EDD IS THE FOURTH CLASS IN THE PLTW ENGINEERING CURRICULUM. IT IS THE CAPSTONE, WHERE STUDENTS USE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED IN THE PREVIOUS CLASSES TO DEFINE A PROBLEM AND DESIGN A SOLUTION.
STUDENTS WORK IN SMALL GROUPS TO DEFINE A PROBLEM THAT INTERESTS THEM PERSONALLY. RESEARCH IS DONE TO SEE IF THERE IS A MARKET FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTION. RESEARCH IS DONE TO SEE WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN DONE IN THE FIELD. ONLY THEN DOES THE DESIGN PROCESS BEGIN.
WHERE POSSIBLE PROTOTYPES ARE PRODUCED AND TESTED. SALES BROCHURES ARE PRODUCED. A COST ANALYSIS IS USED TO TEST THE MARKET VIABILITY OF THE SOLUTION.
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AN EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON REAL WORLD PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION.
BELOW IS A LINK TO ONE OF THE BETTER EXAMPLES OF A SOLUTION CREATED BY STUDENTS.
STUDENTS WORK IN SMALL GROUPS TO DEFINE A PROBLEM THAT INTERESTS THEM PERSONALLY. RESEARCH IS DONE TO SEE IF THERE IS A MARKET FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTION. RESEARCH IS DONE TO SEE WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN DONE IN THE FIELD. ONLY THEN DOES THE DESIGN PROCESS BEGIN.
WHERE POSSIBLE PROTOTYPES ARE PRODUCED AND TESTED. SALES BROCHURES ARE PRODUCED. A COST ANALYSIS IS USED TO TEST THE MARKET VIABILITY OF THE SOLUTION.
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AN EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON REAL WORLD PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION.
BELOW IS A LINK TO ONE OF THE BETTER EXAMPLES OF A SOLUTION CREATED BY STUDENTS.
