Mission Drafts

2007-01-08T14:03:00.000-08:00

Alright folks here is your first blog assignment. Here is what you are going to do. Once you have written one copy of your mission statement on pg. 30, come here and add it as a comment on this page. Once everyone has posted comments you are then to view and comment on two other students statements. Good Luck and Good Night.

The First Post of DOOM!!!

2007-01-08T11:43:00.000-08:00

Welcome victims, I mean students. This semester you will be studying various aspects of study habits and become proficient learners. There are a few things that you'll need to start off the semester. Such Items include:

A Planner to keep track of daily assignments, if you are unable to obtain a planner you may use one of the following:

Planner Sheets
Palm Pilot
Google Calender

If you use one of the above you need to approve it through myself before you can begin.
You will also need to bring to class everyday a writing utensil and paper.
All of the other materials will be provided from your instructor.

Purpose:

This course is designed to teach students how to become proficient learners and users of information resources by providing skills to enhance independent study and optimize research success. This is a hands-on class and students must be prepared to fully implement specified modules in other coursework.

Course Objective:

Demonstrate an understanding of information access and retrieval by using multiple print and electronic resources to acuratly locate and access needed materials. Proficiency in this area will be determined through a passing grade, 75% or above, on a quiz. If this grade is not met, students will be provided extra practice to be completed outside of the class and will be given a second quiz upon completion of practice.
Properly cite print and electronic resources and create the corresponding mediagraphy and/or works cited using MLA guidelines. Success in this area will be based on the application of this requirement to incorporating correct parenthetical and bibliographic citations into a brief paper.
Be able to discuss the importance of information in the democratic society and the implications copyright law and plagiarism have on intellectual freedom. Understanding this area will be shown through competency worksheets, and either small group presentations with examples or a written persuasive paper. Presentations will be based on webquest findings.
Use Boolean logic to improve electronic searching and describe the impact each operation will have on the search results. Proficiency in this area will be determined through the successful completion of searching excesses. Students will use a variety of search engines in class to compare findings but will know how advance operators work in Google for test purposes.
Set long-range and short-term goals by determining individual learning styles and developing and applying methods to improve study habits. Success in this area will be measured through the creation, implementation, and revision of a student created study plan complete with tools. The plan will be used in all courses throughout the semester with evidence submitted to the teacher. For students who demonstrate high levels of proficiency in this area, an alternative assignment may be allowed on a case-by-case basis.

So please fasten your seat belts due to the fact that we will be experiencing some turbulearning. Thank you for choosing Study Skills Airlines. Have a nice semester.