Week 6 of 12
Literature Review Planning and Source Evaluation
Finding, evaluating, organizing, and synthesizing technical literature.
Oct 5 – Oct 11 · deliverables due Oct 11 · est. 8 hrs
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Instructor note: Synthesis means comparing sources against each other — not summarizing them one at a time.
Learning objectives
- Search engineering databases
- Evaluate source credibility
- Distinguish summary from synthesis
- Organize themes
- Identify methods and findings
- Use citation-management tools
Lecture topics
- Google Scholar
- ASCE Library
- TRID
- FHWA resources
- AISC, ACI, AASHTO, ASTM
- USACE, FEMA, EPA
- Citation ethics
- Plagiarism avoidance