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Originally Posted by ttldomination
So, that's a good view into your leadership structure, but how do you structure students within those groups? Do you encourage participation in multiple groups or ask students drill down in their one area?
- Sunny G.
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When it comes to the structure of students, team members serve in their respective sub team (mechanical, design, electrical, programming, etc.). However, participation has been encouraged lately among students with different sub teams.
For the upcoming season, student workshops for design and programming have taken place. This is to help students get a head start on a topic they are just approaching, or to help familiarize a student with an additional field they are eager to learn. This does not exactly mean that the student would be on the design or programming sub team, but still looking to increase their knowledge on the topic.
This understanding may help a student on the CNC sub team for example, when cadding a part to be milled or be 3D printed. Or when a student on the electrical sub team works with design to make sure all the electronics fit, which would go back to CNC to 3-D print and design talon towers to save space and so on. Typically, a student would drill down in their one area and work with other groups. For example, if I was on the programming sub team I would be programming, not cadding gearboxes.
When prototyping, students are not limited to their sub team descriptions. While prototyping would be listed under design, students from all sub teams are encouraged to contribute ideas, and create preliminary models. Same concept applies for competition season. If you worked on the mechanical aspects of the robot during build season, you can still choose to scout or be on drive team, for example. While being on pit would utilize your mechanical understanding, you are not limited to just that option.
As for the involvement between technical and nontechnical sub teams, any student can be on chairman's, or just be willing to put in some time for Public Relations.
Hope I answered your question, let me know if there was anything else I can do to help, I would be happy to assist.