Business IB HL (12)
This course is designed to give students an international perspective of business and to promote their appreciation of cultural diversity through the study of a number of topics, which are spread across 6 modules. Students study 3 modules: Operations Management, Human Resources and Strategy. In these modules students learn about operational decision-making, quality assurance, customer care and the way people influence and are influenced by organizations in order to achieve organizational objectives. Students are assessed through a combination of case studies, research and presentation tasks, essay questions group work, end of semester examinations and final examination from the IBO which consist of one research paper – the Internal Assessment and two external assessment papers.
A note about the Business Strategy Module: This topic does not add new content to the Diploma Programme business and management course, but gathers together and synthesizes business ideas, concepts and techniques from the topics in the HL course. As a result, this topic is integrated into the other higher-level topics covered within the other modules.
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Business IB SL (12)
This course is designed to give students an international perspective of business and to promote their appreciation of cultural diversity through the study of a number of topics. Students study 2 modules: Operations Management and Human Resources. In these modules they learn about operational decision-making, quality assurance, customer care and the way people influence and are influenced by organizations in order to achieve organizational objectives. Students are assessed through a combination of case studies, research and presentation tasks, essay questions group work, end of semester examinations and final examination from the IBO which consist of one written commentary – the Internal Assessment and two external assessment papers. Click here to link: Course Timeline and Assessment
Economics IB HL (12)
In this course, students study the operation of local, national, and global economic systems. The program is divided into four sections: microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade, and development economics.
Microeconomics relates to the markets for individual products, and how the consumers and producers react to various incentives to make their own economic choices. Macroeconomics concerns the operation of a national economy, and emphasizes the effects of various government policies. International trade looks at the global economy. Major topics are benefits and drawbacks to free trade between nations, the efforts that governments take to protect their own producers, and the functions of currency exchange rates. Developmental economics is the study of how poor nations can improve their economies, and analyzes both successes and failures around the world.
Economics is a very broad field. Throughout the course of the program, many connections are made to history, political systems, human psychology, and mathematics. At all stages of the course, special emphasis is placed on the study of current news sources. The analysis of such sources makes up a large portion of the IB examinations in economics.
Higher Level Economics expands several of these topics. It looks at questions of consumer and producer behavior in more unusual situations, and considers a greater variety of potential government policies and how they might affect the economy. The IB Economics Exam also expects higher level students to demonstrate a broader range of knowledge of all the topics in the syllabus.
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Economics IB SL (12)
In this course, students study the operation of local, national, and global economic systems. The program is divided into four sections: microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade, and development economics.
Microeconomics relates to the markets for individual products, and how the consumers and producers react to various incentives to make their own economic choices. Macroeconomics concerns the operation of a national economy, and emphasizes the effects of various government policies. International trade looks at the global economy. Major topics are benefits and drawbacks to free trade between nations, the efforts that governments take to protect their own producers, and the functions of currency exchange rates. Developmental economics is the study of how poor nations can improve their economies, and analyzes both successes and failures around the world.
Economics is a very broad field. Throughout the course of the program, many connections are made to history, political systems, human psychology, and mathematics. At all stages of the course, special emphasis is placed on the study of current news sources. The analysis of such sources makes up a large portion of the IB examinations in economics. Click here to link: Course Timeline and Assessment
Geography IB HL (12)
Students develop an understanding of the inter-relationships between people, places, spaces and the environment. They study: populations in transition, disparities in wealth and development, patterns in environmental quality and sustainability, and patterns in resource consumption. They choose three optional themes from the following: Freshwater – Issues and Conflicts; Oceans and their Coastal Margins; Extreme Environments; Hazards and Disasters – Risk Assessment and Response; Leisure, Sport and Tourism; The Geography of Food and Health; and Urban Environments. In addition, there are seven compulsory Extension topics for HL students. These include: measuring global interactions, changing space and the shrinking world, economic interactions and flows, environmental change, socio-cultural exchanges, political outcomes and global interactions at the local level.
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Geography IB SL (12)
Students develop an understanding of the inter-relationships between people, places, spaces and the environment, a concern for human welfare and the quality of the environment, and an understanding of the need for planning and sustainable management; to appreciate the relevance of geography in analysing contemporary issues and challenges, and to develop a global perspective of diversity and change. Students study the topics of populations in transition, disparities in wealth and development, patterns in environmental quality and sustainability, and patterns in resource consumption. Students choose two optional themes from the following: Freshwater – Issues and Conflicts; Oceans and their Coastal Margins; Extreme Environments; Hazards and Disasters – Risk Assessment and Response; Leisure, Sport and Tourism; The Geography of Food and Health; and Urban Environments.
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History IB HL (12)
HL students study much of the same as SL students. What distinguishes this course is that they go into greater depth with certain topics. These topics are chosen to compliment those in the SL course. These include USSR 1924-2000 and the Interwar Years 1919-39. Students will continue their study of Single Party States with an in-depth study of Stalin and Castro’s rise to power. They will make comparisons with their study of Hitler, which they completed last year. Students will also be finishing their Internal Assessments, which are due to be handed in by 6th December. A study in the Origins and development of the Cold War will keep students busy until February, which will then leave plenty of time to prepare for the May examinations, which will involve essay writing practice, source analysis practice and revision of key themes, ideas and content.click here to link: Course Timeline and Assessment
History IB SL (12)
Students will continue their study of Single Party States with an in-depth study of Stalin and Castro’s rise to power. They will make comparisons with their study of Hitler, which they completed last year. Students will also be finishing their Internal Assessments, which are due to be handed in by 6th December. A study in the Origins and development of the Cold War will keep students busy until February, which will then leave plenty of time to prepare for the May examinations, which will involve essay writing practice, source analysis practice and revision of key themes, ideas and content. Course Timeline and Assessment
