91214 - LABORATORIO 1 (Lab1)

Learning outcomes

The workshops are designed to provide students with skills that can prove useful in their future careers. The objective of the workshop is to help students advancing their skills through practice exercises in informational technology, data analysis, analysis in decision-making techniques (e.g. simulation) in complex organizations.

Course contents

MOD. 1 - Online Dispute Resolution (5 lectures by Dr. Angela Maria Felicetti): i) introduction to the constitutional framework of reference in Italy and Europe for the extra-judicial resolution of disputes; ii) structure and basic characteristics of the main A.D.R. instruments (negotiation, mediation and arbitration) in European and Italian law, with a focus on the issues related to the use of technologies in these procedures; iii) introduction to dispute resolution in digital markets and analysis of the European discipline on O.D.R. (in particular Regulation 524/2013/EU) and UNCITRAL 2017 Technical Notes on ODR; iv) analysis of new EU legislative initiatives on dispute resolution and technology (Regulation 1150/2019/EU and the Digital Service Act Proposal); and v) case studies on O.D.R. in e-commerce and content moderation on social media.

 

MOD. 2 - Online Data Protection (5 lectures by Dr. Francesco Boldrin): i) digital privacy (the protection of personal data in the European Digital Single Market; the notion of privacy: the right to privacy in the strict sense and the right to protection of personal data); ii) online data protection: introduction to the GDPR (the relevant notions and principles: the definitions of 'processing' and 'personal data'; the main subjective figures outlined by the GDPR; the objective and territorial scope of the GDPR; lawfulness, fairness and transparency of processing; the principle of accountability; data protection by design and by default); iii) the principle of transparency and the privacy policies of websites (the content and form of direct and indirect policies; examination of practical examples of privacy policies; automated decision-making and profiling); iv) the rights of the data subject: cognitive rights and control rights (focus on right of access, right to erasure, right to be forgotten and right to de-indexing); v) digital identity and electronic body: post-mortem privacy and digital inheritance (analysis of the terms of service of some digital platforms; examination of art. 2terdecies of Italian Privacy Code; analysis of domestic and foreign case law).

Readings/Bibliography

Teaching materials (i.e. recommended readings, legislative material and regulatory acts, privacy policies and contracts that will be discussed in class) will be made available on the Lab’s page on virtual.unibo.it

Teaching methods

Each lecture includes seminar moments for discussion among the participants on the topics covered.

Assessment methods

Attendance to at least 80% of the classes is mandatory for students who want to be awarded ETCS credits. The level of active participation in class will also be assessed.

Teaching tools

Teaching tools include: slides, academic journal articles, and also newspapers articles and videos on relevant current topics to stimulate discussion among participants.

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Boldrin

See the website of Angela Maria Felicetti