Course Description
This course covers note-taking in the context of capturing and communicating knowledge. It covers basic note-taking techniques, notes role as written record for documenting and building knowledge, and how notes are used to communicate within organizations.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Analyze written texts to understand how they relate to particular audiences, purposes, and contexts as a way to inform one’s own writing and/or revision
- Create and revise written texts for particular audiences, purposes, and contexts.
- Through oral or written reflection, demonstrate awareness of one’s writing choices as well as how one’s own writing contributes to ongoing conversations
- Understand multiple techniques and practices of taking notes
- Choose appropriate note-taking methodology or form for collaborative and individual projects
- Generate larger and more complex documents from a collection of notes
- Analyze different digital and analog tools in the note-taking process and explain their advantages and disadvantages
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Note taking assignments | 10% |
| Reflections | 10% |
| Meeting Note taking test | 5% |
| Comparative Note practices Paper | 25% |
| Class discussion | 10% |
| Final Paper | 25% |
| Communication Lab Notes | 5% |
| Course Reflection essay | 10% |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
- Allen. R (2024) The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. Biblioasis ISBN 9781771966283
- Arango, J. (2024) Duly Noted: Extend Your Mind Through Creative Notes. Rosenfeld Media, ISBN 9781927166529
- McPhereson, F. (2007) Effective Notetaking. Wayz, ISBN 9781927166529
- Kalir, R, and Garcia A., (2021) Annotation. MIT Press ISBN 9780262539920
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.