Medifem Hospital – Efficient Customer Journey/Experience

Undergraduate thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, May 2022The mission of Medifem is to provide cherished healthcare experiences to improve the quality of life of patients, their families, and the community. Medifem’s ways of communicating with their customers have not given their customers the desired customer experience. Front desk interaction with customers is unwelcoming. Customers also struggle to find their way around the hospital. As a result, Medifem's healthcare service communication methods need to be improved to enhance client interaction and experience. With that, the team explored solution frameworks and technology that will enable Medifem to match its exceptional healthcare service ambit to its service delivery approach. The purpose of this project is to improve the customer journey experience at Medifem through effective communication methods that provide a more enhanced/immersive experience for its customers. To achieve an efficient customer experience, the team has designed a customer service training manuals which would be used to create a comprehensive customer service training framework by the respective Medifem team to help improve front desk interactions. Also, the team has created Medifem hospital maps to help customers easily navigate Medifem.Ashesi Universit

Exportation of Made in Ghana Goods as a Tool for Development and Development of the Economy

Undergraduate thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration / Computer Science / Management Information Systems, May 2022.Using yearly data from 1987 to 2021, the research looked at the influence of exporting Made in Ghana goods, thus the finished goods, on Ghana's economic development. The research investigates long-run and short-run correlations between exportation of domestically produced goods and gross domestic product using prominent time series econometric approaches such as cointegration and vector error correction approximations (GDP). In Ghana, the Johansen’s cointegration test indicated that real GDP, exported goods and domestically produced goods had long-run correlations. Using the regression method, there was also an indication of bi-directional causation linking exported goods and GDP development. According to the research, substantial gross capital creation has favorable effects on real GDP in both the short and long run. In the long run, domestically produced goods had an optimistic impact on GDP, but it had a favorable impact on real GDP development in the previous year in the short run. All factors were statistically significant at the 7% significance level in the long run. The alteration rate to the long-run equilibrium implied that the correction is relatively quick. The research concludes that policymakers should focus on maintaining an open that focuses more on the finished goods and export-oriented policy to secure economic development and effectively stimulate economic development for export expansion.Ashesi Universit

Design and implementation of a dust clearning machine to reduce dust soiling on solar PV panels

Capstone Project submitted to the Department of Engineering, Ashesi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, May 2022Renewable Energy (RE) has massive potential to meet the world s energy demand. Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) are how RE can be harnessed to supplement energy requirements. Solar Photovoltaic modules are some of the most widely used RETs globally. Natural environmental factors such as Dust soiling tend to reduce the efficiency of Solar Photovoltaic modules by reducing their output power. In Ghana, residential and industrial settings aim to solve problems with dust soiling on solar panels by hiring workers to clean solar panels manually. This method, however, raises concerns regarding safety and labour costs. This project seeks to design and implement a dust-cleaning machine to reduce dust soiling on solar panels to improve operational efficiency. This would provide an effective solution to dust soiling, resolve safety concerns, and eliminate labour costs. The paper methodologically sequences the design requirements through major design decisions, material selection, analytical and numerical comparisons, prototyping, and testing of the proposed remedy to the dust soiling problem. The fabricated system for a 20 W size solar panel measured a cleaning rate of 0.016 m2/s and 0.018 m2/s for forward and reversed motions, respectively. The machine s sprinklers also sprayed 6.65 cm3 of water for every cleaning second. Per the design proposal, thus for ten 20-watt mounted solar panels, the machine consumes about 12.1% of the rated power of the solar panels. Finally, the dust cleaning machine yielded average cleaning effectiveness of 86.2% when using only the solar panel cleaning brush to clean dust from the panel surface.Ashesi Universit

Assessing the effect of inequality on sectoral economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Undergraduate thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, May 2022Inequality has received much attention over the recent years due to its numerous effects on growth in an economy. Existing studies on the effects on inequality have been widely documented especially on economic growth. However, most of these studies have focused on inequality and economic growth at the aggregate level, while little consideration is given to sectoral growth. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between inequality and growth in the agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors for the sub-Saharan Africa region. The study employed the Ordinary Least Squares regression model on pooled crosssectional data from 30 SSA countries with their most recent available data. The results revealed that a significant negative relationship exists between inequality and growth in the manufacturing sector. On the other hand, a negative non-significant relationship was found between inequality and agricultural growth and a positive insignificant relationship for the service sector. Ultimately, the significant negative relationship found implies that in the presence of high inequality, growth in the manufacturing sector is reduced. Hence, in the fight against inequality, policy makers and government bodies must gear their redistributive and welfare efforts more towards the manufacturing sector.Ashesi Universit

LAMBER: An emergency response system for ambulance requests and first aid guide

Applied project submitted to the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Ashesi University, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, May 2022Emergency Medical Services operations in Ghana are posing a challenge to the health sector in Ghana. Many people do not have access to emergency response services, let along good amenities to secure their good health. Unfortunately, there is no digital application in Ghana that will allow people to request emergency response services to make life easier. LAMBER is an emergency medical service software application that has three main applications for patients, clinics, and paramedics. The system offers two major services namely ambulance requests and First-Aid guides for potential patients. The system will allow patients to create requests and link them to the nearest ambulances based on their location. The patients are given the luxury to choose their ambulances and can send a general message to all available ambulances in case of any unforeseen emergencies. Future work includes developing an AI-powered first aid guide.Ashesi Universit

Detection, classification and mitigation of power quality disturbances on the Ashesi University L.V. distribution network

Capstone Project submitted to the Department of Engineering, Ashesi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, May 2022This paper seeks to provide a system for ensuring quality power supply at Ashesi University. The system would be based on ESP32 MCU board, and capable of measuring electrical power supply quantities and also offering protection against sustained power interruption, overvoltage, and undervoltage to the valuable power electronic equipment at the school. The hardware setup is capable of offering protection to 3-phase loads in real time. Throughout this paper, the hardware and software setup is emphasized and analyzed in detail, in-terms of specific components used such as the PZEM-004T from which the parameters are read using the ESP32 as well as firebase- which was used to design the database and host the web application. On top of reading the values, ESP32 is utilized for logging the data onto firebase real-time database through the inbuilt Wi-Fi module, for visualization of the data. RMS voltage and current, active power and power factor are closely monitored in comparison with the IEEE standards to help determine opening and closure of the relay module in-case of detrimental power disturbances. The system was able to read and log the data into an online database, and analysis of these readings in line with the set standards indicated proper operation of the system.Ashesi Universit

Design and implementation of an anti-theft vehicle tracking system using LoRa technology

Capstone Project submitted to the Department of Engineering, Ashesi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, May 2022In recent times, vehicle tracking systems have been introduced to reduce the number of stolen items such as phones, cars, or other devices. As years go by, these tracking devices are improved with additions such as vehicle monitoring components to ensure the safety of drivers. Such components include temperature sensors, fuel sensors, motion sensors, and many others. This paper encompasses designing and implementing an anti -theft vehicle tracking system using Arduino nano 33 BLE sense, GPS, and LoRa technology. The main components of the device include an Arduino nano 33 BLE sense, a GPS module, a LoRa transceiver, and a gateway. The Arduino nano BLE sense is embedded with a proximity sensor; the temperature sensor detects temperatures in the vehicle for the owner to be alerted when the temperature in the car rises above normal. The reading from the proximity sensor also enables the device to alert the owner when motion is detected around the car. The Arduino is interfaced with the other main components and placed inside the vehicle to be tracked. When the car is accessed, the user gets a notification and can turn the car's fuel tank which is represented by a DC motor in this project.Ashesi Universit

Ghana Beyond Aid: Reimagining the Role of Higher Educational Institutions in Ghana

An Undergraduate Thesis Submitted to The Department of Business Administration, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Bachelor’s Degree inBusiness AdministrationThis thesis aimed to identify the roles that higher education (HE) could play towards Ghana’s efforts to go beyond the reliance on aid; popularly known as the Ghana Beyond Aid GBA). An investigation was made into the role that HE played in the development of the Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea) from the 1960s till date. Using a mixed method, a correlational analysis was done to identify the relationship between HE and economic growth. The GDP of the countries was used as the measure of economic growth while the Gross enrollment ratio for tertiary education and human capital index were used as measures of HE. A narrative analysis was used to compare how HE was aligned with national objectives, used to champion important social values. A strong positive relationship was found between HE and economic growth for the selected countries. Secondly, it was found that the Tigers invested more in HE and did better in linking HE to their development objectives than Ghana. Additionally, HE in the tiger states focused on the sciences which made them better importers of technology while that of Ghana paid more attention to the humanities. Finally, the HE system of the Tigers did better in championing attitudes supportive of development than Ghana’s. The study recommends that: i) Ghana comes up with a long term development strategy which would determine the focus of HE ii) Supportive attitudes like savings, hard work, and responsibility be championed through the HE in Ghana iii) That a research be made into the most important skills that should be considered when Ghana comes up with the development strategy. Keywords: Higher Education (HE), Asian Tigers, Economic development, Development strategy, Ghana Beyond Aid (GBA), Foreign Aid.Ashesi University, Ghana

Electricity theft detection in low voltage networks using a simulation approach

Capstone Project submitted to the Department of Engineering, Ashesi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, May 2022This project seeks to conduct investigations and analyses on how the injection of a highfrequency signal into low voltage networks can help detect and hence mitigate the occurrences of power theft on these low voltage lines. The main power theft occurrences that will be explored are meter bypassing and direct hooking.Ashesi Universit

Assessing the Effect of Inequality on Sectoral Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Undergraduate thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science Degree in Business AdministrationInequality has received much attention over the recent years due to its numerous effects on growth in an economy. Existing studies on the effects on inequality have been widely documented especially on economic growth. However, most of these studies have focused on inequality and economic growth at the aggregate level, while little consideration is given to sectoral growth. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between inequality and growth in the agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors for the sub-Saharan Africa region. The study employed the Ordinary Least Squares regression model on pooled crosssectional data from 30 SSA countries with their most recent available data. The results revealed that a significant negative relationship exists between inequality and growth in the manufacturing sector. On the other hand, a negative non-significant relationship was found between inequality and agricultural growth and a positive insignificant relationship for the service sector. Ultimately, the significant negative relationship found implies that in the presence of high inequality, growth in the manufacturing sector is reduced. Hence, in the fight against inequality, policy makers and government bodies must gear their redistributive and welfare efforts more towards the manufacturing sector.Ashesi Universit