Course Title: Civil and Criminal Issues in the Digital World
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Civil and Criminal Issues in the Digital World
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LAW2556 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023 |
LAW2558 |
RMIT University Vietnam |
Undergraduate |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Face-to-Face |
Viet2 2021, Viet3 2022, Viet3 2023 |
Course Coordinator: Dominic Lococo
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3
Course Coordinator Email: Dominic.Lococo@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 13
Course Coordinator Availability: Arrange through email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This course provides you with the opportunity to engage with current legal issues in the digital business environment. You will understand and critique issues relating to areas including Blockchain technology and crypto currencies, cybercrime, Fintech, and the internet, as they impact on business conducted digitally. You will also critique the privacy concerns that arise out of digital business practices and reflect on the legal ethical issues that arise in digital business.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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CLO1: Explain the legal issues relating to digital business including Blockchain technology and crypto currencies, cybercrime, Fintech, and the internet.
CLO2: Critique the privacy implications of digital business practices.
CLO3: Reflect on the legal ethical issues that arise in digital business.
CLO4: Apply judgement to create solutions to civil and criminal challenges.
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course, you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing work in a variety of media and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:
Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2
Assessment Task 2: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 4
Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4