Engineering Design Project Guide

Getting Started

• Engineering Design Process

Define the Problem

• Define the Problem
• Design Notebook
• Mind Mapping

Do Background Research

• Background Research Plan for an Engineering Design Project
• Finding Information
• How to Write a Bibliography in APA and MLA styles With Examples
• Research Paper

Specify Requirements

• Specify Requirements
• Design Requirement Examples
• How to Analyze a Physical Product
• How to Analyze a Software Product or Website
• How to Analyze an Environment
• How to Analyze an Experience
• How Many Design Requirements?

Brainstorm Solutions

• Brainstorm Multiple Solutions

Choose the Best Solution

• Choose the Best Solution

Develop the Solution

• Development Work
• Drawing
• Storyboards

Build a Prototype

• Prototyping

Test and Redesign

• Test and Redesign

Communicate Results

• Final Report
• Abstract
• Display Board
• Science Fair Judging

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