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General Education

their digital footprint, generate healthy ways to use digital devices, perform cybersecurity
practices, and safeguard their data from corruption, compromise or loss.

GED 219 Legal Pitfalls in the Digital Era
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course introduces the fundamental legal knowledge encountered in lives in the digital
era. Students will learn the basic legal requirements with an aim to identify and prevent falling
into the legal pitfalls especially when business transactions are held online. These pitfalls lie in
the use of smart-phone, social media, e-commerce platform, electronic communication
platform, e-banking and other digital engagements. Through lectures and case studies, we
examine a range of contemporary issues related to digital applications from a legal perspective.
Students will develop their awareness and reasoning skills to critically evaluate and resolve
basic legal issues that relate to the digital era.

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