NWI-IBC037
Law for Computer Scientists
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleNWI-IBC037
Credits (ECTS)3
CategoryBA (Bachelor)
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Science; Informatica en Informatiekunde;
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator
prof. mr. F.J. Zuiderveen Borgesius
Other course modules lecturer
Lecturer
prof. mr. F.J. Zuiderveen Borgesius
Other course modules lecturer
Contactperson for the course
prof. mr. F.J. Zuiderveen Borgesius
Other course modules lecturer
Examiner
prof. mr. F.J. Zuiderveen Borgesius
Other course modules lecturer
Academic year2018
Period
KW4  (08/04/2019 to 01/09/2019)
Starting block
KW4
Course mode
full-time
RemarksStudents for whom the course is compulsory in their programme have first access.
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listYes
Placement procedureIn order of Study programme
ExplanationIn order of Study programme
Aims
Students will be able to:
  • Distinguish nonsensical from sound information, when media report on legal issues
  • Distinguish an opinion about the law from a rule with legal effect
  • Conduct own research in the ‘sources of law’, and to develop valid legal argumentation
 
 
Content
- Do human rights apply on the internet?
- Is a video sharing platform such as YouTube responsible for copyright infringement if somebody uploads an illegal copy of a new movie?
- When do Silicon Valley companies have to comply with European data protection law?
- In the hunt for terrorists, is the state allowed to monitor people’s internet use?
 
These types of questions are discussed during the course Law for computer scientists. The course offers an introduction to law, with a focus on what is relevant for designing, protecting and using computing systems. We give special attention to legal argumentation, and to the difference between private law, public law and criminal law. We discuss, for instance, copyright enforcement on the internet, data protection and privacy law, and freedom of expression.
 
In the master course of ‘Law in Cyberspace’, similar issues are discussed at a more advanced level.
 
Topics
Law, legal argumentation, sources of law, private law, public law, and criminal law, national, international and supranational law, freedom of expression, discrimination, privacy, data protection, copyright, human rights.

Test information
Written exam. Possibly, there will also be an assignment during the course.

Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites.

Required materials
Articles
Texts which will be distributed through Brightspace

Instructional modes
Course
Attendance MandatoryYes

Lecture
Attendance MandatoryYes

Response course
Attendance MandatoryYes

Zelfstudie

Tests
Written exam
Test weight1
Test typeExam
OpportunitiesBlock KW4, Block KW4