1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
WELCOME TO ITGS!!
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY

2. OVERVIEW: ITGS What is ‘ITGS’ ?
Group 3 ‘Individuals and Societies’ subject
Social and ethical issues of IT (Information Technology)
Understanding how IT works

3. IT AND GS IT TERMS AND DEFINITIONS : KEY TERMS :PAPER 1
GS : GLOBAL SOCIETY : IMPACT OF IT ON SOCIETY
PAPER 2
PAPER 3 LINKING 1 AND 2 (REAL LIFE )

4. SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Social issues… (examples – good AND bad)
Economic effects of the Internet
Health issues of video games
Environmental issues of dumping old PCs
Ethical issues…
Ethics in the use of Technology

5. Social Issues
1. What are the social issues associated with a particular IT development?
2. How did the IT development emerge?
3. Who are the stakeholders—individuals, institutions, societies who initiate and control the IT developments and are affected by them?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the stakeholders?
5. What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?
6. What is the social impact of the IT development on human life? This may include some or all of the following areas: economic, political, cultural, legal, environmental, ergonomic, health and psychological.
7. What are the social impacts on local and global communities?

6. Ethical Issues
The analysis of ethical issues can be guided by answering the following key questions.
1. What are the ethical issues associated with a particular IT development?
2. Who is responsible?
3. Who is accountable?
4. What policies, rules or laws apply to the situation?
5. What are the alternative ethical decisions?
6. What are the consequences of these decisions?

7. Aims of the course Develop an understanding of (new) technology
Study human experience and behavior with IT
Analyze and argue theories about the use of IT
Develop an awareness of human attitudes and beliefs towards IT
Understand social and ethical considerations in the use of IT at local and global levels

8. ITGS COURSE CONTENT Section 1 – Social and Ethical Issues
Reliability, Integrity, Security, Privacy and anonymity, Authenticity, Intellectual property, Equality of access, Control, Globalization and cultural diversity, Policies and standards, People and machines

9. Section 2 – IT Systems in a Social Context
Basics of hardware and networks, Applications, Communication systems, Integrated systems

10. Section 3 – Areas of Impact
Business and employment,
Education,
Health,
Arts entertainment and leisure,
Science and the environment,
Politics and government

11. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT Portfolio of 3 essays (800 – 1000 words)
Higher Level (HL)
Portfolio of 3 essays (800 – 1000 words)
Portfolio extension based on 1 essay + interview (800 – 1000 words)
Portfolio + extension (20% final grade)

12. ITGS EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Higher Level (HL)
Paper 1 – 1 hour (20% final grade)
Paper 2 – 2 hours (35% final grade)
Paper 3 – 1 hour (20% final grade)

13. PAPER 3
Higher Level (HL) ITGS Paper 3 includes a compulsory case study.
Case study is provided at the beginning of the 2nd year (H4 year). Students study the content, develop questions and ideas over the final year.
Paper 3 (IB ITGS HL) is based on the studied case study.

14. COMMAND TERMS
In ITGS, specific attention is paid to the ‘command terms’ which have clear definitions – verbs such as ‘explain’, ‘discuss’, ‘evaluate’ and ‘analyze’ are clearly defined by the IBO

15. ITGS LINKS – RESOURCES BBC NEWS
BBC NEWS
CNN NEWS

16. Resources… NEW YORK TIMES
YAHOO NEWS
US NEWS

17. Resources… THE ECONOMIST http://www.economist.com/science/
TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

18. Resources… THE WIRED NEWS http://www.wired.com/ TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED
TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED