Course description

In ten lectures, privacy issues will be discussed from various disciplines. The first lecture will be a prelude, the last a conclusion. Halfway through the program an excursion willl be organized so that students will get a more concrete picture of privacy related issues in practice. The remaining seven courses will cast a light on the privacy related issues in seven different disciplines. These lectures will be given by top scientists from various faculties of the University of Amsterdam. The subjects and their teachers are: Philosophy by Beate Roesler, anthropology by Sjaak van der Geest, psychology by Skyler Hawk, medicine by Corrette Ploem and Martin Boeckhout, Informatics by Guido van 't Noordende, law by Egbert Dommering and economy by Edo Roos Lindgreen.

Every class will always be divided into two parts: the part before the break and the part after the break. Before the break, the traditional paradigm and the traditional problems with regard to privacy are discussed. This gives the students a good overview and a fundamental understanding of the basic problems surrounding privacy in a certain domain. The second part will be devoted to a current dilemma or new developments in the relevant discipline. We will always be looking for a shift in the paradigm or for a change regarding the major dilemma’s. This gives the student not only a good idea of the traditional privacy issues, but is also stimulated to think about new developments and to formulate an opinion or vision on future developments of its own. In the second part of the class a group of 2 or 3 students shall present in 10 minutes their view on the new developments in a certain discipline.

Course objectives

To stimulate interdisciplinary thinking about privacy.

To stimulate debate on current privacy dilemmas.

Practical information

Enrollement starts on December 2nd at 10.00 hrs until until December 6th 17.00 hrs.

An introductory meeting with the lecturer is an obligatory part of the registration process. Students write a motivation letter for this meeting once they are placed in the course

The meeting will take place on Thursday the 19th of January.

See the document below for more information.

We will eat from 19.00 to 19.30 in the Agora.

Period

second semester

Date, time and location

Wednesday February 8 until April 11 from 18.00 – 20.30 hrs.

Ror an up to date roster you can have a look at: http://rooster.uva.nl

Teaching method

Lectures

Teachers

Coordinator Privacy
Bart van der Sloot

Studyload

6 ECTS

Form of examination

Essays, presentations and assignments.

Enrollment and further information

Enrollement starts on December 2nd at 10.00 hrs until until December 6th 17.00 hrs.

You can register via the form at the VU website

Maximum number of participants
25