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Me2104 04 H PDF
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Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Most end-users do not know/care about the details or technical Everyone has a different opinion / desire on how a product
features of a product. should be designed…
They look only at the design … both the functionality of the Customers of a product are NOT just the end-users.
product and the way it looks. Who do you think are customers of an airplane?
Think about how people choose to buy a kettle or even a mobile Customers include the people that manufacture, maintain, sell,
phone. dissassemble… etc.
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
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Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Excerpt – See book for full table Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Objectives Tree Method Objectives Tree Method
This can be done by: Group the statements into related topics
» Talking with (interviewing) customer using an affinity diagram
» Thoroughly reading any written design Design
Objective
statements and requirements
Take vague statements and make them
clearer by asking “what is meant by this
statement”
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
What to do Deliverables
Teams will provide weekly memo reports documenting their progress
» Group notebook and Personal logbooks
Teams will have three design reviews, and the final presentations on
dates specified in the Timetable.
» Project review 1 – Vision (Report and PPT Presentation)
» Project review 2 – Concepts (Report and PPT presentation)
» Project review 3 – Detailed design (Report and PPT presentation)
» Final report – ‘Dragons den’
(Prototype, Report – Marketing, business, technical, PPT presentation,
poster and user manual)
Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London Ahmed Kovacevic, City University London
Project assignment