BUS-115 Computer Law and Policy
This course provides fundamental information needed to have a basic understanding of issues in cyberlaw such as intellectual property, ethics, security, privacy, content control, computer crime, and e-commerce, among other topics.
Outcomes
- Identify forms of intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets) and explain how they are used as protections in internet business matters.
- Identify possible violations of intellectual property law, especially those occurring in online business.
- Explain the concept of jurisdiction and explain jurisdictional issues arising in cyber business.
- Apply the law of contracts to electronic contracts.
- Demonstrate an understanding of rights and obligations under licensing agreements.
- Explain how courts and the government have sought to regulate the internet.
- Identify privacy concerns surrounding the internet and government attempts to protect privacy.
- Explain means of committing crime online, and ways cybercrimes may be prosecuted.