WorksheetsLesson 0.1 – DESIGN PROCESS
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the main purpose of the engineering design process?
To finish quickly
To solve problems systematically
To copy existing designs
To avoid testing
Which step comes FIRST in the design process?
Brainstorm
Prototype
Identify the problem
Test
Who is the “client” in an engineering problem?
The engineer
The teacher
The person with the need
The manufacturer
Why is research important?
To delay design
To copy others
To understand constraints and needs
To skip brainstorming
Brainstorming rules include:
Reject weak ideas
Judge ideas immediately
Encourage many ideas
Choose one idea only
What tool helps choose the best idea objectively?
Sketch
Decision Matrix
Notebook
Prototype
A prototype is best described as:
Final product
Advertisement
Test version of a solution
Research report
Testing helps engineers to:
Prove perfection
Find weaknesses
Skip redesign
Avoid feedback
Improving a design is also called:
Terminating
Iterating
Manufacturing
Marketing
Which step may occur multiple times?
Submission
Iteration
Marketing
Patenting
Why are sketches important early in design?
They are graded
They cost money
They help visualize ideas
They replace prototypes
Constraints include:
Unlimited budget
Time, cost, materials
Creativity
Personal opinions
Failure in engineering means:
The end of work
Learning opportunity
Poor performance
Wrong career choice
Which skill is MOST used in design teams?
Memorization
Guessing
Communication
Speed
Engineering design is best described as:
Linear
Random
Iterative
Fixed
