2. Engineering Friends
• Very similar to my own style
– Trained at University at Buffalo as well
• Begin with project identification
• Include some detail in analysis
• Focus on quantitative information
3. Non-Engineering Friends
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Place less focus on the problem identification
Tend to quickly propose solutions
Often ask questions to get more information
Less likely to identify quantifiable metrics
– One of the more difficult parts of introductory
engineering
4. My Uncle
• Return the focus to the problem clarification
– What exactly is the problem to be solved?
• Emphasis on solution implementation or
‘product support’
• Solution described in terms of a business
plan, rather than a process for data collection
– Makes sense given background in business
5. My Grandpa
• Again, a strong emphasis on problem
clarification
• Embodiment largely in the form of sketches to
help convey ideas / configurations
• Multiple solutions proposed to solve the
problem
– Some qualitative analysis comparing the
alternatives
