Cybervictimology as a New Course Unit: Methodological Guidance

Abstract

The author’s own teaching guide of the course “Cybervictimology” is presented. It is aimed at developing students’ scientific and research competencies within in the Master’s degree program “Criminal Law and Criminology” (major field of study is “Law”). Apart from that, the key objectives of the academic course are as follows: a) to inform students about the most relevant processes in the modern criminality, and specificities and changes in the status of victims afflicted by cybercrimes; b) to develop professional competencies related to efficiency of the future occupation in law enforcement; c) to develop skills of digital hygiene. Relevance of the proposed training course, its goals and tasks are described. The structure of lectures and seminars is outlined. Digital didactic technologies to be used in the course are detailed. To complete the course, a number of final testing forms (test questions, credit questions) ensuring quality of the acquired knowledge are introduced.