CCS Tutorial Week 2 - 17.1.13

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY TO ME IS...

-The technology triangle

ADVANTAGES:

• Makes life easier - cuts down on manual labour
• More facilities and equipments readily available
• Saves time - speedy
• High Efficiency
• Easy and fast way to communicate with people
• Finding information, playing games etc thus access to a wealth of resources

DISADVANTAGES:

• Life has become too dependent on technology
• Man's creativity and traditions have suffered a decline
• Technology has made people lazy and unwilling
• Affected social relations between people
• Creates distraction from work
• One has to be skilled enough to use the technology

I believe that Technology has made my life easier and faster in innumerable ways. However, I am too dependent on it and feel frustrated when it doesn't function at the right time. Moreover, it distracts me from my work and I end up wasting my time. Thus it is a very debatable topic.

THE MASSAGE

"Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content  the communication" - Mc Luhan, 1967.

People do not get excited by the content of the message but by the way (media) the content is delivered.

The content of any subject may be dull and uninteresting but if it is brought to the masses in a unique way, they are attracted to use the resource.

Personally, I believe that both are important. However, the media plays a more important role. We see advertisements of products daily. The products may not be of great quality themselves, but the way (medium) the add is cleverly brought in front of the public, we get influenced and forced to buy it.

QUESTIONS TO ASK IN SURVEY:

What is your age, gender, occupation?

How many hours in a day do you spend using technology?

What kind of work is done using technology?

What technology do you use the most?

and so on...

SURVEY:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9W8M6VR

RESULTS OF THE SURVEY:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/?survey_id=37701441&OPT=NEW