EDP

What is the first step in the design process?

• Design a solution

• Build

• Test ideas

• Identify the problem or challenge

Why is the design process iterative?

• To improve the design

• Because no single process works for every design

• To keep it simple

• To allow for management input.

In what step do you analyze the social and environmental effects of your design?

• The evaluate step

• The research and brainstorm step

• While you are building

• When you identify the challenge

Are designers ever concerned with cost?

• No, cost is only for managers to deal with

• Only when the design does not work

• Only if a design is easy to build

• Yes, cost is one of the most important constraints

What is the purpose of research?

• To identify possible and alternative solutions

• To determine the problem you are trying to solve

• To learn if your design is hard or easy to build

• To test your ideas

What is the purpose of a prototype?

• To identify possible and alternative solutions

• To determine the problem you are trying to solve

• To learn if your design is hard or easy to build

• To test your ideas

When do drawings become more detailed?

• To learn if a design is hard or easy to build

• When you have settled on a design

• Once you have determined your construction methods

• Once your prototype is built

In order to have a plan, what must a designer do?

• Be able to write a few short statements that explain what the designer wants to do

• Prepare drawings and engineering plans

• Research and brainstorm possible solutions

• All of the above