Dr. Adasa Nkrumah Kofi Frimpong is a lecturer in Information Technology and the current acting Head of Department, Academic and Administrative Computing, under the IT Service Directorate, of the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED). He manages computing infrastructure, including the university’s Learning Management System (LMS). He is a distinguished teacher and had his foundational education in Ghana and abroad between 2003 – 2020. He has over eleven years’ experience in university administration and teaching.

He is a distinguished figure in Information Technology Education. He served on the recent Ghana Ministry of Education National Education Forum Stakeholders’ Engagement, Quality Assure and Supervisor of the 2024 National Service Scheme (NSS) Pedagogy Training and the National Teaching Council (NTC) Preparation Meeting and Facilitators Training by the NTC in Collaboration with the NSS and the Ghana Education Service (GES) with support from the Transforming Teaching, Education and Learning (T-TEL). He also served on the Review of General Pedagogy Manual for Untrained Teachers in Ghana by the NTC, NSS, and GES. He is a member and a key contributor on the Special Postgraduate Diploma in Education for NSS in Ghana.

Adasa continues to make significant strides in Education as a recognized participant of the Annual General Meeting of the Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET). He is a key member of UNESCO, Microsoft, and Tablet Academy’s Digital Skills Development and Capacity Building Programme for AAMUSTED, serving as Master Teacher Trainer (MTT). He has also served as Chief Examiner in Information Technology Education for several tertiary institutions in Ghana, including the AAMUSTED Colleges of Education Affiliate institutions. He has a wealth of experience in Test Item-Writing and Moderation for several tertiary institutions, like the Jackson University College.

As a member of the OSIS Committee, he played a significant role in seeing to the migration of students’ results from the erstwhile University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to the AAMUSTED Students’ Information System. Dr. Adasa Nkrumah Kofi Frimpong has several seminal researches with top publications indexed in the Web of Science, Scopus, etc. He is a reviewer for top international journals including IEEE Access, Electronic Commerce Research, SAGEOpen, Financial Innovation, etc.

Adasa was seconded as the first Teaching Assistant in the Department of Information Technology Education, University of Education, Winneba, Kumasi Campus, now AAMUSTED, then as a lecturer and Head of Department, Department of Information and Communications Technology at the Christ Apostolic University College (CAUC) – Kumasi – Ghana. He was also a lecturer at the Business School of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Again, he was a researcher at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland. And also worked at the International Students Section of the School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC).

As a distinguished university lecturer, he has taught several courses at the postgraduate and undergraduate levels. Selected courses include Data Mining and Data Ware Housing, Data Communications and Networking, Cybercrime Prevention & Protection, Cyber Intelligence and Forensics Analysis, Electronic Commerce, Electronic Business, Emerging Trends in Information Technology, Application of Technology in Education, and many more.

Dr. Adasa received his PhD in Management Science and Engineering (Data Mining and E-Business) from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2020. He holds Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Information Technology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Master of Science (MSc.) Business Information System from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, and Master of Science (MSc.) Computer Science from the University of Camerino, Italy. He completed his Bachelor of Education (BEd.- Honors) in Information Technology from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.

Academic Qualifications

• • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Management Science and Engineering (Data Mining and E-Business), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC),
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Information Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
  • Master of Science (MSc.) Business Information System, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland.
  • Master of Science (MSc.) Computer Science, University of Camerino, Italy: 2012 – 2014.
  • Bachelor of Education (BEd.- Honors) Information Technology, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.

Professional Affiliations/ Memberships

• • Member, University Teachers Association Ghana (UTAG)

Teaching Interests

• • The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
  • Data Weaponization
  • Educational Futures
  • Data Mining and Data Ware Housing
  • Data Communications and Networking
  • Cybercrime Prevention & Protection
  • Cyber Intelligence and Forensics Analysis
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Business
  • Emerging Trends in Information Technology
  • Application of Technology in Education

Research Interests and Supervision

• • The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
  • Data Weaponization
  • Educational Futures

Selected Publications

1. • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Adu-Gyamfi, S., & Amoah, M. (2022). Sustainable Governance: social media and Voter Realignment, the Case of Ghana. International Journal of Technology, Policy, and Management. https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijtpm
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Amoah, M., & Adu-Gyamfi, S. (2022). Government Information Access on social media and Voting Realignment. SAGE Open.
   • Hossin Md Altab, Yinping, M., Md Sajjad, H., Kofi Frimpong, Adasa Nkrumah (2022). Understanding Online Consumer Textual Reviews and Rating: Review Length with Moderated Multiple Regression Analysis Approach, Sage Open (ISSN: 2158-2440), 12(1) [accepted] [SSCI; IF=1.356; JCR Q2]
   • Addo Prince, C., Dorgbefu Jnr, M., Bakabbey, K. N., Akpatsa Kofi, S., Ohemeng Asare, A., Dagadu, J. C., Oliver, B. K., & Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (2021). Video Ads in Digital Marketing and Sales: A Big Data Analytics Using Scrapy Web Crawler Mining. Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Adu-Gyamfi, S., & Chukwudu-mebi Obiora, S. (2020). Context of the Ghanaian government: social media and access to Information. In J. Kacprzyk (Ed.), Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Nyame, G., & Hossin, M. A. (2020). The Impact of Social Media Political Activists on Voting Patterns. Political Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-020-09632-3
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Amoah, M., & Hossin, M. A. (2020). From the algorithmic and emergent mindset to the heuristic mindset of reviewing literature. Quality & Quantity. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-020-01065-8
   • Obiora, S. C., Bamisile, O., Opoku-Mensah, E., & Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (2020). Impact of Banking and Financial Systems on Environmental Sustainability: An Overarching Study of Developing, Emerging, and Developed Economies. Sustainability, 12(19), 8074. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12198074
   • Asaah, J. A., Yunfei, S., Wadei, K. A., & Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (2019). Cultural orientations and product innovation in the Ghanaian banking sector. The Service Industries Journal, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2019.1569635
   • Hossin, Md Altab, Mu, Y., Fang, J., & Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (2019). Influence of picture presence in reviews on online seller product rating: Moderation role approach. KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, 13(12). https://doi.org/10.3837/tiis.2019.12.017
   • , A., Chai, J., Kofi Frimpong, A. N., & Umair, A. (2019). The Impact of Social Media on E-Commerce Use Behavior. International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Gyamfi, S. A., & Asaah, J. A. (2018). Heterogeneity of Subjective Norm, Perceived Usefulness, Online Shopping Behavior, and Purchase Intention As Online Shopping Factors. 2018 Management, Knowledge and Learning – Technology, Innovation, and Industrial Management International Conference.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Gyamfi, S. A., & Hossin, M. A. (2018). Online shopping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana. Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Information Management & Management Science – IMMS ’18, 58–66. https://doi.org/10.1145/3277139.3277151
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Li, P., Safia., A., & Hossin, M. A. (2018). Mobile Money Transfer: The Process Model Perspective. Proceedings of the 2018 9th International Conference on E-Business, Management and Economics – ICEME 2018, 28–35. https://doi.org/10.1145/3271972.3271986
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Ping, L., Safia, A., & Altab Hossin, M. (2018). Mobile Money Transfer: The Customer Journey Perspective. https://doi.org/10.1145/3271972.3271987
   • Budu, K. W. A., Mu, Y., Mireku, K. K., & Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (2018). An Empirical Study of E-learning Readiness Factors Influencing E-learning Systems Outcomes in Ghana’s Tertiary Education Institutions. International Journal of Educational Research.
   • Hossin, M.A., Sarker, M. N. I., Xiaohua, Y., & Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (2018). Development dimensions of E-commerce in Bangladesh: Scope, challenges, and threats. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. https://doi.org/10.1145/3277139.3277152
   • Sarker, M. N. I., Hossin, M. A., Kofi Frimpong, A. N., & Xiaohua, Y. (2018). Promoting information resource management for E-government through big data approach. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. https://doi.org/10.1145/3277139.3277155
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., & Adu Gyamfi, S. (2016). Drive-In” as E-Commerce Strategy in Ghana. Managing Innovation and Diversity in Knowledge Society Through Turbulent Time: Proceedings of the MakeLearn and TIIM Joint International Conference 2016. https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:tkp:mklp16:461-473
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., & Vaccari, C. (2015). The Internet Trends and Experience: The Case of Ghana. Managing Intellectual Capital and Innovation for Sustainable and Inclusive Society: Managing Intellectual Capital and Innovation; Proceedings of the MakeLearn and TIIM Joint International Conference 2015.

Book Publications

1. • Kofi Frimpong, A. N., Adu-Gyamfi, S., & Ansong-Gyimah, K. (2022). Methods of Teaching Information Technology. Payless Publication Limited ISBN:978-9988-3-2715-6.
   • Adu-Gyamfi, S., Kofi Frimpong, A. N., & Ansong-Gyimah, K. (2022). Rethinking Technology in Education: Issues for Pre-Service Teachers. Ashemetro Prints ISBN: 978-9988-3-2890-0.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (Under Review). Computing for Basic 7: Teachers’ Guide (Based on the 2020 NaCCA Computing Curriculum). Approachers Ghana.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (Under Review). Computing for Basic 7 (Based on the 2020 NaCCA Computing Curriculum). Approachers Ghana.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (Under Review). Computing for Basic 8: Teachers Guide (Based on the 2020 NaCCA Computing Curriculum). Approachers Ghana.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (Under Review). Computing for Basic 8 (Based on the 2020 NaCCA Computing Curriculum). Approachers Ghana.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (Under Review). Computing for Basic 9: Teachers Guide (Based on the 2020 NaCCA Computing Curriculum). Approachers Ghana.
   • Kofi Frimpong, A. N. (Under Review). Computing for Basic 9 (Based on the 2020 NaCCA Computing Curriculum). Approachers Ghana.