Today: Exam review Week 6, October 7, 1998 Week 6, October 7, 1998 Dr. Vincent Duffy - IEEM SOSC Science Technology and Society

administrative n For those who did oral presentation, please leave a copy of your slides for me (sometime this week) n Exam 1 u Friday, October 9 u 6:30pm-8:10pm u venue : LT-B

Sample Multiple choice n n 9. Why are there problems with public projects such as the Tsing Ma bridge? n n a. engineers were advocates for science and technology. n n b. engineering analysis is too difficult to understand. n n c. motivation by profits makes industry ignore society n n d. the dual nature of science and technology led to incorrect evaluations of the contractors n n e. none of the above

Short answer n Sustainable development (notes Monday & Tutorial 9) u what is it? development that meets the needs of the present w/out compromising the needs of future u (without harm to future generations). u Q. Name one thing that could be included in a measure of sustainable development? u 1. cost of environmental improvements u 2. estimated benefit of pollution control measures

Multiple choice n What happened at Patten Lake? u (see notes & Tutorial 9) n Q. What is a likely reason for no fish age 2-5 years old? n A.pollution killed the 2,3,4 & 5 year old fish? n B. The young ones were not quick enough to get away from fishermen? n C. Something was effecting fertility of fish n D. All of the above

Possible short answer question n Q. Sustainable development. How would you discuss it in relation to social payoff and social cost? –Payoffs- economic development - housing, roads, sewers and water mains, extended water and waste treatment –extensions to hospitals, fire stations, new schools, libraries –Costs- –Costs- such as cost of reforestation, or pollution control measures, environmental protection, eg. Costs of IS acid rain, deforestation, air pollution in cities, london killer fog, fish in Patten Lake 11

1 multiple choice & 1 short answer n n Q. In the video about Prof. Feynman from Cal Tech, he says… n n a. names are important b. history is fundamentally irrelevant c. technology should not invade privacy d. work with enthusiasm e. all of the above n short answer: What does he mean by this?

Short answers (see notes & Tutorial 14) n Q. List two reasons why not so much paper is recycled but a lot of aluminum is recycled? u 1. paper recycling is not as cost effective as other recyclables u 2. cost of making new aluminum is expensive by comparison to paper n Q. List two strategies to get more recycled paper? 1. _______________ 2. ______________ u 1. laws- make it illegal to throw away ex.motor oil u 2. regulation, taxes, u 3. government subsidize processing u 4. pay incentives for used paper

n n Q In the video ‘You, Me and Technology’, What were the 4 stages of technological development? Also, why did I show this video in class…..to illustrate what?

Short answer n Sustainable development (notes Monday & Tutorial 9) u what is it? development that meets the needs of the present w/out compromising the needs of future u Q. Name one thing that could be included in a measure of sustainable development? u 1. cost of environmental improvements u 2. estimated benefit of pollution control measures

From the readings (news handouts) n n Q. According to the article ‘Oil for Asia’, as discussed in class, what is one problem we may have in the future? n n a. technological interdependence n n b. we will blame the Exxon engineers for pollution of the water n n c. complementary technologies n n d. increased tension between countries n n e. all of the above

n n Q. Why do we use the QWERTY keyboard? n n a. technological momentum n n b. technological interdependence n n c. social lag n n d. complementary technologies n n e. none of the above

What can be tested (exam Friday) n Information from lecture/slides u everything up through Monday n Assigned readings related to lecture u important material from the readings as outlined in class n Study aids - Expanded version of the lecture/slides available as tutorials u nothing new is in these tutorials u they are review u can download one file from the web

Past lectures n Lesson 1 - Fri, Sept 4 Introduction u Great authority, great responsibility (HKMA) u impact of everyday technology on everyday life n Lesson 2 Mon, Sept 7 u Technological development, have we done it all? u impact of limited resources and how it affects our ability to provide technological solutions n Lesson 3 Wed, Sept 9 begin history of science and technology u Science and Technology: Old view, new view (video - stages of technological development) tutorial 1 n Lesson 4 Fri, Sept 11 u History of Science: why should we care? (video of Prof. Feynman demonstrates the need for knowing history) tutorial 2 n Lesson 5 - Mon, Sept 14 intro to tools for analysis u Loyalty and the impact of workplace decisions on society (relativity of ethics) tutorial 4

n Lesson 6 Wed, Sept 16 u Begin : Tools for analysis (primary, secondary results, social payoff/cost, social lag tutorial 5 -project teams finalized). n Lesson 7 Fri, Sept 18 u Effects of technological change (practice determining primary and secondary results tutorial 3) n Lesson 8 Mon, Sept 21 u Projects in the public sector (difficulty of predicting social payoff/social cost - tutorial 10) - distribute homework 1 n Lesson 9 Wed, Sept 23 u More tools for analysis (social lag, technological interdependence and complimentary technologies-tutorial 6) n Lesson 10 Fri, Sept 25 u Finding uses for unusable materials (analyzing recycling technologies through the use of the tools - tutorial 14) u (Mon, Sept 28, no class, Wed 30 Oral summary & Fri, Oct 2 Holiday) n Lesson 11 Mon, Oct 5 u More tools-Path Dependence and Technological Momentum (tutorial 7) & Sustainable development (social payoff/cost-tutorial 9) u Wed, Oct 7, review, Fri Oct 9, no class- Night Exam 1 in LT-B 6:30-8:10