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Master's of Computer and Instructional Technologies Education without Thesis (Distance Education)

BOTU615

INFORMATIC ETHICS AND LAW

Course Code
BOTU615
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
0 + 0
ECTS
6
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. will be able to know the information technologies
  2. will be able to recognize the main structures of informatic science and the science of law
  3. will be able to know the crimes of informatic
  4. will be able to have information about informatic ethics and security
  5. will be able to know national and international law on computer crimes
  6. will be able to have knowledge about social networks and information security
  7. will be able to have information about the electronic signature
  8. will be able to have information about digital citizenship
Mode of DeliveryE-Learning
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionInformation and Information Security- Information Ethics and Dimensions- Information Security- Social Networks and Information Security- Informatic Crimes in National and International Law- Precautions Struggle with Informatic Crimes- Electronic Signature- Information Society and Digital Citizenship
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Information Technologies and Informatics Law
2nd Week Information and Information Security
3rd Week Information Ethics and Dimensions
4th Week Information Security
5th Week Social Networks and Information Security
6th Week Steganography
7th Week Keyboard Listening Systems
8th Week Digital Evidence Reviews
9th Week Legal Regulations and Legal Legislation
10th Week Informatic Crimes in Turkish Penal Code
11th Week Informatic Crimes in International Law
12th Week Precautions Struggle with Informatic Crimes
13th Week Electronic Signature (E-signature)
14th Week Information Society and Digital Citizenship
Recommended or Required ReadingDülger, V.M. (2013). Bilişim Suçları ve İnternet İletişim Hukuku, Seçkin Yayıncılık.
Britz H, Ackermann M. (2006). Information, Ethics and the Law. Pretoria, South Africa
Floridi, L., & Taddeo, M. (Eds.). (2014). The ethics of information warfare (Vol. 14). Springer Science & Business Media.
Merkow, M. S., & Breithaupt, J. (2014). Information security: Principles and practices. Pearson Education.
Whitman, M., & Mattord, H. (2010). Readings & Cases in Information Security: Law & Ethics. Nelson Education.
Prof. Dr. Şeref SAĞIROĞLU Elektronik İmza ve Uygulamaları, İstanbul Ticaret Odası, Yayın No: 2007-56, Aralık 2007.
Prof. Dr. Şeref SAĞIROĞLU Bilgi ve Bilgisayar Güvenliği: Casus Yazılımlar ve Korunma Yöntemleri, Grafiker Ltd. Şti. Aralık 2006.
Prof. Dr. Şeref SAĞIROĞLU Her Yönüyle Elektronik İmza, Grafiker Yayıncılık, Kasım 2005
Prof. Dr. Şeref SAĞIROĞLU Uluslararası Katılımlı Bilgi Güvenliği ve Kriptoloji Konferansı Bildiriler Kitabı, Aralık 2008. ISBN 978-9944-0189-1-3
Ketizmen, Muammer, Türk Ceza Hukukunda Bilişim Suçları, Ankara, 2008.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Discussion
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Case Study
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 2 20
Total(%) 20
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 20
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 80
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 2 20 40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 15 30
Presentation (including preperation) 2 10 20
Total Work Load182
Total Work Load / 30 (h)6.06
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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