Cyberlaw

Catalog description

Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. A study of current legal issues affecting businesses that operate online and through cyberspace, with particular emphasis on how these legal issues impact critical business decisions. Students will examine current cyberlaw topics such as artificial intelligence, e-commerce law, ownership and protection of intellectual property, privacy, data security, international cyberlaw, and related ethical issues. The course is designed to provide an active learning environment to prepare business students to effectively manage and lead organizations affected by rapidly-evolving technology and innovation. Students will examine current questions such as how is the law responding to artificial intelligence and the digital age? How are legal risks increasing in significance for business decision-makers given rapid changes in technology? How does the law balance critical and often competing issues such as security and privacy? What ethical issues are raised in the digital marketplace?