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Due: February 12th<\/sup> by 11pm
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Using what you\u2019ve learned about the Social Construction of Technology as a theory of technological change, make a meaningful alteration to a bicycle that shows SCOT at work\u2014with you and your group as the \u201crelevant social group\u201d of users making a technological change, and creating a new technology that\u2019s more appropriate to your needs and interests.<\/p>\n

Document your process and outcomes in writing and also do a short (no more than 5 minute) video in which you explain the ultimate success or failure of your modification\u2014in other words, did SCOT work in your case? Did you come up with a new, socially-constructed technology that\u2019s attuned to the needs of a certain group of users? Who are those users and how do they differ from others? What else does your modification need to be successful and potentially become widespread?<\/p>\n

Write a short collective essay of no more than 500 words (one essay per group) that you will post as a comment on this post. At the end of the essay, put a link to your video, which should be hosted as a public video on YouTube. Make sure that the video tells us something more than the essay\u2014use the format of the video to explain things visually and kinetically in ways that might not be possible to do in text. For instance, your video might show us your modification without using words, or might include diagram overlays of your invention if you are unable to actually fabricate the parts for it.<\/p>\n

In addition to coming up with some sort of (hopefully ingenious) modification, your goal in this assignment is to better understand SCOT\u2014how it works, and when the theory is and isn\u2019t applicable\u2014through doing a hands-on task. In your essay, explain the thought processes behind your experiments with SCOT, how this changes your understanding of what we\u2019ve talked about in class, and what you learn along the way.<\/p>\n

Be sure to cite your sources\u2014remember that you need to give credit where credit is due for ideas as well as words. You may use any major citation format you wish (MLA, Chicago, etc.) as long as you are consistent throughout.<\/p>\n

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