Course: Fundamental Skills in Engineering Design

We hope this course has succeeded in giving you enough inspiration to delve deeper into engineering design and to contemplate about going into further education or training to become an …

One of the most important soft skills in engineering design is the ability to carry out problem abstraction. In this step you will learn what it is and why it …

What is brainstorming? Brainstorming is a method for generating solutions to new and challenging problems, such as those faced in design. Brainstorming is carried out by a team of individuals …

In this video Ammar explains that teamwork is a soft skill that can only be acquired through practice, and it requires empathy, honesty, and respect for others. Reflect Often when …

Good communication skills are essential in any role, but especially in a workplace where complex design problems and solutions are part of the nature of the work. Designers frequently work …

At this point, a designer will have reached the stage of their understanding of the solar tracker apparatus that they would be ready to develop a rudimentary conceptual design for …

In the previous activity, you studied the engineering design process, and saw that designers have to find creative solutions to various design problems. Due to the complexity of modern engineering …

Now that you have understood some of the issues in the solar tracker problem, you are going to develop its function structure.  Develop a function structure You can do this …

Congratulations on getting to the end of the course! We hope you have enjoyed building your knowledge and understanding of some of the core principles of engineering design. What have …

Before embarking on the design of the solar tracker you must make sure that you thoroughly understand the nature of the problem. For this reason, you need to ask yourselves …

In this activity, you addressed the conceptual design of a solar tracking apparatus. You learnt about the problem and understood what the apparatus should do, and developed a function structure …

In this activity, you will consolidate your learning from activity 3 and think about what a designer would need to do in order to develop a conceptual design of a …

In previous activities you learned how to develop solutions to design problems. In particular, you learned the steps of the conceptual design process, and how to find and evaluate different …

In this activity you explored some soft skills that are essential for the designer, such as communication skills, teamwork, brainstorming and problem abstraction. You examined recommendations for succeeding in professional …

In this activity, you studied the meaning of design, and recognised various kinds of engineering design fields. You have also classified design according to the level of novelty of the …