Course Title: Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2020
Course Code: BUSM7975C
Course Title: Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4401 - Certificate IV in Information Technology Networking
Course Contact: Trevor Stone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4545
Course Contact Email: trevor.stone@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain professional and ethical conduct, as well as to ensure that personal information of stakeholders is handled in a confidential and professional manner when dealing with stakeholders in an information and communications technology (ICT) environment.
It applies to ICT personnel who are required to gather information to determine the organisation’s code of ethics, and protect and maintain privacy policies and system security.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTICT418 Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment |
Element: |
1. Protect intellectual property |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify current legislation and standards relating to intellectual property and copyright 1.2 Investigate current organisational copyright policy 1.3 Adhere to organisational policy and current legislation in work practices |
Element: |
2. Contribute to copyright policy |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisation’s copyright policy and procedures to align with legislation and industry standards 2.2 Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders |
Element: |
3. Protect rights of stakeholders |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Identify and document the relevance of legislation and standards to organisational outcomes 3.2 Investigate and review organisational privacy policy and procedures 3.3 Investigate and review organisational code of ethics 3.4 Determine the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy 3.5 Maintain confidentiality and proprietary rights of stakeholder interests |
Element: |
4. Contribute to privacy policy |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisational privacy policy and procedures to align with privacy legislation 4.2 Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders 4.3 Implement new work procedures and collect feedback from stakeholders 4.4 Ensure the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy |
Element: |
5. Maintain privacy policy |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Review work practices to ensure application of privacy policy and procedures 5.2 Maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information as required by organisational privacy policy 5.3 Review work practices to ensure system security according to organisational privacy policy |
Element: |
6. Contribute to creation of ethics code |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Assist in developing or updating a code of ethics to align with legislation and standards for the organisation 6.2 Distribute the new ethics code to stakeholders and collect feedback 6.3 Implement new ethical work procedures and collect feedback 6.4 Review ethical work practices and feedback to ensure application of the code |
Element: |
7. Maintain ethics code |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Perform regular checks to ensure stakeholders understand and are continuing to apply the code of ethics in the workplace 7.2 Establish a review and grievance procedure to enable confidential reporting of any ethical issues 7.3 Interview and regularly follow up with stakeholders to ensure they are receiving consistent and appropriate service in dealing with the code of ethics |
Learning Outcomes
In this unit you will develop the knowledge and skills required to maintain professional and ethical conduct when dealing with colleagues, clients and employers. You will develop an understanding of the need for IT professionals to have a clear understanding of ethics, and the laws relating to privacy and copyright within the organization and beyond.
You will develop an understanding of the concept of ethics and its relevance to your behaviour and activities in the workplace and the IT industry. In addition, you will become aware of relevant legislation and industry practice in the areas of copyright and privacy, and ascertain how far the organisation’s practices meet the legislative and industry standards.
Specifically you should be able to demonstrate:
- An understanding of intellectual property and copyright laws
- An awareness of copyright, privacy and ethics policies and/or codes
- An awareness of stakeholders of an organisation and the need to protect their rights
- An awareness of Privacy laws and the need for a privacy policy
- An understanding of the concept of ethics and its relevance to your behaviour and activities in the workplace and the IT industry
- An understanding how ethics, privacy and copyright impact on the workplace and the role of IT professionals in ensuring appropriate conduct
Details of Learning Activities
Activities in this course are aimed at enhancing student understanding and knowledge of the concepts of copyright, privacy and ethics and its application in the workplace and the IT profession.
In addition, they will become aware of relevant legislation and industry practice in the areas of ethics, copyright and privacy, and ascertain how far an organisation’s practices may meet the legislative and industry standards.
The Internet and will be used as a learning tool and a resource for students to seek and locate relevant information.
Learning activities may be modified during the semester to meet the needs of students in the current program.
Activities will come from a range of the following:
- Classroom discussion and debate
- Classroom activities and Activity Tasks
- PowerPoint presentations
- Internet research
- Assessments/Portfolios
Teaching Schedule
Teaching Schedule -
Week |
Topic |
Software / Reading |
Class Activities |
Assessment |
1 |
Introduction to Topic, |
See reading list and online resources on Canvas |
Discussion |
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2 |
Develop concepts of ethics |
See reading list and online resources: |
Discussion |
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3 |
Ethics and how it relates to the IT workplace |
See reading list and online resources |
Discussion |
Assessment 1 - Part A |
4 |
Ethics and how it relates to the Law: copyright, privacy, spam |
See reading list and online resources |
Class activities |
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5 |
Copyright legislation: its interpretation and application |
See reading list and online resources |
Discussion |
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6 |
Copyright legislation: its interpretation and application |
See reading list and online resources |
Discussion |
Assessment 1 - Part B |
7 |
Copyright legislation; its interpretation and application; copyleft |
See reading list and online resources |
Discussion |
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8 |
Copyright |
See reading list and online resources |
Discussion |
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9 |
Copyright |
See reading list and online resources |
Class activities |
Assessment 2 - Part A |
10 |
Privacy legislation: its interpretation and application |
See reading list and online resources |
Discussion |
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11 |
Privacy legislation: State and Federal |
See reading list and online resources |
Class activities |
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12 |
Privacy |
See reading list and online resources |
Class activities |
Assessment 2 - Part B |
13 |
Privacy |
See reading list and online resources |
Ethics Policy Exercise |
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14 |
Privacy |
See reading list and online resources |
Review |
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15 |
Ethics Policy Exercise |
Review |
Ethics Policy Exercise |
Assessment 3 |
16 |
Ethics Policy Exercise |
Review |
Ethics Policy Exercise |
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17 |
Review |
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18 |
Review |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
All relevant Acts and materials will be on Canvas or may be accessed through Canvas resources or provided to you in class.
Overview of Assessment
You will be required to consider, discuss and apply concepts of ethics, copyright and privacy in the assessment tasks:
Assessment 1: Unit Knowledge Test
Assessment 2: Portfolio 1
Assessment 3: Portfolio 2
Assessment Mapping Matrix
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Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1: Unit Knowledge Test
Assessment 2: Portfolio 1
Assessment 3: Portfolio 2
Assessment Matrix
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Other Information
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- Relevant
- Current
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Late submission:
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