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LIBR105: Information Literacy
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Kari Kells
Office hours: by appointment
Office phone: 206-567-5696
HCC email: kkells@pierce.ctc.edu
HCC web site: http://www.ctc.edu/~kkells/
HCC Reference desk phone: 878-3710 x3232
If you need course adaptations or accommodations, if you have emergency medical information, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please talk to me after our first class and provide me with the Letter of Accommodation you have received from the Office of Access Services. Access Services is located in Building 6 in the Student Development Center.
This course is designed to aid students in developing understanding of the world of information and developing independent learning skills for effective research. Problem solving exercises will require you to use both print and electronic information sources.
Information competency is defined as the ability to:
By the end of this quarter, my goals are for you to:
There is no text for this course. The information you need to complete assignments will be presented in class discussions and handouts. The time that you would normally spend doing outside reading will be spent doing homework assignments.
This class is based on hands-on experience, and your participation is necessary to make this a useful learning experience for all of us. Class discussions can't be replicated so your attendance is required. Anyone who is more than a half-hour late will be counted absent for the day. Excused absences are granted for illness or family emergency only. Your final grade will drop 1/2 a letter grade for each unexcused absence.
Homework assignments must be completed by the date and time due because subsequent class sessions build on skills acquired through previous assignments. Late assignments will be penalized 5 points for the first day late, and 1 point for each weekday after that.
The assignments add up to 400 points. To calculate your grade, take the number of total points you've earned, and move the decimal point left two spaces. For example, if your total number of points is 379, your final grade is 3.79 (B).
Cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty are unacceptable at Highline College and may result in lowered grades and/or disciplinary action.