Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
| Module Title |
Technology Law and Society |
| Module Code |
LG3990 |
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School |
School of Law & Government |
| Module Co-ordinator | Semester 1: Ronan Condon
Semester 2: Ronan Condon
Autumn: Ronan Condon
| | | Module Teachers | Aisling De Paor
Ronan Condon
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NFQ level |
8 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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Pre-requisite |
None |
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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Coursework Only
Students must complete a supplemental written assignment on an assigned topic. |
Description
This module consists of two hours of lectures per week.
This module is 100% continuous assessment.
In this module students learn to critically analyse the interactions between legal regulation of technology and social institutions and patterns. Through a series of doctrinal lectures and tutorials focused on close readings of seminar technology and society readings, students examine how core institutional features have been impacted by technology, and how they have, in turn, responded to the changes and challenges posed to traditional social and legal ordering by technologies.
The module thus challenges students to consider how law and technology interact with each other to form, and reform, social institutions, and the manner in which we organise and understand social, political and economic relationships within legal systems faced with change.
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Learning Outcomes
1. This module challenges students to consider how law and technology interact with each other to form, and reform, social institutions, and the manner in which we organise and understand social, political and economic relationships within legal systems.
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| Workload |
Full-time hours per semester |
| Type |
Hours |
Description |
| Assignment Completion | 20 | Completion of essay | | Total Workload: 20 |
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
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| Assessment Breakdown | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
| Course Work Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Written Exam | An essay must be completed to satisfy the requirements of this module | 100% | Week 12 |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component |
| This module is category 1 |
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Indicative Reading List
- Andrew Murray: 2019, Information Technology Law, 4th, OUP,
- Eds Lilian Edwards: 2018, Law, Policy and the Internet, Bloomsbury,
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Other Resources
None |
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