Information Privacy Assurance

Course aim

The aim of the course is to develop understanding of privacy, especially in the context of information systems and business intelligence. Privacy-preserving technologies and principles will be presented.

Course content

Privacy as a legal concept; privacy and related ethical issues; designing for privacy, privacy-preserving methods in data-mining; privacy technologies; privacy assurance strategies; privacy policy.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
External (Seminars and discussion groups)	2 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (On-line resources, moderated discussion groups and other on-line interactions)	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical analysis, Examination, Innovative PET (Proposal), Participation in discussions

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.