Topic: IT AND SOCIETY

Order Instructions:

1. Using writers for and against the concept of ‘technological determinism’, assess the validity of the statement that IT is radically changing the social world. Use various IT solutions and products to illustrate your arguments. Minimum1500 Words; maximum 2,000 words. 50% of total mark for the Workbook

2. Answer A or B below:

A. Compare the digital divide in Britain with that across the world. Use the World Development Report and other surveys, cited in the lectures and seminar readings, for your empirical data. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total.

B. Is modern technology polluting the world? Support your answer with published examples. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total mark.

3. Answer A or B below:

A. Could one argue that IT is detrimental to education? Use Britain and other countries for your published examples and empirical data. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total marks

B. ‘IT is a friend of our democratic freedoms’. Discuss citing published examples from across the world. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total.

Submission Deadline Monday 22th december2011. HARVARD SYSTEM OF REFRENCING ONLY.

Using at least two books and two Websites for each question. Answer all three questions:

1. Using writers for and against the concept of ‘technological determinism’, assess the validity of the statement that IT is radically changing the social world. Use various IT solutions and products to illustrate your arguments. Minimum1500 Words; maximum 2,000 words. 50% of total mark for the Workbook.

2. Answer A or B below:

A. Compare the digital divide in Britain with that across the world. Use the World Development Report and other surveys, cited in the lectures and seminar readings, for your empirical data. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total.

B. Is modern technology polluting the world? Support your answer with published examples. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total mark.

3. Answer A or B below:

A. Could one argue that IT is detrimental to education? Use Britain and other countries for your published examples and empirical data. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total mark.

B. ‘IT is a friend of our democratic freedoms’. Discuss citing published examples from across the world. Minimum 750 words; maximum 1,000 words. 25% of total.