Title :
Work in progress: What do engineering students do with non-academic information as they address authentic socio-technical problems?
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Appl. Sci., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the knowledge construction process in a technology and society course in which engineering students propose solutions to authentic socio-technical problems in India. Student definition and use of non-academic information is examined with the recommendation that documentation practices be further developed to accurately reflect community contribution. Implications for the global engineering workplace are also addressed.
Keywords :
educational institutions; engineering education; India; authentic socio-technical problems; engineering students; global engineering workplace; knowledge construction process; nonacademic information; Communities; Context; Documentation; Educational institutions; Employment; Engineering students; Knowledge engineering; community service-learning; global engineering; information literacy; problem-oriented learning; social context; technical communication;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2012
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1353-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2012.6462527
