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Science, technology & engineering

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As knowledge, social & professional activities

Assignment Question 1. Explain science, technology and engineering as body of knowledge, social activities and professional activities. Webs Resources

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Effect of technological growth

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Rapid technological growth and depletion of resources, reports of club of Rome Limits of growth, sustainable development

Assignment Question 1. How rapid technological growth depleting resources? 2. What is Club of Rome report? Discuss in detail with diagram. 3. What do you mean by limits of growth? 4. Define sustainable development and its importance. 5. What are the features of sustainable development? Discuss in detail. What are the criticism of sustainable development? Webs Resources

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Energy crisis
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Renewable energy resources, environmental degradation and pollution Ecofriendly technologies, environmental regulations, environmental ethics
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What is energy crisis? What are its causes? How it can be tackled? Write an essay on energy crisis in India. What is environmental degradation? What are the effects? What is environmental pollution? How it differs from degradation? Define eco friendly technologies and various types. What is environmental ethics? Discuss the various approaches to environmental ethics. What are the issues in environmental ethics? 8. Discuss various environmental laws.
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Appropriate technology movement of Schumacher

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Explanation and later developments

Assignment Question 1. What are appropriate technologies? What are intermediate technologies? 2. What are the guidelines that support appropriate technologies? Discuss the examples of appropriate technologies. 3. Write an essay on appropriate technology movement. Webs Resources

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Technology and developing nations

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Problem of technology transfer Technology assessment and impact analysis

Assignment Question 1. What are the technological problems of developing countries? What are the solutions to the problems of technology of developing nations? 2. What are the technological constraints of developing countries? What are the solutions to that problem? 3. Do you think that developing nations should follow the path of self-reliance regarding technological development? 4. What is technology transfer? What are the problems associated with transfer of technology? 5. Discuss the impact of technology in various fields. 6. What is technology assessment impact analysis? Discuss the various domains of that. Webs Resources

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Problem of technology transfer Technology assessment and impact analysis

Problem of man machine interactions, impact of assembly line and automation, human centered technology

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1. Why human operators are assuming added importance in recent times? How these human operators can be managed humanly? 2. What are the benefits of man machine interactions? What are the problems of man machine interactions? 3. How man machine interactions can be made healthy and fruitful? 4. What is assembly line? Discuss its benefits and problems. 5. What is automation? Discuss the benefits and problems. 6. What is the purpose of human centered technology? How technology can be made human centered?
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Ethics of profession
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Engineering profession: Ethical issues in engineering practice. Conflicts between business demands and professional ideals. Social and ethical Responsibilities of Technologists. Codes of professional ethics. Whistle blowing and beyond. Case studies

Assignment Question 1. What do you mean by professional ethics? What are the competencies of professionals? 2. What are the current problems with ethics? Should professional demonstrate their professional responsibility while dealing with these ethical questions? 3. Why there is a conflict between business demands and professional ethics? How this conflict can be resolved? 4. What are the conflicting demands of business? Discuss the ways of resolving different conflicting demands of business. 5. What are the responsibilities of technologists towards different stakeholders? 6. Discuss the responsibility of science that has emerged over a period of time. 7. What are the engineering ethics? Discuss various cannons and principles of engineering ethics. 8. What is whistle blowing? What are the perceptions about whistle blowers? When whistle blowing is right and appropriate? 9. What is the role of whistle blowers? Discuss the potential risks to them? Discuss the cases as examples. Webs Resources

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Profession and Value Crisis in contemporary society Human Values Nature of values: Value Spectrum of a good life, Psychological values: Integrated personality; mental health Societal values: The modern search for a good society, justice, democracy, secularism, rule of law; values in Indian Constitution Aesthetic values: Perception and enjoyment of beauty, simplicity, clarity Moral and ethical values: Nature of moral judgments; canons of ethics; Ethics of virtue; ethics of duty; ethics of responsibility
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Write a note on deteriorating values in society. What do you mean by value crisis in Indian society? Define values and ethics. Why there is a need for values? What is value education? Discuss the contents and guidelines of value education. What is integrated personality? What do you mean by sound mental health? Why is it important for any professional? What is justice? Discuss the various types of justice. What is democracy? Write a note on secularism and democracy. Discuss the values contained in Indian constitution. Do you find contrast between theory and practice regarding values contained in Indian Constitution? What is an aesthetic value? What are the roles of aesthetic values in science and engineering? What are the implications of living according to universal values? What is virtue? What are the various virtues? Do virtues have any relationship with science and technology?
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