5 Higher Level

Introduction 

The introduction is covered in class in great detail, but in short there is an extended inquiry that goes beyond looking into the topic and identifies possible interventions and evaluates the interventions and recommends steps for further action. 

Step 1: Create an extended inquiry focus

Students create an extended inquiry focus that integrates a prescribed area for inquiry from one of the challenge topics from: 

5.1 Global Well Being.

5.2 Governance and human rights.

5.3 Sustainable Development.

Step 2: Explore and investigate challenges

Students explore sources and investigate their extended inquiry focus by considering some of the following questions.

• What is the relationship between digital systems and this challenge?

• What is the nature and scope of this challenge in digital society?

• What course concepts, content and contexts will be most helpful to consider with this challenge?

• How does this challenge manifest itself at local and global levels?

• Who are the specific people and communities affected by this challenge?

• What are some impacts and implications related to this challenge?

Step 3: Identify interventions

As part of the HL extension framework, students must identify at least one intervention for each prescribed area for inquiry.

Interventions studied in the HL extension must involve digital systems, but they do not need to always refer to discrete devices, services, apps or platforms. A policy or rule change, for example, may also be considered as an intervention that involves digital systems.

Interventions may fall into one or more of the categories described in the table.