Unit Code: LIS703

Unit Name: Information Policy

Description: The course will provide an overview and discussion of the range and scope of information policies as they affect the information society today, among them freedom of information, intellectual property, privacy, and government information. We will try and understand how tensions between conflicting laws and policies are resolved on a legal and pragmatic level.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: Any Level 6 LIS course or consent from the HOD.

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1