Present Day. LEFIS Learning Material

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Present Day. LEFIS Learning Material

• Artificial Intelligence and Law
• Civil Law III (University of La Laguna)
• Computer Law
• Criminal Law
• Data Protection and data Security
• Electronic Government
• Ethics and legislation for engineering
• Information Society and Law
• Legal Regulation of Electronic Communication
• Legal Regulation of E-commerce

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Chapters
LEFIS Outputs
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LEFIS Outcomes
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LEFIS Code of Practices
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LEFIS Outputs. Reviews.

• Main Research took place in some European
  Universities.
• Aim European Space in Higher Education
• Compatible and Competitive with main european
  sectors
• Conclusions Interests and teaching benefits for
  students and professors
• Academic activities organized
• To improve professorship structure
• LEFIS Socrates Thematic Network, Tuning Project
  and self evaluation specifications
• Applied to different academic degrees and
  postgraduates courses

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LEFIS Reviews.

• Organized researches in different universities
• Exchange professors from these universities
• Each reviewer visited a different university
• Conclusions presented in Jacas LEFIS Meeting
  (July 2007)
• Generic descriptions analyzed by professors
  group
• http//www.lefis.org/outcomes/review/Lefis_Study_
  Prog_Review2.pdf , visited August 29th 2007

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The LEFIS Reviewers Staff.
Philip Leith
Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Nederlands
Philip Leith
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Michael Bohne
University of La Laguna, Spain
Queens University of Belfast, United Kindom
Rimantas Petrauskas
Abdul Paliwala
Mikolas Romeris Univ, Vilnius, Lithuania
Subhajit Basu
University of Namur, Belgium
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Reviews. Questionnaire

• Questionnaire Stages
• Identification
• Course
• Content

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LEFIS Study Programme Review .
http//www.lefis.org/outcomes/review/Lefis_Study_P
rog_Review2.pdf
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LEFIS Study Programme Review .
http//www.lefis.org/outcomes/review/Lefis_Study_P
rog_Review2.pdf
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Reviews. Collected Information

• Comparative studies and global summaries by
  subject
• Comparison by subjects related to
• Dexterities (Know How)
• Specific Competences
• To improve educational developments for students

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LEFIS Outputs
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LEFIS Outcomes
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LEFIS Code of Practices
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Reviews. The Results

• Results discussed in Jaca (Spain), July 25 27,
  2007
• In general
• Evaluation system is appropiate
• Questionnaire is well orientated to obtain main
  results
• Programme general description clear

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Critical Results and Recommendations

• Giving lectures, small groups working, personal
  readings (Educational suggestions)
• To indicate clearly, every Learning Outcome on
  each module
• No need to teach IT learning as general course
• Specific assesments Not clear
• To make course unit descriptions

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Critical Results and Recommendations

• Teaching and Learning Methodology Key Part
• Learning Outcome 4 Interpretation and
  Application of Legal Texts in Context
• Course unit descriptions
• should be modified to reflect more clearly the
  LEFIS forms rather than the substance of what was
  being taught.
• Teaching Order
• Skill should come after some exercises
• Not after lectures and reading

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Review. Erasmus University

• Reviewer Philip Leith
• Name of the Course Unit Computer Law in an
  International Perspective
• Level of the Module/course unit BA/MA
• Number of ECTS Credits 6
• Prerequisites None

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Review. Erasmus University

• Reviewer Philip Leith

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Review. Erasmus University

• Reviewer Philip Leith

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Review. Erasmus University

• Reviewer Philip Leith

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Review. Erasmus University

• Reviewer Philip Leith

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Review. Erasmus University

• Reviewer Philip Leith

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LEFIS Outputs
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LEFIS Outcomes
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LEFIS Code of Practices
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LEFIS Seal. Code of Practices

• Self Regulation Code
• Improve quality of services
• According to european regulation
• Core Principles have been developed

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 1

• To respect the LEFIS Terms and Conditions in
  order to obtain the Seal.

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 2

• To follow the next structure (to obtain the
  seal)
• 1. Application.
• 2. Appointment of the evaluation team by the
  LEFIS Network Steering Committee.
• 3. Evaluation by the assigned team.
• 4. Report to the Network steering Committee.
• 5. Approval or Denial
• a. If denied, rectifying period will be given,
  what will retroact the procedure to the 3rd phase
  by the Evaluation team
• b. If a second negative report is given by the
  Evaluation team or the applicant does not rectify
  in the given period, a new application will have
  to be made.
• 6. Concession of the LEFIS Education Seal.

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 3

• To lead a general design or a teaching offer
• To fullfill at least the 50 of following
  general competences

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 3. General Competences
1. Ability to work in an interdisciplinary
team 2. Appreciation of diversity and
multiculturalism 3. Basic knowledge of the field
of study 4. Basic knowledge of the profession 5.
Capacity for analysis and synthesis 6. Capacity
for applying knowledge in practice 7. Capacity
for generating new ideas (creativity) 8. Capacity
to adapt to new situations 9. Capacity to
learn 10. Critical and self-critical
abilities 11. Decision-making 12. Elementary
computing skills (word processing, database,
other utilities) 13. Ethical commitment 14.
Interpersonal skills 15. Knowledge of a second
language 16. Oral and written communication in
your native language 17. Research skills
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LEFIS Seal. Principle 4

• Evaluation based on specific competences

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 5

• The teaching shall be structured in the following
  manner or according to it. In case of an
  independent course it will assigned in the
  structure detailed in this principle as part of
  the different education cycles.

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 6

• To follow study programme described by cycles
• Two cycles are defined in this principle

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 7

• Also students profile shall be headed to fullfill
  ocupations described by cycles
• Two cycles are defined in this principle too.

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LEFIS Seal. Principle 8

• ECTS Degree program Same as European Credit
  Transfer System
• Organized as follows
• First cycle (180) (professional formation)
• Or Second cycle (60-120)
• Or Third cycle (180)
• Continuing education according to teaching and
  learning hours of each course.

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Thank You For Your Time