Assignment 8
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IT20AssignmentNine2018Spring.docxAssignment Nine
Due Saturday April 14th, 2018
Please complete the followings and submit on the Blackboard/Assignment Nine by the due date:
a. Discuss at least one of the questions in the following Reading Guide
b. Discuss one Chapter Discussion question at the end of Chapter 17 or 18 of the textbook
c. Write an annotation video review from one of the short videos in Lecture 09 PPT. (You may write a review of another relevant video of your choice instead – please include link).
(i) summarize the main points covered in the video,
(ii) discuss your thoughts on this video regarding what you have learned and
(iii) comment on the quality of the video and presentation
1. Cite one or two examples of weapon development pertinent to the action and reaction cycle other than those in the textbook.
2. Describe the military technology caused social structure changes, such as: archery, gun, tank, etc.
3. What is the role of tanks during WW II with significant battles and its implications?
4. What is the view of General Billy Mitchell about ‘air power’?
5. What is Superfortress and the Flying Fortress their roles in recent history?
6. How did social revolution relate to warfare development? Research its influence on the enlargement of war.
7. Discuss the impact of industrial technology in the service of war.
8. Discuss historical and modern attempts to limit new weapons.
9. Why firearms disappeared in Japan in early seventeenth century? Why Volti is optimistic about this example?
10. Research major events in controlling the nuclear weapon.
Chapter 18:
1. Why is Volti’s view on Technological Determinism? Discuss your view on Technological Determinism.
2. Discuss the emerging Artificial Intelligence technology in relation to the Technology Determinism.
3. What are the reasons for the lag of culture change? Discuss the theory formulated by William F. Ogburn.
4. What is convergence theory? Discuss its relationship with the Technological Determinism.
5. Discuss technology diffusion in relation to globalization. Elaborate with some examples.
6. Who is Francis Bacon and what are his major contributions? How did he influence the world?
7. What are the difficulties in converting experts’ knowledge into power? Cite examples how experts shape technologies.
8. What’s Galbraith’s formulation? Discuss its relationship with the “Soviet of Technicians”.
9. Discuss the lessons and implications of the incident of Challenger space shuttle.
10. Discuss possible strategies to overcome the conflicts between engineers and managers as described by Samuel C. Florman.
11. Research the history of Concord supersonic airliner and discuss its implications and ramifications in terms of experts and the shaping of technology.
