LAW5810 Privacy and surveillance in an information age
Faculty of Law
LAW5810 Privacy and surveillance in an information age is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2024. It needs LAW5803 and LAW5800.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5810
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After LAW5810
No unit lists LAW5810 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in a Monash Online course and have completed 24 credit points of level 5 units.
Overview
The emergence of new technologies have placed new attention on privacy and surveillance in contemporary public debates. This unit traverses the laws that protect the privacy of personal activities and communications in Australia and compares it with that available in other jurisdictions, including the EU. It also examines the role of data protection and anti-surveillance laws in guarding against the potential harms posed by new applications of Big Data Analytics, including discrimination, manipulation and lack of due process.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Journal article report and reflectionReport50%
- Immigration surveillance essayEssay50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate understanding of Australian laws that regulate surveillance and privacy by constructing creative responses to new situations.
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to privacy and surveillance and their regulation.
- 3
Apply research principles and methods to formulate commentary on the regulation of surveillance and privacy.
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to analyse and evaluate complex ideas and concepts relevant to privacy and surveillance and their regulation.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
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.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5810?
You need LAW5803 and LAW5800 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is LAW5810 offered?
LAW5810 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is LAW5810?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW5810 have an exam?
No. LAW5810 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.