Page 1 of 2Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham Law SchoolCourse name(s): LLM ProgrammesModule Code(s): LAW_40459_6252MODULE NAME: Data Protection & PrivacyASSESSED COURSEWORK 2020-2021 – Term 2Answer ONE of the following:Question 1Critically discuss the data protection issues that a UK organization needs to effectivelymanage in the UK arising in relation to managing Covid-19.Support your legal analysis with relevant legal authority (primary and secondary). Applyrelevant case law if and where appropriate.ORQuestion 2A defining moment in the field of protection of private personal information was the EUGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which took effect in May 2018. Privacy lawsare now expanding across the globe in part to seek adequacy in line with EU GDPR.Comparatively analyse the data and privacy laws of one of the following jurisdictions:Australia, Brazil, Canada, India or the United States.Support your legal analysis with relevant legal authority (primary and secondary). Applyrelevant case law if and where appropriate.NB Please ensure that a bibliography is attached to the assessment.SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday 10th May 2021 by 16:00 hours (GMT)Note: Your coursework must be submitted in MS Word document format viaDropbox, in the assessments folder of this learning room, before the deadline.If you have any difficulties submitting online, please contact a member of the LLM adminteam – contact info below. E-mails will not be accepted. All copies will be checked forplagiarism and/or collusion using appropriate detection software. Coursework will also bechecked to ensure that the word limit has been complied with.MAXIMUM WORD LIMIT: 5000Please note that a 5% leeway is applied, but beyond this point, penalties would be imposedupon a sliding scale. Accordingly, where a student has exceeded the word count by 5%,there will be no penalty. Where a student has exceeded the limit between 5% – 10% – agrade is to be dropped by one level, i.e. from mid-pass to Pass for example. Where thelimit has been exceeded by over 10%, the assessment will be capped at Low Pass. In thePage 2 of 2case where a student attains a Low Pass and exceeds the 5% leeway, then their mark willdrop to a Marginal Fail and if they exceed by 10 % then the mark will fall to a Mid Fail.ASSESSMENT CRITERIAThe marking criteria will adhere to the grading descriptors for Level 7 and as such markswill be awarded for the following: Knowledge and understanding.Independent insight and critical awareness of relevant concepts and literature atthe forefront of the discipline.Independent inquiry.Cogent arguments.Use of a range of media.Effective written English language communication.Referencing in OSCOLA.Bibliography. WARNINGS: PLAGIARISM, COLLUSION & OTHER ACADEMIC MISCONDUCTWhen completing this assessment, you must ensure that your answer complies with theRegulations of Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham Law School with regard toacademic irregularities (see NTU Quality Handbook, Section 17C).In no circumstances should an answer, or any part of an answer to this assessment, beagreed or shared with another person. This means that you should not share any drafts,notes or final scripts with another person. You should not present the work or words ofanother person as your own under any circumstances.You are expected to use primary and secondary sources to inform your research, but thework you submit for assessment should be your own personal response to the assessment,expressed in your own words. Your work should not contain any work that has been copiedfrom another source without appropriate referencing and citations. Quotation marksshould be used when any work has been copied from another source, accompanied by anappropriate reference. All materials used in respect of this assessment should be cited ina bibliography – unless directed otherwise.Professional Bodies, such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), will be informed ofany academic irregularity found against you and this may cause further difficulties later inyour career. If you are in any doubt about what is permitted, please speak with your tutor.All sources must be fully and appropriately referenced. Please note that you should usethe OSCOLA referencing style and you will need to provide a bibliography.PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL LOSE MARKS FOR WORK THAT IS NOT PROPERLYPRESENTED.Any queries please contact the: LLM team on:LLM DL team on:NLSadminLLM@ntu.ac.ukNLSadminLLMDL@ntu.ac.uk
