Using the Evidence: Comparison of Civil and Building Lecturers’ and Students’ Approaches to the Literature Review
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 138, Issue 2
Abstract
Lecturers and students in the Civil and Building Engineering Dept. at Loughborough Univ. were surveyed to gain an understanding of how they expected the literature review element of final year projects to be undertaken. The results showed a disparity in the number and type of resources expected to be used; in the problems they anticipated when undertaking a literature review; and in the confidence levels students had in the use of information tools. Recommendations are made to improve the teaching of the literature review
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Acknowledgments
The following contributed to the research, analysis, and drafting of this and other reports associated with the project: Panos Balatsoukas, Elaine Collis, and Susan Manuel.
Research funding provided by the U.K. Centre for Education in the Built Environment (CEBE), Cardiff Univ., under project reference RES6276.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 138 • Issue 2 • April 2012
Pages: 114 - 122
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© 2012. American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: May 11, 2010
Accepted: Feb 25, 2011
Published online: Mar 4, 2011
Published in print: Apr 1, 2012
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