The Informed Design Cycle

Develop Your Understanding

1. Review the informed design cycle and explain how you might use the steps to guide your efforts to design a safety light system. Identify any procedural changes you would add, delete or change. Defend your recommendations.

2. Pick one example of a product or system that was poorly designed. Explain possible reasons why the manufacturer might have allowed it to be produced with design flaws. Explain consequences (both positive and negative) that might result from a less-than-optimal design.

3. Provide an example of a product or system that you think could benefit from an improved design.

Introduction Objective Description Develop Your Understanding