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WELCOME TO
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Hum 4147
Technology, Environment and Society
Faruque Ahmed Haolader, PhD
Professor (and former Head), TVE Department, IUT

Creating Global Citizens Rooted with Islamic Values

Technology, Environment & Society

Course Learning Outcomes (COs)
After completing the course student will be able to
CO1: Explain the interdependency among technology, environment, society, and sustainable
development;
CO2: Explain the current state and trends of technological growth, its contribution to human
development and its use as an instrument of change in the 21st century;
CO3: Assess the impact of technology on environment and the impact of the environment
upon human changes in the global climates;
CO4: Identify the environment friendly technologies, inc. renewable energy and
environments and explain how they are environment friendly.
CO5: Identify the major hazards of industry and illustrate the ways
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to improve the working
conditions in the industry and society.
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Course Contents
• Definition of terminology – technology, environment, society and
development; Inter-dependence of technology, environment, society
and development;
• Growth of technologies and its contribution to human development;
Current state of technology and its future use as an instrument of
change in twenty first century;
• Impact of technology upon the environment, impact of the environment
upon human changes in the global climates;
• Environment friendly technology, Technology and development;
Renewable energy and environments;
• Technology and environment hazards, its remedy. Major hazards of
industry. The improvement of working conditions in the industry.

Technology, Environment & Society

Engineering and Technical education
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Cultural

Humanities Arts

Engineering is
Physical

Science Engineering the discipline focused on

creating our physical world.
Study Create
Projection of different disciplines onto a plane defined by ‘cultural’ vs. ‘physical’ and
‘study’ vs. ‘create’.
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Introduction
‘What do we envisage the
engineers/technologists of
the 21st century ought to
be like’?

‘What competences
(knowledge, skills, attitudes)
should they possess’?

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 (the study and knowledge of)

the practical, especially industrial, use
of scientific discoveries:
i.e. computer/medical/space technology.
 the methods for
using scientific discoveries for practical purposes,
 esp. in industry
 the use
of scientific knowledge or processes in business,
 industry, manufacturing, etc.:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_and_society 4
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What is technology?
The term technology, a combination of the
Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos,
“word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse
Technology is on the arts, both fine and applied.
the application of scientific knowledge
to the practical aims of human life or,
as it is sometimes phrased,
to the change and manipulation of the human environment.
Is Internet technology "making us stupid"?
What is the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology on society?
https://www.britannica.com/technology/history-of-technology
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Definitions from Oxford Languages

 the surroundings or conditions in which a

person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Ex. "survival in an often hostile environment"

 the natural world, as a whole or in a particular

geographical area, especially as affected by
human activity.
Ex. "the impact of pesticides on the environment"
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Environment (NATURE)
 the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals,
and plants live:
i.e. We're not doing enough to protect the environment from pollution.

Environment (SURROUNDINGS)
 the conditions that you live or work in and the way that
they influence how you feel or how effectively
you can work:
Studies show that
if a working environment is pleasant, productivity increases.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/environment
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Q: Watch these Videos and describe how technology and environment are
interdependent to each other. Does technology change the ways of living/
lifestyle? Explain How?
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Environment most often refers to:

Natural environment/Biophysical environment,
referring respectively to all living and non-living things
occurring naturally and the physical and biological
factors along with their chemical interactions that
affect an organism or a group of organisms
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Society (PEOPLE)
 a large group of people who live together in
an organized way, making decisions about how to do things
and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in
a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to
as a society
i.e.We must also consider the needs of the younger/older members of society.
 people considered as a group, or
a group of people who live together in
a particular social system:
i.e. Societies change over the course of time.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/society
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_and_society

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Assignment 2:
Explain how technology, environment, society and development are
inter-dependent to each other.

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History of Technology Timeline
3.3 million years ago: The first tools
6000 BCE: Irrigation
4000 BCE: Sailing
850 CE: Gunpowder

1 million years ago: Fire 1455: Printing

1200 BCE: Iron 1765: Steam engine
950: Windmill 1804: Railways
1044: Compass
1250–1300: Mechanical clock

https://www.britannica.com/story/history-of-technology-timeline

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