Bridging Research in Innovation, Technology, & Engineering
Design Resources
One of the outputs of our lab is a set of resources for design students, educators and practitioners. Here you will find a collection of these items as well as useful links to some of our external sites.
Survey Instruments
Concept Selection in Engineering Industry [2013]. Τoh and Miller
Preferences for Creativity Scale (PCS). Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Concept Selection in Engineering Design Indusry - the driving factors of success [2017]. Developed by Xuan Zheng* and Scarlett Miller
Concept Screening Sheet. Developed by Christine Toh* and Scarlett Miller
A survey tool developed to identify concept selection practices and risk preferences in engineering design industry
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Preferences for Creativity Scale (PCS). Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
A survey tool developed to identify the underlying psychometric factors of creative concept selection
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Concept Selection in Engineering Design Indusry - the driving factors of success [2017]. Developed by Xuan Zheng* and Scarlett Miller
A survey tool developed to identify the underlying factors impacting the selection of creative ideas in design industry
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Concept Screening Sheet. Developed by Christine Toh* and Scarlett Miller
A survey used to individually rate each idea a team generates prior to any team discussions
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Design Prompts
Novel Milk Frother developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Novel Milk Frother with Heating Element Developed by Elizabeth Starkey* and Scarlett Miller
Pedestrian Accident Developed by Scarlett Miller and Alex Kirlik
Greenhouse Grid Developed by Khanjan Mehta
Urinary Track Infection (UTI) Test Strip Developed by Khanjan Mehta
Transportation System Developed by General Electric for EDSGN100
Design prompt for developing concepts for a new, innovative, product that can froth milk in a short amount of time
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Novel Milk Frother with Heating Element Developed by Elizabeth Starkey* and Scarlett Miller
Modified design prompt for developing concepts for a new, innovative, product that can froth milk in a short amount of time that specifies heating element
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Pedestrian Accident Developed by Scarlett Miller and Alex Kirlik
Design prompt for a to develop concepts for a device that reduces pedestrian accidents caused by texting or looking at phone while walking around campus
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Greenhouse Grid Developed by Khanjan Mehta
Design prompt for a method to layout and assemble a greenhouse in under 10 minutes
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Urinary Track Infection (UTI) Test Strip Developed by Khanjan Mehta
Design prompt for a simple, inexpensive, low-waste, and durable system that allows for introduction of a urine sample onto the test strip
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Transportation System Developed by General Electric for EDSGN100
Design prompt for a of a cost-effective freight shipping system that reduces smog and meets EPA requirements, while maintaining or increasing freight capacity into and out an important port city
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Design Rating Survey
The survey tools used to rate ideas for their novelty using the Shah, Vargas-Hernandez, and Smith Method
Milk Frother Design Rating Survey Developed by Christine Toh* and Scarlett Miller
Pedestrian Accidents Design Rating Survey Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Greenhouse Grid Design Rating Surveys Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Urinary Track Infection Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Transportation System Design Developed by Xuan Zheng and Scarlett Millerr
Milk Frother Design Rating Survey Developed by Christine Toh* and Scarlett Miller
Pedestrian Accidents Design Rating Survey Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Greenhouse Grid Design Rating Surveys Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Urinary Track Infection Developed by Christine Toh and Scarlett Miller
Transportation System Design Developed by Xuan Zheng and Scarlett Millerr
Student Resources
Letters of Recommendation
Institutional Review Board Training for Human Subjects Research
If you would like to request a letter of recommendation for grad schools or other organizations, please fill out the application below and include it with the rest of your materials for Dr. Miller.
Click here to download the britelab Letter of Recommendation Application. Also, per the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act , you must also complete the form to request a letter of recommendation here with your request
Institutional Review Board Training for Human Subjects Research
New lab students will need to complete the Internal Review Board ethics training. Download the “Instructions for Accessing and Completing the CITI Course Training Requirements” and complete the Social and Behavioral Research training by visiting the CITI training website.
When you are finished you will need to print and email your completion form to Dr. Miller. To access your completion report, click “print” under Completion Report.