LEGAL574-18B (HAM)

Law and Information Technology

30 Points

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Te Piringa - Faculty of Law
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Convenor(s)

Wayne Rumbles

Wayne Rumbles
4169
N.5.03
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Michael Dizon

Michael Dizon
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N.5.25
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Paper Description

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The Internet has quickly become integrated into many aspects of people’s lives. The Internet has allowed us to do many things with greater ease and speed, and allows people’s virtual actions to have trans-jurisdictional effect. While the Internet brings new challenges for law, it also puts a new spin on existing aspects of the legal arena.

The primary goals of this paper are to examine the impact of the internet on law; how the internet is influencing the interpretation of current law and the development of new law. This paper will use current topical issues to explore the internets impact. Emphasis will be placed on critical and comparative jurisdictional analysis. Students are encouraged to develop their area of research beyond the confines of the formal classes.

This paper will explore current developments within a theoretical context and give students an opportunity to critically analyse an area of interest.

Students will be exposed to an online learning environment to augment the lectures and need to have basic computer literacy.

This paper aims to provide students with the opportunity to undertake advanced study in current issues in Information Technology law. The paper will enable students to gain insights into current issues, current trends and possible future developments.

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Paper Structure

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The teaching component comprises lecturers and online environment through Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz)

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Enable students to describe and critically analyse laws regulating the Internet;
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  • Enable students to understand the issues and concepts behind the on-going development of internet regulation;
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  • Facilitate the use of electronic media to support presentation of ideas;
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  • Enable students to develop a deeper understanding in a chosen area relating to information technology and law;
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  • Have the opportunity to be producers of knowledge5
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Assessment

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Seminar
3 Sep 2018
No set time
30
  • In Class: In Lecture
2. Proposal for Research essay
10 Aug 2018
No set time
10
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
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3. Research essay
15 Oct 2018
No set time
60
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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All law students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of McLay, Murray & Orpin, New Zealand Law Style Guide, Thomson Reuters (2011). This is available from Bennetts, at an approximate price of $18.90.

Materials as distributed in class or online

Further material may be provided on the paper site on Moodle (http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz), the University of Waikato’s online learning system. Any such material is provided on the following terms:

University of Waikato owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this site, or has acquired the necessary licenses to display the material on the site. As a student of the Te Piringa Faculty of Law, you are granted a limited license to use (access, display or print a single copy) the material from the papers in which you are enrolled for the purposes of participating in the paper only, provided the information is not modified. Materials may not under any circumstances be copied, stored, distributed or provided in any form or method whatsoever to any third party. Any other use of the material is prohibited. None of the material may be otherwise reproduced, reformatted, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form without the prior written consent of University of Waikato. To obtain such consent, please contact the Te Piringa Faculty of Law.

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Online Support

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Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle.

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Workload

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Students should expect to spend 300 hours in total on this paper. In addition to lecture attendance, significant time will need to be spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods of more-focused research time in the preparation of assignments and/or presentations.

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Linkages to Other Papers

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Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: LAWS574

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