Chapter 6: Work

Name: Adam J. Medina Class time: 12pm
KEEP THIS TO 1-3 – PAGES LONG (EXCLUDING REFERENCE PAGE)

Author: Sara Baase
Date of Publication: 2008
Book: A Gift of Fire
Sections read: Chapter 6 Work: 6.1-6.3

1. (Knowledge)Tell three interesting elements of this chapter:
a. Something interesting about this chapter is how technology is not only used to work smarter and efficiently but how scary it is to say that we might lose our jobs to computers.
b. Something that I found interesting was how at first people argued that spending money on computers was a waste and a decrease in efficiency.
c. Something else that was interesting was how the main cause of losing jobs is the very same thing that is giving more and more people jobs.

2. (Comprehension) Summarize what is being discussed within this chapter?

This chapter is about how people are scared to losing their jobs to new technology and how the new technology is also giving jobs. It also discuss about getting jobs, work ethics and answers the millions of questions we have about work force and technology.



3. (Application)Name a specific example or NEW solution for this type of problem/similar situation in society or that you have experienced – BE SPECIFIC AND EXPLAIN?

An example of this would be, bank tellers being replaced by ATMs’. Baase mentions this in section 6.2.1 and explains that bank tellers dropped by 37% between 1983 and 1993 (Baase pg. 309)




4. (Analysis)Address ANY that apply. How can you compare one of the situations in this chapter to something that does not relate to computers, technology, or the Internet? Be sure to reference the chapter and your solution. What ideas NEW can you add to the issue that is being presented within the reading? Try to connect what you have by reading this article and how it applies to the stages in Bloom's taxonomy in 2 full sentences.
Reading this chapter I realized that people in the world since the beginning of time has always used technology and that is never going to change, technology is always evolving and that is not going to stop. This is allowing me to realize that jobs and the workforce won’t be able to function efficiently without the use of technology and they feel as if they would waist more money on the employees. (Baase pg. 313)




5. (Synthesis) Address all that apply. Do you agree with what is being said within the article (Why/Why not? Back up with FACTS)? What new conclusions can you draw about this (or other topics) after reading this material?

I honestly agree with what Baase is saying throughout the whole chapter, about jobs being removed because of technology and how technology is giving jobs to the people who need to use them and I conclude that this is something that will continue to happen and it will not stop, it will just get worse to where people aren’t getting employed to work with technology but instead being replaced overall.



6. (Evaluation) Address all that apply. Judge whether or not this topic is relevant in today’s society? Evaluate why you are viewing the topic in this manner based on your experiences. What ethical evaluations (see Chap1-1.4 for exp of Ethics) or decisions were made/can be assumed from this chapter? What new ideas will you make after reading this chapter?
This topic is very much relevant in today’s society because from a first-hand point of view I noticed that major owned corporations especially those that are privately owned hire people for technological purposes and lay off people due to what they call a recession which we haven’t been in for quite some time now, or to “slow business”, when the business is never slow, just growing with customers.






References

A Gift of Fire: Sara Baase chapter 6 Work
Pages 309 and 313