BME 322 Midterm exam Review 2024|
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is greatly attributed to the success of Edison's light bulb?
a. Fully developed marketplace
b. Good business sense
c. Specialized science
d. Public outreach ** Answ** Fully Developed Marketplace
True/False: Design thinking can benefit both the customer and the business value. **
Answ** True
What is the goal of prototyping?
a. Design a finished product
b. Make the most expensive model
c. Create a rough design to get feedback on
d. Learning how to log protons in a computer ** Answ** Create a rough design to get
feedback on
True/False: Based on "Design Thinking" by Tim Bown, Thomas Edison created a team
based approach to innovation that intended to validate preconceived hypotheses. **
Answ** False
Design projects pass through the three stages in which order.
a. Ideation, Inspiration, Implementation
b. Inspiration, Ideation, Implementation
c. Implementation, Ideation, Inspiration
d. Inspiration, Implementation, Ideation ** Answ** Inspiration, Ideation,
Implementation
The following are perspectives/ideas that were proposed during a meeting discussing
the design of a sunscreen product. Which of the following should NOT be considered to
obtain the most empathetically designed product?
a. Age - "It should be self-explanatory enough such that a child can open it"
b. Economic class - ''This product should be available to as many levels of income as
possible"
c. Geographical demographic- "Sunscreen is predominantly used at beaches, so we
should only sell the product in places like Florida and Hawaii"
d. Race - ''This sunscreen should blend into people of color and not leave a white cast"
e. Disability - "A consumer that has one arm or a consumer with arthritis should still be
able to open it" ** Answ** Geographical demographic- "Sunscreen is predominantly
used at beaches, so we should only sell the product in places like Florida and Hawaii"
Design thinking is:
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, a. Planned, flawless, and always progresses linearly
b. Chaotic, full of trial and error, and may have some setbacks
c. Empathetic, contains perspective, and matches the consumer needs
d. Logical, closed-minded, and lacks multiple iterations
e. Both B and C
f. None of the above ** Answ** Both B and C
Which of the following is an example of empathetic design?
a. A bike company creates a bike that should not be used in areas of high traffic or
urban-like environments
b. An eye-care company designs their own manufacturing plant with inexpensive
technology to produce lenses for less affluent consumers
c. A pharmaceutical company plans to open a hospital, but the section containing the
pharmacy can only be accessed by stairs
d. A sports equipment company releases a new line of golf clubs but did not come out
with a left-handed set of clubs ** Answ** An eye-care company designs their own
manufacturing plant with inexpensive technology to produce lenses for less affluent
consumers
True/False: Project integration does not have to be considered or planned. If the ideas
are good, then big and small projects should effortlessly blend and flow. ** Answ**
False
Although experienced designers often complain that designed thinking is "too structured
and linear", why is it beneficial for inexperienced innovation teams?
a. It creates a sense of security helping innovators step out of their comfort zone.
b. It helps to center focus and aids teams in meeting strict deadlines.
c. It prevents thinking from straying too far from the goal of the innovators.
d. It limits design ideas to creating a sense of ideas that are realistic and feasible. **
Answ** It creates a sense of security helping innovators step out of their comfort zone.
What is the benefit of a Gallery Walk?
a. Stakeholders can easily see different prototypes to decide on the best one.
b. Stakeholders can eliminate their own biases and makes the target audience feel real.
c. Stakeholders can easily give insight based on their own life experiences.
d. Stakeholders can individually give input on the creative process and eliminate ideas.
** Answ** Stakeholders can eliminate their own biases and makes the target audience
feel real.
True/False: When working to gain employee support for an innovation by involving them
in idea generation, there is a risk that having too many perspectives can create chaos.
** Answ** True
True/False: During "Articulation", innovators utilize implicit assumptions to make design
choices. ** Answ** False
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Questions and Answers
Which of the following is greatly attributed to the success of Edison's light bulb?
a. Fully developed marketplace
b. Good business sense
c. Specialized science
d. Public outreach ** Answ** Fully Developed Marketplace
True/False: Design thinking can benefit both the customer and the business value. **
Answ** True
What is the goal of prototyping?
a. Design a finished product
b. Make the most expensive model
c. Create a rough design to get feedback on
d. Learning how to log protons in a computer ** Answ** Create a rough design to get
feedback on
True/False: Based on "Design Thinking" by Tim Bown, Thomas Edison created a team
based approach to innovation that intended to validate preconceived hypotheses. **
Answ** False
Design projects pass through the three stages in which order.
a. Ideation, Inspiration, Implementation
b. Inspiration, Ideation, Implementation
c. Implementation, Ideation, Inspiration
d. Inspiration, Implementation, Ideation ** Answ** Inspiration, Ideation,
Implementation
The following are perspectives/ideas that were proposed during a meeting discussing
the design of a sunscreen product. Which of the following should NOT be considered to
obtain the most empathetically designed product?
a. Age - "It should be self-explanatory enough such that a child can open it"
b. Economic class - ''This product should be available to as many levels of income as
possible"
c. Geographical demographic- "Sunscreen is predominantly used at beaches, so we
should only sell the product in places like Florida and Hawaii"
d. Race - ''This sunscreen should blend into people of color and not leave a white cast"
e. Disability - "A consumer that has one arm or a consumer with arthritis should still be
able to open it" ** Answ** Geographical demographic- "Sunscreen is predominantly
used at beaches, so we should only sell the product in places like Florida and Hawaii"
Design thinking is:
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, a. Planned, flawless, and always progresses linearly
b. Chaotic, full of trial and error, and may have some setbacks
c. Empathetic, contains perspective, and matches the consumer needs
d. Logical, closed-minded, and lacks multiple iterations
e. Both B and C
f. None of the above ** Answ** Both B and C
Which of the following is an example of empathetic design?
a. A bike company creates a bike that should not be used in areas of high traffic or
urban-like environments
b. An eye-care company designs their own manufacturing plant with inexpensive
technology to produce lenses for less affluent consumers
c. A pharmaceutical company plans to open a hospital, but the section containing the
pharmacy can only be accessed by stairs
d. A sports equipment company releases a new line of golf clubs but did not come out
with a left-handed set of clubs ** Answ** An eye-care company designs their own
manufacturing plant with inexpensive technology to produce lenses for less affluent
consumers
True/False: Project integration does not have to be considered or planned. If the ideas
are good, then big and small projects should effortlessly blend and flow. ** Answ**
False
Although experienced designers often complain that designed thinking is "too structured
and linear", why is it beneficial for inexperienced innovation teams?
a. It creates a sense of security helping innovators step out of their comfort zone.
b. It helps to center focus and aids teams in meeting strict deadlines.
c. It prevents thinking from straying too far from the goal of the innovators.
d. It limits design ideas to creating a sense of ideas that are realistic and feasible. **
Answ** It creates a sense of security helping innovators step out of their comfort zone.
What is the benefit of a Gallery Walk?
a. Stakeholders can easily see different prototypes to decide on the best one.
b. Stakeholders can eliminate their own biases and makes the target audience feel real.
c. Stakeholders can easily give insight based on their own life experiences.
d. Stakeholders can individually give input on the creative process and eliminate ideas.
** Answ** Stakeholders can eliminate their own biases and makes the target audience
feel real.
True/False: When working to gain employee support for an innovation by involving them
in idea generation, there is a risk that having too many perspectives can create chaos.
** Answ** True
True/False: During "Articulation", innovators utilize implicit assumptions to make design
choices. ** Answ** False
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