Dym and Little's client-driven, team-based approach to engineering design gets students actively involved with conceptual design methods and project management tools. The text consistently draws upon two design projects to illustrate the design methods and management tools. The book also details means of reporting the results of a design project, provides useful insights into team behaviors and dynamics, and discusses ethics in engineering practice.

Students will learn how to:

• Ask a client about objectives and translate them into functions and performance specifications
• Construct morphological charts to represent design spaces
• Develop and compare performance metrics to make design choices
• Apply useful problem solving and decision-support tools in a way that helps them understand the importance of knowing why they should be doing something, rather than focusing on how.