Unit 5: 5 HL extension: challenges and interventions
Topic 5.1: Global well-being Questions
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Evaluate the introduction of powered exoskeletons in physically demanding workplaces.
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Choose one digital innovation introduced into a workplace you have studied, such as productivity tracking of warehouse workers. Discuss whether its benefits are outweighed by its negative impacts for the people who work there.
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Explain **one** reason why retraining programmes often fail to help displaced workers.
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Outline why bargaining power falls before employment does.
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Explain **one** reason why equal access to a technology can widen inequality.
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Outline why a programme distributing devices may report success while changing little.
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With reference to the statement, evaluate the evidence the pilot provides for extending the application across the city.
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It is claimed that AI tools will help teachers make better decisions about their pupils. To what extent do you agree with this claim?
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It is claimed that the use of AI will accurately rank scholarship applicants. To what extent do you agree with this claim?
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To what extent can wearable health devices reduce inequality in access to healthcare?
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Outline **one** demand that a changing population places on digital public services.
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With reference to the statement, explain **one** reason why attendance among the oldest residents has fallen.
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To what extent do technologies introduced to protect workers end up monitoring them?
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Choose one digital innovation introduced into a workplace you have studied. Discuss whether its benefits are outweighed by its negative impacts for the people who work there.
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Discuss the claim that a digital innovation's benefits and costs fall on different groups of people.
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Discuss the claim that digital services are an adequate response to an ageing population.
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Evaluate the use of automated systems to screen applicants for a training programme rather than a job.
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To what extent should automated systems be used to rank job applicants?
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Evaluate the claim that digital technologies reduce global inequality.
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With reference to the statement, recommend **one** measure the health board should adopt, and justify your recommendation.
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