This course will introduce students to information policies focusing on issues that involve conflicts among proprietary rights, privacy rights and information access rights. Issues and challenges faced in developing and implementing policies within organizations and companies including the protection and use of intellectual property, first amendment concerns, access to public information, security and the protection of privacy of personally identifiable information will be discussed. Policy issues in the areas of information systems, communications, computing, and media will be presented.
IS 405: Information Policy (7-wk class)
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