Engineering Profession Overview
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What is the role of engineers in the 'Engineering Design Process' according to the text?

  • Analyze and compare alternatives
  • Focus on information exchange among subsystems and systems
  • Develop and produce from lab research to prototypes
  • Observe a need and define how you want it to work (correct)
  • In the context of engineering, what does convergent thinking entail?

  • Expansive, generating multiple ideas and encouraging risk
  • Developing alternate solutions to problems
  • Linear, focused on finding the best single solution (correct)
  • Designing and testing products for integrity, reliability, quality, and safety
  • What aspect of engineering involves testing products for their integrity, reliability, quality, and safety?

  • Developing alternate solutions to problems
  • Designing and testing products for integrity, reliability, quality, and safety (correct)
  • Creating sketches and designs
  • Analyzing specific areas in system/solutions
  • Which stage of the Engineering 'V' Model involves creating integration tests?

    <p>Integration test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of engineers during the 'Define' stage of the Engineering Design Process?

    <p>Observing a need and defining how you want it to work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of thinking in engineering involves generating multiple ideas and encouraging risk?

    <p>Divergent thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'Key Performance Parameters (KPP)' in engineering?

    <p>'Important or key system capabilities to meet operational, functional, or customer objectives'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Effective problem solving in engineering involves switching between modes.' Which modes are being referred to?

    <p>'Convergent thinking and divergent thinking'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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