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Letter from the Faculty
Dear Learner,
We welcome you to the School of Law, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). We first compliment you for your interest in joining post graduate certificate programme in cyber law (PGCCL), which is required in the current scenario of specialized, academic and profession needs of e-commerce and legal professionals, law students, engineers, company secretaries, chartered accountant, and business management students. The knowledge of cyber laws would go long way in preparing well informed citizen and plugging the existing gaps which has so far failed to grasp the enormity of its importance in every day life.
In this certificate programme, you will learn about cyberspace, laws and entities governing cyberspace dispute resolution in cyberspace, information communication technology, social issues in regulation of cyberspace, cyber crimes and torts, commerce and cyberspace, concepts of privacy and data protection / data security. The programme consists of four courses. All the courses all compulsory, detailed structure of all courses are given in the programme guide. With this programme guide you will receive the course material of all courses. You should study these courses carefully and submit the assignment as per prescribed date. The date sheet for term end examination for all the courses will be communicated to you separately. Your registration for this programme will be valid for the period of two years. We are sure you will make all sincere efforts to successfully complete this programme, the first step towards this direction is to carefully read this programme guide・
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact School of Law, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi. You can also email us on HYPERLINK "mailto:sol@ignou.ac.in" or sol@ignou.ac.in. we will facilitate meaningful learning and help you to sort out all the problems you encounter while studying this course.
We advise you to keep this programme guide with you till you complete the programme successfully. This will act as a reference tool for many of your queries.
Our best wishes are with you,
CONTENTS:
1. The University
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Features
1.3 Instructional Medium
1.4 Schools of Studies
1.5 Academic Programmes
1.6 Course Preparation
1.7 Support Services
1.8 Programme Delivery
1.9 Evaluation System
2. School of Law
2.1 Programmes and Courses
2.2 Activities
3. Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law
3.1 Programme Objectives
3.2 Target Group
3.3 Duration of Programme
3.4 Medium of Instruction
3.5 Detailed Course Structure
3.6 Evaluation System
4. Other Useful Information
4.1 Change/ Correction of Address
4.2 Change of Regional Centre
4.3 Change of Study Centre
4.4 Non-receipt of Study Material
4.5 Issue of Grade Card / Mark sheet
4.6 Re-admission
4.7 Simultaneous Registration
4.8 Refund of Fee
4.9 Disputes of Admission and other university matters
5. Useful Forms
5.1 Term and Examination form (Form No. 1)
5.2 Change / Correction of address/Study Centre (Form No. 2)
5.3 Intimation of Non-receipt/wrong receipt of Study Material (Form No. 3)
5.4 Form for issue of Duplicate Grade Card/Mark Sheet / Certificate (From No.4)
5.5 Course Re-admission form (Form No. 5)
5.6 Re-evaluation of Result Form (Form No.6)
5.7 Form for issue of Provisional Certificate (Form No. 7)
6. Annexure
6.1 Address of IGNOU Regional Centres/ Sub Regional Centres
Addresses of PGCCL Study Centres
1. The University
1.1 Introduction
IGNOU was established in 1985 by an Act of Indian Parliament to democratize higher education. The University provides cost-effective quality education to large sections of Indian population. It adopts a learner-centric approach with a policy of openness and flexibility in terms of entry qualifications, duration, pace and place of learning for successful completion of programme.
The University currently offers 141 programmes of study to over 1.5 million students in India and 35 country abroad making it the largest single University in the world. These programmes are offered in widely diverse areas and at different levels, Doctorate, Masters. Bachelor degrees including Diplomas, Certificates and awareness Programmes. IGNOU has established a network of 55 Regional Centres, 5 sub regional centres and 1804 study centres all over the country with 41 overseas centres. The academic programmes of the University have multi-media support with state of art facilities for the production of audio/video programmes and their dissemination through radio and television. The University also uses interactive radio counselling as well as tele-conferencing to provide interactivity in the teaching-learning process. The University has 24 hours educational TV channel and educational satellite, EDUSAT.
1.2 Features
IGNOU has certain unique features:
National and International jurisdiction
Flexible admission rules
Need-based academic programmes at affordable costs
Diversified learner groups
Modular programmes and credit system
Rigorous course development mechanisms
Multi-lingual and multiple media instructional packages
Flexibility in terms of place, pace and duration of study
Use of latest information and communication technologies for blend learning
An effective and integrated student support services network
Resource sharing, collaboration and networking with state open universities and distance education / correspondence course institutions.
1.3 Instructional Medium
The University provides multi-channel multiple media teaching-learning packages for instruction and self-learning. Different components used for teaching /learning include self- instructional print and audio-video materials, radio and television broadcasts, face-to-face counselling/tutoring, hands-on experience, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, interactive radio counselling, interactive multimedia CD-ROM and internet-based learning. While the traditional distance education delivery through print and study centres support is being strengthened, the University is gearing more towards interactive multimedia content and learner support through video-conferencing and web-based platforms by utilizing both the Edusat and the Internet. The design of the instructional system as well as teacher and learner capacity building are facilitated by the Staff Training and Research Institute, Electronic Media Production Centre and the Inter University Consortium. or courses in Science, Computers, Nursing as well as Engineering and Technology, arrangements have been made to enable students undertake practical classes at select study centres. The multiple media learning in Distance Education resources are shown below:
FLEXIBILITY
In the tradition of Open Learning, IGNOU provides considerable flexibility in entry qualification, place, pace and duration of study to students. A Bachelor's Degree Programme (i.e. BA/B.Com/B.Sc.) of 3 years duration can be completed in 6 years if the student so desires.
CREDIT SYSTEM
IGNOU follows a credit system that is based on the time factor involved in studying. One credit is equivalent to 30 study hours inclusive of all learning activities. Different programmes have different credit requirements. Students have the right to collect credits at their own pace, convenience and according to their own capability. IGNOU also provides a credit transfer facility whereby credits may be transferred from any other University to IGNOU after fulfilling the necessary requirements.
1.4 Schools of Studies
With the view of developing interdisciplinary studies, the University operates through Schools of Studies. Each School is headed by a Director who arranges to plan, supervise, develop and organise its academic programmes and courses in co-ordination with the Faculty, School staff and the different academic, administrative and service wings of the University. The emphasis is on providing a wide choice of courses at different levels. The Schools of Studies currently in operation are as follows:
School of Management Studies
School of Agriculture
School of Computer and Information Sciences
School of Continuing Education
School of Education
School of Engineering & Technology
School of Health Sciences
School of Humanities
School of Sciences
School of Social Sciences
School of Law
School of Journalism and New Media Studies
School of Gender and Development Studies
School of Tourism Hospitality Service Sectoral Management
School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies
School of Social work
School of Vocational Education and Training
School of Extension and Development Studies
School of Foreign Languages
School of Translation Studies and Training
School of Performing and Visual Arts
1.5 Academic Programmes
The University offers programmes leading to Certificate, Diploma or Degree, covering conventional as well as innovative programmes. Most of these programmes have been developed after an initial survey of the demand for such studies. They are launched with a view to fulfil the student痴 needs for:
・Certification
・Improvement of skills
・Acquisition of professional qualifications
・Continuing education and professional development at work place
・Self-enrichment
・Diversification of knowledge, etc.
1.6 Course Preparation
Learning materials are prepared for the courses by teams of experts drawn from conventional universities, institutions and professionals from all over the country and in-house faculty. These materials are edited by the content experts and language experts at IGNOU before they are finally sent to the press. Similarly, audio and video programmes are produced in consultation with the course writers, in-house faculty and producers. These materials are previewed and reviewed by the faculty as well as outside experts and edited or modified wherever necessary before they are dispatched to the Study Centres and Doordarshan. Printed material is supplied directly to the students at the addresses supplied by them and their cost is covered in the programme fee. Audio/Video cassettes are made available at the Study Centres where Audio/Video playing equipment is also available. Audio/Video programmes of the University are also broadcast as per a prearranged schedule. Print materials and audio/video tapes are available for a price. Interested persons/institutions may request for a catalogue from The Registrar (MPDD), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068.
1.7 Support Services
To provide effective student support, IGNOU has set up a number of Study Centres all over the country. You will be allotted one of these Study Centres taking into consideration your place of residence or work. However, each Study Centre can handle only a limited number of students and despite our best efforts, it may not always be possible to allot the Study Centre of your choice. The region-wise list of Study Centres is provided in annexure-II of this Programme Guide. The particulars regarding the Study Centre to which you are assigned will be communicated to you.
Every Study Centre will have a Coordinator who will coordinate different activities at the Centre.
An Assistant Coordinator and other supporting staff appointed on a part-time basis.
Counselors in different courses to provide counseling and guidance to you in the courses you have chosen.
1.8 Programme Delivery
The University follows multi-media approach in imparting instruction to its learners. It comprises:
Self Instructional Print Material
The print material prepared by the University is self instructional in nature. Each course has been divided into a number of Blocks, generally 8 Blocks for an 8 credit course and 4 or 5 Blocks for a 4 credit course. Each Block consists of a number of Units (lessons). Normally, all the Units covered in one Block have a thematic unity. The first page of each Block indicates the contents of each Block i.e., the number and titles of the Units covered in
that Block. This is followed by a brief introduction to the Block. This Block introduction explains the total coverage of the Block as a whole as well as the coverage of each Unit in that Block. Each Unit is structured to facilitate self study for you. The section on Objectives briefly states what we expect you to attain when you have completed the Unit. In Introduction, there is an attempt to forge a link with the topics of the previous Units and .the topic to be covered in the present Unit. This is followed by the main body of the Unit, which is divided into various sections and subsections. In the main body there are a few self-check
exercises under the caption Self Assessment Question. Enough space is given for you to write your answers to the questions set in the self-check exercises. Answers to these exercises are given in the section Answers and Hints to Self Assessment Question at the end of the Unit.
The section Summary summarises what has been said in the whole Unit. This summary enables you to recall the main points covered in the Unit. To facilitate comprehension, important words/terms covered in the Unit are explained in the section Key Words. Some books for additional reading are suggested in the section References and Suggested Readings. For your reference purpose some of these books may be available in the study centre. The
section Terminal Questions is intended to give you an idea about the nature of question that may be asked in term end examinations. These Terminal Question and Self Assessment Questions are for your practice only, and you should not submit answers to these questions to the University for assessment. Read the Units carefully and note down the important points. You can use the space in the margin of the printed pages for making notes and writing your comments. While reading the Units mark the words that you do not fully understand. Look for the meaning of such words under the section Key Words or in a dictionary. Read the Unit again and again until you have understood the point. You may also try to find it in earlier Units as it may be explained there. However, if you still do not understand something, consult your counsellor during the face-to-face sessions at the Study Centre for clarification.
Try to answer Self Assessment Questions. These exercises will help you to reinforce the information/knowledge you gain through your first reading of the text. Proper comprehension of the units and the points/notes made by you while reading through the Units would help you in answering the Self Assessment Questions. Once you have written the answer in the blank space provided for each question,you can compare your answers with the answers given in the section Self Assessment Questions.
Audio-Visual Aids
In addition to the print material, audio and video tapes have been prepared for each course. The audio-video material is supplementary to the printed material. Hence, we advise you to make use of it, as that will help you to understand the subject better. Video programmes are Normally of 25 ・0 minutes duration. The audio tapes are run and video cassattes are screened at the Study Centres during specific sessions. The video programme are transmitted by National Network of Doordarshan and Gyan Darshan. Audio programmes are broadcast in some select states through Radio stations viz. All India Radio and Gyan Vani FM Radio Channels. Information about these would be available at your Regional Centre/ Study Centres. The Schedule of transmission is communicated to you through the IGNOU Newsletter/ Monthly Booklet. Audio-video material will not be supplied individually but will be available to you at the Study Centres. You can watch these programmes during counselling sessions. Students desirous of buying the audio-video tapes can procure them from:
Director,
Electronic Media Production Centre,
IGNOU,
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi- 110 068.
Interactive Radio Counselling
The University has started interactive counselling through AIR network all over India. You can participate in it by tuning in to your area Radio station. Experts from various discipline areas are available for this counselling. Students can put across their questions to these experts by using the telephone. The telephone numbers are announced by respective Radio Stations. This counselling is available on every Sunday between 4 and 5 in the evening.
Gyan Darshan:
IGNOU is nodal agency for coordinating a bouquet of educational TV channels under the banner of Gyan Darshan (GD). Of these, GD-1 is a 24-hour exclusive National Educational channel. The Gyan Darshan channel uses C Band transponder of INSAT 3C. In addition, IGNOU also coordinates the functioning of GD-2, GD-3, and GD-4. GD-2 channel is being used as interactive channel by the University for tele-counselling, tele-lecturing, tele-training and virtual convocation. Teachers/resource persons address 鼠ive from EMPC studio through video and audio satellite links to the student groups assembled at various centresacross the country. It is also used to interact with Regional Centre and Study Centre functionaries on various operational aspects. GD-3, called Ekalavya channel, is exclusively devoted to technology education for the benefit of students of IITs and other engineering colleges in India. GD-4, called Vyas channel, is to telecast high quality higher education programmes to bridge the knowledge and information gap between different areas and institutions in the country.You should try to get access to it though your cable operator. The schedule of programmes with time and date is sent to all study centers one month in advance. Please obtain it from there.
Gyan Vani:
Gyan Vani is a radio Cooperative devoted exclusively to education and community development. Its main objective is to bridge the gap between educationally privileged and deprived. As of now, 26 FM radio stations are fully operational. These interactive, participatory educational stations are aimed at greater empowerment of the people, particularly the disadvantaged. Local resource persons conduct the sessions in English, Hindi and the regional languages/dialects.
Teleconferencing:
To reach our students spread in different parts of the country we take the help of teleconferencing. These sessions are conducted from Delhi. The students can attend these at the regional centres and specified study centres of IGNOU. It is a one way video and two way audio facility. You will be sent a schedule with topics in advance through your study centres. The faculty at Delhi and other experts as resource persons participate in these sessions. You can put your problems and questions to these experts through the telephone available at receiving centres. These will help in resolving your queries related to courses and other general information pertaining to programmes of study.
Counselling:
In distance education, face-to-face contact between the learners and their tutors/counsellors is an important activity. The purpose of such a contact is to answer some of your questions and clarify your doubts which may not be possible through any other means of communication. It is also intended to provide you an opportunity to meet fellow students. There are experienced academic counsellors at the Study Centres to provide counselling and guidance to you in the courses that you have chosen for study. The counselling sessions for each of the courses will be held at suitable intervals throughout the academic session. Generally there will be 10 counselling sessions for an 8 credit course and 5 sessions for a 4 credit course. The counselling sessions are not compulsory. However, they may be very useful in certain respects such as: to share your views on the subject with teachers and fellow participants, comprehend some of the complex ideas or difficult issues, and get clarifications for many doubts which you would not otherwise try to raise, and consult academic counselors for selecting courses of study.
You should note that the counselling sessions will be very different from the usual classroom teaching or lectures. Counsellors will not be delivering lectures or speeches. They will try to help you to overcome difficulties (academic as well as personal), which you face while studying for this programme. In these sessions you must look into the subject based difficulties and any other issues arising out of such difficulties. Besides, some of the audio and videocassettes that are available at that time will be played in the counselling sessions.
Before you go to attend the counselling sessions, please go through your course material and note down the points to be discussed. Unless you have gone through the Units, there may not be much to discuss. Try to concentrate on the relevant and the most important issues. Also try to understand each other痴 points of view.
1.9 Evaluation system:
1. The Evaluation System for IGNOU courses consists of two components:
a) Continuous evaluation through assignments (Tutor Marked Assignments).
b) Term-end examinations.
In the final results, assignments carry 30% weightage, while 70% weightage is given for term-end examinations.
2. All the assignments and term-end examinations will be scored as a numerical marking scheme.
Continuous Evaluation Through Assignments:
Assignments constitute the continuous evaluation. The submission of assignments is compulsory. The marks that you get in your assignments will be counted in your final result. Assignments of a course carry 30% weightage while 70% weightage is given to the term-end examinations. Therefore, you are advised to take your assignments seriously.
You have to submit your assignment response sheets to the Coordinator of the Study Centre assigned to you. Submission of assignments is compulsory. You will not be allowed to appear for the term-end examination for any course if you do not submit the assignments in time for that course. If you appear in term-end examination, without submitting the assignments the result of term-end examination would be liable to be cancelled.
The main purpose of assignment is to test your comprehension of the learning materials you receive from us and also to help you get through the courses. The evaluators/counsellors after correcting the assignments send them back to you with their comments and marks which will help you in your study and help in improving it. The content provided in the printed course materials should be sufficient for answering the assignments. Please do not worry about the non-availability of extra reading materials for working on the assignments. However, if you have easy access to other books, you may make use of them. There is one Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) per course, which is evaluated by the counsellor. Thus, you have to attempt one assignment for each course. You have to complete and submit the assignments at the study centre within the due date specified in the assignments booklet or within one month of the date of receipt of assignments, whichever is later. The University/ Co-ordinator of the Study Centre has the right to reject the assignments submitted after the due date.
You are, therefore, advised to submit the assignments before the due date. For your own record, retain a copy of all the assignment responses which you submit to the Coordinator of study centre. If you do not get back your duly evaluated tutor marked assignments along with a copy of assessment sheet containing comments of evaluator on your assignment within a month after submission, please try to get it personally from your study centre. Try to maintain an account of the corrected assignment responses received by you after evaluation. This will help you to represent your case to the University in case any problem arises. If you do not get pass marks in any assignment, you have to submit it again. To get fresh assignments you should write to Director, MPDD, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068. You may also download from IGNOU web site www.ignou.ac.in. However, once you get the pass grade in an assignment, you cannot resubmit it for improvement of grade. Assignments are not subject to re-evaluation except for factual errors, if any, committed by the evaluator.
Score communicated by the study centre through any mode other than the award list will not be acceptable to the university for taking your score of assignments on your record. In case you find that the score indicated in the assignment sheet of your Tutor Marked Assignment has not been correctly reflected or is not entered in your grade card, you are advised to contact the coordinator of your study centre with a request to forward correct award list to the SR&E Division at the Headquarters.
Specific Instructions for Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs)
1) Write your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address, Signature and Date on the top right hand corner of the first page of your response sheet.
2) Write the Programme Title, Course Code, Course Title, Assignment Code and Name of your Study Centre on the left hand corner of the first page of your response sheet. Course Code and Assignment Code may be reproduced from the assignment. The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
ENROLMENT NO. ................................
PROGRAMME TlTLE ............................. NAME ...................................
COURSE CODE ................................... ADDRESS ...................................
COURSE TITLE ................................... ...................................
ASSIGNMENT CODE ............................. SIGNATURE ...................................
STUDY CENTRE ................................... DATE ...................................
3) Use only foolscap size paper for your response and tie all the pages carefully. Avoid using very thin paper. Allow a 4 cm margin on the left and at least 4 lines in between each answer. This may facilitate the evaluator to write useful comments in the margin at appropriate places.
4) Write the responses in your own hand. Do not print or type the answers. Do not copy your answers from the Units/Blocks sent to you by the University. If you copy, you will get zero marks for the respective question.
5) Do not copy from the response sheets of other students. If copying is noticed, the assignments of such students will be rejected.
6) Write each assignment separately. All the assignments should not be written in continuity.
7) Write the question number with each answer.
8) The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you. Under any circumstances do not send the tutor marked response sheets to the Student Registration and Evaluation Division at Head Quarters for evaluation.
9) After submitting the assignment at the Study Centre get the acknowledgment from the Coordinator on the prescribed assignment remittance-cum-acknowledgment card.
10) In case you have requested for a change of Study Centre, you should submit your Tutor Marked Assignments only to the original Study Centre until the change of Study Centre is notified by the University.
Term-end Examinations:
As stated earlier, for all IGNOU courses term-end examination is the major component of the evaluation system and it carries 70% weightage in the final result.
The University conducts term-end examination twice a year i.e., in June and December. You can take the examination only after completion of the course. In the first year, you can take the examinations in June, failing which you can take the same subsequently in December or June. In case you fail to get a pass score in the Term-end Examination, you will be eligible to reappear at the next Term end Examination for that course as and when it is held, within the total span of the programme.
Eligibility for Examination: To be eligible to appear at the Term-end Examination in any course, You should
(1) Submit the assignments for the respective course in the prescribed time.
(2) Submit the examination form in time (which is explained later).
Examination Date Sheet: Examination date sheet (Schedule which indicates the date and time of examination for each course) is sent to all the Study Centres approximately 5 months in advance. The same is also notified through IGNOU News Letter from time to time. This is also available on IGNOU website. HYPERLINK "http://www.ignou.ac.in" www.ignou.ac.in
Examination Form: It is an essential pre-requisite for you to submit the Examination Form for taking examination in any course. The examination forms are available at Study Centres/Regional Centres/Student Registration and Evaluation Division at Headquarters and you may also download from the University website. A copy is also printed here in this Programme Guide as form no. 1. You can take photocopy of this form and use it. Only one form is to be submitted for all the courses in one term-end examination.
The Examination Fee @ Rs. 50-/ per course in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favor of IGNOU and payable at New Delhi is required to be sent along with the original Examination Form as per appended Schedule:
For June TEE For December TEE Late Fine Form to be submitted to1st March - 31st March
1st April - 20th April
1st September - 30th September
1st October - 20th October Nil
Rs. 100 The Registrar (SR&ED)
IGNOU, Block 12, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi ・110068 21st April ・15th May
16th May ・28th May 21st October ・15th November
16th November ・28th November Rs. 500
Rs. 1000 Concerned Regional Centres( For Outside Delhi)
For Delhi Submit to Registrar (SR&ED)
Please write your correct enrolment number, programme code and name at the back of the Demand Draft/IPO drawn in favour of IGNOU, New Delhi for Rs. 100/500/1000 representing late fee and properly tag with your examination form to avoid its misplacement. The examination form received after due dates without late fee, wherever applicable, shall be rejected.
Admit Card:
After receiving the examination forms from you, the University will send admit card to you before the commencement of examination. If you do not receive the admit card 15 days before the commencement of examinations, you may contact your Study Centre or Regional Centre or Student Registration and Evaluation Division at the Headquarters. If your name is registered for examinations in the list sent to the Study Centre, even if you have not received admit card or misplaced it, you can take the examination by showing your IdentityCard (Student Card) to the examination centre superintendent.
Every student must bring identity card for appearing in term end examination along with the admit card.
Examination Centre:
Your Study Centre is normally your examination center. The University at its discretion may allot you any examination centre other than your study centre. Change of examination centre is not generally permitted. In exceptional cases change of centre may be considered. For this students should apply one month in advance to Registrar, SR&E at lGNOU. Your enrolment number is your Roll Number for examinations. Be careful in writing it. Any mistake in writing the Roll Number will result in non declaration of your result.
Declaration of Result:
It is your duty to check whether you are registered for that course and whether you are eligible to appear for that examination or not. If you neglect this and take the examination without being eligible for it, your result will be cancelled. Although all efforts are made to declare the result in time, there will be no binding on the University to declare the results of the last examination before commencement of next examination. You are therefore, advised to fill up the form without necessarily waiting for the result and get it cancelled at a later date if so required. Study Centre is the contact point for you. The University cannot send communication to all the students individually. All the important communications are sent to the Coordinators of the Study Centres and Regional Directors. The Coordinators would display a copy of such important circular/notification on the notice board of the Study Centre for the benefit of all the Students. You are, therefore, advised to get in touch with your Coordinator for day-to-day information about assignments, submission of examination forms, date-sheet, list of students admitted to a particular examination, declaration of result, etc. While communicating with the University regarding examination, please clearly write your enrolment number and complete address. In the absence of such details, we will not be able to attend to your problems.
Re-evaluation of Result:
if you are not satisfied with the marks secured, you can apply in the prescribed form (Form no 6) to the Registrar (SR&E), IGNOU , Maidan Garhi, New Delhi ・110068 for re-evaluation of term end examination result. For this you will have to pay Rs.300/- per course by means of Demand Draft from any nationalized bank drawn in favor of IGNOU, New Delhi. You must do this within the one month of the date of declaration of result.
3. Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law:
The cyberspace due to its unique quality of openness economic efficiency and anonymity of members of the virtual community reaches the masses much quickly as opposed to earlier technologies there by breaking the jurisdictional boundaries and creating series of challenges for the legal system. This programme seeks to address fast the changing needs of knowledge society in the area of cyber laws.
3.1 Programme Objectives
Objectives of the course are:
To enable learner to understand, explore, and acquire a critical understanding Cyber Law.
To develop competencies for dealing with frauds and deceptions (confidence tricks, scams) and other cyber crimes for example, child pornography etc. that are taking place via the Internet.
To make learner conversant with the social and intellectual property issues emerging from cyberspace.
To explore the legal and policy developments in various countries to regulate Cyberspace.
To develop the understanding of relationship between commerce and cyberspace.
To give learners in depth knowledge of Information Technology Act and legal frame work of Right to Privacy, Data Security and Data Protection.
3.2 Target Group:
E-Commerce Professionals, Law Students, Business Management Students and Legal professionals who would like to specialize in Cyber Laws, Engineers, Company Secretaries and Chartered Accountants.
3.3 Duration of Programme:
Minimum 6 Months Maximum 2 Years
3.4 Medium of Instruction
English
3.5 Detailed Course Structure
MIR-011: -Cyberspace, Technology and Social Issues
Block 1 Introduction to ICT and Cyberspace
UNIT 1 Evolution and Growth of ICT
UNIT 2 Computer Hardware, Software and Packages
UNIT 3 Networking Concepts
UNIT 4 Introduction to Cyberspace and its Architecture
UNIT 5 Evolution and Basic Concepts of Internet
Block 2 Cyberspace
UNIT 6 Internet Ownership and Standards and Role of ISPs
UNIT 7 Data Security and Management
UNIT 8 Data Encryption and Digital Signature
UNIT 9 Convergence, Internet Telephony and VPN
Block 3 Social Issues in the Regulation of Cyberspace
UNIT 10 The Regulability of Cyberspace
UNIT 11 E-Governance
UNIT 12 Issues Concerning Democracy, National sovereignty, Personal Freedom
Block 4 Emerging Social Issues From Cyberspace
UNIT 13 Digital Divide
UNIT 14 Promotion of Global Commons
UNIT 15 Open Source Movement
MIR ・12: - Regulation of Cyberspace
Block 1 Laws and Entities Governing Cyberspace
UNIT 1 Domestic laws: backgrounder
UNIT 2 IT Act 朴art I
UNIT 3 IT Act 朴art II
UNIT 4 International treaties, conventions and protocols concerning cyberspace
UNIT 5 Guidelines issued by various ministries
Block 2 Cyber Crimes and Torts
UNIT 1 Introduction to cyber wrongs
UNIT 2 Conventional crimes and torts through computers
UNIT 3 Crimes and torts Committed on a Computer Network and Relating to Electronic Mail
UNIT 4 Crimes relating to data alteration/destruction
Block 3 Dispute Resolution in Cyberspace
UNIT 1 Issues of jurisdiction and applicable law in cyberspace
UNIT 2 Enforcement issues in cyberspace
UNIT 3 On-line dispute resolution
MIR ・13 Commerce and Cyberspace
Block 1 E-commerce
UNIT 1 E-commerce; evolution, ,meaning and type
UNIT 2 Payment mechanism in cyberspace
UNIT 3 Advertising and Taxation vis-・vis e-commerce
UNIT 4 Consumer protection in cyberspace
Block 2 Online Contracts
UNIT 1 Forms of on-line contracts
UNIT 2 Features of on-line contracts
UNIT 3 Issues emerging from on-line contracting
Block 3 Intellactual Property Protection in Cyberspace
UNIT 1 Intellactual Property in Cyberspace
UNIT 2 Linking, inlining and framing
UNIT 3 P2P Networks
UNIT 4 Domain Names
Block 4 Management of IPRs in Cyberspace
UNIT 1 Liabilities of Internet Services Providers
UNIT 2 Digital Rights Management
UNIT 3 Search engines and their abuse
UNIT 4 Non-original Database
MIR ・14 :- Privacy And Data Protection
Block 1 Right to Privacy and its Legal Framework:
UNIT 1 The Concept of Privacy
UNIT 2 National Legal Framework for Protecting Privacy
UNIT 3 International Legal Framework for Protecting Privacy
UNIT 4 Privacy Related Wrongs and Remedies Thereof
Block 2 Data Security:
UNIT 1 The Concept of security in cyberspace
UNIT 2 Technological Vulnerabilities
UNIT 3 Legal Response to technological Vulnerabilities
UNIT 4 Security Audit
Block 3 Data Protection
UNIT 1 Introduction to Data
UNIT 2 OECD Principles
UNIT 3 Data Protection Position in India, E.U. and U.S.
UNIT 4 Privacy Policy
Block 4 Emerging issues in data protection/ privacy
UNIT 1 BPOs and legal regime in India
UNIT 2 Protect Kid痴 Privacy Online
UNIT 3 Evolving Trends in Data Protection and Information Security
3.6 Evaluation System
The Evaluation System for PGCCL consists of two components
a) Continuous evaluation through assignments (Tutor Marked Assignments).
b) Term-end examinations.
In the final results, assignments carry 30% weightage, while 70% weightage is given for term-end examinations.
2. All the assignments and term-end examinations will be scored as a numerical marking scheme.
The following is the scheme of evaluation and awarding divisions:
I Division - 60% and above
II Division - 50% to 59.9%
Pass - 40% to 49.9%
Unsuccessful - Below 40%
You are required to score at least 40% marks in both continuous evaluations (assignment) as well as the term-end-examination individually for all the course.
4.0 Other Useful Information
4.1 Change / Correction of Address:
There is a printed card for the change/correction of address. This card is normally sent to you along with the study material a copy of the same is given in this programme guide as Form no. 2. In case there is any correction or change in your address, you are directed to make use of that printed card addressed to Director, SR&E, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068. You are advised not to write letter to any other officer in the University in this regard. Normally, it takes four to six weeks to effect the change. Therefore, you are advised to make own arrangements to redirect the mail to the changed address during this period.
4.2 Change of Regional Centre:
When you want transfer from one Region to another Region, you have to write to that effect to the Regional Centre from where you seek a transfer marking copies to the Regional Centre where you would like to be transferred to and also to Director (SR&E), New Delhi. Further, you have to obtain a certificate from the Coordinator of the Study Centre from where you are seeking transfer regarding the number of assignments submitted. The Regional Director from where you are seeking the transfer will transfer all records to the Regional Centre where you seek transfer under intimation to you and Director (SR&E). The records are normally sent by
Registered Post to guard against loss in the postal transit.
4.3 Change of Study Centre:
The candidates are required to opt only such study centres which are activated for the programme. As far as possible the university will allot the study centre opted by the candidate. However, the university may change the study centre at its convenience without concurrence of the student at any time. For the purpose of change of Study Centre you have to send request to the Director of your Regional Centre. A copy of the same may be sent to Student Registration and Evaluation Division at the headquarters. Counselling facilities for a programme may not be available at all the Centres. As such you are advised to make
sure that counselling facilities are available for the programme you have chosen, at the new Centre opted for. As far as possible the request for change of Study Centre is considered favourably. However, the allotment of new Study Centre is subject to availability of seats for the programme at the new Centre asked for.
4.4 Non-receipt of Study Material:
If you do not receive your study material within a month after admission, fill up Form no. 3 and send it to the address mentioned on it.
4.5 Issue of Grade Card/Mark Sheet:
A Duplicate Grade Card is issued after a request is made on the prescribed form along with a demand draft of Rs. 100/- to be paid in favour of IGNOU & payable at New Delhi. The requisition may be sent to the Registrar (SR & ED), IGNOU, New Delhi - 68. The form for the purpose is given in this Programme Guide as Form no. 4.
4.6 Re-admission:
If you are not able to complete the programme in a maximum of 2 years, University has made a special provision for re-admission. You have to fill and submit a suitable form as per instructions.
4.7 Simultaneous Registration:
Student of PGCCL may take simultaneous registration in any other certificate programme of IGNOU, however, if there is any clash of dates of teleconferencing or examination schedule of the two programmes taken the University will not be in position to make adjustment.
4.8 Refund of Fees:
Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances programme fee may however be refunded if admission is not offered by IGNOU for any reason.
4.9 Disputes on Admission and other University Matters
The place of jurisdiction for filing of a Suit, if necessary, will be only at New Delhi/Delhi.
5.0 Useful FORMS :
In this section we are enclosing the sample of some forms which are useful to you. Whenever you have to correspond with the University, please get the photocopy of the relevant form, fill it carefully and send as per instructions therein. The detailed instructions for all these forms are provided in this programme guide in different sections. The following forms are enclosed:
6.0 List of IGNOU Regional Centres
IGNOU Study Centres For PGCCL