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C. TECHNOLOGY,THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
C1. TechnologyandtheEnvironment
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 identify harmful effects of computer use on the environment (e.g., resources used and wastes created during production; disposal of old computers in landfill);
C1.2 identify government agencies and commu- nity partners that provide resources and guid- ance for environmentally sound production, use, and recycling of computer equipment (e.g., recycling centres that accept old computers and/or batteries, companies that recycle printer cartridges or refurbish computers for resale).
C2. TechnologyandSociety
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 identify some of the effects of the develop- ment of computer technology on society (e.g., cheaper and faster communication in a“global village”; almost instant access to information; changes in the nature of work; telecommuting; easily accessible means of recording and maintaining knowledge and traditions of minority cultures);
C2.2 describe how computers are used in various occupations (e.g., engineering calculations, archi- tectural drawings, customer tracking and business data collection, navigation of airplanes and ships), and what work in these occupations would be like without computers.
C1. identify harmful effects of the widespread use of computers and associated technologies on the environment, as well as agencies that reduce these effects;
C2. identify effects of the widespread use of computers and associated technologies on society.
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