Syllabus+Topics

=International Baccalaureate (IB) Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS)=

= ITGS at a Glance =

................................... ||= STRAND 2: APPLICATIONS to SPECIFIC SCENARIOS ||= STRAND 3: IT SYSTEMS . ||
 * = **ITGSopediaHOME** ||= STRAND 1: SOCIAL & ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE
 * BIG Ideas

TOK

Collaboration 'G' is for 'GLOBAL'. ................................

SL PAPER 1 and HL PAPER 1

PAPER 2

CASE STUDY 2012 HL and PAPER 3 HL.

PROJECT [SL & HL]

EXTENDED ESSAY

GENERAL RESOURCES Suggest a Resource || 1.1 Reliability & integrity  1.2 Security  1.3 Privacy & anonymity  1.4 Intellectual property  1.5 Authenticity  1.6 Digital divide and equality of access  1.7 Surveillance  1.8 Globalization & cultural diversity  1.9 Policies  1.10 Standards  1.11 People & machines  1.12 Digital citizenship  1.13 Additional social/ethical topics || **Business & employment. ** 2.1 Traditional businesses 2.1 Online businesses (e-commerce) 2.1 Transportation

**Education & training** 2.2 Distance learning over large areas 2.2 Use of IT in teaching and learning 2.2 Hardware and network technologies in the classroom 2.2 Provision for special needs 2.2 School administration

**Environment** 2.3 Modelling and simulations 2.3 Data logging 2.3 Satellite communication 2.3 Mapping, virtual globes 2.3 E-waste 2.3 Resource Depletion

**Health** 2.4 Diagnostic and therapeutic tools 2.4 Medical information, administration, marketing and sales 2.4 Medical research 2.4 Psychological and physical considerations

**Home & leisure** 2.5 Homes and home networks 2.5 Digital entertainment 2.5 Social networking 2.5 Published and broadcast information 2.5 Digital policing 2.5 Hardware, software and networks

**Politics & government** 2.6 Political processes 2.6 Government information sites 2.6 Access to and updating of personal information held on government databases 2.6 Government control and use of information 2.6 Law and order 2.6 Military || **Core Topics [SL/HL] ** 3.1 Hardware <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.2 Software <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.3 Networks <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.4 Internet <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.5 Personal & public communications <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.6 Multimedia & digial media <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.7 Databases <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.8 Spreadsheets and Modelling & simulations 3.9 Introduction to project management

**Extension Topics [HL only]** <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.10 IT systems in organizations <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> 3.11 Robotics - AI and expert systems <span class="wiki_link" style="font-size: 14.4px;"> • Information systems for case study ||

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