Lib 127 - Information & Research Skills

Table of Contents

• Lib 127 - Welcome
• Course Description
• Learning Outcomes
• Schedule of Events & Course Assignments/Assessments
  • 1st class
  • 2nd class
  • 3rd class
  • 4th class
  • 5th class
  • 6th class
• Rubric for Grading

Lib 127 Welcome

Introduction: Watch these videos: Introduction & Using Technology in this Class

Term: Winter 2012

Day & Time: Online class

Location: Cyberspace

Instructor: Candice Watkins

Office: Library

Office Hours: M-F 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Phone: 503.338.2460

Email: cwatkins@clatsopcc.edu

No textbook required

Supplies: Mass storage device (thumbdrive)

Grading policy: Pass/Fail (No-credit); See Rubric for Grading below for details

Attendance: This is an online class. You are required to complete the assignments as listed in the Rubric for Grading.

Statement on Plagiarism/Academic Misconduct: Intentionally presenting another person's work or ideas as your own without giving proper credit is not acceptable. You will receive a failing grade on that assignment if this happens.

Students with Disabilities: Students with documented disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations. To receive services, contact Services for Students with Disabilities, 338-2474 (TDD--325-2092)

Non-Discrimination: It is the policy of Clatsop Community College that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment.

 
Course Description

Hi and welcome! This is a one credit lab that will focus on the development of information literacy skills and knowledge. Our start date in the term coincides with the beginning of research papers in other classes. Take a research topic that you’ve chosen for one of your classes and apply it to this class. The assignments that you complete will help you develop your research thoughtfully and thoroughly. The knowledge you gain from this class will not only benefit your research in other classes but reach beyond your time as a student, to your professional and every day life.

"What is information literacy? The basic definition of information literacy is 'a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.'" Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. American Library Association. 2006.http://www.ala.org/acrl/ilcomstan.html (Accessed June 6, 2008)

Learning Outcomes

• Identify knowledge gaps and recognize when information is needed
• Find information efficiently and effectively, using appropriate research tools and search strategies
• Evaluate and select information using appropriate criteria
• Treat research as a multi-stage, recursive learning process
• Ethically, legally, and safely use information and information technologies
• Organize and manage information, using appropriate tools and technologies
• Synthesize relevant information to create, produce, and communicate new knowledge

Schedule of Events & Course Assignments/Assessments

1st class

Outcome for this class:

Identify knowledge gaps and recognize when information is needed

• Introduction of information literacy and its importance
• Read and analyze assignments and class instructions
• Identify research topic
• Determine the scope and depth of information needed
• Brainstorm
• Develop a working thesis

Videos (These are the class lectures. You are required to watch them.)

• Introduction
• Class 1 Part 1
• Class 1 Part 2
• Class 1 Part 3
• Class 1 Part 4

Assignment/Assessment: Due Friday, Jan. 20th

1. On the Discussion Board in Blackboard, post an introduction for yourself and state the topic that you will be researching. Include the class with which the research is connected, if applicable.

2. Watch videos: Introduction and Parts 1-4

3. Complete Assignment 1 listed in Blackboard under Assignments. Submit to Blackboard.

4. Review citation sources discussed in the last video.

2nd class 

Outcomes for this class:

1) Find information efficiently and effectively, using appropriate research tools and search strategies - Reference Sources & Journal and Magazine articles

• Employ common strategies for narrowing or expanding searches
• Recognize the interconnections between published works by effectively using bibliographies, etc.
• Identify sources/resources that are likely venues for finding information on your topic or written by people interested in your topic
• Use digital tools and methods to locate and access information resources

2) Evaluate and select information using appropriate criteria

• Evaluate the timeliness, relevance, and accuracy of sources
• Recognize bias and distinguish between facts and opinions
• Identify materials that are scholarly/academic/peer reviewed versus materials written for a popular audience
• Evaluate the credibility of a source as it relates to the information needs of its intended audience

3) Ethically, legally, and safely use information and information technologies

• Accurately record information retrieved
• Use one or more standard citation styles to clearly identify the sources of information that  you incorporate into your own work
• Understand and respect the concept, purpose, and practice of academic
  honesty & intellectual property rights.
• Utilize others’ ideas in the service of their own

Videos (These are the class lectures. You are required to watch them.)

• Class 2 Part 1
• Class 2 Part 1a
• Class 2 Part 2a
• Class 2 Part 2b
• Class 2 Part 3a
• Class 2 Part 3b
• Class 2 Part 4
• Class 2 Assignments

Assignment/Assessment: Due Monday, Jan. 30th

1. Watch above videos.

2. This week you'll begin to work on your Works Cited/Reference List and Source Evaluations. You'll create these these two separate documents using a program like Microsoft Word, add content (see below), save, and then upload to the Assignments page in Blackboard. You'll continuously add to these documents for the remainder of the class.

3. Search for and locate at least one reference source (print or electronic) and one journal or magazine article using the library databases.

4. In your Source Evaluations document, evaluate these two sources using the CRAAP criteria. Upload to Blackboard.

5. In your Works Cited page, cite sources correctly using either the MLA or APA format. Upload to Blackboard.

3rd class

Outcomes for this class:

1) Find information efficiently and effectively, using appropriate research tools and search strategies - Books

2) Evaluate and select information using appropriate criteria

3) Ethically, legally, and safely use information and information technologies

Videos (These are the class lectures. You are required to watch them.)

• Class 3 Part 1a
• Class 3 Part 1b
• Class 3 Part 1c
• Class 3 Part 2
• Class 3 Part 3
• Class 3 Part 4a
• Class 3 Part 4b
• Class 3 Assignments

Assignment/Assessment: Due Monday, Feb. 6th

1. Watch above videos.

2. This week you'll add to your Works Cited/Reference List and Source Evaluations. Add to the documents that you've already started. Add the new content (see below), save, and upload to Blackbooard...

3. Search for and locate at least two books. These can be from the CCC library, a local library, or you can request an Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

4. In your Source Evaluations document, evaluate these two sources using the CRAAP criteria. Even if you request an ILL, you should be able to begin your evaluations by looking the book up online for some basic information. Once you receive your ILL, you can finish the evaluation more completely. Upload to Blackboard.

5. In your Works Cited page, cite these sources correctly using either the MLA or APA format. Add these citations to the Works Cited page that you started last week. Format correctly and then upload to Blackboard.

6. Comment on Blackboard's Discussion Board about something in the lecture that you learned or that caught your interest.

4th class

The Internet and Us

Outcomes for this class:

1) Find information efficiently and effectively, using appropriate research tools and search strategies - Internet

2) Organize and manage information, using appropriate tools and technologies

• Record, organize, and extract information using a variety of technologies and web 2.0 tools. Use of delicious to record and organize websites. There are other tools that do this, as well. (Twine, Flickr, etc.)
• Maintain a research history using information technology tools. (delicious)

3) Evaluate and select information using appropriate criteria

4) Ethically, legally, and safely use information and information technologies

• Accurately record information retrieved
• Use one or more standard citation styles to clearly identify the sources of information that you incorporate into your own work
• Understand and respect the concept, purpose, and practice of academic
  honesty & intellectual property rights
• Utilize others’ ideas in the service of their own
• Be aware of the issue of safe-guarding personal information while using online tools

5) Treat research as a multi-process, recursive learning process

• Integrate new information into your knowledge base, and draw inferences, connections, and conclusions
• Modify or revise your topic or thesis and/or develop new search strategies based on research results
• Understand that information searching requires time, diligence, and practice, and that skills are learned over time

Videos (These are the class lectures. You are required to watch them.)

• Class 4 Part 1a
• Class 4 Part 1b
• Class 4 Part 2a
• Class 4 Part 2b
• Class 4 Delicious
• Class 4 Assignments

Assignment/Assessment: Due Monday, Feb. 13th

1. Watch above videos.

2. This week you'll add to your Works Cited/Reference List and Source Evaluations. Add to the documents that you've already started. Add the new content (see below), save, and upload to Blackboard..

3. Search for and locate at least three websites that concern your topic. Utilize some of the search tips that we discussed in the lecture.

4. In your Source Evaluations document, evaluate these sources using the CRAAP criteria. This page should contain all of the source evaluations that you have cited thus far in this class. Upload to Blackboard.

5. In your Works Cited page, cite these sources correctly using either the MLA or APA format. This page should contain all of the sources that you have cited thus far in this class. Upload to Blackboard.

6. Tag websites using “delicious” - login with username clatsop and password lib127

7. On Blackboard's Discussion Board, post a revised thesis statement and also your thoughts about the video, "A Vision of Students Today."
 

5th class

Information Ethics - Let's discuss Honesty & Ethics, Freedom of Speech, and Privacy

Outcome for this class:

1) Ethically, legally, and safely use information and information technologies

Videos (These are the class lectures. You are required to watch them.)

• Class 5 Part 1a
• Class 5 Part 1b
• Class 5 Part 1c
• Class 5 Part 2a
• Class 5 Part 2b
• Class 5 Part 2c
• Class 5 Part 3
• Class 5 Assignments

Assignment/Assessment - Due Monday, Feb. 21st

• Watch above videos
• Take quiz at end of class period. Upload to Blackboard..
• Continue to work on your research. You should have at least 7 sources by now listed in your Works Cited page and those same sources evaluated in your Source Evaluations document. You should also have tagged three websites using the class account in Delicious. Contact me with questions.
• On Blackboard's Discussion Board, comment on one aspect of the lecture that perked your interest. Also, read the posts from your classmates and respond to one other post.

6th class

Outcomes for this class:

1) Organize and manage information, using appropriate tools and technologies (continued from last week)

• Record, organize, and extract information using a variety of technologies and web 2.0 tools. We’ve used delicious to record and organize websites. There are other tools that do this, as well. (Twine, Flickr, etc.)
• Continue to maintain a Works Cited/Reference List using information technology tools.

2) Synthesize relevant information to create, produce, and communicate new knowledge

• Use digital tools and applications to create and produce information.
• Find, assess, acquire, learn and maintain the hardware and software needed to accomplish information intensive tasks.

Videos (This is the class lecture. You are required to watch it.)

• Class 6

Assignment/Assessment: Due Friday, Mar. 2nd

1. Watch above video.

2. Take a look at the following tools and post a review/comment on one of the tools on Blackboard's Discussion Board. Give us an overview of the tool and how it might be helpful in a research project.

• Twitter
• Digg
• Flickr
• Or, another Web 2.0 tool of your choice

3. Final Works Cited/Reference List contains at least one reference source, one source from a periodical database, two books, and three websites; All sources are cited correctly on your Works Cited/Reference page.

4. All sources listed in your Works Cited should also be evaluated using the CRAAP evaluation method.

5. Make sure that both of these documents - the final Works Cited page and the final Evaluations page - are uploaded to Blackboard.

Rubric for grading

The following rubric outlines the criteria for grading assignments/assessments pertaining to each learning outcome.

This document draws from the competencies, outcomes, proficiencies, or other guidelines found on the following pages:

• http://web.cocc.edu/finney/studentshaveachieved.htm
• http://www.cgcc.cc.or.us/Library/mission-policies/info-lit.htm
• http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm
• http://www.lanecc.edu/library/services/outcomes.htm
• https://teach.lanecc.edu/kenz/llc/userpages.html?thispage=74
• https://teach.lanecc.edu/kenz/llc/userpages.html?thispage=110
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/instruction/w121/session_outcomes.html
• TAC guidelines: http://oregonstate.edu/tac/
• OSU IL Competencies:
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/instruction/ug_comp.html
• http://blogs.library.oregonstate.edu/ilsummit/2007-summit/proposed-proficiences/
• http://library.clatsopcc.edu/tip/intro1.htm