Many colleges of engineering are seeking to give students more exposure to design early in the curriculum. One approach has been to develop project-based, design-centered courses for first-year students, but few texts on design are at the right level for first-year students. Designing Engineers: An Introductory Textbook has been created to meet this need. It has evolved from one of the largest and most successful first-year engineering design programs, taught to over 1,000 students annually at the University of Toronto. Designing Engineers is written in short modules, where each module is built around a specific learning outcome and is cross-referenced to the other modules that should be read as pre-requisites, and could be read in tandem with or following that module. The book begins with a brief orientation to the design process, followed by coverage of the design process in a series of short modules. The rest of the book contains a set of modules organized in several major categories: Communication & Critical Thinking, Teamwork & Project Management, and Design for Specific Factors (e.g. environmental, human factors, intellectual property). A resource section provides brief reference material on economics, failure and risk, probability and statistics, principles & problem solving, and estimation.

InhaltsangabeEntering the Design Process Orientation 1. Introduction 2. Design Process Review 3. Phases of a project 4. Communicating through the process 5. What engineers design 6. How design projects are initiated Navigation 1. The core process cycle 2. School projects The Core Engineering Design Process 1. Requirements Generation 2. Multi-use Design Tools 3. Idea Generation 4. Decision Making 5. Iterating 6. Investigating Ideas 7. Postconceptual Design Appendices Appendix A: Communication & Critical Thinking 1. Critical Thinking 2. Communication Written Visual 3. AudioVisual Appendix B: Teamwork & Project Management Teamwork 1. Project Management Basics of Project Management Advanced Project Management Instructions for PM software 1. Interacting with a Client Appendix C: Design for X Design for Durability Design for the Environment Design for Flexibility Design for Human Factors Design for Intellectual Property Design for Manufacturability Design for Safety Design for Testing & Maintenance Appendix D: Resources Principles & Problem Solving Economics Probability & Statistics Failure & Risk Estimation Case Studies Glossary

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