Information Law (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

In accordance with a personal schedule and completion plan. The course will open on 1 September 2020 and the return box for learning assignments will close on Monday, 23 November 2020 at 23:59.

Objective

The student knows the norms regulating privacy, personal data protection, use of information tecnology, information, data protection and copyrights. The students can apply these norms and analyse and solve information safety, data protection and copyrigt problems and recognise various risks.

Content

Privacy protection, personal data protection, information safety, data protection authorities, copyright and its safety mechanisms

Materials

Relevant Legislation, Recommended eBooks are
Viestintä- ja informaatio-oikeuden perusteet; Neuvonen, Riku. 2019.
Yksityisyyden suoja Suomessa; Neuvonen, Riku. 2014. Verkkoaineistoa.
Yksityisyyden suoja työsuhteessa; Nyyssölä, Mikko. 2014. verkkoaineistoa.
Arjen tietoturva: vikit & ratkaisut; Järvinen, Petteri. 2012.
Tekijänoikeus; Harenko, Kristiina - Niiranen, Valtteri – Tarkela, Pekka. 2016. verkkojulkaisu

Teaching methods

All of the studies will take place in the online environment in response to the assignments given so that the students may proceed independently according to their own schedule.

Exam schedules

There will be no separate exam but instead assessment during the online course will be carried out on a continuous basis. The overall grade will be determined based on the assignments you have completed and according to the assessment criteria defined in the course description so that any two (2) assignments will be assessed with an effect on the final course grade. If one or more assignments receive a failing grade, the first retake opportunity for the autumn semester of 2020 will be arranged online so that the exam will open on Friday, 4 December 2020 at 7:00 and close on Sunday, 6 December 2020 at 18:00. The second retake opportunity will be provided such that the exam will open on Friday, 11 December 2020 at 7:00 and close on Sunday, 13 December 2020 at 18:00. In the spring semester of 2021, the retake opportunities will be provided online such that the resit exam will open on Friday, 7 May 2021 at 7:00 and close on Sunday 9 May 2021 at 18:00. The second retake opportunity will be provided such that the exam will open on Friday, 14 May 2021 at 7:00 and close on Sunday, 16 May 2021 at 18:00.

Completion alternatives

The use of an optional completion method is subject to a well-founded reason that will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Student workload

The schedules will be determined according to your personal studying pace, because the course will be offered on a nonstop basis. However, be sure to draw up a schedule (completion plan) for the completion of the course right at the beginning and deliver it to the return box no later than 11 September 2020 at 23:59. The completion plan you drew up will also pace your other studies.
Student workload in hours: virtual learning 135 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment is based on knowledge, skills and competence in accordance with the National and European Qualifications Framework, Level 6.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Hyvä 3
Opiskelija soveltaa normeja ja tietoa ja tuo esille useita olennaisia asioita perustellusti. Opiskelija osoittaa omaa pohdintaa tai käyttää havainnollistavia esimerkkejä.

Kiitettävä 4
Opiskelija analysoi ja yhdistelee tietoa ja normien soveltamista tuomalla esille eri näkökulmia sekä vertailemalla niiden eroja ja yhtäläisyyksiä. Opiskelija pystyy luomaan aiheesta oman ajattelun kautta jäsentyneen kokonaisuuden lähdemateriaalia monipuolisesti käyttäen.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Erinomainen 5
Opiskelija yhdistelee ja arvioi tietoa kriittisesti eri näkökulmista argumentoiden ja hyvin perustellen. Opiskelija osoittaa normien ja tiedon syvällistä pohdintaa, vertailua ja arviointia eri näkökulmista lähdemateriaalia monipuolisesti käyttäen.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Hylätty 0
Opiskelija tuo esiin epäolennaisia asioita tai käsittelee asiaa yleistiedon pohjalta. Aiheen käsittely on sekavaa ja epäjohdonmukaista, perustelut puuttuvat tai ovat virheelliset. Asiasisältö on niukka

Qualifications

Principles of legal knowledge and a command of how to retrieve and analyse legal information

Further information

Avoin amk 3