Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

–connected across the design laboratory to a master monitoring panel) is evaluated and then the individualalarm units disassembled to reveal their sensors (temperature and optical smoke sensors which relatenicely to sensors used in the course). Stakeholder requirements for the alarm system are considered andthen the 4th total design stage is introduced, namely Operational Scenarios, in which context diagramsand use case scenarios are developed. This requires a collection of scenarios to be established, one ormore for each group of stakeholders for the particular phase of the life cycle – only the first design phaseis considered in Freshman year. Each scenario addresses one way a particular stakeholder(s) will want touse, deploy or otherwise interact