1. Today: Exam review Week 6, October 7, 1998 Week 6, October 7, 1998 Dr. Vincent Duffy - IEEM http://www-ieem.ust.hk/dfaculty/duffy/111 email: vduffy@ust.hk SOSC 111 - Science Technology and Society

2. administrative n For those who did oral presentation, please leave a copy of your slides for me (sometime this week) n Exam 1 u Friday, October 9 u 6:30pm-8:10pm u venue : LT-B

4. Sample Multiple choice n n 9. Why are there problems with public projects such as the Tsing Ma bridge? n n a. engineers were advocates for science and technology. n n b. engineering analysis is too difficult to understand. n n c. motivation by profits makes industry ignore society n n d. the dual nature of science and technology led to incorrect evaluations of the contractors n n e. none of the above

5. Short answer n Sustainable development (notes Monday & Tutorial 9) u what is it? development that meets the needs of the present w/out compromising the needs of future u (without harm to future generations). u Q. Name one thing that could be included in a measure of sustainable development? u 1. cost of environmental improvements u 2. estimated benefit of pollution control measures

6. Multiple choice n What happened at Patten Lake? u (see notes & Tutorial 9) n Q. What is a likely reason for no fish age 2-5 years old? n A.pollution killed the 2,3,4 & 5 year old fish? n B. The young ones were not quick enough to get away from fishermen? n C. Something was effecting fertility of fish n D. All of the above

7. Possible short answer question n Q. Sustainable development. How would you discuss it in relation to social payoff and social cost? –Payoffs- economic development - housing, roads, sewers and water mains, extended water and waste treatment –extensions to hospitals, fire stations, new schools, libraries –Costs- –Costs- such as cost of reforestation, or pollution control measures, environmental protection, eg. Costs of IS0 14000 acid rain, deforestation, air pollution in cities, london killer fog, fish in Patten Lake 11

8. 1 multiple choice & 1 short answer n n Q. In the video about Prof. Feynman from Cal Tech, he says… n n a. names are important b. history is fundamentally irrelevant c. technology should not invade privacy d. work with enthusiasm e. all of the above n short answer: What does he mean by this?

9. Short answers (see notes & Tutorial 14) n Q. List two reasons why not so much paper is recycled but a lot of aluminum is recycled? u 1. paper recycling is not as cost effective as other recyclables u 2. cost of making new aluminum is expensive by comparison to paper n Q. List two strategies to get more recycled paper? 1. _______________ 2. ______________ u 1. laws- make it illegal to throw away ex.motor oil u 2. regulation, taxes, u 3. government subsidize processing u 4. pay incentives for used paper

10. n n Q In the video ‘You, Me and Technology’, What were the 4 stages of technological development? Also, why did I show this video in class…..to illustrate what?

11. Short answer n Sustainable development (notes Monday & Tutorial 9) u what is it? development that meets the needs of the present w/out compromising the needs of future u Q. Name one thing that could be included in a measure of sustainable development? u 1. cost of environmental improvements u 2. estimated benefit of pollution control measures

12. From the readings (news handouts) n n Q. According to the article ‘Oil for Asia’, as discussed in class, what is one problem we may have in the future? n n a. technological interdependence n n b. we will blame the Exxon engineers for pollution of the water n n c. complementary technologies n n d. increased tension between countries n n e. all of the above

13. n n Q. Why do we use the QWERTY keyboard? n n a. technological momentum n n b. technological interdependence n n c. social lag n n d. complementary technologies n n e. none of the above

14. What can be tested (exam Friday) n Information from lecture/slides u everything up through Monday n Assigned readings related to lecture u important material from the readings as outlined in class n Study aids - Expanded version of the lecture/slides available as tutorials u nothing new is in these tutorials u they are review u can download one file from the web

15. Past lectures n Lesson 1 - Fri, Sept 4 Introduction u Great authority, great responsibility (HKMA) u impact of everyday technology on everyday life n Lesson 2 Mon, Sept 7 u Technological development, have we done it all? u impact of limited resources and how it affects our ability to provide technological solutions n Lesson 3 Wed, Sept 9 begin history of science and technology u Science and Technology: Old view, new view (video - stages of technological development) tutorial 1 n Lesson 4 Fri, Sept 11 u History of Science: why should we care? (video of Prof. Feynman demonstrates the need for knowing history) tutorial 2 n Lesson 5 - Mon, Sept 14 intro to tools for analysis u Loyalty and the impact of workplace decisions on society (relativity of ethics) tutorial 4

16. n Lesson 6 Wed, Sept 16 u Begin : Tools for analysis (primary, secondary results, social payoff/cost, social lag tutorial 5 -project teams finalized). n Lesson 7 Fri, Sept 18 u Effects of technological change (practice determining primary and secondary results tutorial 3) n Lesson 8 Mon, Sept 21 u Projects in the public sector (difficulty of predicting social payoff/social cost - tutorial 10) - distribute homework 1 n Lesson 9 Wed, Sept 23 u More tools for analysis (social lag, technological interdependence and complimentary technologies-tutorial 6) n Lesson 10 Fri, Sept 25 u Finding uses for unusable materials (analyzing recycling technologies through the use of the tools - tutorial 14) u (Mon, Sept 28, no class, Wed 30 Oral summary & Fri, Oct 2 Holiday) n Lesson 11 Mon, Oct 5 u More tools-Path Dependence and Technological Momentum (tutorial 7) & Sustainable development (social payoff/cost-tutorial 9) u Wed, Oct 7, review, Fri Oct 9, no class- Night Exam 1 in LT-B 6:30-8:10