L173 - American Transitions

This page contains information about the information literacy project for American Transitions students. In this course, we will focus on the following information literacy goals for first-year students:

bulletlearning about relevant resources available via Gutman Library, with emphasis on the Library’s website
bulletunderstanding citations: students will learn to “read” citations in secondary sources to understand what kinds of sources a writer is using to build his or her argument.  Students will also learn to cite and document information correctly, using MLA format.  Finally, students will understand why documentation is important, what plagiarism is, and what the consequences of plagiarism are at this university.
bulletconducting guided research using the internet as an information resource:
bulletUse websites provided by the instructor or by the textbook to look at primary sources or to learn background information about a particular event or theme.
bulletLearn to evaluate web sites using one of the one of the guides on the Gutman Library Homepage (www.philau.edu/library/Pubs/webresource3.htm)
bullet Learn about ethical issues related to using the internet:  stealing images, proper citation of internet images/ websites.
bulletengaging in critical thinking and evaluation of information. Throughout the entire course, students will practice evaluating primary and secondary sources of information. 
bulleteffectively using appropriate information technologies for communication and research. Students will communicate with their instructors and with each other using e-mail, and will use the instructor's Blackboard course web site. Students will use the world wide web, library subscription databases, E-Res (electronic course reserves) and word processing software, as deemed appropriate by their instructors.

 

Last Updated 2/11

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