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27 Aug

Computing on Encrypted Data:What, Why and How!

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Degree Level: 
Undergraduate Degree
Name of Presenter : 
Dr. Angelo De Caro, From ENS, Paris.
Venue: 
DCSIT Huawei Lab 2014-03-13
Chairperson: 
Dr. Elizabeth Quaglia,Visiting Lecturer, DCSIT
Datetime: 
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 13:00
Category: 
Seminar
Abstract: 
Using encryption anyone can securely store data on the cloud. While this provides clear benefits, it also has some significant drawbacks. For instance, it is commonly believed that encrypted data cannot be manipulated without first being decrypted, making the encrypted data static. Therefore a fundamental question arises: Can we process encrypted data without having to decryot it first? In this talk, we will try to answer this question in a variety of settings, exploring one of the most exciting research areas in cryptography
Degree Type: 
Master of PhilosophyDepartment of French
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
Degree Type: 
Master of PhilosophyDepartment of French
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
Entry Requirements: 

Basically practitioners in GES and professionals from non-governmental organizations as well as the private sector.  Candidates must have a good first degree, at least a Second Class (Hons.) degree from a recognized University or an analogous institution.

Didactics of Nature of French

The course introduces students to an analytic view of language as a tool for communication, and also suggests ways of examining and comparing different methods used in teaching French as a foreign language.It provides an analytic introduction to various aspects bordering on language teaching and learning: the differences between the concepts of language acquisition and learning, inter-language, cognitive theories as they relate to foreign language learning in a multicultural environment and the intercultural dimension of teaching and learning.  This course also introduces students to new approaches, that is, the thematic, comparative and contextualization approaches for teaching culture/civilization. Emphasis shall be laid on French culture and African Francophone culture(s).

 

Course Code: 
FRE 826
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 500
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
French

Discourse Analysis

The course in discourse analysis has a broader outlook than theories in syntax, for there is more to using language and communicating successfully with others, than being able to produce correct sentences.  It is therefore designed to help students acquire the necessary skills and techniques relating to the production of coherent discourse. This course therefore introduces students to different theories of discourse, types and characteristics of discourse as well as the concepts of cohesion and coherence in discourse.  It also focuses on other issues such as, conversational maxims and implicatures, address terms and interpersonal relations in discourse argumentation and ambiguity and the role of culture in discourse.

Course Code: 
FRE 825
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 500
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
French

Sociolinguistics

The course is designed to introduce students to contemporary sociolinguistic concepts and their implications vis-à-vis language teaching and learning.  The course focuses specifically on the variationist (W. Labov) and interactionist (J. Gumperz) concepts in order to help students understand better language dynamics and their own linguistic context.  In this regard, students will be introduced to concepts relating to language policies and planning, linguistic norms, bilingualism, plurilingualism, diglossia and linguistic awareness in a multicultural society with particular reference to Ghana and Francophone West Africa in particular.  It will also be necessary to examine/evaluate language policies and social representations of language (e.g. English and African Languages) in some selected West African countries including Ghana.

Course Code: 
FRE 824
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 500
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
French

Methodology of Teaching French as a Foreign Language

This course will examine, among others, the intercultural dimension of teaching and learning of French, especially in the Ghanaian setting, textbooks for teaching French,

curriculum development and nature of speech as opposed to written language. The course, which is diachronic in approach, aims at an overview of the various theories and

their evolution in Didactics.  The critical analysis of the general theories will allow for an analysis of the Ghanaian context.

Course Code: 
FRE 823
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 500
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
French

General Linguistics in French

The course in Linguistics is meant to offer students a sound grounding in various linguistic concepts in structuralism, distributionalism and transformationalism.  It exposes them to new theories and methodological analysis developed by different schools of thought.  In fact, the main objective here is to help students acquire a general overview of new trends relating to language science.  It will also offer students the necessary tools and techniques for critical thinking in semantics, phonetics, structural and transformational linguistics among others.

Course Code: 
FRE 822
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 500
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
French

Research Methods

The course aims at exposing students to new trends in research methodology in the area of Linguistics and Language Science in general.  It introduces students to different

types of research methods such as the empirical, participatory, quantitative and qualitative procedures.  The course also focuses on data management systems, structured

and semi-structured interviews as well as computer applications and analysis. Finally, it exposes students to skills in writing research proposals and information retrieval.

Course Code: 
FRE 801
No. of Credits: 
4
Level: 
Level 500
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
African Literature and Civilization (French)
French
Linguistics and Didactics in French
Degree Type: 
Master of PhilosophyDepartment of French
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
About Programme: 

The rationale behind the review of the programme is to broaden the scope and afford students the opportunity to acquire an analytic overview of new trends in the various disciplines. 

It is also to make the courses more practical-oriented, thus allowing for a critical analysis of the Ghanaian context.

Entry Requirements: 

Basically practitioners in GES and professionals from non-governmental organizations as well as the private sector.  Candidates must have a good first degree, at

least a Second Class (Hons.) degree from a recognized University or an analogous institution.

 

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