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Introduction to francophone African literature

Author: SC Okoli

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: FRE271

Topics: francophone African literature, Les Bases Historique, Politique et Sociale de la Littérature Africaine D’expression Française, Littérature Africaine D’expression Française, Importance de la Littérature, Evolution de la Littérature Africaine D’expression Française, Généralités sur la Prose, Le Roman, La Poésie Traditionnelle, La Poésie Moderne, Deux Poètes de la Négritude, Le Théâtre Africain D’expression Française, Les Contes, Généralités sur L’esthétique, L’esthétique au Service du Dramaturge

Ethical Theory and Business

Author: Denis Arnold, Tom Beauchamp, Norman Bowie

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: PHL242

Topics: Ethical Theory, Business practice, Corporate Responsibility, employee ethical treatment, Workplace diversity, Workplace discrimination, marketing, information disclosure, Emerging Technologies ethical issues, Environmental Sustainability, social justice, economic justice

Living Ethics

Author: Russ Shafer-Landau

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: PHL242

Topics: Living Ethics, morality, moral reasoning, skepticism, Good life, consequentialism, Kantian ethics, social contract theory, natural law, prima facie duties, virtue ethics, feminist ethics, ethics of care, moral problems, abortion, animals environment, Euthanasia, economic justice, economic equality, racism, terrorism, death penalty, drugs, genetic engineering, sexual morality

Introduction To Epistemology

Author: Adekunle Ibrahim

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: PHL203

Topics: Epistemology, History of Epistemology, Trends in Epistemology, Human Existence, knowledge, Conditions of Knowledge, Knowledge Situation, Types of Knowledge, Sources of Knowledge, Problems of Knowledge, Epistemological Theories, Rationalism, Empiricism, Constructivism, Pragmatism, Major theories of Truth, Notion of Truth, Types of Truth, Skepticism, beliefs, Arguments for skepticism, Arguments against Skepticism, Value of Skepticism, psychology, metaphysics, logic, Evolutionary Epistemology, Genetic Epistemology, Feminist Epistemology, Humanizing Epistemology, Social Epistemology, Naturalizing Epistemology, Integrative Epistemology, Empirical knowledge, Rational knowledge, Intuitive knowledge, Revealed knowledge, Authoritative knowledge, Perception, Memory, Abstraction

Media Ethics Cases and Moral Reasoning, 10th edition

Author: Clifford Christians, Mark Fackler, Kathy Brittain Richardson, Peggy Kres, Robert Woodshel

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: PHL242

Topics: Media Ethics Cases, Moral Reasoning, Institutional Pressures, Truth telling, social justice, privacy, advertising persuasion, Media Gatekeepers, Stereotyping Disability, anti-obesity, Ad blocking, native advertising, niche markets, ethical vision, Public Communication, persuasion, Conflicting Loyalties, representing political powers, entertainment, violence, profits, wealth, public trust, media scope, media depth, censorship

The Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics, 2nd edition

Author: Lee Wilkins, Clifford Christians

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: PHL242

Topics: Mass Media Ethics, Essential Shared Values, 21st Century Journalism, moral development, medial law, media ethic justice, professional practice, truth, objectivity, Photojournalism Ethics, diversity, Exploring Latin American Advertising Ethics, moral problems, Pornography Demand Ethical Critique, violence, normative culture, coercion, consent, social media struggle, Digital Ethics, peace journalism, Buddhist Moral Ethics, Communitarianism, Feminist Media Ethics, Spatial Ethics, Freedom of Expression, media ownership, media autonomy, democracy

Public Speaking

Author: Theodore Iyere

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG314

Topics: Public Speaking, persuasion, persuasion theories, audience analysis, selecting a topic, Persuasion techniques, persuasive speeches, hearing listening, types of listening, Effective Listening, Relationship Based Persuasion, Persuasive Communication, Verbal Messages, Social Judgment-Involvement Theory, Mass Media Effect Theories, Oral Tradition, public speaking ethics, speaker ethics, listener ethics, Inefficient Listening, Homogeneous Audiences, Heterogeneous Audiences

Discourse Analysis, 3rd edition

Author: Barbara Johnstone

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG352

Topics: Discourse Analysis, Discourse Analysis data, linguistic categories, language ideology, silence, intention, interpretation, speech acts, verbal art, verbal performance, discourse structure, discourse schemata, social identity, personal identity, Medium and Discourse Form, Medium and Discourse processing

Comparative Ethics in a Pluralistic Society

Author: Joseph Kerker

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: CTH423

Topics: Comparative Ethics, ethical theories, Christian Ethics, Islamic Religion ethics, Islamic Religion, Moral Values, Pluralistic Society, Pluralism, Morality, Meta Ethics, Analytic Ethics, Normative Ethics, Prescriptive ethics, Applied Ethics, Descriptive ethics, Obligation, human rights, Platonism, Hedonism, Cynicism, Moral Positivism, Ethical Hedonism, Utilitarianism, Social Ethics, Christian Theology, Revelation, Holy Scripture, Temporal Happiness, Welfare, Prophet Muhammad, Hegira

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Author: Kutub Thakur, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan

School: Air Force Institute of Technology

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: CYB102

Topics: Cybersecurity, computers, network, computer networks, internet, internet protocols, internet infrastructure, cyberattacks, denial of service, distributed denial of service, man-in-the-middle attacks, cryptojacking, SQL injection, spamming, cyberterrorism, digital property misappropriation, zero-day exploitation, phishing, digital vandalism, cyberstalking, cyber frauds, cyber forgery, Equifax data theft, VPNfilter cyberattack, Wannacry ransom attack, peta cyberattack, US Election manipulation, power grid hacking, shadow network attack, GitHub DDos attack, under armor account hacking, computer malware, virus, trojan horse, rootkit, spyware, worms, adware, scareware, browser hijacker, computer firewall, antivirus software, anti-spyware software, anti-spam software, security updates, social engineering attack, password management, intrusion detection systems, multi-factor authentication, secure sockets layer, virtual private network, wireless network security, LAN vulnerabilities, secure online shopping, internet browsing, secure electronic transactions, web fraud detection systems, mobile security, mobile application management, cybersecurity standards, information security forum standards, payment card industry data security standard

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