Question 1

1. Describe an engineering design standard of your choice.  Discuss the purpose of the standard and how it is intended to be used.
2. Provide an example of how this standard would impact both requirements and design activities on an engineering project of your choice.

Question 2

1. What are some negative outcomes if you fail to involve key stakeholders during an engineering project?
2. What are some mechanisms you could employ on an engineering project to increase stakeholder involvement and interaction?

Question 3

1. During the feasibility stage (and also throughout the project), you may need to conduct a structured trade study.  Describe the purpose and major activities involved in conducting a trade study.
2. Evaluate at least two alternatives to a hypothetical need of your choice and defend why one alternative is the better choice using a structured trade study approach.

Question 4

1. Projects typically follow a lifecycle that allows the project team to navigate from the end user’s “I Want” to their “I Got” (need to need fulfilment).  The lifecycle model selected by a project varies depending on the many factors including nature of the problem, the capability and maturity of the development team, and the expectation of the customers and end users.  Describe a lifecycle model of your choice and discuss the major milestones or phases of that model.
2. Where in the lifecycle would you expect to see requirements baselined?
3. Where in the lifecycle would you expect to see an architecture or high-level design?