Subject Overview

Content:

• Design Cycle/Design Process
• Problem / issue identification
• Design proposal
• Idea/solution generation
• Testing methods
• Success evaluation
• Improvement explanation

Skills

• Creating/editing of 2D graphics
• Presenting / communicating
• Producing and editing film
• Developing brand / identity
• Using structure as function

Content:

• Design Cycle/Design Process
• Problem / issue identification
• Design proposal
• Idea/solution generation
• Testing methods
• Success evaluation
• Improvement explanation

Skills

• Creating/editing of 2D graphics
• Presenting / communicating
• Producing and editing film
• Developing brand / identity
• Using structure as function

Content

DP1

• Unit 1: Introduction to Business Management
• Unit 3: Accounts and Finance
• Unit 4: Marketing

DP2

• Unit 2: Human Resources Management
• Unit 5: Operations Management
• Internal Assessment

The SL (Standard Level) course differs from the HL (Higher Level) course in terms of:

• Teaching hours: SL (150 hours), HL (240 hours).
• Depth and breadth: HL includes additional extension material.
• Examination questions: Different types and requirements in Papers 2 and 3 for HL.

Skills

AO1: Knowledge and Understanding

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
  • Business management tools and theories.
  • Course topics and concepts.
  • Business problems, issues, and decisions.

AO2: Application and Analysis

• Apply and analyze:
  • Business management tools and theories.
  • Course topics and concepts.
  • Business problems, issues, and decisions.
  • Business decisions and issues using appropriate data.

AO3: Synthesis and Evaluation

• Synthesize and evaluate:
  • Business management tools and theories.
  • Course topics and concepts.
  • Business problems, issues, and decisions.
  • Stakeholder interests to reach informed business decisions.
  • Recommendations for competing future strategic options (HL only).

AO4: Use and Application of Appropriate Skills

• Select and apply relevant business management tools, theories, and concepts to support research into a business issue or problem.
• Select, interpret, and analyze business materials from primary and secondary sources.
• Create well-structured materials using business management terminology.
• Communicate analysis, evaluation, and conclusions effectively.

Content

DP1

• Unit 1: Introduction to Business Management
• Unit 3: Accounts and Finance
• Unit 4: Marketing

DP2

• Unit 2: Human Resources Management
• Unit 5: Operations Management
• Internal Assessment

The SL (Standard Level) course differs from the HL (Higher Level) course in terms of:

• Teaching hours: SL (150 hours), HL (240 hours).
• Depth and breadth: HL includes additional extension material.
• Examination questions: Different types and requirements in Papers 2 and 3 for HL.

Skills

AO1: Knowledge and Understanding

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
  • Business management tools and theories.
  • Course topics and concepts.
  • Business problems, issues, and decisions.

AO2: Application and Analysis

• Apply and analyze:
  • Business management tools and theories.
  • Course topics and concepts.
  • Business problems, issues, and decisions.
  • Business decisions and issues using appropriate data.

AO3: Synthesis and Evaluation

• Synthesize and evaluate:
  • Business management tools and theories.
  • Course topics and concepts.
  • Business problems, issues, and decisions.
  • Stakeholder interests to reach informed business decisions.
  • Recommendations for competing future strategic options (HL only).

AO4: Use and Application of Appropriate Skills

• Select and apply relevant business management tools, theories, and concepts to support research into a business issue or problem.
• Select, interpret, and analyze business materials from primary and secondary sources.
• Create well-structured materials using business management terminology.
• Communicate analysis, evaluation, and conclusions effectively.

• Geographic themes – seven options
  SL – two options; HL— three options

  • Freshwater
  • Oceans and coastal margins
  • Extreme environments
  • Geophysical hazards
  • Leisure, tourism and sport
  • Food and health
  • Urban environments

• Core Geographic perspectives—global change (Both SL and HL)

  • Population distribution—changing population
  • Global climate—vulnerability and resilience
  • Global resource consumption and security

• Geographic perspectives—global interactions (HL only)

  • Power, places, and networks
  • Human development and diversity
  • Global risks and resilience

Internal assessment – SL and HL Fieldwork

• Fieldwork, leading to one written report based on a fieldwork question, information collection and analysis with evaluation

Skills Content

• Locate and differentiate elements of the Earth’s surface
• Interpret, analyse, and, when appropriate, construct tables, graphs, diagrams, cartographic material, and images
• Undertake statistical calculations to show patterns and summarize information
• Research, process, and interpret data and information
• Collect and select relevant geographic information
• Evaluate sources of geographic information
• Produce written material (including essays, reports, and investigations)

• Geographic themes – seven options
  SL – two options; HL— three options

  • Freshwater
  • Oceans and coastal margins
  • Extreme environments
  • Geophysical hazards
  • Leisure, tourism and sport
  • Food and health
  • Urban environments

• Core Geographic perspectives—global change (Both SL and HL)

  • Population distribution—changing population
  • Global climate—vulnerability and resilience
  • Global resource consumption and security

• Geographic perspectives—global interactions (HL only)

  • Power, places, and networks
  • Human development and diversity
  • Global risks and resilience

Internal assessment – SL and HL Fieldwork

• Fieldwork, leading to one written report based on a fieldwork question, information collection and analysis with evaluation

Skills Content

• Locate and differentiate elements of the Earth’s surface
• Interpret, analyse, and, when appropriate, construct tables, graphs, diagrams, cartographic material, and images
• Undertake statistical calculations to show patterns and summarize information
• Research, process, and interpret data and information
• Collect and select relevant geographic information
• Evaluate sources of geographic information
• Produce written material (including essays, reports, and investigations)

Content

1. Core units (SL and HL):
   • Power, Sovereignty, and International Relations
   • Human Rights
   • Development
   • Peace and Conflict
2. Extension unit (HL only):
   • Global Political Challenges: HL students undertake an in-depth exploration of two global political challenges through a case-study approach.
3. Engagement activity (SL and HL):
   • Students carry out an engagement activity, where they explore a political issue of personal interest through actual engagement and interaction with political actors.Skills

• Develop and apply critical thinking skills to analyse and evaluate political information, perspectives, and concepts.
• Investigate contemporary political issues using appropriate research methods and resources.
• Construct and present arguments, supported by evidence, to explain and evaluate political ideas and developments.
• Recognize and respect the diversity of political perspectives and engage with political issues with open-mindedness and sensitivity.
• Foster collaboration, communication, and active participation in local, national, and global political processes.
• Analyze political theories and frameworks, applying them to real-world cases and challenges.
• Understand and interpret political data, including statistics, reports, treaties, and case studies.

Content

1. Core units (SL and HL):
   • Power, Sovereignty, and International Relations
   • Human Rights
   • Development
   • Peace and Conflict
2. Extension unit (HL only):
   • Global Political Challenges: HL students undertake an in-depth exploration of two global political challenges through a case-study approach.
3. Engagement activity (SL and HL):
   • Students carry out an engagement activity, where they explore a political issue of personal interest through actual engagement and interaction with political actors.

Skills

• Develop and apply critical thinking skills to analyse and evaluate political information, perspectives, and concepts.
• Investigate contemporary political issues using appropriate research methods and resources.
• Construct and present arguments, supported by evidence, to explain and evaluate political ideas and developments.
• Recognize and respect the diversity of political perspectives and engage with political issues with open-mindedness and sensitivity.
• Foster collaboration, communication, and active participation in local, national, and global political processes.
• Analyze political theories and frameworks, applying them to real-world cases and challenges.
• Understand and interpret political data, including statistics, reports, treaties, and case studies.

Content

• Paper 1
  Move to Global War
  • Japan
  • Italy and Germany
• Paper 2
  Authoritarian States
  • Mussolini
  • Hitler
  • Mao
    20th Century Wars
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Spanish Civil War
  • Chinese Civil War
• Paper 3
  HL Focus on European History
  • Europe and the First World War
  • Inter-war domestic developments in European States (1918-1939)
  • Diplomacy in Europe (1919-1945)

Skills

• Knowledge and Understanding
  • Demonstrate detailed, relevant, and accurate historical knowledge.
  • Demonstrate understanding of historical concepts and context.
  • Demonstrate understanding of historical sources.
• Application and Analysis
  • Formulate clear and coherent arguments.
  • Use relevant historical knowledge to effectively support analysis.
• Synthesis and Evaluation
  • Integrate evidence and analysis to produce a coherent response.
  • Evaluate different perspectives on historical issues and events, and integrate this evaluation effectively into a response.
• Use and Application of Appropriate Skills
  • Structure and develop focused essays that respond effectively to the demands of a question.

Content

• Paper 1
  Move to Global War
  • Japan
  • Italy and Germany
• Paper 2
  Authoritarian States
  • Mussolini
  • Hitler
  • Mao
    20th Century Wars
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Spanish Civil War
  • Chinese Civil War
• Paper 3
  HL Focus on European History
  • Europe and the First World War
  • Inter-war domestic developments in European States (1918-1939)
  • Diplomacy in Europe (1919-1945)

Skills

• Knowledge and Understanding
  • Demonstrate detailed, relevant, and accurate historical knowledge.
  • Demonstrate understanding of historical concepts and context.
  • Demonstrate understanding of historical sources.
• Application and Analysis
  • Formulate clear and coherent arguments.
  • Use relevant historical knowledge to effectively support analysis.
• Synthesis and Evaluation
  • Integrate evidence and analysis to produce a coherent response.
  • Evaluate different perspectives on historical issues and events, and integrate this evaluation effectively into a response.
• Use and Application of Appropriate Skills
  • Structure and develop focused essays that respond effectively to the demands of a question.v