Aggies Invent: Conflict Development October 2015
Texas A&M University Dwight Look College of Engineering Website:
http://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2015/10/26/forty-eight-hour-design-competition-leads-to-pigeon-pea-deshelling-innovation
What I Learned:
Understanding Engineering and Design
-Identify critical needs/ requirements in an open ended problem
-Develop and evaluate conceptual designs and select best fits
-Integrate hardware and software for prototype development
-Utilize modern reapid protytping tools for prototype demonstration
-Understand what engineering can contribute to society
-Pursue complex thinking process that transforms a creative idea into useful products and services
-Pursue commercialization of innovative ideas and solutions
Problem Solving
-Identify what information is need to solve a problem
-Apply an abstract concept or idea to a real problem
-Divide problems into manageable components
-Develop several methods that might be used to solve a problem
-Use established criteria to evealuate and prioritize solutions
Communication
-Clearly describe a problem orally
-Clearly describe a problem in writing (White Paper deliverable)
-Showcase my skills to others
Teamwork
-Develop ways to reach agreement in a group
-Listen to ideas of others with an open mind
-Work on collaborative projects as a team member
-Ask probing questions that clarify facts, concepts, or relationships
-After evaluating the alternatives generared, develop a new alternative that combines the best qualities and avoids the disadvantages of previous ideas
-Evaluate arguments and evidence so that strengths and weaknesses of competing alternatives can be judged
-Be patient and tolerate the ideas or solutions proposed by others
-Understand that a problem may have multiple solutions
-Use discussion strategies to analyze and solve a problem
-Recognize contradictions or inconsistencies in ideas, data, images, etc.
-Recognize flaws in my own thinking
-Identify the constraints on the practical application of an idea
Time Management
-Estimate required time for each task
-Prioritize tasks in order of importance and relevancy
-Adhere to a timeline
Reasons for Participating in Aggies Invent
-Have a general interest in innovation
-Have a general interest in building prototypes
-Broaden my career prospects and choices
-Want to examine my own qualifications
Media Coverage:
Aggies Invent Live Video Feed: Start at 1:42:35
KBTX Local 3 News:
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Texas-AM-Aggie-Invent-Competition--336974891.html
