Information Use in a Digital World

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC) Student Learning Outcomes

• Develop your academic skills in order to demonstrate the ability to identify and use campus services and resources (e.g., library, Writing Center, Speaking Center)
• Develop goals and plans related to your personal purpose, interests, or values between yourself and the community
• Build connections between yourself and the community via relationships with peers, faculty, and staff. (e.g., UNCG, college/student/department, special interest group, social/leadership/service initiative)

General Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) Student Learning Outcomes

• Critically evaluate written, oral, and/or visual arguments
• Effectively construct cogent, evidence-based arguments

Writing Intensive (WI) Student Learning Outcomes

• Write in genres appropriate to the discipline(s) of the primary subject matter of the course

Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

• Demonstrate essential principles for being an effective information consumer
• Identify, select, and use tools for identifying high-quality information sources
• Apply appropriate criteria to critically evaluate the quality of information sources and the arguments contained in them, with particular attention given to weighing competing claims
• Effectively organize and manage information for personal and academic use
• Describe techniques for preserving personal digital security and privacy
• Select and use information effectively to provide evidence for an argument
• Use information ethically
• Effectively convey the information evaluation process in writing
• Effectively convey information in a visual format

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Assignment 1: Information Management Plan for Evidence Evaluation Paper	5%
Assignment 2: Reading List for Evidence Evaluation Paper	5%
Assignment 3: Evidence Survey	10%
Assignment 4: Infographic	5%
Assignment 5: Evidence Evaluation Paper Draft / Peer Review	20%
Assignment 6: Evidence Evaluation Paper	20%
Assignment 7: Personal Information Management Exam	10%
Participation / Weekly Assignments	25%

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance and in-class participation, including in-class quizzes/activities, are part of the Participation / Weekly Assignments grade component totaling 25% of the final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Upson, M., Hall, C. M., & Cannon, K. (2021). Information Now: A Graphic Guide to Student Research and Web Literacy, 2nd Edition, University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 9780226766119 (print) or 9780226766256 (eBook). [Available from the UNCG Bookstore, Amazon, and other online retailers.]