Chapter 6 (part 1)

Name: Chelsie Suttell Class time: 11 AM
KEEP THIS TO 1-3 – PAGES LONG (EXCLUDING REFERENCE PAGE)

Author: Sara Baase
Date of Publication: January 2008
Book: A Gift of Fire
Sections read: Chapter 6 (Part 1)

1. (Knowledge) Tell three interesting elements of this chapter:
a. Computers and communications networks are causing changes in the size of businesses and the number of people who are self-employed (308).
b. Fears of mass unemployment.
c. Computer technology did not cause mass unemployment (312).

2. (Comprehension) Summarize what is being discussed within this chapter?

What is being discussed in chapter 6 is how technology destroys some jobs and creates others. Computers have created new products and services, whole new industries, and millions of jobs (310).


3. (Application) Name a specific example or NEW solution for this type of problem/similar situation in society or that you have experienced – BE SPECIFIC AND EXPLAIN?

Like the example on page 310 in chapter 6 about how a sewing machine meant a reduction in the price of clothes, being able to work from home on your computer also makes it easier and cheaper for everyone. Although being able to work from home doesn’t make it cheaper in the same aspect, it makes it cheaper in the way that we don’t have to use up gas to travel to work everyday. We don’t have to use so much electricity in office buildings.


4. (Analysis)Address ANY that apply. How can you compare one of the situations in this chapter to something that does not relate to computers, technology, or the Internet? Be sure to reference the chapter and your solution. What ideas NEW can you add to the issue that is being presented within the reading? Try to connect what you have by reading this article and how it applies to the stages in Bloom's taxonomy in 2 full sentences.

One situation I can compare to a situation that does not concern technology is coaching a sports team. The more kids there are that play sports the more coaches that are needed to coach the teams. Therefore, it creates more jobs. I’m not exactly sure if this example goes with what were talking about in chapter 6, but what I got out of it is that technology creates more jobs, faster and easier. So I tried to link something together without technology and came up with coaching a sports team. This connects to bloom’s taxonomy because I followed all the steps to come up with it.

5. (Synthesis) Address all that apply. Do you agree with what is being said within the article (Why/Why not? Back up with FACTS)? What new conclusions can you draw about this (or other topics) after reading this material?
I do agree with what is being said in this chapter because technology definitely does eliminate some jobs and creates others. “A successful technology eliminates some jobs, but creates others” (310). “At the same time, computers eliminate more high-skilled jobs than older technologies” (315). Now that technologies have become more advanced, people are required to have higher education in order to work in highly skilled and highly trained intellectual elite. This chapter has made me conclude that going to college with benefit me in the future because the more education I get, the more chances I will have at making good money in the real world.

6. (Evaluation) Address all that apply. Judge whether or not this topic is relevant in today’s society? Evaluate why you are viewing the topic in this manner based on your experiences. What ethical evaluations (see Chap1-1.4 for exp of Ethics) or decisions were made/can be assumed from this chapter? What new ideas will you make after reading this chapter?

This topic is very relevant in today’s society because the more advanced technology gets the more qualified a person must be to get a certain job such as an engineer. Some ethical evaluations that can be made from this chapter are people going to college not because they want to, but because they have to and they know it is the right choice. Going to college gives a person more benefits and allows a person to have more opportunities throughout their lives. After reading this chapter I realized how important college education is and what it could determine for my future.