Component 3: Technical Application's Impact

Task 1:

Year:Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Market:FairGoodGoodFairPoor
Percentage of people with hearing loss:95%70%50%25%15%

*percentage rate of consumers = 100%.


Task 2:

The first degree program that directly relates to our safe-hearing headphones would be Audiology. Audiology is the study of hearing disorders. This study includes diagnostic studies of hearing functions and helping restoring hearing for patients. The Doctorate of Audiology is offered at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. To find out more about the university you can visit:
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Website.

The Electronics & Computer Technology programs at DeVry Universy are also directly related to our invention. DeVry University is offered in states all over the United States. A few places that it is located includes Arizona, California, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, Washington and Canada. The people who have this degree work in field service, sales and manufacturing, building, installing, testing, evaluating and maintaining electronic systems, and equipment. To learn or read more about the program you can visit:
DeVry University's Website.



Task 3:

The team has identified a new degree on how recent advancements in musical technology (MP3, iPods, etc.) have caused a greater percentage of teens with hearing loss. The degree would go in depth on how loud music, for long periods of time affects the ears. The people with this degree would do research on exactly how much time it is would take for a certain volume of noise to damage your hearing (not just estimates). This would be a Degree in the Advancements of Musical Technology.