Integrating Information into the Engineering Design Process

Engineering design is a fundamental problem-solving model used by the discipline. Effective problem-solving requires the ability to find and incorporate quality information sources. To teach courses in this area effectively, educators need to understand the information needs of engineers and enginee...

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Main Authors: Fosmire, Michael, Radcliffe, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ashland Purdue University Press 15.12.2013
Edition:1
Series:Purdue information literacy handbook
Subjects:
design
EDUCATION
EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Library Skills
Engineering
Industrial Design
Information literacy
learning
Library Skills
Project method in teaching
Science & Technology
Society and Social Sciences
Teaching
Teaching Methods & Materials
Teaching skills and techniques
Technology
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN:9781557536495, 155753649X, 9781557538543, 1557538549
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Summary:Engineering design is a fundamental problem-solving model used by the discipline. Effective problem-solving requires the ability to find and incorporate quality information sources. To teach courses in this area effectively, educators need to understand the information needs of engineers and engineering students and their information gathering habits. This book provides essential guidance for engineering faculty and librarians wishing to better integrate information competencies into their curricular offerings. The treatment of the subject matter is pragmatic, accessible, and engaging. Rather than focusing on specific resources or interfaces, the book adopts a process-driven approach that outlasts changing information technologies. After several chapters introducing the conceptual underpinnings of the book, a sequence of contributions go into detail about specific steps in the design process and the information needs for those steps.
ISBN:9781557536495
155753649X
9781557538543
1557538549
DOI:10.2307/j.ctt6wq25v