Cybercrime (7026.5)
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Canberra Law School | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Be familiar with the major fields of study in this increasingly important area of crime.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Skills development
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Communicate ideas and information appropriately for a person with academic or professional training, including communicating in written and oral forms
- Explain the scope and dimensions of the topic area of cybercrime
- Undertake selective and critical research into cybercrime
- Give an account of the origins and development of cybercrime
- Relate cybercrime to traditional categories of crime and account for any similarities or differences
- Anticipate future developments in cybercrime
- Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to combat cybercrime
- Work effectively by themselves or in group learning tasks
- Apply professional standards in discussion and exhibit ethical and responsible values.
Prerequisites
4977 Introduction to Business Law OR 9523 Business Law & Ethics OR 6599 Law and Society OR 675 Politics and Democracy OR 9548 Introduction to Politics OR 8296 Introduction to Politics and Government OR 9549 Introduction to Western Political Thought OR 9271 Introduction to CriminologyCorequisites
None.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
The prescribed textbook is available for purchase at the Co-Op Bookshop:
Gregor Urbas, Cybercrime: Legislation, Cases and Commentary (Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2015).
Detailed lecture slides will be posted to Canvas along with the recorded lectures. Other weekly readings will be posted as pdf files to Canvas.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
All written assessment items will be submitted online via the unit Canvas site.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Participation in discussion groups forms part of this course and interaction through online forums forms part of its assessment scheme.
Required IT skills
You are expected to have or to gain general computer skills sufficient to undertake research and to prepare written assignments. You are also expected to have the ability to use Canvas.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None.
Additional information
Note: Some of the topics dealt with in this unit may be personally challenging to some students. If any issues arise, please speak to the lecture confidentially or consult University of Canberra counselling: http://www.canberra.edu.au/medical-counselling
