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tech. test review

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Data   Facts and statistics used for reference or analysis  
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Design brief   -A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.  
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Design process   A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.  
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Design statement   A part of design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed.  
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Designer   A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work. Detail drawing-A dimensioned, working drawing of a single part.  
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Detail drawing   A dimensioned, working drawing of a single part. Also referred to as part drawing.  
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Ecosystem   A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.  
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Emphasis   Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.  
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Engineer   A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.  
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Engineer's notebook   A record of design ideas generated in the course of an engineer’s employment that others may not claim as their own. It is an archival record of new ideas and engineering research achievements.  
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English system   Also referred to as the U.S. Customary system. The measuring system based on the foot, second, and pound as units of length, time, weight or mass.  
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Environmental protection agency (EPA)   EPA is the acronym for the Environmental Protection Agency.  
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Ergonomics   The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design devices, machines, or workspace so that people and things interact safely and most efficiently. Ethical-Conforming to an established set of principles or accepted professional.  
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ethical   Conforming to an established set of principles or accepted professional standards of contact.  
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ethics   The moral principles governing or influencing conduct.  
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evaluate   Form an idea of the amount or value of; assess.  
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evolution   A gradual development.  
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manufacture   To makes something, especially on a large scale using machinery.  
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marketing   The promotion and selling of products or services.  
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manufacturing process   The transformation of raw material into finished goods through one or more of the following: Casting and Molding, Shaping and Reshaping for forming, Shearing, Pulverizing, Machining, for material removal, or Joining by transforming using heat or chemical.  
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mock-up   Also referred to as an Appearance Model. A model or replica of a machine or structure for instructional or experimental purposes.  
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mode   The value that occurs most frequently in a given data set.  
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model   A visual, mathematical, or three-dimensional representation in detail of an object or design, often smaller than the original. Often used to test ideas, make changes to a design, and to learn more about what would happen to a similar, real object.  
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market research   The activity of gathering information about consumers’ needs and preferences.  
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negotiation   Mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement.  
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nominal size   The designation of the size established for a commercial product.  
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process   Human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control, maintain, and use products or systems; a systematic sequence of actions that combines resources to produce an output.  
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non-renewable resource   A resource or raw material that cannot be grown or replaced once used.  
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product   A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work, or by biological or chemical process.  
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profile   An outline of something as seen from one side.  
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normal distribution   A function that represents the distribution of variables as a symmetrical bell-shaped graph.  
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problem statement   A part of design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client’s or target consumer’s problem, need, or want.  
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raw material   Any natural resource that is used to make finished products.  
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repeatability   The ability to replicate or duplicate a result.  
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research   The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.  
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residue   A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.  
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standard   Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison.  
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product lifecycle   Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual withdrawal from the market place.  
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statistics   Collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on data.  
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renewable resource   A resource or raw material that can be grown and replaced.  
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Occupation safety and health administration (OSHA)   - A government organization whose mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships and encouraging continual improvement in workplace  
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Obligations   Requirements arising from a person’ssituation or circumstances (e.g.,relationships, knowledge, position) thatspecify what must or must not be donefor moral, legal, religious, or institutionalreasons.  
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Software Piracy   The illegal copying, distribution or use ofsoftware. Types of software piracy, forexample, include: 1) purchasing a singleuser license and loading it onto multiplecomputers or a server.  
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Whistle Blowing   When a person raises a concern aboutwrongdoing occurring in an organizationor body of people.  
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1.A person’s behavior is alwaysethical when he or she   Does what is best for everyone  
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2.Engineers should follow theirprofessional ethics code because   It provides a clear definition of what the publichas a right to expect from responsible engineers  
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3.Engineers should act ethically because   That is the way responsible engineers behave  
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4.The first and foremost obligation of registered professional engineers is to   The public welfare  
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5.Registered professional engineers should undertake services for clients only when   They are fully technically competent to carry out the services  
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National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)   Is the only engineering society that represents individual engineering professionals and licensed engineers(PEs) across all disciplines  
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National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE)   Is an official component of the Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism in the College of Engineering at Texas Tech University.  
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