PLTW Intro to Engineering Semester 1 Final

PLTW Intro to Engineering Semester 1 Final Review 1.Assess ANS To thoroughly and methodically analyze accomplishment against specif- ic goals and criteria.

2.Assessment ANS 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. Ex- amples of assessments include tests, surveys, observations, and self-assessment.

3.Brainstorm ANS A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulat- ing creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion.

4.Client 1 / 3

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

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

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

7.Constraint ANS 1. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities.

ANS 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.

9.Design Brief ANS A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its 2 / 3

constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.

10.Design Process ANS A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and con- straints, 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.

11.Design Statement ANS 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.

12.Designer ANS 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.

13.Engineer ANS A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.