What is design
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This page defines "Engineering Design" as applied to
Senior Project.
The State of Florida Administrative Code 61G15 (in section 18.001 Definitions)
defines "Engineering Design" as follows (italics added by Christensen):
(2) "Engineering Design" shall mean that the process of devising a
system, component, or process to meet desired needs. It is a
decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences,
mathematics, and engineering sciences are applied to convert resources
optimally to meet a stated objective. Among the fundamental elements of the
design process are the establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis,
analysis, construction, testing and evaluation. Central to the process are the
essential and complementary roles of synthesis and analysis. This
definition is intended to be interpreted in its broadest sense. In particular
the words "system, component, or process" and "convert resources optimally"
operate to indicate that sociological, economic, aesthetic, legal, ethical,
etc., considerations can be included.
Find the 61G15, Florida Administrative Code
here.
Yes, the error "that the" (in the first sentence) is in the code.
ABET defines "design" in the "Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs" as
follows (italics added by Christensen):
Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component,
or process to meet desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often
iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering
sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated
needs.
Find the ABET 2007-2008 Criteria document
here.
The commonality between the Florida Administrative Code and ABET definitions
should not be surprising.
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Last update on August 21, 2009
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