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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Unit aim
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
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 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:
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evaluate existing and proposed models for Internet governance
- GA4:
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describe law and policy regulating the Internet
- GA4:
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critically analyse existing and proposed laws regulating the Internet
- GA1:
- GA4:
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undertake research, writing and advocacy skills in Cyberlaw.
- GA6: