COMM 150: Information Literacy & Research

Tracking Calendar
Sue Hansen
Fall 2010

Tuesday 5:45 – 8:15 pm

Week Day, Contents: Topic Course Methodologies Textbook & Supplemental Required Readings Due Dates
Dates Outcome Assignments/Assessments
(s)
Week 1

Ice Breaker: CO#1 Providing Materials with Blog post 1# Journaling about class discussion topic and
Week 2 reciprocal interview Expectation reflect on past work.
and guided reading, Course information: Diagnostic surveys
small group system syllabus, Homework: Self-paced individual completion the diagnostic 1/18
discussion for course syllabus supplement survey. Blog post 1.
information and and tracking calendar
demonstration to
access the college’s
email and course Demonstration and
web-assistance Discussion of BLOG :
website. discussion on the
course web-assistance
website regarding
questions and concerns
for this class. Blog post
1 for Homework

Week 3 Discussion & lecture: 1/25

Digital information CO#1
file and HTML format
Instructor guided Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success. (pp. 3-
discussion about 31). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning. (Defining
computer with Information Literacy)
interactive mini lecture
about file management
Homework: PPT. image research project.
and computer
operating system.
1st post 2 due after reading this chp. –
Counsel and
Coaching
lifelongliteracy-libroccer.blogspot.com
Hands-on: Students
kinesthetic activities
with instructor’s Homework:: Blog post 2 Journaling about class discussion
demonstration, topic and reflect on past work.
individual assistance
and students’ peer
 coach – find students
selected images from
the Web and save the
images at the campus’
public drive.

Week 4 Navigating library CO#1 2/1

resource CO#2 Kinkoph, S. W. (2007). Microsoft Office 2007 simplified.
Storytelling: visual
I. Bryant & Stratton Hoboken, N.J: Wiley.
and storytelling–bring
virtual library
two computer related
II. Library printed Tensen, Bonnie Research in a digital age. Cengage
items from home, show
resources Learning
and tell about
computer hardware and
software.
BLOG & WTL: discussion about the importance to use
Structured
library for research on the course web-assistance website.
Observation:
Field trip & lecture:
Homework: PPT. image research project and blog post 3
Tour the campus library
Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on past
and interactive, guided
work.
PPT. presentation about
the College VL.

Quiz 1
Week 5 Introduction to CO#1 Discussion & Akron Public Library handouts Introduction to the Internet 2/8
computing and the CO#7 demonstration: http://www.akronlibrary.org/training/pdf/Internet/Intr
Internet with printed Guided, student-led otoInternet-IE8.pdf
Material from the discussion about
Akron Public Library. Internet BLOG tool. Printed Material from California Santa Barbara University.
Demonstration a http://www.library.ucsb.edu/
Internet basics variety of Web 2. 0 and
social networking tools. Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success. (pp.31-
Internet tools 69). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
Small Group Activity (Finding Information in Resources)
Identify citation Worksheet for Broderick, J & Miller D. (2007). Consider the Source: A
elements on the identifying viable critical guide to 100 prominent news and
websites Internet free web information sites on the web. Information Today,
resources’ citation Inc. pages 300 to 441.
elements.
VL Portal at Bryant and Tensen, Bonnie Research in a digital age Cengage
Stratton College. Learning

Structured BLOG: discussion on the course web-assistance website –

Observation : Each what Web 2.0 tool do you use to find information, why do you
Student meets with use the web Social tools?
faculty to check over
their evaluation of Homework: PPT. image research project 5 pts and Blog
viable online news post 4 Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on
resources. past work.
Week 6 What is information CO#1 Demonstrate,
literacy? CO#2 concept map –
CO#3 graphic organizer &
Computer as a CO#4 project: demonstrate
research tool CO#5 and analyze how to use
CO#6 concept map to start
How to present CO#7 the PPT. image research
information in the project and identify
PDF Portable information needs.
Document Format.
Guided individual PPT.
Intro to E books on research project with
the Library online demonstration,
Catalog and review individual assistance
Digital information from instructors and
file and HTML format peer students.
Printed material from Quiz 2
the Chronicle of
Higher Education: As Questioning,
Textbooks Go Digital, Discussion and
Will Professors Build debate about using
Their Own Books digital over printed
resources.
Week 7 Determine the details CO#1 Lecture: interactive
of your information CO#2 learner-centered PPT.
need by asking CO#3 lectures with
questions about your CO#4 authentic assignments
information to then CO#5 regarding how to use
turn your need into a CO#6 Ready reference and
topic statement. online search tools to
find information,
Ready Reference worksheets will be
resources provided.
Library online Catalog Questioning
And Databases Format and use of all
print and non-print
Introduce resources.
Internet search tools
and how to
effectively use the
Internet search tools
Print and Online resources 2/15
California Berkeley Libraries Retrieved from
http://lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/E
valuate.html
Colorado State University Libraries. (2008).Popular
magazines vs. trade magazines vs. scholarly
journals. Retrieved from
http://manta.library.colostate.edu/howto/poplr.html
Purdue University Writing Lab. (2009). Annotated
bibliographies. Retrieved from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
Broderick, J & Miller D. (2007). Consider the Source: A
critical guide to 100 prominent news and
information sites on the web. Information Today,
Inc. pages 300 to 441.
Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success. (pp 31 -
69). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
BLOG & WTL: learning reflection on the course web-
assistance website a
bout working on the image PPT. project.
Homework: Annotated bibliography and Blog Post
5 Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on past
work.
Broderick, J & Miller D. (2007). Consider the Source: A 2/22
critical guide to 100 prominent news and
information sites on the web. Information Today,
Inc. pp 300 -441.
Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success. (pp. 31-
69). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
(Locating Information Resources )
Tensen, Bonnie (2010 ). Research in a digital age Cengage
Learning
Online resources at Syracuse North library web portal under
ready references
BLOG suggested online reading and discussion on the
course web-assistance website for find quick reference
information for your research.
Homework: Annotated bibliography due 10 pts Blog post 6
 Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on past
work.

Week 8 Table of 5 Criteria to CO#1 Metaphor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2008-09). Occupational Outlook
Evaluate Webpages CO#2 demonstration & Handbook. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/OCO/ 3/1
CO#3 lecture : using the
How to find and CO#4 shopping list table as a
California Berkeley Libraries Retrieved from
access information CO#5 metaphor to explain
http://lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/E
CO#6 the 5 criteria for
valuate.html
Library online Catalog authentic research
information for Career
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Eval
Library databases . Paper assignment and
Form_General.pdf
project –
The Library of Congress. (2009).Library of Congress
Quiz 3
classification outline. Retrieved from
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/
Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy successs. (pp.
33-99). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.

BLOG & WTL: writing to learn reflections on the course web-

assistance website about how to effectively blogging helps
you to find the information from a variety of information
sources for your research topics.

Homework: Annotated bibliography and Blog post 7

Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on past
work.

Week 9 Printed Material from CO#1 Lecture, metaphor & Broderick, J & Miller D. (2007). Consider the Source: A
California Berkeley CO#2 demonstration: critical guide to 100 prominent news and 3/8
Libraries on CO#3 interactive PPT. lecture, information sites on the web. Information Today,
Evaluating web CO#4 online demonstration Inc. pages 300 to 441.
resources. CO#5 and metaphor about
CO#6 search strategies. Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success. p. 71-
CO#7 99). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
Citation elements in CO#10 (Evaluating Information Resources)
online databases
Questioning and Oops I plagiarized Bruno Bros. website on calstate
Information about review of California Berkeley Libraries Retrieved from
your career Case study: about http://lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/E
searching career valuate.html
information for the Duke University. (2009). Plagiarism tutorial. Retrieved from
selected major. https://plagiarism.duke.edu/

The State University of New Jersey. (2009). What is

plagiarism? Retrieved from
http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/EducationalModule/Plagiari
sm
 BLOG: discussion on the course web-assistance website:
where are you going to search information for your career
field, how to search the information and why?

Homework: COM150 career research paper and Blog post 8

Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on past
work.

Week 10 Organizing Case study & review: Fox, M. (2008). Bryant & Stratton College APA style guide:
Information interactive online game Based on the pub manual of the American 3/15
resources: looking at and study about APA Psychological Association (5th ed). Mason: Cengage
formats and 5 Learning.
criteria. Quiz 4
James Mason University Citation Game (Tic, Tac, Toe)
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/tictactoe/

BLOG & WTL: discussion on the course web-assistance

website about what you have learned about APA

Homework: COM 150 Evaluating Resources for career

research paper and blog post 9 Journaling about class
discussion topic and reflect on past work.

Week 11 Evaluating CO#6 Debate & discussion: Fox, M. (2008). Bryant & Stratton College APA style guide: 3/22
information resources CO#7 use Wikipedia as an Based on the publication manual of the American
CO#8 example to set up a Psychological Association (5th ed). Mason: Cengage Event-Centered
Documenting Sources CO#9 debate that combines Learning. study: PPD and
and APA with student-led group learning portfolio,
discussions, write Purdue University Writing Lab. (2009). Welcome to the bring portfolio
Career research annotations and Purdue OWL. Retrieved from project or draft to
project research assignments. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/Research the PDD
W/index.html

Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success.. (pp.

101-139). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar
Learning.

BLOG: continue the discussion on the course web-assistance

website.

Homework: COM150 career research paper 30 pts Blog post

10 Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on
past work.

Week 12 CO#6 3/29

Independently, you CO#7 Fox, M. (2008). Bryant & Stratton College APA style guide:
are expected to CO#8 Quiz 5 Based on thepubication manual of the American
study: CO#9 Psychological Association (5th ed). Mason: Cengage Learning.
CO#10 Demonstration
 Printed Material from
http://www.akronlibra
ry.org/training/pdf/Int
ernet/IntrotoInternet-
IE8.pdf
Learning Portfolio
How to organize Akron Public Library (2010) What is the Internet?
information online. http://www.akronlibrary.org/training/pdf/Internet/IntrotoIntern
et-IE8.pdf
Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success. .
141-175). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
(Organizing and Communicating Information)

Review APA style Homework: COM 150 res. Paper draft and Blog post
11 Journaling about class discussion topic and reflect on past
work.

PDD documentation BLOG: discussion on the course web-

assistance website: what question do you have for APA?
What is your Muddiest point about AP What do you recall
from using past manual of styles?
Week 13 Career research CO#6 Case study, peer Fox, M. (2008). Bryant & Stratton College APA style guide: 4/5
project CO#7 review & lecture: Based on the publication manual of the American
CO#8 sample paper and the Psychological Association (5th ed). Mason: Cengage
Plagiarism CO#9 checklist for students’ Learning.
individual career search
project.
Duke University. (2009). Plagiarism tutorial. Retrieved
September 10, 2009 from 4/12
Counsel and https://plagiarism.duke.edu/
Coaching Student peer
review for students’ Oops, I plagiarized…..the Bruno Brothers.
research paper first Website……..http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/col/bruinsuccess/
draft. 03/01.cfm

Questioning and
Case study and BLOG & WTL: guided-discussion, tips about how to avoid
interactive PPT. lecture plagiarism when you work on your COM 150 career research
about plagiarism. paper on the course web-assistance website.

Check list for resources can be printed from the website for
students.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Eval
Form_General.pdf

http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/col/bruinsuccess/03/15.cfm

Week 14 Career Intellectual CO#6 Guided students’ Cornell University Library. (2008). How to evaluate the 4/12
freedom CO#7 individual hands-on information sources you find. Retrieved from
Copyright CO#8 & presentation: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/evaluate.h
CO#9 rubric guided students’ tml
Public domain and CO#10 individual completion of
fair use CO#11 the PPT. research
research project project.
 Students PPT. career
United States Copyright Office. (2009). Retrieved from
project presentation.
http://www.copyright.gov/
Supervised Practice:
case study, guided
group research and
situated learning for BLOG & WTL: discussion and reflection: what did you learn
copyright issues for use from the COM 150 career research project on the course
information with the web-assistance website?
discussion for the
copyright issues on the Metacognitive Activity: Identify Approaches and
course web-assistance strategies used for research, which approaches will you
website. utilize in the same way when you approach research in the
future? Why?
Final exam
What won’t you utilize in the same way? Identify approaches
and strategies you will not replicate and Why?
Share Reflection and Talk about Addition to Portfolio.

Homework: prepare the final exam 10 pts and last Blog

post 12

Stim, R. (2007). Getting permission: How to license & clear

copyrighted materials online and off. Berkeley, CA:
Nolo.

Taylor, T. (2010). 100% information literacy success..

(pp. 178-217). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.

Homework: Last Blog Post Journaling about class

discussion topic and reflect on past work.

Week 15 Review Information Literacy class. Reflection of COM 150 Game & review: play Taboo game to review Information 4/19
class Literacy class contents with instructor-guided review
Return projects, assignments, and questions, student peer tutor, small discussion.
exam Evidence-based learning: gather and show workshop
certificates to certify hours from portfolio day or other
documents.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Assess how modern society represents, processes, and communicates information through technology-driven channels.
This will include a study of how society has used technology in the past to communicate specific messages.
2. Evaluate how technology can represent findings in a variety of textual and graphic methods that rely on low, medium,
and high technology communication platforms.
3. Effectively use public access catalogs, bibliographies, and full-text and bibliographic databases.
4. Develop and refine search techniques for electronic, print, and Internet resources.
5. Identify different information formats and then choose the most appropriate format(s) for each research need.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of political, social, legal, economic, and intellectual property issues relevant to print and
electronic resources and successfully avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement.
7. Evaluate information for reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and point of view.
8. Cite bibliographic references in APA format, properly instructing bibliographies and reference lists in research papers and
assignments.
9. Investigate personal and professional interests, strengths and skills.
10. Perform research on career development and lifelong learning opportunities.
11. Complete a written career related research project.
12. Present research findings on career development and lifelong learning through discussion and other oral presentation
formats