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Integrating Local Environmental Conditions In An Engineering Program Towards Globalization

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dc.contributor.author Ofosu, Willie K.
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. Distance Learning and Professional Education
dc.contributor.corporatename International Association for Continuing Engineering Education
dc.contributor.corporatename Pennsylvania State University. Wilkes-Barre Campus
dc.date.accessioned 2008-09-08T12:22:12Z
dc.date.available 2008-09-08T12:22:12Z
dc.date.issued 2008-05-21
dc.description This presentation was part of the session : Technology to Support Instructors, Part Two en
dc.description IACEE 11th World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education
dc.description Dr. Willie K. Ofosu is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania State University. He teaches telecommunications, wireless systems, networking, optoelectronics and analog and digital electronics at the WilkesBarre campus. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IET (England) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England. He is currently involved in international activities in cooperation with some faculty members at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He is an advocate of diversity in the education field. Dr. Ofosu received his Ph.D. from the Electronic Systems Engineering Department at Essex University in England.
dc.description.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. en
dc.description.sponsorship Distance Learning and Professional Education ; International Association for Continuing Engineering Education en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24497
dc.language.iso en_US en
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en
dc.relation.ispartofseries WCCEE08. Technology en
dc.subject Broadband Powerline Communication (BPL)
dc.subject Dissemination of information
dc.subject Developing countries
dc.title Integrating Local Environmental Conditions In An Engineering Program Towards Globalization en
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