Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Zabihian, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

an initiative sponsored by the WVU Libraries and the Office of the Provost. The objective of the program is to insert information literacy skill throughout a course, thus stimulating students to develop new research strategies and capabilities. The students learn to think critically about what and how they search for information, become more discriminating about the sources they use, and become more aware of ethical and legal ways of using information.  3. Integration of IL into the Mechanical Engineering Program Capstone Project Experience shows that even senior level students have not received proper training, either directly or indirectly, in information literacy. They usually search for information intuitively