LW7100 - The Law of Data Management

The module will utilise lectures and seminars to initiate your practical thinking on the content areas mentioned above. The lectures will cover the basic legal and conceptual frameworks of the topics outlined above. Seminars will provide an opportunity to discuss the law in the context of the contemporary themes in the legal regulation of data and the law governing how data is held, managed and distributed. These sessions will, thereby, consolidate your understanding and emphasising the implications of the law. Formative assessment will be achieved by, group discussion, informal peer assessment and assessed and non-assessed exercises. Individual and group feedback will be given to students in the small group sessions on their performance after the submission of practice assignments and/or workshop tasks. You will be assessed summatively by way of a written piece of coursework based on a case study, which will take place in the Semester Two assessment period.

The staff who teach on this module have both academic and practitioner experience in this area. As such, you will receive bespoke academic support to stimulate your thinking around this subject. All lectures will be recorded and made available to students to aid in learning and understanding. You will be encouraged to use this resource to develop your appreciation of the interrelated nature of the disparate areas of law studied as part of the module. The module will make use of the eLearning site (Blackboard Ultra), where lecture materials, podcasts, recordings, and other learning support materials will be made available. The module site will also direct you to supplementary resources which you are encouraged to explore in addition to the material covered in lectures and workshops. The module will make use of an online reading list. The reading list will provide you with links to key texts and information on their availability in the university library.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

Knowledge & Understanding:

1. You will be able to display and critically apply expert legal knowledge within the field of data management.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

2. You will be able to analyse and communicate complex legal and policy issues relating to the law of data management.

3. You will be able to critically evaluate source material, suggest alternative approaches to the law relating to the application of data management in practice and reflect on the application of your knowledge and that of others within practical contexts

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

4. You will take responsibility for your own independent learning in the field of data management, working independently to further enhance existing skills and develop new skills to a high level.

Formative assessment will be achieved by, group discussion, informal peer assessment and assessed and non-assessed exercises.

The summative assessment for the module will be accomplished on an individual basis by way of one, 3000-word assignment, which constitutes 100% of the marks for this module. The assessment will take the form of a problem-based scenario which will be designed to facilitate examination of specific aspects of relevant law and related legal research. It may include discussion of recent developments and assessment criteria will be provided to enable you to understand what is expected of you and how you will be judged on your performance. Whilst being one piece of work, the coursework may involve a mixture of mandatory and option questions.

You will be provided with appropriate written or oral feedback (as appropriate), and, as part of your reflective development, such feedback can be utilised in the preparation of subsequent module assessments on the programme.

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The module will take a critical look at the legal framework that governs the management of data and related privacy issues both regionally and internationally. Data protection has achieved a far greater prominence in society over the last three decades as the ability to locate, collect and manipulate personal data has grown exponentially. The rules which bind how organisations use individual personal data and the rights which individuals have over their own information have changed significantly over that period with the introduction of the EU Directive on Data Protection, the UK’s Data Protection Act and the EU Regulation on Data Protection. Understanding how organisations can make use of personal data, what rights individuals can exercise over their own information and how the regime is regulated and enforced is crucial to both the public and private sector. Upon completion of this module you will have a deep understanding of the law relating to data protection and how it applies in a wide variety of practical contexts. You will be able to draw on knowledge and understanding of the relevant statutory provisions but will also look in detail at key case law developments as well as making extensive use of guidance and good practice.