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Assignments for this class consist of two homeworks and fifteen team-based design assignments.

The class begins with two homework assignments, to be completed individually.

Homework 1: Technology Tracking (PDF)
Homework 2: Bad Design @ MIT (PDF)

Working in their teams, students complete a sequence of design assignments that build incrementally toward the final project. This year's project teams are:

• Solar Water Disinfection Container: Anna Bershteyn, EunMee Yang, Ed Hsieh, and Alfinio Flores
• Patient Case Tracking System: Samantha Goldstein, Timothy Heidel, Nadja Oertelt, and Alisa Rhee
• Pedal-Powered Washing Machine: Jenny Hu, Radu Raduta and Jessica Vechakul
• Run of the River Micro-Hydro Generator: Kaia Dekker, Marion Dumas, Victoria Tai, and Matt Zedler
• Source2Sink Water Collection and Transport System: Jessica Rhee and anonymous student.
  

Design Assignment 1: Project Selection (PDF)
Design Assignment 2: Stakeholder Analysis, Understanding Customer Needs (PDF)
Design Assignments 3-15: The Design Process (PDF)

Following are several examples of student work on design assignments. (Files are presented courtesy of the authors, used with permission.)

Design Assignment 10: Concept Evaluation via Pugh Charts

• Patient Case Tracking (PDF)
• Pedal-Powered Washing Machine (PDF)
• Run of the River Micro-Hydro Generator (PDF)

Design Assignment 13: Fabrication Plan with Gantt Chart

• Run of the River Micro-Hydro Generator (PDF)