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Contact-new.svg Stephen Jobson Mitchual
Website:My WikiEducator Page
Employer:University of Education, Winneba
Occupation:Lecturer / Vice Dean of Student's Affairs
Nationality:Ghanaian
Country:Ghana
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Title: Mr
Name: Stephen Jobson Mitchual
Department: Design & Technology Education
Position: Lecturer / Vice Dean of Student's Affairs
Email: smichual@yahoo.com


PROFILE

  • Email: smichual@yahoo.com
  • Contact No.: 0244248327 / 0205111915

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • The use of lesser used timber species (LUS) for structural development
  • Wood machining
  • Timber mechanics
  • Issues in Technology Education

ON-GOING RESEARCH

  • Poverty reduction in rural communities in Ghana through application of lesser used timber species (LUS) for development of structures.
  • Characterisation of durability properties of stem wood and branch wood of some tropical hardwood species.
  • Teacher's self-efficacy and length of service for professional and non-professional teachers.
  • The use of rubber tree planted in Ghana as a raw material for furniture production.



COURSE MATERIALS

Course Outlines

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Lessons


Assignments

Assignments and Other informations will be posted here. Visit this page frequently to find out any new changes made.

ARTICLES / JOURNALS

  • Okai R, Mitchual S. J, K Frimpong-Mensah. (2006). Optimisation techniques of saw teeth deflection and lumber thickness variation. Journal of precision engineering, Vol 30. pp 39 - 46.



SPEECHES / PRESENTATIONS

  • Mitchual S. J, Okai R, K. Frimpong-Mensah. (2007). Optimising lumber production through improved accruracy of side clearance of bandsaw teeth and quality control measures. 5th Inter-faculty seminar, College of Technology Education, Kumasi.


  • Okai R, Mitchual S. J, K. Frimpong-Mensah, (2001). Sawing accuracy of stellite-tipped and swage - set bandsaw blades when sawing a tropical hardwood at a Ghanaian sawmill. Proceedings of the 15th international wood machining seminar. wood machining institute, Berkeley, C.A. USA. 222-238PP.



BOOKS WRITTEN

  • Mitchual S. J Banahene N. O, F. Donkor (unpublished). Relationship between teacher's self-efficacy and length of teaching experience for professional and non-professional teachers.


  • Woodwork Technology I - TVET Distance learning manual (Submitted for publication)


  • Woodwork Technology IV - TVET Distance learning manual (Submitted for publication)



DESERTATIONS

  • Performance of a bandsaw blade used in rip-sawing Wawa (Triplochiton scleroxylon) at a Ghanaian sawmill. (2002) (Unpublished dissertation at Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, KNUST)
  • Performance of students in physics - A case study of Winneba and Achimota secondary schools. (1998) (Unpublished dissertation at school of graduate studies, UCC)


  • A survey of irrigation cost in Ghana. (1993) (Unpublished dissertation at school of engineering, KNUST)