Privacy & Ethics
level of course unit
second cycle, Master
Learning outcomes of course unit
The graduate / the student:
* has a good understanding of the fundamental laws, regulations and strategies in data protection
* can explain basic positions of technical and business ethics using examples
* can describe the steps of ethical judgement and argumentation and apply them in case studies from economic and technical practice
* know the effects of technological change on work-life balance and family
prerequisites and co-requisites
English version available soon
course contents
* Introduction to data protection and its implementation
* Definitions: personal data, data registers, publicly accessible data, pseudonymization
* Informational self-determination, laws and regulations on data protection
* Rights of those concerned
* Organizational measures for the protection of personal data
* Criminal/civil law aspects: Trade secrets, refusal to testify
* Introduction to ethics as the science of good and right decisions and actions
* Relevant factors of ethical judgement
* Methods of ethical argumentation
* Concept of responsibility
* Business and technical ethics as sub-disciplines of ethics
* Ethical challenges in digitalized and global information and knowledge societies
* Effects of technological change on work life balance and family
recommended or required reading
Heesen J. (publisher); Handbuch Medien- und Informationsethik; Stuttgart; 2016
Davisson A., Booth P. (publisher); Controversies in Digital Ethics; New York; 2016
Ess C.; Digital Media Ethics; Cambridge; 2014
assessment methods and criteria
exam
language of instruction
German
number of ECTS credits allocated
3
eLearning quota in percent
15
course-hours-per-week (chw)
1.5
planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, group work, presentation and discussion of tasks
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
4
name of lecturer(s)
Dr. Georg Gasser Mag. Gregor Tögel
year of study
2. study year
recommended optional program components
not applicable
course unit code
DIT.3
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
not applicable