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Summary 6. Grand Challenges

As new technology solutions are found to address the current Grand Challenges, there are always new challenges waiting for someone to come up with a solution. Just prioritizing the problems to resolve is challenging.

Your learning - This is a college credit course. The course covers a broad range of applicable topics and you are expected to demonstrate your understanding of these. Some will be more interesting to you than others. You are responsible for using the course to achieve your own learning needs. I'm here to help. If you have questions about the Assignment activities, please ask.

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7. Evaluating and Controlling Technology

There are a number of aspects to consider as new technologies are introduced. How do we know these technologies are doing what the are supposed to do? What happens when something new is introduced?