Research Guides: ENGR 190W (2025 Combined): Tutorials

Foundational Tutorials for ENGR 190W

Library Fundamentals
Basic overview of library resources on and off campus. (Est time = 5 min)
Information Valuation and Evaluation
Principles behind source evaluation for engineering (Est time = 10-15 min)
Information Ecosystems
Overview of the four "ecosystems" of information you will encounter in ENGR 190W (Est time = 10-15 min)
Search Strategies
Fundamentals of keyword and Boolean searching (Est time = 5-10 min)

Academic Engineering Research
More detailed look at a a research inquiry process, and how engineering databases can be used in that inquiry
Predatory Publishing
What are predatory journals? How do you know if something is predatory?
Patents
(Coming Fall 2025)
Standards
(Coming Fall 2025)
Business & Entrepreneurship Research
(Coming Fall 2025)