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1.0 Introduction to Digital Society
Welcome to the study of Digital Society. This course is very different from other International Baccalaureate subjects because of the pace at which changes in a digital society take place and their immediate...
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2.0 Digital Society Concepts
According to the IB Digital Society Guide, “Concepts are powerful, pervasive and debatable perspectives that provide insight for inquiry.” In another words, Concepts are big ideas that help us explore...
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1.2 Digitization, Digitalization, and Digital Transformation
There are three types of processes that use digital systems and data to change from a physical or analogue state to a digital state: digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation. The terminology,...
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1.1.0 The Digital Society Course
Teaching the Digital Society Course Unlike many traditional courses, Digital Society is not meant to be taught strictly in a sequential way. In most subjects, teachers and students follow a textbook from...
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1.1 What is Digital Society?
In one sentence, how can we concisely define what the Digital Society course is all about? One possible statement is: However, it is important to examine the details related to our ‘working’ definition...
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2.0.0 Digital Society Concepts
According to the Digital Society Guide, concepts are broad ideas that help us explore and understand the world from different perspectives, encouraging questioning and discussing. They help us think more...
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2.1 Change
Before the 1980s, the mail service was the most common way to send long-distance text messages. Fax machines became popular in the 1980s and offered a much faster alternative to this service. However,...
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3.2E Algorithmic dilemmas
An algorithm is a method where a computer is given a set of instructions to perform a specific task or solve a problem in a certain way. Essentially, an algorithm is taught what to do and how to do it....
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2.7 Values and Ethics
The concept of values and ethics is present throughout the course of Digital Society. It seems that every time a new technology emerges or an existing one evolves, new ethical dilemmas arise. These are...
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2.3 Identity
In a digital society, people often have multiple identities. There is the identity they use at school or work—the way others see them: for example, serious, dedicated workers or students who rarely waste...