Touchstone 3.2: Draft an Argumentative Research Essay
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IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
Brea Robinson
Sophia Pathways
05/01/2021
English Composition II
Thesis: Due to the current digitalization trend, society depends on technology completely in all sectors, and technology has impacted society greatly in all sectors.
Bahrini, R., and Qaffas, A. (2019). Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Economic Growth: Evidence from Developing Countries. Economies 2019, 7, 21; DOI: 10.3390/economies7010021
From the article, the authors submit that technology posits a significant impact on economic growth within the society, especially in financial sectors, institutional environment, allocation of development resources, and economic consumption. The main focus of the paper is to provide an in-depth evaluation of the ICT impacts on the economic growth of developing countries. Similarly, economic growth is a central impact on social aspects of life that resonates with my research paper. Therefore the material is relevant in providing evidence on ICT and its impacts on society.
Raja, R., and Nagasubramani, P. C. (2018). Impact of modern technology in education. Journal of Applied and Advanced Research, 2018: 3. S33-S35
The article’s authors provide critical attention, investigating the impact of information and communication technology on education and communication platforms. Significantly the authors find out that education accommodates several benefits including active learning, collaborative and cohesive learning, creative, integrative, and evaluative learning environment. Significantly, education is a cornerstone aspect in society, hence considering ICT impacts on education resonates with this research thesis. Therefore, the material is useful in supporting the thesis, especially effects of technology in society and education digital communication /
Takeshimaa, H., Hatzenbuehlerb, P., and. Edehc, H. (2020). Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria. Agriculture Systems, 177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102691
The authors claim that, acknowledging ICT in agricultural mechanization results in greater economies of scope in crop production not only in Nigeria but also globally. Significantly, the authors’ main focus accommodates the interplay between agricultural mechanization through ICT adaptation and economies of scope in crop production and posts the positive impact of agriculture in society, however, acknowledges the negative impacts of agriculture mechanization. The article is relevant in addressing issues such as various technologies in modern agriculture and the purpose and significance of agriculture mechanization in society. Therefore, the material will support the argument on the positive impacts of ICT on agriculture in society such as agricultural mechanization that increase crop production and food security.
Gössling, S. 2017. ICT and transport behavior: A conceptual review. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2017.1338318
In the article, the author avers that information and communication technologies point considerable importance in transport systems, through the provision of travel planning tools, opportunities, information, payment modes, improving health and safety transport, and communication in travel patterns. The main focus of the article is to identify the positive impacts of information and communication technologies' influence on transport systems through a conceptual review and transport behavior in society. Admittedly, the author concludes that Information communication and technologies present positive and negative impacts on the transportation system. The article is relevant for my thesis statement to support ICT impacts on innovation and supporting travel choices as an argument and identification of berries as a counterargument in my research paper on the Impact of technology in society. Thus, the article provides pieces of evidence to support transportation development and technology and innovations.
Marcino, P. (2018). Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Academic Achievement for Exceptional Student Education Inclusion Students. Walden University Scholar Works. : https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations
The article provides significant attention to the impacts of Information communication and technology and how it contributes to significant education achievement among exceptional student education inclusion students. The main focus of the paper provides significant articulation on ICT and its impacts on education and communication to manage inclusive education to exceptional learners for inclusive education systems. The author concludes that information communication and technologies have provided notable platforms such as Assistive technology for learners with intellectual disabilities for inclusive education. Similarly, the article is relevant in my thesis argument to address significant issues including ICT benefits in business communication and education improvements. Therefore, the material is useful in supporting my point in education improved accessibility and flexibility through creative, integrative, and evaluative learning environments.
Tariq, M. (2018). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Environmental Sustainability in Developed and Developing Countries. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences 2018, Vol. 12 (3), 758-783
This article, (Tariq, 2018), offers notable attention to the impacts of Information and Communication technology on environmental sustainability within developed countries, accommodating significant articulation on possessive and negative impacts. The author avers that ICT application in developing countries, as opposed to developed countries, creates emission of toxic gases, causing environmental degradation. Specifically, the author addresses, the interplay of CO2 emissions and GDP per capita is fundamental and non-monotonic. The author concludes that ICT infrastructure devolvement is vital to environmental sustainability in developed countries and post environmental degradation and depletion in developing countries. Thus, the article is useful to support my counterargument on resource depletion as a negative impact of ICT in society.
Collins, J., Baer, B., Weber, E.J. (2013). Population, Technological Progress and the Evolution of Innovative Potential. University of Western Australia Business School, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2284456
In the article, the authors give significant articulation on the interplay between long-term economic growth based on ICT impacts and population growth, accommodates population size, and potential innovation of people in a population. The author’s findings indicate that increase in productivity and innovation in population increase population and further submit that an increasing increase in population size is essentially a critical driver in accelerating technologies and innovations that increases potential innovation. Admittedly, population increase has become a notable challenge in global perspectives that require articulation in the society. Thus, the material is a great source in supporting my countermeasure on how information and communication technology, lead to increase population size.
Reflection Questions
Question one
In my search for supporting materials, my consideration of credibility, up-to-date, and content attention provide appropriate strategies for my annotated bibliography presentations. Significantly, accommodate the date, content, and relevancy of the authors’ topics to my thesis offered a potential approach for credible source documentation. Therefore, my strategies accommodated the efficacy, accuracy, reliability, and credibility of the sources.
Question Two
Despite my strategies in searching for credible sources, there are notable challenges including several undocumented websites proving similar information on ICT and society without authorial information. Additionally, locating sources from peer-reviewed journals presented notable challenges in dates and acquisition. However, I managed the challenges through considering relevancy, peer-reviewed articles, and journals, accommodating scholarly articles for my sources search.
