Basic Information Literacy

Part 1 of the Applied Digital & Information Literacy Specialization

Learn how to begin tackling a big project or presentation. Join today and equip yourself with basic information literacy skills to navigate the vast landscape of knowledge to find just what you need. This course will cover creating a workable project/presentation, understanding the various types of information sources, searching the various types of information sources, recognizing faulty information or bias, using proper citation conventions, avoiding plagiarism, and skimming information to pull relevant details. We will use a combination of video and readings with weekly quizzes to move through the learning.

Objectives

Identify newspapers and magazines from search results
Distinguish databases from other online resources
Compose appropriate search strategies in order to retrieve information
Use keywords to run a search and identify key concepts from a research topic
Define information literacy
Participate in Mind mapping & brainstorming activity
Create a citation
Run searches and compare results using some of the basic search strategies
Identify the relevant parts of a resource
Choose appropriate sources
Evaluate author’s credentials

Criteria

Brainstorm and narrow down on a project/presentation topic
Identify information gaps
Compose appropriate search strategies to locate valid, internet information sources
Evaluate information for authority, accuracy, balance, and currency
Successfully complete Module quizzes