DP Curriculum Overview

Unit Title	Key Concept (Essential understanding - big ideas to retain)	Inquiry Question	DP Subject objective	ATL Skills	DP Content (Topics, knowledge, skills)	ToK/CAS connection
Personal and Public communication	ITGS triangle, IB Mission statement, learner Profile	How did the IT development emerge? What is the impact of IT on personal and public communication?	·   Knowledge and understanding of specified content ·   Application and analysis ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Use of ITGS skills	Research, thinking, Communication Media literacy	Social and ethical significance collaborative tools - web 2.0       Personal and public communicatons
Business and Employment	Real examples for each topic in business and employment	How is IT in businesses? What is the impact of IT on stakeholders? What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?	·   Knowledge and understanding of specified content ·   Application and analysis ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Use of ITGS skills	Self-management, Social Research	Business and employment Spreadsheets                               Databases	Is it morally acceptable for a user to block an advertisement or should the user be forced to see the advertisement in return for reading the information supplied to the website?
Health	IT use in health sector using real examples	How is IT in health? What is the impact of IT on stakeholders? What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?	·    Knowledge and understanding of specified content ·   Application and analysis ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Use of ITGS skills	Research, Reflective Affective	Health                                      Spreadsheets                                                Databases                                                   DTP                                             presentations	Why do still need doctors? Computers can do medical diagnosis. Patients only need fill out an online form and an expert system will identify the illness!
Home and leisure	Technology at home for entertainment Internal Assessment	How is IT in home entertainment? What is the impact of IT on stakeholders? What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?	·    Knowledge and understanding of specified content ·   Application and analysis ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Use of ITGS skills	Reflection Media Literacy Information literacy	Home and leisure                       Internet                                  Multimedia/digital media	From where do you know what is going on in the world? What are your sources of knowledge?
Environment	How IT can be used to sustain the environment	What can the IT industry do to reduce its impact on the environment? What is the impact of IT on stakeholders? What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?	·    Knowledge and understanding of specified content ·   Application and analysis ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Use of ITGS skills	Affective, Collaborative reflectiion	Environment                                  Social and ethical issues	Could it be that we humans only really start to understand a situation once we are able to perceive the situation with our senses?
Education and training	IT in education	How is IT in education and training? What is the impact of IT on stakeholders? What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?	·   Knowledge and understanding of specified content ·   Application and analysis ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Use of ITGS skills	Communication Critical thinking Oragnisation transfer	Social and ethical issues   Modelling                              Simulation	Would the e-books improve the education in your school? Does the use of interactive whiteboards automatically improve education?
Politics and government	IT influence in politics and government	How does  IT influence politics and governance? What is the impact of IT on stakeholders? What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?	·   Knowledge and understanding of specified content ·   Application and analysis ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Synthesis and evaluation ·   Use of ITGS skills	Critical thinking Media literacy	Social and ethical issues        Politics and government	As internet voting can also be done from home, is the vote the really a secret vote? Cannot other family members influence the voter’s behavior?