This course explores technology and its impact on the world around us. Technology influences society, and society influences technology, creating a feedback loop between them. We will critically analyze this feedback loop in this course through social, historical, and theoretical approaches to technology as well as the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences. Each of these four perspectives allows us to better understand the construction of technology and its interrelation with society. From this enhanced understanding, you will be equipped to draw connections between technology, society, and your personal and professional lives, helping you to become a better-informed citizen who can make a positive difference in the world.
Issues and events in technology have a pervading influence on many aspects of society, and how they are dealt with requires diverse knowledge and perspectives to investigate and change. The purpose of this project is to examine a specific issue or event in technology and how it impacts individuals and society through the development of a critical analysis portfolio and a presentation in which you will demonstrate your ability to think critically, investigate, and communicate clearly. These skills are often necessary to achieve personal and professional goals across many disciplines.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
• Analyze the evolving role of technology in one’s discipline of study or chosen profession by investigating the influence of technology on modern culture [IDS-403-01]
• Integrate interdisciplinary approaches for determining how technology affects modern identity in personal and professional contexts [IDS-403-02] • Recommend strategies for utilizing current technology to meet personal and professional goals [IDS-403-04]
• Assess the impact of emerging technologies on societal issues for incorporating diverse perspectives and viewpoints informed by relevant literature and interpersonal experiences [IDS-403-06]
For the first part of this project, you will select a specific issue or event in technology and critically analyze it through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.
**I HAVE SELECTED “Artificial Intelligence (AI)”**
Through viewing the issue or event through
these lenses, you will gain insight into how technology affects society as well as both your own individual framework of perception and the choices, attitudes, and behaviors of others in the world around you. You will compile your analyses within a portfolio that will include an analysis of each lens, plus introduction and conclusion paragraphs. Altogether, this portfolio should be 6 pages long, not counting references. Within your portfolio, each analysis should be 3 to 5 paragraphs long.
Be sure to support your analyses with appropriate and relevant evidence from theory and research.
Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below.
I. Introduction: You will compile a series of critical analyses of a single event or issue in technology through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.
A. Topic: Using the four lenses, explain how an issue or event within technology has or has not influenced modern society. [IDS-403-02]
II. Lens Analysis: In this part of the assessment, you will analyze your chosen issue or event through each of the following lenses to determine its impact on various institutions, using evidence and research to support each analysis:
A. History [IDS-403-01]
B. Humanities [IDS-403-01]
C. Natural and Applied Sciences [IDS-403-01] D. Social Sciences [IDS-403-01]
III. Conclusion
A. Explain how integrating the four lenses helps understand how problems in technology impact both professional and personal context. [IDS-403-
02]
B. Analyze how social practices have been shaped by issues and events in technology in modern culture. [IDS-403-02]
C. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in technology. [IDS-403-06]
D. Explain how analyzing technology can help interactions with those of a different viewpoint, culture, and perspective. [IDS-403-04]
TOPIC: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
