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Find the activities and projects you need on Engineering Unleashed.


Try these quick filtering and sorting options to search our library of content:


Search by Discipline

Search by Reviewed

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Additional Search Tips

Card Color-Coding

 

Search by Discipline

Click on the search tool and put in any keywords you wish.

  1. Click the More. . . button.
  2. Select Discipline(s).
  3. Click Apply.
  4. Click the Cards filter if you haven't already.

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Search by Peer Reviewed

Our peer reviewers use a rubric to assess cards whose authors opted-in to get reviewed.

Click on the search tool and put in any keywords you wish.

  1. Click the More. . . button.
  2. Check the Reviewed box.
  3. Click Apply.
  4. Click the Cards filter if you haven't already.

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Sort Your Search Results

Use "Sort By" on your results to choose among options such as Updated Date and Downloads.


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All Sort By Options

Note: Most of these options apply to cards.

  • Relevance - This applies scoring to your keyword(s). Learn more about relevancy.
  • Updated Date - See most recently updated cards first. 
  • Published Date- See most recently published (new) cards first.
  • Views - See cards with the most views first.
  • Favorites - See cards with the most favorites first.
  • Comments - See cards with the most comments first.

These default to descending order from most to least. To view results in ascending order - least to most - click the up/down arrow toggle next to the Sort By box.

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All Filters


Basic Filtering

Below the search bar, filter by one or a combination of the following:

Button_cards.png All published cards, and any draft cards where you are the author or editor.

Button_members.png All community members.

Button_Groups.png All private and public groups.

Button_articles.png All informational pages, faculty story pages, and member spotlight pages.

Button_forums.png All public forums, and any private group forums where you are a group member.

Note: These colors are reflected in your search results to help provide at-a-glance identification. 

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More about More...

Try out all the filters - and combine them! Click Apply at the bottom for your choices to go into effect.


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Card Tags & Keywords

Search for tags that have been added by card authors in their card's Tags & Keywords section. 

As you type, the system will search for available tags. Select the ones you are looking for. 


Card Categories

Use this field to narrow your focus to types of cards, such as those specifically for the classroom.


Institution

View cards from a specific institution.


Quality Content

  • Reviewed: These cards have been assessed through our peer review process.
  • Exemplar: These cards are both reviewed and representative of the entrepreneurial mindset.

Disciplines

Select one or more disciplines. You can also select:

  • Comprehensive. This means the card covers all disciplines - engineering and non-engineering.
    • Your search results will return cards that have Comprehensive selected as their discipline AND cards that have any discipline selected. This means you could see cards that have Arts & Sciences, Biology, and so forth.
  • All Engineering Disciplines. This means the card covers all engineering disciplines. 
    • Your search results will return cards that have All Engineering selected as their discipline AND cards that only have engineering disciplines selected. This means you will not see cards with Arts & Sciences, Biology, and so forth.


Don't forget to click Apply at the bottom of the More... pop-out!

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Additional Search Tips


Keyword Phrases

Put quotation marks around your search phrase to return the exact phrase in the results. 

  • Try living learning community and then "living learning community".

The search engine will find words regardless if punctuation is involved, such as commas or hyphens.


Search For Cards by Members

  1. Enter the member's name in the search bar.
  2. Then select the Cards filter to see that person's published cards or cards they were mentioned in. 
  3. Use the More... menu to focus your search further.

Save Your Search

Every search results page creates its own link in your browser's address bar. 

  • Bookmark your search to your own browser to access later without having to re-select your criteria. 
  • Send the search link to your colleagues. Note: They will have to be logged in to Engineering Unleashed to see all possible results.

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Card Color-Coding

You can get a lot of information about a card before you click it to view further, such as:

  • Title, author(s), brief description.
  • Views, favorites, comments, and downloads.
  • Tags, Categories, Disciplines, and Institutions.

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Color-coding provides further information about the card.

  • Yellow: Yellow-bordered cards represent published cards on Engineering Unleashed.
  • Green: A green-bordered card has been published and peer-reviewed for quality. This includes a green checkmark.
  • Blue: A blue-bordered card has been published and designated as an Exemplar card. This includes a blue star. Exemplar cards are assessed by two or more reviewers and found to be representative of the entrepreneurial mindset. 
  • Gray background: These are your own cards still in draft - if they meet your search criteria and relevancy.

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