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• What careers use design notebooks as formal documentation for their efforts?

  a.) Engineers

  b.) Scientists

  c.) Technical professionals

  d.) All of the above

  d.) All of the above
• Which of these are items that should be included in an engineering design notebook?

  a.) Design Problem and Questions

  b.) Brainstorming Ideas

  c.) Project Communication

  d.) All of the above

  d.) All of the above
• What is the objective of an engineering deign notebook?

  a.) To document the design process and be able to prove the work done was original

  b.) To sketch in while bored with work

  c.) To write down the ideas you steal from others

  d.) To keep track of all the disctractions from your engineering projects

  a.) To document the design process and be able to prove the work done was original
• What is the foundation on which engineering is built?

  a.) Concrete

  b.) Design

  c.) Philosophy

  d.) Science

  b.) design
• In stage one of the design process, what do specifications typically result from?

  a.) Design Constraints and Functional Requirements

  b.) Research and Development

  c.) Sitting and Waiting

  d.) All of the above

  a.) Design Constraints and Functional Requirements
• Which of these are important rules for brainstorming?

  a.) Quantity, Not Quality

  b.) Reserve Judgement

  c.) Record Everything

  d.) All of the above

  d.) All of the above
• What is the Weighted Objectives Table (WOT) also referred to as?

  a.) Analysis boxes

  b.) Big ideas graph

  c.) Decision matrix

  d.) Pivot Table

  c.) Decision matrix
• Which method for evaluating design solutions involves building the solution as designed?

  a.) Scale models

  b.) Full-scale models or Prototypes

  c.) Computer models

  d.) Diagrams or graphs

  b.) Full-scale models or prototypres
• Which of these is NOT a step taken by engineers in the fifth and final stage of the design process?

  a.) Communicate and specify

  b.) Make the decision

  c.) Discard all work and move on to other projects

  d.) Implement and commercialize

  c.) Discard all work and move on to other projects
• Designers typically repeat the design process multiple times before calling a design final. What is this referred to as?

  
  

  a.) Insanity

  b.) Iterations

  c.) Good Practice

  d.) Re-engineering

  b.) Iterations
• Which os these is NOT a charateristics an engineering team should possess to ensure the team can progress towards the completion of a project or solution?

  
  

  a.) Weak Leadership

  b.) A common purpose or goal

  c.) Member contribution

  d.) Effective Communication

  
  

  a.) Weak Leadership
• Which of these is NOT a way to enhance oral communication?

  
  

  a.) Develop a clear and persuasive message

  b.) Present data effectively and completely

  c.) Go in without preparation

  d.) Develop strong visual support

  
  

  c.) Go in without preparation
• Which of these problems can poorly written communication lead to?

  
  

  a.) Misinterpretation

  b.) Inefficiency

  c.) Wastes time

  d.) All of the above

  
  

  a.) Misinterpretation