Information Technology and Law (Mykolas Romeris University)

Programme of Studies – Mykolas Romeris University

 

Name of the course unit – Information Technology and Law

 

Type of course (e.g. major, minor, elective) – Major

 

Level of the module /course unit (e.g. BA, MA, PhD) – MA

 

Prerequisites 

 

Number of ECTS credits – 6 ECTS (average student working time: 180 hours)

 

Competences to be developed

 

1                    Information Technology Law

2                    The characteristics of Information Society

3                    Understanding of Professional ICT practice and business structure

4                    Interpretation of legal texts in context

5                    Application of legal texts in context.

Learning outcomes

Educational activities

Estimated student work time in hours

Assessment

Information technology law in the EU

Lectures –

Legal principles of regulation of information technology. Information technology law and other law branches

5 hours

Students must do a written exam and a practical work

-The grade is between 1 and 10, passing who obtains five points at least

-The grade is the average of the written exam, the oral presentation of the practice and the written work on the practice, being indispensable to pass the written exam

-The written exam consists on two questions about the program

-The practical work consists on the evaluation of an electronic government website

-The minimum extension of the written work on the practice is 5000 words    

Reading assignment on the lectures

5 hours

Working in small groups

2 hours

Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures

10 hours

Telecommunication law

Lectures –

Introduction to EU telecommunication law. Liberalization of telecommunication market. Application of competition law to the telecommunication sector

5 hours

Reading assignment on the lectures

5 hours

Working in small group

2 hours

Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures

10 hours

Protection of intellectual property in the internet

Lectures –

Conception of intellectual property. Transformation of intellectual property in the information society. Alternative conceptions of intellectual-information property

5 hours

Reading assignment on the lectures

5 hours

Working in small groups

3 hours

Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures

10 hours

Legal regulation of electronic commerce and electronic signature

Lectures –

Legal principles of electronic commerce. Electronic contracts. Strength of electronic contract. Digital money. Mobile commerce

5 hours

Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures

10 hours

5 hours

Working in small group

5 hours

Data protection and data security

Lectures –

Electronic information in the information society. Encoding of electronic information. Principles of data protection

5 hours

Reading assignment on the lectures

5 hours

10 hours

30 hours

10 hours

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