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Kindly access the Students' Policies & Forms by clicking on the button below. The following documents, among others, can be found there: Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct, Students' Privacy Notice, Deferral, Suspension, and Cancellation Policy, Assignment Extension Policy, Re-Sit Policy, Complaints Procedure Policy, Equality Policy, and Student Disciplinary Policy.
Sessions' Venue
All sessions will be held at 21 Academy's Training Centre in Naxxar
21 Business Centre, No. 20., Triq in-Nutar Debono, Naxxar NXR 2525
Tuesday sessions: 17:30 - 20:30hrs
Thursday sessions: 09:30 - 12:30hrs (compulsory signature)
Sunday sessions: 09:00hrs - 17:00hrs
Lecture Schedule & Notes
Lecture notes will be available during the week following the respective lecture. Schedule dates are indicative and may change. All changes, if any, may be communicated via email, SMS or telephone calls.
| Lecture | Date | Time | Presentation | Notes (If Any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture 01 | 16 February 2025 | 09:00 to 17:00hrs | Presentation 01 | A formal definition of Big Data based on its essential features |
| Lecture 02 | 18 February 2025 | 17:30 to 20:30hrs | Presentation 02 | |
| Lecture 03 | 23 February 2025 | 09:00 to 17:00hrs | Presentation 03 | Principles of GDPR |
| Lecture 04 | 25 February 2025 | 17:30 to 20:30hrs | Presentation 04 | |
| Lecture 05 | 9 March 2025 | 09:00 to 17:00hrs | Presentation 05 | |
| Lecture 06 | 11 March 2025 | 17:30 to 20:30hrs | Presentation 06 | |
| Lecture 07 | 16 March 2025 | 09:00 to 17:00hrs | ||
| Tutorial 01 | 23 March 2025 | 09:00 to 12:00hrs | ||
| Tutorial 02 | 25 March 2025 | 17:30 to 20:30hrs | ||
| Presentation | 30 March 2025 | 09:00 to 12:00hrs |
Lecturer/s
Lecture Summaries & Suggested Reading
Lecture 1 - What is Data?
- Self Assessment sitting 1
Following this session students will learn:
- What constitutes data
- Distinguish between qualitative vs quantitative data
- Different types/formats of data
- How data is measured
- How data is stored
- What constitutes big data
- The 7Vs of big data
- How companies use big data and data
Core Reading List
Supplementary Reading List
- Doze, I. and Al, T., (2019). Data Driven HR: Creating Value with HR Metrics and HR
- Spiller, L., (2020). Digital & Data-Driven Marketing. 5th Edition
Lecture 2 - Why has data become so important?
Following this session students will learn:
- The value of data
- To understand profiling and its importance
- Different profiling methods
- To appreciate the power of data
- What is a digital foot print and its importance and risks
- What is phishing and different types of phishing
Core Reading List
Supplementary Reading List
- Doze, I. and Al, T., (2019). Data Driven HR: Creating Value with HR Metrics and HR
- Spiller, L., (2020). Digital & Data-Driven Marketing. 5th Edition
Lecture 3 - Evaluating the External Environment
Following this session students will learn:
- What are data breaches and the different data breaches
- How to mitigate data breaches
- Risks of identity thefts
- What is the GDPR
- Why was it introduced
- The difference between the GDPR and the former 1995 privacy directive
- Fines under GDPR and the highest fines to date
- The principles of GDPR
- Different definition under GDPR
- Data vs Personal Data
- What constitutes special category of data
- The role of a data protection officer
Core Reading List
- Bennett, C. and Raab, C., (2006). The Governance Of Privacy
- The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Supplementary Reading List
- IT Governance, (2019). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An Implementation and Compliance Guide
Lecture 4 - Compliance with Data Privacy Legislation
Following this session students will learn:
- Which departments within a company are most affected by data privacy legislation
- Lawfulness of processing
- The data subjects’ rights
- What are subject access requests and how to handle them
- The implications of transferring personal data outside the EEA.
Core Reading List
- Bennett, C. and Raab, C., (2006). The Governance Of Privacy
- The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Supplementary Reading List
- Jackson, C., (2018). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Plan: How To Keep Your Business Compliant With GDPR Requirements
- Borg., R., Gonzi., P., and Sciberras, A., (2018). GDPR for HR Professionals
- IT Governance, (2019). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An Implementation and Compliance Guide
Lecture 5 - Implications on Business Part I
Following this session students will learn:
- The business’ checklist for compliance
- The policies and procedures a company should have in place
- When to have a data processing agreement in place and what such an agreement should include
- How to have a compliant IT department
- Website compliance
Core Reading List
- Bennett, C. and Raab, C., (2006). The Governance Of Privacy
- The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Supplementary Reading List
- Jackson, C., (2018). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Plan: How To Keep Your Business Compliant With GDPR Requirements
- Borg., R., Gonzi., P., and Sciberras, A., (2018). GDPR for HR Professionals
- IT Governance, (2019). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An Implementation and Compliance Guide
Lecture 6 - Implications on Business Part II
Following this session students will learn:
- the presentation and assignment questions and will be briefed on what is expected in each
- implications on the personal data processed by the human resources department
- to understand the implications on marketing data
- what classifies as electronic mail
- e-communications sector regulations
Core Reading List
- Bennett, C. and Raab, C., (2006). The Governance Of Privacy
- The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Supplementary Reading List
- Jackson, C., (2018). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Plan: How To Keep Your Business Compliant With GDPR Requirements
- Borg., R., Gonzi., P., and Sciberras, A., (2018). GDPR for HR Professionals
- IT Governance, (2019). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An Implementation and Compliance Guide
Lecture 7 - Internal Procedures
Following this session students will learn to:
- How to identify data breaches
- Assess them
- Handle reporting, if needed
- The different types of data breaches
- What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment
- When it needs to be carried out
- How to carry it out
Core Reading List
- Bennett, C. and Raab, C., (2006). The Governance Of Privacy
- The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Supplementary Reading List
- Jackson, C., (2018). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Plan: How To Keep Your Business Compliant With GDPR Requirements
- Borg., R., Gonzi., P., and Sciberras, A., (2018). GDPR for HR Professionals
- IT Governance, (2019). EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An Implementation and Compliance Guide
Lecture 8 - Tutorial Session 01
- Self Assessment sitting 2
During this session students will:
- Go through and discuss the correct answers of the Self-Assessment
- Discuss the contents of the presentation being prepared for the Group Presentation
Core Reading List
- Induction Session 03 slides
- All of the 1 to 7 sessions slides
Lecture 9 - Tutorial Session 02
During this session students will:
- Discuss the contents of the presentation being prepared for the Group Presentation
- Discuss the Assignments being drafted as part of the assessment method
Core Reading List
- Induction Session 03 slides
- All of the 1 to 7 sessions slides
Lecture 10 - Assessments
During this session students will:
- Receive the scored self-assessment
- Deliver the group presentations and answer to questions from both students and tutor
- Go through the last assignment issues, if any.
Methods of Assessment
Self Assessment 15% of final score - Students will be expected to sit for a multiple-choice test during the module's first lecture on 17 November 2023. Students will be handed out with the test sheet and their answers during the session 8 on the 13 December 2023 and will be asked to correct their own submission.
Group Presentation 20% of final score
Reflective Notes 10% of final score
1 Assignment 55% of final score
Assignment
You are required to choose one of the three questions available in the Assignment Submission Form made available by clicking the button below. The assignment must be submitted no later than Thursday, 3 April 2025 at 23:59 hrs., along with the Assignment Submission Form. Please ensure that you indicate the question you have addressed on the Assignment Submission Form.
For guidance on how to plan, draft, and submit your assignment, please refer to the 21 Academy presentation on Writing and Submitting Your Assignment by clicking the button below.
Writing and Submitting Your Assignment
We are also providing the 21 Academy's Assignments Rubric for your reference. This rubric is a performance-based assessment tool that tutors will use for grading, and it will help you understand the requirements of the assignment and how it will be assessed.
Group Presentation
You will be asked to design and deliver a group presentation about a business you plan to create together. This will be the same group you worked together with in-class. The presentation should be delivered in 20 minutes and each member of the group should deliver part of the presentation . The presentation will be delivered on Sunday 30 March 2025 between 09.00 and 12.00hrs.
A Presentation Rubric is being made available for your guidance below. This is a performance-based assessment tool. Tutors will use the rubric to assist them to allocate scoring while it allows students to understand what is required in the presentation and how your presentation will be graded.
Your presentation should be also be submitted in pdf format on Turnitin by not later than 24 hours before it is being delivered. Do not scan the presentation but convert/save it directly to pdf.
Note that the submitted presentations will be scanned for plagiarism.
Reflective Notes
Each student should submit Reflective Notes about their experience during the preparatory phase of the Group Presentation.
From here, you can download 21 Academy's Reflective Notes template in
In any case, the document has to be submitted to the academy through Turnitin no later than the day before the presentation is meant to be delivered in class. The Reflective Notes have to be submitted to the academy through Turnitin by not later than Saturday 29 March, 2025 at 23.59hrs.
If you need information on how to write and keep your reflective notes for your involvement in the group work to prepare the presentation please refer to the Induction Presentation 03.