Presentation or Speech-Final Project Milestone/ Powerpoint

Final Project Milestone/ Powerpoint

Overview
In this course, you have explored the relationship between technology, society, and the individual. It is important to recognize the influence and impact that
emerging technology can have and what that means for individuals in all disciplines.
Technology has a pervading influence on many aspects of society, and how that is dealt with requires diverse knowledge and perspectives to investigate and
change. Across many disciplines, the ability to investigate and then articulate a plan to inspire change is often necessary to achieve personal and professional
goals. The purpose of this project is to examine the role of technology in modern society and how it impacts individuals through the development of a plan that
addresses a local or global problem relating to technology. The project is divided into four milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the
course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Three, Five, and Six. The final product will
be submitted in Module Seven.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
 IDS-403-01: Analyze the evolving role of technology in one’s discipline of study or chosen profession by investigating the influence of technology on
modern culture
 IDS-403-02: Integrate interdisciplinary approaches for determining how technology affects modern identity in personal and professional contexts
 IDS-403-03: Explain how technology influences modern society by employing appropriate research strategies
 IDS-403-04: Recommend strategies for utilizing current technology to meet personal and professional goals
 IDS-403-05: Articulate informed viewpoints on how technology shapes the world and can influence change using effective communication skills
 IDS-403-06: Assess the impact of emerging technologies on societal issues for incorporating diverse perspectives and viewpoints informed by relevant
literature and interpersonal experiences
Prompt
For this project, you will choose a local or global issue that pertains to technology. The chosen issue should also relate to one or more of the topics that have
been addressed in this course (technologies’ influence on relationships, policies and regulations, identity, gender, health, social class, etc.). In this presentation,
you will explain the issue and how it pertains to technology and provide a plan of action for addressing this issue. This plan includes recommendations for
improvements as well as strategies and a plan for implementing the recommendations. You will develop your plan as a multimedia presentation that includes an
oral component. This oral component should be audio that accompanies a PowerPoint presentation. You will be required to provide written speaker notes that
correspond with your presentation.
Be sure to support your answers with appropriate evidence. You are encouraged to conduct interviews with individuals who are involved in or affected by the
issue you are addressing, but this is not required. Relevant and appropriate research is also acceptable.
Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below. Most of the critical elements align with a particular course outcome (shown in brackets).
I. Introduction: For this part of the project, you will examine the role of technology in society and how it influences aspects of culture and the individual.
You will explore a topic that has been discussed in this course (technology’s influence on relationships, policies and regulations, identity, gender, health,
social class, etc.) to help guide your analysis.
A. Analyze how social practices have shaped technology and how technology has begun to shape social practices. In other words, how has
technology changed the everyday operations in modern societies? [IDS-403-01]
B. Analyze the influence of technology on society as a force for social change. [IDS-403-01]
C. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess how emerging technologies have brought about societal issues. [IDS-403-06]
D. Analyze how technology has influenced the behaviors and operations of individuals in your discipline of study or area of interest. In other words,
look at the influence of technology through the lens of your discipline. [IDS-403-01]
II. Issue: For this part of the project, you will introduce the issue and how it relates to technology and any of the topics that have been discussed in the
course.
A. Using appropriate research strategies, describe a social or global issue that is related to technology. [IDS-403-03]
i. What is the origin of the issue?
ii. What is the issue about?
B. Using appropriate research strategies, describe the target population of the issue. [IDS-403-03]
i. Who is impacted by the issue?
ii. What is important to know about them?
C. Using appropriate research strategies, explain how the chosen issue relates to a topic that has been discussed in this course. [IDS-403-03]
i. In other words, how can you connect the social or global issue you have chosen with a topic that has been discussed in this course?
ii. How does it inform your understanding of the issue?
D. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess how the chosen issue is impacting the target population. [IDS-403-06]
III. Plan: For this part of the project, you will offer recommendations, a plan to improve the issue, and strategies for implementing your plan.
A. Make recommendations for how the current issue could be addressed in order to minimize its impact on the target population. [IDS-403-04]
B. Explain how current technology could be used to address the chosen issue. [IDS-403-04]
i. Is there new or updated technology that could be used to address an issue associated with older or outdated technology?
ii. Could the technology associated with the chosen issue be used in different ways to address the issue?
C. Imagine you are in charge of addressing your chosen issue. What challenges will you face when implementing your plan? How would you
address those challenges? Support your answer with relevant research or diverse perspectives. [IDS-403-04]
D. Explain the strengths of your plan and why it is likely it would be successful. Be sure to support your justification with relevant research. [IDS403-06]
IV. Conclusion: For this part of the project, you will conclude your presentation by examining the role of technology in society and how it influences aspects
of culture and the individual.
A. Explain through the four lenses how use of technology has or has not shaped our interactions with other people or cultures. [IDS-403-02]
B. Using the four lenses, discuss the positive and negative aspects associated with technology.[IDS-403-02]
C. Looking through the four lenses, explain how technology impacts both your personal and professional identities. Consider how technology
impacts the day-to-day responsibilities or questions faced by practitioners in your field or discipline. [IDS-403-02]
V. Presentation: Throughout your presentation, you will be assessed on your ability to use effective multimedia communication skills to deliver your
message to your audience
A. Construct your presentation in a way that ensures the audio and visual elements are logically organized in order to convey your message to your
audience. [IDS-403-05]
B. Provide evidence in your presentation to support the importance of the chosen issue and the goals of the plan. Make sure you include citations
in appropriate APA or MLA format. [IDS-403-05]
C. Select multimedia elements to logically flow with your presentation to articulate the importance of the chosen issue and the goals of your plan.
[IDS-403-05]
i. Did you emphasize key ideas in your audio elements?
ii. Do your multimedia elements logically flow with the accompanying presentation?

In preparing your multimedia presentation for submission, remember to include Section IV of your project, which was not included in previous milestones. In this section, you will present your concluding thoughts on what is gained by studying technology. Also, be sure to review and address all of your instructor’s feedback from previous milestone submissions.
Submit your multimedia PowerPoint presentation as well as a separate Word document containing your speaker notes. The oral component of the presentation should be 8 to 12 minutes in length.

Your multimedia presentation (10 slides minimum) with audio elements must be accompanied by 6 to 8 pages of speaker notes. The notes should be submitted in a Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. The length of this presentation (including all audio elements) should be 8 to 12 minutes. Include a minimum of three relevant resources and cite them according to APA or MLA style.