JHS1 Computing · Term 3 Week 5: Information Security

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.3.3.1.3 - Evaluate information security forensic auditing and criminal laws against offenders

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define forensic auditing and explain how it is used to identify people who commit data security breaches.
Describe at least three Ghanaian laws that protect data and the sanctions or punishments attached to breaking them.
Identify common data security breaches that happen in their own communities and match each one to the appropriate law and sanction.
Discuss, in small groups, why it is important for all members to contribute their knowledge of local data breaches and collectively agree on the consequences.
Evaluate whether the current sanctions for data breaches are fair and strong enough to deter offenders in Ghana, giving reasons for their opinion.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Communication Networks (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Information Security (3.3)
Content standard: B7.3.3.1 - Recognise data threats and means of protection
Indicator: B7.3.3.1.3 - Evaluate information security forensic auditing and criminal laws against offenders
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 5 (Week 29 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 18
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Watch a video of how offenders of data security breach are identified.
2. Discuss the laws protecting data and the applicable sanctions for their breach.
Identify some common occurrences of data security breaches that people in the community overlook and their corresponding sanctions.