This assignment asks you to research a technology invented or introduced in the past five years that significantly affected society in your home region. Consider the following information to help you develop your position on how the technology impacted society.
1. ) Choose a technology/Invention from any of the following categories: Travel/Transportation (automobiles, airplanes, trains, etc.) Public Works (sanitation, utilities like heat and air, etc.) Sustainability/Environment/Agriculture
Commerce (imports/exports, food, etc.) Security/Military
Aerospace
Energy
Sports Health/Medical
2 .) The Technology/Invention was developed in response to what need? (examples): Lodging
Sanitation
Health and safety
Self - defense Travel/commerce
Spiritual & artistic
Other societal needs not listed
3 .) Ask (& answer) the question: How have societal, political, and/or business systems developed alongside the technical discovery?
Example societal, political, and business systems:
Communication
Societal classes/castes
Social justice, human rights
Women's and minorities' rights
Labor laws & unionization
Money and banking systems
Political organization and parties
Laws and regulations, justice and court systems Militaries
Write a report that discusses each of the three points mentioned above. The technology you
chose must be significant to your home region (town, state, province, etc.), but could have been invented/developed anywhere in the world. Use this opportunity to showcase your region/culture or highlight how technology helped advance your culture or home region. Provide a brief, but meaningful description of your home region.
You must include at least three references, only two of which can be online (one MUST be a printed source that you accessed in person). Cite all references within the text and provide a List of References (Bibliography) at the end of the report. Citations and Bibliographies must be in standard, IEEE format.