Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers [Paperback]

J. Eric Salt (Author), Robert Rothery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471391468 | ISBN-13: 978-0471391463 | Publication Date: September 19, 2001 | Edition: 1

Addresses the important issues of documentation and testing.
* A chapter on project management provides practical suggestions for organizing design teams, scheduling tasks, monitoring progress, and reporting status of design projects.
* Explains both creative and linear thinking and relates the types of thinking to the productivity of the design engineers and novelty of the end design.

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Build the essential design skills you need to succeed in the industry!

Eric Salt and Robert Rothery's Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers guides you through each stage of the engineering process, from start to finish. As you work through the text, you'll develop a trong theoretical framework and master practical techniques that you can rely on throughout your academic and professional careers.

You'll learn how to define a customer's needs and the design problem, synthesize solutions, evaluate alternatives, and complete the systems level design. The text also addresses the important issues of documentation and testing. In addition, you'll find a number of examples and templates throughout the text, including suggested outlines for design documents such as design specifications, project plans, and test plans.

Features

• Presents a step-by-step methodology for engineering design.
• A case study elaborates concepts introduced in the text.
• A chapter on project management provides practical suggestions for organizing design teams, scheduling tasks, monitoring progress, and reporting status of design projects.
• Includes practical templates and system-level design tools that you can use in your design course, capstone projects, and as a practicing engineer.
• Explains both creative and linear thinking and relates the types of thinking to the productivity of the design engineers and novelty of the end design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471391468
• ISBN-13: 978-0471391463
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for senior year engineering projects, December 10, 2001

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This review is from: Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers (Paperback)

With its brief but insightful coverage of the various stages of the design process (including requirement analysis, system design and relevant project management skills), this book eases the transition from studying to the real world of engineering. While the examples given are more relevant to electrical enginnering, the concepts laid out are sufficiently generalised to be useful to anyone. Every engineering student should read a book like this; I wish I had during my undergrad days.