| (Draft
12/14/2006)
Intended for
students interested in the social sciences, this one-credit
hour course will assist students in developing information
literacy and basic research skills to support life-long
learning. Students will develop skills in identifying,
locating, retrieving, documenting and critically evaluating
both electronic and print resources that are appropriate
for undergraduate research, with an emphasis on the social
sciences.
Current
syllabus |
| Priority Outcomes |
How Assessed |
Schedule
|
|
Students will be able to identify and articulate their
information needs in the social sciences. |
This
outcome will be assessed through in-class discussions,
a topic selection essay, questions on the first quiz,
and the introductory essay to their annotated bibliography
project. Also, students are required to use their selected
topic as part of each hands-on exercise, both in and out
of class.
|
The
in-class discussion is scheduled for the second week of
class, the topic selection essay is due the third week
of class, the first quiz is scheduled during the fifth
week of class, and the annotated bibliography project
is due on the last day of class. Additional hands-on exercises,
both in and out of class, are scheduled throughout the
semester. |
| Students will be able to explain how
library resources are organized. |
The
outcome will be assessed through in-class discussions
and questions on the first quiz.
|
The in-class discussion is scheduled
for the third week of class, and the first quiz is scheduled
during the second week of class. |
|
Students will be able to develop an effective research
strategy to fill their information needs. |
This
outcome will be assessed through in-class discussions,
hands-on exercises both in and out of class, through quiz
questions, and through their annotated bibliography project. |
In-class discussions,
hands-on exercises, and quizzes covering this outcome
are scheduled throughout the semester. The annotated bibliography
project is due the last day of class.
|
|
Students will be able to identify, locate, and evaluate
all types of information resources appropriate for research
in the social sciences. |
This
outcome will be assessed through in-class discussions,
hands-on exercises both in and out of class, through quiz
questions, and through their annotated bibliography project.
|
In-class discussions, hands-on exercises,
and quizzes covering this outcome are scheduled throughout
the semester. The annotated bibliography project is due
the last day of class. |
| Students
will be able to use an appropriate style manual to accurately
document the results of their research. |
This
outcome will be assessed through in-class discussions,
hands-on exercises both in and out of class, and through
their annotated bibliography project.
|
Hands-one exercises covering this outcome
are scheduled during two weeks near the end of the semester.
The annotated bibliography project is due the last week
of class. |
| Students
will be able to explain the importance of such information
ethics issues as copyright and plagiarism. |
This
out come will be assessed through an in-class discussion
and in-class essay.
|
The in-class discussion and essay are
scheduled during the next to the last week of the semester. |
| Students will feel positive about their
own learning in each of the above outcomes. |
This outcome will be assessed through
the student end of course evaluations. |
Student end of course evaluatons will
be conducted near the end of each semester. |