Identifying Data 2019/20
Subject (*) Legal Aspects of Access to Information Code 710G02020
Study programme
Grao en Información e Documentación
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Graduate 2nd four-month period
Second Obligatory 6
Language
Spanish
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Dereito Público
Coordinador
Santos Pita, Manuela del Pilar
E-mail
m.p.santos@udc.es
Lecturers
Herce Maza, José Ignacio
E-mail
ignacio.herce@udc.es
Web
General description A materia trata de dar a coñecer os aspectos eminentemente xurídicos do acceso á información. Se pretende que o alumno adquira uns coñecementos que van ser necesarios para o desenvolvemento profesional e para elo é fundamental que se familiarice coas terminoloxía xurídica ca que ata o momento por regra xeral non tiveron relación.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A1 Coñecemento da natureza da información e dos documentos, dos seus diversos modos de produción e do seu ciclo de xestión, dos aspectos legais e éticos do seu uso e transferencia, e das fontes principais de intormación en calquera soporte, e ao longo do tempo.
A6 Coñocemento da realidade nacional e internacional en materia de políticas e servizos de información e das industrias da cultura
B1 Que os estudantes demostrasen posuir e comprender coñecementos nun área de estudo que parte da bas da educación secundaria xera, e adoitan encontrare a un nivel que, se ben se apoia en libros de texto avanzados, inclúe tamán algún aspectos que implican coñecementos procedentes da vangarda do seu campo de estudo.
B2 Que os estudantes saiban aplicar os seus coñecementos ao seu traballo ou vocación dunha forma profesional e posúan as competencias que adoitan demostrar por medio da elaboración e defensa de argumentos e a resolución de problemas dentro da súa área de estudo.
B3 Que os estudantes teñan a capacidade de reunir e interpretar datos relevantes (normalmente dentro da súa área de estudo) para emitir xuízos que inclúan una reflexión sobre temas relevantes de índole social, científica ou ética.
B4 Que os estudantes poidan transmitir información, ideas, problemas e solución a un público tanto especializado como non especializado
B5 Que os estudantes desenvolverán aquelas habilidades de aprendizaxe necesarias para emprender os estudos posteriores cun alto grao de autonomía
B6 Capacidade de análise e de sintese aplicaa á xestión e organización da información
B7 Capacidade da xestión da información relevante
B8 Capacidade deuso e adaptación de diversas técnicas de comunicación oral e escrita cos usuarios da información
C3 Desenvolverse para o exercicio dunha cidadanía aberta, culta, crítica, comprometida, democrática e solidaria, capaz de analizar a realidade, diagnosticar problemas, formular e implantar solución baseadas no coñecemento e orientadas cara o ben común
C5 Valorar críticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas a os que deben de enfrontarse
C6 Asumir como profesional e cidadán a importancia do aprendizaxe ao longo da vida
C7 Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade
C8 Aprender a aprender
C9 Resolver problemas de forma efectiva
C10 Aplicar un pensamento crítico, lóxico e creativo
C11 Traballar de xeito autónomo con iniciativa
C12 Traballar de xeito colaborativo
C13 Comportarse con ética e responsabilidade social como cidadán e como profesional
C14 Comunicarse de xeito efectivo nun contorno de traballo
C15 Capacidade de organización e planificación do traballo propio
C16 Capacidade de integración en equipos multidisciplinares
C17 Recoñecemento da diversidade y multiculturalidade no ámbito do exercicio profesional
C18 Capacidade para a adaptación a cambios no contorno
C19 Capacidade de dirección e liderazgo

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
A1
A6
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
C3
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
C11
C12
C13
C14
C15
C16
C17
C18
C19

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
I. The Legal Order

ITEM 1. THE LEGAL ORDER
1. What is the Law? First approximation.
2. The Spanish Constitution of 1978. The constitutional bases of information and documentation. Fundamental rights
3. The sources of community law.
4. Sources of state law:
4.1. Laws
4.2. The delegated legislation: Decree-Law and Legislative Decree
4.3. The regulations
II. THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. SPECIAL REFERENCE TO 39/2015 ACT. 1. The legal regime of the Public Administration: introduction to 40/2015 Act.
2. administrative acts
3. Classification of administrative activity.
4. Control of administrative activity.
5. Administrative procedure
III. THE DOCUMENTATION 1. The concept of documentation
2. Documentary production and the legal regime of conservation obligations:
2.1. The documentary entry: administrative public records.
2.2. The preservation of documents and public records: living documents and files, semi-active files and files (intermediate files) and files and inactive documents (historical files).
2.3. The language of the documents: legal regime, with special reference to the Autonomous Community of Galicia.
2.4. The specialties of the local management of documents and files.
2.5. The conservation of documents and private files: associations, companies and individuals: article 49 and 52 LPHE.
IV. TRANSPARENCY AND RIGHT OF ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, FILES AND PUBLIC RECORDS 1. Introduction: the transparency of the Public Administration.
2. Legal regime of active advertising.
3. Legal regime of the right of access to public information.
4. The limits of access to public information.
5. Special regimes.
V. THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 1. The evolution of the protection of personal data: from Article 18.4 CE to Law 15/1999.
2. The scope of protected data
3. Data subject to special regimes.
4. The rights of citizens: access, rectification, challenge and cancellation.
5. Levels of security in data storage.
6. The regulatory role of the Data Protection Agency.
VI. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND CRIMINAL LAW
1. The protection of personal data in the criminal process.
2. Crimes against privacy and privacy.

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Workbook A1 A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C6 C7 0 20 20
Supervised projects A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 C3 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C13 C14 C15 C18 3 6 9
Objective test A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C6 C7 C12 C16 C17 2 30 32
Case study A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C5 C6 C7 C19 3 0 3
Guest lecture / keynote speech A1 A6 B1 B2 B4 B5 B7 C3 C9 C10 C15 C19 30 30 60
ICT practicals A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C6 C7 2 4 6
 
Personalized attention 20 0 20
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Workbook Reading of legal texts of various kinds chosen by the students among those indicated by the professor.
Supervised projects The students will have the collaboration of the professor in the development of the works, all of them of eminently juridical character, in which the approach to the reality is fundamental.
Objective test Exam at the end of the semester to assess the global knowledge of the subject that students have acquired. It will consist of some questions to be solved and a series of questions about the contents treated.
Case study Methodology where the subject faces the description of a specific situation that raises a problem that has to be understood, valued and solved by a group of people through a discussion process.
Guest lecture / keynote speech It is essential for the correct educational development of the student. The most important aspects of the syllabus will be studied.
ICT practicals The aim is to learn how to use databases of a legal nature in order to solve problems of an essentially practical nature.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Case study
Workbook
Supervised projects
ICT practicals
Description
Readings: between the teacher and the student they will choose the most recommended and correct readings in order to obtain the objectives of the course.

Magisterial session: the assistance in the master sessions is fundamental and in them the teacher will try to clarify concepts and answer those doubts that each one of the students presents.

Tutored works: a follow-up will be made to each student of the work, subject to choose, content and its development.

Initial activities: In the first days, students will be taught to learn a basic legal vocabulary for a subsequent follow-up of the subject, in which the resolution of each student's doubts is fundamental.

Practices through ICT: students must learn to manage legal databases for the subsequent resolution of cases.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Objective test A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C6 C7 C12 C16 C17 Answer to questions related to the subject taught. The student will perform a written test in which he will have to answer a test type test on the subjects studied. 30
Case study A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C5 C6 C7 C19 Answer to evidence about the case study. 10
Workbook A1 A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C6 C7 Students must submit a summary of the readings made. 10
Supervised projects A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 C3 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C13 C14 C15 C18 The clarity of ideas in the presentation of the works, the methodology used and the definition of the object as well as the conclusions will be valued. 20
ICT practicals A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C3 C6 C7 Use of ICT for the preparation of supervised works and that is fundamental for its presentation and presentation. 10
Guest lecture / keynote speech A1 A6 B1 B2 B4 B5 B7 C3 C9 C10 C15 C19 The attendance to the classes is fundamental for the adequate formative development of the student. Therefore, attendance and participation in the sessions will be taken into account. 20
 
Assessment comments

Second opportunity:

The student in second chance must pass an objective written test in which he will have to answer a test type test on the subjects studied as well as solve several practical cases.


Sources of information
Basic Miguel Sánchez Morón (2018). Derecho Administrativo (parte general). Tecnos
María Jesús Gallardo Castillo (2016). Los procedimientos administrativos en la Ley 39/2015 análisis y valoración de la reforma. Tecnos
VV.AA (2019). Manual de protección de datos. Dykinson
Miguel Ángel Sendín García (2009). Régimen jurídico de los documentos. Comares
Severiano Fernández Ramos (2014). Transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno. Aranzadi
Severiano Fernández Ramos (2014). Transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno. Aranzadi

Complementary


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
Fundamentos de teoría e xestión da información/710G02073

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously
Bibliography and Information Sources/710G02014
Archiving/710G02017

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments


(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.