Title: Describe how engineering and technology have significantly influenced contemporary society and the environment.
Course: Engineering Studies (21002) > Section: Examining the Engineering Profession

Description could include such topics as

- power (e.g., electricity, nuclear technologies)
- transportation (e.g., automobile, airplane, highways)
- water supply (e.g., water purification technologies)
- electronics (e.g., transistors, diodes)
- communications (e.g., telephone, radio, television, personal computer, Internet)
- mechanization (e.g., agriculture, manufacturing)
- data management (e.g., computer technology)
- construction (e.g., high performance materials)
- natural resources (e.g., petroleum and natural gas technologies)
- environmental protection (e.g., groundwater, solid-waste processing).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How have new technologies brought new problems as well as improvements to human existence?
- How have engineering and technology affected the environment historically?
- Why must a technological system’s influence on the environment always be considered?
- Why do some cultures reject certain technologies? What are some contemporary examples of this phenomenon?