ASSESSMENT 5
Essay: Read the statement/s carefully. Answer the given statement/s concisely.
1. Discuss how digital technology change society in the area of:
a. Business - Digital technology empowers people to share knowledge and advice
Instantaneously and set up an online shop or website at a low cost, dramatically lowering the
barriers to starting a business. As such, ICT maturity is closely linked to economic growth. ICT
helps to increase productivity in business with the use of social Media platforms for
marketing and promotion. The use of websites now allowed companies to develop new and
cheaper ways of offering customers with opportunities of buying goods and services at their
convenient time and enhance the level of customer service. Online platforms have been the
marketplace where people can transact and communicate.
b. Job - Digital technology generates substantial changes in the composition of the labor market
as jobs that require certain skill sets are replaced by a combination of technology and higher
skilled labor, or even completely automated. At the same time, digitalization yields
opportunities by creating employment in new and existing industries, with greater job-to-job
mobility facilitated by online job search tools. The digital economy also
fundamentally changes the nature of work for many people, with fewer jobs exerting physical
demands on workers but more jobs placing an emotional strain on desk-workers.
New jobs in ICT and in other sectors become available.
c. Health - Digitalization can affect people’s health status through the emergence of new
physical and mental health risks and through its impact on the health-care delivery
system. Health risks associated with the digital transformations include mental health problems
associated with the extreme use of digital technologies, especially among children and
teenagers and the crowding out of other activities such as physical exercise. Health-
care delivery is also affected by new digital technologies, such as electronic records,
new treatment options, telecare, and teleconsultation. An important aspect of digitalization
concerns the production and use of medical data to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
health systems. As a caveat, the exchange and use of medical and health data must meet high
data protection and data security standards, considering its sensitivity. How and where care is
delivered is also affected by digital innovations, which challenges the traditional role of care
providers, with implications for interactions among care providers and between providers and
patients. The effects of these changes in healthcare delivery of health inequalities are potentially
large, but also less well documented. Extreme use of digital technologies may have negative
mental health effects. The effects of mobile phones, video games, and the pervasiveness of
ubiquitous screens on the mental health of children and teenagers have drawn
significant attention in the public debate because they may present risks of addiction. Extreme
Internet use, defined as children who spend more than 6 hours on the Internet outside of
school, is becoming more common among children and teenagers, with time spent online by 15-
year-olds increasing by about 40 minutes between 2012 and 2015 on average.
d. Lifestyle - The emergence of Internet, World Wide Web, mobile cell phones, digital television,
and several other new electronic devices pertaining information and communication
technologies (ICTs) are opening a fresh passageway for transforming the way we live, work,
learn, communicate and also provides a strategic opportunity of diverse and significant social
, and economic benefits to people across the globe. These technologies enabled people to
communicate information easily and rapidly. Digital Technology became prevalent and
widely used around the world. Information can be accessed easily especially with the use of
the internet. House chores and jobs are getting automated with the help of machines and
equipment. Mobile phones became very useful in every area of life like in education,
entertainment, jobs, etc. Digital technologies have radically changed the way people work,
consume, and communicate over a short period of time.
e. Entertainment - With the advent of new technologies, the world of entertainment is
constantly evolving. Digital broadcasting has completely changed the way we
experience television and radio. Cinema can now be found at the comfort of your home through
applications such as Netflix, iFlix, etc. We get entertained by the content that we see on
Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Computer gaming has also been an important
influence in the development of graphical interfaces. Technology has been at the forefront of
changes in production and distribution of music. We can now listen to music and podcasts using
Spotify. These are some of the many technologies we use for entertainment that arise in the
Digital Age.
f. Education - The impact of ICT on teachers, trainers, learners, researchers and the entire
education society is tremendous. It is changing the way of the education delivery system in the
world by enhancing access to information for all. It also ensures effective and inclusive
education. ICT supports the concept of open learning where the thrust is upon enhanced
student access and the development of student autonomy. It assists teachers and helps explain
core content concepts and addresses misconceptions. It acts as a stimulant and fosters
analytical thinking and interdisciplinary studies. It networks learner with the peers and experts
and develops a collaborative atmosphere. It plays the role of a guide and mentor by providing
tailor made instructions to meet individual needs. Online learning facilitates learning through
digital mode. With the help of multimedia, it enhances the effectiveness of teaching-
learning and hence proves crucial for early learners, slow learners and differently abled
learners. Modern ICT tools not only deliver the content but also replicate formal learning
experience via virtual learning. The intention of virtual classrooms is to extend the structure
and services that accompany formal education programs from the physical environment
to learners. ICT also addresses the need of mobile learning. It offers independent space and
flexibility that comes from working away from the learning institute or tutor. It
makes education accessible to all, irrespective of geographical barriers or resource constraints.
Digital technologies can unlock new learning opportunities in the classroom by giving students
access to a wider range of resources, by complementing the teacher in learning
processes (computer-assisted learning) and by providing other advantages to students, such as
access to motivational and informational resources associated with access to tertiary education
programs.
2. Differentiate Technological Determinism and Social Constructivism. Elaborate and give
concrete examples.
Technological Determinism is the theory which strongly believes that technology shapes the culture,
values, social structures of a society. The main reason why society progresses is because of the
Essay: Read the statement/s carefully. Answer the given statement/s concisely.
1. Discuss how digital technology change society in the area of:
a. Business - Digital technology empowers people to share knowledge and advice
Instantaneously and set up an online shop or website at a low cost, dramatically lowering the
barriers to starting a business. As such, ICT maturity is closely linked to economic growth. ICT
helps to increase productivity in business with the use of social Media platforms for
marketing and promotion. The use of websites now allowed companies to develop new and
cheaper ways of offering customers with opportunities of buying goods and services at their
convenient time and enhance the level of customer service. Online platforms have been the
marketplace where people can transact and communicate.
b. Job - Digital technology generates substantial changes in the composition of the labor market
as jobs that require certain skill sets are replaced by a combination of technology and higher
skilled labor, or even completely automated. At the same time, digitalization yields
opportunities by creating employment in new and existing industries, with greater job-to-job
mobility facilitated by online job search tools. The digital economy also
fundamentally changes the nature of work for many people, with fewer jobs exerting physical
demands on workers but more jobs placing an emotional strain on desk-workers.
New jobs in ICT and in other sectors become available.
c. Health - Digitalization can affect people’s health status through the emergence of new
physical and mental health risks and through its impact on the health-care delivery
system. Health risks associated with the digital transformations include mental health problems
associated with the extreme use of digital technologies, especially among children and
teenagers and the crowding out of other activities such as physical exercise. Health-
care delivery is also affected by new digital technologies, such as electronic records,
new treatment options, telecare, and teleconsultation. An important aspect of digitalization
concerns the production and use of medical data to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
health systems. As a caveat, the exchange and use of medical and health data must meet high
data protection and data security standards, considering its sensitivity. How and where care is
delivered is also affected by digital innovations, which challenges the traditional role of care
providers, with implications for interactions among care providers and between providers and
patients. The effects of these changes in healthcare delivery of health inequalities are potentially
large, but also less well documented. Extreme use of digital technologies may have negative
mental health effects. The effects of mobile phones, video games, and the pervasiveness of
ubiquitous screens on the mental health of children and teenagers have drawn
significant attention in the public debate because they may present risks of addiction. Extreme
Internet use, defined as children who spend more than 6 hours on the Internet outside of
school, is becoming more common among children and teenagers, with time spent online by 15-
year-olds increasing by about 40 minutes between 2012 and 2015 on average.
d. Lifestyle - The emergence of Internet, World Wide Web, mobile cell phones, digital television,
and several other new electronic devices pertaining information and communication
technologies (ICTs) are opening a fresh passageway for transforming the way we live, work,
learn, communicate and also provides a strategic opportunity of diverse and significant social
, and economic benefits to people across the globe. These technologies enabled people to
communicate information easily and rapidly. Digital Technology became prevalent and
widely used around the world. Information can be accessed easily especially with the use of
the internet. House chores and jobs are getting automated with the help of machines and
equipment. Mobile phones became very useful in every area of life like in education,
entertainment, jobs, etc. Digital technologies have radically changed the way people work,
consume, and communicate over a short period of time.
e. Entertainment - With the advent of new technologies, the world of entertainment is
constantly evolving. Digital broadcasting has completely changed the way we
experience television and radio. Cinema can now be found at the comfort of your home through
applications such as Netflix, iFlix, etc. We get entertained by the content that we see on
Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Computer gaming has also been an important
influence in the development of graphical interfaces. Technology has been at the forefront of
changes in production and distribution of music. We can now listen to music and podcasts using
Spotify. These are some of the many technologies we use for entertainment that arise in the
Digital Age.
f. Education - The impact of ICT on teachers, trainers, learners, researchers and the entire
education society is tremendous. It is changing the way of the education delivery system in the
world by enhancing access to information for all. It also ensures effective and inclusive
education. ICT supports the concept of open learning where the thrust is upon enhanced
student access and the development of student autonomy. It assists teachers and helps explain
core content concepts and addresses misconceptions. It acts as a stimulant and fosters
analytical thinking and interdisciplinary studies. It networks learner with the peers and experts
and develops a collaborative atmosphere. It plays the role of a guide and mentor by providing
tailor made instructions to meet individual needs. Online learning facilitates learning through
digital mode. With the help of multimedia, it enhances the effectiveness of teaching-
learning and hence proves crucial for early learners, slow learners and differently abled
learners. Modern ICT tools not only deliver the content but also replicate formal learning
experience via virtual learning. The intention of virtual classrooms is to extend the structure
and services that accompany formal education programs from the physical environment
to learners. ICT also addresses the need of mobile learning. It offers independent space and
flexibility that comes from working away from the learning institute or tutor. It
makes education accessible to all, irrespective of geographical barriers or resource constraints.
Digital technologies can unlock new learning opportunities in the classroom by giving students
access to a wider range of resources, by complementing the teacher in learning
processes (computer-assisted learning) and by providing other advantages to students, such as
access to motivational and informational resources associated with access to tertiary education
programs.
2. Differentiate Technological Determinism and Social Constructivism. Elaborate and give
concrete examples.
Technological Determinism is the theory which strongly believes that technology shapes the culture,
values, social structures of a society. The main reason why society progresses is because of the
