Personal Data Protection
Course: Intellectual Property
Structural unit: Education and Research Law School
Title
Personal Data Protection
Code
ВБ.1.2.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
The objectives of the course are aimed at forming the following competencies: to present the research on various aspects of processing and protection of personal data, using primary sources and techniques of legal interpretation of complex issues arising from the research, to reason conclusions; to develop and teach special courses that cover the problems of personal data protection in educational institutions, to apply modern educational technologies and teaching methods.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Prerequisites for mastering the course: 1. Know the basic principles of personal data processing under the laws of Ukraine and the European Union; the subject of Ukraine's positive and negative obligations under Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the main provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. 2. Be able to identify and analyze the tasks of legal regulation of public relations in the field of processing and protection of personal data. 3. Have basic skills in drafting legal documents, taking into account the peculiarities of the practical situation and with the help of legal methods to resolve disputes related to the improper processing of personal data.
Course content
"Personal Data Protection" course is part of the cycle of professional training of specialists of "Master" educational level in "Law", educational program "Intellectual Property" at the Education and Research Law School of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The main components of the course are aimed at providing students with knowledge on the concepts, types, grounds and procedures of personal data processing; the procedure for supervision and control over compliance with the legislation on personal data protection; legal bases of personal data processing in the activity of police, health care, telecommunications, migration procedures; legal status of personal data subjects, owners and administrators of personal data; formation of skills to correctly interpret the content of national and international law in the field of personal data protection; ensuring information security in the field of registers designed for personal data processing.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Zayarnyi O. A. On the issue of Ukraine's implementation of international obligations to establish the institution of information ombudsman: some conceptual and applied aspects. Scientific Journal of Uzhhorod National University. Series: Law. 2021. Issue 64. P. 213–219. 2. Pirch Musar N., Shinkunene D. Legal opinion on the draft Law of Ukraine "On Personal Data Protection", which contains recommendations for harmonization of this document with the standards of the Council of Europe and the EU, 2020. 64 p. 3. Handbook on European law in the field of personal data protection. K. : KIS, 2020. 436 p. URL: https://rm.coe.int/data-protection-handbook-ukr-2020-block-web/1680a1f65e. 4. Pleskach M., Zaiarnyi O., Pleskach V. Respect for Information Rights of a Person as a Condition for Cybersecurity of Smart Cities Residents. 10th International Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies (ACIT). 2020. P. 759–764. SCOPUS. URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9208977.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The study of the course includes lectures and practical classes; express survey/testing/essay (abstract) on the proposed topic; module tests; independent work of students in preparation for seminars; exam.
Assessment methods and criteria
Types of ongoing performance evaluation can be: solving practical cases, short surveys, reports, preparation of draft individual or legal acts, module tests, intermediate evaluation. With the current type of evaluation during the seminars, the following should be assessed: the level of knowledge demonstrated by a student in their answers, readiness to discuss the issues of the seminar, regular work in the classroom, the results of homework completion. The discipline is taught during one term. 10 days before the beginning of the session, the teacher who conducts the seminars stops having interviews with students who missed assignments. For students who have not reached the minimum level of assessment, a final test is conducted.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Oleh
A.
Zaiarnyi
Intellectual Property and Information Law Department
Education and Research Law School
Education and Research Law School
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Intellectual Property and Information Law Department
Education and Research Law School