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Originally Posted by gblake
If a team has a fundraising car wash (or whatever), that is an excellent source for things to tell judges aloud, or through other means (such as a second notebook/diary); but I don't see a reason for it to appear in an "engineering" notebook. There is a reason the engineering notebooks aren't called "Team Diaries".
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I'd have to disagree with that, this past year we put together a "business plan" of how we will get money for the team. It consists of how we do fundraising, sponsorship's, ect. We have budget like real engineers do, which shows that we have a plan and know how much fundraising we need to do for the robot, competition, ect. It isn't smart to start a project and run out on money half way though, and I think its good to show that in the "Engineering Notebook". Last year was the first year we did that, and doing it gives an idea of what you'l need to do when starting any project that requires money. This process in my mind gives good experience, and I think every team should do it.
Hope that helped ~Derrick