Incorporating information literacy in MET design project: Pilot implementation

Abstract

This paper describes the authors' efforts to apply project-based learning (PBL) to a senior level mechanical engineering technology (MET) course at the University of Toledo. The work is a close collaboration between the engineering and education faculty and the engineering librarian with the goal of increasing the students' information literacy and developing their MET disciplinary competency. Students were required to work in teams on a design project which required library research to identify relevant engineering codes and standards, such as the ASHRAE standards and codes required to design an HVAC duct system. This project goals align with the new ABET criterion 3 (student outcomes 1-5) and criterion 5 (curriculum, content C, D and E).