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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Charity Obaa Afi Ampomah, Ashesi University; Heather Beem, Ashesi University

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Africa. According to the World Bank [2], Sub-Saharan African countriescurrently lack the engineering capacity required for developmental needs especially in areaslike manufacturing and infrastructure. It is therefore imperative to better understand howpedagogical practices may impact student self-perceptions towards innovation. As thisunderstanding is formed, best practices can be suggested to foster student problem-solvingprowess for economic development.Ashesi University in Ghana is a small, private institution, which aims to offer a moreexperiential approach than the norm. The majority of the students are Ghanaians, but 26% areinternational, coming from 34 countries across Africa [3]. Nearly all come in with similarbackgrounds in terms of