critically about business problems in a more human-centric way. The whole process creates innovative solutions to Prototype and Test, which helps companies set product goals, understand business outcomes, map out user journeys, prioritize Minimum viable product features, and create a future-oriented product roadmap. The Stanford Design thinking Model has been considered as one of the best models that elicit excellent results in both service delivery and product design and innovation businesses. The study sought to establish how design companies in Ghana are adopting design thinking and innovation strategies in their operations using the Stanford Design Thinking Model. A case study approach was employed to evaluate the operation of Cocoa Processing Company through interviews, observation and administration of questionnaire. The study found that almost all the stages of the design thinking process were practiced adequately except the prototyping and testing stages. Research have shown that over 700 new products has shown that approximately 60% of new products fail in the market place because there was no need for the product in the market; the product did not match the market need, poor market research, and poor product positioning. The study recommends that production companies consider implementing the design thinking process to create an exciting culture of innovation, empowers employees to think outside the box, reduce wastes, increase the speed to the market, and improve profitability. Monitoring and evaluation, the performance of the product in the market, as well as reactions to pricing, product quality, and packaging must be key consideration factors in such initiative. This will help proper pricing as well as collate data for future ventures and track the gains made after the introduction of the new, improved products.
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    Morphophonology of reduplication in Esahie.
    (2021) Owusu-Ansah, V.
    This paper discusses the interaction between constituent formation and alteration of sounds (i.e., morphophonology) in Akan reduplicated verb-forms. Specifically, we strive to look into two issues; the morphology of reduplicated verb stems and how the morphological manifestation(s) affect certain target sounds. With its morphology, we observe that reduplication of the Akan verb-stem is generally total and, through the Morphological Doubling Theory (Inkelas 2005; Inkelas and Zoll 2005), reduplication of Akan verb-stems is viewed as the double (or multiple) occurrence of a morphological constituent meeting a particular morpho- semantic description. That is to say, while there could be differences in structure between the reduplicant and the base, they are subject to a common phonology that determines a resulting shape of an output. With morphophonology, we observe that three issues are relevant in the discussion of the phonology of the reduplicated verbs in Akan. These are the application of vowel harmony, vowel shift in terms of height, and the realization of tonal semblance. Through thorough discussions, the paper finally explains that reduplication of verb-stems in Akan is morphophonologically driven. © 2013 The Authors and JLLS - Published by JLLS.