This guide is developed for LANG 1407 students, to help you find the information needed to complete your TechVention proposal report.
TechVention Competition Proposal: Devise an innovative engineering idea in your field of study.
- Describes an innovative concept
- Articulates the purpose of the innovation
- Explain the core engineering theories and technical knowledge that underlie and support the viability of your innovation
- Outlines alternative approaches and establishes that your innovation represents the best solution
- Evaluates your innovation in terms of benefits and limitations
- Includes appropriate graphics
- 1,500 to 1,700 words
By going through this guide, you will learn to:
- Understand the characteristics of different types of information sources:
- General popular sources: Newspaper, Magazines
- Scholarly sources: Academic journals
- Technical sources: Patents
- Analyze your information (research) needs and brainstorm for ideas
- Choose appropriate search tools to find relevant sources
- Develop effective search strategies
- Name some important criteria and methods to use when critically evaluating sources
- Use other people's work legally and ethically
- Respect copyright & intellectual property right
- Begin to be able to create IEEE style citations to give credit for ideas (avoid plagarism)
