Engineering Design: A Developing Philosophy
As a student to the art of engineering, the engineering student has come to realize that there are three aspects that contribute to successful engineering design: the engineering stakeholders, the personal engineering style, and the engineering work. Giving consideration to each aspect results in a better design solution.
The stakeholders are the primary aspect to successful engineering design, for the stakeholder embodies the societal influence to the design. The stakeholders contribute to the engineering task primarily in two ways. First, the engineering problem is proposed on behalf of the stakeholder. For instance, the request for proposal issued by the engineering student and his team, requests a solution on behalf of riders in the Greater Toronto Area. This suggests that the stakeholder community must be looked into prior to establishing an engineering problem. Second, the stakeholder can be influenced indirectly from the work of the engineer. For instance, the stakeholder may exist as secondary or tertiary parties that are unaware of the engineering task in any way. In either case, considering the stakeholder while making design decision will have drastic effects in the making of the final design.
The second most important component to successful engineering design is the engineer him or herself. In addition to holding technical expertise in the field, they implement their styles and effort into their work. The works of an engineer are the epiphany of their accomplishments and are tasks that are given strict attention. The engineer can be likened to an artisan who deeply values his or her works.
Finally, the design itself is the essence of the engineer's work and time. It is the representation of the engineers’ skill and sincerity to his or her profession. It is important that the design itself be competent, measured against the standards of the community of engineers, as it reflects the engineer’s personal philosophy. In essence, the three above mentioned aspects are pivotal for successful engineering design and the negligence of any component would not be considered the work of an engineer.
Engineering design is, then, the process of identifying the problem, developing requirements, considering stakeholders, creating and refining solutions, and communicating the solution that solves the issue at hand while considering the social and ethical impact it has to both the engineer and society.
As a student to the art of engineering, the engineering student has come to realize that there are three aspects that contribute to successful engineering design: the engineering stakeholders, the personal engineering style, and the engineering work. Giving consideration to each aspect results in a better design solution.
The stakeholders are the primary aspect to successful engineering design, for the stakeholder embodies the societal influence to the design. The stakeholders contribute to the engineering task primarily in two ways. First, the engineering problem is proposed on behalf of the stakeholder. For instance, the request for proposal issued by the engineering student and his team, requests a solution on behalf of riders in the Greater Toronto Area. This suggests that the stakeholder community must be looked into prior to establishing an engineering problem. Second, the stakeholder can be influenced indirectly from the work of the engineer. For instance, the stakeholder may exist as secondary or tertiary parties that are unaware of the engineering task in any way. In either case, considering the stakeholder while making design decision will have drastic effects in the making of the final design.
The second most important component to successful engineering design is the engineer him or herself. In addition to holding technical expertise in the field, they implement their styles and effort into their work. The works of an engineer are the epiphany of their accomplishments and are tasks that are given strict attention. The engineer can be likened to an artisan who deeply values his or her works.
Finally, the design itself is the essence of the engineer's work and time. It is the representation of the engineers’ skill and sincerity to his or her profession. It is important that the design itself be competent, measured against the standards of the community of engineers, as it reflects the engineer’s personal philosophy. In essence, the three above mentioned aspects are pivotal for successful engineering design and the negligence of any component would not be considered the work of an engineer.
Engineering design is, then, the process of identifying the problem, developing requirements, considering stakeholders, creating and refining solutions, and communicating the solution that solves the issue at hand while considering the social and ethical impact it has to both the engineer and society.