Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Drew, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2008-1220: GLOBAL PROJECTS PREPARATION: INFUSING INFORMATIONLITERACY INTO PROJECT-BASED CURRICULAChristine Drew, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Manager, Instruction & Outreach, Gordon LibraryRichard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dean, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division Page 13.646.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Global Projects Preparation: Infusing Information Literacy into Project-Based CurriculaAbstractThis paper describes how librarians at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) work withadministrators and faculty of the Interdisciplinary & Global Studies Division (IGSD) to

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kindschi, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Patrick Eagan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Engineering Libraries

library liaisons participate in discussion forums and webinars.At about the half-way point in the MEPP program, students take Independent Reading andresearch in Applied Engineering (IRRAE). This project-based course requires online researchthat contributes to the participant’s professional and career growth. Although the projects mustbe practical, they must also fulfill strict academic requirements. Students are gradually won overto the idea of secondary (library) research.The Challenges of an Online Research CourseA successful online project-based graduate course requiring secondary research skills forpracticing engineers presents a number of challenges: 1. Establish the value of secondary research for practical engineering work. 2. Teach

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Thomes, University of Pittsburgh; Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Kate Joranson, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Washburn, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Baker, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Libraries

Engineeringfaculty and administration have worked in tandem with librarians, with faculty from otherdepartments (most notably English Composition), with the University’s Office of Measurement Page 13.818.3and Evaluation of Teaching (OMET) and the Center for Instructional Development and DistanceEducation (CIDDE) to develop tools and projects to educate students in process and awareness-oriented skills. To do so effectively, the Swanson School of Engineering has advocated andpracticed the very skills it sees as essential to the “wholeness” that facilitates effectivecommunication, teamwork, and responsible action. Two recently developed, successfullyimplemented

Conference Session

New Tools and Techniques for Information Literacy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Wichita State University

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Engineering Libraries

inserted into the gradebook.From its inception the project relied on cooperation between the faculty of the college ofengineering and the library. The faculty were consulted at every stage of the creation process.The feedback they provided was invaluable. Pre and post tests were used to evaluate theeffectiveness of the videos.The Plagiarism IssueEthics has always played an important role in the engineering professions. According to theCode of Ethics for Engineers presented by the National Society of Professional Engineers,“engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity.”1 In fact, thedocument gives as one of its fundamental cannons that engineers should, “conduct themselveshonorably, responsibly, ethically, and