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Information Sources for Engineering Ethics
Dan Sich
Allyn and Betty Taylor Library
What we will cover
finding a case study finding supporting information (library) citing sources
Challenges of the case study Finding a case
involves Professional Engineers in Ontarioreal, currentoriginal (not already analysed)How will you find a case?
Writing it upcritical analysis (support your argument)citations (avoiding plagiarism)
Information Needs background, theory & topics in engineering
ethics similar ethical case studies & analysis practical application of ethics newsworthy events & details
Search tools & info sources
Google: organization web sites (practical application) professional publication articles (practical application)
library catalogue: book chapters (background, theory)
*databases: newspapers & magazine articles (news, details) scholarly/academic journal articles (examples) conference proceedings articles (examples)
News databases
*Canadian Newsstandeasy to use
CBCA Business includes industry & trade publications
LexisNexismost comprehensive
Journal article databases
*Ei Compendex and Inspec Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Citing your referencesin the text: Why?
avoid plagiarism help support your argument
Citing your referencesin the text: What?
Everything you quote, reproduce or paraphrase
Everything you used as a source of information that you mention
Citing your referencesin the text: How?
Use Chicago Style or Turabian Endnotes – Bibliography system Use an endnote2 for citations in the text (in
the order cited) Use the bibliography to list alphabetically
all the references you consulted
INTRODUCTION
BODY: Your arguments
i.e.: Characteristics of effective engineering design teams include … 3
CONCLUSION
NOTES
3. N. J. Delson, “Increasing team motivation in engineering design courses,” International Journal of Engineering Education 17, no. 4-5 (2001): 359.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Delson, N. J. “Increasing team motivation in engineering design courses.” International Journal of Engineering Education 17 no. 4-5 (2001): 359-66.
Book Use author’s full name, if known Italicize title of the book Capitalize all major words in the title
For notes, indent the first line:
#. Firstname Lastname, Title of Book (Place of
publication: Publisher, Year), Page.
For bibliography, use a hanging indent:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year.
Journal Article Italicize journal name Give page numbers for article For journals with continuous pagination, don’t use issue # If there are more than four authors, list only the first author followed
by et al. E.g., Charlie Farquharson et al.
For notes, indent the first line:
#. Firstname Lastname, “Title of article,” Title of journal volume
(year): page number.
For bibliography, use a hanging indent:
Lastname, Firstname. “Title of article.” Title of journal volume (year): page range.
Website Include both date published and date retrieved If no personal author is given, use the organization that created the
website.
For notes, indent the first line:
#. Firstname Lastname, Title of web page, Date published, http://URL (accessed September 20, 2010).
For bibliography, use a hanging indent:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of web page. Date published, http://URL (accessed September 20, 2010).
Interview For notes, indent the first line:
#. Firstname Lastname, (P.Eng., Company Name), telephone
interview with the author, Month DD, YYYY.
Unpublished interviews should be cited in the endnotes, but can be omitted from the bibliography. See the manual for details.
Eng Sci 4498 library page has…
proper reference format (copy & paste) for Code of Ethics
link to full text of Professional Engineers’ Act of Ontario (contains Code of Ethics)
How to find the Chicago or Turabian Style Manuals
Taylor reference LB2369.T8 2007 Weldon reference Z253.C572 2003 Western Libraries
Citing & Writing Style Guides
http:/www.lib.uwo.ca/files/styleguides/Chicago.pdf
Formula to success:
Get an early starttalk to an engineer
ask instructor if case study topic is appropriatethink critically (argument, supporting info)
take good notes and save your referencespay attention to detail
+ trust the Chicago/Turabian manual
get a good grade.
