During class # 3 we will be exploring the Conceptual and Detailed Design Phases of the EPICS design cycle.
1) What are the Goals of the Conceptual and Detailed Design Phases
2) How would your students use the resources in
the two design cycles to be able to further develop their projects and
bring them to the point of having a working prototype?
Watch the following video
Video 1- Human-Centered Design Model related to EPICS
Activity 1-
* Review the Conceptual Design and Detail design Phases and how brainstorming and the use of multiple prototypes is essential to the development of a successful project.
* Review how the DFMEA (Design Failure Mode Effects
Analysis) is important to determine catastrophic failures that could
impact the design.
Activity 2- Conceptual Design Phase
Overview: In
this phase, the teams have evaluated the general
design of their product, leaving the smaller details for the Detailed Design
Phase.
You will pull together:
· Brainstorming ideas that you have created integrated in the Gantt and PERT charts
· Information from your stakeholders gathered from the multiple prototypes
· Information from the testing and redesign of your prototype
· The updated budget for the project.
Activity 3- Detailed Design
Overview of the Detailed Design Phase:In the detailed design phase, teams will determine the smaller details of their product, now that they have determined the basics of the product. They will need to:
* Use the engineering specifications
developed in phase two, to draw designs for every part of their product (and
for the ways in which those parts will work together), starting with the
simplest parts that need to be designed.
* Create a report that defends their design detailing how it will work and how the design constraints will be addressed. This report is called a proof-of-concept.
* Create a working prototype, test the product and ask targeted stakeholders to used it and give feedback on how well it works.
* Compile a detailed list of potential
ways that the product could malfunction (these malfunctions are called design
failures), and develop a list of solutions of how these failures can be
prevented.
Preparation for the EPICS Implementation Plan for Virtual Session #4
Attached
you will find the Teacher Project Planning Document for the
implementation of EPICS in your school. You will also find a project
plan from Xavier College Preparatory School in Phoenix AZ as an example.
In the final virtual session of the EPICS training we will discuss your
potential plan and get feedback from other members of the cohort to
help with the implementation.
* Virtual Session #3 Questions
* Year Long EPICS Overview
* Xavier Project Planning Document example
* Teacher Project Planning Document
* 3.15 EP Gate 3 Student Guide (Conceptual Design Phase)
* 4.15 EP Gate 4 Student Guide (Detailed Design Phase)
