Research Topic: Technological
Advancement during the last several years.
Course Name: Introduction to Sociology
Course Code: SOC101
Section:18
Faculty: Azmat Ara Ahmed (AAA)
Date of submission: 4th September 3, 2021
Group Members
ID
Md. Asif Tahmid
2031001
Bethany Biswas
2031288
Shanzida Nova
2111220
Fahim Bin Mahi
2111218
Md. Fazle Rabbi
2111104
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................3
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................5
HYPOTHESIS .....................................................................................7
LITERATURE REVIEW ...................................................................8
METHODOLOGY ............................................................................12
INTERVIEW .....................................................................................13
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ..................................17
CONCLUSION ..................................................................................22
RECOMMENDATION ....................................................................23
REFERENCE ....................................................................................24
APPENDIX ........................................................................................25
SURVEY QUESTIONS ........................................................................25
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS .............................................................27
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Executive summary
Technological advancement has made our lives a lot easier during the
last several years. It has made it easier for us to stay in touch and get
work done in a much simpler and easier way. Our major focus in this
research was on the influence of technology development on
individuals and society.
During the survey, out of the 56 respondents, 69.2 % of respondents
believe that multi-skilled AI has had the most impact on the general
public, while just 25% believe that self-driving vehicles have had the
most significant impact on the general public; the rest voted for GPT3. Moreover, the survey questioned if technological improvements
have impacted educational institutions' teaching techniques, and 83.9
percent of the 56 people who responded replied yes. This phrase
implies that technological advancements have had or are having a
substantial impact on how educational institutions work. Furthermore,
just 12.5 percent of respondents said maybe, indicating that they are
unsure whether technology improvements have impacted educational
institutions. Furthermore, we asked the general public the question that
do they think the advancement has helped students save up, for example
getting the pdf version of books, etc. to which we had a response that
66.1 percent felt that technological developments in educational
institutions would help pupils save time while they were in school.
Only 10.7% of those polled thought it would help them save money,
while 23.2 percent feel it will.
The survey questioned if technological improvements have impacted
educational institutions' teaching techniques, and 83.9 percent of the 56
people who responded replied yes. This phrase implies that
technological advancements have had or are having a substantial
impact on how educational institutions work. Furthermore, just 12.5
percent of respondents said maybe, indicating that they are unsure
whether technology improvements have impacted educational
institutions. A further question asked was has technology innovation
has made our life much more accessible, according to the majority of
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respondents. Yes, they received 91.1 percent of the vote, indicating that
they strongly agreed, while maybe, received 7.1 percent of the vote.
So this survey's goal is to find out and study is to learn how individuals
believe that technological growth has aided people across generations,
as well as to cover the benefits of technological advancement and how
it has made our lives easier in various ways.
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Introduction
Technological advancement has been immense in the last several years.
It has impacted everything from transportation, education, business,
food service, and many more; technological advancement has occurred
in every sector. Starting with the workplace, when it comes to how
technology has influenced the modern workplace, The instantmessaging app has changed the way people engage in the workplace
and the world of remote work by providing a central hub for
communications, file sharing, team group chats, and more to boost
efficiency no matter where employees are located.
Moreover, when it comes to the advancement of technology in the
transportation site, the intelligent transportation system (ITS) has been
invented in the past several years. With the help of this advanced
software, users will be better informed and may make safer, more
coordinated, more intelligent use of transportation networks by
providing them with new services related to multiple modes of
transportation as well as traffic management. As a result of these issues,
new mobility technologies are emerging, such as connected and
autonomous cars, alternative fuels, keyless fleet management, and
traffic analytics, as well as municipal zoning and planning limitations
that encourage transit-oriented construction. New on-road
communications technology will transform vehicles, providing
information and capabilities for better, real-time traffic control.
Technological advancement has played a considerable role when it
comes to education. Because of technology improvements, education
has become considerably more accessible. In medieval times, books
were scarce, and only a select few had access to educational
possibilities. To obtain an education, people had to travel to educational
institutions. Massive amounts of information (books, music, images,
and videos) are now accessible via the Internet, and formal learning
opportunities abound via the Khan Academy, MOOCs, podcasts,
traditional online degree programs, and more. Technology is a
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powerful device that may aid and improve education in various ways,
from making it easier for students to understand instructional materials
to allow students to study and contribute in new ways. A new era of
any time, everywhere education is on the horizon, due to the Internet's
global reach and the wide availability of smart gadgets that can connect
to it. It will be up to instructional designers and educational
technologies to take advantage of technological opportunities to alter
education so that everyone, everywhere, has access to effective and
efficient education.
Communication has become significantly more manageable as a result
of technological advancements. Friends can now be reached or
connected within a timelier manner.There had been a time long ago
when people did send letters to their friends and family.. In today's
digitally improved environment, however, interacting with someone
anywhere takes only a few seconds.
We have chosen this topic to emphasize how technological
advancement has been impacting our daily life and how it has been
changing the world. We look into how it has been affecting humans.
Moreover, the topic also emphasizes what the general people think of
the advancement of technology during the past several years.
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Hypothesis
Most people think that technological advancement is moving at a rapid
rate in every sector of their life. Because of technological innovation,
their lives have become more accessible and time-consuming. They
said that dramatically accelerating pace in the development and
adoption of new technologies change their life. Both the youngsters and
general people get the benefit of technological advancement in their
life. Rapid technological advancements like big data, the Internet,
machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, satellites, etc. One of
the significant technological advancements in human life.
For this reason, people can work quickly and efficiently with the aid of
technology. Nevertheless, still to come to the new advancement which
will easier the life of human being where the people do nothing all the
things will be done by the robot. However, this robot technology will
change the life of these people. But still time for this technological
advancement.
With new technology, in this pandemic, students can do their classes
online. As a result, a new era is introduced in the education sector
because of these technological advancements. For this reason, people
become more modern with the help of new technology. So, every
innovation needs enough time to bring new advancements to human
life.
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Literature review
Due to the rapid development of technology in numerous fields, it is
now feasible to construct unimaginable gadgets just ten, twenty, or
even five years ago. Moore's law5 is not a physical law, but it is a good
indicator of how quickly integrated circuit technology evolves. More
memory and processing power are now available in smaller devices at
a reduced cost because of this development. Like color touch-screens
and tiny digital cameras, the fast development of these technologies in
the last decade makes it feasible to imagine services for a device
considered utopian a decade ago.
Technological advancements in several disciplines have made it
possible to build inconceivable devices 10, twenty, or even five years
ago. Not a physical rule, but an indication of how rapidly integrated
circuit technology evolves Moore's law5. A smaller device with more
memory and processing capability at a lower cost is now possible due
to this advancement. Since these technologies have advanced so rapidly
in the previous decade - such as color touch screens and small digital
cameras - it is now possible to conceive services for a device deemed
utopian ten years ago.
Several new technologies have changed the way networks may be
constructed. As base station downsizing advances, small cell
deployments become more affordable and flexible. Integrated
transceiver electronics and antenna systems minimize energy costs, site
expenses, and losses in more prominent locations. Long-term network
coordination and the migration of network functions can affect the
topology of networks.
2010 was a decade of significant technical advances and cultural
upheavals. Many of these innovations, however, were so swiftly
assimilated into our daily lives that they went undetected, and their
influence was all but forgotten. After 2020, we foresee equally quick
and substantial progress. Over ten years, Moore's law predicts that
semiconductors would improve 32 times, ushering in a digital era of
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captivating innovation that should not only transform technology but
society as well.
Consider how much technology we use in our daily lives: gadgets,
gizmos, and applications galore. Several technological developments
have become so commonplace that we rarely give them a second
thought, including food delivery applications like Seamless, music
streaming services like Spotify, and Google (and the fantastic art of
Googling).
However, the fact is that the ones that are most important to us did not
even exist ten years ago Numerous innovations in the last ten years
have become commonplace while still having a profound influence on
our daily lives, such as Uber, which has transformed the way we travel,
and Venmo, which enables social money exchange.There are a wide
variety of tech inventions and advancements in this list. In addition to
changing our lives during the past decade, each of the highlighted
topics on this list sets the way for how we live in the future.
Although the total number of Internet users in the world is small, the
number of young Internet users has lately risen. For example, the
Internet was utilized to cut costs by increasing transmission speeds, as
well as to meet the growing demand for searching and delivering
information over the Internet. There is consequently a rapid increase in
the number of Internet users in general, but notably among the younger
generation (Daily Ittefaq, 2008).
An individual's quality of life may be enhanced by internet behaviors
such as gambling or playing video games, or using social networking
sites or pornography. This is especially true during the global COVID19 pandemic, when psychological stressors and mood swings (panic,
anxiety, and depression) are likely to be prevalent.
If people use technology to help them adapt and keep up with evolution,
as Tran et al. (2018) state, it is not surprising. Increasing their
employment, education, and connectivity has been demonstrated to
improve internet users' quality of life. It is appropriate and easy to
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utilize some internet-based apps for persons with low levels of health
literacy by providing e-health facilities for them (for example,
comprehensive information concerning physicians, hospitals, and
emergency services, and specific prime therapies or guidelines for
minor diseases). Online social networking, online shopping, online
conferencing and everyday connection with friends and family who
live far away or in other countries have all been proven to increase one's
perceived quality of life (Pontes, Szabo, & Griffiths, 2015).
Estimated to reach a peak by the year 2020, there will be about 99
million active social media subscribers in Bangladesh. As a result of
social and economic consequences, interventions to prevent the spread
of COVID-19 (like physical and social isolation and home quarantine),
as well as the social and economic consequences, may have an adverse
psychological effect that results in feelings of depression and distress
(Ahorsu and colleagues 2020; Banerjee 2020; Ahorsu and colleagues
2020). Islamic Ferdous & Van Os 2020; Islamic Ferdous & Van Os
2020). There were 62,9 percent mild to very severe depression, anxiety,
and stress in a recent study of university students in Bangladesh,
according to Islam & Sujan (2020).
Young people utilize psychoactive substances or engage in online
activities such as gambling, video gaming, streaming films, TV shows,
social media, pornography viewing, and dealing with poor mood
circumstances, according to Blasi et al. (2019). There is a belief that
these may assist relieve everyday stress, or escapism, to escape
difficulties and sophisticated thought-provoking activities. There is a
substantial increase in the chance of engaging in such activities as
potential coping methods in emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic
(King, Delfabbro, Billieux, & Potenza, 2020). However, only a tiny
fraction of people benefit from participating in the above-mentioned
online activities. Over time, these practices can cause severe symptoms
and raise the risk of addiction or illness in most individuals (Griffiths
& Szabo, 2014; Pontes et al., 2015; Vismara et al., 2020).
When it comes to using digital technology, young people who do not
know how to use computers, are from rural regions or speak a minority
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language are still left behind There are many advantages to gaining
access to schools, employment, and work. There are also many
advantages to gaining access to news and media sources that may assist
safeguard their health, protection, and rights. In the context of
wellbeing, health is a multifaceted concept that encompasses physical,
emotional, mental, social, and behavioral aspects of quality of life.
Both physical and psychological wellbeing can be negatively impacted
by technology use. PIU in Bangladesh is associated with worse
academic achievement and less schooling, a mother working outside
the home, and spending more than two hours a day accessing the
Internet (Chandrima et al., 2020).
According to a study by Islam and Hossin (2016), PIU was related to
being female, having a lower socioeconomic position, and smoking
cigarettes. It was recently revealed that PIU among Bangladeshi
nationals was strongly related to living conditions such as living in a
hostel, spending more time on the Internet each day and having distant
family relationships as well as being sedentary, and smoking cigarettes.
During the COVID-19 epidemic, no research has been done on PIU in
Bangladeshi youth and adults. According to Bangladeshi literature,
people with PIU were more likely to be male, younger, have a higher
level of education, be single, and live in a nuclear household. People
who smoke or sleep more or less than average were expected to have
favorable associations with PIU. The same goes for online habits such
as excessive internet browsing and other online activities such as
gaming and social media use.
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Methodology
For this research paper, our team conducts primary and secondary
research to get better information on how friends, family, and the public
viewed technological advancement for several years. At the time of
primary research, we conducted a survey that had ten questions that
would provide us a clear understanding of how people of all ages group
think about technological advancement for the last several years
through online interviews to get a clear idea.
During our survey, most people think that technological advancement
is moving at a rapid rate. They felt that because of technological
innovation, their lives have become more accessible than in the past.
Most of them are agreed with the innovation of new technology change
their life. All five members conducted online interviews with friends
from NSU and family members. Each member interviewed two people;
some of our friends from North South University and some of the others
are family members. In this way, we have done our interviews.
At the time of secondary research, we did a large-scale analysis of the
information present on the net, and the concept of the people has
changed concerning time. In respect with respondents and reaches
concur the consequence of rapid technological change is affecting our
climate, mental health which is terrible for our health. They said
because of the new advancement of technology people become lazy
which is very much harmful to our body. As now people do not exercise
for laziness harmful disease attacks the human body readily. For this
reason, our research gives a decent idea into a conceptual viewpoint on
how the advancement of technology has both the positive and negative
way in human life.
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Interview
1. In your opinion, explain any three technological
advancements that had the most effect on your life.
By interviewing the people, surprisingly, both of them started with selfdriving cars. They mentioned that self-driving cars improved safety by
94% and also added that they also reduced pollution as most of the selfdriving cars are electric. They also mentioned that electric cars have
also reduced car theft as these cars usually do not have physical keys.
Nevertheless, one thing which they both agreed with is that these
electric cars are much more expensive and they hope, over time, the
price will be reduced.
The second thing is virtual home assistants. Amazon's Alexa voicecontrolled assistant has become synonymous with "smart homes" after
the Amazon Echo was introduced in 2014. A simple "Hey, Alexa"
summons the speaker, which can handle different inquiries and
instructions from users using the built-in speech recognition. It can do
anything from providing weather forecasts to keep you up to speed on
the newest headlines to play your music.
The third thing they mentioned was an improved fitness tracker. People
are inclined to reply "10,000" without hesitation when asked how many
steps they should be doing each day. A minimum daily step count had
been a significant emphasis for fitness trackers like the Fitbit Ultra
since 2011. (though Fitbit itself has existed since 2007). Recently,
fitness trackers have multiplied, with some of them including
competition aspects to encourage more activity. With the advent of
wearable technology, the fitness industry has undergone a radical
transformation.
The next technological advancement they mentioned was improved
VR. They mentioned the present day. During this pandemic, people are
mandated strictly to stay home. Nevertheless, with the help of VR
technology, people can experience things without going out of the
home.
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The last thing they mentioned is virtual grocery shopping. This
technology was created in 2012, but at present days, due to the
pandemic, people are using it than ever before as they can not go out
shopping.
2. Do you think technology advancement is replacing human
capital?
According to the interviewees i conducted an interviewed most of them
thinks, people are being replaced by machines everywhere these days.
According to them, although technology is advancing at a fast pace,
and sensationalism sells in today's click-driven media environment, just
because technology can replace a human worker does not imply, we
will always want it. Even when technology is capable of performing
well, we occasionally prefer to interact with people. Majority of them
also mentions that machines cannot give out emotions like a human can
do; therefore, it is more likely that although technological advancement
is taking up most of the human works, there are some just which cannot
be replaced by machinery, humans are much needed.
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3. According to you, what are the significant changes in
technology during the last several years?
The people I interviewed think of apps, gadgets, and gizmos.
Throughout our daily lives, it's hard to envision a period when we didn't
have them. There are new formats for sharing our personal lives and
marketing our businesses like Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, Flipkart,
etc. Ride-sharing apps like uber make our day-to-day life more
manageable. Online shopping changes our habits. In addition, Alexa,
self-driving cars, and virtual home assistants are some of the greatest
inventions of modern technology. However, they all have one thing in
common: They all represent a different pattern that we've observed
over the previous 10 years. They are paving the way for how we live in
the future. Tech inventions and innovations on this list span various
categories, including transportation, fitness, food, finance, and
romance.
Many changes happened during the last several years. Some of them
are useful for our lives, and some are not. Like nuclear weapons,
modern firearms, ballistic missiles, these deadly weapons are harmful
to humans.
4. What are the technological advancement in education throughout
the last few years?
The people I interviewed stated that modern technologies like
computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and increasing Internet speed
are blessings for learners and teachers, which have made education
easier and comfortable. Modern technology made education cheap,
effective, and safe. People do not require to go out of their homes. They
do not go to the classroom and are not exposed to others in the corona
pandemic situation. Communication with others has become more
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accessible as a result of technological advancement. People can contact
their friends and relatives rapidly and effectively, which in the past was
time-consuming and costly. They also stated that besides education,
people could learn different things like cooking, painting, dancing ETC
with the help of modern technology like YouTube. People can do
online shopping, communicate and conduct meetings virtually and thus
helps in the prevention of the spread of the corona pandemic. That is
why it will be good preparation for the technology-based future.
5. What is the impact of technological change in your life?
Two persons, I have interviewed stated that technological change
affected almost every aspect of our life, like health, education, and
socioeconomic sector. It has positive and negative impacts on our daily
lives. One aspect of technology that has had a significant impact on
society is how it affects learning. It made learning more interactive and
collaborative. It allows students to do work easier. Students can appear
quizzes end exams more easily. Teachers can take online classes, which
is very effective. It expands the boundary of the classroom and allows
self-based learning. Students can learn through social media and
YouTube. As a result, learning became more exciting and convenient.
Technology has few negative impacts that may cause student laziness.
They do not want to do hard work. Students may forget math
calculations as they are dependent on the result of a computer or
calculator but not on brainwork. Students sometimes may browse
websites and waste much time in enjoyment in a state of learning.
People may suffer from anxiety, headache, and depression as they
cannot return home for refreshment. They may suffer from disturbed
eye vision for a long time working in electronic devices.
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Data presentation and analysis
According to the poll, 72.3 % of the 56 people believe that technological innovation is
scurrying. In addition, 17.9% indicated it was going at a slower pace, while 8.9% claimed it
was traveling at a constant speed.
According to the results, 69.2 % of respondents believe that multi-skilled AI has had the most
impact on the general public, while just 25% believe that self-driving vehicles have had the
most significant impact on the general public; the rest voted for GPT-3.
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The survey asked if technological advancements have changed teaching methods at educational
institutions, and 83.9 % of the 56 respondents said yes. This statement indicates that technology
innovation has had or is having a significant impact on how educational institutions operate.
Furthermore, just 12.5 % voted for maybe, indicating that they are unsure whether
technological advancements have impacted educational institutions.
In this case, 83.9 % of the 56 respondents agreed that new information technologies alter
university education. Furthermore, only 16.1% of voters chose perhaps, indicating that they are
undecided.
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In response to this question, 66.1% of the 56 respondents said that advancements in technology
in educational institutions would help students save time during their student lives. Whereas
23.2 % believe it will help them save money, with only 10.7% voting no on the topic.
There were various replies to this question, but the majority of respondents (about 48.2%) said
yes, Bangladeshi pupils are capable of employing advanced technology in education. Only
17.9% voted for No, while 33.9% voted for maybe, indicating that they are undecided about
the decision.
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In this question, maximum respondents voted Yes technological advancement has made our
lives much more accessible. 91.1% voted for Yes, meaning that they strongly agree with the
fact, and 7.1% voted for Maybe.
Here, we got a mixture of answers, 58.9% of the respondents agreed that technological
advancement is responsible for climate change. Moreover, 21.4% voted for maybe as they are
not sure about the answer, and 19.6% voted for No.
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In this question, the majority of the people voted for Yes that they think technological
advancement in recent times has given a new shape to the economy of Bangladesh. Moreover,
8.9% voted for NO.
Here, the question is if you agree that technological advancement has made our communication
system a lot easier than how he used to communicate in the past, and 96.4% has voted for Yes
that it has made it much more manageable.
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Conclusion
Technological advancements during the last few years have changed
our lives in almost all aspects, predominantly in health and education.
Digital systems like smartphones, laptops, computers, availability of
high-speed Internet provided us with ready excess to information at any
time and made online education easy and comfortable. Students can
communicate with their teachers, relatives, and friends from home with
modern technology and can refresh and save their life from Corona
disease. Due to the shutdown of educational institutions in most
countries due to the corona pandemic when education was disrupted,
online education has saved the students from losing their life. With new
technology vaccines, are prepared in many countries, which are
reducing the attack and death rate of people all over the world. Online
marketing and banking are safe and saves time. None have to wait in a
long line in banks for paying their utility bills. The 21st century may be
called the era of science and technology.
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Recommendation
In light of the limitations and time constraints, our survey was done with a
small sample. Therefore, the data analysis only gives partial information
about the research. However, some recommendations can be made regarding
the subject of my research.
1. We have to be mindful of social media habits.
2. Set time restrictions for social media use.
3. Parents should monitor and limit the use of technology for their
children.
4. Parents should talk with their children about privacy risks and the
dangers of cyberspace.
5. social media have to be utilized for positive purposes.
6. To prevent the misuse of social platforms government should ban
immoral websites.
7. Government must make arrangements to check out the unfair
reporting of media, which affects society.
8. A solid proposal for the clients of social media is that they have to
keep in mind the reason for utilizing social media.
9. Students have to utilize their time admirably rather than waste
valuable time on social media like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and
YouTube.
10. To secure the long-standing time of children, instructors and
guardians ought to check out what they are doing on social media.
As a result, if you want to take full use of technology, you must strike
a balance. Children could have been addicted to technology. Guardians
should have an eye on it. If parents and children communicate well,
they can come up with a solution to this problem.
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Appendix
Survey Questions
Your honest answers are necessary for a good outcome of the research.
Email address
Name
Age
1. How will you consider technological advancement for the last
few years?
 Rapid
 Slow
 Constant phase
2. Which technological advancement do you think has the most
effect on general people?
 GPT-3
 Self-driving vehicle
 Multi-skilled AI
3. Did the advancement in technology change teaching methods?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
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4. Do you think new information technologies change the education
process at universities?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
5. Do you think technological advancement in education will help
the students in saving their student lifetime?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
Reason:
6. Are Bangladeshi students suitable for using advanced
technologies in education?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
7. Do you think technological advancement has made our daily life
much easier?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
Reason:
8. Do you think technological advancement is responsible for
climate change?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
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9. Do you think technological advancement in recent times has
given a new shape to the economy in Bangladesh?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
10.
Do you agree that technological advancement has made our
communication system a lot easier compared to the past?
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
Interview Questions
3. In your opinion, explain any three technological advancements
that had the most effect on your life.
4. Do you think technology advancement is replacing human
capital?
5. According to you, what are the significant changes in technology
during the last several years?
6. What are the technological advancement in education throughout
the last few years?
7. What is the impact of technological change in your life?
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