This unit has been discontinued.
Semester 2 Off campus offering is only available for outbound exchange students studying an equivalent unit overseas on approved international exchange.
Introduction
Provides an overview of the legal issues arising in the online environment. The unit covers internet crime and other crimes facilitated by the internet, offensive content, electronic commerce, including privacy, consumer protection, and establishing contracts over the internet, jurisdiction and choice of law and selected issues in intellectual property law.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Information Technology Law |
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| Unit code | LAW670 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Law |
| Discipline | Law |
| Coordinator | Dr Brendan Gogarty |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
Note
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
| LAW204 OR LAW251 AND LAW253 AND LAW256 AND LAW250 AND LAW252 AND LAW254 AND LAW255 OR LAW222 AND LAW226 AND LAW221 AND LAW224 AND LAW205 AND LAW223 AND LAW225 OR LAW253 AND LAW221 AND LAW352 AND LAW222 AND LAW224 AND LAW223 AND LAW351 |
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 1x50-min lectures weekly; 1x50-min seminar weekly; 1x50-min tutorial weekly (13 wks) |
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| Assessment | Online class discussion (25%), oral presentation(25%) 2-hr closed-book exam (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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