Week 4 of 12
Problem Statement and Research Gap
Defining the specific engineering problem and identifying what is missing from current practice.
Sep 21 – Sep 27 · deliverables due Sep 27 · est. 7 hrs
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Instructor note: If your problem statement could describe ten other projects, it is not specific enough yet.
Learning objectives
- Write a clear engineering problem statement
- Distinguish symptoms from root causes
- Identify research or design gaps
- Explain current solution limitations
- Connect the gap to project need
Lecture topics
- Problem-statement structure
- Root-cause analysis
- Research gaps
- Design deficiencies
- Failure mechanisms
- Existing system limitations
- Evidence-based problem definition