Name of Course: Specialised Financial Accounting

E-Commerce Programme [HC13] IP00803

Table 2.3.3: Course Summary/Information for IP008031. Name of Course : Cyber Law

Undang-Undang Siber

2. Course Code : IP00803

3. Name(s) of academic staff : Tamrin Bin Amboala

4. Rationale for the inclusion of the course/module in the programme

This course is designed to introduce you to the new and challenging problems of Internet law. We will look at relatively simple questions, such as whether clicking on an I Agree button is the same as signing a document, as well as more complicated questions, such as where in the world you are (legally speaking) when you are on the Internet.

5. Semester and Year offered: 1st semester, 2nd year

6. Total Student Learning Time (SLT)Face to Face

(Total Hours)Total Guided and Independent Learning Total SLT(Total Hours) (Total Hours)

L = Lecture

T = Tutorial

P = Practical

O= OthersL

20T

14P

-

O

-Total Guided: 36Independent Learning: 52Total SLT: 126

7. Credit Value: 3

8. Prerequisite (if any): None

9. Learning outcomes:At the end of the course students are able to:1. Articulate the key terms pertaining to cyber law (C2)2. Analyse the principal areas of national and global regulation and governance of electronic commerce (C4,P4: CTPS 4)3. Demonstrate an ability to identify some legal problems that may arise in E-business and commerce (eg. digital signatures, privacy requirements, and contractual relations) and some ability to predict how a legal problem might be solved. (C5,P3,A2:CTPS5, LL3)

10. Transferable Skills:1. Long life Learning Skill Analyze any idea to be used in continues learning2. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skill Solve problem based on fact and evidence

11. Teaching-learning and assessment strategy

Teaching-learning strategy

Assessment strategy

i) Teacher Centred Learning

Lecture

Tutorial

Quiz

Final Exam

ii) Student Centred Learning

Case Study

Problem based learning Tutorial (Review issues/tech)

Individual Assignment (Case study)

Group Assignment (Report & Project)

12. Synopsis:Before 1990, few people had heard of the Internet. By the mid-1990s it was hard to drive down the street without seeing a billboard advertising a Web site. In only a few years the Internet significantly changed the way we live and work. It also presented people with tough and interesting legal questions. This course is designed to introduce you to the new and challenging problems of Internet law. We will look at relatively simple questions, such as whether clicking on an I Agree button is the same as signing a document, as well as more complicated questions, such as where in the world you are (legally speaking) when you are on the Internet.

13. Mode of Delivery: i) Teacher Centred Learning

Lecture

Tutorial

ii) Student Centred Learning

Case Study

Problem based learning

14. Assessment Methods and Types:

The assessment for this course will be based on the following:

Component

Weight

Test 1Test 210%10%

Individual Assignment (Case study)Group Assignment (Report & Project)Final Exam

20%

20%

40%

Total

100%

15. Mapping of the course/module to the Programme Aims Please refer to the Program Summary Matrix IP00803

16. Mapping of the course/module to the Programme Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Program Summary Matrix IP00803

17.Content outline of the course/module and the SLT per topic NO

TOPIC

DETAIL

1Welcome to the InternetIn this class we will discuss the Internet and the nature of cyberspace. The focus will be on what it is, how it works, and what is different about it as compared to the real world. We will also discuss the cyberspace community and to what extent it can be viewed as an autonomous citizenry2The Internet Frontier: Self-Governance and AnarchyIn this class we will look at attempts of the Internet community to self-govern. We will look at the private rule-making organizations of the Internet, efforts to police individual rule breakers, and efforts to establish cyberspace community standards and rules3

Opening the Doors: The Rules of the Game for Doing BusinessIn this class we will discuss online business and contracting. We will look at what changes in the law were necessary to make businesses and consumers comfortable with using the Internet4

The Great Forum: Speech on the InternetIn this class we will discuss the speech on the Internet. We will focus on a few cases that have addressed attempts to restrict speech on the Internet. We will also consider the implications of two Internets: the most open and the most restrictive

NO

TOPIC

DETAIL

5Overview of Malaysian Cyber law

Communication and Multimedia Act 1998

Communication Commission and Multimedia Act 1998

Digital Signature Act 1997

Computer Crime Act 1997

Telemedicine Act 1997

Copyright Act

5

Limitations of the System: Intellectual Property: and New Technologies In this class we will discuss facets of Internet technology, including patent, copyright, trademark domain names, and the particular problems they create for the law6

Changing the Assumptions: The Problem of CopyrightsIn this class we will look at a particular development resulting from widespread use of the Internet: the ability to effortlessly and freely send digitized information (music, movies, etc.) to anyone instantaneously. We will consider how this affects copyright law.7

Freedom of InformationThe topic will discuss issues arise on freedom of information in the digital era such as sensitive issues, confidential information are commonly shared and discussed among netizens that may have legal implications. 8Assaults and Trespass in CyberspaceIn this class we will discuss unwanted and unsolicited messages and requests for information and the ways people have attempted to stop themLocation in CyberspaceIn this class we will look at the ongoing problem of location in cyberspace, particularly as it pertains to the ability of local governments to regulate, adjudicate, and enforce rules.

18.Main references supporting the course:

1. Bellia, Berman & Post(2003), Cyberlaw: Problems of Policy and Jurisprudence in the Information Age (West Group), 2. Mohd. Safar Hasim, Mengenali undang-undang Media dan Siber Utusan Publications & Distributors, 2002, Kuala Lumpur Additional references supporting the course

1. Ferrera G. R et al. (2009), CyberLaw: Text and Cases, Thomson Learning. 2. Izura M and et al.(2004), Introduction to Cyber Law of Malaysia, Advance Professional Courses, Kuala Lumpur3. Kuboata T.(2008), Cyberlaw for global E-Business, IGI Global snippet

4. Powers D., (2002) The Inernet Legal Guide, John Willey & Son, New YorkInternet / Website reference

1. www.myipo.gov.my

19.Other additional information

Students are required to use UMS Learning Management System (E-Learning Application)