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SoE Senior Design Thesis Research Assistance

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Introduction

Congratulations on making it to the Senior Thesis!

This guide is designed to help you stay organized and connect you to resources as you start and complete this exciting project. 

If you have more in-depth questions or are having problems finding materials, feel free to use the Chat with a Librarian box to the left to receive help from a real librarian. You can also request a consultation appointment with or email your question to your Applied Sciences Librarian.

Additional Helpful Guides

Engineering: Find guides specifically on your department to help you start the journey right. 

Introduction to Library Resources for Engineers: Refresh your knowledge on using library resources.

Important Dates

Dates and deadlines are created and upheld by Santa Clara University's School of Engineering. If you have questions or concerns about missed dates, please contact your Department Manager or call (408) 554-4468. The library does not participate in deadline creation for the SoE Senior Design Project. 

  • Undergraduate Programs Project Funding Request Deadline - October 19, 2025
  • Conference Registration Form Deadline - February 1, 2026
  • Senior Design Conference - May 8, 2026
  • Senior Design Thesis Submission to Department Managers Deadline - June 11, 2026
  • 2025-2026 Senior Key Dates

Resource Quick Links

This is a free browser extension that facilitates access to the SCU library's full text resources as you find research on the web. LibKey Nomad provides one-click access to full text from websites, databases, publisher pages, and even Wikipedia.

Browse Senior Design Thesis submissions from previous years.

Access an assortment of credited engineering databases through your affiliation with SCU. This is a better option than Googling!

Use the above link to access the SCU instance of Google Scholar which will allow you to escape paywalls and find scholarly literature and other materials to support your research.

Over 600 reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries (English and foreign language), thesauri, books of quotations, as well as a range of subject-specific reference books.