2. LEARNING AREA 1 : INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION TO ICT COMPUTER ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES

3. LEARNING OUTCOME : State the definition of computer ethics, code of ethics, intellectual property, privacy, computer crime and cyber law. Differentiate between ethics and law.

4. COMPUTER ETHICS System of moral standards or moral values used as a guideline for computer users. CODE OF ETHICS Guidelines in ICT that help determine whether a specific computer action is ethical or unethical. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Works created by inventors, authors and artists. PRIVACY Right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them.

5. COMPUTER ETHICS System of moral standards or moral values used as a guideline for computer users. CODE OF ETHICS Guidelines in ICT that help determine whether a specific computer action is ethical or unethical. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Works created by inventors, authors and artists. PRIVACY Right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them. COMPUTER CRIME Any illegal acts involving computers. CYBER LAW Any laws relating to protect the Internet and other communication technologies.

6. DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ETHICS AND LAW ETHICS As a guideline Free to follow Universal Ethical computers users Immoral LAW As a rule Must follow Depend on country Prevent misuse Crime

7. CONCLUSION Thera are 6 definition you should know which are : computer ethics (moral standards), code of ethics (guideline), intellectual property (works created), privacy (rights or restrict the collection), computer crime (illegal) and cyber law (to protect). 5 differences between ethics and law.

9. EXERCISES 1.State the definition of privacy. 2.State the definition of computer crime. 3.State the definition of intellectual property. 4.State the definition of computer ethics. 5.Give three differences between ethics and law.