Overview+from+current+to+new

= Transition from the ITGS Guide (last examination November 2011) to the NEW ITGS (first examination May 2012) =

== If you are NOT currently teaching ITGS, DO NOT read this page! ==

For some ITGS teachers who teach ITGS to all year groups, there will be an overlap in teaching the current ITGS Guide and the NEW ITGS Guide (first examination May 2012). The ITGS course is a two year course. Consequently, anyone who began teaching a group in Fall 2009 (May session schools) will be following the current ITGS Guide (last examination in November 2011) and this class will be entering their second year of study (often called Grade 12) in Fall 2010. However, at the same time the ITGS teacher may be starting a new first year ITGS class (say Grade 11) in Fall 2010 which must follow the NEW ITGS Guide for first examination in May 2012. Essentially there is a one year overlap where the ITGS teacher will be teaching two different ITGS Guides to the two groups of ITGS students that they have in Grade 11 and Grade 12.

Fortunately, this situation is not as challenging as it may sound. The NEW ITGS Guide is an "evolution" and not a "revolution". Much of the ideas and topics at the heart of ITGS have remained the same, but some topics and assessment have moved or changed.

A Document to Understand the Changes
Please download the following spreadsheet which compares the current ITGS Guide and the NEW ITGS Guide (first examination May 2012). [|Comparison Old-New v2b.pdf]

This comparison demonstrates:
 * some topics have been rearranged; some topics have been added
 * nine core topics for both SL and HL; two additional topics for HL students
 * the Project is the internal assessment component for both HL and SL
 * the New Paper 1 is a combination of the old Paper 1 and Paper 2
 * the New Paper 2 (common to HL and SL) mirrors the critical thinking and processes currently present in the HL Portfolios;
 * the Case Study and Paper 3 remain at HL

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............................................ || ===** New ITGS (first teaching Fall 2010, first examination May 2012) **===
 * === **Current ITGS (last examination November 2011)** ===

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|| discussions on the OCC regarding teaching strategies for analzing news articles are important || Product and report submitted electronically the report is written using templates and all files linked to a main page Topic 3.9 Introduction to project management provides the foundation for the ITGS Project || the previous SL/HLPaper 1, SL Paper 2 and HL Paper 2 have been combined in the new Paper 1. || SL and HL study all the topics || **Strand 1**: **Social and ethical significance.** Updated, remains that SL and HL study all the topics || SL study 4 areas of impact, HL study all 6 areas of impact || **Strand 2:** **Application to specific scenarios.** SL and HL must study all topics and subtopics || SL and HL study all 3.4.1 Robotics and 3.4.2 Artifical intelligence and expert systems becomes HL extension topic 3.11 in the new ITGS Guide. || **Strand 3:** **IT Systems** SL and HL study the core and HL has two extension topics 3.10 IT systems in organizations (completely new topic) 3.11 Robotics, artificial intelligence and expert systems ||
 * HL Portfolios and Extension || **SL/HL Paper 2**
 * SL Project (product, printed report and handwritten logbook) || **SL/HL Project**
 * Paper 1 and Paper 2 || **SL Paper 1 and HL Paper 1**
 * HL Case Study and Paper 3 || **HL Case Study and Paper 3** remains the same - no change ||
 * the Triangle - an integrated approach to studying ITGS || the **Triangle** - an integrated approach to studying ITGS, has changed, but is essentially the same overall concept ||
 * Section 1: Social and Ethical Issues
 * Section 1: Social and Ethical Issues
 * Section 3: Areas of Impact
 * Section 2: IT Systems in a social context