• Question: What score would you give yourselves (out of 10) for success and contribution in engineering?

    Asked by greshmaxx to Al, Emma, Ivanka, James, Omar on 16 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: James Vokes

      James Vokes answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      In engineering as a whole? Probably not very much ~1-2 but the point is the there are thousands of engineers and all the work and research they’re doing can be used by engineers in the future on their own projects. So all those 1-2s will add together to make great engineering feats.

    • Photo: Omar Mustufvi

      Omar Mustufvi answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      Less than 1 for me- I’ve just started working as an engineer and I think the biggest contribution I have made so far is in helping young people (through I’m an Engineer, SmallPeice, Big Bang) discover engineering.

    • Photo: Al Bartlett

      Al Bartlett answered on 16 Mar 2012:

      Hello greshmaxx,

      I think its a bit hard to measure because its hard to know what represents total success. Engineers contribute to their projects everyday and i hink as long as the outcome of the project is successful, then I guess you could say that the engineer is successful!

      Hoe this helps?

    • Photo: Emma Bould

      Emma Bould answered on 20 Mar 2012:

      Well I’m not sure how to justify a number for myself, we need everyone to put the ship to sea so it’s a real team effort! I think the ship’s company of people could probably justify a 5 (seeing as we were working with other ships) for the contribution we made to Maritime Security. Rescuing people held hostage by pirates and preventing other Merchant Navy ships from being taken.

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