Synopses & Reviews
The purpose of this book is to enable engineers and technologists to be more innovative in conceptual design. Depending on the degree of emphasis placed on process (creative problem solving) or product (a rigorous yet innovative design project outcome) this text can be used for a variety of different ways: introductory courses (freshmen), multidisciplinary courses and team projects, senior capstone design; workshops for engineers and managers in industry and business. Free TEACHING MANUAL available at www.engineering-creativity.com
Table of Contents
Part One: Foundations Skills and Mental Models Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Visualization Chapter 3 Mental Models Chapter 4 Teamwork Chapter 5 Communications Chapter 6 Mental Blocks Part Two: The Creative Problem Solving Process Chapter 7 Problem Definition Chapter 8 Idea Generation Chapter 9 Creative Education Chapter 10 Idea Judgement Chapter 11 The Pugh Method Chapter 12 Solution Implementation Part Three: Application in Engineering Design Chapter 13 Engineering Design Chapter 14 The Engineering Design Process Chapter 15 Organizing Desing Projects Chapter 16 Economic Decision Making Chapter 17 Design Documentation Chapter 18 Innovation in the Workplace Appendix A: QFD (Quality Function Deployment B: Benchmarking C: SPC (Statistical Process Control D: FEMA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis E: FTA (Fault Tree Analysis) F: TQM (Total Quality Management) Index