UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5805 Cybercrime

Faculty of Law

LAW5805 Cybercrime is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs LAW5800.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Not offered
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.

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Requisites

Before LAW5805

After LAW5805

No unit lists LAW5805 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in a Monash online course.

Overview

This unit provides an overview of the legal issues which arise when electronic and telecommunication devices are used in the commission or  facilitation of crime. Such devices allow offences to be committed on an unparalleled scale, sometimes with international ramifications, yet with greatly reduced chance of detection. They therefore present a significant challenge to investigative agencies and to conventional notions of crime and jurisdiction. Topics to be covered include the nature of cybercrime, detection and investigation, application of existing criminal law principles, legislative responses, and jurisdictional issues.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5805.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of cybercrime and challenges that cybercrime presents to law enforcement and legal regulation.

  2. 2

    Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to cybercrime.

  3. 3

    Employ legal research principles and methods in order to construct responses to emerging issues in the context of cybercrime and the law.

  4. 4

    Deconstruct, evaluate and provide technically sound commentary on legal examples, ideas and concepts relevant to cybercrime.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for activities. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5805?

You need LAW5800 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is LAW5805 offered?

LAW5805 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is LAW5805?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 3
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202020212022202320242025