Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS)
Taught in: Year 12 - 13
Exam Board: IBO
Exam Board: IBO
The course is the study and evaluation of the impacts of information technology (IT) on individuals and society. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of the access and use of digitized information at the local and global level.
ITGS provides a framework for the student to make informed judgments and decisions about the use of IT within social contexts. The ITGS framework is modelled on a ‘triangle’. It uses an integrated approach, encouraging students to make informed judgements and decisions about the role of information and communication technologies in contemporary society.
Composed of three strands, with interrelating topics within each:
SL: http://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/3_itgssl.pdf
HL: http://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/3_itgshl.pdf
ITGS provides a framework for the student to make informed judgments and decisions about the use of IT within social contexts. The ITGS framework is modelled on a ‘triangle’. It uses an integrated approach, encouraging students to make informed judgements and decisions about the role of information and communication technologies in contemporary society.
Composed of three strands, with interrelating topics within each:
- Social and ethical significance
- Application to specified scenarios IT systems
- IT systems
- The project (practical application of IT skills)
SL: http://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/3_itgssl.pdf
HL: http://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/3_itgshl.pdf
