Mar 28, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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UC 1050 - College Information Seeking Skills


Finding, using, and evaluating information sources for undergraduate research. Includes narrowing a topic for an academic audience, concepts of indexing, and Boolean database searching. Hands-on lab approach with final bibliography tied to work in another class.

Requisites: Fr or Soph
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the structure of the information landscape by choosing types of resources that fit the research question.
  • Students will demonstrate intermediate searching strategies, such as Boolean searching.
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to identify an academic topic and narrow or expand its focus to fit the assignment.
  • Students will distinguish between popular, trade, and scholarly resources.
  • Students will evaluate information with given criteria to determine its value in academic research.
  • Students will identify the databases required by different academic disciplines.
  • Students will understand plagiarism and demonstrate the use of one citation style.



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