IB Information Technology in a Global Society Introduction to the course ITGS H3 Mr Greenwood (JAG)

Introduction to the course IGCSE: many similarities and differences Depth vs. breadth Content Assessment Teaching University preparation Criticality (links with TOK)

The ITGS Triangle STAKEHOLDERS The people affected by the issues and the IT systems SOCIAL & ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE Positive & negative impacts, ethical questions raised SOCIAL & ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE Positive & negative impacts, ethical questions raised APPLICATION TO SPECIFIC SCENARIOS The area of society affected (health, government, education, etc) IT SYSTEMS The technology behind the social and ethical issues, and how it works

Strand 1 SOCIAL & ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE “Issues of social and ethical significance can arise whenever IT is used. These issues have social impacts - positive or negative - on stakeholders. Impacts affect stakeholders in a variety of ways including economically, legally and psychologically. [...] Often, a single IT system causes several social impacts and raises several ethical questions.” - Gray, p4

Strand 1 SOCIAL & ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE Examples of topics include: Reliability and integrity Security Privacy and anonymity Intellectual property Authentication The digital divide Surveillance Globalisation Policies Standards and protocols Human-computer interaction Digital citizenship

Strand 1 SOCIAL & ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE Case study: the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiativeOne Laptop Per Child OLPC Who are the stakeholders? Individuals Organisations Society What are the impacts? Positive Negative What can you add?

Strand 2 APPLICATION TO SPECIFIC AREAS “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” - Mark Weiser

Strand 2 APPLICATION TO SPECIFIC AREAS Areas BusinessEducationEnvironmentHealthLeisurePolitics ITGS examines the impact of these technologies in six specific areas:

Strand 3 IT SYSTEMS Although ITGS focuses on the social and ethical significance of IT, students need to study the underlying technology as well. This strand examines how these systems work in order to understand how they affect society. All IT systems consist of:  Hardware  Software  People  Data … and most will communicate this data via networks

HOMEWORK TASKS 1.Review pp1-9 in the ITGS textbook 2.Complete exercise 1-1 on p10 & exercise 1-6 on p11 Due on Monday