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Information Privacy: Law and Practice
Class Term:
Spring Term 2016-2017
Catalog Number:
5430
Class Number:
30096
Class Schedule:
Wednesday
5:00pm
6:50 pm
Room:
LAW G20
Lecture
Credits:
2 (2 Contact, 0 Field)
Graduation Requirements:
Professional Skills
Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
Standard Courses
Additional Information
This class is taught in an interactive lecture/dialogue style. Students will be expected to read and apply the principle regulations and risk assessments to real-life and hypothetical data breaches and scenarios. Students will be expected to complete all reading and written assignments prior to class, and to participate in all class discussions.
Grading Details
Grades will be based on class participation, several short written assignments designed to build drafting and risk assessment skills, and one final take-home case study analysis. Grades will be based upon the following breakdown: Class participation: 20%; written assignments: 40%; and final case study project: 40%.
Description
This introductory course will provide a comprehensive overview of the primary laws, regulations and guidelines dictating data protection safeguards and privacy practices necessary in the information age. It will begin with an introduction to the origins and philosophical perspectives that provide the framework for current privacy laws in the United States. Students will then explore industry-specific privacy laws and practices such as the HIPAA privacy/security rules, provisions of HITECH breach notification standards, technical, physical and administrative safeguards and their intersection with the various state data protection laws influencing the health care industry. This course will include an introduction to the legal challenges associated with securing electronic data along the information highway and within the cloud, while attempting to safeguard against cybersecurity threats. Students will be introduced to the implications of the enforcement activities belonging to the office for civil rights and the FTC. It will also afford students an opportunity to examine privacy from the financial and international perspectives.