Data Protection Essentials

Course code: DCU066

Target Audience:
This training course is suited to anyone from across the DCU Community who interacts with personal data* as part of their day-to-day job.

Aims of this course:

1. to provide a high level overview of current data protection law;
2. to ensure individuals (staff, students, researchers) are aware of their responsibilities when processing personal data;
3. to equp individuals with the knowledge and tools to process personal data in a compliant manner.

*Personal data is any data which can be linked to an identified, or identifiable, individual. Typical examples include staff, student and customer data in either paper or digital form e.g. records, photos, CCTV, acoustic recordings, medical files, assessments etc.