Unit 1

Question 1

assess

Answer 1

to thouroughly and methodically analyze accomplishment against specific goals and criteria

Question 2

assessment

Answer 2

an evaluation technique for technology that requires analyzing benefits and risks, understanding the trade-offs, and then determining the best action to take in order to ensure that the desired positive outcomes outweigh the negative consequences.
Techniques used to analyze accomplishments against specific goals and criteria. Examples include tests, surveys, observations, and self-assessment

Question 3

brainstorm

Answer 3

A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion

Question 4

client

Answer 4

A person using the services of a professional person or organization.

Question 5

creativity

Answer 5

The ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence; marked by the ability or power to create.

Question 6

criteria

Answer 6

A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged

Question 7

design

Answer 7

1. An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by which resources are converted into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems. 2. A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or made. 3. A decorative pattern.

Question 8

design brief

Answer 8

A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints - used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.

Question 9

design process

Answer 9

A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.

Question 10

design statement

Answer 10

A part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed.

Question 11

designer

Answer 11

A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work.

Question 12

engineer

Answer 12

a person who is trained in and uses technology and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

Question 13

engineering notebook

Answer 13

a book in which an engineer will formally document, in chronological order, all of his/her work that is associated with a specific design project.

Question 14

innovation

Answer 14

An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.

Question 15

invention

Answer 15

A new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation.

Question 16

piling on

Answer 16

an idea that produces a similar idea or an enhanced idea

Question 17

problem identification

Answer 17

the recognition of an unwelcome or harmful matter needing to be dealt with

Question 18

product

Answer 18

a tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work, or by biological or chemical process

Question 19

prototype

Answer 19

a full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments

Question 20

research

Answer 20

the systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions

Question 21

constraint

Answer 21

a limit to a design process - may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities; a limitation or restriction