SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

FALL SEMESTER 2021-2022

DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT: I

Course Code : MEE3501 Deadline :01-09-2021

Course Name : Product Development and Management
Max. Marks : 10
Faculty-In-Charge: Dr. Srinivasan Narayanan Slot : F2

Specific Instructions

1) Meeting the deadline (01st Sep2021) is needed for assignment submission. NO LATE
SUBMISSION.
2) Your approach to the question is important rather than the correctness of the solution
(answer).
3) Upload in V-Top on/before deadline. Email submission IS NOT ALLOWED and
considered as DEFAULTER submission and zero marks will be awarded
4) Refer different books and recent journal articles and write your understanding of
subjects.
5) Answer all questions and don’t copy from your friends. Do not give/ allow others to
copy from your DA. Both cases leads to zero mark.
6) Again, I’m repeating, no late submissions and do not copy your assignment and do
not allow others to copy.
7) Do not defend your stand, if you violate (5) and (6). Accept your mistake and leave.
Do not argue for marks. Zero marks will be awarded if you violate (5) and (6). No
recommendation will be entertained for marks
8) For each question, please write at least 2-3 pages.
9) Type in MS-Word and then upload the PDF file for submission. VERIFY YOUR
PDF BEFORE UPLOADING. IRRELEVANT/INVALID CONTENTS ARE NOT
ENTERTAINED. This also leads to no marks
10) Please do not wait till deadline to upload and do not use COVID as excuse for not
uploading it on time. Prepare and submit your answers whenever you are free.

(4 x 2.5 = 10 ) total 10 marks

1. When Sketching is used as a graphic communication and why are GD&T, standards are
so important for members of engineering design team ?
2. Describe the characteristics of good freehand lettering and what are the four standard
types of projection?
3. Why are some customer needs difficult to map to a single metric?
4. Is there an analogy between a university and a product development organizations? Is
a university a functional or project organization?

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