Title: Identify the specifications of the design problem.
Course: Engineering Studies (21002) > Section: Applying the Engineering Design Process

Identification should include

- user-centered design
- specifications
- constraints
- requirements/criteria
- product life cycle; sustainability awareness.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why must a technological system’s influence on the environment always be considered?
- What is the difference in constraints, criteria, and specifications, and how does each influence the design?
- How should the end user be considered?
- What questions can one ask the end user of the design to gain information?
- What scientific, mathematical, physical or ethical constraints should be considered?
- How can one evaluate the relationships between design criteria and constraints, prioritizing them within a specific context of a design in order to effectively balance tradeoffs between any conflicting goals?