Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91837 about?

Accepted Answer

This standard asks you to think carefully about ethical questions and dilemmas that come up in technology and engineering work. You need to discuss the ethical considerations, explain why they matter to the people affected by the work, and back up your ideas with evidence and reasoning from people who know the field well.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91837?

Accepted Answer

1. Identify and discuss ethical considerations that relate to a specific technology or engineering project 2. Explain the impacts and consequences of those ethical issues on the people, communities, or environment involved 3. Support your discussion with evidence from relevant sources (interviews, historical documents, news reports, research data, or cultural perspectives) 4. Consider how ethical outcomes are affected by different people's values and beliefs 5. Show your thinking about how technology decisions affect people's freedom, rights, land, communities, and the economy

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91837?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You discuss the ethical considerations in a technology project, explain what they mean, and back up your ideas with some evidence from appropriate sources. Merit: You explain the ethical considerations in detail, give a balanced discussion of the consequences, and use a wide range of evidence that fits the specific groups or values involved. Excellence: You think through the issue deeply from multiple angles, explore the complicated impacts, use sophisticated reasoning to untangle the ethics, and support your work with carefully chosen evidence from reliable sources.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91837?

Accepted Answer

1. Discussing the technology itself rather than the ethical questions it raises — stay focused on the moral and values issues, not how the technology works 2. Providing evidence that is too general or vague rather than evidence that directly connects to the specific people or groups affected by the ethical issue 3. Not fully explaining why something is an ethical concern — say clearly what values or rights are at stake and who is affected

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