Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction, 2nd edition
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| Audience/Grade: | -College Freshman |
| Discipline(s): |
Design General Engineering, Engineering Science Mechanical Engineering |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Textbook |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Clive Dym Patrick Little |
| Description: | Dym and Little's client-driven, team-based approach to engineering design gets students actively involved with conceptual design methods and project management tools. The text consistently draws upon two design projects to illustrate the design methods and management tools. The book also details means of reporting the results of a design project, provides useful insights into team behaviors and dynamics, and discusses ethics in engineering practice. Students will learn how to: * Ask a client about objectives and translate them into functions and performance specifications. * Construct morphological charts to represent design spaces. * Develop and compare performance metrics to make design choices. * Apply useful problem solving and decision-support tools in a way that helps them understand the importance of knowing why they should be doing something, rather than focusing on how. Chapter 1: Engineering Design. Chapter 2: The Design Process. Chapter 3: Understanding the Client's Problem. Chapter 4: Functions and Specifications. Chapter 5: Finding Answers to the Problem. Chapter 6: Reporting the Outcome. Chapter 7: Managing the Design Process. Chapter 8: Design for X. Chapter 9: Ethics in Design. |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
Creative Thinking (c) Design a system, component, or process Design Skills |
| Use of Resource: |
Great textbook to introduce first year students to engineering design and its impact. * Introduces conceptual design tools, including objectives trees, morphological charts, and requirements matrices that visually introduce and guide the student through the design process. * Introduces project management tools, including work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, and activity networks exposing students to the types of tools they will use for project-based work in the real world. * Consistent, common examples throughout illustrate the use of both the design tools and the management tools necessary for the design and development of successful projects. * Summarizes the processes and means of reporting the results of a design project. * Provides insights into team behaviors and dynamics, and how they affect project outcomes. * Set in the context of a design team working on a client-initiated design project, providing a real-world context and practical examples of the type of work students will encounter in their professional lives. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | January 2004 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471256870& |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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