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Computers, Society and Law

IT605

Course CodeIT605
ECTS

Course Description

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ ability to deal with work related IT issues that apply beyond the immediate tasks of the Information Technology practitioner, ie ethical, legal and societal considerations. Formal legal requirements and responsibilities of the profession are included, as are the relevant professional codes of conduct.

Course Objectives

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ ability to deal with work related IT issues that apply beyond the immediate tasks of the Information Technology practitioner, ie ethical, legal and societal considerations. Formal legal requirements and responsibilities of the profession are included, as are the relevant professional codes of conduct.

Key Topics

  1. LO1: Understand ethical concerns relating to Information Technology activities.
  2. LO2: Understand the legislative environment relating to Information Technology activities.
  3. LO3: Understand common types of computer-oriented crimes.
  4. LO4: Be able to review security risks in an organisation and design an IT security policy.

Course Outline

WeekTopics
1Professional Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
2Ethical Challenges in IT Organisations
3Data Protection and Privacy Legislation
4Intellectual Property and Commercial IT Law
5Taxonomy and Categories of Cybercrime
6Evaluation and Impact of Global Cybercrime
7IT Risk Assessment Methodologies
MidtermMidterm evaluation
9Risk Governance with BS ISO 31000:2009
10Aligning Information Security with Business Strategy
11IT Security Policy Design and Implementation
12Applying Computers, Society and Law in practice: case studies
13Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
14Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
15Review and coursework completion
FinalFinal assessment and submission

Learning Outcomes

  1. LO1 Understand ethical concerns relating to Information Technology activities.
  2. 1.1 Analyse the types of conflicts of interest for IT professionals.
  3. 1.2 Critically evaluate various ethical issues for IT professionals.
  4. 1.3 Identify ethical issue(s) within an IT organisation and recommend solutions.
  5. LO2 Understand the legislative environment relating to Information Technology activities.
  6. 2.1 Critically evaluate the implications of legislation for IT activities.
  7. 2.2 Critically evaluate the impact of related legislation on the IT sector.
  8. LO3 Understand common types of computer-oriented crimes.
  9. 3.1 Define the main categories of cybercrime.
  10. 3.2 Critically evaluate the major categories of cybercrime.
  11. LO4 Be able to review security risks in an organisation and design an IT security policy.
  12. 4.1 Evaluate various risk assessment procedures.
  13. 4.2 Summarise the BS ISO 31000:2009 risk management principles and guidelines.
  14. 4.3 Describe how IT security can be aligned with organisational policy.
  15. 4.4 Design and implement an IT security policy for an organisation.
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