Holdet 2024 Sos/i - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25
Institution Herlufsholm Skole
Fag og niveau Samfundsfag -
Lærer(e)
Hold 2024 Sos/i (1i Sos)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 History: The Russian Revolution
Titel 2 Psychology - Socio-cultural level of analysis
Titel 3 Economics: Tariffs and protectionism
Titel 4 Business Management- Pricing
Titel 5 Global Politics - Power
Titel 6 Soc. Std. Extended Essay project

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 History: The Russian Revolution

Title: The Russian Revolution and its aftermath
Topics:

Aims/objectives: Students will: (IB History guide)

Overarching goals – The students will:
- develop an understanding of history as a discipline
- develop historical consciousness including a sense of chronology and context
- develop an understanding of different historical perspectives
- develop key historical skills with focus on engaging effectively with sources.

Academic - The students will be able to: (command terms in focus)

o Analyze the suitability and value of source material especially the difference between primary and secondary sources.
o Identify the differences between the social classes and their conflicts in pre-communist Russia.
o Examine the strengths and weaknesses of Nicholas II’s rule.
o Compare and contrast the differences between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
o Discuss the difference between Marxism and Leninism and capitalism
o Identify the difficulties in establishing new forms of governance and the rise of authoritarianism in Cold War Russia
o Identify the forces behind detente, perestroika, and glasnost


- Personal skills
o Communication skills (IB History ATL – Approaches to teaching and learning)
- Contextualize historical sources from a variety of media, including: visual sources, speeches, interviews, and maps to help develop skills such as visual literacy
- Develope essay writing skills that are central to success in the DP history course—activities could include: work on essay planning, paragraph structuring, introduction writing, conclusion writing, and using supporting evidence

- Social skills
o Social skills (IB History ATL – Approaches to teaching and learning)
A key concept of the history course is “perspectives”; therefore, students will engage in activities that require them to consider alternative perspectives on a particular issue or event

Book/material
- 20th Century History: for Cambridge IGCSE (Red book)
        Chapter: Russia, 1905-41
        Pages 222-254
- History in focus: GCSE Modern World History (Blue book)
        Chapter: Russia and the USSR 1905-1941
        Pages 98-126
-       Videos - See daily lesson plans


Assessment/evaluation/reflection:
Quizzes and tests are a mix of multiple choice, short answer, source analysis, and short essay
- Quiz: Causes leading up to the Russian Revolution
- Quiz: The Revolution and the rise of Stalin
- Test: Entire unit with emphasis on the post-Stalinism years

Cross-curricular:
- The Film class will investigate film making in 20thC Russia
- The English class will read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Animal Farm by George Orwell.

TOK: (IB History guide)
- What methods do historians use to gain knowledge?
- To what extent does studying history help us to better understand ourselves in the present?

CAS:
- Students should research how communist ideology and authoritarianism has influenced Romania and Habitat for Humanity’s work there in Romania in preparation for the 2g study-trip.


Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Short answers 15-08-2024
Quiz - History sources 12-09-2024
Quiz: From Lenin to Stalin 10-10-2024
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 24 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 Psychology - Socio-cultural level of analysis


Title: Psychology – The Socio-cultural Approach  
Topics:
A. Research ethics and codes of conduct
B. The Milgram experiment
C. The Stanford prison experiment
D. Asch paradigm
E. Prejudice and discrimination
     - blue-eyed/brown-eyed study with Jane Elliott
Aims/objectives: Students will: (adapted from IB Psychology guide)
- Overarching goals – The students will:
- develop an understanding of psychology as an academic discipline especially research methodology
- develop an understanding of the sociocultural factors affecting mental processes and behavior
- understand the importance of ethical practice in psychological research

- Academic - The students will be able to: (command terms in focus)
1. Knowledge and comprehension of specified content
• Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of key terms and concepts in psychology.
• Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of a range of psychological theories and research studies.
• Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the sociocultural approach to mental processes and behavior.
• Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of research methods used in psychology.
2. Application and analysis
• Demonstrate an ability to use examples of psychological research and psychological concepts to formulate an argument in response to a specific question.
• Demonstrate application and analysis of a range of psychological theories and research studies.
3. Synthesis and evaluation
• Evaluate the contribution of psychological theories to understanding human psychology.
• Evaluate the contribution of research to understanding human psychology.

- Personal skills
o development of critical thinking skills (adapted from IB Psychology ATL – Approaches to teaching and learning)
Ask questions, challenge assertions.
• Why are some studies still so influential in spite of their methodological or theoretical flaws?
• What was the historical context of the research?
Examine the evidence for and against.
• Evaluate the research that gives support, fails to give support, or contradicts a theory.
• Avoid emotional reasoning and be aware of one’s own biases.
Do not oversimplify.
• Consider alternative explanations.
• Be aware of the findings of other studies or alternative theories.
Tolerate uncertainty.
• It is acceptable to say that research is inconclusive or contradictory.

- Social skills
o Engaging with sensitive topics skills (adapted from IB Psychology ATL – Approaches to teaching and learning)
The study of psychology provides students with an opportunity to engage with exciting, stimulating and personally relevant topics and issues, however, it should be noted that often such topics and issues can also be sensitive and personally challenging.

Book/material
- The primary text:
- Psychology in Perspective, Third Edition, Carol Tavris and Carole Wade
o Pages 32-34, 359-395

Assessment/evaluation/reflection: both formative and summative
Quizzes and tests are a mix of multiple choice, short answer, source analysis, and short essay
- Summative test: Unit’s content.

TOK: (IB History guide)
- What methods do psychologist use to gain knowledge?
- To what extent does studying psychology help us to better understand ourselves?
CAS:
- Students will discuss stereotypes and discrimination in society and school.


Access arrangements and learning plans
- There are many films to support the topics and a variety of websites.
- Extended time for quizzes
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 32 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Skrive
  • Diskutere
  • Selvrefleksion
  • Personlige
  • Selvstændighed
  • Selvtillid
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Forelæsninger
  • Lærerstyret undervisning

Titel 3 Economics: Tariffs and protectionism

Macro economics with focus on Tariffs
Benefits of international trade

Benefits of international trade include:
increased competition,
lower prices,
greater choice,
access to resources,
access to foreign exchange,
new markets for producers,
economies of scale,
greater productive and
allocative efficiency
Protectionism

Types of trade protection:

Tariffs
Quotas
Subsidies
Administrative barriers
Diagrams showing the effects of tariffs, quotas and subsidies on different stakeholders

Arguments for trade protectionism:

Infant (sunrise) industries
National security
Health and safety
Environmental standards
Anti-dumping and unfair competition
Balance of payments deficit
Government revenue
Protect employment
Economically least developed country (ELDC) diversification

Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 15 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Søge information
  • Skrive
  • Diskutere
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • IT
  • Præsentationsgrafik
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning

Titel 4 Business Management- Pricing

The seven Ps of the marketing mix

Price
The appropriateness of the following pricing methods.
   • Cost-plus (mark-up) pricing
   • Penetration pricing
   • Loss leader
   • Predatory pricing
   • Premium pricing
   • Dynamic pricing (HL only)
   • Competitive pricing (HL only)
   • Contribution pricing (HL only)
   • Price elasticity of demand (HL only)

5.5 Break-even analysis
Total contribution versus contribution per unit
A break-even chart and the following aspects of break-even analysis.
   • Break-even quantity/point
   • Profit or loss
   • Margin of safety
   • Target profit output
   • Target profit
   • Target price

The effects of changes in price or cost on the break-even quantity, profit and margin of safety, using graphical and quantitative methods
Limitations of break-even as a decision-making tool
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
BM Quiz 18-03-2025
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 19 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Søge information
  • Skrive
  • Projektarbejde
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • Kommunikative færdigheder
  • Overskue og strukturere
  • Personlige
  • Selvstændighed
  • Ansvarlighed
  • Sociale
  • Samarbejdsevne
  • IT
  • Tekstbehandling
  • Præsentationsgrafik
  • Internet
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Forelæsninger
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning
  • Projektarbejde

Titel 5 Global Politics - Power

Power in global politics
Classifications of power
Types of power
• hard, soft and smart power
• structural and relational power
• economic, political, social and cultural power
• power to, power over, power with

The specific characterizations of power included in the prescribed content should be addressed explicitly.
Rather than merely listing these classifications or defining them abstractly, students should familiarize themselves with the classifications and try to use them when they are relevant in analysing real-world examples and cases. They might evaluate their advantages and limitations as analysis tools, or examine their similarities or links.

• Hard power (coercion)—e.g. military interventions, economic sanctions
• Soft power (persuasion)—e.g. cultural influence, ideology, economic aid
• Smart power (an eclectic combination of hard and soft power, depending on aims)—e.g. approaches to climate change, negotiations
• Structural power—e.g. United Nations Security Council membership, heads of state
• Relational power—e.g. alliances, collective civil movements
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 20 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Søge information
  • Skrive
  • Diskutere
  • Projektarbejde
  • Formidling
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • Kommunikative færdigheder
  • Overskue og strukturere
  • Personlige
  • Selvstændighed
  • Sociale
  • Åbenhed og omgængelighed
  • IT
  • Tekstbehandling
  • Præsentationsgrafik
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Forelæsninger
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning
  • Pararbejde
  • Projektarbejde

Titel 6 Soc. Std. Extended Essay project

The students will write a short 'extended essay' within the social sciences.
Focus will be on how to do research in preparation for the IBDP Extended Essay.
We will work with referencing and citation techniques, as well as, identifying academic resource material.
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
RQ and 3 sources 07-05-2025
mini-EE due 23-05-2025
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 11 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer