Future of Work

HL EXTENSION
Lesson Objectives
Introduce students to the future of work and the potential impact
Introduce of digital technologies on the job market.

Encourage students to think critically about the implications of

Encourage these changes on society.

Motivate students to apply the inquiry process to explore the

Motivate future of work in greater depth.
Future of work
READ PAGE ,DISCUSSION
Automation and
employment
Automation
and
employment
RE F ER TO PA G E ( )
D I SC U S S I O N
Step 1
Create an inquiry focus that
would relate to the chosen area of
inquiry.
I N G R O U PS
Step 2
 Concepts Content  
Contexts
2.1 Change 3.1 Data 4.1 Cultural
2.2 Expression 3.2 Algorithms 4.2 Economic
2.3 Identity 3.3 Computers 4.3 Environmental
2.4 Power 3.4 Networks and the internet 4.4 Health
2.5 Space 3.5 Media 4.5 Human knowledge
2.6 Systems 3.6 Artificial intelligence 4.6 Political
2.7 Values and ethics 3.7 Robots and autonomous 4.7 Social
technologies

Explore and What course concepts, content and

investigate contexts will be most helpful to
challenges consider with this challenge?
Answer the
following
questions:
How does this challenge
manifest itself at local
and global levels?
What are some impacts
and implications related
to this challenge?
Step 3
 Categories of intervention
Identify
 
interventions Mitigates  
Identify at least one  
intervention for each Intercedes  
prescribed area for inquiry.
These must involve digital    
systems, but they do not Enhances
always need to refer to
discrete devices, services,
 
apps or platforms. A policy or Resolves  
rule change, for example,
may also be considered as an  
intervention that involves
digital systems.
Step 4
 Intervention evaluations and recommendations

Evaluation Description Steps for future

criteria action

Equity    
Evaluate
Acceptability    
interventions
and Cost    

recommend Feasibility    

steps for future Innovation    

action Ethics    
Paper 1: HL
Extension
It is claimed that new generation of intelligent
machines, powered by counting advances in
artificial intelligence and robotics, will replace
significant number of current human jobs, but
will ultimately lead to more jobs being created.
Discuss the claim, referring to a real-life
example, and to one of the following
concepts: change, systems, identity. [12
marks]
 Marks descriptor
Level
• The response shows a limited understanding of the demands of the question.
• There is limited relevant knowledge.
1-3 • Evidence from sources is not integrated with the response.
• The response has limited organization.

Rubric •
•
The response shows some understanding of the demands of the question.
Some knowledge is demonstrated but this is not always relevant or accurate.
4-6 • Evidence from sources is partially integrated into the response.
• The response is partially organized.
12 marks Question
• The response shows adequate understanding of the demands of the question.
• Relevant and accurate knowledge is demonstrated with some lapses.
• There is adequate integration of evidence from the sources, but this is not always
7-9
sustained.
• The response is adequately organized.

• The response is focused and shows an in-depth understanding of the demands of

the question.
• Relevant and accurate knowledge is demonstrated throughout, adding insight to
10 - 12 the response.
• There is consistent and effective integration of evidence from the sources.
• The response is well-structured and effectively organized.