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The IB Diploma Programme Course Outlines

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CONTENTSLANGUAGEA:ENGLISHLITERATURE–Higher&StandardLevels 1

LANGUAGEA:CHINESELANGUAGEandLITERATURE–Higher&StandardLevels 3

LANGUAGEB:MANDARIN,SPANISHANDFRENCH 5

LANGUAGEABINITIO:MANDARIN,SPANISHANDFRENCH 7

BUSINESSANDMANAGEMENT–Higher&StandardLevel 9

ECONOMICS–Higher&StandardLevel 11

GEOGRAPHY–Higher&StandardLevels 13

HISTORY–Higher&StandardLevel 15

PSYCHOLOGY–Higher&StandardLevels 17

BIOLOGY–Higher&StandardLevels 19


CHEMISTRY–Higher&StandardLevels 21

DESIGNTECHNOLOGY–Higher&StandardLevels 23

PHYSICS–Higher&StandardLevels 25

MATHEMATICS–HigherLevel 27

MATHEMATICS–StandardLevel 29

MATHEMATICALSTUDIES–StandardLevel 31

COMPUTERSCIENCE-Higher&StandardLevel 33

VISUALARTS–Higher&StandardLevel 35

MUSIC–Higher&StandardLevel 37

THEATREARTS-Higher&StandardLevel 39

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LANGUAGE A: ENGLISH LITERATURE – Higher & Standard Levels

Group 1, Language A

INTRODUCTION

TheLanguageA:EnglishLiterature course,offeredatbothHigherandStandardLevels, isdesigned tomeet theneedsof studentsforwhomEnglish isnormally theirbest language,or thosewhocommunicate effectively in English. The study of literature isthemain focusof this course,which includesaworld literaturecomponent.

IBEnglishprovidestheopportunityforstudentstoexamine,discussandcomparetheideasandlanguageofawidevarietyofwritersfromdifferenttimesaswellasfromavarietyofculturesacrosstheglobe.

Aswell aspresenting ideas inwriting, students taking the coursewillbeexpected tocontributeand listensympathetically to ideas instimulatingclasssessionswherediscussion,debateandpresentationplayanessential role.During the course, students shoulddeveloptheir ideas,knowledgeandenjoymentof literary themes, conceptsand language.They shouldalsodevelop theability to examineand

express ideaswith confidence inavarietyof contexts. Students’achievementswillbeassessedthroughacombinationofwrittenandoralcourseworkaswellasbywrittenexamination.

COURSE DETAILS

Higher Level: Inaddition to the fiveworld literature texts, studentsstudyeighttextsembracingprose,poetryanddrama.TheHigherLevelcourse isbothstimulatingandenriching,but isalsouncompromisinglydemanding. Before considering entry, students should possess avoraciousappetite for literature, combinedwitha capacity forhardwork.

Standard Level: Inadditiontothefourworldliteraturetexts,studentswill study six texts embracingpoetry,proseanddrama.This course isdesigned fornon-specialists, andwhile studentswillpractice the sameskillsasthoseencounteredatHigherLevel,itwillbelessdemanding.

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COURSE ASSESSMENT

Higher Level & Standard LevelsPart 1: (externally assessed) 20%SL -A studyof twoworks in translation, assessedbyonewrittencourseworkassignment.HL–Astudyof threeworks in translation,assessedbytwowrittencourseworkassignments.

Part 2: (Internally assessed, externally moderated) 15%SL-detailedstudyoftwoworksfromdifferentgenres,assessedbyaformaloralcommentaryandaninterview.

HL–detailedstudyofthreeworksfromdifferentgenres,assessedbyaformaloralcommentaryandinterview.

Part 3: (externally assessed) 50%SL-study of a group of three works from the prescribed book list, assessed by a 1 ½ hour written examinationessay.

HL– studyof agroupof fourworks from theprescribedbook list,assessedbya2hourwrittenexaminationessay.

Both levelsalso takea secondexaminationpaper; this is a 1 ½or2hourwrittencommentarybasedonanunseenpassage.

Part 4: (internally assessed) 15%SLandHL - a studyof 3 texts,whichwillprovide thebasis forindividual10-15minuteoralpresentations.

All IBOcourseassessmentsare comprisedof an internal andexternalassessment. Internal assessmentsare carriedoutby the studentswithguidancebytheirteachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

CAREERS•Diplomacy•Education•Journalism•Law•Politics•Publishing•Radio,television&film


LANGUAGE A: CHINESE LANGUAGE and LITERATURE – Higher & Standard Levels

Group 1, Language A

INTRODUCTION

TheLanguageA:ChineseLanguageandLiterature course,offeredatbothHigherandStandardLevelscombinesthestudyoflanguage,textsandculture.As21stcenturyglobalcitizensourstudentsneedameansofmaking senseof theworldaround them.This coursewillprovide theskillsneededtomakemeaningof, tocriticallyevaluate,andtobeeffectiveusersof,ourmodernandevolvinglanguageandmodesofcommunication.

Studentswillbechallengedwithabroadrangeof texts inavarietyofgenres; theywillbe lookingat languageand its connections toculture; the languageofmediaandmasscommunication;aswellascloseanalysisofliterarytextsfromarangeofgenres.

Afundamentalareaofskillsdevelopmentwillbeincriticalthinking-deconstructingimages,language,form,style,astheymovethroughapractical examinationof communicationandmeaningmaking.Thedevelopmentandrefinementofthefourprimarylanguageskillsof listening, speaking, readingandwritingarealso integral to theLanguageandLiteraturecourse.

COURSE DETAILS

Higher Level: Studentsstudyfouroptions,twoofwhichconcentrateonLanguageand twoonLiterature.TheLanguage sections includethe studyof language in cultural context aswell as languageandmass communication.For these sectionsof the course textswillbestudied fromavarietyof sources,genresandmediaandwillbestudied in relation to topics suchasgender, languageandpower,language and social relations, stereotypes, textual bias. For theLiterature components, three texts are studiedwithaparticularfocuson context anda further three texts areanalysed in the closecritical study section.TheseLiteraryoptions includeavarietyofprose,poetryanddramawithsomechosenfromtheprescribedlistofauthors,providedbytheIB,andsomefromaprescribedlistoftextsintranslation.

Standard Level: Students study four options, two ofwhichconcentrateonLanguage and twoonLiterature.TheLanguagesections remain the same as atHigherLevel. In theLiteraturecomponentsSLstudentsstudytwotextswithafocusoncontextsanda further two texts,both from theprescribed listof authors, for theclosecriticalstudy.


COURSE ASSESSMENT

Higher Level & Standard Levels

Paper 1: (External assessment) 25%SL - Textual analysis - 1 ½ hoursThe paper consists of two unseen texts.Studentswriteananalysisofoneofthesetexts.HL-Comparativetextualanalysis–2hoursThepaperconsistsoftwopairsofunseentexts.Studentswritea comparativeanalysisofonepairoftexts.

Paper 2: (External assessment) 25%SL - Essay 1½ hoursIn response tooneof sixquestions studentswriteanessaybasedonboth the literary textsstudiedinPart3.ThequestionsarethesameatHLbuttheassessmentcriteriaaredifferent.HL-Essay2hoursIn response tooneof sixquestions studentswrite an essaybasedon at least twoof theliterarytextsstudiedinPart3.

Written Tasks 20%

SL - Studentsproduceat least threewrittentasksbasedonmaterial studied in the course.

Students submitonewritten task for externalassessment.Thistaskmustbe800–1,000wordsinlengthplusarationaleof200–300words.

HL - Studentsproduceat least fourwrittentasksbasedonmaterial studied in the course.Studentssubmittwoofthesetasksforexternalassessment.

Oneof the tasks submittedmustbea criticalresponsetooneoftheprescribedquestionsfortheHLadditionalstudy.

Each taskmustbe800–1,000words in lengthplusarationaleof200–300words.

Oral Component

Twooral activities are internallyassessedbythe teacherandexternallymoderatedby theIBO.

Individual oral commentary 15%

SLandHL -Students commentonanextractfroma literary text studied inpart 4 of thecourse. Students are given two guidingquestions.

Further oral activity 15%

SLandHL - Students complete at least twofurtheroralactivities,onebasedonpart1andonebasedonpart2ofthecourse.

Themark of one further oral activity issubmittedforfinalassessment.

All IBOcourseassessmentsare comprisedofan internal andexternal assessment. Internalassessments are carriedoutby the studentswith guidance by their teachers. Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

CAREERS

•Diplomacy•Education•Journalism•Law•Politics•Publishing•Radio,television&film

AnyothercareerwillbesignificantlyenhancedbytheadvancedskillsofChinesestudiedinthiscourse.


LANGUAGE B: MANDARIN, SPANISH AND FRENCH

Group 2, Second Language

INTRODUCTION

AllLanguageBcoursesmeet theneedsofstudentswithsubstantialpreviousknowledgeof a second (or foreign) language inFrench,MandarinorSpanish.

The intention is to provide studentswith the linguistic skillsnecessary for further study in the language and topromote anunderstandingof thecultureof thecountrieswhere the language isspokenaswell as topromote theability to copewith the languagedemandsofday-to-daytransactionalandsocialcontacts.Thecourseshouldalsoprovideanefficienttoolforthestudyofothersubjects.

Syllabi atLanguageBHigherandStandardLevels are similar incontent,althoughstudyintheformerwillbemoreintensive,andtheproficiencylevelsachievedwillbehigher.

COURSE DETAILS

ThebasicskillsacquisitionforLanguageBcanbedividedintothreemainareas,andwillbecoveredthroughathematicapproach:

1.AcademicDiscourse - studying referenceand library sources,whichwill involvetakingpart inpracticalprojects,writingnotes,essaysandreports.

2. SocialLanguage -gaining information fromprintedmaterialssuchasworksof a literaryand factualnature:books, journals,instructions and news items. This will include handlinginformation fromnon-bookmedia, such as films and radio.Classroominteractionwillbeintheformofdiscussionanddebateonarangeofliterary,non-literaryandculturalthemes.

3.ExperiencingHowUsersofOtherLanguagesThink - the specificemphasishere isonunderstandingandappreciating thatpeoplefromothercultureswillhaveadifferentperspectivefromourownona rangeof areasof experienceand that language is amajorvehicle for conveying thosedifferences.Theexperiencegainedinacademicdiscourseand social interaction (asoutlinedabove)will contribute to thisunderstanding.However,more specificattentionwillbedirectedtowrittenworksofvariousgenres,totherelationshipof suchworks to the societyandculture inwhich itwasproducedandanappreciationofhowlanguagecontributestotheseinsights.


COURSE ASSESSMENT CAREERS

Higher & Standard LevelAssessment component WeightingExternal assessment 70%

Paper1(1hour30minutes):ReceptiveskillsText-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore.25%

Paper2(1hour30minutes):WrittenproductiveskillsOnewritingexerciseof250–400wordsfromachoiceoffive,basedontheoptions.25%Writtenassignment:ReceptiveandwrittenproductiveskillsIntertextualreadingfollowedbyawrittenexerciseof300–400wordsplusa100-wordrationale,basedonthecore.20%

Internal assessment 30%

InternallyassessedbytheteacherandexternallymoderatedbytheIB.Individualoral(8–10minutes)Basedontheoptions:15minutes’preparationtimeanda10-minute(maximum)presentationanddiscussionwiththeteacher.20%InteractiveoralactivityBasedonthecore:Threeclassroomactivitiesassessedbytheteacher.10

Whetherstudentsareusingforeignlanguagesalreadyorconsideringhow theymay help in future careers, that there aremanyopportunitiesbeyondspecialistoccupations like translationandteaching.Languagesarebecomingmoreandmoreimportantandarevaluableinfrontlineandtechnicalpositionsjustasmuchasinseniorroles,andthroughoutavarietyofindustries,including:

• Engineering• Eventmanagement• Law• Media• Travelandtourism


LANGUAGE AB INITIO: MANDARIN, SPANISH AND FRENCH

Group 2, Second Language

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILS

IBDiploma studentsmay choose to studyanew language.TheCollegeoffers (subject todemand)Ab initio (beginners) coursesinMandarin,FrenchandSpanish.These coursesareavailableatStandardLevelonlyandareopen to studentswithminimalornoknowledgeofthelanguage.

Learninganew languagealso teachesyouabouthowotherpeoplelive,andallowsyoutolearnabouttheworldthroughtheireyes.Youcanfindoutmoreaboutdifferentcountriesandtheirlanguages,andwhyyouneedsometimestothinkaboutculturesclosertohome,too.

Standard Level (SL)Ab Initio studentswill be expected todemonstrate, through theuseof authenticmaterial, the skillsoflistening,speaking,readingandwritingineverydaysituations.Thesesituationsaredefinedbythecoresyllabusandthelanguagespecificsyllabus.

Studentsshouldbeableto:• Understandand respondappropriately to the spoken language

(forexample,inannouncements,instructions,requests,intheformofmonologuesordialogues)

• Engageinconversationinordertodealwitheverydaysituations

• Understand shortwritten passages on the defined topics,recogniseessentialnotices(forexample,signs,menus,timetables,advertisements), andbeable to extract specific information fromtextssuchasbrochures,guides,letters

• Carryoutwriting tasks suchas shortmessages (for example,postcards,lists,notes),aletter,instructions,shortcompositions

• Showanawarenessofthecultureofthetargetlanguage


COURSE TOPICS COURSE ASSESSMENT CAREERS

ThetopicstobestudiedforalltheAbInitiolanguagesarethefollowing:

• Education• Transportandcommunication• Shopping• Foodanddrink• Leisure• Environment• Emergencies

Text Handling - Interactive Reading:External examinationwith comprehensiontasks,basedonanumberofwritten texts.40%

Written Production: Aseriesofwritingtasks.30%

Oral (Internally Assessed): Anindividualoral is included among these activities,which is internallymarkedandexternallymoderatedbytheIBO.30%

All IBOcourseassessmentsare comprisedof an internal and external assessment.Internal assessmentsare carriedoutby thestudentswithguidanceby their teachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

Whetheryouareusing languagesalready,or considering how they can help youprogress in your career, there aremanyopportunitiesbeyondspecialist languageoccupat ions such as t ranslat ion andteaching.Languages arebecomingmoreandmore important, andarevaluable infrontline and technical positions just asmuchas in senior roles, and throughoutavarietyofindustries,suchas:

• Engineering• Eventmanagement• Law• Media• Travelandtourism


BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT – Higher & Standard Level

Group 3, Individual & Societies


BusinessandManagement is a rigorousanddynamicdiscipline thatexaminesbusinessdecision-makingprocessesandhow thesedecisionsimpactonandareaffectedbywhatisgoingoninsideandoutsideafirm.Itisdesignedtodevelopanunderstandingofbusinesstheoryaswellasanabilitytoapplybusinessprinciples,practicesandskills.

TheBusinessandManagementcourseaimstohelpstudentsunderstandtheimplicationsofbusinessactivityinaglobalmarket.Itisdesignedtogive studentsan internationalperspectiveofbusinessand topromotetheirappreciationofculturaldiversity throughthestudyof topicssuchas internationalmarketing,human resourcemanagement,growthandbusinessstrategy.

The following topicswillbe studiedbybothStandardandHigherLevelstudents:

Topic 1: BusinessOrganizationandtheenvironment

Topic 2: HumanResources

Topic 3: AccountsandFinance

Topic 4: Marketing

Topic 5: OperationsManagement

ThefollowingtopicwillbestudiedbyHLstudentsonly:

Topic 6: BusinessStrategy



Standard Level – Studentsmustproduceawritten commentaryinwhich theywilldemonstrate the applicationof business andmanagementtools,techniquesandtheoriestoarealbusinessissueorproblem.

Higher Level – Aresearchprojectwillbeundertakenwhichwillenable students todemonstrate theapplicationof their skills andknowledgetorealorganizationalissuesordecision-making.Studentsmustselecta realorganization,nota fictitiousone,andthe issueordecisionunderinvestigationmustalsobereal.Theexpectationisthatastudentshouldgatherprimaryresearchfromtheorganization.

• Accountancy• Banking• FinancialServices• Government• ManagementConsultancy• Non-GovernmentalOrganizations• Teaching

Standard Level

Paper 1(CaseStudy) 35%

Paper 2DataResponse 40%InternalAssessment 25%

Higher Level

Paper 1(CaseStudy) 40%

Paper 2DataResponse 35%InternalAssessment 25%


ECONOMICS – Higher & Standard LevelGroup 3, Individual & Societies

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSThe studyof economics in an international setting is especiallyimportant forexaminingcontemporaryproblems. It isonly throughstudyingasituationthatonecanhopetounderstanditandattemptto alleviate anyproblems.The studyof economics is central tosolvingmanyof theworld'sproblems, suchaspopulationgrowth,development,hunger,poverty,andsoundgovernment.

BothStandardandHigherLevel studentswill study the followingtopics:

• Scarcity, choice and resource allocation includingdifferenteconomicsystems.

• Microeconomics:markets andmarket failure.Higher Levelstudentswillalsostudybusinesseconomics.

• Macroeconomics:national incomeaccounting, economicgrowthanddevelopment, unemployment, inflation, contemporarytheoriesofeconomics.

• International Economics: international trade, internationalagreementsontrade, issuesthatarisefromtradeandthebalanceofpayments.

• DevelopmentEconomics.



BothHigherandStandardLevel studentswill createaportfolioofcommentariesonarticlesfromthenewsmedia.

• Banking• Business• Government• Journalism• Law• Non-GovernmentalOrganisations• Teaching

Standard Level:

PaperOne(extendedessayresponse) 25%PaperTwo(dateresponsequestions) 50%InternalAssessmentPortfolio 25%

Higher Level:PaperOne(extendedessayresponse) 20%PaperTwo(shortanswers) 20%PaperThree(dataresponsequestions) 40%InternalAssessmentPortfolio 20%


GEOGRAPHY – Higher & Standard LevelsGroup 3, Individuals & Societies

INTRODUCTION

IBDiplomastudents studyingGeography shouldhavean interestin theworld,whereandhowpeople liveandenvironmental issues.It isnot essential that studentshave taken IGCSEGeography. IBgeographersmustbeprepared tobe challengedand toquestioneverything they read, seeandhear.This subject isunique in that itbridges thegapbetween the social sciencesandnatural sciences,making it anexcellent choice for studentswho favourboth theartsandthesciences.Studentswillstudyanumberofthemesthatcoverelementsofphysical,humanandenvironmentalgeography- there'ssomething for everyone!The themes coveredwill includepatternsand change, hazards anddisasters, and leisure and tourismatStandardLevel.Inaddition,freshwaterissuesandglobalinteractionswillbestudiedatHigherLevel.TherewillalsobeafieldtripforallYear12students,duringwhichtheywillcollectandstart toanalysetheirdataforthefieldworkprojectthattheyarerequiredtosubmit.

COURSE DETAILS

HigherLevelandStandardLevelGeographystudentswillbeexpectedtodemonstratethefollowingobjectives:

• Understandgeographicalconceptsandtheories- lookatpatternsand changes taking place on different scales and locationsthroughouttheworld

• Understandthesocial,economicandpoliticalinterdependenceofpeoples

• Developskillsinresearchandmapping

• Develop fieldwork skills:knowledgeof, andanability toapply,appropriate fieldworkmethodologiesand techniqueswhichwillgive students the skills towriteauniversity-leveldissertationorthesis


COURSE ASSESSMENT

Higher LevelExternalAssessment 80%InternalAssessment 20%One2,500-wordfieldworkproject

Standard LevelExternalAssessment 75%InternalAssessment 25%One2,500-wordfieldworkproject

The internalassessmentwillbebasedonaresidential field trip thatallstudentswillbeexpectedtoattend.Thistripwillenablestudentstocollectandanalysetheirdataandstarttowriteuptheirprojectaswellasgainimportantcasestudiestosupportthecoreandoptionalthemes.

AllIBOcourseassessmentsarecomprisedofaninternalandexternalassessment.Internalassessmentsarecarriedoutbythestudentswithguidancebytheirteachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

CAREERS

•BusinessandFinance•Education,Professional&SocialService•EnvironmentalManagement•InformationServices•LeisureandTourism•ManagementandAdministration•ScientificServices


HISTORY – Higher & Standard LevelGroup 3, Individual & Societies


"Study history, study history – in history lie all the secrets of statecraft.”WinstonChurchill

“Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.”

GeorgeOrwell

“It has been said that though God cannot alter the past, historians can; it is perhaps because they are useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.”

SamuelButler

Haveyoueverwonderedwhynations fightwars?Doyouwishyouunderstoodwhy theworld today is theway it is?Doyouperhapsharbourasecretambitiontobecomearuthlessdictatorofasingle-party state?Areyouworried that someoneelsedoes? Ifyouanswered“yes”toanyofthesequestions,thenHistoryisforyou.Ifnot,justremember:

“You may not be interested in history, but history is interested in you.” LeonTrotsky

TheHigherLevel(HL)andStandardLevel(SL)Historyprogrammesaimtodeveloparicherunderstandingof thepresent fromadeeperunderstandingof thepast. Students are encouraged to considereventsandhistoricalquestions frommultipleangles,developinga truly internationalperspective.Thedevelopanalytical skillsbyexaminingandevaluatingdifferentinterpretationsofpasteventsandbymakingjudgmentsonthereliabilityofdifferenthistoricalsources.

Topics include:

• “TheCauses,PracticesandEffectsofWar”,whichwillbeexploredthroughcasestudiesincludingWorldWarI,theRussianCivilWar,WorldWarII,theKoreanWar,theChineseCivilWar,theVietnamWarandtheArab-IsraeliConflictfrom1945-1979.

• “OriginsandDevelopmentofAuthoritarianandSingle-PartyStates”,whichwillbe explored throughcase studies includingLenin’sSovietUnion,Stalin’sSovietUnion,Hitler’sGermanyandMao’sChina.

• China,Japan,1850-c2000[HigherLevelstudentsonly].

Naturally, the IGCSEHistory course is an ideal foundation forstudents considering the IBHistory course,but there isno reasonwhystudentswhoarestrongincomparablesubjectssuchasEnglishLiteratureshouldnotalsoexcelinIBHistory.


COURSE ASSESSMENT CAREERS“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”

WinstonChurchill

During thecourse,all studentswill completea2000-wordhistoricalinvestigationonatopicoftheirchoicewhichformspartoftheofficialIBassessment.At theendof the course, all studentswriteanexamtesting their ability tousehistorical sources criticallyaswell asone(SL)or two(HL)examsrequiring themtowriteessaysonhistoricalquestions. In-school assessment in this course isdesigned togivestudentsplentyofopportunitytopractisetheseassessmenttasks,butitalsoincludeslessformaltaskssuchasdebates,mocktrials,writingapamphleton“Howtobecomearuthlessdictatorofasingle-partystate”,preparingaCVfora20thcenturyleader,etc.

Higher LevelInternalassessment20%Externalassessment80%

Standard Level Internalassessment25%Externalassessment75%

• Curator• InternationalRelations• Journalism• Law• Librarian• Media&Broadcasting• Teaching


PSYCHOLOGY – Higher & Standard Levels Group 3, Individuals & Societies

INTRODUCTIONPsychology is thescienceofhumanbehaviourand itscauses. It isadiversediscipline that investigates everything from the influenceofinheritedbehaviourpatterns,tothereasonsbehindparent–offspringconflict.

Modernpsychologyoccupiesan importantpositionasameetingground forboth thenatural and the social sciences. Studentswillresearch,discuss and evaluate themes such as the implicationsof cultural differences; people’s concepts of “normality” and“abnormality”; thepsychologyofdysfunctionalbehaviour; ethics;andchangeandcontinuitythroughouthumanlifespan.

IBpsychologistscanchoosefromsevenspecializedareastostudyindepth,fromthefieldsofpsychologythatareofinteresttothem.Theoptionsare:

• Culturalpsychology–Theimpactofcultureonourbehaviour• Dysfunctionalbehaviour–Whatis“normal”and"abnormal"

behaviour?• Healthpsychology–Whatcausesstress,substanceabuse,anorexia

etc?• Lifespanpsychology–Whyourbehaviourchangesaswegetolder

• Psychodynamicpsychology–Hownatureandnurturedetermineourpersonalities

• Comparative psychology – Human behaviour vs animalbehaviour

• Socialpsychology–Howareweinfluencedbythepeoplearoundus?

StudentsatHigherLevelmuststudytwooptions,whilestudentsatStandardLevelmuststudyoneoption.

COURSE DETAILS

HigherLevel and StandardLevel Psychology studentswill beexpectedtoworktowardsthefollowingobjectives:

• Understandingpsychologicalideas,theoriesandmethods• Evaluate,analyseandassesspsychologicalconcepts• Developskillsinassessmentofdifferentkindsofevidence,

includingbothquantitiveandqualitativedata• Developtheknowledgeandskillsrequiredforexperimental

design



Higher LevelExternalassessment80%Internalassessment20%

Standard Level Externalassessment80%Internalassessment20%One1000-1,500wordexperimentalstudy

The internal assessmentwill take the formof an experimentalstudy.This studyenables students todemonstrate theapplicationoftheirskillsandknowledgeofpsychology.Studentschooseatopicof interest to themanddesignanexperiment, testing theirownhypothesis, interpretingandanalyzingdescriptive statistics andwritingupadiscussionoftheirresults.

AllIBOcourseassessmentsarecomprisedofaninternalandexternalassessment. The students carry out internal assessmentswithguidancefromtheirteachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

• AdvertisingandMarketing• HealthProfessionsandPsychology• HumanResources• ResearchandAcademia• Counselling


BIOLOGY – Higher & Standard LevelsGroup 4, Experimental Sciences

INTRODUCTIONTherearefourbasicbiologicalconceptsthatrunthroughoutboththeHigherandStandardLevels:

• StructureandfunctionThisrelationshipisprobablyoneofthemostimportantinastudyofbiologyandoperatesatalllevelsofcomplexity.

• UniversalityversusdiversitySomemolecules(forexample,enzymes,aminoacids,nucleicacidsandATP)areubiquitous, and soareprocessesand structures.However, theseuniversal features exist inabiologicalworldofenormousdiversity.Speciesexist inarangeofhabitatsandshowadaptations that relate structure to function.Atanother level,studentscangrasptheideaofalivingworldinwhichuniversalitymeansthatadiverserangeoforganisms(includingourselves)areconnectedandinterdependent.

• EquilibriumwithinsystemsChecksandbalancesexistbothwithinlivingorganismsandwithinecosystems.Thestateofdynamicequilibriumisessentialforthecontinuityoflife.

• EvolutionTheconceptofevolutiondraws together theother themes. It canberegardedaschangeleadingtodiversitywithinconstraints,andthisleadstoadaptationsofstructureandfunction.

These four concepts serveas themes thatunify thevarious topicsthatmakeupthethreesectionsofthecourse:thecore,theadditionalhigherlevel(AHL)materialandtheoptions.


COURSE TOPICS COURSE ASSESSMENT CAREERS

HigherLevel andStandardLevelbiologystudentswillbe expected todemonstratethefollowingobjectives:

• Anunderstandingofscientificfacts,conceptsandmethods

• Theabilitytoapplyandusetheirunderstanding

• Theabilitytoconstructandevaluatehypothesesandscientificexplanations

• Thepersonalskillsofco-operation,perseveranceandresponsibility

• Themanipulativeskillstocarryoutscientificinvestigations

Internal Assessment 24%(ongoingassessmentofpracticalwork)

External Assessment 76%

All IBOcourseassessmentsare comprisedof an internal and external assessment.Internal assessmentsare carriedoutby thestudentswithguidanceby their teachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

• Conservationwork• Dentistry• Marinebiology• Medicine• Teaching• Universityresearch• Veterinaryscience

Itisrecommendedthatstudentsintendingtostudyscienceatuniversity/collegetaketwosciencesubjectsatIB.


CHEMISTRY – Higher & Standard LevelsGroup 4, Experimental Sciences

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSEverythingthatwedo,observe,touch,tasteorsmellcanbesomehowrelated toor explainedbyChemistry, and studying this subjectwillhelp students tounderstand theworlda littlebetter.Chemicalprinciplesalsounderpinmuchof thework inBiologyandPhysics,andassuchitissometimescalledthe‘centralscience’.

TheChemistry course in IB is a rigorous and challenging course,designedforthosestudentswhoenjoyedtheirChemistryatIGCSElevelandnowwant to lookmoredeeplyat themodelsandprocesses theyhaveseensofar.

Higher Level and Standard LevelChemistry studentswill beexpectedtodemonstratethefollowingobjectives:




• Thepersonalskillsofco-operation,perseveranceandresponsibility




Internal Assessment 24%(ongoingassessmentofpracticalwork)


• Architecture• Biologicalscience• Dentistry• Engineering• Environmentalscience• Medicine• Pharmacy• Surveying• Veterinaryscience



DESIGN TECHNOLOGY – Higher & Standard LevelsGroup 4, Experimental Sciences

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSDesigningwith technology involves theuseof creative ingenuityin order tomeet the needs and find solutions to theproblemsfacedbyhumanity.Design consists of gathering and analysinginformationabout theproblemoropportunity, andplanning forsomekindofinterventioneitherbymodifyingwhatisalreadythereorby introducing somethingnew.Thedesigner is interestednotjust in thematerialsbutalso in the social, technological, economic,environmental, political, legislative and ethical considerationsthat affectpeople’spriorities.Productdesign is themeetingpointofScience,Art,Maths,Geography,History,LawandEconomics,combiningelementsfromallthesespecialisms.

Themanufactureofproducts either as a single itemorbymassproductionisthecornerstoneofthedevelopmentofcivilisations.Theapplicationanddevelopmentof technologyandmodernproductionmethods iswhatdrivesproducts suchas the computerandmobilephone toapoint they changepeoples livesonaglobal level.Thoseinvolvedwith theseendeavoursdevelopproficiency inanalyticalthinking,projectmanagement, andanunderstandingofbusinessenterprise.

It is the intentionof thedesign technology course that studentsachievethefollowingobjectives:

• Demonstrateanunderstandingofrelevantfacts,concepts,methodsandtechniques

• Apply,useandpresenttheirunderstandingandideas

• Construct,analyseandevaluatedesignbriefs,data,information,specifications,plans,technicalmethods,products

• Demonstratethepersonalskillsofcooperation,perseverance,integrityandresponsibility

• Demonstratethemanipulativeskills,processesandtechniquesnecessarytocarryouttechnologicalactivitywithprecisionandsafety.



HigherandStandardLevel

Internal Assessment 36% (DesignProject,investigations,Group4Project)


AllIBOcoursesarecomprisedofaninternalandexternalassessment.Internalassessmentsinvolvecourseworkwhichiscarriedoutbythestudentswithguidanceby their teachers.External assessmentsarewrittenexams.

• Architecture• Engineering• IndustrialDesign• GraphicDesign• FashionDesign• Film/StageDesign.• BusinessEnterprise• MarketingandAdvertising


PHYSICS – Higher & Standard LevelsGroup 4, Experimental Sciences

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSPhysics is forstudentswho like toseeorder fromchaos;whoenjoyaskingthefundamentalquestions;andwhothinktheywouldliketogotothenextlevel.

HigherLevel(HL)andStandardLevel(SL)studentswillbeexpectedtodemonstratethefollowingobjectives:




• Thepersonalskillsofcooperation,perseveranceandresponsibility


Physics is themost fundamentalof theExperimentalSciencesas itseeks toexplain theuniverse through the studyof thebehaviourofmatter.PhysicscoursesfortheIBinvolvethreethemesthatarewovenintothefabricofthecurriculum:

• Thelawsofphysics

• Experimentalskills

• Physicsasanevolvingbodyofknowledgeaboutnature



Internal Assessment 24%

(ongoingassessmentofpracticalwork)



• Aeronauticalscience

• Architecture

• Astronomy

• Avionics

• Dentistry

• Engineering

• Surveying

• Metallurgy

• Radiology



MATHEMATICS – Higher LevelGroup 5, Mathematics

INTRODUCTIONThis is a highly demanding course suitable only for talentedmathematicianswithavery strongmathematicalbackgroundandanenthusiasm for the subject andwhoare competent ina rangeofanalytical and technical skills.Themajorityof these studentswillbe expecting to includemathematicsasamajor componentof theiruniversity studies, either as a subject in its own rightorwithincourses suchasphysics, engineeringand technology.Othersmaytake this subjectbecause theyhavea strong interest inmathematicsandenjoymeetingitschallengesandengagingwithitsproblems.

Students study 7 core topics:

• Algebra• Functionsandequations• Circularfunctionsandtrigonometry• Vectors• Matrices• Statisticsandprobability• Calculus

Plus an additional option topic from:

• Statisticsandprobability• Sets,relationsandgroups• Seriesanddifferentialequations• Discretemathematics


COURSE DETAILS

Thenature of the subject is such that it focuses ondevelopingimportantmathematical concepts ina comprehensible, coherentandrigorousway.Thisisachievedbymeansofacarefullybalancedapproach. Students are encouraged to apply theirmathematicalknowledge to solvingproblems set in a variety ofmeaningfulcontexts.Developmentofeach topicshould feature justificationandproofofresults.Studentsembarkingonthiscourseshouldexpecttodevelopinsightintomathematicalformandstructure,andshouldbeintellectually equipped toappreciate the linksbetweenconcepts indifferenttopicareas.Theyshouldalsobeencouragedtodeveloptheskillsneededtocontinuetheirmathematicalgrowthinotherlearningenvironments.

The internallyassessedcomponent, theportfolio,offers studentsa framework fordeveloping independence in theirmathematicallearning through engaging in mathematical investigationandmathematicalmodelling. Studentswill be providedwithopportunities to takea consideredapproach to theseactivities, andto exploredifferentwaysof approachingaproblem.Theportfolioalsoallowsstudentstoworkwithoutthetimeconstraintsofawrittenexaminationand todevelop skills in communicatingmathematicalideas.

This course is ademandingone, requiring students to study abroad rangeofmathematical topics throughanumberofdifferent

approachesand tovaryingdegreesofdepth.Studentswishing tostudymathematics ina less rigorousenvironment should thereforeopt for one of the standard level courses,mathematics SL ormathematicalstudiesSL.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

External assessment 80%


Studentsmustpresent aportfolioof twopiecesofwork,whichmust be basedondifferent areas of the syllabus and representmathematicalinvestigationormathematicalmodelling.

AllIBOcourseassessmentsarecomprisedofaninternalandexternalassessment. The students carry out internal assessmentswithguidancebytheirteachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

CAREERS

Mathematiciansareindemandinthefieldsofcommerce, industry,researchinstitutesandgovernment.


MATHEMATICS – Standard LevelGroup 5, Mathematics

INTRODUCTIONThis course isdesigned togive students thenecessarybackgroundforuniversity study in fields suchas chemistry,medicine,biology,economics, accountancy, the social sciences,psychology,businessadministrationandengineering.AgoodstudentofMathematicswhowishes topursue the subject furtherbutdoesnotwish to takeHigherLevelMathematicswould find this course stimulatingandevenchallenging.AlthoughofficiallyaStandardLevel course, thisprogramme is closer in content to theHigherLevel course than theMathematicalStudies course. Students require enthusiasmandagoodmathematicalbackground.


• Algebra• Functionsandequations• Circularfunctionsandtrigonometry• Vectors• Matrices• Statisticsandprobability• Calculus

Note: ThesetopicswillnotbestudiedtothesamedepthasintheHLcourse.


COURSE DETAILS

This course caters for studentswhoalreadypossessknowledgeofbasicmathematical concepts, andwhoare equippedwith the skillsneeded to apply simplemathematical techniques correctly.Themajorityofthesestudentswillexpecttoneedasoundmathematicalbackgroundas theyprepare for future studies in subjects suchaschemistry,economics,psychologyandbusinessadministration.

Thecourse focuseson introducing importantmathematical conceptsthrough thedevelopmentofmathematical techniques.The intentionis to introduce students to these concepts ina comprehensibleandcoherentway, rather than insistingonmathematical rigour.Studentsshouldwhereverpossibleapply themathematicalknowledge theyhaveacquiredtosolverealisticproblemssetinanappropriatecontext.

The internallyassessedcomponent, theportfolio,offers studentsa framework fordeveloping independence in theirmathematicallearning by engaging in mathematical invest igat ion andmathematicalmodelling.Studentsareprovidedwithopportunitiestotakeaconsideredapproachtotheseactivitiesandtoexploredifferentwaysof approachingaproblem.Theportfolioalsoallows studentstoworkwithoutthetimeconstraintsofawrittenexaminationandtodeveloptheskillstheyneedforcommunicatingmathematicalideas.

This coursedoesnothave thedepth found in themathematicsHLcourse. Studentswishing to study subjectswithahighdegreeofmathematical content should thereforeopt for themathematicsHLcourseratherthanamathematicsSLcourse.

COURSE ASSESSMENT



Studentsmustpresent aportfolioof twopiecesofwork,whichmust be basedondifferent areas of the syllabus and representmathematical investiga¬tionormathematicalmodelling.All IBOcourse assessments are comprised of an internal and externalassessment. The students carry out internal assessmentswithguidancebytheirteachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

CAREERS

Studentswhohave studied themathematicsSL course successfullyhaveprogressedthroughuniversityintoeveryconceivablecareer.


MATHEMATICAL STUDIES – Standard LevelGroup 5, Mathematics

INTRODUCTIONThis programme is designed to provide students of variedbackgroundsandabilitieswiththeskillstocopewiththedemandsofatechnologicalsociety.Thiscourseisforstudentswhodonotexpecttousealargeamountofmathematicsintheirfuturestudies.


• Introductiontothegraphicdisplaycalculator• Numberandalgebra• Sets,logicandprobability• Functions• Geometryandtrigonometry• Statistics• Introductorydifferentialcalculus• Financialmathematics


COURSE DETAILS

This course is available at standard level (SL)only. It caters forstudentswithvariedbackgroundsandabilities.More specifically,it isdesigned tobuild confidenceandencourageanappreciationofmathematics in studentswho do not anticipate a need formathematicsintheirfuturestudies.Studentstakingthiscourseneedtobealreadyequippedwith fundamental skills anda rudimentaryknowledgeofbasicprocesses.

The course concentrates onmathematics that canbe applied tocontextsrelatedas faraspossible toothersubjectsbeingstudied, tocommon real-worldoccurrencesand to topics that relate tohome,workand leisure situations.The course includesprojectwork, afeatureuniquewithin thisgroupof courses: studentsmustproduceaproject,apieceofwrittenworkbasedonpersonalresearch,guidedand supervisedby the teacher.Theprojectprovidesanopportunityforstudentstocarryoutamathematical investigationinthecontextof another coursebeing studied, ahobbyor interestof their choiceusing skills learnedbefore andduring the course.Thisprocessallows students toask theirownquestionsaboutmathematicsandto take responsibility forapartof theirowncourseof studies inmathematics.

The studentsmost likely to select this courseare thosewhosemaininterests lieoutsidethefieldofmathematics,andformanystudentsthis coursewill be their final experienceofbeing taught formalmathematics.Allpartsof the syllabushave thereforebeen carefullyselectedtoensurethatanapproachstartingwithfirstprinciplescan

beused.Asa consequence, students canuse theirown inherent,logicalthinkingskillsanddonotneedtorelyonstandardalgorithmsandrememberedformulae.



Studentsmustpresent aportfolioof twopiecesofwork,whichmust be basedondifferent areas of the syllabus and representmathematical investiga¬tionormathematicalmodelling.All IBOcourse assessments are comprised of an internal and externalassessment. The students carry out internal assessmentswithguidancebytheirteachers.Externalassessmentsarewrittenexams.

CAREERSMathematical Studies provides qualification for general entryrequirementsofinstitutionsandprovidesasoundlevelofmathematicalabilityessential inmanycoursesandcareers.Students likely toneedmathematicsfortheachievementoffurtherqualificationsareadvisedtoconsideranalternativemathematicscourse.


COMPUTER SCIENCE - Higher & Standard LevelGroup 5, Computer Science

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSTheComputerScienceStandardLevel course focuseson softwaredevelopment, fundamentals of computer systems and therelationshipbetweencomputing systemsand society.TheHigherLevel course encompasses all these elementsbut is extended toinclude: computermathematicsand logic; advanceddata structuresandalgorithms;furthersystemfundamentals;andfileorganization.

ComputerScience is ahighlydemandingcourse, suitableonly forstudentswhohavea realpassion for computingand thosewhoaretalentedwithinthesubjectarea.StudentsarealsoexpectedtoacquireamasteryofspecifiedaspectsofJavaaspartofthecourse.

HigherLevelandStandardLevelComputerSciencestudentswillbeexpectedtofulfillthefollowingobjectivesbytheendofthecourse:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of: terminology, concepts,processes, structures, techniques, principles, systems andconsequences(socialsignificanceandimplications)ofcomputing.

2. Apply and use: terminology, concepts,processes, structures,techniques,principlesandsystemsofcomputing.

3. Analyse, discuss and evaluate: terminology,concepts,processes,structures, techniques,principles, systemsand consequences(socialsignificanceandimplications)ofcomputing.

4. Construct: processes, structures, techniques and systemsofcomputing.



External assessment: 65% (2examinationpapers)

Internal assessment: 35% (coursework)

• Animator

• ComputerAidedDesigner

• ComputerProgrammer

• DatabaseAnalyst/Manager

• Educator

• SoftwareEngineer

• SoftwareDeveloper

• SystemsAnalyst


VISUAL ARTS – Higher & Standard LevelGroup 6, The Arts

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSVisualArtsisa journeyofdiscoveryaboutoneself,abouttheworldinwhichweliveandaboutartaroundtheworld.Studentswillworkinavery individualway, ledby their interest, culture, experienceandemotion.Students'developmentwillberecordedthroughstudioworkandinaresearchworkbook.

StandardLevel andHigherLevelVisualArts studentswill beinternallyassessedonthebasisoftheirresearchworkbook.Studentswill alsoputonanexhibitionof their studioworkdoneover thetwoyear IBDiplomaProgramme,whichwillbeassessedby the IBexternalexaminer.


COURSE ASSESSMENT

Higher Level: Part A-Studiowork(168hours)Part B- Researchworkbook(72hours)Internalassessment:StudioworkbookExternalassessment:Researchworkbook

Standard Level: Part A-Studiowork(105hours)Part B-Researchworkbook(45hours)


CAREERS

Animation,Architecture,Artconservation,Arteducation,Arthistory,Arttherapy,Fineart,Gallerydirection,Graphicdesign,Illustration,Industrialdesign,InteriorDesign,Museumcurator,PhotographyandProductdesign.


MUSIC – Higher & Standard LevelGroup 6, The Arts

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSThe IBMusic student isprovidedwithanexcitingopportunity toexploreandenjoythediversityofmusicfromthroughouttheworldandfromdifferentperiodsofhistory.

TheIBMusicprogrammeencouragesthedevelopmentofperceptualskills throughabreadthofmusicalexperiences,wherestudentswilllearn to recognise, speculate, analyse, identify,discriminateandhypothesiseinrelationtomusic.

Music studentswill creativelydevelop theirknowledge, abilitiesandunderstanding throughperformanceand/or composition.Theprogrammewill assist students indeveloping theirpotential asmusicians,bothpersonallyandcollaboratively,inwhatevercapacity,tothefullest.

HigherLevelMusic studentswilldevelop thenecessary standardsof attainment thatwouldallow further formal studyof theart andscienceofmusicinhighereducation.

HLMusic is designed for the specialistmusic studentwith abackground inmusicalperformanceandcomposition,whomaypursuemusicatuniversityorconservatorylevel.



Higher LevelMusical Perception and Analysis

• Listeningpaper;Studyofprescribedwork,Studyofmusicalgenresandstyles(30%)

• MusicalInvestigation(20%)

• SoloPerformance(25%)InternalAssessment

• Composition(25%)InternalAssessment

• Managementandlogistics• Musictherapyand/orteaching• Professionalmusiciansand/orcomposer• Soundengineeringandrecording

Standard LevelMusical Perception and Analysis - (50%)

• Listeningpaper;Studyofprescribedwork,Studyofmusicalgenresandstyles

• MusicalInvestigation

• InternalAssessment:SoloPerformance,GroupPerformanceorComposition(50%)



THEATRE ARTS - Higher & Standard LevelGroup 6, The Arts

INTRODUCTION COURSE DETAILSIBTheatreArts leads students ina rigorous investigationof thenatureoftheaterfromthepagetothestage.Studentswillinvestigatebothtraditionalaswellasalternativeformsoftheatre,viewingthemculturallyaswellasstylistically,whileengaginginboththepracticaland the theoretical. Studentswill also studydrama from thepointofviewof thedirectorandwill investigatemethodsof turningaplayscript intoperformance.A theatreproduction - a collaborativeexerciseanimatingabroadspectrumoftalentsandskillsinwhichtheprinciplesandpracticesoftheatreareexploredbythestudents-isthehighpointoftheirpracticalandtheoreticalstudies.

StandardLevelwill consist of four compulsory parts.HigherLevel shall consistof five compulsorypartswith theadditionof anIndividualProject.

Part 1 Performance skills-ensemblework,mime,movement,vocaltechniques,genre,actingtechniquesandcharacterisation.

Part 2 World Theatre Studies - Studies froman internationalperspectiveofselectedtextsandtraditions.Studyindetailofatleasttwocontrastingpractices.

Part 3 Practical Play Analysis -Activeexplorationofextractsandcompleteplaytextsasplansforaction.

Part 4 Theatre Production-Apracticalstudyoftheprinciplesandpracticesoftheatreproduction,buildingonskillsdevelopedinotherareasofthecourse.Involvementinatleastoneproduction.

Part 5 Individual Project (Higher Level (HL) only) -Pupilspursueanindependentareaofinterest,enquiryorpassionthatmayhavearisenthroughoutthecourse.




• Research commission 25% -Presentationof a studybasedonWorldTheatreStudies(1750words)

• Practical Play Analysis 25% -Oralpresentation (15-20minutesmaximum)ofadirectorialapproachtoaplay

Internal Assessment 50%

• Performance Skills and Theatre Production 25%-Contributionto, and participation in, practical classwork and TheatreProduction

• Portfolio (and individual project) 25% - approximately3000words reflectingon the candidates learninganddevelopment inTheatreArts

Abroad rangeof skills aredeveloped- constructionof arguments;takingcollectiveresponsibility,problemsolvingandteamworkskillsand theability toundertake independent research.Related careerpathsinclude:

• PerformingArtsandMedia-Television/FilmIndustry/Radio/Journalism/Publishing

• Marketing/Advertising/ArtsAdministration

• EducationandLaw


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