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Required Textbooks


Amazon logo Rechtin, E., and M. W. Maier. The Art of Systems Architecting. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780849304408.

Amazon logo Ulrich, K. T., and S. D. Eppinger. Product Design and Development. 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Inc, 2000. ISBN: 9780072296471.

This page lists the assigned readings for each class session, followed by a list of additional references.



Assigned Readings


The table below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and workshop sessions.


SES #THEMESPRODUCT DEVEOPEMENT PROCESSES (PDP)ARCHITECTURESEXAMPLESREADINGS
L1DefinitionsTechnology searchArchitecture, formHouse, bridge, camera, instruction, SW, amp, whistle
L2Definition closureReference PDPFunctionWhistle, SW Op amp

PDD, chapter 2

SA, chapters 1 and 2

WorkshopCreativity workshopCreativity Workshop Readings
L3ComplexitySynthesis PDP

Architecture, concept

Whistle, SW, skateboard, services, network, refrigerator

SA, chapter 3

PDP, chapter 6

L4AmbiguityClosure PDP, downstreamTiming, operator, costSkateboard, services, network, refrigeratorSA, chapter 8
L5Ambiguity (cont.)UpstreamNeeds, goalsSkateboard, services, network, refrigeratorPDD, chapter 4
L6SummaryRole of the architectValue, style, platformsSDMPDD, chapter 9



Creativity Workshop Readings




Recommended Books


Amazon logo de Bono, Edward. Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step By Step. New York, NY: Harper, 1973. ISBN: 9780060903251.

Amazon logo Buzan, Tony. The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize your Brain's Untapped Potential. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. ISBN: 9780452273221.

Amazon logo Gelb, M. J. How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day. New York, NY: Dell Publishing, 2000. ISBN: 9780440508274.

Amazon logo Kelly, T., and J. Littman. The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm. New York, NY: Doubleday, 2001. ISBN: 9780385499842.

Amazon logo Siller, T. Think Like a Genius: Use your Creativity in Ways that will Enrich your Life. New York, NY: Bantam, 1999. ISBN: 9780553379280.

Amazon logo Thorpe, S. How to Think Like Einstein: Simple Ways to Break the Rules and Discover Your Hidden Genius. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc, 2000. ISBN: 9781570715853.

Amazon logo Vance, M., and D. Deacon. Think Out of the Box. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press Inc, 1995. ISBN: 9781564141866.



Recommended Papers


Akin, O., and C. Akin. "On the Process of Creativity in Puzzles, Inventions, and Designs." (PDF)#

Verbitsky, M. "Semantic TRIZ." (PDF - 2.3 MB)#

Lerner, Leonid. "Genrich Altshuller: Father of TRIZ." (PDF)#



Websites


Altier, W. J. "A Process for Creativity."

Breneman, J. A. J. "Exploring Women's Creativity."

Mind Tools. "DO IT - A Simple Creativity Process."



Additional References


ESD Architecture Committee, D. L. Whitney - chair. "The Influence of Architecture in Engineering Systems." MIT Engineering Systems Monograph, March 31, 2004. (PDF)

Amazon logo Shishko, R. NASA Systems Engineering Handbook. NASA SP-6105. Darby, PA: Diane Pub Co, June 1995. ISBN: 9780788132957.

Amazon logo Rechtin, E. Systems Architecting: Creating and Building Complex Systems. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. ISBN: 9780138803452.

Amazon logo Oliver, D. W., T. P. Kelliher, and J. G. Keegan, Jr. Engineering Complex Systems with Models and Objects. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1997. ISBN: 9780070481886.

Amazon logo Suh, N. P. The Principles of Design. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1990. ISBN: 9780195043457.

Amazon logo Leveson. Safeware: System Saftey and Computers. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995. ISBN: 9780201119725.

Amazon logo Shaw. Software Architecture: Perspectives on an Emerging Discpline. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. ISBN: 9780131829572.

Amazon logo Pahl, G. and Beitz, W. Engineering Design. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1999. ISBN: 9783540199175.

Amazon logo Alexander, C. Notes on the Synthesis of Form. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 1964. ISBN: 9780674627512

Amazon logo Gabriel, Richard. Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780195121230.

Amazon logo Murman, Earll, et al. Lean Enterprise Value. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. ISBN: 9780333976975.

Amazon logo Dori, Dov. Object-Process Methodology. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 2002. ISBN: 9783540654711.


 








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