SI 628: Information Technology, Emerging Law, and Applied Policy

Focuses on technology, emerging law, and applied policy. It provides an opportunity to examine the ethical and policy issues arising within the new information environments of colleges, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. Participants review currently proposed laws and their implications for individual citizens and for public and private organizations. They have the opportunity to research and analyze pieces of proposed legislation and practice formulating and defending drafted policies, thus applying their analysis to practice.

• Electronic privacy, personal information and private communications
• Fair information practices, database sales and matching, and surveillance/logging and monitoring
• Copyright, ownership, and fair use
• Access to information, freedom of expression, and censorship

All public policy and School of Information students need to be experienced in analyzing these issues to enter into the debates and support, or argue against, proposed legislation and policies in their professional careers.