Title: Justify an optimal solution to the design problem.
Course: Engineering Studies (21002) > Section: Applying the Engineering Design Process

Justification should include

- comparing all known aspects of the proposed solutions to the criteria
- explaining how the decision matrix is used to choose the optimal solution
- explaining reasons one solution may be the best.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the definition of optimal solution?
- What are tradeoffs?
- How do tradeoffs affect the decision-making process?
- How can the optimal solution among multiple solutions be determined?
- Why is selecting the optimal solution not a guarantee of success in solving the design problem?