電気通信大学 AE2Y I: Spring semester final presentation & writing assignment・前学期期末プレゼンテーション・作文

Hello!

How are you? Today I will show you our spring semester final presentation & writing assignment. 

But first - here are the board notes from today (6/25). I made the same notes for both AE2Y I classes and the ASE I class in the 1st period: 

Congratulations on a job well done on the 2nd presentations!

Topic & task

Think about a problem or controversy (問題、議論) in an area of science or technology – for example, a problem in research, or technological application - and prepare a short presentation, with a written reaction, about it. 

You can choose to make a one-sided reaction, or two-sided argument, for the problem or controversy. 

Here are some examples of some problems or controversies:

• False data in the research of Haruko Obokata and the trouble of her research institute 
• The use – and misuse – of private data by social media companies such as Facebook
• The ways in which social media has spread fake news and other false information
• The pros and cons of internet access by children and younger people
• Earthquake building construction in Japan and whether it is good enough
• The Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 11, 2011 and the technical response to it

You do not have to limit yourself to one of these topics – but these are good examples of problems or controversies in science and technology.




This time, write a little more than before: A separate, short 3-5 (or more) paragraph reaction about the same topic. 

This time as well, I would like you to go deeper into your reaction in both your presentation and composition: A reaction should look deeper, under the easy arguments made for or against something. A reaction looks at facts, and separates what is true from what is not true in a critical way. 

Guidelines

Like before, you have a choice of making an A3-sized poster or short Power Point display. We will use the same guidelines as we did in the presentations we have done so far this semester.

Deadline (締め切り) 

We will do these in two (2) steps. 

The presentations will be on July 16th (7/16), and the final composition will be due the week after on July 23rd (7/23). 

So in total, you have three (3) weeks to do these. 

Good luck! I look forward to seeing, and reading about, your arguments and reactions to your choices of topics.

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