wir860 - Data Protection Law (Complete module description)

Module label	Data Protection Law
Modulkürzel	wir860
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Law)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule RdW - Recht Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule UF - Recht Master's Programme Business Informatics (Master) > Module der Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften (Master) Master's Programme Computing Science (Master) > Module aus anderen Studiengängen
Zuständige Personen	Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt) Rott, Peter (module responsibility)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	Upon completion of the module, students will be able to: recognize simple data protection incidents. apply existing protection mechanisms. implement projects in accordance with the law. discuss and defend their plans in front of others.
Module contents	The module gives an overview on data protection laws. Basic knowledge of data protection regulations (DSGVO; BDSG) and existing protection mechanisms is imparted. Within the framework of the seminar, the discussed topics will be deepened with the help of seminar papers and individual aspects will be discussed in more detail. The event will highlight the new informational structures in modern society and their effects on data protection and data security. Questions concerning general personal rights, freedom of information, IT security and relevant criminal law regulations will be discussed on the basis of examples and legally provided protection mechanisms as well as the tasks of supervisory authorities will be discussed. In particular, the most important decisions on data protection will be covered in detail during the seminar. At the seminar, students will have the opportunity to prepare in-depth seminar papers on the various topics, which will then be discussed with all participants.
Literaturempfehlungen	Kühling/Klar/Sackmann, Datenschutzrecht, 2018. Further literature references will be given in the lecture.
Links	http://www.wto.org/
Language of instruction	German
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	jährlich
Module capacity	unlimited

Lehrveranstaltungsform	SWS	Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture	2	28
Seminar	2	28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt		56 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	typically 6 weeks after your presentation	Seminar paper and presentation or Term paper or Oral exam