Prior to beginning work on this learning activity, read Chapter 3 of your course text. Your responses will be graded for relevance, knowledge, and writing.

Complete these “Review Questions:”

• What is core competency, and what does it have to do with product design?
• What is the house of quality matrix, and how is it used?
• What is concurrent engineering, and how is it different from the sashimi system?

RUBRIC

Distinguished – Completes all the assigned questions accurately.

Proficient – Completes all the assigned questions. Minor details are slightly inaccurate.

Basic – Completes most of the assigned problems. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations – Attempts to complete all the assigned questions; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance – The assigned questions are nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.