Personal data protection Field of study: Law
Programme code: W5-SMPR19.2025

Module name: Personal data protection
Module code: K2_och_dan_osob 08
Programme code: W5-SMPR19.2025
Semester: summer semester 2028/2029
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 4
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The module Personal Data Protection aims to familiarise students with the goals, principles and protection mechanisms used in the legal regulation of personal data protection. Personal data protection is a field of knowledge on the borderline of information, administrative, economic and legal sciences. As a subject of academic classes, Personal Data Protection focuses on the presentation of the basic protective regulations in this field. However, the knowledge and skills acquired should enable the student to independently analyse sectoral regulations in particular areas of social life of special interest. Within the realization of the module, the student is able to become familiar with the following key problem issues: protection of individual rights and freedoms, including protection of individual privacy, as a task of personal data protection, development of the idea of personal data protection, European and constitutional standards of personal data protection, subject and object scope of personal data protection, principles of personal data processing, duties of personal data administrators and personal data processors, rights of persons whose data are processed, control mechanisms, issue of penalties and liability. The aim of the course is above all to familiarise student with the legal solutions regulating the protection of personal data and to provide studwnt with the practical skills of performing duties in the field of personal data protection. Graduates of the Faculty of Law, thanks to the realization of the module Personal data protection, will be prepared to perform various social functions on the market (lawyer, clerk, entrepreneur, consumer, etc.) to the extent in which they will perform duties, or use rights, related to the processing of personal information. Indeed, the module is intended to provide students with practical skills in the implementation of the requirements of conducting activities using personal information and in the exercise of rights, insofar as the processing of personal information is involved. Looking from the perspective of the teaching system, the subject is furthermore supposed to provide a basis for writing a diploma (master's) thesis in the field of personal data protection, if the student is interested in such an issue. If the student decides to prepare a thesis (master's thesis) dealing with the issue of personal data protection incidentally, the module will help to prepare a chapter dedicated to the issue.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Presents the organization, competencies and procedures of State apparatus in the field of personal data protection. [och_dan_os_01]
 K_W06 [2/5]
Is familiar with the sources of law that apply to data protection. [och_dan_os_02]
 K_W07 [3/5]
Recognizes the terminology relevant to the protection of personal data, as well as the subjects (data subjects) of protection and addressees of obligations (controllers of personal data, processors) in the field of personal data protection. [och_dan_os_03]
 K_W03 [2/5]
Is aware of the problems associated with the implementation of data protection requirements in practice. [och_dan_os_04]
 K_U04 [1/5]
Is ready to critically evaluate the knowledge possessed in the field of data protection, using it in various functions (e.g., advisor), contributing to the construction of social projects. [och_dan_os_05]
 K_K04 [3/5] K_K08 [4/5]
Is familiar with the operating procedures required by data protection law, both domestic and international, as well as their ethical considerations. [och_dan_os_06]
 K_W13 [2/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [K2_och_dan_osob 1] 30 Lecture-discussion [b02]  course work och_dan_os_01 och_dan_os_02 och_dan_os_03 och_dan_os_04 och_dan_os_05 och_dan_os_06
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Verification / adjustment / discussion of syllabus provisions [b02] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
consulting the content of the syllabus, possibly in the presence of the year tutor or members of the class group, and, if necessary, reassessing the provisions concerning special conditions for class participation, e.g., space and time requirements, technical and other requirements, including conditions for participation in classes outside the walls of the university, classes organized in blocks, organized online, etc.
Consulting the schedule [b03] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
getting acquainted with the class schedule, possibly in the presence of the year tutor, in order to optimize participation in classes, including those supplementary to the core subjects listed in the pursued study programme
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Development of a corrective action plan as well as supplementary/corrective tasks [d02] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reviewing and selecting tasks and activities enabling the elimination of errors indicated by the academic teacher, their verification or correction resulting in completing the task with at least the minimum passing grade
Participation in non-obligatory teaching, research or organizational grants intensifying the achievement of the assumed learning outcomes [e03] Activities complementary to the classes
research, artistic, social and other activities not indicated in the curriculum, undertaken on the student’s own initiative as a way of supplementing, enriching or extending the content and activities indicated in the module curriculum, intensifying the achievement of learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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