Universität Wien

051019 VO IT and Law (2026S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 5 - Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik
Moodle
Mo 08.06. 11:30-13:00 Digital

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 09.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 16.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 13.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 20.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 04.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 11.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 18.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 01.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 15.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 22.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The class will provide an introduction into law for students of computer science and will cover a range of topics from data protection law to intellectual property law and regulation of artificial intelligence. Lectures will be held in cooperation with the staff of the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law and therefore some of the lectures will be taught in English.
The lectures will be recorded. However, this excludes the short exercise sessions, which will take place at the end of certain lectures, where the students will be able to ask questions, discuss the topics covered in class with the lecturer, explore some example cases and get insights about questions and topics that can come up in the test.

The following topics will be covered in the lecture:
- The Austrian Legal System
- The European Legal System
- Fundamental Rights
- Data Protection Law
- AI Regulation
- Data Governance
- Platform Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Contract Law and IT Contracts
- Consumer Law
- Labour Law
- Cyber Criminal Law

Assessment and permitted materials

The exam is a written test consisting of multiple-choice questions on the topics taught in the lectures and is an open book examination. Use of a dictionary is also allowed for students whose native language is not German. Contact with others during the exam is strictly prohibited and will be considered as use of an unauthorized aid. The registrations to the exams must be done separately. See further details above under "Examination dates".

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students must acquire at least 50% of the points at the exam.
The grading scale for the exam will be:
1: at least 24,5 points.
2: at least 21 points.
3: at least 17,5 points.
4: at least 14 points.
For details, please see Moodle.

Examination topics

The content of the lectures and the corresponding videos provided on Moodle.

Reading list

Will be provided in the Moodle course where necessary.

Association in the course directory

Module: RGG UF-INF-07 KOE

Last modified: Th 23.04.2026 08:25