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31490-01 - Seminar: Ethics of Data Protection and the Internet (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2012 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Bernice Simone Elger (b.elger@unibas.ch)
Tenzin Wangmo (tenzin.wangmo@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The first part of the course includes examination of basic ethical principles and research ethics associated with digitalized transfer of data, electronic patient information, and conducting online research. Students will be informed about legal guidelines such as confidentiality laws in Switzerland and European regulations on data protection. Topical themes of our digital world such as access to data and information via the internet, censorships of internet sites, data privacy, electronic patient information, and internet safety will also be discussed in detail. The second part of the course involves student presentations and final report. The presentation topics will be discussed with students. |
| Learning objectives | The aim of this course will be to introduce informatics students to ethical issues and concerns surrounding data protection and the internet. Students are expected to select practical topics that would benefit their research or on-going studies. Students could also choose topics related to current or social issues related to the internet and data protection. This presentation could be done individually or two students could choose to work in pairs. The final report on the presentation should be between 5–8 pages long. This report should be written as a scientific literature review. The aim is to not only to sharpen student’s knowledge on the topic but also to ensure that students learn scientific writing skills. |
| Bibliography | Will be listed on EVA |
| Comments | PhD and Masters’ students will be given registration priority. |
| Admission requirements | Computer Science Students, Biomedical Ethics Students, Open to Bachelor’s, Masters’ and PhD |
| Course application | MOnA |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Aufbaumodul (Teil C) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Lehrveranstaltungen Promotionsfach Medizin- und Gesundheitsethik (PhD subject: Medizin- und Gesundheitsethik) Modul Informatik-Anwendung (Bachelor's degree subject: Computer Science) Modul Praxis aktueller Informatikmethoden (Master's degree subject: Computer Science) Module Specialisation: Computational Intelligence (Bachelor Computer Science) Module Specialisation: Computer Science of Life Science (Bachelor Computer Science) Module Specialisation: Distributed Systems (Bachelor Computer Science) Module Specialisation: Enterprise Information Systems (Bachelor Computer Science) Vertiefungsmodul Betriebliche Informationssysteme (Bachelor Computer Science (Start of studies before 01.08.2010)) Vertiefungsmodul Bioinformatik (Bachelor Computer Science (Start of studies before 01.08.2010)) Vertiefungsmodul Computer Science (Bachelor Computer Science (Start of studies before 01.08.2010)) Vertiefungsmodul Geoinformatik (Bachelor Computer Science (Start of studies before 01.08.2010)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Grades: Pass/Fail; Pass grade will be awarded based on course attendance, content and quality of presentation, discussions of required readings, and quality of final report. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Medicine |
| Offered by | Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik |