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MN30281: Privacy, trust and security in information systems

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is to examine in-depth current controversies, topics and theories in the area of privacy, trust and security in information systems.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit the students will have developed an understanding of critical issues with respect to privacy, trust and security in information systems; and will understand key criteria and frameworks for understanding these issues in the context of wider organizational behaviour and applicable theory.

Skills:
This unit will contribute to skills development in the areas of intellectual, professional and transferable skills, including: critical thinking, an awareness of issues in the analysis and understanding of the use of information systems in work settings, capability of applying academic ideas to real-world problems.

Content:
As information systems become more social, and personal, in nature, so almost all recent developments in information technology pose critical privacy, trust and security issues. This unit begins by examining in-depth the nature of privacy and trust, taking a multi-disciplinary look at how each can be defined, measured and the issues in terms of information systems. A series of case studies (e.g. mobile phones, communication, surveillance and the workplace, cyber-crime, tracking of children, e-government, economics of privacy and security) are then used to develop an understanding of the role of privacy, security and trust in the implementation and acceptance of new technology. The regulatory and legal environment (e.g. data protection laws) is then considered, alongside potential methods for organizations to understand the role of privacy in their information systems (e.g. privacy impact assessments).
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

MN30281 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Computer Science
  • USCM-AFB11 : BSc (hons) Computer Information Systems (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCM-AKB12 : BSc (hons) Computer Information Systems (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCM-AAB12 : BSc (hons) Computer Information Systems with Study Year Abroad (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4

MN30281 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Computer Science
  • USCM-AFB01 : BSc Computing (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCM-AKB01 : BSc Computing (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCM-AFB09 : BSc (hons) Computer Science with Business (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCM-AKB10 : BSc (hons) Computer Science with Business (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCM-AAB10 : BSc (hons) Computer Science with Business with Study Year Abroad (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
School of Management
  • UMMN-AFB02 : BSc (hons) Accounting and Finance (Full-time) - Year 3
  • UMMN-AKB02 : BSc (hons) Accounting and Finance (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • UMMN-ANB01 : BSc (hons) Business Administration (Full-time with Thin Sandwich Placements) - Year 4
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UXXX-AYB05 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UXXX-AYB04 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (German) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UXXX-AYB06 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.