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Week 1
Module overview, engineering design process, product lifecycle and project management, design project assignment (option), class and lab procedures. |
Week 2
Determining needs (problem to be solved). Design criteria and constraints. |
Week 3
This is among the most creative steps. There are usuallly many ways to solve the design problem and inventing new solutions is rewarding. |
Week 4
Prototypes are models of the preferred design. Building high quality prototypes is expensive, so the designers need to use other methods to prove the design. |
Week 5
Students will understand the whys and hows product testing to ensure designs meet requirements. |
Week 6
Students will comprehend the importance of documenting the design so that someone can build and use the product. Documentation usually includes computer-aided drawings and various specifications. |