Module CS5820-KP04, CS5820
Legal foundations for IT (ITRecht)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
not available anymore
Credit points
4 (Typ B)
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Master Interdisciplinary Courses, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules
- Master Medical Informatics 2014, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules
- Master MES 2014, optional subject, no specific field
- Bachelor MES 2014, optional subject, no specific field
- Master Computer Science 2012, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules
Classes and lectures:
- Legal Foundations for IT (seminar, 1 SWS)
- Legal Foundations for IT (lecture, 1 SWS)
Workload:
- 55 hours private studies
- 45 hours in-classroom work
- 20 hours exam preparation
Contents of teaching:
- Introduction and Overview
- Personality rights, freedom of the press and the media, and freedom of speech
- Regulatory objectives: information and law
- Youth protection and self-regulation
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Press and advertising law
- Copyright, trademark, patent law
- German Data Protection Act (TDG) and Teleservice Data Protection Act (TDDSG), Signature Act (SigG), German Interstate Media Services Agreement (MDStV)
- Contract law and e- contracting
- International aspects
- Case Studies
- Summary and Outlook
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- The students know the legal basis for the production and use of software and digital media.
- The students know the legal basis for the operation of IT and communications systems.
Grading through:
- Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner
Responsible for this module:
- Studiengangsleitung Informatik
Teacher:
- external institution
- externe Lehrbeauftragte
Literature:
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Language:
- English, except in case of only German-speaking participants
Last Updated:
02.10.2025