Lifelong learning for engineers and scientists in the information age

The book provides a comprehensive review of lifelong learning, information literacy and internships including assessment techniques for lifelong learning, teamwork and information literacy as defined by the ABET criteria. It also discusses critical thinking skills for scientists and engineers and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naimpally, Ashok V.
Other Authors: Ramachandran, Hema, Smith, Caroline
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Elsevier 2012
Edition:1st ed
Series:Elsevier insights
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Guidelines for Field Experience/Teaching Practicum/Internship Learning Contract, University of Northern ColoradoAppendix 6; Career Center Internship Program, CSU, Long Beach; References; 10 Evaluation of Internships; References; 11 Information Literacy and Career Skills; Introduction; Collaboration Between Career Counselors and Librarians; Locating Internships; Finding Background Information on Companies; Internet Versus Library Databases; The CSULB Model: Job Seeking in Economically Hard Times; Assignment Combining Career and Library Skills; Sustaining the Collaboration; References
  • Comparison of ACRL and ABET StandardsReferences; 5 Creativity in Engineering, Information Literacy, and Communication Patterns of Engineering; Nature of Engineering; The Design Process; Communication and Information-Seeking Habits of Engineers; References; 6 Designing Information Literacy Assignments; Introduction; The Academic Librarian's Instructional Environment; Curriculum Mapping; Examples of IL Programs in Engineering (a Literature Review); Problem-Based Learning and IL; Engineering Information Resources; Choosing Term Paper Topics; IL in Design Projects; Freshmen Design Projects
  • IL and Capstone DesignEntrepreneurship; Appendix; New Product Design Course in the Engineering Graphics Program at Pasadena City College; Problem Statement; Summary; Constraints; Possible Solution/Invention; References; 7 Information Literacy and Assessment; Introduction; Evaluation of Bibliographies/Citations; Assessing the Citations; Research Logs; CSULB Experience; Worksheets; Portfolios; References; 8 Internships; Cooperative Education; Internships; History of Cooperative Education; Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Practice
  • Bureaucratic Aspects of the Internship Program Office at the Educational InstitutionReferences; 9 Learning Contract; Internship Learning Contract; Other Issues Related to the Internship Learning Contract; Appendix 1; Internship Learning Contract from Gallatin School of Individualized Study, NYU; Appendix 2; Internship Learning Contract Tips, University of Minnesota; Appendix 3; Learning Contract and Internship Proposal, SUNY, Plattsburgh; Appendix 4; Internship Learning Contract, Center for Community Engagement, Wartburg University; Appendix 5
  • Front Cover; Lifelong Learning for Engineers and Scientists in the Information Age; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Definitions of Lifelong Learning and How They Relate to the Engineering Profession; International Organizations; References; 3 Accreditation of Engineering Programs and Their Relationship to Lifelong Learning; Accreditation of Engineering Programs in the United States; EC2000; ABET Program Outcomes; ABET Criteria 3i; Mastering the Techniques of Lifelong Learning; Awareness of Lifelong Learning; References; 4 Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
  • Includes bibliographical references