Profile
Michael Kissi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Tourism Management, Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU). Michael has been an academic staff member of the CCTU, formerly Cape Coast Polytechnic, since 1st April 2003, some 22 years now and counting. During this period, Michael has contributed greatly to the growth of the University in the areas of teaching, research and grants or project proposal writing, and community service. He has served as the Head, Department of Tourism Management for a cumulative period of six years; the Vice Dean, School of Applied Arts, CCTU for about a year; Director of Open and Distance Learning for two years; Head, Department of Fashion Design and Textile Studies for a year; and a member of the academic board of the university for a cumulative period of nine years.
In addition, he has served on other Boards and Committees within the University and beyond, including the School of Applied Arts, and the School of Applied Sciences and Technology Boards, the Eagle FM Board, the CCTU Co-Operative Credit Union Board of Directors, the Partnership for Applied Sciences (PASS) Committee, and the Central Regional Coordinating Committee of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Michael has also served as a Resource Person for the Japanese International Co-Operation Agency (JICA) for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, and was a Rapporteur for one of the Sub-Committees of the National Dialogue for Tertiary Education in 2016, and so on.
In the area of teaching, he has participated in the training of over one thousand three hundred graduates of the Department from 2003 to 2024. He has also supervised ninety-two (92) project works over the period. He has participated in developing the curricula for the Department of Tourism Management, including the curricula for the B.Tech. Tourism Management programme, both the top-up and the Four-Year programmes, which have been duly accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC); the re-accreditation of the HND Tourism programme; and the CTVET-accredited Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management programme.
Academic Qualification
| # | Qualifications |
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| 1 | M.Phil(Tourism-2010,UCC), B.Sc(Tourism-2001,UCC) |
Publications
| Publications |
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| Agyefi-Mensah, S., Kissi M., & Attom, B. (2025). Triple top line thinking for triple bottom line performance: Reflections on outcomes of CCTU Eco-Guesthouse business plan development. African Journal of Applied Research,11(1), 588-621. https://ajaronline.com/index.php/AJAR/article/view/871/538 |
| Quaye, F. J., Kissi, M., & Hagan, P. (2025). Learning beyond the classroom: Exploring tourism students’ perceptions of experiential teaching methods. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 12(2), 693-709. https://doi.org/10.51244/IJRSI.2025.12020059 |
| Sanful, R. E., Commey, V., Okech, R. N., & Kissi, M. (2024). An assessment of promoting culinary tourism in Ghana. African Journal of Applied Research, 10(1), 495-510. http://doi.org/10.26437/ajar.30.06.2024.31 |
| Owusu-Mintah, S.B., & Kissi, M. (2017). Employability skills: Perspectives from employers and tourism graduates, in Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences (JOSS), 8(1), 57-73. |
| Owusu-Mintah, S.B., & Kissi, M. (2016). Motivation and improvement in employee performance in the restaurant industry in Ghana. African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR), 2(2), 84-96. |
| Kissi, M., & Owusu-Mintah, S.B. (2015). Quality assurance in Ghanaian Hotels and restaurants, In African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR) 2(2), 72-82 |
| Owusu-Mintah S.B. & Kissi, M. (2012) Assessing the effectiveness of internship in tourism education and training in Ghana. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, (IJCRB), September, 4(5), 521-540. |
| Kissi, M., & Owusu-Mintah, S.B. (2015). Quality Assurance in Ghanaian Hotels and Restaurants, African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR), 2(1), 72-82. |
| Kissi, M., Owusu-Mintah, S. B. & Buako, I. (2012, June). The use of ICT by selected hotels in Agona Swedru in the Central Region of Ghana. In Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Applied Research Conference at Koforidua Polytechnic, 25th-28th June |
Awards & Grants
No staff awards or grants
Conferences Attended
| Conference & Workshops |
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| Participant, Association of Africa Universities’ (AAU) Webinar on, “Quality Assurance in Research: The Grey Areas.” Resource Person: Dr. Violet Makuku, AAU QA Specialist and Projects Officer |
| Tourism Curriculum and Sustainable Development Workshop, Partnership for Applied Sciences Workshop, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, and International University of Bad-Honnef (IUBH), Bonn, Germany |
| Participant, Ghana Tourism Authority’s Single Window Sensitization Project Workshop on Digitisation, Integration and Promotion of the Tourism Industry in Ghana held at the Capital Hill Hotel, Cape Coast |
| Participant, Partnership for Applied Sciences (PASS) Project Launch and Kick-off Meeting on Eco-Guesthouse Proposal and Business Plan Development |
| Participant, Trainer of Trainers Course in the Theory and Practice of Tour Guiding. Organised by the Tour Guides Association of Ghana (TORGAG) at the Cape Coast; with Practical Field Trip to 5 Regions of Ghana (Central Region to Brong Ahafo Region) |
| Participant, Tourism Booster Seminar organised by the Ghana Tourism Authority, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, and Musicians Union of Ghana. Venue: Coconut Grove Beach Resort, Elmina. Theme: Enhancing the Capacity of Operators in the Hospitality Industry in Ghana for Increased Tourism Inflows |
| Participant, Workshop on Sensitization of Technical Universities on the Implementation of the New Competency-Based Training (CBT) Grading System |
| Participant, Higher Education Leadership Seminar Organised by Cape Coast Technical University Management for Heads of Departments, Directorates, Schools, and Administration. Resource Person: Dr. Paul Effah, Former Executive Secretary, NCTE; and President, Radford University College, East Legon, Accra |
| Member, Syndicate Group Three, Plenary Session 1, 2nd November 2016. Topic: Collaboration between Industry and Academia: The Future of Tertiary Education in Ghana (National Summit on Tertiary Education in Ghana, Mensvic Hotel, Accra) |
| Member, Syndicate Group One, Plenary Session 2, 3rd November, 2016. Topic: Building Quality Assurance Systems to Deliver 21st Century Education in Ghana (National Summit on Tertiary Education in Ghana, Mensvic Hotel, Accra) |
Positions Held
No position held
Research Interests
No research interest
