Title: Assess a product or system currently in the market.
Course: Technology Assessment (21054-36) > Section: Innovating a Technical Product or System

Assessment should include

- researching the product or system (e.g., need, history, target market)
- evaluating the function of the product or system and its effectiveness
- determining the product or system's life cycle
- evaluating the economic consequences of the product or system
- exploring the social, cultural, and ethical effects of the product or system
- identifying possible environmental and political impacts of the product or system.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do public opinion and ethical considerations affect the development of new technologies?
- How will the product affect future technologies?
- How is product assessment valuable to the consumer?