α1 EDD as a Course - Open Ended Design

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Preface: What is EDD?

Learn an engineering design process.
Learn how to capture (document) an design process.
Develop professional skills and work like an engineer.
Set yourself apart from others by working on a "real" engineering project.
Make the world a better place now.

 

Why is an Open Ended Design Course So Important?
Engineers don’t just solve problems, they must identify and define them first.

  • Many students have never seen or worked through a complete design process.
  • How do you document a project involving innovation or invention?
  • It is important to understand the principles and practices that engineers use.
  • It is the closest a course can come to duplicating how professionals work.
  • Develop life skills for postsecondary education and your career
  • Apply skills learned in other PLTW courses
  • Apply skills learned in other courses:Math, science, business, language arts, public speaking, etc.
  • Connect with the community
  • Take responsibility for your work as an independent learner
  • Choose a problem YOU want to solve!