Course Description:

The DP Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) course is the study and evaluation of the impact of information technology (IT) on individuals and society. Students come into contact with IT on a daily basis because it is so pervasive in the world in which we live. This widespread use of IT inevitably raises important questions about social and ethical issues that shape our society today.

 ITGS offers an opportunity for a systematic study of these issues, whose range is such that they fall outside the scope of any other single discipline. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of the 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.

 In addition students will be involved in examining and evaluating existing New Media projects, gaining hands-on experience through a series of practical skills-building tasks, and planning and creating meaningful, authentic final projects.