Unit details
MLP302 - Electronic Crime
| Offered at: | (G, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | (Not available to Bachelor of Law students) |
| Unit chair: | S Cusumano |
| Coordinator: | S Freeman (G, X) |
| Prerequisite: | MLP233 or MLL214 and MLL218 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | 3 x 1 hour lectures per week |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
Electronic crime encompasses criminal activity involving the computer as a target, or the use of a computer as a tool to commit an offence or as a storage device in relation to a criminal offence. The expansion of the Internet over the last decade has seen it increasingly used as a tool for criminal activity. Such criminal activities include the potentially commercially crippling spread of viruses and worms; the nuisance of spamming; the use of technology to commit sophisticated fraud and industrial espionage and to facilitate the spread of child pornography and child exploitation. More recently its capacity to assist terrorist activities has attracted the attention of the law enforcers. This unit addresses all these forms of computer crime and discusses the way in which Australian and foreign legislation has dealt with this new era of crime and also international developments in this field.
Assessment
Written Assignment 3000 words 50%, Written Assignment 3000 words 50%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $1178 | $1178 | $1178 | $2722 | $2846 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
