Relating design activity to quality of outcome: A regression analysis of student projects

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 307-313

  Wilkening, Samuel ^a   Sobek II, Durward K ^a  

^a Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL;

DATA COLLECTION; DETRACTORS; OUTCOME QUALITY; STUDENT PROJECTS; CONCEPT LEVELS; DESIGN ACTIVITY; DESIGN QUALITY; DESIGN-PROCESS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS; MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY; PROCESS BEHAVIOR; PROCESS DATA; PROJECT OUTCOMES; STUDENT PROJECT;

PRODUCT DESIGN; STUDENTS;

EID: 14044250288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57428     Document Type: Conference Paper

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