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Chapter 6: Collaborating with Engineers: Prototyping and
Manufacturing
Chapter 6 Outline
I. Introduction
II. Engineering
III. The Engineering Disciplines
a. Chemical Engineering
b. Civil Engineering
c. Electrical Engineering
d. Computer Engineering
e. Industrial Engineering
f. Mechanical Engineering
g. Industrial Designers
IV. Prototyping
V. Prototyping in 5 Steps
a. Drawing
b. Model Building
c. Conceptual Prototyping
d. Working Prototype
VI. Prototyping Commodities, Services, Experiences, and Transformations
VII. 21st Century Innovation: The Emergence of the D.Y.I Movement
VIII. Conclusion
IX. Key Terms
X. Review and Discussion Questions
XI. Endnotes
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Chapter 6 Exam Questions
True / False Questions
1. Your main role as a corporate innovator is to be a facilitator.
2. If managers are going to succeed in this new economic reality, they must be able to work in
technical and artistic domains.
3. Most inventions and new products are never a new combination of what already exists.
4. Computer engineering combines electrical engineering with computer science to develop new
computer systems.
5. As the home prototyping machines increase in size and capability and lower in price, we expect
the personal manufacturing movement to impede.
6. A prototype is the original or model on which something is based or formed.
7. If you want to get great feedback on your idea, building a prototype is not recommended.
8. A revolution is taking place in D.I.Y. manufacturing similar to the one that took place in the
1970s with computers.
9. Apple is no longer the leading innovator of hardware today, as is Microsoft in software.
10. Experiences are memorable encounters a company provides to its customers
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. A major reason most people are pessimistic and apathetic is because they don’t possess
____________skills.
2. What is one way business people can become better designers?
3. _______________ is the profession that designs, builds, and maintains the objects in our world.
4. Scientists focus on discovery in the natural world whereas engineers are trained to utilize
D. Diagnostic
5. ___________________design the infrastructure that supports our communities.
6. A physical representation of your idea that is useful for attaining more in-depth feedback is
referred to as a _____________.
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7. _____________are experiences that help customers realize their aspirations and dreams products.
D. Revolutions
8. Resources that are obtained from the natural world, and are typically utilized to manufacture
products.
9. ________________enables you take an idea and, with a moderate investment in machinery,
prototype a fairly sophisticated model in your home or office.
10. As the home prototyping machines increase in size and capability and lower in price, we expect
the ______________movement to accelerate.
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Essay Questions
Essay 1
List and define different types of prototypes.
Essay 2
List and describe the five steps that provide guidance on how to take your idea through the various stages
of prototyping.
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Essay 3
Discuss and explain the D.I.Y movement “Desktop Manufacturing”.
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