Explanation
Engineering is evident all around us. How do people dream up, design and build the things in our world? From your toaster to the space shuttle and iPods, we are surrounded by industrial design and engineering. To better examine this process, research a common product’s development cycle. How did this device come to exist? [...]
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Website Related: 15
Wiki
Wordpress
Nnamdi: Website
Campbell: Website, databases, publisher, graphic design, wiki
TaiSheng: Web calendar
Court: Webstite
Luke: Web database
Salima: Website
Quinn: Website, network security
Kevin: Website, blog
Allison: Website
Mariko: Website
Gaius: Website
Kari: Website, wiki
Databases: 4
Jia: Database
Jenny: Database, Wordpress
Joey: Database
Desktop Publishing /
Pamphlets: 4
Austin: Pamphlet
Nathan: Pamphlet, productivity
Amy: Pamphlet, Excel/Word
Hannah: Pamphlet
Network Security: 3
Greg: Network security
Vivek: Network security, website
Photoshop: 2
Steve: Photoshop
Connor: Photoshop
Productivity Related: 3Spreadsheet
Word/ [...]
NAME
PROBLEM
NNAMDI
Student access to home online
ROHIN
Players and fans are not able to view films of games after the game
ANDY
SALIMA
Not enough knowledge about neighborhood association
NATHAN
Information getting to seniors
LIZ
Communications between students and admin
GREG
Multiple OS’s for class
KARI
JOSH
Robot parts and inventory
CAMPBELL
Choir and music concerts are disorganized and confusing to performer
LUKAS
STEVE
People in th community are not making [...]
Students prepared for a few days to have a knock down drag or push out sumo wresting match with Lego NXT robots. The suspense was wonderful.
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ENGINEERING PROCESS
Each team works through the processes below. Individual team members be responsible for specific engineering elements each project cycle.
RESEARCH
Identify problem
Research current solutions
Understand requirements
Brainstorm solutions
Develop concept prototypes
PLAN
Outline strategy
Identify specifications
Develop schedule
PROTOTYPE
Build working prototype
Conduct design reviews
TEST
Iteratively improve
Revise, etc.
PROJECT RESPONSIBLITIES
and PRODUCT RUBRIC
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Identify problem, research current solutions, understand requirements, brainstorm [...]
Create a sales pitch slideshow for your operating system. We are going to compare and contrast the three major operating systems.
Teams
Slam Requirements
Project Requirements
Highlight the major selling points for the operating system
Include
Basic price for computer system including hardware and operating system
Examples of the operation system in use in the work place, who’s using it?
Offer a [...]
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TEAM
Hardware & Software
March 29
1
Nnamdi
Researcher
Rohin
Builder
Salima
Presenter
2
Nathan
Researcher
Liz
Builder
Greg
Presenter
3
Kari
Researcher
Josh
Builder
Campbell
Presenter
4
Steve
Researcher
Connor
Builder
Allison
Presenter
5
Gaius
Presenter
Lukas
Builder
Jenny
Researcher
6
Quinn
Presenter
Mariko
Builder
Amy
Quality Control
7
Vivek
Researcher
Court
Builder
Jia
Presenter
8
Austin
Researcher
Hannah
Builder
Kevin T.
Presenter
9
Lucas
Researcher
Joey
Builder
TaiSheng
Presenter
Older Teams
TEAM
Intell. Property
OS
Nov. 5
Nov. 17
1
Joey
Researcher
L-Presenter
Giaus
Builder
Quality
Josh
Presenter
Researcher
Dylan
Quality Control
Builder
2
Kevin
Researcher
L-Builder
Vivek
Builder
Presenter
Taisheng
Presenter
Researcher
3
Jenny
Researcher
M-Presenter
Mariko
Builder
Researcher
Allison
Presenter
Builder
4
Kari
Researcher
M-Builder
Liz
Builder
Researcher
Luke
Presenter
Presenter
5
Hannah
Presenter
L-Builder
Campbell
Builder
Presenter
Amy
Researcher
Researcher
6
Austin
-
W-Presenter
Connor
Presenter
Researcher
Nathan
Builder
Builder
Jia
Quality Control
Quality
7
Rohin
Researcher
W-Builder
Salima
Builder
Researcher
Court
Presenter
Presenter
8
Nnamdi
Researcher
W-Presenter
Quinn
Builder
Researcher
Steve
Presenter
Builder
Third Teams
Seating Assignments
TEAM
Exercises
May 26
1
7
Campbell
Manager
Salima
Hardware
Nnamdi
Software
2
6
Rohin
Manager
Greg
Hardware
Nate
Software
3
4
Jenny
Manager
Kari
Hardware
Josh
Software
4
3
Vivek
Manager
Allison
Hardware
Steve
Software
5
9
Court
Manager
Gaius
Hardware
Connor
Software
6
1
Jia
Manager
Lukas
Hardware
Mariko
Software
7
2
Hannah
Manager
Kevin
Hardware
Austin
Software
8
5
TaiSheng
Manager
Lucas
Hardware
Quinn
Software
9
8
Amy
Manager
Joey
Hardware
Liz
Software
Second Teams
TEAM
Line Follow
Jan. 21
1
Nnamdi
Manager
Dylan
Hardware
Vivek
Software
2
Rohin
Manager
Steve
Hardware
Court
Software
3
Salima
Manager
Connor
Hardware
Jia
Software
4
Nathan
Manager
Allison
Hardware
Austin
Software
5
Liz
Manager
Gaius
Hardware
Hannah
Software
6
Greg
Manager
Jenny
Software
Kevin
Hardware
7
Kari
Manager
Quinn
Hardware
Lucas
Software
8
Josh
Manager
Mariko
Hardware
Joey
Software
9
Campbell
Manager
Amy
Hardware
Taisheng
Software
First Teams
TEAM
Dragster
Turning & Tagging
Nov. 4
Nov. 20
1
Joey
Manager
Software
Giaus
Hardware
Hardware
Josh
Manager
Hardware
Dylan
Software
Manager
2
Kevin
Manager
Software
Vivek
Hardware
Manager
Taisheng
Software
Hardware
3
Jenny
Software
Manager
Mariko
Hardware
Software
Allison
Manager
Hardware
4
Kari
Software
Liz
Manager
Luke
Hardware
5
Hannah
Manager
Hardware
Campbell
Hardware
Software
Amy
Software
Manager
6
Austin
Manager
Pokemon Master
Connor
Software
Hardware
Nathan
Hardware
Manager
Jia
Manager
Software
7
Rohin
Hardware
Software
Salima
Manager
Hardware
Court
Software
Manager
8
Nnamdi
Software
Hardware
Quinn
Manager
Software
Steve
Hardware
Manager
1.1 Reliability
Reliability refers to the operation of hardware, the design of software, the accuracy of data or the correspondence of data with the real world. Data may be unreliable if it is entered incorrectly or if it becomes outdated. For example, a medical record that becomes dissociated from the patient it refers to becomes unreliable. [...]
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