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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Information Systems

615-355 Legal and Ethical Framework

Note:

This subject is regarded as a non-science subject for students enrolled in the single BSc and combined BSc courses.

Availability:

Offered from 1998.

Credit Points:

12.5

Prerequisite/s:

615-350 Case Studies in Information Systems

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

Three one hour lectures per week

Objectives:

At the completion of this subject, students should:

  • have an understanding of the legal framework of business with respect to information systems, including business entities, intellectual property, contracts, and privacy;

  • be exposed to, and have grappled with, a series of practical ethical questions;

  • have constructed a personal frame of reference for ethical practice.

Content:

This subject introduces some of the legal and ethical issues associated with the effective use of information systems in a complex organisational and societal framework. Alternative legal business entities and types of contracts are defined. The subject then explores the development and implementation of information systems in ways that satisfy legal, ethical, and business requirements.

Topics may include business entities (companies, partnerships, trusts, etc.), contracts, copyright and patents, privacy and confidentiality, and computer crime.

Assessment:

Class participation; written assignment of up to 5000 words; end of semester written examination of up to three hours. Weighting of the assessment components will be announced at the commencement of the subject.
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