Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 3

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 9

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Computer studies and ICT

Topic:-       Computer ethics and legal issues

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. List and discuss some legal issues that could arise in the cause of using a computer
2. Explain computer ethics

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, pictures, Data Processing for senior Secondary Education by Hiit Plc, WAPB Computer Studies for Senior Secondary III by Adekunle et al, On-line Materials.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

NOTE

LEGAL ISSUES THAT COULD ARISE IN THE CAUSE OF USING A COMPUTER
1. Piracy

Piracy is the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted material, book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc. In Nigeria, much software is pirated.

The use of pirated software is a violation of the manufacturer’s license agreement and it is a criminal offence to use pirated software

2. Cyber crime

Computer crime or cyber crime described as the crime committed by means of computers or the internet. Examples of cyber crime are internet fraud, identity theft, hacking etc.

3. Identity theft

Identity theft is a cybercrime that involves stealing of someone else’s identity by pretending to be the actual person.

A common form of identity theft is the ATM/credit card theft whereby a person‘s ATM pin is used to withdraw on behalf of the account holder without their authorization.

4. Internet fraud: Internet fraud refers to the use of internet to conduct fraudulent transactions. It includes paying for a purchase with fake credit cards, counterfeiting postal money orders, outright stealing from people’s account and so on

5. Hacking

Hacking is the unauthorized use of computer and network resources. The person who consistently engages in hacking activities as a lifestyle is called a hacker. A common example of a method used by hackers is an email with a program that either automatically runs, or that runs when the attachment is clicked.

COMPUTER ETHICS

Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the behavior of a group of individual.

Computer ethics is a set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights such as copyrighted electronic content, privacy concerns, and how computers affect society.

For example, while it is easy to duplicate copyrighted electronic or digital content, computer ethics would suggest that it is wrong to do so without the author approval and while it may be possible to access someone’s personal information on the computer system, computer ethics would advise that such action is unethical.

As technology advances, computers continue to have a greater impact on society. Therefore, computer ethics promote the discussion of how much influence computers should have in areas such as artificial intelligence and human communication. As the world of computer evolves, computer ethics continuous to create ethical standards that address new issues raised by new technologies.

EVALUATION:    1. List and explain four legal issues that could arise in the                              cause of using a computer

2. Write short note on “Computer ethics”

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively