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Integrating Local Environmental Conditions In An Engineering Program Towards Globalization
Integrating Local Environmental Conditions In An Engineering Program Towards Globalization
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Ofosu, Willie K.
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Abstract
Technological advancements in the present age have assumed such proportions that all
activities are being driven by technology in one form or another. Such is the case in this
information age where it can be considered that effective dissemination of information
can accelerate the learning process and therefore the choice of technology for the
dissemination has some importance.
On a national scale, the target group may be in urban or rural areas, or in both urban and
rural areas. At the present, the choice of technology for this purpose is the Internet. This
is because it combines the speed of transmitting information and the multitasking
functionality of computers hence different sources of information can be accessed
quickly. Computers also provide access to a vast resource of educational materials. The
added advantage of having global connectivity will enable the user in a developing nation
to access developmental information from other nations. To people in developing
countries like Ghana, the process will improve the knowledge base of Ghanaians, and
hence the country’s developmental progress.
Dissemination of information may be a problem even in urban areas in a third world
country such as Ghana. It is therefore needful to find a means of communication that is
effective as well as relatively inexpensive that can reach people in both urban and rural
areas. The technology of choice for this purpose is Broadband Powerline Communication
(BPL). The BPL technology combines transmission of power and data along the power
line and that makes the line behave as a traveling wave antenna. The engineers and
technicians who will work on the system will need to be updated in topics that relate to
the system. These are power transmission, data transmission, antenna theory, and
electromagnetic radiation through the radio space. This paper discusses the cooperative
effort between Penn State WilkesBarre
and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology (KNUST) in Ghana in incorporating local environmental conditions in a
telecommunications program at the baccalaureate level through a student project.
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Distance Learning and Professional Education ; International Association for Continuing Engineering Education
Date Issued
2008-05-21
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