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FIT3106 Information technology law and security (UNUSED UNIT CODE - ABANDONED)

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Unit Code, Name, Abbreviation

FIT3106 Information technology law and security (UNUSED UNIT CODE - ABANDONED) (24 Mar 2009, 2:47pm) [IT Law & Sec ]

Reasons for Introduction

Obsolete Reasons for Introduction

The continued growth in the use of electronic commerce as well as data warehousing poses novel and complex legal and security problems. The collection of customer data and use of information through the Internet raises the importance of the issue of privacy. As a communication medium, the Internet has the increased potential for causing damage (eg defamation) with its wide readership. An organisation is legally obliged to take reasonable steps to protect personal information stored in their databases from misuse and loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.It is important for every IT graduate to have an understanding of the legal ramifications of current IT practices and the steps that an organisation should consider taking to reduce both the legal and commercial risks associated with a breach of security. They would require an understanding of the security measures to be integrated into network architecture, protocols and implementations to offer reasonable assurance as to privacy and user identity.

Reasons for Change (24 Mar 2009, 2:48pm)

Considered under Item 8.1 ? UGPC 3/06 on 15 May 2006. Was not approved since the BITS security major Special Interest Group had to complete it.

No ?submitted? version was made after the UGPC meeting on 15/5/06. Therefore no approval was given.

Objectives

Unit Content

Summary (12 May 2006, 12:24pm)

ASCED 0299 Other Information Technology

The continued growth in the use of electronic commerce as well as data warehousing poses novel and complex legal and security problems. An organisation is legally obliged to take reasonable steps to protect personal information stored in their databases from misuse and loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. This unit examines legal and security issues of IT. Legal issues such as copyright, privacy, defamation and consumer protection will be discussed. The unit will also provide students with knowledge to identify network security problems that may arise and to explore measures that may be used to prevent or resolve such security problems.

Teaching Methods

Assessment

Workloads

Resource Requirements

Teaching Responsibility (Callista Entry) (12 May 2006, 12:25pm)

Faculty of Law 50%, Faculty of IT 50%

Prerequisites

Prohibitions (16 May 2006, 3:32pm)

BTW3641, BTC3640, BTC3644, BTF3641, IMS3110, BUS2050

Faculty Information

Proposer

Caitlin Slattery

Approvals

School: 01 Aug 2003 (John Betts)
Faculty Education Committee: 19 Aug 2003 (Denise Martin)
Faculty Board: 01 Sep 2003 (Annabelle McDougall)
ADT: 08 Aug 2003 (John Hurst)
Faculty Manager:
Dean's Advisory Council:
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Version History

28 Jul 2003 Caitlin Slattery Initial Draft
31 Jul 2003 John Betts This is a new unit approved School of Business Systems SEC 28-7-03
08 Aug 2003 Caitlin Slattery Add prohibitions as per Steering Committee recommendation ( BTW3641, BTC3640, BTC3644, BTF3641). Specify classification.
15 Aug 2003 John Betts Add IMS3110 as a prohibition as requested at FEC meeting 5-03.
19 Aug 2003 Denise Martin FEC Approval
01 Sep 2003 Annabelle McDougall FacultyBoard Approval
17 Oct 2005 David Sole Added Software requrirements template
21 Oct 2005 David Sole Updated requirements template to new format
05 May 2006 David Sole Copied From BUS2050
12 May 2006 Elizabeth Kendall modified UnitContent/Summary; modified ResourceReqs/SchoolReqs
16 May 2006 Gayle Nicholas modified unit name in accordance with university style guide; modified Prohibitions - added BUS2050
24 Mar 2009 Julianna Dawidowicz Modified Unit Name to indicate that the unused unit code has been abandoned. UGPC 1/09 approved abandonment of unused unit code FIT3106 since unit had not progressed beyond the Saved level in Monatar. Faculty Board Resolution FB1/09-21 noted the deletion of the assigned code.

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