Unit 2: Conceptualization

Discussion: Defining Concepts

After reading the text, lecture, and doing the Group Activity, answer this unit's discussion question.

Answer the following question in way that shows your understanding of both Volti’s argument and the process of conceptualization. Be sure to include page numbers as you reference the text.

Based on the definition of science above and Volti’s discussion of the nature of technology in Chapter’s 1 & 2, is science a technology?

Click on the Group's button in Blackboard and scroll down to find, read, and participate in this Unit's discussion. To read the Discussion Threads efficiently, follow these instructions:

1. Open a forum.
   • Click Show Options.
     • Use the check boxes to select the messages you want to view.
     • Click Collect in the options.
2. Read the text from all the selected messages.
• Print them if necessary.
3. Respond to posts individually.

I will assess your contributions on their relevance, thoughtfulness, and degree to which they reflect an engagement with the reading and not just with unsubstantiated opinions.

Each graded comment should be 100 to 300 words. One graded comment per Unit is intended as a bare minimum. Of course you may linger in the discussion boards and enter as many comments as you like. Incidentally, you may enter "extra" comments under the same topic. That is what makes discussion and interaction possible.

Participation in each week's discussion is worth up to 10 points plus an additional 10 if you are the Group Leader for that week.