Technology in Society

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Report Assignment: Select a technology (see a partial list of suggestions below) and analyze the central social issues including its impact on economic, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society. Consider both long-term and short-term advantages and disadvantages, and positive and negative uses. Suggest what responsibility engineers, as purveyors of technology, should/could have assume(d) in the development and introduction.Format & Submission Instructions:1.5 line spacing; 12 pt font (body) Times New Roman or equivalent; IEEE citation format.Topic suggestions (examples feel free to suggest your own topic):    The wheel or lever        Water treatment (sanitation)    Internal combustion engine        Printing    Electric lights        Internet    Airplanes      Social media platforms (e.g., Facebook)    Ships        Cell phones (or telephones)    Railways        X-ray machines or MRI    Computers        Radio or Television    Autonomous vehicles        GPSReport Rubric (total marks: 100):The following guidelines will be used in grading this assignment:    Selection of topico    10: Clear justification of relevant topic selection related to assignment objectiveso    5: Some suggestion that relevance was considered in topic selectiono    0: No indication that suitability of topic was considered    Research (related to number and quality of resources)o    20: A number (>=4) of relevant sources were used to research topic and were clearly evident in reporto    10: 2 3 relevant sources were used to research topic and were evident in reporto    0: Report did not utilize relevant sources to any noticeable degree    Analysis and interpretationo    50: Clear evidence of analysis or interpretation related to the interaction with, or effect of, technology on society considering specifically the focus of thisassignment.o    30: Some instances of evidence of analysis or interpretationo    0: Very limited or no evidence of analysis or interpretation    Formatting, grammar and spelling (including proper citations)o    20: Well formatted/organized to accommodate reader; only very minor or nogrammatical or spelling errors; very readable.o    10: Some grammatical or spelling errors, but did not substantially detract f rom readabilityo    0: Noticeable formatting, grammatical or spelling errors that significantly affected readability

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