Legal aspect of sustainability & digitalisation

Summary

This course will provide students with a basic knowledge of law. After an introduction to the law, aspects of tax law, environmental law, contract law, data protection or IP law will be offered, as well as the legal consequences of the digitalisation of society.

Content

Keywords

swiss law ; digitalisation ; tax law ; IP ; environmental law ; contract law ; data protection

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Make a group prestation on a legal topic
• Take into consideration the legal issues related to sustainable development

Transversal skills

• Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
• Respect relevant legal guidelines and ethical codes for the profession.

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra course and group presentation. Some of the literature and course materials will be on Moodle.

Assessment methods

The students will have to work in groups and present a project with their group on one of the topics covered during this semester of the course. In addition, the students will have to take a written examination. The presentation will account for 50% of the grade and the written exam for the remaining 50%

A list of topics will be proposed to you during the first courses regarding the presentation by group. The groups will be made up of 2-3 students (The composition of the groups will be determined by the number of students registered).

The course will be validated if the student obtains a grade equal or more than 4/6

Supervision

Resources

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Yes

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/MGT-536