Mr. Henry Osborn Quarshie
(Director: Communication and Strategic Marketing)
Contact:
Phone: 233-208122410
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Office Hours: Primary Department: School of Informatics & Engineering
Education/Work Experience:
- PhD MIS , Texila American University, Guyana.( IN PROGRESS)
- MBA (MIS) university of Ghana, 2002
- Pg Cert., Cyber Law, Asian School of cyber Laws.India,2010
- B.A. (HONS) Social Sciences (Econs & Geog), KNUST, 1989
- Advanced cert in marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing,1995
- Advanced cert in leadership Haggai institute. Hawaii. U.S.A. 2014
- Certificate in Cyber Law, Indian Law Institute, (Deemed University) India 2010
- Certificate in computer forensics, Quick Heal Technologies (centre for anti-virus Technologies) India, 2008
- Certificate in project Management, Merjja Technologies, Ottawa, Canada, 2007
Brief Biography:
Henry Osborn Quarshie is currently the Director of Communication and Strategic Marketing. Before joining Regent in 2008, Henry was a Managing Consultant of Computer Security centre an ICT consultancy firm, Accra. Henry was involved in the Computerisation and re-engineering of a number of state and private institutions from 2000-2008.Namely-Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ghana Standard Authority, Registrar's General Department, and a number of District Assemblies. Between the years 2003-2006, Henry was a Resource person at the National Banking College, Accra. Where he trained ICT managers and staff of Banks in Ghana in detecting, protecting and removing malicious programs in a computer Network and Computer forensics. In 2013 he had the opportunity to train the investigation staff of EOCO in computer forensics, a World Bank project.
Joining Regent-Ghana, Henry has published ten scholarly research papers which has received over4,000 citations and 15,000 readings worldwide . Henry is a committee member, ISO/IEC, in I.T. security techniques and executive member of Information Technology Association of Ghana (ITAG).
Courses Teaching/Taught at Regent University:
- Cyber Law
- Computer forensics
- E-Business & Commerce
- Computer Ethics and Society
- Human Computer Interaction
- Computer Security
- Introduction to Information Systems
Recent Publications:
- The Impact of Computer Technology on the Development of Children in Ghana, International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), Vol.3 No.5, May 2012.
- The Economic Impact of Computer virus - A case of Ghana. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 3, NO. 8 August, 2012 .
- The Level of Usage of Computer and The Internet by Teenage Girls in Ghana. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 3, NO. 8 August, 2012.
- The Growth and Usage of Internet in Ghana. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 3, NO. 9 September, 2012 .
- Fighting Cyber crime in Africa. Scientific and Academic publishing. Computer Science and Engineering(Vol.2, No.6, October 2012.
- Ethical challenges in a Computerised Society. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 22186301/ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 3, NO. 11 November, 2012
- Towards Higher Quality Data: Impact of Perception of Data Quality on IT Investment - Ghana. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 3, NO. 12 December, 2012.
- Fighting Cyber crime in Africa- Issues of Jurisdiction. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 4, NO. 1 January, 2013.
- IT Project Failures in Organizations in Ghana. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 4, NO. 1 January, 2013.
- Using ICT to fight crime- A case of Africa. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (E-ISSN 2218-6301/ ISSN 2079-8407), VOL. 5, NO. 1 January, 2014.
Unpublished Articles
- The use of Mobile Phone by Undergraduate Students - A case in Ghana. Texila American University 2015
Publication of Books
- Cyber Crime in a World without Borders. 2012
- Ethical Dilemma in a Computerized society.2012
Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG. Germany. Copies could be obtained at, www.Amazon.com
Recent Conferences, Presentations etc:
DATE
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TOPIC
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PARTICIPANTS
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VENUE
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11th July 2013
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Computer Forensics
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EOCO STAFF
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GIMPA
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29th Aug 2012
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Computer Virus, Myth, Facts and Realities
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Institute of Chartered Accountants,
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Softshade Hotel. Tema
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24th Aug 2011
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The new Phase of Cyber crime-Types and Tools used
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Institute of Chartered Accountants,
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Softshade Hotel. Tema
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3rd May 2011
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Managing Information Systems and People
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IPS MBA Class
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Institute of Professional Studies
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4th May 2011
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Ethical and Social Implications of Information Systems
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IPS MBA Class
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Institute of Professional Studies
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15TH -18TH June 2010
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Computer Forensics
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ICT managers
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Ghana Institution of Engineers
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4th Dec 2008
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Managing computer virus,spyware&adware
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ICT managers of banks in Ghana
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Ghana National banking college
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3rd April 2008
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Managing computer virus,spyware&adware
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ICT managers of banks in Ghana
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Ghana National banking college
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27th Sept 2006
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The new Phase of cybercrime-types & tools used
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Systems admin, chief executives, journalists and computer users.
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Ghana-India Kofi Annan centre of excellence in ICT. Accra.
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21st Sept 2006
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The growing threat of computer virus and spyware
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Systems admin, chief executives, journalists and computer users.
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Ghana-India Kofi Annan centre of excellence in ICT. Accra.
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13th Oct 2004
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Turning challenges into opportunities.
SME’S using ICT as a catalyst
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Members of Ghana national chamber of commerce and industry.
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Museum hall.
Accra
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Participation in ISO/IEC discussions on the following ICT draft documents
- JTC001-N-10495 - Text of DTR 29162.2, Guidelines for using data structures in AIDC
- Media
- JTC001-N-10494 - Text of ISO/IEC DTR 14763-2-1: Information technology-Generic
- Cabling-Implementation and operation of customer premises
- Cabling-Identifiers within administration systems
- JTC001-N-10496 - Text of Fast Track ECMA-TR 101 (2nd Ed) \ ISO/IEC DTR 16167
- Next Generation Corporate Networks (NGCN) - Emergency Calls
- JTC001-N-10497- Text of Fast Track ECMA-TR/92 (2nd Ed) \ ISO/IEC DTR 26927
- Corporate Telecommunication Networks-Mobility for Enterprise Communications
- JTC001-N-10512- Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Application for JTC 1
- RS Originator Organization (ARO) Status
- ISO/IEC 15444-1:2004/FDAmd 5 - Information technology-JPEG 200 image
- Coding system: Core coding system
- JTC001-N-10525 - Text of DTR 15504-10, Process assessment-Part 10: Safety
- Extension
- JTCOO1-N-10535 - Text of DTR 15938-8/AMD 6, Multimedia content description
- Interface-Part 8: Extraction and matching of video signature tools
Memberships of Professional Bodies:
- International organization for standards, ISO/IEC, in I.T. security techniques (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27).
- National Technical committee for the development of ICT standards. Ghana.
- Asian Professional Networks
- Executive Member: Information Technology Association of Ghana (ITAG)