Part V — Practical Capstone Exercise — Comprehensive Technology Evaluation Project
Select one emerging or new technology and conduct a complete AMTEF evaluation.
The student should prepare a report containing:
Section 1 — Technology Description
Describe the technology, developer, purpose, maturity, users, and operating environment.
Section 2 — Problem Definition
Identify the problem the technology is intended to solve.
Section 3 — Alternatives
Identify technological and non-technological alternatives.
Section 4 — Technical Evaluation
Evaluate:
performance;
reliability;
scalability;
interoperability;
security; and
maintainability.
Section 5 — Economic Evaluation
Evaluate:
investment;
operating costs;
TCO;
expected benefits;
opportunity costs; and
financial risks.
Section 6 — Organizational Evaluation
Evaluate:
leadership;
skills;
infrastructure;
culture;
processes; and
readiness.
Section 7 — Human and Social Evaluation
Evaluate:
users;
accessibility;
inclusion;
employment;
human agency;
social consequences; and
distributional effects.
Section 8 — Ethical Evaluation
Evaluate:
privacy;
fairness;
transparency;
accountability;
human oversight; and
ethical risks.
Section 9 — Environmental Evaluation
Evaluate:
energy;
carbon;
water;
materials;
waste;
lifecycle impacts; and
circularity.
Section 10 — Risk and Security
Identify:
technical risks;
operational risks;
financial risks;
legal risks;
cybersecurity risks;
environmental risks; and
systemic risks.
Section 11 — Governance
Evaluate:
regulation;
accountability;
auditability;
monitoring;
stakeholder participation; and
incident response.
Section 12 — Responsible Adoption
Determine what conditions should exist before implementation or scaling.
Section 13 — Monitoring
Develop indicators for post-adoption monitoring.
Section 14 — Re-Evaluation
Specify the circumstances that should trigger another evaluation.
Section 15 — Final Evaluation
Provide a reasoned, evidence-based conclusion based on the AMTEF dimensions and the documented evidence.
The purpose of this exercise is not to demonstrate that a technology is inherently “good” or “bad.” Its purpose is to demonstrate the ability to evaluate technology systematically, transparently, contextually, and responsibly.