Objectives and Outcomes
Research Strategies
All students should be able to:
Recognize that the use of accurate and complete information is the basis for critical thinking and problem solving
- appreciate that information literacy is a lifelong learning skill
- seek information from diverse sources, contexts, disciplines and cultures and evaluate these diverse viewpoints to make informed decisions
Use appropriate tools to identify and locate potential sources of information
- demonstrate an understanding that no single source is comprehensive and acknowledge the importance of using a variety of search strategies, search systems, and information formats
- differentiate among available search tools, such as library catalogs, subscription databases, and the Internet
- select appropriate tools for information need
- identify potential avenues of assistance
Develop and use a variety of search strategies
- demonstrate an understanding of keyword searching
- demonstrate an understanding of Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and how they affect search results
- demonstrate an understanding of truncation and wildcards
- build search strategies that demonstrate appropriate use of controlled vocabularies, phrase searching and proximity operators
Evaluate information and select best sources
- evaluate search results and determine if it is necessary to modify the search strategy, research question or working thesis
Reference
All students should be able to:
Develop and use a variety of search strategies
- acquire and develop a vocabulary specific to the research question
- limit or expand research focus, adjusting search strategies to locate sources specific to the research question
Use appropriate tools to identify and locate potential sources of information
- use reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, atlases, etc), print and online, to become familiar with topic
Evaluate information and select best sources
- identify strengths and limitations of coverage in reference sources
Books and Instructional Media
All students should be able to:
Develop and use a variety of search strategies
- execute effective searches to locate books and instructional media
Use appropriate tools to identify and locate potential sources of information
- identify and locate resources using the Schmidt Library online catalog
- identify local and worldwide library holdings using the other online catalogs and databases
- use Document Delivery to obtain materials from other libraries
Evaluate information and select best sources
- identify strengths and limitations of coverage in book sources and instructional media
Periodicals
All students should be able to:
Develop and use a variety of search strategies
- formulate search strategies and execute effective searches to locate articles in periodical sources
Use appropriate tools to identify and locate potential sources of information
- identify, locate and retrieve materials using print indexes and electronic databases available through the Schmidt Library
- determine Schmidt Library holdings
- use Document Delivery to obtain materials from other libraries
Evaluate information and select best sources
- identify strengths and limitations of coverage in periodical sources
Internet
All students should be able to:
Develop and use a variety of search strategies
- execute effective searches to identify, locate and retrieve credible Internet sources
Use appropriate tools to identify and locate potential sources of information
- differentiate between Internet search tools using automated indexing and those using human analysis of sources
- identify quality gateways to web sources
- utilize a variety of search tools and advanced search functions
Evaluate information and select best sources
- identify strengths and limitations of coverage in Internet sources
- demonstrate an understanding of issues relating to the credibility of Internet sources
Evaluation
All students should be able to:
Use accurate and complete information for critical thinking, problem solving and intelligent decision making
- recognize the role of context in interpretations of information
- distinguish fact from opinion
- recognize prejudice, deception or manipulation
- recognize logical fallacies
Evaluate information and select best sources
- evaluate the quality of a resource by using multiple criteria
- select information appropriate and relevant to the information need
Scholarly/Popular/Trade
All students should be able to:
Use accurate and complete information for critical thinking, problem solving and intelligent decision making
- identify characteristics and differentiate between scholarly, popular and trade publications
- understand the importance and process of scholarly communication/peer-review
Evaluate information and select best sources
- decide what material is appropriate for assignments based on an understanding of scholarly, popular and trade publications
- use scholarly, popular and trade publications
Primary/Secondary
All students should be able to:
Use accurate and complete information for critical thinking, problem solving and intelligent decision making
- identify characteristics and differentiate between primary and secondary documents
Evaluate information and select best sources
- decide what material is appropriate for assignments based on this understanding
- use primary and secondary documents
Ethics/Law
All students should be familiar with:
Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, ethical and security implications of creating, sharing and using information
- practice the guidelines for ethical behavior as outlined in the YCP Network Policy and YCP Student Handbook
- identify and discuss issues related to
- privacy and security of personal information
- free vs. fee-based access to information
- censorship and freedom of speech
- intellectual property, copyright and fair use
- plagiarism
- ethical behavior in group
Network Basics
All students should be able to:
Manage and communicate information professionally
- demonstrate procedures for logging-on and logging-off the campus network on-campus or from a remote location
- save files to and retrieve files from a personal network drive
- access additional files and programs from the campus network
- follow established etiquette and local guidelines for professional online communication
Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, ethical and security implications of creating, sharing and using information
- practice the guidelines for ethical behavior as outlined in the YCP Network Policy and YCP Student Handbook
- use information technology responsibly
Online Communication
All students should be able to:
Manage and communicate information professionally
- understand basic YCP webmail functions, including forwarding and sending attachments
- follow established etiquette and local guidelines for professional online communication
- understand how to store and organize documents effectively
Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, ethical and security implications of creating, sharing and using information
- identify and discusses issues related to privacy and security of personal information
Presentations/Documents
All students should be able to:
Manage and communicate information professionally
- produce and communicate information effectively utilizing word processing and presentation tools
- understand the principles of good graphic design and enhances oral and written presentations documents/presentations based on this understanding
- evaluate the effectiveness/success of products developed and presented
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