Computer Studies - Junior Secondary 1 - Computer ethics

Computer ethics

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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 9

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       Computer ethics

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define “ethics” and “computer ethics”
  2. Enumerate computer room management ethics

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on system unit

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines ethics and compute ethics

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She enumerates and explains the computer room management ethics

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

COMPUTER ETHICS
Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the behaviour of a group or individual.

Computer ethics therefore is “a set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers”.

 

COMPUTER ROOM MANAGEMENT ETHICS

A computer room must be managed properly. Unlike our homes we need to keep a computer room in a good condition always by:

  1. Making it free of dust: we should endeavor to dust our computers every day after sweeping the room. After sometime, a computer engineer should use a blower to blow off dust from within the computer.
  2. Maintaining appropriate lighting: a computer room must not be dark while computers are being used. Steady flow of electricity and a device called uninterruptible power supply (UPS) should be used. A UPS is a device used to store electricity for the computer in case of power failure.
  3. Maintaining adequate and appropriate ventilation. A cooling system is very necessary all the time for our computers. Fans and air conditioners should be used always to avoid computers being damaged because of heat.
  4. Proper setup of computer system: all connections should be done before usage.
  5. Eating and drinking should be avoided while in computer room.
  6. Noise should be avoided in a computer room.
  7. A maintenance officer should check all computers before and after use.

EVALUATION:    1. Define

  1. ethics
  2. computer ethics

       2. Enumerate five computer room management ethics

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively