The task consists of writing 4 short summaries of 4 different article. Each work should be delivered in APA format, double spaced, Times New Roman and should be about 400 words ( total of 1600 words). Each summary should be delivered in a separate APA formatted word document. Each paper should contain a short summary of the work, a critical analysis of it and 1 paragraph regarding personal insights generated by the article.
This course examines and debates the environmental consequences of ICT in the context of environmental sustainability. The course will introduce you to disciplinary and interdisciplinary modes of inquiry and engagement. Most of this course builds on information from the physical, applied and health sciences.
An excellent reading summary provides an overview of the key points raised by the author(s) and your critical analysis. The critical analysis is your viewpoint, substantiated, argued and justified by information
The following represent the list of 4 articles to be used (you also have them attached in pdf format):
- Gulley, A.L., Nassar, N.T., Xun, S. 2018. China, the United States, and competition for resources
that enable emerging technologies. Proc Nat Acad Sci 115(16): 4111?4115. DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1717152115
Reller, A., Bublies, T., Staudinger, T., Oswald I., Meißner S., Allen, M. 2009. The mobile phone:
powerful communicator and potential metal dissipator. GAIA 18/2: 127?135.
- Toyama, K. 2011. Technology as amplifier in international development. iConference 2011, Feb
8?11, Seattle, WA. ACM ACM 978?1?4503?0121?3/11/02
Williams, E. 2011. Environmental effects of information and communicationstechnologies.
Nature 479: 354?358. DOI: 10:1038/nature10682.
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