Design control. Following contract review activities, the faculty (department) must demonstrate the ability to translate customers' specifications into appropriate design of programs/courses offered, individual student curricula and research projects. Design control may consist of several stages, such as: identifying the input into the design process, verification of the program/ curriculum/research design against design input, as well as validation of the design output against customers' requirements. Design input may include suggestions for new programs from CEAB/ABET or industry, analysis of customer needs and market position of the faculty (department), and feasibility studies for new programs or research. Design output should include the statement of factual content and format of programs, skills and competencies to be developed in students or research projects, as well as an illustration of how the course/program/research project content is relevant to its aims and objectives. The responsibilities and authorities and the vertical and lateral interrelationships between the personnel which are involved in the design process should be defined and documented. Also, the faculty (department) must identify, document, review and approve design changes and modifications. The following processes should be included: