Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor and Lecturer
Niloufer Selvadurai
Contact via Contact via iLearn communications portal
6 First Walk, Room 621
Wednesdays 10-11 am during teaching term
Lecturer
Connor Hogg
Tutor
Suman Podder
Tutor
Vannessa Ho
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(130cp in LAW or LAWS units) or (130cp including MMCC2014 or MAS214)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Digital developments and emerging technologies present the law with a myriad of different challenges. This unit analyses the legal issues raised by networked digital technologies. Topics covered include establishing the country which has jurisdiction to hear a multinational internet dispute, the nature of copyright, patent and trademark protection for technological innovations, the governance of domain names, the protection of digital privacy, internet content control, social media governance, cybercrime and cyber security law. In each case, both existing legal frameworks and evolving law reform discourse are analysed and critiqued. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Duration: Tutorials 1-12
Weighting: 20%
The tutorials are designed to extend the comprehensive and broad overview of technology law principles provided in the lectures by creating an opportunity for the in-depth consideration of selected specific issues. The tutorial discussion will be prompted by the consideration of scholarly articles, relevant cases, reform reports and the solving of hypothetical problem questions.
Tutorial preparation - Students are expected to listen to lectures on Echo on iLearn, complete the required readings (both the prescribed chapter of the textbook and the prescribed journal article reading(s)) and come ready to discuss the questions outlined in the Tutorial Discussion Questions.
Where can I find the tutorial questions? - The tutorial questions for each tutorial are found in the LAWS 5029 iLearn site, arranged under relevant weeks.
Where can I find the tutorial readings? The Tutorial Readings can be found on Leganto on ilearn, arranged under relevant weeks.
What do I do if I miss a tutorial?
If you miss one tutorial, please do not lodge an online Ask request. Instead, see your tutor at the start or end of class with relevant documentation.Please do not email your tutor or convenor.
If you miss one or more consecutive tutorials, please lodge an Ask Special Consideration application online at ask.mq.edu.au.
Moderation
Class participation will be assessed on both the quality and regularity of participation. Class participation will be assessed on the following criteria:
On successful completion you will be able to:
Due date: Friday 8 April 2022, 5pm (Week 7)
Weighting: 40%
2022 Research Assignment Question and Turnitin Icon
* Please see iLearn website under the banner of 'Assessment'. Then see 'Research Assignment' and then '2022 Research Assignment Question and SubmissionTurnitin icon'.
The Question will be available in Week 1 of semester.
Notes
Independent legal research: Please note that responding to this assignment question will require independent legal research that goes beyond the prescribed materials provided in lectures, tutorials and readings.
Word limit = 2,000 words, not including footnotes and bibliography. Footnotes need to be confined to citations. Citations should be in compliance with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.
Submission method: All papers have to be submitted via Turnitin on the LAWS 5029 ilearn. Please ensure that you are wholly happy with your paper before submitting. The system does not allow for automatic re-submission.
Marking Rubric for Research Assignment: Please see LAWS 5029 ilearn page.
Moderation: The markers and convenor have a series of meeting to moderate the papers. The markers and convenor then undertake a process of blind marking of 10% of papers to establish an accurate and equitable marking standard. All Fail papers are double marked by the convenor.
Late Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – ten (10) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Other relevant information
Please note that plagiarism detection software is used in this unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
Due: Monday 6 June 2022, 10am-5pm (Week 14)
Weighting: 40%
Content
The Final Time-Limited Assessment will consist of two questions potentially covering all the material covered in the unit. Each question is worth 20%. The assessment will consist of either: (a) one essay question and one problem solving questions; or (b) two essay questions.
Word length
A maximum word length of 1,200 applies to each answer. This amounts to a total of 2,400 words for the two answers.
Duration
7 Hours
Rubric for Final Assessment: The Rubric for the Final Assessment is available on ilearn.
Moderation
The markers and convenor have a series of meeting to moderate the papers. the markers and convenor undertake a process of blind marking of 10% of papers to establish an accurate and equitable marking standard. The rubric used in marking is available on ilearn. All Fail papers are double marked by the convenor.
Application for an extension
All applications for Special Consideration need to be made electronically via ask.mq.edu.au and should be accompanied by supporting documentation.
Please do not email to request an extension or email to seek the outcome of a lodge application via email. No information can be provide via email, all information will be provided via the Ask system.
The Late Submission Penalty Policy will not apply to this assessment task as this is a timed assessment task.
Other relevant information
All assessments in the unit are to be submitted electronically via the Turnitin link on the iLearn page for this unit. Please note that plagiarism detection software is used in this unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Assignment | 40% | No | Week 7 - Friday 8 April 2022, 5pm |
Final Time Limited Assessment | 40% | No | Week 14 - Monday 6 June, 10am-5pm |
Class participation | 20% | No | Weeks 1-12 |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Week 7 - Friday 8 April 2022, 5pm
Weighting: 40%
The Research Assignment task requires students to undertake detailed and comprehensive research on a particular issue in information technology law and construct a sophisticated and analytical argument to addresses the question presented.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Week 14 - Monday 6 June, 10am-5pm
Weighting: 40%
The Final Assessment task consists of questions covering all material taught in the unit. These questions may essays and/or problem solving tasks
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weeks 1-12
Weighting: 20%
Students will participate in a variety of in class or online activities including discussions, debates and problem solving tasks based on the unit readings and lecture material
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Prescribed textbook
Legal Issues in Information Technology Law, M Perry, A Roy, M de Zwart, M Adams, N Selvadurai, H Forrest, M Cormier & S McKenzie, 2022, First edition
ISBN: 9780455245140 $99.00
Due: End of Feb 2022
Where to purchase
Also -
Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/
Zookal: https://www.zookal.com/
Further optional reading (more detailed but old)
Tutorial readings
Useful Journals
Legislation:
All Commonwealth and State statutes and regulations can be found at http://www.austlii.edu.au.
Ensure reference is made, wherever possible, to consolidated legislation.
Case Law:
For reported case law, use the Macquarie University library to access the:
Lawbookonline database (e.g. CLR, FCR, FLR, NSWLR);
Lexisnexis (Aus) database (e.g. ALR, IPR).
For unreported case law, use: http://www.austlii.edu.au.
Websites
See links to useful websites provided on the iLearn page.
Week commencing |
Lecture (Uploaded on Echo) |
Tutorial
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Reading for Lecture |
Reading for Tutorial |
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Lecture 1: Introduction and Theoretical Frameworks |
Tutorial 1 |
Reading prescribed under Week 1 on ilearn |
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2 |
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Lecture 2: Internet Jurisdiction |
Tutorial 2 |
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Reading prescribed under Week 2 on ilearn |
3 |
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Lecture 3: The Regulation of New and Emerging Technologies |
Tutorial 3
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Reading prescribed under Week 3 on ilearn |
4 |
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Lecture 4: Electronic Contracts and Smart Contracts Law
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Tutorial 4 |
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Reading prescribed under Week 4 on ilearn |
5 |
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Lecture 5: Data Privacy Law
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Tutorial 5 |
Reading prescribed under Week 5 on ilearn |
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6 |
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Lecture 6: Trade Marks and Domain Names Law |
Tutorial 6
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Reading prescribed under Week 6 on ilearn |
7 |
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT IS DUE - Friday 8 April 2022, 5pm
RECESS
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Lecture 7: Online Content and Social Media Regulation |
Tutorial 7 |
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Reading prescribed under Week 7 on ilearn |
8 |
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Lecture 8: Digital Copyright Law |
Tutorial 8 |
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Reading prescribed under Week 8 on ilearn |
9 |
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Lecture 9: Digital Patents Law |
Tutorial 9 |
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Reading prescribed under Week 9 on ilearn |
10 |
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Lecture 10: Cybercrime Law |
Tutorial 10 |
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Reading prescribed under Week 10 on ilearn |
11 |
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Lecture 11: Digital Competition and Consumer Law
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Tutorial 11 |
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Reading prescribed under Week 11 on ilearn |
12 |
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Lecture 12: The Future and International Perspectives
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Tutorial 12 |
Reading prescribed under Week 12 on ilearn |
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FINAL TIMED ASSESSMENT - Monday 6 June 2022, 10am-5pm via Turnitin
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There is a new 2022 textbook.
Date | Description |
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02/02/2022 | Only change - removal of references to the intensive |
Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook