Board 96: Exploring the impact of textbook costs on undergraduate engineering majors.
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-5094
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-2713
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-2023
Publication Title
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition and Proceedings, 2023
Abstract
In the fall of 2022, the Dartmouth Library and the Thayer School of Engineering launched an exploratory survey to determine the amount spent on textbooks by declared engineering majors in all classes, and the impacts of these costs on student experiences. The goals of this investigation were to determine the average costs incurred by engineering majors, the academic and financial impacts of the costs on students, and how students were paying for their textbooks. This knowledge will help identify where the library can provide additional support for course texts and OER. This survey served as a pilot for a university-wide survey looking at the costs associated with textbooks in various disciplines, launched in April 2023 and concluded in June 2023. The goal of presenting this exploration is to encourage similar explorations at other small, private colleges, especially institutional peers of Dartmouth.
Original Citation
Campbell, J.E., & Krueger, S.G. (2023). Board 96: Exploring the impact of textbook costs on undergraduate engineering majors. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 43004. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--43004
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Campbell, Jentry E. and Krueger, Stephen G., "Board 96: Exploring the impact of textbook costs on undergraduate engineering majors." (2023). Dartmouth Library Staff Publications. 50.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/dlstaffpubs/50
