This assignment has two parts:
Part A: Preliminary Component Selection Document
Using the section: Selecting Electronic Components and Developing a Parts Listof Chapter 9 of Stadtmiller in its entirety as a guide, construct a Component Selection Document.
Using a spreadsheet program such as Excel, construct a parts list such as that shown in Figure 9-35 on page 224 of Stadtmiller. Include the column headings shown with the exception of Company Part Number.
Note that the component selection document will be finalized and updated after the circuit or system is built and tested. Thus, it is expected that minor adjustments will be made to the component values initially chosen in order to achieve the desired outputs.
Part B: Parts Acquisition Scenario
Consider the following scenario.
Your design is a high profile product for your company in the USA. As such, the media makes every effort to monitor the project's progress. Several vendors have been selected for sourcing the parts, all overseas. Things are looking good until your manager comes into your office and tells you that the media has just released a story that the manufacturer of your highest-cost part uses child labor, that is children as young as 14. The legal working age in the manufacturer's country is 14. To complicate matters, to change vendors would result in an additional cost of 15% for this high-cost item. You have been invited to a meeting to discuss how to proceed. Using your text from your engineering ethics course, prepare a recommendation for the meeting. This recommendation should not be based on opinion but rather on problem-solving approaches when dealing with cross-cultural ethics problems as found in your text. Would your recommendation be different, and if so, why, if the manufacturer used children as young as 12 with the legal working age still 14 in the manufacturer's country?