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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

to be job related; reporting on the use and relative success of the project “on the job” is required.“Engagement theory” effectively draws IRRAE participants into their projects and ensures an“applied” result within a rigorous “academic” program.Course Scheduling/Project ManagementTime is short, and participants in IRRAE are warned to control the scope of their projects. Toprovide a more practical schedule, initial IRRAE work is integrated with the precedingCommunicating Technical Information course. See Appendix B: Integrated Schedule for Workin IRRAE.The milestones in the course reflect the overall management of research projects; deliverablesinclude a formal proposal with a reading plan, a literature review, a draft, and a final

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Of CollaborationAbstractCollaborations between engineering faculty and skilled experts outside of engineering properbuild strong undergraduate engineering curricula that clearly emphasize professional skills andABET program outcomes (Criteria 3 d, f, g, h, i,). With shared goals of providing undergraduateswith a rich educational experience in which research, communication and critical thinking arecentral to achievement and to the development of integrity in engineering, such collaborationsproduce an instructional program that readies students for the requirements of continuouslearning and complex analysis essential to a successful, principled engineering career.This paper will describe the contributions to undergraduate engineering education

Conference Session

New Tools and Techniques for Information Literacy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

unethicalbehavior is more and more prevalent in our classes. The rising incidence of plagiarism is andshould be a concern to educators not only to ensure academic integrity but also because of theimplications for our profession. The ethical use of engineering information is important for ourstudents to learn.This article describes the production of a series of videos intended to give engineering students afoundation in the ethical use of engineering information. Topics covered by the videos includecopyright, plagiarism, and citing materials. Camtasia software was used to create short videos inFlash format. Flash format videos are easy to place on the web, and can also be inserted into acourse on BlackBoard. Scores from tests for the videos can be directly

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians Boot Camp

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

database vendors, and the many journals, transactions, conference books andindividual papers where these papers were published. In addition, ASME utilized an inconsistentand confusing numbering system that changed over time. Libraries and librarians developedfinding aids to assist in tracking down this material within their collections. This presentation,intended for the Engineering Libraries Division’s Basics Boot Camp session, will review how toaddress patron requests for ASME information in a systematic way, using both computer-basedindexes and print resources.Historical Background From its founding in New York City in the year 1880, the American Society ofMechanical Engineering (ASME) has sought to inform and broaden understanding

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

ensurethat students are prepared for real-world off-site projects.Information literacy (IL) skills carry over from the academic setting to professional and personallife. According to a recent report by American Association of Colleges and Universitiesinformation literacy is listed as an essential learning outcome in the area of Intellectual andPractical Skills.1 At WPI these skills become practice with the real-world projects undergraduatestudents perform as part of their degree requirements. Librarians partner with faculty to infusethese important skills for future engineers and scientists into the curriculum through a projectexperience completed during their junior year.All WPI undergraduates are required to complete a team-based project that