MYP 1 Curriculum Overview

Module: Digital Design                                                                                                                               

GRADE: MYP 1

Unit title	Concept(s) Key/Related	Statement of Inquiry	MYP subject group objective	ATL Skills	Content (Topics, Knowledge, Skills)	Global Context
Being Positive	Development Ergonomic, Function, Form	Designed products may be influenced by developments in technology to enhance their form and function while still meeting ergonomic requirements.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Communication skills Research skills Creative thinking	Design Cycle Research skills Citation Document processing – Word processors	Scientific and technical innovation – Digital life, virtual environments and information age
Can we publish?	Communication Function, Form, Resources	Appropriate use of communication techniques allows expression of views to the wider society.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Critical thinking skills communication skills organisation	DTP -layouts, use of templates, columns, formatting text backgrounds, pictures, borders, shadings, watermarks and dropcaps.	Personal and cultural expressions -Products, systems and institutions
Can we model?	Systems Invention, Innovation, Evaluation	Systems that are designed to mimic human decision creation skills may demand invention and innovation when evaluated.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Creative thinking critical thinking transfer	Spreadsheet Modelling Formulae Functions Charts and graphs	Fairness and development – imagining a hopeful future

 Module: Digital Design                                                                                                                               

GRADE: MYP 2

Unit title	Concept(s) Key/Related	Statement of Inquiry	MYP subject group objective	ATL Skills	Content (Topics, Knowledge, Skills)	Global Context
Can we predict?	Systems  Function, Collaboration	Systems that are designed to meet an individual’s need can increase their ability to function within the world.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Information literacy critical thinking transfer	Modelling – macros, absolute referencing, modelling real life situations.	Personal and cultural expression – Products, systems and institutions
What does IT mean?	Development Innovation,  Perspective, Resources	Design of solutions is determined by one’s perspectives and available resources.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Thinking skills Affective skills collaboration	Databases – tables, relationship, forms	Fairness and development – Human capability and development, social entrepreneur
Has the future come?	Communication invention, innovation, function	A local invention can diffuse into a global market through successful and targeted communication.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Communication skills Research skills	Databases- queries and reports Mail merge	Orientation in time and space - Evolution, constraints and adaptation

Module: Digital Design                                                                                                                               

GRADE: MYP 3

Unit title	Concept(s) Key/Related	Statement of Inquiry	MYP subject group objective	ATL Skills	Content (Topics, Knowledge, Skills)	Global Context
End of privacy?	Communities Evaluation, Perspective. Market and trends	Digital solutions are affected and enhanced by one’s perspective and existing market trends.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Affective Reflection Media literacy	Digital Environments - Web design	Identities and relationships- Human nature and human dignity; moral reasoning and ethical judgement; consciousness and mind
Let’s create?	Development Innovation, Perspective, Resources	Development of systems is determined by one’s perspectives and available resources.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Creative thinking communication skills Affective	Programming Methodology input, output, selections	Fairness and development – Human capability and development, social entrepreneur
Can we create solutions?	Systems Resources, Sustainability, adaptation	Technological resources have given us power to design and develop sustainable systems.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Information literacy Reflection Collaboration	Python  Programming- Loops – While,  For	Globalization and sustainability – commonality, diversity and interconnection

Module: Digital Design                                                                                                                               

GRADE: MYP 4

Unit title	Concept(s) Key/Related	Statement of Inquiry	MYP subject group objective	ATL Skills	Content (Topics, Knowledge, Skills)	Global Context
What is the problem?	Communities Adaptation Form	Designers need to adapt a form in consideration to the community.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Information literacy Reflection Collaboration	Practical problem solving and programming - algorithms – selections – conditional statements, IF…THEN..ELSE, CASEOF…ENDCASE	Fairness and development – Human capability and development, social entrepreneur
Set design?	Development Innovation Perspective Resources	A development in technology is dependent on perceptive and the available resources.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Critical thinking Reflection	Number Representation Binary, Hexadecimal numbers,	Scientific and technical innovation – Digital life, virtual environments and information age
Big brother watching?	Communication Form invention function	A product is a form of communication of ideas.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Media literacy transfer	Hardware and Software Fetch cycle Security Ethics	Scientific and technical innovation – Digital life, virtual environments and information age

 Module: Digital Design                                                                                                                               

GRADE: MYP 5

Unit title	Concept(s) Key/Related	Statement of Inquiry	MYP subject group objective	ATL Skills	Content (Topics, Knowledge, Skills)	Global Context
Create and share	Communities  Function Form collaboration	Existing groups may influence the form and function of a product solution.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Collaboration transfer	Communication and internet technologies – Serial and parallel transmission of data, transmission errors, error detection methods	Identities and relationships - Human nature and human dignity; moral reasoning and ethical judgment; consciousness and mind
Can we share	Development Sustainability Resources Adaptability	Available technological resources have given us power to design and develop sustainable systems that can adapt to changes.	A Inquiring and analyzing B Developing ideas C Creating the solution D Evaluating	Thinking skills communication skills self-management Research skills	Practical problem solving and programming – Advanced programming – loops – WHILE..DO..ENDWHILE, FOR TO..NEXT, REPEAT…UNTIL, totaling and counting	Globalization and sustainability – commonality, diversity and interconnection