Read Chapter 7
In class you will turn in the following.
- List 5 professions/jobs that have been virtually eliminated through de-skilling. List the technology that made the job obsolete.
- List the 5 most important effects (according to you) of computers in the workplace. Identify for each whether the effect is positive or negative. Overall, do you think the computer has had a positive or negative impact in the workplace? Write a paragraph to defend your position.
- List the 5 most important effects (according to you) of smart/dumb phones in the workplace. Identify for each whether the effect is positive or negative. Overall, do you think the phone has had a positive or negative impact in the workplace? Write a paragraph to defend your position.
- A number of people have predicted that the work week would shrink to 15-20 hours per week by now. Why do you think this has not happened? Write 1-2 paragraph defending your opinion, and back it up with facts when possible.
- Write a short paragraph summarizing Chapter 7 of the textbook