OCR J277 1.6.1: Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact
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Lessons that teach it
- F12.1 Impacts of technology Technology and society
Ethical, legal, cultural, environmental and privacy impacts, stakeholders, and weighing them up. - F12.2 Personal data and privacy Technology and society
What personal data is, the Data Protection Act 2018, and anonymising a log. - F12.3 Computer misuse and the law Technology and society
The Computer Misuse Act 1990, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. - F12.4 Copyright and licences Technology and society
Proprietary and open source software, common licences, and Creative Commons. - F12.5 Technology and the environment Technology and society
Making, running and disposing of devices: materials, data centres, e-waste and what helps. - F12.6 The digital divide and accessibility Technology and society
Who is shut out of technology, designing for disability, and measuring colour contrast. - F12.7 AI, robots and bias Technology and society
What AI is good for, where it goes wrong, and auditing a training set for bias. - F12.8 Technology, jobs and daily life Technology and society
Automation and work, how daily life changed, and how automatable a job is. - F12.9 Project: an impact report Technology and society
Read the trial log, anonymise it, cost its energy and carbon, and publish a report. - F13.6 Long answer questions Exam preparation
Point, because, so: a structure for discuss and evaluate questions, and a conclusion that decides.
Try it on a robot
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