Advancing Lifelong Learning in Engineering through an One-Credit Information Literacy Course

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Advancing Lifelong Learning in Engineering through a One-Credit Information Literacy Course Edward Eckel, Engineering Librarian Western Michigan University

GE103 at Aquinas College "Prologue to Information Literacy" One-credit, green bean level, general training 8 weeks in length (hour and a quarter/week) Required of all approaching rookies Originated in Fall 2002 by Shellie Jeffries Mandated by Aquinas organization (best down)

Skill Set Taught - ACRL Determine the nature and degree of the data required Access required data viably and proficiently Evaluate data and its sources basically Use data adequately to finish a particular reason

Lifelong Learning "Half-existence of a specialist's information is under five years." Leah Jamieson

Measuring the Skill Set Pre/Post tests Weekly homework assignments Final venture – pathfinder (clarified book index)

Pretest Freshmen offered chance to try out Pretest is given in the late spring before first year 45 minute pieces amid introduction exercises Test out score is >75% Fall 2005: 23 out of 418 tried out

Pretest 25 different decision 15 short answer Short answer questions incorporate story issue Story issue intended to test the capacity to produce catchphrases and make online pursuit explanations or systems

You've been given the task to compose a 7-10 page paper talking about this theory proclamation: "The central government ought to commit more cash to renewable vitality inquire about so society's reliance on remote oil is decreased."

Write the fundamental watchwords for the proposal articulation above, in addition to a few equivalent words/choices for those catchphrases.

A. Compose the principle watchwords for the theory proclamation above, in addition to a few equivalent words/options for those catchphrases.

Grading Rubric – Part A Fair: Identifies watchwords (4 pts) Good: Identifies the most suitable catchphrases and a couple of equivalent words (5 pts) Excellent: Identifies the most fitting watchwords and the most significant equivalent words (6 pts)

B. Compose the pursuit statement(s) you would sort in while seeking an online database; fuse the greatest number of devices in your hunt articulation as you can to make your inquiry proficient and compelling

Sample answers Federal AND (oil OR petroleum) AND polic* (confine by date and to peer-explored diaries) "vitality strategy" AND (oil OR petroleum) AND government AND (opec OR remote)

Grading Rubric – Part B Fair: at least two equivalent words/elective catchphrases, Boolean administrators (3 pts) Good: at least two equivalent words/elective watchwords, Boolean administrators, express looking, brackets (5 pts) Excellent: All of above in addition to truncation, restricting to peer-assessed articles; looking in particular field, and so forth (7 pts)

Posttests Final Exam, taken in class 50 numerous decision questions 15 short answer Research point sentence is normally extraordinary for every class

Engineering Education Examples of settings: Senior outline ventures or other capstone Background in insightful research for future graduate understudies Writing-escalated courses, (for example, at WMU) Can be incorporated into existing specialized interchanges courses

Ethical Use of Information Not secured in GE103 – time requirements Avoiding copyright infringement Can be coordinated into building morals courses