1. Answer all 4 questions.
2. Expected to use scholarly journal articles and generally accepted scholarly materials as support for your answers.
4. References and citations will be made using APA style and references will be listed at the end of each answer (references will not count as part of the 2 page answer limit).
5. Answers will be graded based on grammar, quality, originality, and style.
6. Due Friday, July 14th 2017.
Questions
Q1: Focuses on “Systematic and axiomatic approaches in systems design.” Describe, compare, and contrast the defining characteristics of systematic design, the axiomatic design methodology, and the integration of models and methods.
Q2: Focuses on “Standards in Engineering Design Endeavors.” Discuss the role that standards play in the design of systems. Include a description, and examples, of each of the three types of standards outlined in the literature. (1. Standards in the Conceptual Design Stage, 2. Standards in the Preliminary Design Stage and 3. Standards in the Detailed or Lower-level Design Stage)
Q3: Focuses on “Stakeholders in Systems Design.” Discuss and explain the importance associated with the (A) identification, (B) categorization, and (C) management of a systems’ stakeholders during a system design endeavor.
Q4: Focuses on “Conceptual Design I – System Level Requirements.” (1) Identify and explain the essential tasks required to be accomplished in order to sufficiently identify the need for a system during a system design endeavor; and (2) describe how a systems’ hierarchy of requirements are generated from the system need, goals, and objectives statements. Include in your answer a description of the role that feasibility analysis and system level requirements analysis plays in system and conceptual design.