Experiences in Undergraduate Studies in the University of Zaragoza LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Summary Electronic government Ethics and legislation for engineers National and international statistical organization LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Summary Electronic government Ethics and legislation for engineers National and international statistical organization LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Electronic government A Departmental subject that every student in the University of Zaragoza can choose it to complete the credits they need to finish their degree In the practice, only Law students have chosen it It has been taught the second semester of the course LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Electronic government Objectives To know the state of development of the provision of administrative services with the aid of the information and communication technologies (ICT): "electronic government" To classify the electronic government services from different approaches To know the basic principles of the normative that governs the use of the ICT in the relationships with the electronic government To know the main parameters that impact in the electronic government's development To understand the basic architecture of an electronic government service To analyze and to evaluate the implementation of an electronic government service LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Electronic government Generic Competences 1.Knowledge and ability to use computer and Internet resources to find information 2.Knowledge and ability to use computer and Internet resources to find legal documents 3.Analysis and critic of websites Specific Competences 1.Knowledge of electronic government 2.Ability to identify the different functional levels of the electronic government websites 3.Knowledge of the European Union policy on electronic government LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Electronic government Contents 1.- Introduction to the electronic administration Basic concepts. History and development. Advantages, benefits and risks. Introduction policies and strategies 2.- Electronic government application areas From electronic government's definition to their classification. The agents and their relationships. Levels, areas and environments. Procedures, methods and intervention tools 3.- Analysis and evaluation of electronic government websites Bases for an analysis and evaluation model. Documenting the environment and the socio-political and juridical frames. Analysis and evaluation of the portals and services. Case study 4.- Normative aspects: basic principles From the privacy to the computer specialist activities. Computer specialist activities. Security measures and data protection. The security of the electronic communications. Practice codes. The consent and the computer specialist activities LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Electronic government Evaluation 1.-Students must do a written exam and a practical work 2.-The grade is between 1 and 10, passing who obtains five points at least 3.-The grade is the average of the written exam, the oral presentation of the practice and the written work on the practice, being indispensable to pass the written exam 4.-The written exam consists on two questions about the program 5.-The practical work consists on the evaluation of an electronic government website 6.-The maximum extension of the written work on the practice is 5000 words LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Credits 6 credits = 60 lecture hours ECTS 5,4 ECTS = 160 student work hours –One lecture per week –Tutorials –Laboratory –Practical work –Examination LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 ActivityHoursECTS Lectures150,5 Laboratory150,5 Tutorials30,1 Practical work1003,4 Preparation of the oral presentation90,3 Oral presentation of the practical work1,50,05 Preparation of the written exam150,5 Written exam1,50,05 Total1605,4 Electronic government

Summary Electronic government Ethics and legislation for engineers National and international statistical organization LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Ethics and legislation for engineers A non-technical optional subject in the degree studies of Computer Science Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Industrial Engineering at the Higher Engineering School of Zaragoza It has been taught the last ten academic courses LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

Objectives Clarify the professional rights, obligations, and limits of engineers in a practical way, covering the following areas: 1.The norms established by law, especially those which regulate the professional activities of engineers in Europe 2.The prescriptions included in the practice codes 3.The principles shown by the theory of knowledge, with special emphasis on systems theory, cybernetics and communicative action 4.To habituate them to the main arguments of current ethics of a democratic culture LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 Ethics and legislation for engineers

Generic Competences 1.Knowledge and ability to use computer and Internet resources to find information 2.Knowledge and ability to use computer and Internet resources to find legal documents Specific Competences 1.Knowledge of the engineer rights and duties in its professional practice 2.Knowledge of the rights and duties in relation to the intellectual property 3.Ability to register a patent or a trade mark 4.Ability to create a code of practice LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 Ethics and legislation for engineers

Contents I.- Engineer Activities 1.Introduction: social and political consequences of the engineering practice 2.Activities: a) Problem study; b) Project; c) Decision making o Activities and consent II.- Laws and safety measures 1.Safety standards 2.Rights and duties of engineers 3.Intellectual property 4.Responsibility 5.The regulation of the professional practise from a compared perspective III.- Codes of practice 1.Definition 2.Ethics of efficiency 3.Ethics of impartiality 4.Communicative ethics 5.Professional codes LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 Ethics and legislation for engineers

Programme of laboratory practices 1.A case solution 2.Carrying out a project 3.Registering a patent or a trade mark 4.Creating a code of practice LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 Ethics and legislation for engineers

Evaluation 1.-Exam on theoretical knowledge (75% of the result) 2.-Carrying out of a practical test (25% of the result) LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 Ethics and legislation for engineers

Credits 3 credits = 30 lecture hours ECTS 2,7 ECTS = 80 student work hours –One lecture per week –Tutorials –Laboratory –Practical work –Examination LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 ActivityHoursECTS Lectures150,5 Laboratory150,5 Tutorials30,1 Practical work301 Preparation of the oral presentation30,1 Oral presentation of the practical work1,50,05 Preparation of the written exam110,4 Written exam1,50,05 Total802,7 Ethics and legislation for engineers

Summary Electronic government Ethics and legislation for engineers National and international statistical organization LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006

A optional subject in the degree studies of Statistics at the Sciences Faculty in the University of Zaragoza It was approved in the last modification of the Study program in June of 2005, but it has not still been offered LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 National and international statistical organization

Generic Competences 1.Knowledge and ability to use computer and Internet resources to find information Specific Competences 1.Knowledge and ability to find statistical data in Internet 2.Knowledge of the statistician duties in relation with the Spanish law of personal data protection 3.Knowledge of the European Union policy on official statistics 4.Knowledge of the Spanish and European Union websites of official statistics LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 National and international statistical organization

Contents 1.- Systems of Official Statistical Information 2.- Statistics in Internet 3.- Organization of the national, regional and of the European Union public Statistics 4.- Statistical legislation 5.-Personal data protection LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 National and international statistical organization

Credits 6 credits (3 theoretical credits+3practical credits) = 60 lecture hours ECTS 5,4 ECTS = 160 student work hours –One lecture per week –Tutorials –Laboratory –Practical work –Examination LEFIS Undergraduate studies Oslo, 19 th -20 th May 2006 ActivityHoursECTS Lectures150,5 Laboratory150,5 Tutorials30,1 Practical work1003,4 Preparation of the oral presentation90,3 Oral presentation of the practical work1,50,05 Preparation of the written exam150,5 Written exam1,50,05 Total1605,4 National and international statistical organization