Diploma Programme subject outline—Group 3: individuals and societies
School name
Westlake High School
Name of the DP subject
Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS)
Level
School code
Higher
(indicate with X)
Standard completed in two years
923327
Standard completed in one year *
Name of the teacher who
completed this outline
Glenda Walker
Date of IB training
Summer 2015
Date when outline was
completed
January 2015
Name of workshop
ITGS Category 1 (online)
(indicate name of subject and workshop category)
X
* All Diploma Programme courses are designed as two-year learning experiences. However, up to two standard level subjects, excluding languages ab initio and pilot subjects, can
be completed in one year, according to conditions established in the Handbook of procedures for the Diploma Programme
1.
Course outline
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Use the following table to organize the topics to be taught in the course. If you need to include topics that cover other requirements you
have to teach (for example, national syllabus), make sure that you do so in an integrated way, but also differentiate them using italics. Add
as many rows as you need.
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This document should not be a day-by-day accounting of each unit. It is an outline showing how you will distribute the topics and the time
to ensure that students are prepared to comply with the requirements of the subject.
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This outline should show how you will develop the teaching of the subject. It should reflect the individual nature of the course in your
classroom and should not just be a “copy and paste” from the subject guide.
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If you will teach both higher and standard level, make sure that this is clearly identified in your outline.
Topic/unit
Contents
(as identified in the
IB subject guide)
State the topics/units in the order
you are planning to teach them.
Year 1
Allocated time
One class is 90
minutes.
In one week 2-3
there are
classes.
Social and ethical significance Analysis and evaluation of the social
35 hours
impacts of IT on individuals and society, and
1.1
Reliability and
consider the ethical issues raised by these
Integrity
impacts. Topics will include the following:
1.2
Security
1.3
Privacy and
- Reliability of hardware /software
anonymity
-Safety of stored data
1.4
Intellectual property -Introduction to Security
1.5
Authenticity
-Privacy
1.6
The digital divide and
-Intellectual Property
equality of access
-Authenticity
1.7
Surveillance
1.8
Globalization and
-Disparities in the use of, and access to
cultural diversity
Information technologies
1.9
Policies
1.10
Standards and
-Surveillance
protocols
1.11
People and machines -Globalization and cultural diversity
1.12 Digital citizenship
-Policies/Standards and Protocols
- People and machines
- ease of access advantages/disadvantages
-Human exposure to potentially
hazardous environments
-Digital citizenship
-Access
-Commerce
-Communication/etiquette
Assessment
instruments to be
used
Resources
List the main resources
used, including informa
technology if applicab
Oral presentations, Unit Internet
tests, Quizzes, Class
discussions, Debates,
research papers,
Project/performancebased activity
Topic/unit
(as identified in the
IB subject guide)
State the topics/units in the order
you are planning to teach them.
Application to specific
scenarios
2.1 Business and Employment
2.2 Education and Training
2.3 Environment
2.4 Health
2.5 Home and Leisure
2.6 Politics and Government
3.9 Introduction to project
management
Contents
Allocated time
One class is 90
minutes.
In one week 2-3
there are
classes.
-Business and employment
40hrs
- A study of traditional business to include
banks, ATM’s , and EFT’s
- Teleworking
-Reservation systems, navigation, traffic
control systems
- Distance learning
-Educational software, virtual learning, use of
mobile devices
-Hardware and network technologies in the
classroom
-IT provisions for Special needs
-School administration
Record keeping
-Forecasting natural events or demographic
changes, data collection
-Remote sensing devices, GIS, GPS, online maps
-Disposal and recycling of IT equipment
Use of non-renewable resources
-The effective management of health care using
IT systems.
-Managing a multi device home network system
--Portable digital devices
-Proper usage for web resources i.e...films,
photographs, music arts, virtual worlds
-Monitoring RIAA and MPAA
-Social networks and Published/Broadcast
information i.e. chat rooms, blogging, books,
newspapers, e-books, podcasts,
-Political processes/Government information
sites
-Government databases/Government use of
information
-Police surveillance ,cyber warfare, terrorist
monitoring
-Politics and government
Assessment
instruments to be
used
Resources
List the main resources
used, including informa
technology if applicab
Oral presentations, Unit Internet
tests, Quizzes, Class
discussions, Debates,
research papers,
Project/performancebased activity
Topic/unit
Contents
(as identified in the
IB subject guide)
State the topics/units in the order
you are planning to teach them.
Describe the interactions of computer
3.1 Hardware
components.
3.2 Software
Compare and contrast computer system
3.3 Networks
features.
3.4 Internet
Identify the considerations for selection of an
operating system and software for computer
3.5 Personal and public
systems
communications
3.6 Multimedia/digital
Identify the role of networks in a range of
media
different scenarios. Students are expected to
3.7 Databases
discuss possible solutions and evaluate their
3.8 Spreadsheets, modelling effectiveness.
and simulations
Define and analyze the fundamental components
of the Internet
Investigate practical usage for tools and services
available for advanced Internet usage
Investigate technologies used in personal and
public communication
Discuss the potential positive and negative
implications of communication services available
Students are expected to discuss these issues
and, where appropriate, evaluate possible
solutions.
Develop awareness of the benefits of creating
accurate spreadsheets, models and
simulations as well as the social impacts that
could result from simulations being unable to
replicate the real
world, and the ethical issues that may arise
during the development of the mode
Allocated time
One class is 90
minutes.
In one week 2-3
there are
classes.
30 hrs
Assessment
instruments to be
used
Resources
List the main resources
used, including informa
technology if applicab
Oral presentations, Unit Internet
tests, Quizzes, Class
discussions, Debates,
research papers,
Project/performancebased activity
2.
IB internal assessment requirement to be completed during the course
Briefly explain how and when you will work on it. Include the date when you will first introduce the internal assessment requirement,
when the internal assessment requirement will be due and how students will be prepared to do it.
Students will be introduced to the IB internal assessment at the end of the first semester. Throughout the second semester, students will
work on the IB internal assessment in sections as they relate to the acquisition of the related content. The internal assessment will be
turned in prior to Spring Break (April).
3.
Links to TOK
You are expected to explore links between the topics of your subject and TOK. As an example of how you would do this, choose one topic from
your course outline that would allow your students to make links with TOK. Describe how you would plan the lesson.
Topic
Networks
Personal and Public
communication
4.
Link with TOK (including description of lesson plan)
Some questions that the students may consider are:
If we attach a camera or microphone to a computer, it can receive data from the world. Does this mean that a
computer can “perceive the world”? In what senses might human perception be a similar or different process?
On what basis can we trust “knowledge” acquired from a range of sources? What role does ethics play in ITGS,
science, mathematics and other areas of knowledge?
International mindedness
Every IB course should contribute to the development of international mindedness in students. As an example of how you would do this, choose
one topic from your outline that would allow your students to analyze it from different cultural perspectives. Briefly explain the reason for your
choice and what resources you will use to achieve this goal.
Topic
Globalization and Cultural
Diversity
Contribution to the development of international mindedness (including resources you will use)
When students spend time considering the globalization and cultural implications of technology, they are
forced to research and think outside of their local arena which fosters international mindedness.
5.
Development of the IB learner profile
Through the course it is also expected that students will develop the attributes of the IB learner profile. As an example of how you would do
this, choose one topic from your course outline and explain how the contents and related skills would pursue the development of any attribute(s)
of the IB learner profile that you will identify.
Topic
Contribution to the development of the attribute(s) of the IB learner profile
Social and Ethical Significance Open-mindedness requires students to critically appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, as well as
topics
the values and traditions of others. By studying the social and ethical significance of information technology,
students are forced to consider all users of various technologies. These users include everyone in the world and
not just those who are similar to the students and their community.
6.
Resources
Are instructional materials and other resources available in sufficient quality, quantity and variety to give effective support to the aims and
methods of the courses? Will students have access to resources beyond the ones available at school? Briefly describe what plans are in place if
changes are needed.
Given that this course is based on Information Technology, the primary resource will be the Internet. Technology changes too frequently to
depend on printed texts as a source for this course.