Program Overview
Introduction to the Privacy Engineering Module
The Privacy Engineering module is a comprehensive course that examines the concept of privacy and its practical implications in digital services. The course covers the relation between privacy, cyber security, and trust, with a focus on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its implications for software developers and organizations.
Content, Progress, and Pedagogy of the Module
The module delves into the concept of privacy from various perspectives, including moral-ethical, technical, and legislative aspects. It discusses technical solutions for providing privacy, integrating privacy into the design process, and expressing privacy in interface design. The course also explores system development-relevant principles for "privacy by design" and "privacy by default," as well as principles for privacy assessments and risk assessments.
Learning Objectives
The student must have knowledge of:
- The concept of "privacy" in different application contexts
- The concept of "privacy" from a moral-ethical perspective
- Technical solutions for providing privacy
- System development-relevant principles for "privacy by design" and "privacy by default"
- Principles for privacy assessments and risk assessments
- Privacy controlling and protective technologies
- The relationship between privacy, cyber security, trust, and risk
- User profiling and privacy
- Conflicts of interest related to the development of privacy protection solutions
- Communicating privacy issues and choices to users via interfaces
The student should be able to:
- Analyze cases from technical, business, and user perspectives
- Apply different understandings of privacy in analyses of technologies
- Explain the principles of "privacy by design" and "privacy by default"
- Evaluate different privacy principles in selected cases
- Classify various privacy control and protective technologies
- Use different methods to investigate and assess privacy
The student must have competences to:
- Assess different privacy understandings in various examples
- Apply different privacy principles to selected examples
- Understand the difference between different privacy principles and security principles
- Apply privacy assessment principles in selected cases and assess their suitability
Exam
Exams
- Name of exam: Privacy Engineering
- Type of exam: Written or oral exam
- ECTS: 5
- Assessment: 7-point grading scale
- Type of grading: Internal examination
- Criteria of assessment: The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures
Facts about the Module
- Danish title: Privacy Engineering
- Module code: ESNCYSK3K2
- Module type: Course
- Duration: 1 semester
- Semester: Autumn
- ECTS: 5
- Language of instruction: English
- Empty-place Scheme: Yes
- Location of the lecture: Campus Copenhagen
- Responsible for the module: Tatiana Kozlova Madsen
- Used in: Curriculum for the Master's Programme in Cyber Security, 2020; Curriculum for the master's programme in Innovative Communication Technologies and Entrepreneurship, 2021; Curriculum for the Nordic Master in Sustainable ICT Solutions, 2021; Curriculum for the Master's Programme in Cyber Security, 2022
Organisation
- Study Board: Study Board of Electronics and IT
- Department: Department of Electronic Systems
- Faculty: The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
About Aalborg University
Aalborg University is a public university with a strong focus on problem-based learning and interdisciplinary research. The university has a long history of collaborating with industry partners and has a strong reputation for producing graduates who are well-equipped to meet the needs of the labor market. The university's research focuses on solving real-world problems and creating innovative solutions that benefit society.