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Unit of Study LAW00525 - Cyberlaw (2017)

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Unit description

The global information infrastructure continues to have a dramatic impact on our social, economic and political institutions. This course considers the legal and policy issues posed by computer technology, the Internet and network economics.

Unit content

Topic 1: Information society & the governance of Cyberspace
Topic 2: Jurisdiction and dispute settlement
Topic 3: Trademarks and Domain Names
Topic 4: Digital copyright: The digital distribution of music
Topic 5: Patent protection for software and internet business methods
Topic 6: Internet content regulation
Topic 7: The right to privacy
Topic 8: Cybercrime
Topic 9: E-Commerce Issues and the Creative Commons

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Not currently available in 2017

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 evaluate existing and proposed models for Internet governance
2 describe law and policy regulating the Internet
3 critically analyse existing and proposed laws regulating the Internet
4 undertake research, writing and advocacy skills in Cyberlaw.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. evaluate existing and proposed models for Internet governance
    • GA4:
  2. describe law and policy regulating the Internet
    • GA4:
  3. critically analyse existing and proposed laws regulating the Internet
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. undertake research, writing and advocacy skills in Cyberlaw.
    • GA6: