Assignment: Technology, Labor, and Society
Technology in the news!
In the first writing assignment you will complete a 3 - 5 page paper discussing the following:
Instructions:
Select a technology developed between 1980 and 2000, and then craft a narrative which addresses the following questions:
• What is the technology?
• What problem does it solve?
• Who developed it?
• How did this technology influence another technology?
• Examples?
• Is this technology, or a subset of this technology in use today?
• What are some of the social and cultural effects of the technology?
• Did it effect society? Was it positive, negative, neutral?
• Did the technology create equal opportunities, or were they unequal in distribution or access?
• How did the technology impact employment and production?
• What is the relationship to labor market demand?
• Did the technology increase or decrease the need for additional employees?
This writing assignment will begin your exploration of technology, investigating effects, influence, use, and adoption. You are writing a story; a story about the technology. It is not meant to be a scientific paper. It may be written in the first person, as you are describing how "you," have understood the technology and how it has influenced society, etc.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.