| Goal | In accordance with the Carroll College Mission Statement, the Library Research Skills Component of English 102 will prepare students to find and evaluate information, and plan and conduct library research. |
| Objectives |
- Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate and distinguish different levels of information
- Demonstrate the ability to use library catalogs and databases
- Become familiar with library classification systems
- Develop research methodology skills
- Demonstrate the ability to select appropriate resources
- Document information sources using standard style manuals
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| Session Outline |
| Week 1 (9/23) | Introduction (Library - Room 228.Conference room A) | | Week 2 (9/30) | Preparing to Research (Library - Room 228. Conference room A) | | Week 3 (10/14) | Finding Books (Simperman 146) | | Week 4 (10/21) | Finding Periodical Articles (Simperman 146) | | Week 5 (10/28) | Searching and Evaluating the Web (Simperman 146) | | Week 6 (11/4) | Finding Specialized Information (Simperman 146) |
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| Assignments |
Five in-class exercises will be assigned. These exercises will be returned by Ms
An Assignments page explains the assignments.
Essays and Papers/bibliographies are due November 11th. |
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| Text | Hacker, Diana. A Writer's Reference. 6th ed. Boston: Saint Martin's Press, 2007. (ISBN 0-312-45025-7) |
| Web site | EN 102 Website |
| Grading | Grades will be calculated as follows:
| Exercises | 25% | | Sources essay | 35% | | Final paper/bibliography | 40% |
No exceptions to due dates will be granted without prior approval. You must work independently. Plagiarism will result in a grade of F. Essay and paper/bibliography papers and grades will be distributed by Ms |