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Data Governance and Privacy Compliance (LAWS90192)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Not available in 2024
Overview
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Organisations are increasingly turning to data to be able to better understand and serve consumers, improve operational performance as well as realise new insights and commercialisation opportunities. Legal and compliance teams are in turn being called upon to deliver practical advice on data governance and privacy compliance which will support the organisation-wide data strategy and push towards better leveraging data assets.
The subject will be taught using case studies to show how legal advice on privacy compliance, data governance and legal risk management can be embedded into project delivery pipelines so that projects are designed for compliance.
This subject will include:
- an examination of the key Australian privacy compliance requirements to be addressed in providing legal advice on technology and data projects;
- an explanation of common concepts in data governance including data stewardship, data classification, systems and information flow mapping as well as ethical data principles;
- critical analysis of how well existing privacy and data governance regulatory frameworks provide clear guidance to organisations seeking to establish a commercial data analytics practice;
- practical guidance on implementing the legal components to organisational data governance policies, procedures and training; and
- strategies for effectively delivering legal advice which ensures that regulatory compliance requirements are addressed as part of technology and data project pipelines.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the challenges to be managed in implementing effective people, process and technology strategies to support the regulatory compliance pillar in an organisation's data governance framework;
- assess and document key privacy compliance and data governance legal risks, and provide advice on managing risk, privacy compliance and data governance with the rollout of new technology and data initiatives;
- understand the key regulatory compliance requirements to be addressed as part of an organisation's data governance policies, procedures and training on compliance with Australian privacy and spam laws; and
- have a sophisticated appreciation of, and ability to engage in meaningful debate on, how to effectively balance meeting commercial objectives in an organisation's data strategy whilst striving towards best practice in privacy compliance and data governance.
Generic skills
A student who has successfully completed this subject will demonstrate:
- well-developed competencies in legal analysis with respect to data governance and privacy compliance frameworks;
- problem solving abilities, including through the identification and documentation of privacy and data compliance risks and evaluation of risk management strategies to address such risks;
- capacity to communicate, orally and in writing, legal advice on privacy compliance and regulatory compliance components to effective data governance;
- ability to evaluate and synthesise existing knowledge of privacy compliance and effective data governance frameworks;
- capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection on whether existing privacy laws provide adequate guidance to businesses on effective data governance;
- capacity for self-directed learning, organisation and time management.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Participation | During intensive teaching period | 10% |
Case study
| End of Day 1 & beginning of Day 2 of faceto‐ face teaching period | 30% |
Report
| Two weeks after face‐toface teaching period | 60% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: Students must attend at least 80% of face to face classes. | Throughout face‐to‐face teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
Additional delivery details
Any student taking this subject must also be enrolled in, or plan to enrol in, another approved 6.25 credit point subject.
This subject has a quota of 30 students. Enrolment is on a first come, first served basis. Waitlists are maintained for subjects that are fully subscribed.
Students should note priority of places in subjects will be given as follows:
- To currently enrolled Specialist Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters law students who are enrolled in or have successfully completed another 6.25 credit point subject;
- To currently enrolled Specialist Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters law students with a satisfactory record in their degree;
- To other students enrolling on a single subject basis eg. Community Access Program (CAP) students, cross-institutional study and cross-faculty study.
Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Specialist materials will be made available from Melbourne Law School prior to the pre-teaching period.
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Please contact law-admissions@unimelb.edu.au for information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 30 January 2024