Making Informed Decisions: The Role of Information Literacy in Ethical and Effective Engineering Design

Autor/in	Fosmire, Michael
Titel	Making Informed Decisions: The Role of Information Literacy in Ethical and Effective Engineering Design
Quelle	In: Theory Into Practice, 56 (2017) 4, S.308-317 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fosmire, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-5841
DOI	10.1080/00405841.2017.1350495
Schlagwörter	Information Literacy; Information Skills; Engineering Education; Design; Evidence Based Practice; Elementary Secondary Education; Undergraduate Study; Educational Practices; Curriculum Enrichment; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationskompetenz; Orientierungswissen; Ingenieurausbildung; Grundstudium; Bildungspraxis; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Engineering designers must make evidence-based decisions when applying the practical tools and techniques of their discipline to human problems. Information literacy provides a structure for determining information gaps, locating appropriate and relevant information, applying that information effectively, and documenting and managing the knowledge created in the design process. It also provides the means through which designers may consider messy transdisciplinary problems in holistic ways and enables student designers to develop empathy through the creation of a context for understanding the socio-economic, cultural, and geographical perspectives of those who will benefit from, or otherwise interact with, their designs. Critical information literacy provides a framework for questioning the assumptions implicit in information gathered from traditional sources and identifying the voices not heard in those sources. The integration of information literacy concepts into engineering design has the potential to increase the quality and appropriateness of solutions and the empathy of participating students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01