Before I researched how APS connects to engineering, I always thought that engineering was a job that only required math and science. But after this CCA, I realized that math and science is only a small part of what leads to success.
Communication was not a skill I thought an engineer would need. However I learned that communication was integrow part of working as an engineer. When you work, you must be able to effectively communicate ideas to clients and peers. Explaining your ideas to clients through simple and understandable words to try to draw them in, explain why your project is important and helpful for people in the future, so they support your work. Without support from a client, your idea may never take off from the group, having proper communication allows you to gain that support. Communication is also key for when you have to talk to peers, and explain ideas that are clearly defined, so everyone understands how and what goal you are working towards. To create a highly effective group, you must first understand how groups interactions, and what methods you can use to make communicating ideas easier. Like functionalism everyone has a role to play in the bigger picture,everyone has to understand and feels welcome to involve them self so they can share their ideas to improve the product, to work as a team. CCA 1 has taught me sociology plays a key role in the success of an engineer, acting as the key to hold a team together and to start it in the first place.
APS also plays a role in influences the mindset of an engineering when they are designing a product. A product has to have a use and a market, they must fit a role and be a product that other people might have a need for. But most important of all, it must be a product that is easy to use, to make a task easier or more effective to do. To realize how human factors play in the designing of a product, a computer engineer must understand psychology. To understand where to place buttons on a controller, or how to design an interface for a phone. Understanding human preferences is key for designing easy to use product that can reach a wide range of audiences, and now I understand how important psychology is for an engineer.
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