main module 4 socio-technology cvt georgiki anaptixi

Main Module 4SOCIO-TECHNOLOGY

CVT GEORGIKI ANAPTIXI

Main Module 4Socio - Technology

Structure – Main module 4

Submodule: 1

Environmental Systems I

Aries Formazione (Historical Aspects of Technology) CVT Georgki Anaptixi (Socio-

technological Systems)

Submodule: 2

Environmental Systems II

CVT Georgiki Anaptixi (i-Environmental Systems

ii-Evaluation of Consequences)

• Κnowledge of sociotechnology and its impact to society.

• To be able to analyze a problem of a socio-technology system in a changeable environment with the direct consequences.

• Recognition and understanding of ethics and sociotechnology challenges.

• To be able to gain new ideas, opinions and ability of evaluation for new problems in modern society.

Objectives of Socio-technological systems – Module 1

• Acquisition of knowledge for sociotechnology systems, society, communication, industry, environment, cooperative strategies, media technology and consequences in new conditions.

• Skills for recognition of new systems and their consequences to environment and society.

• Living with the diversity and its prosperous challenges for a creative society.

• Taking an equal attitude towards now socio-technology systems.

• Stimulating creativity, innovation and modernization as a way of self-improvement.

Learning outcomes of Socio-technological systems

Structure - Module

Module 1Socio-technological systems

Lecture 1:Socio-technology

& Society


and new challenges

Object oriented thematically enclosed list of subjects

(submodules):

• Socio-technology• Society• Groups structure in Society• Macro-environment of Society• Socio-technology and science• Socio-technology and communication• Ethics and Socio-technology• Industry and Socio-technology• Environment• Socio-technology systems• Socio-technology challenges• Cooperative strategies• Media technology and society• Consequences

Submodules

Compulsory

Elective

• Socio-technology

• Society

• Groups structure in Society

• Macro-environment of Society

• Socio-technology and science

• Socio-technology and communication

• Ethics and Socio-technology

• Industry and Socio-technology

• Environment

• Socio-technology systems

• Socio-technology challenges

• Cooperative strategies

• Media technology and society

• Consequences

Module 1Socio-technology

Systems


and new challenges


& Society

Compulsory

• Semester 7

Lecture 10

Recite 10

Homework 25

Other (Exercise) 5

Total 50

Teaching Methods (Student Workload)

2 Credits

Midterm Exams 20%

Homework 15%

Other (Exercises) 15%

Final Exam 50%

Total 100%

Assessment criteria

Sub-modules and contents

Sociotechnology • The field of the sociotechnology• Terminology• Different aspects

Society• What is society• Connected group in society• Societal goal• Interactions


Groups structure in Society

• Aspects of structure• Conditions of structure• Different subjects

Macro-environment of Society

• Social segment• Economic segment• Political segment• Technological segment

Sociotechnology and science

• Technology what includes.• What offers sociotechnology to science.• How sociotechnology shapes and is shaped by general environment.

Sociotechnology and communication

• Communication and its important.• Consequences of communication.• Types of communication.• Knowledge and how it is obtained.


Ethics and sociotechnology

• What is ethics.• Its importance to new technology and society.• Technological literacy.• Abilities that a person must have in order to be able to manage an analysis.

Industry and Sociotechnology • Industry and new world.

• Consequences of the development.• Creation of new society.


Environment • Environment and impacts to social life.• Principles for word development sustainability.• Importance of its protection.


Socio-technology systems

• What is a socio-technology system.• Importance of the socio-technology systems.• Characteristics of socio-technology systems.

Sociotechnology challenges

• Aims of challenges.• Threats of knowledge. • Knowledge strategy.

Cooperative strategies

• Necessity of cooperative strategies.• Responsibility of organizations.• Dimension of “central-decentralised orientation”.• Dimension of “human factor orientation”.


Media technology and society

• Media technology and affects to society.• Importance of media technology.• Its impact to culture and civilization.• Attitudes, behavior and feelings that create.


Development of media technology

Evolution of society

New information systems & techniques, media

Creation of new ideas, opinions, status

Example

New norms for society, evolution of current conditions

Connection between media technology and society

Consequences • Improvement the quality of life.• Improvement of communication.• Impact on personal organization. • Enhanced productivity and creativity.• Creation of new jobs more profitable.• Change of culture.• Social changes.• Society collaborative opportunities.• Division of people.• People are depended on technology.



Flexible work environment (Good relations among employers and employee)

More Internal intention for

work

Increase of productivity and creativity (Better results in personal and business level)

Fig 11: Relation between technology and productivity / creativity

Bibliografical References

• Koulougliotis D. N, (1992) “Business and Society – Its Social Character”.• Bogia – Karteri, K, (1997) “Corporate communication”.• O’Hair, D, Friedrich, W, G, & Shaver, D, L,. “Strategic Communication in

Business and the Profession” Third edition.• Post, E, J, Frederick, C, W, Lawrence, A, T, & Weber, J, (1996) “Business and

Society”.• Masutti , O, (2001) “Impact of IT on society in the new century”• Sheldon, A, (1999) “The Cultural Impact of Computer Technology”.• Defleur, M., D' Antonio, w., Defleur, L., (1973). “Sociology: Human Society”.

Publisher: Foresman and Company.• Brom, L., & Selznick, P.(1973). “Sociology: A Text With Adapted Reading”.

Publisher: Harper & Row. • Arvanitidis, A, P, (2006) “A framework of socioeconomic organizations:

redefining original institutional economics along critical realist philosophical lines”.

• Dascal, M, & Dror, I, E, (2005) “The impact of cognitive technologies”• Background paper to the European Union Presidency Conference for a better

quality of work (Brussels, 20-21 September 2001) “The impact of new forms of work organization on working conditions and health”.

• Michelle Maiese (2003) “The Necessity of Social Structural Change”• E-Learning Engine, LLC (2006) “Knowledge management”.• O’Mahony, M, Robinson, C, & Vecchi, M, (2003) “The Impact of ICT on the

Demand for Skilled Labour: A cross-country comparison”.• Social Justice Committee http://s-j-c.net/English/SandT/sociotech.html

http://s-j-c.net/English/SandT/sociotech.html

Main Module 4SOCIO-TECHNOLOGY

CVT GEORGIKI ANAPTIXI

Module 2Environmental systems II

Module 2Environmental Systems II

Structure – Module 2

Submodule: 1

Environmental Systems

CVT Georgki Anaptixi

Submodule: 2

Evaluation of Consequences

CVT Georgiki Anaptixi

• Impartment of theoretical knowledge and practical skills about environmental systems.

• Appropriate knowledge about ecology and society, ecosystem and energy transformation.

• Provision of information about the ecosystem and its development, and for environmental management systems.

• Accountability for protection of environment – society and conformation with the environmental rules.

Objectives of Environmemtal Systems – Submodule 1

• Installation of sufficient professional ability for ecology thinking and new attitudes in new environmental conditions.

• Increase of personal creativity for using new types of energy.

• Development of ability to take initiatives in the area of environmental systems.

• Provision of supplementary and specialized knowledge and skills in order to equip them appropriately for the effective execution of their duties.

Learning outcomes of Environmemtal Systems

Structure - submodule

Submodule 1Environmental Systems

Lecture 1:Ecology and Ecosystem

Lecture 2:Environmental Management Systems and protection of environment


(submodules):

• Ecology and Society• Ecosystem• Energy information• Ecosystem development• Environmental Management Systems• Protection of environment and

society• Rules for soil protection

Submodules

Compulsory

Elective

• Ecology and Society

• Ecosystem

• Energy Transformation

• Ecosystem Development

• Environmental Management Systems

• Protection of Environment and Society

• Rules for soil protection

Submodule 1Environmental

Systems

Lecture 2:Environmental Management Systems and protection of environment

Lecture 1:Ecology and Ecosystem

Compulsory

• Semester 7

Lecture 10

Recite 10

Homework 30

Total 50


2 Credits

Midterm Exams 30%

Homework 20%

Final Exam 50%

Total 100%

Assessment criteria

Ecology and Society

• What is ecology.• Interactive relation between human and environment.• Connection between climate changes and social-ecological problems.• Balance between human society and environment.• Ecological systems and their dynamics to society.


Picture 1: Ecosystem and new technologies

Ecosystem Air, climate, weather

Thermosphere

Mesosphere

Stratosphee

Land

Water


Ecosystem Energy

Nuclear energy

Hydrogen

Biomass

Geothermal energy

Water energy

Wind energy

Solar energy

Food chain


Picture 3: Wind turbines that produce electricity in Nafplio - Greece

Fig 4: Operation of a photovoltaic system

Energy Transformation

• What is energy transformation.• Characteristics of energy transformation.• Elements participated to this process.


Ecosystem Development

• Terminology of ecosystem development and its parameters.• Changes occur in major structural and functional characteristics of a developing ecosystem.

Environment Management Systems

• Approach of environment management systems.• ISO.• Aspects of environment management systems.• ISO 14000.• ISO 14001.• Commitment and policy.• Planning.• Implementation.• Measurements and evaluation.• Review and improvement


Primary environmental

inspection

Organization and responsibilities

Catalogue of effects

Evaluation of effects

Catalogue with legislation

Aims and objectives

Plan of environmental management

Manual of environmental management

Operative control

Files

Inspections

Reviews

Politic

Fig 7. Cycle of an Environmental Management System

Protection of environment and society

• Protection of environment and society through new technology.• Wild birds and mammals.• Honey bees.• Other beneficial insects.• Livestock.


Rules for soil protection

• Waste disposal.• Contaminated land.• Water pollution.• Soil Fertility.• Biological activity.• Soil acidity.• Soil nutrient content.• Degradation.


Example: There are some regulations that the factories and big enterprises have to compromise with in order to eliminate the contamination. On the other hand there are centers for these reasons so as to destroy the wastes without pollute the environment (Spain and other European countries). In addition in agriculture the farmers have to follow some rules for their protection and for environment. They have to collect all the wastes from fertilizers, pesticides etc in one place.

Picture 8: Degradation of soil. It is clear that the low quality of soil has negative results to development of plants


• Ricklefs, R., (1993). “The Economy of Nature”. Freeman W. H.• Hutchinson, A, & Hutchinson, F, (1996) “Environmental Business

Management – Sustainable Development in the New Millennium”. • Krogh, G, V, & Roos, J, (1996) “Managing Knowledge – Perspective on

cooperation and competition”. Published by Sage.• Gerhard, S, (2003) “New Technologies and their impact on agriculture,

environment and the Food Industry”.• Europa (2006) “Environment”

http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l28066.htm• http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/5.html• http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1997/7/97.07.05.x.html#c• http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/earths_crust.html• http://edugreen.teri.res.in/EXPLORE/water/watintro.htm• http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm• http://www.radford.edu/~wkovarik/papers/kettering.html

http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l28066.htm

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/5.html

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1997/7/97.07.05.x.html#c

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/earths_crust.html

http://edugreen.teri.res.in/EXPLORE/water/watintro.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm

http://www.radford.edu/~wkovarik/papers/kettering.html

http://www.radford.edu/~wkovarik/papers/kettering.html

• Enhancement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in evaluating of consequences of new technologies in society and environment with an effective way.

• Provision of information about human activities and desertification.

• Familiarization with processes related to evaluation of activities.

• Quality improvement through understanding of professional orientation.

Objectives of Evaluation of Consequences – Submodule 2

• Familiarization with processes related to environmental effects.

• Increased awareness of own attitudes and perspectives for technology consequences.

• Creation of a successful person and the immediate use of new systems and methods for the protection of environment.

• Promotion of the evaluation of human activities and support of function required for the modernization society.

• Effort to involve everyone in the quality improvement process.

Learning outcomes of Evaluation of Consequences

Structure - submodule

Submodule 2Evaluation of Consequences

Lecture 1:Consequences on Environment

Lecture 2:Evaluation of

consequences and Professional

orientation


(submodules):

• Human activities• Environmental effects of stress• Technologies and consequences of lead• Desertification• Evaluation of activities• Case study in Greece• Vocational aspects

Submodules

Compulsory

Elective

• Human Activities

• Environmental effects of stress

• Technologies and consequences of lead

• Desertification

• Evaluation of activities

• Case study in Greece

Submodule 1Environmental

Systems

Lecture 2:Evaluation of

consequences and profesional

orientation

Lecture 1:Consequences on Environment

Compulsory

• Vocational aspects

• Semester 8

Lecture 10

Recite 10

Homework 20

Other 10

Total 50


2 Credits

Midterm Exams 30%

Homework 10%

Other (Exercises) 10%

Final Exam 50%

Total 100%

Assessment criteria

Human activities • Impacts to landscape.• Domestication and technology.• Sociological problems and human civilization.• Prospects and priorities.


Picture 1: Irrigation channel of Namata- Larissa (Greece)

Environmental effects of stress • Types of stress.

• Dimension of effects.


1 Community respiration increases.

2 Production becomes unbalanced.

3 Auxiliary energy increases.

4 Nutrient loss increases.

5 Size of organisms decreases.

6 Food chain changes.

7 Species diversity decreases.

8 Ecosystem becomes more sensitive.

9 Natural resources decreases.

Table 1: Ecological consequences after the beginning of stress.

Technologies and consequences of lead

• Gasoline and human environment.• Effect of lead additives.• Health consequences.


Desertification • What is desertification and the impact of technology.• Consequences.• Sources of desertification.• Affections• Influences to productivity.• Increase of poverty.

Picture 2: First symptoms of desertification. In this case after a long time it is impossible the ground to be cultivated.

Evaluation of activities

• Environment functions and activities.• Factors that affect stakeholders to take decisions.• Environment Values


Case study in Greece • Integrated system of cultivation

management in Consortium of Agricultural Cooperatives Melikis and Outskirts

Figure 2: Certification of Agro 2-1 & Agro 2-2


• European Commission (2006) “Communicating Science – A Scientist’s survival kit”.

• Ricklefs, R., (1993). “The Economy of Nature”. Freeman W. H.• Freedman, B., (1989). “Environmental Ecology, The impacts of

Pollution and other stresses on ecosystem structure and function. Academic Press.

• Podmoroff, D, (1999) “The Impact Of A Technological Strategy On Human Resource Management”.

• Krogh, G, V, & Roos, J, (1996) “Managing Knowledge – Perspective on cooperation and competition”. Published by Sage.

• Gerhard, S, (2003) “New Technologies and their impact on agriculture, environment and the Food Industry”.

• Europa (2006) “Environment” http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l28066.htm

• http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1997/7/97.07.05.x.html#c• http://www.radford.edu/~wkovarik/papers/kettering.html• http://www.princeton.edu/~vmthomas/pbgas.html

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Documents

socio technology systems

science sociotechnology

sociotechnology industry

science technology

sociotechnological systems

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society consequences

modern society