Course 2024-2025 a.y.

30625 - LEGAL TECH

Department of Computing Sciences

Course taught in English

Class timetable
Exam timetable
Go to class group/s: 28
BGL (3 credits - I sem. - OB)
Course Director:
BARBARA INDOVINA

Classes: 28 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 28: BARBARA INDOVINA


Mission & Content Summary

MISSION

The mission of the course is to create figures capable of integrating legal knowledge with specific and advanced IT skills. Thus, on the one hand, the course provides knowledge related to the multiple areas of application of information technology (Legal Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Telematic Process, Cybercrime and Data Protection Law), providing topical examples and recalling concrete cases found in the profession. On the other hand, it provides the technical and practical skills to search for legal documentation online through search engines, institutional websites and legal databases and to draft professional legal documents.

CONTENT SUMMARY

The course covers various topics related to legal informatics analyzed from different perspectives :

- Digital Tecnology and Law (Artificial Intelligence, Computer Ethics, Legal Tech and Legal Design, Telematic Process).

- Data, Information, Knowledge (Big data, Open Data, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Fake News, Dark Web,)

- The search for legal information (use of search engines, databases and institutional websites)

- Computer document management (Microsoft Word, metadata management, the .pdf format).

- Personal data processing (privacy, GDPR, right to be forgotten, online Reputation)

- Information Warfare (Cyber War, Deep Fake, data Mining, Whistleblowing, Cyber Terrorism).

- CyberSecurity (data and information security).

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...

- Understand the multiple issues related to technological impact in legal society.

- Understand the impact of new technologies in the field of litigation.

- Understand the risks arising from the use of social networks.

- Know the principles underlying information security.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...

- Perform effective and comprehensive legal research using search engines and institutional sites

- Correctly draft a professional document using Microsoft Word and Acrobat


Teaching methods

  • Lectures
  • Individual works / Assignments

DETAILS

-Lectures

-Tutorials (database research exercises)

In addition to face-to-face lectures, teaching includes hands-on lessons using one's personal computer to practice using databases and the Microsoft Word program and Acrobat.


Assessment methods

  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • Written individual exam (traditional/online)
     x
  • Individual Works/ Assignment (report, exercise, presentation, project work etc.)
 x    

Teaching materials


ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

Course materials will be announced soon

Last change 21/06/2024 13:59