The primary focus of the team is to research and assess the issues associated with a specific emerging technology. The team will produce a formal research paper in APA format, with each team member contributing 10 pages of text. The paper will provide the basis for a 20-minute team presentation.
The following Required Elements must be researched and included in the final project. What follows is a list only, and is in no way an outline:
- A brief description of the technology and an explanation of the associated science
- The historical development and context of the technology
- Political and legal influences
- Economic questions and considerations
- Psychological considerations and sociological effects
- The technology in its cultural context, media influence
- Implications for the environment
- Moral and ethical implications
