itgs curriculum guide 2013 2014

Information Technology in a Global Society

Curriculum Guide 2013/2014

Higher and Standard levels

Content

Assessment objectives 3

Timeline with focus on strands during the academic year 2012-2013 4

Timeline with focus on strands during the academic year 2013-2014 5

Topics covered with links to different strands 6

Scheme of work for 2013/2014 13

Internal Assessment 17

General teaching resources 18

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Assessment Objectives:

AO1: Assessment Objective 1: Knowledge and understanding of a specified content

Demonstrate an awareness of IT applications and developments in specific scenarios Demonstrate an awareness of the social and ethical significance of specified IT applications and developments Demonstrate technical knowledge of IT systems Demonstrate knowledge of ITGS terminology, concepts and tools Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of topics related to annually issued case study (HL only)

AO2: Assessment Objective 2: Application and analysis

Explain the impacts of IT applications and developments in specific scenarios Analyze the social and ethical significance of specified IT applications and developments Transfer IT knowledge and make connections between specific scenarios Apply technical knowledge of IT systems acquired through independent research to provide supporting evidence in possible decisions relating to

future courses of action related to the annually issued case study (HL only)

AO3: Assessment Objective 3: Synthesis and evaluation

Evaluate local and global impacts of specified IT developments through individually researched studies Evaluate a solution involving IT to a specified problem using the knowledge of IT systems Discuss the social and ethical implications of specified IT policies and developments Evaluate, formulate and justify possible strategic courses of action related to the annually issued case study (HL only)

AO4: Assessment Objective 4: Use of ITGS skills

Demonstrate evidence of project management in the development of a well- organized product to resolve a specific issue Use IT tools and PDLC to create an original product in consultation with a client Demonstrate evidence of the use of appropriate techniques to develop an original IT product

Timeline with focus on strands during the academic year 2012-2013:


Course Strands Sept 12 Oct 12 Nov 12 Dec 12

Jan 13 Feb 13 March 13 April 13 May 13

Strand1: Social and ethical Issues

Intro to course:

Stands

Triangle approach

Social and Ethical issues

News articles

HL Ext:

Intro to case study

PrivacySecurityAuthenticity

AO2

SecurityPrivacyStandards and protocols

revision

AO1SurveillancePoliciesGlobalization and cultural diversity

Exams

Digital Divide andEquality of access

Reliability

Privacy

Integrity

Reliability

Authenticity

Standards and Protocols

IntegrityReliabilityAuthenticityIntellectual propertyDigital citizenship AO3

IA:AO4IntroductionCriteriaProject samples

Revision

Strand2 : Theme Business and Employment-Gov and Politics-Home and Leisure

HL:Dragon Taxi Case Study AO1, AO2

Robotic at war

Business and Employment-Gov and Politics-

HL:Dragon Taxi Case Study

AO3

Gov and Politics-Health-Business and Employment

HL:N&Q Case studyAO4Expert systems

Education and training- Business and Employment- Home and LeisureAO2

HL:

Artificial Intelligence

Environment- Gov and Politics-Health

HL:Robot assisted surgery

AO2 AO3Intro to Paper 2 with different social / ethical issues and IT

Introduction to IA

systemsHome and Leisure-Education and trainingBusiness and EmploymentGov and Politics

HL:N&Q Case study

Strand 3:IT systems

Hardware: AO1I/O devicesNFC-Biometrics-physical security-data security-hazards-malwareNetworks:TopologiesP2pClient/serverVPNRouter, bridge, gatewayProtocolsCablingCloud computing

AO1 AO4Spreadsheets:Cell referencingWhat ifFormula

Software:OSSystem utilitiesDefragmentationVirus scanningMalwareSpyware

Data collection: Loyalty scheme

Database:Data redundancyRelational Vs flatValidationVerificationData matchingData miningDNA Data

Database ProjectAO4

Crime:Digital fraudOnline fraudOffline fraudHackingMalwareSpywareDOS AttackLaw enforcement

Intro to Project management.AO1 AO2Multimedia:DreamWeaver -FlashPhotoshopCSS-HTMLJavascriptWebshostingWeb design ProjectAO4

Internet andPersonal and Public communications:Internet filters-AlgorithmsGPS-PDA- Smart phonesWeb2.0: Blogs-Wikis-RSSSocial bookmarkingHTTP-DNS-ISPUpload/ downloadPiracyBandwidthGov online systems/ portalsRfIDs AO3

HL Extension:

It systems in organizations:

Gantt chartPERT chart

Agile VS waterfall methodologies

Data flow diagrams

Entity-Relationship Diagrams

Timeline with focus on strands during the academic year 2013-2014:


Course Strands Sept 13 Oct 13 Nov 13 Dec 13 Jan 14 Feb 14 March 14 April 14

Strand1: Social and ethical Issues

IA:Project development- Criteria A, B, C, D, E AO4

Modeling and Simulation

VisualizationVirtual reality

HL Extension:

Case study for 2014 examAO1 AO2 AO3

Paper2:

PrivacySecurityAuthenticity

AO2Paper2:ReliabilityDigital divide

IA Final Submission: Product and documentation on a CD.

Paper2

AuthenticityIntellectual Property

Mock Exams:

Paper1Paper2Paper3

s.

Security

Digital divide

Digital citizenship

Revision for final exams using past IB papers

Strand2: Theme Business and Employment-Government and Politics-Home and Leisure

HL Extension:Education:Case study for 2014 exam AO2 AO3

Environment-Government and Politics-Health


Government and Politics-Health-Business and Employment


HealthEducation


Strand 3:IT systems E-commerce

Database and Cloud computing news articles for Paper2.

IA: Product and All Criteria DueProject development- Criteria A, B,C, D, E AO4

E-waste

IA: Product Beta TestingProject development- Criteria A, B,C, D, E AO4

AO1 AO2 AO3

HardwareSoftware piracyNetworksDatabase in news articles

HL Extension:RoboticsExpert systemsArtificial Intelligence news articles

AO1 AO2 AO3

News articles related to different IT systems

Topics covered with links to different strands:


Theme Topic Examples covered

IT systems links covered Social and Ethical issues links covered

Assessment

Business and Employment

Traditional Businesses

ATMEFTHotelsSupermarketsCar agencyHospitals

HL extension:

Robotics at factories

Input/ output devices: manual (keyboard, key pad, microphone, pointing devices) and automated data entry (cards, webcam, sensors, OMR, OCR).

Data and information:Input, output and processing: data to information.

Relational Database management systems: relationships, tables, records, fields, key fields, validation rules, verification, macros, forms and reports.Student created full relational databases using MS Access.

Spreadsheets: cells, functions and formulae.Students used MS Excel to create spreadsheets for different applications.

Networks: LAN and WANNetwork topologies hardware and pros and cons related to speed, application and costNetworking devices and Cabling systemsServers: typed of servers,Backup domain serverWorkstations/ clients, thin client.P2P networksFirewall and proxyKey loggers, auditing, staff monitoring

Benefits of using RDMS Vs. flat file DB.

Privacy issues related to the amount of information collected

Authentication methods and produces of limiting access to certain areas.

Copyrights issues related to P2P.

Security measure taken to protect the information on the network: Data security and physical security

Employee monitoring: justified by employers, but is this ethical?

Comparison between issues raised by passwords vs. biometrics as methods of authentication.

Intro to project management:PDLCClient, end user, developer.Data collection techniques:Testing and documentationEnd user training

HL extension:SDLCData flow diagrams

Test on the following topics:

Hardware components of the computer

Database Management Systems

Computer Networks

Group projects:

Computer Networks Project

MS Access Database Project

HL Test:


Biometrics: Finger scan, retina scan, iris scan. Digitization of scan, storage of numerical presentation of scan in database.

HL Extension:Robotics:Input, output devicesSensor to detect surroundingsArtificial Intelligence:HeuristicsReasoningMachine learning

Expert systems: Inference engine, knowledge base, user interface, if then rules.

Entity relationship diagramsGantt chartPERT chartDevelopment methodologies: Agile VS waterfallPM methodologies.

Unemployment and deskilling issues related to the use robotics in industry.

Robotics, Expert systems and Artificial intelligence

Online business TeleworkingOnline banking Networks used to link different

branches: hardware and software requirementsHardware required for teleworking

Website tools to facilitate working from home.

Cloud computing: Hardware and software requirements. Examples: SkyDrive, DropBox and iTunes.

E-commerce: B2B, C2B, C2C and examples of shell bidding on e-bay.

Digital Crime: Denial of service implications on businesses.

Consequences of online threats such as phishing, hacking and identity theft.Honey pots and online banking related security measures.

Pros and cons of teleworking for different stakeholders

Laws to combat the above threats

Threats of cloud computing. How far do we trust it? What is the price of free storage?


Internet

Computer Networks

Database Management Systems

Data collection

Transportation Traffic controlIT systems in cars

Radio Frequency Identification Systems: RfID tag, Rfid transponder, reader

Issues related to the use of such systems for the purpose of tracking and surveillance Jan Exam:


Automated toll gatesOyster card

Near Field communication. Smaller range

Networks required for data transmission

Data collection: Sensors, speeding radars and

CCTV: hardware, video editing software, advanced cameras equipped with sensors to follow target,

Smart cards: Microchips and magnetic cards.

Protection of data during and after transmission using VPN, SSL and encryption.

Reliability of the hardware used and consequences of errors cause by lack of data integrity: deliberate or accidental.

People and machine: increased reliability on machines for control.

All topics covered

Education and Training

Distance learning over large areas

School portals

Use of IT in teaching and learning

Hardware used in the classroom

Website tools: the importance of ease of navigation using flash buttons and hyperlinks. Students used Dreamweaver to create their own websites applying the tools required to ensure consistency of pages and content: CSS and frames.

Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and TCP/ IT

Internet: Web 2.0 tools such as RSS feeds, social networking and live chat rooms

Networks: Wi-Fi, Broadband connection, bandwidth.

Classroom hardware: Laptops, tablets and Interactive boards.

Issues related to Intellectual Property of copyrighted material shard on circulated by students and teachers.

Advantages of such systems for different groups of stakeholders.

The need to train teachers, student and parents to use the technology. Issues related to cost, deskilling, unemployment and new jobs.

Concerns regarding the costs required to improve the school infrastructure to accommodate the demands of the new system.

Hardware issues: who is responsible for the hardware


IT related Crime

Internet

HL Test:

Taxi Case Study


damages? Students bringing their own gadgets, what is wrong with that?

How does IT help students with learning disabilities?TOK link: Digital divide links.

Does the use of IT gadgets in class really improve teaching and learning? Or is just luxury?

Environment Data logging Traffic controlScience projectsStudying marine animals

Automated data logging: Sensors, probes, portable devices, open loops, closed loops, feedback.

Reliability of data collected by sensors and probes

Calibration of sensors to collect correct data

Mapping Google mapsGPSMobile tracking

GPS: helpful features for drivers and companies. Triangulation using satellite systems and communication towers.Remote sensors to help collect data from a distance, data collected can be transmitted to computer stations analyzed using special software.

Concerns regarding sharing data with third parties.

Pros and cons of tracking for different groups of stakeholder, for examples, the Government.

Benefits related to scientific research and environmentalists.

Test on:

Automated data logging

Health Improved medical servicesMedical information, administration, marketing and sales.

Patient monitoring watches

HL Extension:

Automated data logging Sensors, probes, portable devices, open loops, closed loops, feedback.

Networks: Used to transmit information from patients to medical centers computers.

Internet: Patients to login and upload the data collected by their devices.

Analysis of the data collected and the privacy concerns related to storing and sharing medical information with third parties. Identity theft, blackmailing, losing jobs, discrimination and rejection of medical insurance.

Data Protection Act:Subject rights: What are your

HL Test:

Robotics, Expert systems and Artificial intelligence


Robotic assisted surgery

Database: Data Matching and Data mining techniques to analyze stored Electronic health records.

HL Extension:Robotics:Arms, tentacles, control unit, controllers, computer visionArtificial Intelligence:HeuristicsReasoningMachine learning


rights?8 Principles of DPA that organization handling your information need to abide by.

HL Extension:Who is responsible for mistakes caused by the use of robotics-assisted surgery? Who is to blame?

Physical Considerations

Ergonomics

People with disabilities

Ergonomic hardware: mouse, wrist pad, keyboard.

Speech recognition software to help users with speech disabilities.

Concerns regarding the ability of the speech recognition software to convert speech into correct text. Example, Siri needs to be trained to your accent, tone of voice and methods of pronunciation.

Home and Leisure

Homes and home networks

IT management of home systems

Social networking

Published and broadcast information

Multimedia

Network setup: hardware devices and software requirements.

Combination of wireless and cabled networks.Client/ server Vs. P2P.Network security: firewall and proxy

Web 2.0 tools: Chat rooms, instant messaging, blogging, wikis and file sharing.

Hotspots: login, authentication and security measures.

Pros and cons of client/ server and P2P home networks.

Threats of hotspots

Addiction to social networking websites

Employee screening using social networking websites. Is this ethical?Why we tend to tell more about ourselves online?

Intellectual property of material

Test on:

Multimedia and Web 2.0 tools

Presentation: Crime

Project: Video Production


Image manipulation

HL Extension:

Smart systems

Multimedia systems:

Hardware and software requirements

File types

CompatibilityHL Extension:Embedded systems used at home and in cars.

posted on micro blogging websites such as twit pic.

Terms and conditions of Social networkingSites.

Copyright issues on video/ image sharing sites such as YouTube and Flickr.

Politics and government

Government portals and information websites

Access to updated travel warning, tourist information, policies, visa requirements, national events, contact details.

Website: citizens to login to their accounts, registration could be required to some area of the portal/ website. Links to different services.

Internet: Infrastructure hardware and software requirements.

Pros and cons of Government portals.

Project:

Website Design using Adobe Dreamweaver

Government databases

Biometrics data

Internet censorship

Personal information held by Government such as:

Car registrationBike rentalsTransportation cards (Oyster, SALIK)SchoolsHospitalsTaxPassports

Central Database: located and maintained in one location, unlike a distributed database.

Data matching: matching records from different databases to build full profiles.

Data mining: extracting hidden information looking for patterns.

Smart cards used by citizens as Identification cards.

RfID used to collect information automatically on the go.

Too much information controlled by the Government. A concern regarding how secure the information stored is.Who get access to it? How is it used?

Analysis of the data collected and the privacy concerns related to sharing the information with third parties. Identity theft, blackmailing, losing jobs, discrimination and rejection of medical insurance.

End of year exam: All topics

IA: Criteria A, B, C


Airports

HL Extension:

Robotics at war

Internet:

Government applied proxies and filter to control the content access by the citizens.

HL Extension:Robotics:Unmanned vehicles.Remote sensorsWeaponsComputer visionArtificial Intelligence:HeuristicsReasoningMachine learning


Data Protection Act:Subject rights: What are your rights?8 Principles of DPA that organization handling your information need to abide by.

How far does Internet censorship affect different groups of stakeholders?

Who benefits from Internet censorship?

HL Extension:

Concerns related to the use of robotics at war with respect to digital divide, inequality of access and reliability.

Scheme of work for 2013/2014


Theme Topic Learning Objectives Resources Assessment


The use of Cloud computing by businesses.

Demonstrate technical knowledge of the components of the cloud computing in terms of hardware, software and processing.

Explain the impacts of using cloud computing on businesses, employers and employees.

Examples of cloud computing:Dropbox .comSkydrive.com

Cloud computing explained:http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/cloud-computing-explained-1105688

Formative:

Make a list of all the IT terms mentioned in the article. Find their definitions.

Education

Health

The use of Cloud computing in different applications such as: Education and Health

Transfer IT knowledge and make connections to different themes such as education: Benefits and drawbacks of using cloud computing in schools.

Demonstrate the technical knowledge of the authentication methods developed to improve the security of data and applications on the cloud. Make connection to hospital applications

Evaluate those authentication methods.

Cloud security:

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/515081/microsoft-and-ibm-researchers-develop-a-lie-detector-for-the-cloud/

Formative:

Article analysis


The combined use of two IT systems: Cloud computing and databases in businesses.

Paper2 Article analysis: Cloud computing and Databases

Making the Cloud more efficient:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/making-cloud-computing-more-efficient-0312.html

Paper 2 Analysis

Summative:Paper2After Eid break (Oct, 20-24):

Arts and LeisureGovernment and politics

Simulation and virtual reality

Demonstrate technical knowledge of the components of simulation systems in terms of hardware, software and processing.

Explain the impacts of using simulation computer game developers and users.

Evaluate the pros and cons of using simulation models to test new

Students to test the simulation model of the traffic system:http://www.traffic-simulation.de/

Additional resources doc on the Portal

Formative:

ITGS book p.307Exercise 14-14

Choose an article from the Additional resources doc and


http://www.traffic-simulation.de/







http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/cloud-computing-explained-1105688



products, roads or bridges. analyze it in Paper2 format.

Environment Visualization Transfer IT knowledge and make connections to: Benefits and drawbacks of data visualization for environmentalists and scientific researchers.

Demonstrate the technical knowledge of how a visualization software works

Evaluate the pros and cons of data visualization with respect to reliability and people and machines.

Visualization task in tasks and assessments folder under resources tab on the Portal.

Links to articles about visualization in the Additional resources doc on the Portal

Visualization task

Environment Visualization and remote sensors

Examine the use of combined systems to study marine life.

Evaluate the pros and cons of using such systems.

ITGS exam paper question

Environment E-waste Identify the sources of E-waste Identify the negative effective of

inappropriate disposal of hardware items on the environment.

Suggest and evaluate some effective methods to avoid E-waste.

Evaluate the effectiveness of e-books in reducing E-waste.

ITGS book page. 244-250Formative:

Book questions in page 250.

Summative:

E-waste Portfolio


Software Compare and contrast the different types of software available in the market

Evaluate the pros and cons of commercial software, bespoke and open source.

Analyze the reliability issues related software and the effects on different stakeholders.

ITGS book pages 55-57Formative:

Examine software related accidents in P.63

Summative:

Last week on Nov. Paper1: All topics


Software piracy

Identify what is and in not software piracy. ITGS book page. 275-276

Exercise 13-12 page. 286


Government and politics

Identify the different types of licensing and each means.

Evaluate the impact of copyright infringement on different stakeholders such as software developed and users.



Internet Compare between the meanings of the

terms Internet and the WWW. Understand the basics of the Internet

infrastructure: Backbone, DNS, Protocols, Trace route.

Outline the concepts of network neutrality and its opposite two tier Internet.

Discuss the pros and cons of network neutrality.

ITGS book pages 80-84

News article related to Internet Failure.

Formative:Exercise 4-9

Article analysis


Online voting and online campaigns

Identify the IT requirements for setting up and e-voting system

Explain the authentication techniques required carried out by the citizens.

Compare different voting methods Evaluate the pros and cons of online

voting.

ITGS book pages 294-297Formative:Exercise 14-3

P. 295

Summative:

HL ExtensionCase study: for use in May and Nov 2014

E-book publishing

Understand the meaning of the IT terms related to the case study.

Explain how the IT systems mentioned in the case study work in a social context.

Case study bookletInternet: computerhope.com for definitions.ITGS book

Formative:Students to create their own bank of questions using IB command terms.

Examine both local and global areas of impact (education, business, health, entertainment…) with respect to e-book publishing.

Evaluate the social and ethical issues of e-book publishing on different stakeholders.

News articles related to e-book publishing:http://litlove.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/ebooks-publishing-shoots-itself-in-the-foot/

http://toc.oreilly.com/2012/11/ebook-

Formative:

Article analysis


http://toc.oreilly.com/2012/11/ebook-problem-areas-that-need-standardisation.html

http://litlove.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/ebooks-publishing-shoots-itself-in-the-foot/



problem-areas-that-need-standardisation.html

Discuss the challenges faced by different stakeholders with respect to publishing e-books.

Evaluate the solutions suggested to improve e-book publishing and suggest future developments.

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/six-essential-issues-in-any-ebook-contract-negotiation/

Formative:

Article analysis

Develop the skills to create and publish a simple e-book, which includes different types of media: test, images, videos and other media components.

MacBookiBook AuthoriPads

Formative:

Create and publish an e-book

Internal Assessment:







IA dates

May 20th: Criteria A, B and part of C September 15th: Criteria C, D, E and Product for Beta testing November 10th: Product due for second Beta testing December 15th: IA Final Submission

Submission:

1. The following four components need to be on the submission CD:1. Cover page: The page that contains all the links to the forms and the product The page should be called [cand-no]_[cand-name]_coverpage.htm2. Documentation: Criteria A, B, C, D, E, F all saved in their appropriate forms. 3. Product: the IT solution. It should be linked to the cover page. 4. Screencast

2. CDs should be labeled clearly with candidate’s name and number

Reminder: All students are encouraged to refer to the previous ITGS project examples, which scored 7. Link is posted on the school Portal.

General teaching resources:


Portal: resources tab Teach-ict.com Delicious account, username: uasit- password: resources2010 for sharing IT related news articles Itgsuasd.wikispaces.com American scientific IT related news articles Topdocumentaryfilms.com Information Technology and you book Gift of fire book Information Technology in a Global Society Book MS ACCESS MS EXCEL Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Flash Animation Adobe Photoshop Information systems for you book + PDF file for IT systems in Organizations available on Portal IA project which scored 7 available on Portal


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