HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WORLD In terms of the impact of technology on people’s personal lives, Chris Koepfer, in his article in Production Machining Magazine says pt2 1300w
HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WORLD In terms of the impact of technology on people’s personal lives, Chris Koepfer, in his article in Production Machining Magazine says pt2 1300w
HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WORLD pt2 1300w
In terms of the impact of technology on people’s personal lives, Chris Koepfer, in his article in Production Machining Magazine says that we are facing a phenomenon called “heads down” where parents are face down in their devices while their kids are interacting with some other device that is created for them. He says that this is not a generation specific thing, and this trend is observed across baby-boomer, millennials and GenZ alike. He predicts that as time goes by, this phenomenon will be the new normal.[xiv]
Part 2 – Primary Research
This section of the report outlines the research methodology, the primary research findings and an assessment of the survey tool.
Methodology
Procedure
This research study was conducted between October 02nd and October 06th, 2018, using the Tech Stress Screening Tool designed by Lee Godfrey, Mindfulness & Wellness Coach and Managing Director, internet : intelligence Inc.
The tool was designed to classify people into one of the 3 following categories with regards to their use of, and attitudes about, technology: ‘anxious’, ‘avoidant’ and/or ‘addicted’.
Population
A sample population of 30 full-time employees in Canada was chosen to represent the Canadian full-time employment population and their attitudes towards technology.
2017 StatCan Labour force figures of Canadian full-time employment population grouped by gender and age were used in order to correctly represent the demographic groups present in the Canadian Full-time employed population.
According to this data, the break-up of the full-time employment population by age group and gender is as follows (estimates in thousands, rounded to the nearest hundred)[xv].
The following sample population was chosen to administer the screening tool in order to maintain high fidelity to the research population.
To improve the quality of responses from survey respondents, candidates were chosen from a diverse set of industries and backgrounds.
The industries represented are: