After generating ideas and exploring a few topics, select the technology you will use for your Course Project and conduct some exploratory research. Once you have a sense of your topic, address the following in your initial post.

• What is your chosen technology? Remember to choose a specific technology (e.g., surgical robotics) rather than just reflect an area of technology (e.g., technology in medicine).
• What is your purpose in writing about this technology? What do you want to learn?
• What impressions and assumptions do you have about your topic? What are the benefits and risks associated with the technology? What potential impacts can you identify?
• What is your research plan? Where will you go to find sources on your topic, and how will you determine the credibility of those sources?
• Finally, what are some of the most significant issues associated with your technology (e.g., the potential harm to wildlife from wind farms)?