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Back to topDetailed Study
This outline is the most fact intensive plan out of all those listed here. It will bring you through the basics of DCI, explain its significance, and then help you to understand the controversy behind it.
This plan is recommended for first-time students with little or no knowledge of the topic.
Back to topPlan Objectives
To learn what copyright? is and its legal implications
To learn what digital copyright infringement? is
To learn what the measures against DCI are, and the controversies behind them
To learn what the arguments for and against DCI are
To be well-informed enough to make judgements about DCI and the measures against it
What to Read
Students should begin by reading Copyright and DCI. This will give students a good understanding of copyright, its history, and its legal implications.
Next, students should read DCI Inside Out. It will inform students about the different forms of infringement, and help students identify the reasons behind DCI.
This should be followed by Measures against Piracy, which will teach you the measures against the DCI they have just learnt.
Following that, students should give Arguments against Piracy? and Arguments for Piracy a good read. Not only will they enhance students’ understanding of current issues related to Piracy, they will also give them the opportunity to make their own judgements about DCI.
Lastly, students should read Alternatives to Piracy, which provides a list of alternative solutions to the problem of piracy: why they make credible alternatives, their advantages and disadvantages.
To conclude the lesson plan, students might wish to read our views on the topic, download? the PowerPoint lessons to review their learning, or play the interactive java game.
Back to topHow to Teach
We highly recommend downloading our PowerPoint Lessons Sections 1 to 6 to enhance your students’ learning experience.
Teachers should give a lesson about copyright, its definition and its legal implications. This can be illustrated using real-life examples such as art work, research text, or even our website itself.
Next, teachers should teach DCI inside out, informing students about the different forms of infringement and helping students identify the reasons behind DCI. Teachers can do this by conducting a simple activity (called “What do you think?”):
- Ask students to close their eyes.
- Ask students to raise their hand if they have ever infringed a copyright. Ensure them that this is purely for educational purposes and they will not get into trouble.
- Take note of the people who have raised their hand.
- Ask them to nod when they think the reason for their infringement is the reason you read out.
- Read out reasons behind DCI to the class, taking note of the response.
- At the end, let everyone open their eyes and ask them to vote how they think the class responded to your questions.
- Reveal the answers, and let everyone speculate and have some fun discussing them.
After this, teachers should teach students measures against piracy in place today. Ask students to respond on whether they think they are effective (e.g. product activation useless because of cracks) or ethical (e.g. Sony BMG’s protection harming computers).
Split students into groups based on their responses. If the class is too small, teachers should use their discretion to decide the groups. Task each group to come up with a list of arguments against piracy and for piracy. Provide them with markers to write with and paper to write on.
At the end of 10 minutes, get everyone back to share their lists. After all the groups have presented, teachers should then teach them the Arguments against and for Piracy, preferably from the PowerPoint presentations provided.
Teachers can require students to write an argumentative essay on DCI, do a creative response in the form of a poster/poem/song/et al, or to come up with original measures to stop piracy.
Back to topControversy Study
This outline skips the fact heavy sections on definitions and implications, and instead takes a deeper look at the debate surrounding DCI. It will enable the student to appreciate both sides of the issue and leave them well-placed to make their own judgements.
This plan is recommended for students who already know about digital copyright infringement, and wish to learn the facts they need to make their own judgement.
Back to topPlan Objectives
To learn what the arguments for and against DCI are
To be well-informed enough to make judgements about DCI and the measures against it
What to Read
Students should begin by examining Arguments against Piracy and Arguments for Piracy. Not only will they enhance students’ understanding of current issues related to Piracy, they will also give them the opportunity to make their own judgements about DCI.
Following that, students might wish to take a look at Our Views on the topic, which will provide them with even more alternative views.
Lastly, students should read Alternatives to Piracy, which provides a list of alternative solutions to the problem of piracy: why they make credible alternatives, their advantages and disadvantages.
To conclude the lesson plan, students might wish to download the PowerPoint lessons to review their learning, play the interactive java game, or revise what they have learnt by reading the earlier sections on Copyright and DCI, DCI Inside Out, and Measures against Piracy.
Back to topHow to Teach
We highly recommend downloading our PowerPoint Lessons Sections 4 to 6 to enhance your students’ learning experience.
Teachers should give a brief overview on copyright, its definition and its legal implications. This can be illustrated using real-life examples such as art work, research text, or even our website itself. This should take less than half a lesson.
Next, teachers should ask students whether they believe DCI is justified. Split students into groups based on their responses. Task each group to come up with a list of justifications for the other group’s point of view. Provide them with markers to write with and paper to write on.
At the end of 15 minutes, get everyone back to share their lists. After all the groups have presented, teachers should then teach them the Arguments against and for Piracy, preferably from the PowerPoint presentations provided.
Teachers can require students to write an argumentative essay on DCI, do a creative response in the form of a poster/poem/song/et al, or to come up with original measures to stop piracy.
Back to topFact Study
This outline skips the discussion, and instead goes for lessons that will only teach the basic definitions and facts.
This plan is recommended for younger students who are not mature enough to understand the arguments behind DCI fully.
Back to topPlan Objectives
To learn what copyright is and its legal implications
To learn what digital copyright infringement is
To differentiate between an original and a pirated CD
To learn what the measures against DCI are
What to Read
Students should begin by reading Copyright and DCI. This will give students a good understanding of copyright, its history, and its legal implications.
Next, students should read DCI Inside Out. It will inform students about the different forms of infringement, and help students identify the reasons behind DCI.
This should be followed by Measures against Piracy, which will teach you the measures against the DCI they have just learnt.
Lastly, students should read Alternatives to Piracy, which provides a list of alternative solutions to the problem of piracy: why they make credible alternatives, their advantages and disadvantages.
To conclude the lesson plan, students might wish to read our views on the topic, download the PowerPoint lessons to review their learning, or play the interactive java game.
Back to topHow to Teach
We highly recommend downloading our PowerPoint Lessons Sections 1, 2, 3, and 6 to enhance your students’ learning experience.
Teachers should give a lesson about copyright, its definition and its legal implications. This can be illustrated using real-life examples such as art work, research text, or even our website itself.
This can also be taught by letting students play the online interact java game, which involves students identifying the pirated CD between two choices. This will help students appreciate the inherent quality problems of pirated compared to original goods and the differences between the two.
Next, teachers should teach DCI inside out, informing students about the different forms of infringement and helping students identify the reasons behind DCI. Teachers can do this by conducting a simple activity (called “What do you think?”): 1. Ask students to close their eyes. 2. Ask students to raise their hand if they have ever infringed a copyright. Ensure them that this is purely for educational purposes and they will not get into trouble. 3. Take note of the people who have raised their hand. 4. At the end, let everyone open their eyes and ask them to vote how they think the class responded to your questions. 5. Reveal the answers, and let everyone speculate and have some fun discussing them.
After the activity, teachers should explain some of the reasons behind DCI.
Teacher should then teach students measures against piracy found today.
As the last activity, teachers should let students suggest a list of alternatives to piracy, followed by a lesson on the reasons why the alternatives are credible, and their advantages and disadvantages.
Teachers can require students to do a creative response in the form of a poster/poem/song/story/et al, or to come up with original measures to stop piracy. Students can also be asked to come up with an informative booklet/pamphlet/website/et al that will teach others what they have just learnt. It is recommended that these be group activities.
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