Concepts of Technology and the Understanding of the Implications of Digital Work

The Professional Log is a short reflective piece of writing that aims to assess students’ formative engagement with the module’s content.
Students are expected to reflect on the content (readings, concepts and workshop activities) of one week of the module and outline what learning they have achieved towards understanding the implication of digital work.
The Professional Log should maintain professional levels of style, spelling and punctuation end employ Harvard referencing.
Please choose one teaching week of Managing Digital Work. Use 2-4 readings from the week’s reading list to write your professional log, encompassing 500 words (excluding references). The professional log should explain some of the key concepts of the lecture and outline how these concepts contribute towards an understanding of the implications of digital work. You can also refer to the workshop activities (e.g. case studies) in order to underline your learning experiences through applying theoretical concepts. The professional log should maintain professional levels of style, spelling and punctuation and employ Harvard referencing.
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