BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Asia/Jerusalem X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Jerusalem BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-540@aerospace.technion.ac.il DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Jerusalem:20150114T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Jerusalem:20150114T173000 DTSTAMP:20230603T193708Z URL:https://aerospace.technion.ac.il/events/critical-examination-of-functi onal-decomposition-and-morphology-as-an-engineering-design-teaching-method / SUMMARY:Critical Examination of Functional Decomposition and Morphology as an Engineering Design Teaching Method DESCRIPTION:Lecturer:Michael Press\n Faculty:Department of Aerospace Engine ering\,\n Institute:Technion – Israel Institute of Technology\n Location :Classroom 165\, ground floor\, Library\, Aerospace Eng.\n Zoom: \n Abstra ct: \n Details: \n Engineering design is a highly complex cognitive proces s of solving problems by developing new solutions and products. In the pas t this process was accomplished using intuition and experience\, until a r ealization came that a methodology must be developed in order that novice designers could produce good solutions. One of the methods was developed i n Germany by Pahl and Beitz\, who attempted to answer the need by introduc ing the Systematic Design methodology\, also known as the Rational Model. At the heart of the rational model lies the Functional Decomposition and M orphology (FD&\;M) method for the phase of conceptual design. Nowadays\ , FD&\;M is the most popular method taught in engineering schools.\nThe present research investigates the FD&\;M method in educating engineers through an experiment conducted on students (N=29) in the faculty of aero space engineering. Participants were both undergraduate and graduate stude nts. The application of the method was studied in analyzing an existing de vice and for the purpose of new product design. The research was based on analysis of design reports in the form of submitted homework assignments a nd of a self-reflection questionnaire that was generated for the purpose o f the research. The investigation revealed many difficulties and shortcomi ngs of the FD&\;M method\, classified into 10 different problematic asp ects that were recognized and demonstrated. The analysis indicated that th e method is quite difficult to apply\, is non-intuitive and most of the ti me is a hindrance to innovation. The results also showed that the method i s much more complicated than initially perceived by students. CATEGORIES:Seminars LOCATION:Classroom 165\, ground floor\, Library\, Aerospace Eng. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Jerusalem X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Jerusalem BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR