Create a Study Guide 12% of final grade I expect students to approach this study guide thoughtfully and completely. Below are the 6 concepts, or Frames, around which this course is based. Review each frame and the weeks in which they were introduced. For each of the 6 Frames write: A. What are 2 important takeaways? That is, what are 2 things that are important to know? Why? B. What is still unclear? What do you wish you knew or understood better? Frame 1: Information Creation as a Process Information in any format is produced to convey a message and is shared via a selected delivery method. Course topics: distinguishing types of information, information cycle, types of information content Refer to weeks 2 and 3 in Moodle Frame 2: Authority Is Constructed and Contextual Information resources reflect their creators expertise and credibility. Evaluating these experts is contextual based on your information need and information use. Various communities may recognize different types of authority. Course topics: scholarly information, evaluating information by type and content, selecting and using information appropriately Refer to weeks 2 and 3 in Moodle Frame 3: Research as Inquiry Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field. Course topics: Curiosity, the research process, focusing a topic, asking questions Refer to weeks 1, 4, 5 and 6 in Moodle Frame 4: Searching as Strategic Exploration Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops. Course topics: Comparing search tools, refining searches, asking questions, resilience Refer to weeks 5 and 6 in Moodle Frame 5: Information Has Value Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. Legal and socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination. Course topics: Plagiarism, paraphrasing, common knowledge, proper acknowledgement Refer to weeks 7 and 8 in Moodle Frame 6: Scholarship as Conversation Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations. Course topics: Formatting citations, disciplinary approaches to documenting research, fair use Refer to weeks 7 and 8 in Moodle DUE: Upload to Moodle by Monday March 7, midnight week 1 : The Google University Effect http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-google-university-effect/ Novella, S. (2015, April 6) The Google university effect. [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-google-university-effect/ How to Stimulate Curiosity http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/15/how-to-stimulate-curiosity/ Paul, A. M. (2013, April 15) How to stimulate curiosity. Time Online. Retrieved from http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/15/how-to-stimulate-curiosity/ Mount Stupid http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2475 Weiner, Zach. (2011, December 28). Mount stupid. Retrieved from http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2475 week 2: Scholarly vs. Popular http://classic.marshall.usc.edu/library/faq/scholarly-vs-popular-sv-papers.htm Wikipedia Beneath the Surface (6:41) http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/wikipedia/ week 3: Research 101: Credibility is Contextual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRlHmK8drWc Article: Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/2/e305 Article: Caffeine in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/12/caffeine-in-pregnancy-wont-harm-offspring-study week 5 : What's a Library Database? (1:46) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWUohnDrAjc week 6 : How Google Search Works (3:14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxKTyQYdsHQ From Idea to Library (2:28) http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/idea_library/ week 7: CQ Researcher - Plagiarism http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2013010400&type=hitlist&num=0 What is Common Knowledge - MIT https://integrity.mit.edu/handbook/citing-your-sources/what-common-knowledge Avoiding Patchwriting (5:49) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhkijPn0xJw week 8: Fair Use Fundamentals - Association of Research Libraries http://moodle.woodbury.edu/pluginfile.php/197955/mod_resource/content/1/ARL-FUW-Infographic-r5.pdf

Create a Study Guide 12% of final grade I expect students to approach this study guide thoughtfully and completely. Below are the 6 concepts, or Frames, around which this course is based. Review each frame and the weeks in which they were introduced. For each of the 6 Frames write: A. What are 2 important takeaways? That is, what are 2 things that are important to know? Why? B. What is still unclear? What do you wish you knew or understood better? Frame 1: Information Creation as a Process Information in any format is produced to convey a message and is shared via a selected delivery method. Course topics: distinguishing types of information, information cycle, types of information content Refer to weeks 2 and 3 in Moodle Frame 2: Authority Is Constructed and Contextual Information resources reflect their creators expertise and credibility. Evaluating these experts is contextual based on your information need and information use. Various communities may recognize different types of authority. Course topics: scholarly information, evaluating information by type and content, selecting and using information appropriately Refer to weeks 2 and 3 in Moodle Frame 3: Research as Inquiry Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field. Course topics: Curiosity, the research process, focusing a topic, asking questions Refer to weeks 1, 4, 5 and 6 in Moodle Frame 4: Searching as Strategic Exploration Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops. Course topics: Comparing search tools, refining searches, asking questions, resilience Refer to weeks 5 and 6 in Moodle Frame 5: Information Has Value Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. Legal and socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination. Course topics: Plagiarism, paraphrasing, common knowledge, proper acknowledgement Refer to weeks 7 and 8 in Moodle Frame 6: Scholarship as Conversation Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations. Course topics: Formatting citations, disciplinary approaches to documenting research, fair use Refer to weeks 7 and 8 in Moodle DUE: Upload to Moodle by Monday March 7, midnight week 1 : The Google University Effect http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-google-university-effect/ Novella, S. (2015, April 6) The Google university effect. [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-google-university-effect/ How to Stimulate Curiosity http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/15/how-to-stimulate-curiosity/ Paul, A. M. (2013, April 15) How to stimulate curiosity. Time Online. Retrieved from http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/15/how-to-stimulate-curiosity/ Mount Stupid http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2475 Weiner, Zach. (2011, December 28). Mount stupid. Retrieved from http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2475 week 2: Scholarly vs. Popular http://classic.marshall.usc.edu/library/faq/scholarly-vs-popular-sv-papers.htm Wikipedia Beneath the Surface (6:41) http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/wikipedia/ week 3: Research 101: Credibility is Contextual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRlHmK8drWc Article: Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/2/e305 Article: Caffeine in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/12/caffeine-in-pregnancy-wont-harm-offspring-study week 5 : What's a Library Database? (1:46) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWUohnDrAjc week 6 : How Google Search Works (3:14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxKTyQYdsHQ From Idea to Library (2:28) http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/idea_library/ week 7: CQ Researcher - Plagiarism http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2013010400&type=hitlist&num=0 What is Common Knowledge - MIT https://integrity.mit.edu/handbook/citing-your-sources/what-common-knowledge Avoiding Patchwriting (5:49) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhkijPn0xJw week 8: Fair Use Fundamentals - Association of Research Libraries http://moodle.woodbury.edu/pluginfile.php/197955/mod_resource/content/1/ARL-FUW-Infographic-r5.pdf