Engineering and Ethics
The Social and Value Dimensions of Technology
Discuss social issues raised by technology regarding privacy and intellectual property.
Read the Case Study 38: “Software for a Library” from the text book and answer the questions at the end. Also, discuss the social ethical issues involved in this study and how they can be resolved. (use the template: Evaluation of Case Study)
Explain the terms determinism, optimism and pessimism in evaluating technology with regards to social effects. (write at least 2 paragraphs for each)