1. Gathering Information Elec 163 Introduction to Electronic Design Professor Tim Johnson

2. Thinking about Information The Role of Information in Design Types of Information Information Resources Personal Knowledge vs. Intuitive

3. Role of Information in Design What is it that I’m designing What are the regulatory requirements What is known about the design parameters Verification of design parameters

4. Types of Information Technical How it works in practice and theory Where to find out the above Stimulation Recent work in the field Mistakes, errors, and problems Economic What does it cost to make? What can it be sold for? Acquisition The role of vendors Becoming an OEM, Original Equipment Manufacturer

5. Forms of Technical Information Basic knowledge about the design components Books Dictionaries Encyclopedias Handbooks Internet

6. Research Results Current knowledge about the design components Periodicals Journals Magazines Conferences Technical Reports

7. Where can we find everything mentioned ? a. At home? b. At school? c. On the Internet? d. At a “technical” library?

8. Once we find the Information… Read it Digest its meaning Look at it applicability Question its assumptions Theorize

9. Acquiring Personal Knowledge Testing Basis for understanding Implementation Verification Repeatability or Reliability Variances

10. Quality in Research Records What you did How you did it Results you observed

11. Quality in Research Conclusions Analysis Conjecture Why something happened Further investigation References

12. In Summary, A Design… Asks for innovation Requires creativity Needs a lot of work Says a lot about who you are Says a lot about your team

13. Your Task… What do we know about regulatory requirements for soldering irons? Find out and submit a memo to your manager. Summarized the information learned and state your sources.