1. Technology Engineering & Design
STEMCenter for Teaching & Learning™ Engineering byDesign™
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Technology Engineering & Design
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2. Research & Development
Who?
Research & Development
Why?
What ?
How?

3. WHAT IS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT?
Inventions and innovations are the results of specific, goal-oriented research.
Because the development of technologies these days is driven by the profit motive and the market, many companies have a Research and Development (R&D) department, whose responsibility is to work with innovations.
Companies located in the United States that have research and development activities—both U.S.-owned businesses and U.S. affiliates of foreign parents—reported worldwide sales of $11 trillion in calendar year 2008 and worldwide R&D expenses of $330 billion
We already know that the company’s goals and current fads play a role in product design. Companies spend millions of dollars every year on research and development (R&D) to assist them in the design and marketing of their products.
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Companies located in the United States that have research and development activities—both U.S.-owned businesses and U.S. affiliates of foreign parents—reported worldwide sales of $11 trillion in calendar year 2008 and worldwide R&D expenses of $330 billion.
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4. WHO DOES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT?
Each entity has its own process
Private Companies
Public Companies
Government
Universities
R& D Teams
Engineers
Product Designers
Researchers
Scientists
Creative and technical knowledge
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5. WHY DO COMPANIES DO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT?
Companies use R&D to increase profit margins.
Improve on a current or previous product
Completely new product
IMPROVED!
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6. HOW DO COMPANIES DO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT?
Each entity has its own process
Technology/Product need is identified
market research
research on manufacturing
brainstorm
Prototype testing and development
Optimization
Product documentation developed
Manufacturing and Marketing considerations
Full-scale production
Release product
Depending on what company you work for, they will have specific steps their company follows for R&D. These steps are general guidelines for R&D process.
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7. STEMCenter for Teaching & Learning™ Engineering byDesign™
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