Module Number

MEINFM3000
Module Title

Ethics and Law in Medical Informatics
Type of Module

Elective Compulsory
ECTS 3
Work load
- Contact time
- Self study
Workload:
90 h
Class time:
30 h / 2 SWS
Self study:
60 h
Duration 1 Semester
Frequency In the summer semester
Language of instruction German
Type of Exam

Term Paper

Lecture type(s) Proseminar
Content

The seminar deals with current ethical and legal aspects and issues relating to the use of media in the information society and in the context of the digital transformation. Typical topics are the responsible use of data (especially with regard to the increasing use of artificial intelligence in media informatics), digitalization, copyright, software law, social media, privacy / data protection (DSGVO), surveillance, media, technology and information ethics.

Objectives

The students are familiar with important legal regulations affecting informatics and have dealt with current ethical and legal issues in media informatics.

Allocation of credits / grading
Type of Class
Status
SWS
Credits
Type of Exam
Exam duration
Evaluation
Calculation
of Module (%)
Seminar
S
o
2
3.0
tp
g
100
Prerequisite for participation There are no specific prerequisites.
Lecturer / Other Grothe, Walter
Literature

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Last offered Sommersemester 2021
Planned for Wintersemester 2024
Assigned Study Areas MEINFM