MILESTONE CERTIFIED DESIGN ENGINEER
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● Innovation
Answer: An improvement of an existing technological product, system,
or method of doing something.
●● Brainstorm
Answer: A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas,
stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous
participation in discussion
●● Constraint
Answer: 1. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things
as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 2. A
limitation or restriction.
●● Design
Answer: 1. An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by
which resources are converted into products or systems that meet human
needs and wants or solve problems. 2. A plan or drawing produced to
show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or
made. 3. A decorative pattern.
, ●● Design Brief
Answer: A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria,
and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all
aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.
●● Design Statement
Answer: A part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes
what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the
problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be
executed.
●● Engineering Notebook
Answer: An engineering notebook is a book in which an engineer will
formally document, in chronological order, all of his/her work that is
associated with a specific design project.
●● Prototype
Answer: A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by
making actual observations and necessary adjustments.
●● Research
Answer: The systematic study of materials and sources in order to
establish facts and reach new conclusions.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● Innovation
Answer: An improvement of an existing technological product, system,
or method of doing something.
●● Brainstorm
Answer: A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas,
stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous
participation in discussion
●● Constraint
Answer: 1. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things
as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 2. A
limitation or restriction.
●● Design
Answer: 1. An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by
which resources are converted into products or systems that meet human
needs and wants or solve problems. 2. A plan or drawing produced to
show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or
made. 3. A decorative pattern.
, ●● Design Brief
Answer: A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria,
and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all
aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.
●● Design Statement
Answer: A part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes
what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the
problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be
executed.
●● Engineering Notebook
Answer: An engineering notebook is a book in which an engineer will
formally document, in chronological order, all of his/her work that is
associated with a specific design project.
●● Prototype
Answer: A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by
making actual observations and necessary adjustments.
●● Research
Answer: The systematic study of materials and sources in order to
establish facts and reach new conclusions.
