ENGINEERING VOCABULARY.
Built around real course units and objectives!
Constraints - Answer: Limitations of the design, such as materials, cost, size, and time.
Engineering design process - Answer: Specific set of steps that lead the engineer from a
problem statement to a final solution.
Optimization - Answer: Process of creating the most optimal solution within the
specifications and constraints.
Specifications - Answer: Design requirements of an engineered solution.
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - Answer: Organization that
accredits high-quality engineering programs.
Codes of ethics - Answer: Sets of guidelines that should be followed when engineers
interact with the public, their employers, their clients, and other engineers.
Economic impact - Answer: Effects products have on financial systems.
Environmental impact - Answer: Effect engineered products have on human health and the
world around us.
Ethics - Answer: Guidelines that we use to help us make decisions about our behavior.
Green design - Answer: type of design that focuses on creating products that are not
harmful to the environment throughout their life cycle.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
Built around real course units and objectives!
Constraints - Answer: Limitations of the design, such as materials, cost, size, and time.
Engineering design process - Answer: Specific set of steps that lead the engineer from a
problem statement to a final solution.
Optimization - Answer: Process of creating the most optimal solution within the
specifications and constraints.
Specifications - Answer: Design requirements of an engineered solution.
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - Answer: Organization that
accredits high-quality engineering programs.
Codes of ethics - Answer: Sets of guidelines that should be followed when engineers
interact with the public, their employers, their clients, and other engineers.
Economic impact - Answer: Effects products have on financial systems.
Environmental impact - Answer: Effect engineered products have on human health and the
world around us.
Ethics - Answer: Guidelines that we use to help us make decisions about our behavior.
Green design - Answer: type of design that focuses on creating products that are not
harmful to the environment throughout their life cycle.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
