LAS 432 Week 1 Discussion Course Project Topic Selection
Week1:CourseProjectTopicSelection Over the next 8 weeks, you will complete a Course Project comprised of eight weeklyassignments. Each assignment is designed to help you deeply explore and criticallyanalyzeaspecifictechnology.Youwillchooseyourtechnologyfromoneofthefollowingareas: environmental technology, medical technology, social technology, oreconomic/financial technology. In your exploration of your chosen technology, you willaddressethicalconsiderations,establishhistoricalcontext,andconsidercultural,social,and economic implications. Therefore, it is imperative that your technology beappropriate inscopeandabletoberesearched. To get started this week, study the Course Project Overview page in the Introduction &Resources Module. Then begin to consider ideas for your project. What contemporarytechnologiesareinterestingorimportanttoyou?Whattechnologiesarefoundationaltoyourprofessionalindustryorcommunity? After generating ideas and exploring a few topics, select the technology you will use foryourCourseProjectand conductsomeexploratoryresearch.Onceyouhave asenseofyourtopic,addressthe followinginyour initialpost. • Whatisyourchosentechnology?Remembertochooseaspecifictechnology(e.g., surgical robotics) rather than just reflect an area of technology (e.g.,technology inmedicine). • Whatisyourpurposeinwritingaboutthistechnology?Whatdoyouwanttolearn? • What impressions and assumptions do you have about your topic? What arethebenefitsandrisksassociatedwiththetechnology?Whatpotentialimpactscan youidentify? • Whatisyourresearchplan?Wherewillyougotofindsources on yourtopic,andhowwillyou determinethecredibilityofthosesources? • Finally,whataresomeofthemostsignificantissuesassociatedwithyourtechnology(e.g.,the potential harm towildlifefrom windfarms)?
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