Technology and Society Part 1 – Short Answer Questions Scenario 1: A fast-food outlet wishes to decrease the long-term environmental impact of the packaging it uses. Explain the benefits or drawbacks of the below strategies using the supporting information. A) Reduce the amount of packaging B) Design the packaging for reuse by the company C) Carry out life cycle analysis on a range of packaging D) Manufacture the packaging from recyclable material A) Benefit: the environmental impact would be lessened because having less packaging would reduce the amount of waste. Drawback: time and money put in to find a designer to make efficient new packaging B) Benefit: could allow for less waste and more resource conservation. Drawback: specialised recycling plants could have to be created C) Benefit: Allows sustainable packaging to be designed. Drawback: time and money D) Benefit: reduces waste and conserves resources. Drawback: time and money Which strategy or strategies would be the most appropriate? • Redesign the packaging so that there’s less and it can be recycled Scenario 2: You are involved in the design and development of a new communication product. Use the supporting information to explain why each one of the following concerns would be an important consideration in the design and development process. A) Can it be recycled? B) Does it meet Australian standards? C) Will the device become fashionable? D) Would the intended use of this product be fair to all people in the community? A) Recycling is important because it makes people feel like they are making a difference when they buy your product. It’s also good for the environment. B) If it doesn’t meet standards, no one will buy it because there will be better things C) Portability and function make a device fashionable D) Yes Which of the concerns should be your most important ethical consideration? • Fair to the whole community is the most important ethical consideration Scenario 3: You have been commissioned by Pencil Smart Pty Ltd to design a solar-powered pencil sharpener. As an ethical designer what steps would need to be taken before presenting your design to Pencil Smart? • Ask • Research • Imagine • Plan • Create • Test • Improve Explain in detail why OR why not each of the following conditions would be used. A) The designer applies for copyright. B) Pencil Smart applies for a patent. C) The designer researches existing designs of similar products. D) The designer applies for a patent. A) The designer owns the design and so the copyright B) The designer owns the design and so the patent C) The designer should research existing designs to make sure they do not breach copyright regulations D) The designer owns the design and so the patent Technology and Society Part 2 – Research and Presentation Instructions • Research two products that have been developed as a direct response to environmental issues. Address the following areas in your research: - Details and images of the product. - A brief history (timeline) of the circumstances that led to the product’s launch. - Explanation about how the product had a direct and positive impact on the environment - What benefits did the product offer the consumer, cost saving, environmental saving, time-saving, easier to use etc? • Develop a Brochure or Leaflet (for each product) advertising/promoting/explaining the benefits of the product to the public. • Remember you are trying to ‘sell’ the products so make sure you include some of the following in your Brochure: - Eye-catching images - Description of the environmental benefits - Emotive or convincing language - Simple dot points explaining the benefits - Explanation of why this product is worth using Product 1 Research – who gives a crap toilet paper • Who Gives A Crap started when they learnt that 2.4 billion people don't have access to a toilet. That's roughly 40% of the global population and means that around 289,000 children under five die every year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation. That's almost 800 children per day, or one child every two minutes. • We delivered our first product in March 2013 and have been thrilled to keep growing ever since. Not just because our toilet paper is gracing bathrooms across the country but also because we donate 50% of our profits to help build toilets and improve sanitation in the developing world. • over 1 million trees are destroyed every day just to make regular toilet paper. • Our recycled toilet paper is made from 100% recycled postconsumer paper – that’s recycled office paper which is already in circulation. Product 1 Brochure Product 2 Research – libra period underwear • Approx 1.5 billion pads/tampons in landfill per year in Australia • Our plastic packaging is recyclable through soft plastics recycling programs. In NZ, you can drop your plastic packaging at collection points via the Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme. In Australia, soft plastic recycling through REDcycle is temporarily unavailable, but we hope it'll be up and running again soon. • Everything old is new again when you’re an active partner with Love NZ. These amazing people reprocess soft plastics and waste materials into new products. Buckets, waterslides, fences – yep, they do it all. • Preserving our earth’s natural treasures is so important to us. 100% of pulp purchases made to create our products meet our Responsible Forestry and Fibre Sourcing Policies. • Australian-made, cruelty free, dermatologically tested, no exploitation • it takes at least 500-800 years for each pad and tampon to decompose. Product 2 Brochure
