consider an example technology for example development of information systems, infrastructure development, electric power generation, and manufacturing) and reflect on how patterns of thinking have contributed to the scientific revolution.

 

Technology, Sustainability and Society

Essay

Engineering

Question 1

deduce the causal factors behind technological developments in different cultures and during different periods of human history

assess the basis of common criticisms of modern technology.
How have patterns of thinking over the years contributed to the development of modern technology and engineering?

Clearly explain your answer.

In answering your question, consider an example technology for example, development of information systems, infrastructure development, electric power generation, and manufacturing) and reflect on how patterns of thinking have contributed to the scientific revolution.

Question 2

This question relates to objective 11 of the course specification:

apply the principles of environmental impact assessment.
Using suburban residential development, or another suitable engineering or spatial science project, as an example, demonstrate how you would undertake an assessment of the environmental impact of a proposed engineering or spatial science project.

 

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1.Citing both your research into ELCC Standard 6.1e and internship experiences, substantively respond to this question: a.What economic influence has been significant in forming the policies and programs of the school system, and how can a school administrator become involved in the formation and implementation of these practices

Contextual Matrix

This essay should consist of 2 pages answering each question on a separate page.

1.Citing both your research into ELCC Standard 6.1e and internship experiences, substantively respond to this question:
a.What economic influence has been significant in forming the policies and programs of the school system, and how can a school administrator become involved in the formation and implementation of these practices?

1.Citing both your research into ELCC Standard 6 and internship experiences, substantively respond to this question:
a.What governance issues or deliberations at the local school system level have you participated in, and what were the outcomes? (ELCC Standard 6.1h)

You have been asked to lead a software design development effort for Defense-Specialists Corporation, a large defense company in the United States. Your team must develop the software design needed to operate a fictional network of ground based tracking stations. The effort should be completed within twelve (12) months. The US government customer stresses the need to balance development costs, quality of the software design, overall operability and functionality, and delivery time. In this project, you will perform preliminary system engineering and create an analysis model for this system

Software requirement specification

You have been asked to lead a software design development effort for Defense-Specialists Corporation, a large defense company in the United States. Your team must develop the software design needed to operate a fictional network of ground based tracking stations. The effort should be completed within twelve (12) months. The US government customer stresses the need to balance development costs, quality of the software design, overall operability and functionality, and delivery time.
In this project, you will perform preliminary system engineering and create an analysis model for this system. Completing this project will require that you do the following:
•    Develop initial notes of the structure/functionality of the system.
•    Produce an initial system specification document for the system.
•    Develop a detailed scenario based model by writing use cases and develop an activity diagram.
•    Create a behavioral model that identifies events with a use case.

Completing this project will require that you produce a SRS document for the system. The SRS that you create will be a combination of the System Specification (SS) and the SRS; your SRS must include the essential components of the SS in the SRS. Your SRS will provide the foundation for Projects 2 through 4. Your SRS must be testable, flexible, and traceable.
Please develop a SRS by writing and decomposing functional requirements for a fictional network of ground based tracking stations. The SRS should contain software components for the ground based tracking stations. Key attributes of the ground based tracking stations shall be the capability to be controlled by a human-computer interface (HCI) to send software commands, operate 24/7, communicate with other ground tracking stations, and receive telemetry and video images from overhead government satellites.
STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)
The US government customer has contracted various work efforts out to build the next generation for a fictional network of ground based tracking stations. The network of ground based tracking stations is used to track a constellation of overhead government satellites that are closely monitoring hostile countries. Defense-Specialists Corporation is the prime contractor to develop the software needed to operate the network of ground based tracking stations. The software developed by Defense-Specialists Corporation equips government operators of the ground stations with the ability to monitor the health and status, perform maintenance and issue resolution, and continuous tracking of the overhead satellite constellation.
SRS TEMPLATES
Please use either of the following templates to develop your SRS
•    IEEE Std 830-1998: IEEE recommended practice for software requirements specifications, posted in the Reserved Readings section on the Class Menu. The entire outline for the SRS is provided in section 5. Familiarize yourself with the type of information and diagrams to be provided in a SRS.
o    You may follow either of two paths; Structured Analysis/Design (SSA/D) methodology or Object-Oriented Analysis/Design (OOA/D) methodology. The contents of your SRS will be somewhat dependent upon this choice.
o    Look at the IEEE Standard 830 – 1998 Annex A. Annex A has suggested formats for your SRS. If you are following the SSA/D methodology, use template A.7. For OOA/D, use A.4.

Make any reasonable assumptions based on your understanding of the problem that allow you to address as many sections of your chosen SRS template as possible. I do not expect, or require, that you completely address all sections of the template. However, your SRS must address, and be built around, the required deliverables specified below. (You must incorporate the below requirements into the appropriate sections of your chosen SRS template).
THE ASSIGNMENT
1.    Demonstrate your understanding of the US government’s SOW by producing a preliminary documentation of the structure/functionality of the fictional network of ground based tracking stations. The basic objective here is to determine the major tasks in the development of the ground stations and to begin documenting the structure and functionality. Much of this information should fit into the introductory and system functionality/description sections of the SRS.
2.    Download your preferred SRS template. Pay special attention to the following required deliverables on which the bulk of your grade will be decided. (Please read the “project descriptions” in the project description section of the Syllabus for additional context and information on course projects).
•    Produce an architectural context diagram (ACD) for the ground stations. An ACD models how the system interacts with external entities (See figure 9.6 on page 257 of the Pressman text for an example; also see Module 1, Figure 1.5 of the course module commentary).
•    Produce a context-level (Level 0) Data Flow Diagram (DFD) for the tracking system. The context level 0 DFD focuses on the flow of data through a system (See figure 7.1on page 188 of the Pressman text for an example).
•    Refine your DFD to level 1 (see figure 7.2 on page 190). It may also be necessary to include process specifications to ensure that your DFD is defined to the lowest possible specification for design. If you prefer an object-oriented approach, you may supplement your use cases by using an activity diagram to depict the flow of interaction within a specific scenario.
•    Produce a class diagram, or an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) of the tracking system. (See figure 6.10 on page 174 of the Pressman text, or figure 2.8 of the module 2 course module commentaries for examples of a class diagram).
•    Identify the customers, users, and other stakeholders of the ground stations. Produce a use case diagram for the tracking system (See figure 5.2 on page 138 or figure 2.6 of the course module commentaries for examples of use case diagrams). Use the module 2, Table 2.2 of the course module commentaries and/or the template example on page 136 to develop (at least two) scenarios for the system.
•    Produce a state diagram for the tracking system.

Energy Star vs Non Energy Star

Visit any retail appliance outlet (examples: Lowes, Home Depot, Sears) store and find at least 10 products that display the Energy Star symbol -also find 10 similar products that do not have the rating. Document the products that display the symbol and those that do not. Using a program like Microsoft Excel, graph the energy usage of these Energy Star and non-energy star products.

Energy Usage for the Graph!!! Electrical energy consumed is determined by the watt rating of the product and the time of use (you need to generate estimate for annual use). Watts X hours of use =watt-hours. There is usually a label that lists the wattage of a product.  Calculate the energy use (watt-hours) for the products that you found.  Place this information in the graph for all of the products you found-for example you might place the energy star stove, beside the non-energy star stove in the graph so the comparison can be easily seen.

Explain the significance of the Energy Star rating. Write at least 2 paragraphs describing your experience at the store and explain the Energy Star rating system-include the graph in this document.