Information Use in a Digital World

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Develop academic skills in order to demonstrate the ability to identify and use campus services and resources (e.g., library, Writing Center, Speaking Center). (MAC)
• Develop goals and plans related to personal purpose, interests, or values between self and community. (MAC)
• Build connections between self and community relationships with peers, faculty, and staff. (e.g., UNCG, college/student/department, special interest group, social/leadership/service initiative). (MAC)
• Critically evaluate information and media sources in a variety of format(MAC)
• Incorporate and cite sources accurately and correctly. (MAC)
• Write in genres appropriate to the discipline(s) of the primary subject matter of the course. (WI)
• Describe the changes that have transformed the way we create, consume and share information.
• 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.
• Employ a “slow” media consumption approach.
• 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
Critical incident questionnaire	5%
Information Management Plan for Evidence Paper	5%
Reading List for Evidence Paper	5%
Evidence Evaluation Survey	15%
InfoGraphic	5%
Evidence Paper Draft	15%
Peer Review of Evidence Paper Draft	5%
Evidence Paper	20%
Personal Information Management Plan	10%
In-Class Quizzes Exercises	15%

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:

• Crocker, A. (2018). Declutter your data: Take charge of your data and organize your digital life. Bellingham, WA, Self-Counsel Press. ISBN: 978-1770402973
• Upson, M., Luetkenhaus, Hall, C.M., and Cannon, K. (2021). Information now: A graphic guide to student research. (2nd edition) Chicago, University of Chicago Press. ISBN-13: 978-0226766119