Assignments

Assignments for this class consist of two homeworks and fifteen team-based design assignments.

Homework Assignments

The class begins with two homework assignments, to be completed individually.

Homework 1: Technology Tracking (PDF)
Homework 2: Bad Design @ MIT (PDF)

Design Assignments

Working in their teams, students complete a sequence of design assignments that build incrementally toward the final project. This year's project teams are:

• Solar Water Disinfection Container: Anna Bershteyn, EunMee Yang, Ed Hsieh, and Alfinio Flores
• Patient Case Tracking System: Samantha Goldstein, Timothy Heidel, Nadja Oertelt, and Alisa Rhee
• Pedal-Powered Washing Machine: Jenny Hu, Radu Raduta and Jessica Vechakul
• Run of the River Micro-Hydro Generator: Kaia Dekker, Marion Dumas, Victoria Tai, and Matt Zedler
• Source2Sink Water Collection and Transport System: Jessica Rhee and anonymous student.

Design Assignment 1: Project Selection (PDF)
Design Assignment 2: Stakeholder Analysis, Understanding Customer Needs (PDF)
Design Assignments 3-15: The Design Process (PDF)

Student Design Assignment Examples

Following are several examples of student work on design assignments. (Files are presented courtesy of the authors, used with permission.)

Design Assignment 10: Concept Evaluation via Pugh Charts

• Patient Case Tracking (PDF)
• Pedal-Powered Washing Machine (PDF)
• Run of the River Micro-Hydro Generator (PDF)

Design Assignment 13: Fabrication Plan with Gantt Chart

• Run of the River Micro-Hydro Generator (PDF)