Mod1 Flashcards
Engineering Solving Process
- Problem Definition
- Informations
- Idea Generation
- Model/Analyze
- Decision Making
- Implementation
- Check/Test
- Communicate
- Self-Evaluate
5 Teaming Stages
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
- Adjourning
Characteristics of scholarly publications
- created by experts in field
- reviewed by peers
- intended for specific audiences
- difficult to read without background knowledge
chars. of popular publications
- magazines/newspapers
- contains graphics/images
- includes opinion of writer
what is the purpose of a model?
allow one to predict behaviour of a system without actually testing it
(represents a simplified behaviour of system)
6 stages of a model
- Definition of Real system
- Model Description (assumptions/ simplifications)
- Equations/Input variables
- Model Output
- Relate back to real system
- Model evaluation (limitations, comparison of similar options/models)
Effective arguments include (4 things)
- claim
- evidence
- qualifier
- alternatives
statement that needs support
claim
support of claim
evidence
address the condition under which the claim is true (limitations, assumptions)
qualifier
why chosen argument is supirior
alternatives
SPSE approach (writing process)
Situation
Problem
solution
evaluation
peer editing should focus on:
purpose/style organization concision argumentation correctness
Nominal Group Technique (NGT)
- everyone generates many ideas
- combine into list
- rate list
- create list of popular options
- choose best one
4 Ethical principles
- utilitarianism
- formalism (duty ethics)
- rights ethics
- virtue ethics
maximum benefit for the greatest number of people
utilitarianism
each person must “do the right thing” and follow principles of society
formalism (duty ethics)
universal rights apply to all humans
rights ethics
emphasizes role of character and virtue in moral philosophy
virtue ethics
duty is owed to (7 groups)
society employers clients collegues employees engineering profession oneself
laws/regulations that specify minimum standards to protect public safety/health
code
document that describes the characteristics of a product, process, or service such as safety aspects
standards
a set of condition/requirements that provide a detailed description of a procedure/process/service
specifications
time required to pay back initial investment
payback period
factors that influence dollar value
- inflation (cost of everything goes up every year)
- cost of borrowing
- risk (generate return on some projects to account for the risk of other projects
- investment
