Design Process

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What is a design process?

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A systematic problem-solving strategy with criteria and constraints used to develop solutions to satisfy human needs or wants.

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How is the word 'design' often used?

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As a generic term to refer to anything made by conscious human effort and as a process to systematically solve problems.

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What is the role of a design process in careers?

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Professionals in nearly every industry and academia apply a design process to solve problems and guide the design and innovation of products and processes.

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What is the nature of the design process?

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The design process is iterative, meaning it repeats a series of steps until the desired outcome is obtained.

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What are the 6 steps of the design process?

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1. Define Problem, 2. Generate Concepts, 3. Develop Solution, 4. Construct and Test, 5. Evaluate Solution, 6. Present Solution.

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Define 'iterative'.

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A process that repeats a series of steps over and over until the desired outcome is obtained.

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What is the first step in the design process?

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Define Problem.

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What questions should be asked when defining a problem?

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Who says it is a problem? What are the needs and wants of the stakeholders? Are there prior solutions? Is the problem worth solving? What are the criteria and constraints?

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Define 'stakeholder'.

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An individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project.

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What is the second step in the design process?

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Generate Concepts.