A variety of resources exist and basically every book is a reference work in some fashion - the standard reference tool includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, maps & atlases, directories, etc and some examples include:
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Springer, 2012.
Additional resources include:
3. California Engineer - this is a professional publication that accepts student submissions. See SL Drum and Curr Per under TA 1 C28
Finding Books about Engineering Ethics – appropriate subject headings may include:
When searched in Library Search by Subject Headings,” Engineering ethics” one retrieves 94 titles; by title the retrieval is 8 titles; by keyword 495 titles appear
Recommended books and eBooks include:
Johnson, Deborah (2020). Engineering Ethics: Contemporary and Enduring Debates. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science - Lectures on Engineers, Technology and Society - the following specific titles may be of particular interest: A Handbook for Analytical Writing (2013) Ethics for Bioengineers (2012); Tragedy in the Gulf: A call for a new engineering ethic (2011); Style and Ethics of Communication in Science and Engineering (2008) Engineering Ethics: Peace, Justice and the Earth (2006)
Engineering Ethics: Outline of an Aspirational Approach / W. Richard Bowen. London: Springer, 2009.
Recommended journal is Science and Engineering Ethics (vol. 1, 1985+)
Appropriate websites may include:
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics
Patent information
Google Patents - different arrangement of output - there is lots of help; not as formalized a search process - contains 7.3 million patents with references to worldwide patents; images are inline
Google Scholar - Google Scholar's Advanced Scholar Search can now be used to find patents and legal opinions. Search options include all legal opinions and journals, search only US federal court opinions, and search only court opinions from individual states.
For assistance in preparing presentations you should consider the Tab on Preparing Presentations and you will also find the following resources helpful in preparing a Powerpoint presentation that can capture your ideas with some visual elements including images, graphs, photographs, etc. Also several of the books listed in the section or box just above will be exceedingly helpful. For some background in creating an appropriate presentation, consider the needs of your audience and play to that group. You may find the following resources and tutorials helpful:
Explaining Research: How to Reach Key Audiences to Advance Your Work, 2010 - SL REF Q223 M399 2010
The Essentials of Technical Communication, 2010 - SL Bar T11 T295 2010
Learning to Communicate in Science and Engineering: Case Studies from MIT, 2010 - SL Bar Q223 P64 2010
Communicating Science: Professional, Popular and Literary, 2010 - SL Bar Q223 R87 2010
Presenting Science: A Practical Guide to Giving a Good Talk, 2010 - SL REF Q223 I87 2010
The Craft of Scientific Communication, 2010 - SL Bar Q223 H37 2010
A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, 3rd ed., 2009 - SL RESERVES T 11 B396 2009
Speaking About Science: Manual for Creating Clear Presentations, 2006. SL Bar Q223 M67 2006
Careers in Focus: Engineering, 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: Ferguson/Infobase Pub., 2007. SL REF TA157 .C283 2007
Resumes for Engineering Careers: With Sample Cover Letters, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. SL REF TA 157 R47 2006
Writing from A to Z, 5th ed., 2004 - SL RESERVES PE 1408 W773 2005 c. 2
Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions: A Practical Guide / edited by David F. Beer, New York: IEEE Press, 2003, SL Bar, T11 W75 2003
Technical Style / J.M. Haile, Central, S.C.: Macatea Productions, 2001, SL Bar, T11 H24 2001
Technical Writing and Professional Communication for Nonnative Speakers of English / Thomas N. Huckin, Leslie A. Olsen, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1991. SL T11 H823 1991
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