10 Stages Of the Engineering Design Process Design

Design (Definition) The process of originating and developing a plan for a new object

1. Identify the Problem Engineers are Problem Solvers n Understand the scope and the

2. Define Working Criteria and Goals Establish preliminary goals n Develop working criteria to

3. Research and Gather Data Stay consistent with working criteria while researching n Use

4. Brainstorm and Generate Creative Ideas n Develop as many creative ideas as possible

5. Analyze Potential Solutions Eliminate duplicate ideas n Clarify ideas n Select ideas to

6. Develop and Test Models Develop models for the selected solutions n Types of

7. Make the Decision Evaluate the results of testing to determine the solution to

8. Communicate and Specify Document the design’s specifications and measurements and communicate to all

9. Implement & Commercialize Final design revisions n All groups should agree on the

10. Post-Implementation Review and Assessment Review the product’s performance n Assess the product’s strength

The eight practices of science and engineering, the Framework identifies as essential for all

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10 Stages Of the Engineering Design Process

Design (Definition) The process of originating and developing a plan for a new object n Requires research, thought, modeling, interactive adjustment, and re-design n

1. Identify the Problem Engineers are Problem Solvers n Understand the scope and the nature of the problem n Identify the correct issues and background of the problem n

2. Define Working Criteria and Goals Establish preliminary goals n Develop working criteria to compare possible solutions n Specifications n Constraints n

3. Research and Gather Data Stay consistent with working criteria while researching n Use resources to help research including: Internet, Library, newspaper, etc. n Keep info found through all steps of the design process and add to it n

4. Brainstorm and Generate Creative Ideas n Develop as many creative ideas as possible No idea is a bad idea n Document all ideas n Combine ideas to create new ideas n Do not evaluate n If time permitted, hold a second session to give people time to consider additional options n Goal: Long list of ideas! n

5. Analyze Potential Solutions Eliminate duplicate ideas n Clarify ideas n Select ideas to analyze in more detail n Qualitative analysis n Quantitative analysis n Democratic analysis n

6. Develop and Test Models Develop models for the selected solutions n Types of models: descriptive, functional, mathematical, computer, and scale. n Test each model against working criteria and goals n Test for functionality and performance n

7. Make the Decision Evaluate the results of testing to determine the solution to use n If none of the solutions are ideal, return to stage 4 or 5 n Once a solution is selected, continue to stage 8 n

8. Communicate and Specify Document the design’s specifications and measurements and communicate to all groups n Communication between groups is especially important in this stage n Meetings n Presentations n Reports n Drawings n

9. Implement & Commercialize Final design revisions n All groups should agree on the proposed project, including: Management, Technical, Business, and legal support representatives n Production n

10. Post-Implementation Review and Assessment Review the product’s performance n Assess the product’s strength and weaknesses and document n Make suggestions for future improvements n

The eight practices of science and engineering, the Framework identifies as essential for all students to learn, and describes in detail, are listed below: n n 1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and carrying out investigations 4. Analyzing and interpreting data 5. Using mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) 7. Engaging in argument from evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information