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At either level (SL or HL) the ITGS course consists of three compulsory interconnected strands that reflect the integrated nature of the course.
Strand 1: Social and ethical significance
Strand 2: Application to specified scenarios
Strand 3: IT systems
Strand 1: Social and ethical significance
SL/HL core
Social and ethical considerations linked to specified IT developments. Students must study the following 12 issues.
Reliability and integrity
Security
Privacy and anonymity
Intellectual property
Authenticity
The digital divide and equality of access
Surveillance
Globalization and cultural diversity
Policies
Standards and protocols
People and machines
Digital citizenship
HL extension
Social and ethical considerations linked to the two HL extension topics and the issues raised by the annually issued case study.
Strand 2: Application to specified scenarios
SL/HL core
Scenarios based on real-life situations must be used when addressing specified IT developments. Students must study the following 6 themes.
Business and employment
Education and training
Environment
Health
Home and leisure
Politics and government
HL extension
Scenarios based on real-life situations must be used when addressing specified IT developments in the two HL extension topics and the annually issued case study.
Strand 3: IT systems
SL/HL core
The terminology, concepts and tools relating to specified IT developments. Students must study the following 9 topics.
Hardware
Software
Networks
Internet
Personal and public communications
Multimedia/digital media
Databases
Spreadsheets, modelling and simulations
Introduction to project management
HL extension
Students must study the following topics.
IT systems in organizations
Expert systems, robotics and artificial intelligence
Information systems specific to the annually issued case study
The project (practical application of IT skills)
The application of skills and knowledge to develop an original IT product for a specified client.
ITGS Approach to Teaching & Learning
The ITGS triangle, showing how the three strands are interrelated
The strands are not designed to be presented or studied in isolation. Teachers should adopt an integrated approach to the subject.
The strands are not designed to be studied in any particular order.
The constituent parts form a whole.
The stakeholders remain the central focus of the course.
A balanced approach to both positive and negative impacts of IT developments must be adopted.
The following scenario and table illustrate three possible approaches to the integration of the three strands for the same example.
Scenario
A supermarket collects data through various methods (purchases at the check-out counter, applications for loyalty cards, promotions) and stores it in a relational database. Customers are concerned about what information is being collected and stored by the supermarket and how the information will be used.
Strand 1: Social and ethical significance: security, privacy and anonymity of personal data
Strand 2: Application to specified scenarios: business and employment, supermarkets
Strand 3: IT systems: databases, including creating a relational database
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