Assignment Tasks:
For this activity, you will need to choose two innovative elements of technology that relate to your field in some way. The first should be technology from the past that has already had an impact, and the other should be an up- and-coming technology that will have an impact in the years to come.
The goal of this assignment is to inform someone who is entirely unfamiliar with your field. Your answers should make sense to someone from the general population. This means you should avoid jargon (or explain it if you do use it).
Please answer the following questions for each of the two innovations you have chosen:
1. Describe the innovative technology that you've chosen. (approx. 100 words for each innovation)
2. Explain how this technology has innovated or will innovate your field. Make sure to identify whether it is an incremental or disruptive innovation and why. (approx. 200 words for each innovation)
3. Describe both the positive and negative implications of this innovation on your field and explain whether you think the overall impact has been mostly positive or negative. (approx. 200 words for each innovation)
Please format your assignment as two distinct sections (one for each innovation) with three numbered responses.
You will need to conduct some research to support your answers. Please include a reference list (IEEE format) with your research sources and use in-text citations where appropriate.