Postgraduate Course: Data Protection and Information Privacy (LAWS11188)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The purpose of this course is to consider the law relating to data protection and privacy within the UK and EU context. Recent years have seen a heightened awareness of data protection and privacy issues, in particular with the discussions currently ongoing within the EU to replace the current data protection framework. We are also operating in a world where phrases such as 'Big data', 'Smart cities' and 'the Internet of Things' are becoming commonplace and the course will consider whether or not the data protection laws are appropriate to cope with the pressures which developments in technology are bringing. The course will focus on the principles at the heart of data protection and examine their application to specific settings. It will also consider how the new EU laws are developing and how they will change the current data protection landscape.
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Please note that this course welcomes both students who have no previous knowledge of Data Protection Law as well as those who do. Consequently, the course will include discussion of both the basics of the substantive law in relation to the above as well as looking at more detailed aspects. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of 5,000 words |
| Feedback |
Students are required to actively participate within the class and will be expected, in at least one seminar, to present their research to the class.
In addition students will have the opportunity to provide a piece of work for formative assessment. This will comprise a note of up to 600 words in response the question set. This question will be handed out in week 4 for return in week 7.
Feedback will comprise comments on the substantive question as well as the general approach to learning.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Appreciate the variety of institutions involved in the field of data protection and privacy and understand their role and functions in policy making
- Understand the scope of data protection rights and the terminology used - eg, data controller, data processor, data subjecst
- Critically assess the development of the law and how changes affect different interests
- Explain ongoing developments in the law and contribute in an informed manner to ongoing debate as to the proper role of these rights.
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Reading List
The primary textbook for the course is Gillian Black, Data Protection, Stair Memorial Encyclopedia Reissue 2010 (Lexis Nexis, 1993 and 2010).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The aims and objectives of this course are to:
(a) introduce students to certain general principles of data protection law in a UK, European and international context,
(b) introduce students to certain general principles of confidentiality and privacy in relation to information, also in a UK, European and international context,
(c) examine: (i) the law applicable to a particular area; (ii) the issues and problems that arise; and (iii) the attempts to deal with the issues or solve the problems, and
(d) develop written and oral skills, including the clear and succinct expression of ideas.
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| Keywords | Data Protection,Privacy,Internet of Things,Information Security,Right to be Forgotten |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Laura Macgregor
Tel: (0131 6)50 2034
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Course secretary | Ms Karin Bolton
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: |
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