SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE

COLLEGE

MODULE 7
Subject:

SCINCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (GE7-STS)

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 Unit Science, Technology and Society and Human Condition
Module When Technology and Humanity Cross.
GE7-STS Science, Technology and Society Units: 3 Page |2

INFORMATION SHEET MD-7.1.1

“When Technology and Humanity Cross”

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

Know the different technological advancements in society;
Discuss the development of S&T in the Ph;
Discuss the effects of the interplay between technology and humanity through the dilemma(s)
they face.

Introduction
The ever- growing society has made people
see technology as some form of necessity. Tracing
back its origins, the word “technology” came from
the Greek words technē and logos which means art
and word, respectively. Taking the two words,
technology means a discourse on arts (Buchanan,
2010). It first appeared in the seventeenth century
where the concept was only used to talk about the
arts, specifically applied arts. Concept like machine
tools was also attached to the word “technology”
which is the more popular sense of the concept
nowadays.
The roles played by technology these days
are very crucial not only to a few but also to
everyone. In one way or another, each person in the
society is directly or indirectly affected by technology
whether he wills it or not. In fact, most people
survive their everyday lives with great reliance to the
different technological advancements already available
to the masses. While there may be some who would
claim that their lives are not greatly affected by
technology, the fact cannot be denied that technology
is already an inevitable part of the society.
It is with great effort that people were able to
achieve such great inventions. It makes life so much easier and more convenient than ever before. It can
clearly be seen from the simplest task at home to the most complicated ones inside the office or
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laboratory. Technology these days enjoys such fame and glory because of the many different benefits it
brings to mankind. Some would even say that it does not only bring convenience but also pleasure and
happiness to people. This is because of the different leisure activities that technology can offer to
people.
In general, technology keeps on progressing due to not only the changing times and
environment but also to the ever – progressing mind of mankind. It would not be possible for all these
technological advancements to exist if it were not for the brilliance, creativeness and power of the mind.
However, it is also important to note that anything too much is bad. Various ethical dilemmas have been
identified throughout time involving the use of different technological devices and its effects to
humanity. Usually, different problems arise when either the technological device available is misused or
if in the first place, it was invented to produce bad results.

Television Sets, Mobile Phones, Computers, and Humanity

A number of technological devices can be easily found
inside the home, the most accessible place to anyone. It can also
be easily inferred that these technological devices are some of
the most popular and most commonly used types of devices
across all age groups. People all over the world use these
technologies every day to accomplish different purposes.
First, according to Kantar Media, one of the most trusted
television audience measurement providers, in the Philippines,
92 percent of urban homes and 70 percent of rural homes at
least one television set. It is for this reason why television
remains to be ultimate medium for advertisement placements
(The Manila Times, 2014). Television was a product of different
experiments by various people. Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, a German
student, in the late 1800s was successful in his attempt to send
images through wires with the aid of a rotating metal disk. This
invention was then called the “electric telescope” that had 18
lines of resolution. After some time, in 1907, two inventors, Alan
Archibald Campbell – Swinton who was an English scientist and
Boris Rosing who was a Russian scientist, created a new system of
television by using the cathode ray tube in addition to the
mechanical scanner system. This success story gave rise to two
types of television systems, namely, mechanical and electronic

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television (Jezek, n,d). These experiments inspired other scientists to improve the previous inventions,
which led to the modern television people now have.
Second, Filipinos love to use their mobile phones anywhere, anytime. They use it for different
purposes other than for communication. To prove that Filipinos really love to use their mobile phones,
the Ipsos Media Atlas Philippines Nationwide Urban 2011 – 2012 survey results showed that one in
every three Filipinos cannot live without a mobile phone. In other words, 30 percent of the Philippine
urban population nationwide said that mobile phones are necessities in life (Roa, 2012). On April 3,
1973, Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola, made the world’s first mobile phone call. The
mobile phone used by Cooper weighed 1.1 kilograms and measured 228.6 x 127 x 44.4 mm. This kind of
device was capable of a 30 – minute talk time. However, it took 10 hours to charge. In 1983, Motorola
made their first commercial mobile phone available to the public. It was known as the Motorola
DynaTAC 800X (Goodwin, 2016).
Lastly, computers and laptops have also become part of many of the Filipino households. The
number of computers or laptops sold per year may not be as high as the number of mobile phones and
television sets. This is because of the relatively higher cost of computers and laptops. In fact, most of the
profits gained by computer and laptop manufacturers come from offices, businesses or schools where
such devices have become part of their necessities.
Charles Babbage, a nineteenth – century English Mathematics professor, who designed the
Analytical Engine which was used as the basic framework of the computers even until the present time.
Each generation of the computer was used for a certain period of time and each gave people a new and
improved version of the previous one (Steitz, n.d).
A typical household owns at least four of the following devices: a mobile phone (89%),
smartphone (53%), tablet (14%), desktop (39%), laptop or netbooks (37%), and smart TV (4%) (Philstar,
2013). These data prove the deep – seated fascination of Filipinos to different technological devices.

Here are some facts about Filipinos and their use of gadgets and the Internet (Rappler, n.d).
Mobile phone subscription is at 119 million.
Filipinos spend approximately 3.2 hours on mobile and 5.2 hours on desktop daily.
Currently, the Philippines has one of the highest digital populations in the world.
There are now 47 million active Facebook accounts in the Philippines.
The Philippines is the fastest – growing application market in Southeast Asia.

Resources:
Science, Technology And Society (Gec Series), Rex Bookstore, First Edition. Serafica, Pawilen,
Caslib, Alata, 2018.
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SELF-CHECK MD-7.1.1

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. _________________“techne” and “logos”.
2. _________________ According to Kantar Media, in the Ph, 92 percent of urban homes
and 70 percent of rural homes own at least one television set.
3. _________________ Successful in his attempt to send images through wires with the
aid of a rotating metal disk (Nipkow disk).
4. _________________ New system of television by using the cathode ray tube in addition
to the mechanical scanner system.
5. _________________ Ultimate medium for advertisement placements.

SELF-CHECK ANSWER KEY MD-7.1.1

1. Technology
2. Television
3. Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
4. Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton and Boris Rosing
5. Television

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STUDENT NAME: ________________ SECTION: _____________________

WRITTEN WORK MD - 7.2.1

WRITTEN WORK TITLE: Essay When Technology and Humanity cross.

WRITTEN TASK OBJECTIVE: To enable to understand the Science and Technology.

Please read carefully and answer the following questions.

Question:

How can technology help our society? Explain.

What can you say about the technology in the Philippines? Explain.
Should there be an ethics of technology? Why or Why not? Explain.

ASSESSMENT METHOD: WRITTEN WORK CRITERIA CHECKLIST

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STUDENT NAME: __________________ SECTION: _______________

WRITTEN OUTPUT CRITERIA CHECK LIST MD - 7.2.1

SCORING
CRITERIA
Did I . . .
1 2 3 4 5

1. Focus - The single controlling point made with an awareness of task

about a specific topic.
2. Content - The presentation of ideas developed through facts, examples,
anecdotes, details, opinions, statistics, reasons and/or opinions
3. Organization – The order developed and sustained within and across
paragraphs using transitional devices and including introduction and
conclusion.
4. Style – The choice, use and arrangement of words and sentence
structures that create tone and voice.
5. Conventions – Grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence
formation.
TEACHER’S REMARKS:  QUIZ  RECITATION  PROJECT

GRADE:

5 - Excellently Performed
1 - Very Satisfactorily Performed
1 - Satisfactorily Performed
1 - Fairly Performed
1 - Poorly Performed

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TEACHER

Date: ______________________

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