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COURSE INFORMATION SHEET

Course: T103 Information Literacy: a one credit 5 day course

Term: Fall 2008
Instructor: Dr. Denise J. Pinnick
Office: Barger-Richardson Learning Resource Center
Phone: 749-1267
E-mail: dpinnick@oak.edu
Office hours: Call or stop by the library office 8:00 to 4:30

Required Text: Research Strategies: Finding your Way through the Information Fog, William B. Badke. Writers Club Press. 2004.

During this course I will be using Blackboard to make assignments, send messages, and record grades. If you already have a Blackboard account, you will use the same username and password you have been using to access this class. If not, your username will be your last name followed by your first name (no spaces, ex: smithjohn) and your password will be the first three letters of your last name followed by the last four digits of your social security number (ex: smi1234).

Grading Scale

Instructional Procedures and Needs

Assignments

Class schedule

Journal requirements

Bibliography

Library Mission Statement:
The mission statement for this library is closely linked to that of the University's statement. It is the mission of all involved in the endeavor to educate and enrich the lives of our students and community to dedicate our time and talents to:

provide informational services and resources;
meet the requirements of the educational programs of Oakland City University;
provide a setting conducive for academic excellence, technical preparation, and life-long learning;
aid in the promotion of Christian ethical and moral values;
strive to become a leader in preparing our students & community for success in their endeavors to productively enter into the 21st century; spiritually, intellectually, and morally.
Course Content and Description:
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education:
This course will address the requirements of the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards - Please go to the ACRL site at www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm
Definition of Information Literacy:
Please go to Information Literacy Defined
Purpose of this course: This course is designed to prepare students to effectively and efficiently meet their scholarly needs of basic research strategies required for doing research and becoming life-long learners.
Goal(s):
Participants will become familiar with research strategies, information literacy skills, the BRLRC system and databases available at OCU.
Student learning outcomes:
At the completion of this course the students will:

1. demonstrate a working knowledge of the physical layout of BRLRC in order to locate materials needed to complete their research projects
2. demonstrate a working knowledge of the BRLRC OPAC in order to find books, periodicals, and other items needed to complete their research projects
3. demonstrate a working knowledge of the databases located at BRLRC in order to find electronic resources needed to complete their research projects
4. demonstrate the ability to formulate a strategy for research in order to effectively begin the research process
5. demonstrate knowledge of how to analyze a subject or problem and develop an appropriate search strategy in order to gain knowledge of that subject or problem
6. demonstrate a working knowledge of search strategies in a number of different electronic and paper resources in order to develop their knowledge of the subject or problem
7. demonstrate an ability to critically analyze information sources in order to determine accuracy, reliability and usefulness to their topic

In summation, all students will develop the ability to learn how to learn, to go beyond the professor, and beyond the textbook. In other words, they will be information-literate.*

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GRADING SCALE:

Scale
            96-100         A
             90-95          A-
             87-89          B+
             83-86          B
             80-82          B-
             77-79          C+
             73-76          C
             70-72          C-
             67-69          D+
             63-66          D
             60-62          D-
             BELOW 60         F

            Group Project                         10 points
            Homework                              46 points
            Worksheets                             18 points
            Attendance                                4 points
            Participation                               4 points
            Final paper/Journal                   18 points
           Total                                       100 points
Attendance is crucial to this class.    Any unexcused absences will result in your grade being dropped a half grade for each class missed.
PLAGIARIZING: All work turned in is to be your own. Anyone caught copying or plagiarizing someone else’s work will receive a 0 for that assignment. A second offense will mean failure of the class.

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INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES and NEEDS:  Class sessions may consist of lectures, class discussions, quest speakers, class presentations, audio and video presentations, and various other individual and group learning activities. If a student is in need of additional and/or special instruction, he/she is strongly urged to contact the instructor as soon as possible so those needs can be accommodated. Any and all legitimate needs will be taken seriously and kept confidential. Students are expected to be active participants. The role of the instructor is to be the facilitator and conveyor of knowledge in the area of research and information literacy skills.

ASSIGNMENTS:
You MUST register at the library and you MUST have a research topic turned into me according to the schedule on the 1st worksheet. Any late assignments will result in 1 point being deducted from your grade for every day that you are late.

All of the assignments due for this course will be worked on during class time. If you use your class time wisely, there should be no need to spend a lot of extra time outside of class to complete this course. All late assignments will result in the loss of 1 point for each day it is late.

Group project/Scavenger hunt: Everyone will be assigned to a group of four or five students. The purpose of this project is to familiarize you with the layout of the library and to provide you with a hands-on activity to aid you in learning how and where to find material for research. This project is worth 10 points

You will be required to complete 6 homework assignments, worth 46 points total. Even though these are called homework, you will be given class time to complete these assignments. Each homework assignment will be introduced to the class as it comes up on the Black Board. Any late assignments will result in 1 point being deducted from your grade for every day that you are late.

You will be required to complete 4 research worksheets. These worksheets will also be completed during class time and each will require the use of different areas of research and material. Any late assignments will result in 1 point being deducted from your grade for every day that you are late.

The final project due for this class will be a final paper/research journal, worth 18 points. There is a paper in the Course Documents explaining what is required and when it is due. Any late assignments will result in 1 point being deducted from your grade for every day that you are late. There will be more information on this during class.

The final 8 points, for a total of 100 points, will be divided into 4 points for attendance and 4 points for participation.

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Updated August 18, 2008

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