Abstract
How might engineering technology students make use of patent information in the engineering design process? Librarians analyzed team project reports and personal reflections created by students in an undergraduate mechanical engineering technology design course, revealing that the students used patents to consider the patentability of their ideas, to explore the state of the art in given areas of technology, and to inspire creative problem solving. These results have implications for future patent-related instruction and for conducting information literacy outreach to engineering and engineering technology departments.
Keywords
information literacy, patents, mechanical engineering technology
Date of this Version
2017
DOI
10.5062/f4zs2tr8
Recommended Citation
Phillips, Margaret and Zwicky, Dave, "Patent Information Use in Engineering Technology Design: An Analysis of Student Work" (2017). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 184.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5062/f4zs2tr8
Comments
This is the published version of Phillips, M. & Zwicky, D. (2017) Patent Information Use in Engineering Technology Design: An Analysis of Student Work. First published in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship and is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5062/f4zs2tr8.