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Legislative and Ethic Aspects of Data Processing

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Course Unit Code548-0104/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
RUZ02Ing. Kateřina Růžičková, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is aimed on enumeration of basic knowledge of legal regulations of data processing. It describes law protection of data in information systems and information systems security. It adverts to possibility of abuse of data, information systems, web servers and applications and processing methods. Then follow the overview of law and technical security. There is presented how to proceed further with publishing his data and using data and software, which were created by another person (or from another owner) Furthermore there go through ethic aspects like ethics codes, aspects of take data over, it´s modification and publication. It refers to standards for geodata processing too.
It is primary focused on legislative in Czech Republic. But there is also added necessary minimum in international context.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student is proving followed knowledge:
• Basis of law in geodata processing,
• How to proceed further with publishing his data and using data and software, which were created by another person (or from another owner)
• Hazards and wiles, which can occur during using Interned in geodata processing or storing in network
• Possibilities of data, information systems, web servers and application security against abusing of it
Student know how to:
• Find suitable way of data processing comfortable with law and ethic
Student is able to:
• Find and use appropriate legislative documents, which are necessary to solve specific situations during data processing
• Identify safety risks and opportunities for abuse of data, information systems, web servers and applications; prospectively he can suggest suitable way of their securing
Course Contents
1. Law and legislative
2. Ethics and morality
3. Technical norms, ontology
4. Digital world and Internet
5. Cybercriminality
6. Intellectual property - copyright
7. Intellectual property - industrial property
8. Geoprocessing - data acquirison and deposition
9. Geoprocessing - data processing
10. Standards in GI processing
11. Safety of data and IS
12. Risk analysis
13. Safety management
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BOUCHOUX, D. E. Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets. Cengage Learning 2020. 576 p. ISBN 978-1305948464
BOYLE, J., JENKINS, J. Intellectual Property: Law & the Information Society—Cases and Materials. Duke Law School 2016. Online: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/intellectual-property-law-the-information-society-cases-and-materials
KERSKI J. J., CLARK, J. The GIS guide to public domain data. Esri Press 2012.
OGC. OGC Standards and Resources. Online https://www.ogc.org/standards
RŮŽIČKOVÁ, Kateřina. Legislativní a etické aspekty zpracování dat. VŠB – Technická universita Ostrava, 2014, 103 s. Dostupné v lms.vsb.cz
VONDRÁKOVÁ, Alena. Autorské právo v kartografii a geoinformatice. UP Olomouc, Katedra geoinformatky. 2012. 124 s. ISBN 978-80-244-3205-2.
Legislativa vztahující se k předmětné problematice.
VONDRÁKOVÁ, Alena. Vybrané legislativní aspekty v kartografii a geoinformatice. UP Olomouc, Katedra geoinformatky. 2018. 193 s. ISBN 978-80-244-5293-7.
BOUCHOUX, D. E. Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets. Cengage Learning 2020. 576 p. ISBN 978-1305948464
Recommended Reading:
EUROPEAN DATA PORTAL. Training. Online: https://www.europeandataportal.eu/cs/training/data-providers-guide
GRIFFOR, E. Handbook of System Safety and Security: Cyber Risk and Risk Management, Cyber Security, Threat Analysis, Functional Safety, Software Systems, and Cyber Physical Systems. Elsevier Science, 2016. ISBN 9780128038383
RUSTAD, M. Software Licensing. LEXISNEXIS, 2015. 1436 p. ISBN 978-1632827531
TAYLOR, F.D.R., LAURIAULT, T. Cybercartography: Theory and Practice. Elsevier Science, 2006. 594 p. ISBN 978-0444516299


EVROPSKÝ DATOVÝ PORTÁL. Školení. Online: https://www.europeandataportal.eu/cs/training/data-providers-guide
MAISNER, M. Základy softwarového práva. Wolters Kluwer 2011. 339 s. ISBN 978-80-7357-638-7
Související legislativní dokumenty (Autorský zákon 121/2000 Sb.; Zákon o kybernetické bezpečnosti 181/2014 Sb.; Zákon o svobodném přístupu k informacím 106/1999 Sb.; Zákon o ochraně utajovaných informací a o bezpečnostní způsobilosti, ve znění pozdějších předpisů 412/2005 Sb.)
GRIFFOR, E. Handbook of System Safety and Security: Cyber Risk and Risk Management, Cyber Security, Threat Analysis, Functional Safety, Software Systems, and Cyber Physical Systems. Elsevier Science, 2016. ISBN 9780128038383
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
ExaminationExamination100 (100)51
        Písemný testWritten examination80 40
        Ústní zkouškaOral examination20 5