Essential Characteristics
Information Literacy courses are primarily about helping students develop skills in finding and evaluating information, both in print and in electronic form. Competence in modern information gathering and evaluation of information with an aim to support students’ ability to organize knowledge and information, develop research skills, and critically evaluate and use valid, reliable materials are central to these courses.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Such a course should enable students to:
- Search for research materials using appropriate search tools;
- Search for research materials using effective search strategies;
- Retrieve sources that are appropriate for the topic and for use in academic research;
- Evaluate sources based on standard criteria and information need;
- Use sources ethically by documenting correctly; and
- Reflect on the research process and selected sources.
(Committee approved: 12/2020)