| Freedom of Information Act and The Privacy Act, The (Paper-Based) |
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| Overview: |
Become familiar with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Guide and Privacy Act Overview so that you can use them as tools to apply the provisions of the FOIA and Privacy Acts at your agency. ACE College Credit Recommendation Service reviewed.
In this independent study paper-based course, you submit assignments to an instructor, who grades them and gives you feedback. The course manual comes with a CD that supplements course content. Textbook must be purchased separately. Take up to one year to complete. |
| Who Should Attend? |
| Administrative and legal personnel who work with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. |
| Additional Information: |
| Order textbooks from Specialty Books. Select subject area Paralegal Studies, then select course. A supplemental CD-Rom is included in the course material. |
| Objectives: |
| Explain the Freedom of Information Act (legislative history, publication requirements, processing requests, exemptions, fees)Explain the Privacy Act (definitions, limitations of disclosure, access to records, publication requirements, exemptions and new systems reports) |
| Syllabus: |
Syllabus -- The Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act, LAWS3335C, Grad. School, USDA
- LESSON 1 Reading the Freedom of Information Act
- LESSON 2 FOIA, other important stuff
- LESSON 3 FOIA, procedural requirements (I)
- LESSON 4 FOIA, procedural requirements (II)
- LESSON 5 Exemption 1
- LESSON 6 Exemption 2
- LESSON 7 Exemption 3
- LESSON 8 Exemption 4
- LESSON 9 Exemption 5
- LESSON 10 Exemption 6
- LESSON 11 Exemption 7
- LESSON 12 Exemption 8–9
- LESSON 13 Privacy Act (Introduction)
- LESSON 14 Privacy Act (I)
- LESSON 15 Privacy Act (II)
- FINAL EXAMINATION
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