Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Economic Cyber Crime and Security
Course Code
JF_420
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science; Management Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Uldis Ķinis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To offer students an opportunity to gain understanding and skills: on economic and financial cyber crime in the field of criminal law and criminal proceedings, on information system security incident management and information security risks analysis in resolution of organisational and legal matters, to promote in-depth understanding of drafting and management of regulatory enactments related to information security systems.
Preliminary Knowledge
In management science, economics, finance and law at basic level.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be guided by laws and regulations and will be able to independently select legal provisions governing the level of national and international law related to criminal and cyber-security relations and understand the nature of their application. Students will be able to apply these norms in practice by identifying the elements of the specific offenses and their separation from others. Students will also acquire skills in organizing information technology security incident processing and security risk analysis and developing necessary documents in the field of cyber security.
Skills
1.Students are able to analyze and evaluate socio-economic legal processes creatively and constructively, debate and experiment on the results achieved, in support of their views, to create creative solutions for the detection, prevention, and investigation of economic crimes at the national and international levels. Students are able to identify and formulate problems, find causation, and offer concrete solutions in the organization and implementation of cybersecurity policies.
Competences
1.The ability to identify cybercrimes in the economic and financial fields, the ability to use the knowledge and skills acquired in the course for professional and personal development. The ability to offer not only formal solutions to the challenges of economic cybercrime and cyber security, but the ability to find creative solutions that would serve the values of a rule of law and public interest in detecting, preventing, and investigating economic cybercrimes and organizing cyber-security policy, both nationally and internationally.
Assessment
Individual work
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Report on matters related to course topics. Topics should be coordinated with the lecturer. Amount of text 13-15 pages. On the topic described in the theoretical and practical part of the course.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Volume 13-15 pages of text. On the topic discussed in the theoretical and practical part of the course.
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Examination |
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Participation in seminars 30%.
Independent learning – 30%.
Examination – 40%.
Assessment 1-100%, according to Academic Regulations.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Location
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Concept, classification of cyber crimes
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E-Studies platform
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Topics
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Description and classification of financial and economic crimes
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Cybercrimes in the field of finance
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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Topics
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Material and procedural aspects of economic cyber crimes
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Cyber security, cyber security incident and its management
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Cyber security, cyber security incident and its management
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Solution to a problem on the topic of the first lecture. Teamwork, verbal presentation of results, peer evaluation.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Casus on cyber crimes in the field of finance. Teamwork, verbal presentations, peer evaluation
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On site
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Auditorium
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Casus on economic cyber crimes, teamwork, verbal presentation of results, peer evaluation
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Casus on economic cyber crimes, procedural aspects. Teamwork, verbal presentation of results, peer evaluation
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Problem situation on cyber security, teamwork, verbal presentation of results, peer evaluation
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Casus on management of a security incident. Teamwork, verbal presentation of results, peer assessment
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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Topics
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Cyber security, cyber security incident and its management
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Ķinis, U. Kibernoziedzība, kibernoziegumi un jurisdikcija. Rīga: Jumava, 2015
2.
Krastiņš, U., Liholaja, V. un Hamkova, D. Krimināllikuma komentāri. Rīga Tiesu nama aģentūra, 2021
3.
Kriminālprocesa likuma komentāri. A. daļa Prof. Stradas-Rozenbergas red. Rīga, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019
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Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
5.
Corporate and white collar crime Cases and materials. (Ed) K. Brickley. 7th ed. Aspen publishers, 2021
Additional Reading
1.
Raksti par kursa tematiku izdevumos RSU JF e- žurnālā Socrates, Jurista vārdā, Administratīvajā un kriminālajā justīcijā u.c.
2.
Informācijas Sabiedrības tiesību pamati. U. Ķiņa zinātniskā redakcijā. Rīga, RSU, 2022
3.
U. Ķinis. From Responsible Disclosure Policy (RDP) towards State Regulated Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure Procedure (hereinafter – RVDP): The Latvian approach
4.
U. Ķinis. Algoritms kā būtiska kaitējuma noteikšanas metode noziedzīgos nodarījumos, kas saistīti ar automatizētu datu apstrādes sistēmu (ADAS)
5.
U. Ķinis, Ņ. Sinkevičs. Automatizētās datu apstrādes sistēmā esošo datu kontrole (Kriminālprocesa likuma 219. pants): nacionālie un starptautiskie piemērošanas aspekti
Other Information Sources
1.
Eiropas Parlamenta un Komisijas Regulas, Direktīvas, Politikas dokumenti.
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Normatīvo aktu sagatavošanas materiāli, anotācijas.
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Normatīvo aktu projekti.
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Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
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Draft normative acts.