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The Ancient Art of Story Telling Teaches
For thousands of years the primary pedagogy for teaching was story telling.
It is ingrained in the human psyche.
We have many more modern methods now but story-telling remains very effective.
Complete Documentation, Careful Design, Good Software Engineering Principles
Computer Science students are "preached to" by their professors about the importance of employing software engineering priciples, properly documenting their programs and carefully checking them so that they run as specified.
Software Engineering - How Important Is It?
What are consequences of sloppy work? A lesser grade? Minor embarrassment?
Big Deal!
or is it? ...
Iranian Militants Take U.S. Embassy and Hostages in Tehran - November, 1979
At approximately 10.30 a.m. on 4 November 1979, during the course of a demonstration of approximately 3,000 persons, the United States Embassy compound in Tehran was overrun by a strong armed group of several hundred people. The Iranian security personnel are reported to have simply disappeared from the scene; at all events it is established that they made no apparent effort to deter or prevent the demonstrators from seizing the Embassy's premises. ...
63 staff members of the US embassy in Tehran were taken by the Iranians. 52 of the Americans were held for 444 days.
US (officially neutral) sides with Iraq (probably because Iran still holds our embassy personnel hostage).
Eventually ground war winds down but economic war drags on as conflict in Persian Gulf.
U.S. military presence in Gulf required to protect shpping (our economic interests).
US supplies some arms to Iran (IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR) - 1985 and 1986 .
Computers play an important role - Phalanx fails.
The Stark's Sister Ships.
The Stark hit by two Exocet missiles from an Iraqi F-14. 37 sailors killed.
USS Stark to be repaired - more computer problems arise.
The USS Fox escorts the USS Acadia to repair the Stark - a crewman's account.
Fox Captain determined not to be the victim of another Stark incident. Uses fire control radar to warn off Iraqi and Iranian ships and planes.
Vincennes engages in "shootout" with three Iranian gunboats.
Tragedy - July 4, 1988 - Computer Engineering: How much is enough?
Washington Post - Iran Vows Revenge!
The Iranians regarded the shooting down of the airbus as a "terrorist" act, part of a U.S. strategy to secure an Iraqi victory in the eight-year-old Gulf war and to mount a full-scale attack to overthrow the Khomeini regime.
NSWC Dahlgren's computers answer critical questions re: who was at fault.
Software Engineering Question: How important can a user interface be?
A text book bad example? - slide 1, slide 2.
Software Engineers must analyze the entire "Information Environment".
More studies at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Pan-Am 103 - Revenge over Lockerbie? - December 21, 1988
The tragic scene.
Software Engineering - How Important Is It?