Information law: openness of government activities, data protection and information security (4cr)

Content

Type of course
Compulsory

Level of course
Professional studies

Objective of course
The student learns the basic concepts, rules and principles of information law as well as the norms regulating privacy protection, personal data protection and information security. Students can apply data protection and information security norms and analyse and solve related legal issues. Students can evaluate organisations´ data protection requirements, diverse data protection risks and search for appropriate data protection solutions.

Course contents
- Legal regulation of privacy protection and personal data protection
- Legal regulation of information security
- Data protection authorities, functions and powers
- Consequences of illegal proceedings
- Problems and threats related to business information security
- Basic structures of data protection
- Planning of data protection risk management

Teaching methods
Lectures, practices and assignments, independent studies

Assessments methods
Exam, practices and assignments

Prerequisites
Introduction to public law

Required/recommended reading
To be announced at the beginning of the course

Name of lecturer

Year of study/Period
3/2

Language of instruction
Finnish