User:MTomaselli/ENES-100/CDIO

Conceive, Design, Implement, and Operation
Tasks are short statements negotiated between instructor and individual students that describe what is going to be done during a week. Typically the instructor types tasks into the teams page within the instructors user space. Instructors and/or students put the task on CDIO discuss or talk pages when finishing the project.

Tasks start off with one of the words below and then a colon followed by more detail.

The same task might be worked on for four weeks. Or multiple tasks may be done in one week. The goal is to always have more tasks than time in case there are glitches, successes, materials problems, unplanned failures, etc.

Tasks are related to the CDIO outline. Here are some examples:

If having trouble picking, then think of expectations and locality. If unknown expectations, then start at the top. If finding, touching, organizing, locating physical materials at the local college, then start at the bottom.

Conceive

 * Brainstorm
 * Team Compatibility
 * Group Dynamics
 * Common Goal
 * Address Overarching Problem Statement
 * Communication
 * Marketability
 * Clientele Market
 * Practicality
 * Engineering vs. Business
 * Narrow vs. Open Minded Group

Design

 * Specifications
 * Prototype
 * Work From the Ground Up
 * Constant Communication
 * One Minor Change May Effect Other Members
 * Utilize Resources
 * Cost vs. Effectiveness
 * Empathy
 * Think What Your Client Would
 * Rely On Group When All Else Fails

Implement

 * Design In Accordance With Specifications
 * Appeal
 * Size

Operation

 * Power Utilization
 * Energy Consumption
 * User-Friendly
 * Risk Of Injury
 * Maintenance
 * Improvements