Information Use in a Digital World

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• You develop academic skills and demonstrate the ability to identify and use campus services and resources
• You develop goals and plans related to personal purpose, interests, or values between self and community
• You build connections between self and peers, faculty, and staff
• You critically evaluate information and media sources in a variety of formats
• You incorporate and cite sources accurately and correctly.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Information Management Plan for Evidence Evaluation Paper	5%
Reading List for Evidence Evaluation Paper	5%
Evidence Survey	10%
Evidence Evaluation Paper Draft	15%
Peer Review of Evidence Evaluation Paper Draft	5%
Evidence Evaluation Paper (Final Submission)	20%
Digital Personal Information Management Exam	15%
Weekly Assignments	15%
Participation/Professionalism	10%

The grading scale is as follows:

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93 and above	A
90-92	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

Attendance/Participation:

Class attendance--in this case either in person or via (asynchronous) recordings posted in Canvas Discussions--is not only mandatory but also is one of the best ways to ensure successful learning. Absences may be made up by viewing lecture recordings and completion of the questions posted in Canvas Discussions, whether you are taking the course entirely online or simply missed a lecture. Complete waiver of attendance will be provided only for significant reasons, including religious observances, illness, or bereavement, and MUST be documented.

Note: Attendance is tabulated in Canvas Gradebook cumulatively. Even single absences early in the course will significantly affect your attendance grade, but they will rise and even out with continued attendance of subsequent meetings. (For example, a missed class after only three class meetings, not counting participation activities, will result in a 66% attendance grade.)

Participation/Professionalism: Attendance and class participation including in-class quizzes/activities and peer-review workshop are worth 10% of the final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Information Now: A Graphic Guide to Student Research — Upson, M., Hall, C. M., & Cannon, K., 2nd edition, University of Chicago Press, 2021. ISBN: 9780226766119 (print) or 9780226766256 (ebook). [Available from the UNCG Bookstore as well as online retailers. Also available through library e-reserves]