Department… library science Submitted to… sir Asim khan • Tittle. • A study on knowledge sharing patterns of engineering students in faisalabad. • By. • Sadaf batool. • Department of library and information sciences. • University of sargodha pakistan . • 2017 • Abstact. • Knowledge sharing (KS) is considered as a critical component for intellectual discourses. Nonetheless ,it is an extremely demanding activity which conusmes lot of efforts and requires learners to be obstinate and ready to communicate with one another. It was fascinating to annotate that the respondents of this study valued their peers as an important source of knowledge and , overall results showed a positive attitude towards knowledged sharing. • Table of contents. • 1 Background of the study • 2 statement of the problem • 3 research question • 4 objective of the study • 5 rationale and significance of the study • 6 delimitation of the study • 7 definition of terms • 8 organization of the study • Introduction. • This chapter provides an overview of the current research and includes research question, problem statement, significance and rationale of carrying out the research, delimitations of the study, structure of study and definition of used terms. • Research Questions. • The current study intended to answer the below mentioned research question: • 1 What are the different type of knowledge shared by engineering students? • 2 What general attitudes do engineering students reflect knowledge sharing? • 3 What motivates the engineering students to share knowledge? • 4 What are the preferred channels of communication among engineering students to share knowledge? • 5 What are the hindrances to effective knowledge sharing faced by engineering students? • Research objective. • Objective of the study. • 1. To determine which communication channels do students prefer knowledge sharing. • 2. To measure the general attitude of engineering students towards knowledge sharing. • 3. To know which type of knowledge shared and source used for. • 4. To examine the motivational factors that influence knowledge sharing among engineering students. • 5. To examine barriers that students face while sharing knowledge.