Legal Issues for Knowledge Management

Module Code
BUS9290

Module Type
Option

ECTS Points
5

Duration
1 Semester

Contact Hours

3 hours per week

Pre-requisites
Foundations of Knowledge Management

IT Professionals rely heavily on the production and storage of information in computer systems and on information from external systems such as the Internet. It is necessary for the information professional to understand the regulations concerning information in systems and the legal issues involved in using internal and external information sources for the management of knowledge. The history, current legislation, challenges in compliance, and future of related legal issues for corporations in a national and global environment will be explored.

Bainbridge, D.I. (5th Ed), 2004, Introduction to Computer Law, Longman

Ian Lloyd,  2004, Information Technology Law, OUP                               

Akdeniz, Y., Walker, C. & Wall, D. (2000) The Internet, Law and Society, Longman

Bainbridge, D.I. (5th Ed) (2002) Intellectual Property, Longman

Reed, C. (Ed) (2000) Internet Law: Text and Materials, Butterworths

Reed, C. & Angel, J. (Eds) (2003) Computer Law, 5th ed. Oxford University Press