Deck 7: Problem Solving

Question 1

Which two subsets is Problem Solving usually broken down to?

A) Intuitive and Practical
B) Analytic and Creative
C) Intuitive and Creative
D) Analytic and Intuitive

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the one function common to all engineers?

A) Management
B) Research
C) Design
D) Sales

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What types of skills receive significant coverage in the first few years of an engineering education?

A) Analytic
B) Creative
C) Intuitive
D) Estimating

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not a possible tool or strategy that can help solve simple problems?

A) Work backwards
B) Brainstorm
C) Wild guess
D) Get a bigger hammer

Question 5

Which of the following is the first step in the Scientific Method?

A) Gather the facts
B) Develop a hypothesis
C) Define the problem
D) Perform a test

Question 6

Which of the following is the very last step in the Analytic Method for Engineers?

A) Verify accuracy
B) Solve the necessary problems
C) Simplify the assumptions
D) Apply theory and equations

Question 7

The example in Chapter 8 where an engineer's "back of the envelope" calculations turned out to be amazingly close to the real calculations is an example of what?

A) Brainstorming
B) Estimation
C) Divergence
D) Research

Question 8

The process of "starting at one point and reaching for as many ideas as possible" is an example of what type of approach to problem solving?

A) Divergence
B) Convergence

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of Basadur's four different quadrants used in the circular model of creative problem solving?

A) Optimizing
B) Implementing
C) Conceptualizing
D) Brainstorming

Question 10

"No Evaluating", "Record Ideas", and "Pick Three" are all example techniques for doing what?

A) Brainstorming
B) Estimation
C) Accuracy Verification
D) Simplifying Assumptions

Question 11

Answering questions such as "What is wrong?" and "What do we know?" are both examples of analytic problem solving.