Task:
Reflect back upon what you submitted for your initial motivations and address the following questions in an ~1500 word essay. The expectation is that you are expanding upon your previous answers. Feel free to quote them here, yet note that quotations are not included in the word count.
Structure your writing as follows, using clear section breaks:
Part 1: Excitement for the Future of Technology (~500 words)
Initial Reflections
Start by revisiting the initial motivations you submitted at the beginning of the course.
Briefly introduce the technological advancements or possibilities that excited you the most.
Current Perspectives
Discuss how your views have expanded or deepened throughout the course.
Mention specific technologies or concepts covered in the course that contribute to your excitement. Consider Computing, the Internet, Automation, Misinformation, Data Feminism, Privacy, AI in the context of Love, War, Art, et cetera.
Explain how these technologies can improve lives, solve complex problems, and create new opportunities, providing examples and evidence.
1-2 Citations for this section would be en pointe.
Part 2: Anxieties About the Future of Technology (~500 words)
Initial Concerns
Reflect on any concerns or anxieties mentioned in your initial submission.
Deepened Understanding
Explore how the course has shaped your understanding of the potential risks associated with technological advancement.
Discuss ethical, social, economic, and environmental challenges, providing examples and evidence.
Consider multiple perspectives to present a balanced view (i.e. inject some hope.)
1-2 Citations for this section would be en pointe.
Part 3: Mutual Influence of Technology and Society (~500 words)
Societal Impact
Discuss how technology and society influence each other, based on both course content and your reflections.
Mention specific examples of this mutual influence in action, considering global and local scales.
1-2 Citations for this section would be en pointe.
Personal and Professional Impact
Reflect on how technology influences your personal and professional life.
Speculate on future developments and their potential impact on your career and daily living.
Conclusion
Summarize your key points and restate your thesis in light of your expanded reflection
Highlight the importance of understanding the complexities of technological advancements – the nuance at play.
Citations
Include at least four citations: two from this unit’s content and two from external sources.
Ensure your external sources are credible and relevant to your arguments.
You have the option to use ChatGPT to inform your writing and, as with the previous Unit paper submission, if you do so, we ask that you submit this output too. The ChatGPT output does not count towards your final word count.
As for what to prompt ChatGPT, you may adopt one of two approaches:
Input your initial motivations, asking something along the lines of, “please help me structure an essay outline based upon this writing (insert your writings here).” Feel free to modify this prompt as you see fit.
Engage with ChatGPT about the future of technology’s impact on society (again, the positives and negatives.) Use the outputs to help give your essay structure.
The goals of these prompts are to help inform and steer your paper’s structure with the actual writing, however informed, being your own. Themes in your writing may draw from (i.e. be inspired by) your earlier reflections, but should not be a copy/paste collation.
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Purpose:
We want to see your thoughts expanded in a deeper dive into the foundational content of this course; tell us about your understanding of computation in society, especially how it has grown over the course of this semester. This unit paper serves this function while also setting the stage for the unit discussion/presentation which is paired with this assignment.
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What to submit?
Submit the entirety of this writing in the Canvas submission box (i.e. do not submit a link to a word docx.)
That said, a few key items to note:
Include clear breaks for each section.
Place your citations at the end of the writing.
If you used ChatGPT, copy/paste that conversation at the end of the writing.
Please make sure each of the above sections are clearly separated so we can easily distinguish one from another.
THIS IS MY INITIAL MOTIVATION THAT IS NEEDED
Hi my name is——- and I am from Newport Beach California. I am An art history major I plan to transfer to a communications major with a minor in sports media. and went to an art high school for culinary arts. I am fluent in Italian and go there every year to see my family. I love to be outdoors and do things that make me happy. My favorite things that make me happy is spending time with friends and family. I am taking this course primarily for credits. But, technology interests me so much. It is what powers everything around us. I see how technology changes. The future of technology interests me so much. Every year the world is making technological advances that blow my mind. Some of the crazy advances do worry me a lot. Something that worries me is what technology. I love the smell of flowers and food. I am also a very big fan of electronic music and love to go to every festival possible.
USE THESE 2 ARTICLES AS THE REQUIRED SOURCES FROM THIS UNIT AND FIND YOURSELF THE OTHER 2 OUTSIDE SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals
AND ASWELL USE https://www.vice.com/en/article/93b9nv/internet-service-providers-collect-sell-horrifying-amount-of-sensitive-data-government-study-concludes
