QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!! [07-08-01]

[Tom Fairchild]

I don't trust some of the kids on my team drive the robot either, but that might just be the point (okay, are we ready for this?)....

Look at it this way. Dean wants us to learn all the important concepts of engineering. Last year he taught us teamwork, where we well exceeded everyone's expectations as to how well people can do when they work together to acheive a common goal. Another very important aspect of engineering is user-friendliness (spl?). Would anyone use a microwave if they had to know exactly how it worked to operate it? No way! Or a car, for that matter. While I don't really like other people driving my car, I think that since they have the experience driving others that they would be able to manage mine, even though it does have a different feel.

Because after all, if a product isn't easily used by the public, how much value can it be?

~Tom~, who's all done now.