Description
Title: Research Seminar on Sustainable Computing
Link: https://hbr.org/2020/09/how–green–is–your–software
Task:
A link of an article related to sustainable computing has been provided. Read the article and based on it, students need to answer the questions given below. Students need to do additional researches to support their answers and give a seminar presentation on their findings on each answer.
Below are the questions that need to be answered by the students in this task:
- What is sustainable computing? Why do you need computing to be sustainable?
- Will block chain technology promote green computing?
- What are the strategies to produce green software?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of developing green software?
Please justify your answers based on data analysis and facts and apply real world examples in each answer when appropriate.
Write a report for your findings and present it to the class using the following structure:
- Introduction (answer to Qs 1)
- Literature Review (related past researches on Qs 2 – 4)
- Problems and Discussions (answer to Qs 2-4)
- Conclusion
- References
Students present in groups of 5 students (depending on the total number of students in the course). These students will also lead the workshop discussion, facilitating a stimulating exchange of ideas (please see marking criteria for details on the main areas that the presentation should cover). Students can write out the key questions to stimulate thinking and discussion during the presentation.
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