Patent Information Use in Engineering Technology Design: An Analysis of Student Work.
Year: 2017
Type: article
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
DOI: 10.29173/istl1706
Authors: Margaret Phillips, Dave Zwicky
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4300775259