2. Technology and the individual (MC page 7-11)
General Instructions:
• You will participate in a 15 minute tutorial with a partner.
• Your tutor will give you a specific time for this.
• You should look at the questions and prepare detailed answers
• You should not ‘read’ these answers from a script.
• Use bullet points and expand on them – try to speak as naturally as
possible.
• You should listen to your partner and respond to him/her.
• You should ask questions too.
• Your tutor will ask additional questions
3. Prepare answers to the following
Team work and individual work:
What are the advantages/disadvantages of working in a team?
Give examples of when you worked in a team/individually?
Which do you prefer?
Do individuals or teams make the best contribution to society?
4. The Ripple Effect
What do you understand by ‘the ripple effect’?
How does this apply in
the development of the internet?
5. Technology in use
Explain how technology has changed the way individuals, organisations
and companies now communicate, work, socialise and conduct
business.
6. Developing new technology
Technologists use customer feedback to get ideas that help them
develop products.
Discuss the use of the following:
• surveys, comments + direct communication
• beta testing
• focus groups
