Legislation of Information Technology and Copyright

Structure Type: Part of Course
Code: KH18KIYH023
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 4.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Mäkinen-Laitila, Sari
Teacher Team: Salonen, Marja
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

The student is able to find and apply in practice the legislation concerning copyright. S/he is able to present the legislation concerning a register of customers and is able to connect it to protection of privacy. The student is able to search for information in various ways from different juridical databases.

Student's Workload

Total workload of the course is 104 h.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

- The Basics of Library and Information Services
- The basics of Information Retrieval

Contents

Copyright Law, Personal Data Act, Publicity Act. Concepts and contents of data security and data protection. Information search from Finlex and other juridical databases.

Recommended or Required Reading

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Assessment Criteria

Satisfactory (1-2)
The student is able to find information from essential legislation concerning copyright. S/he is able to connect the rules of Personal Data Act with working in a library. The student is able to search for information from essential juridical databases.

Good (3-4)
The student is able to find and apply in practice the essential legislation concerning copyright. S/he is able to act in a library in a way which takes into consideration the rules of Personal Data Act. The student is able to search for information from different juridical databases.

Excellent (5)
The student is able to find and apply in practice the legislation concerning copyright. S/he is able to act in a library without breaking the rules of Personal Data Act. The student is able to search for information in various ways from different juridical databases.

Assessment Methods

Assignments and a written exam.

Work Placement

No work placement.

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