Andrew McAfee: What will future jobs look like?

·        The video is about prediction of what the future may hold as far as the economy and jobs, based on the current technological state. There were examples of the Tech we have now, anecdotes about both past and present major economic figures, and the life of two different "working-class" men's lives over time. The question of what happens if we depend on machines in the future was answered simply by stating that we will have fewer needs for certain jobs. I feel that the video was a good way to learn about what the future could be. Andrew McAfee had a very confident delivery, using some slight humor to keep the audience entertained, as well as the use of examples to help explain what he was saying.

    More tech, less job needs

·       Machines demonstrate new skill

·       Skill list growing

·       Androids doing work we do now

·       Called New Machine Age

·       Good economic news(best)

·       Output levels increases, cost decreases

·       Better society

·       Economic issues(possible)-tough to offer labor to economy filled with machines, financial trouble for citizens

·       Citizens have trouble leading good life

·       Facing tough challenges

·       High unemployment rates

Unit 4 Assignment 2

Of the five interviewees, there is a social worker, an engineer, a Vehicle Customization Specialist, a Pastor and a Material Control Supervisor in the oil industry. These occupation do not seem to have much in common, however, they have more than you think.

All of these occupations require you to interact with clients. It is how you interact with them that is different. Social Workers, as well as Engineers and Vehicle Customization Specialists must meet with a client to discuss what is to be done.  The social worker interviewed must go to the client’s residence, and discuss with both the client, as well as their care-taker, about what the next step is for the client, including how to cope with the passing of said client in the near future. This is an external interaction with a client, just as the Engineer and Vehicle Customization Specialist must have. Engineers must meet with clients to discuss design plans, or contracts for materials, labor, etc. A Vehicle Customization Specialist must meet with a client to discuss the design plans for the vehicle, and pricing for the customization.

The Pastor also has external interaction with “clients”, however it is through preaching to an audience, rather than discussing design plans, or plans for the future. On the other hand, the Material Control Supervisor in the oil industry interacts with clients through the company, rather than directly speaking to the client their self.

As far as what is done throughout the day, each job is different. The Social Worker spends their day meeting clients at their homes, spending most of that time sitting down driving or talking. There is also the hours of sitting down to do paper work. The same goes for the engineer, with the exception of the time spent out in the field for various reasons.

The Vehicle Customization Specialist spend their day working on the client’s vehicle, as well as sitting at a desk doing paper work, and discussing design plans with the client. They must also supervise their employees, and make sure that all is going according to plan. As for the Pastor, they spend their day preaching to an audience, as well as creating presentations to go along with what they are preaching, this means sitting down for a large amount of time to create the presentation.

The Material Control Supervisor spends most of their day sitting at a desk doing paper work, and supervising the movement of materials. This requires them to keep a record of the exact number of each part, and record every movement of those parts.

Combining Sentences Practice

Original: The eruption of Tambora caused a large number of deaths. It was the largest number of deaths since the late eighteenth century. Tambora was a volcano on an Indonesian island. Tambora exploded in April 1815. Tambora coughed up huge amounts of magma. It left a thick layer of ash everywhere. A good part of its summit cone was destroyed during the eruption. Tambora all but disappeared. In its place was a gigantic hollow. The hollow extended for miles in all directions. The explosion and tidal waves killed about 10,000 people. The tidal waves were a result of the explosion. An additional 82,000 people died from famine and disease. Ash deposits on the land caused famine and disease

Re-write: The eruption of Tambora, a volcano on an Indonesian island, caused the largest number of deaths since the late eighteenth century. The volcano exploded in April 1815, coughing up huge amounts of magma and leaving a thick layer of ash everywhere. Tambora all but disappeared when a good part of the summit cone was destroyed in the eruption. The hollow left in its place extended for miles in all directions. The explosion and the tidal waves it caused killed about 10,000 people. An additional 82,000 people died from famine and disease caused by ash deposits on the land.

Calendar Update-10/15/13

My topic for the current Six Week's Project is BSA Gays. My focus for this project is to explain both the good and bad of gays in boy scouts. My partner is Preston Godinich and we are against allow gays in BSA

Calendar Update-10/15/13

Colleges and Callendar

Reflections

So far, the 21st Century Communications class has been an interesting class. The class consists of Digital, Communication, and Career categories. Digital is mainly about you and the digital world, and how you can be safe. Communication is mainly about the best way to communicate with others, whether it is public speaking or a conversation. Career is mainly about discovering you interests, planning for the future, and putting real thought into you life after school. The assignments are all different, yet they all connect to each other in some way, and eventually they all come together to give you the best chance at understanding and succeeding in the big project for the six weeks. 

My favorite assignment so far has been the example video for Digital to prove that we know how to use the program we are using for the project. It was refreshing to go back and use Movie Maker again for the first time in a while. Another assignment I enjoyed was making the script and storyboard for the project. I had to plan ahead and it seems helpful so far.