Sensitisation of Impact of Modern

Education and Media on Values

Human Values & Professional Ethics - II
Andrew Seby Thattil - 00420903616
Anuj Taparia - 00820903616
Impact of Science and Technology
 The Positive - Impact of Science and
Technology

• Economic Growth & Development

• Moving towards sustainable and
better quality of life
• Solving world problems
• Connected World
• Various other applications –
Education, Entertainment, Power
& Electricity, Health, Business
etc.
The Negative - Impact of Science and
Technology

• Environmental Impact
• Climate Change
• Pollution
• Depletion of Natural Resources
• Impact on society
• Unemployment
• Unequitable distribution of
wealth
• Toxic Waste Generation
• Increase in Digital Crime
 Need for Choose
Balance
01 Wisely

04 02

Technology should
03
benefit everyone

Role of Ethics
Effects of printed media and television on values
Printed media and television

• Includes everything, from newspapers, magazines to billboards,

advertisements, shows and so on.

• Media is an extension of ourselves, just as hammer extends the

arm and a wheel extends our feet.

• Brain is not wired to deliberate upon a photograph before taking

in the info, unlike written media
• We all are affected by the images we see, the text we read.

• The principle of advertising – we may not need the product, but

seeing it repeatedly embeds it into our brain.

• What we see repeatedly, somehow becomes a part of us.

• Ability to reach a wide audience with an influential message

The Positive - Effects of printed media and
television on values

• Reinforces attachment with the society – airing of

major public occasions.

• Coverage of crises and pro-social activities,

humanitarian efforts made by people in times of
calamity

• Promotion of social causes through columns, shows.

The Negative - Effects of printed media and
television on values

• Bloating of events, reporting events without sufficient

information.

• We look up to media to be impartial and having answers, but

they don’t always have the right answers.

• People have become sceptical of human interaction.

• People lose the ability to empathize and help people directly.

Effect of computer aided media on values

Computer aided media includes – Internet, E-mail, Social Media

The Positive - Effect of computer aided
media on values

• Instant Communication
• Connected world – united world
• Use in business and professional
world
• Use for education – online
learning, Google
• Can be used for noble causes –
raising funds for disasters,
people in need etc.
The Negative - Effect of computer aided
media on values

• Cyber Crime
• Addiction, Wastage of time
and a distraction
• Health issues and obesity [Add a graphic that provides
evidence of what you learned]
• Wasteful spending
• Social Media – Stress, Anxiety,
Depression, Effect on sleep,
self-esteem and emotional
well being, loneliness
 Switch it
Use wisely.
off.
01 Detox

04 02

Pay
03 attention
Go outside. to
yourself. –
Ask Why?

Role of Ethics
Thank You.