Fall 2026
This course covers privacy issues related to information processing systems. Topics include personally identifiable information, fair information practices, fair information practice principles, privacy regulations, data breaches, and issues with the surveillance economy.
Course Information
Preparation Phase (8/19 - 8/26)
- Group Formation - CLOSES August 26th
Discovery Phase (8/27 - 9/30)
This course is based around a group project, which is broken into five individual Milestones. Each person in the group must take at least one turn serving as the Team Leader – a position that rotates between group members with each milestone. Details about this position, and the expectations of all members of the group, may be found in the Syllabus.
Each Milestone is DUE at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the specified date. Although the Team Leader is responsible for submitting the Milestone report, the other members of the team should verify in Moodle that it has been submitted on time!
- Personally Identifiable Information - CLOSES September 2nd
- Fair Information Practices and Principles - CLOSES September 9th
- Comprehensive Privacy Regulations - CLOSES September 16th
- Targeted Privacy Regulations - CLOSES September 23rd
- The Surveillance Economy - CLOSES September 30th
Reflection Phase (10/1 - 10/7)
- Course Reflection - CLOSES October 7th