1. References
1.1. Dyer, John. (2009, December 27). Defining the Word “Technology” . . . Four Times. Perma. Retrieved December 23, 2022, from https://perma.cc/FV4Q-FNNC
1.2. Kumar, V., Kumar, U. & Persaud, A. Building Technological Capability Through Importing Technology: The Case of Indonesian Manufacturing Industry. The Journal of Technology Transfer 24, 81–96 (1999). https://doi-org.library.sheridanc.on.ca/10.1023/A:1007728921126
1.3. nusys. (2019, November 14). What is Technology [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px5z-dG531c
1.4. TED. (2010, February 22). Kevin Kelly tells technology’s epic story [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS1xL1qcBa4&t=431s
2. Pre-Module Thoughts
2.1. What is Technology
2.1.1. Informational
2.1.1.1. Data Analysis
2.1.1.1.1. a
2.1.2. Electronic
2.1.2.1. Computers
2.1.2.1.1. a
2.1.3. Mechanical
2.1.3.1. Robotics
2.1.3.1.1. a
2.1.4. Communication
2.1.4.1. Satellites
2.1.4.1.1. a
2.1.5. Medical
2.1.5.1. Hospital Equipment
2.1.5.1.1. a
2.1.6. Industrial
2.1.6.1. Machinery
2.1.6.1.1. Oil Rigs
3. Need for New Technology
3.1. To have sustainable energy
3.1.1. To have clean, environmentally safe energy
3.2. Improvements to healthcare
3.2.1. To help save lives
3.3. Communication
3.3.1. With applications such as Zoom, FaceTime, MS Teams, Google Duo, helps us communicate with people from around the world
3.4. Innovations
3.4.1. Better access to information
3.4.2. New technology to improve on productivity, communication, security & safety, transport, financial
4. Post-Module Thoughts
4.1. Technology has two primary components (Kumar, V., Kumar, U. & Persaud)
4.1.1. Physical Component
4.1.1.1. items such as products, tooling, equipment, blueprints, techniques, and processes
4.1.2. Informational Component
4.1.2.1. know-how in management, marketing, production, quality control, reliability, skilled labor and functional areas
4.2. Things created by humans to that can make our lives Easier & Solve problems [nusys. (2019, November 14)]
4.2.1. Indoor plumbing to get water
4.2.2. Microphones help to record sound
4.2.3. Laptops hep to get information, type papers and talk to friends
4.3. Technology is allowing us to continually reinvent ourselves and evolve [TED. (2010, February 22)]
4.3.1. Technology is everywhere from the beginning of time, it is an evolution of life
4.3.1.1. From the days of early man, technology brought stone tools
4.3.1.2. Early man invented fire which affected the ecology of grass and was used for cooking enabling us to eat food.
4.4. Technology has both good and bad consequences [TED. (2010, February 22)]
4.4.1. Nuclear energy is bad for bombs but good for sustainable nuclear energy
4.5. Technology is: Dyer, John. (2009, December 27)
4.5.1. Hardware
4.5.1.1. “technology” could be a clock, a shovel, a laptop, a belt, a thermometer, a can of root beer, a canteen, a tank, or a fake duck decoy.
4.5.2. Manufacturing
4.5.2.1. process from the people running the machines to the electrical grid powering the plant to the legislation passed that regulates the industry
4.5.3. Methodology
4.5.3.1. is the knowledge and know-how – or in Jaques Ellul’s terminology La Technique – behind all of these processes. This usage of technology does not refer to a physical product or even the physical machines used to make the product, but the routines, methods, and skills used to make modern hardware.