Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon successful completion, students should be able to:

1. Identify how an information source was created.
2. Find and cite different types of information sources using PCC Library search tools and the free web.
3. Critically evaluate the relevance and credibility of an information source based on the question or information need.

1. Identify social justice and equity issues in information publishing and access

Course activities may include, for example:

• Selecting and exploring a topic of interest
• Finding and summarizing a variety of types of sources on a particular topic
• Citing sources using a standard format (APA, MLA, etc.)
• Describing how a certain type of source was created
• Describing the differences between scholarly, popular, and professional/trade sources 
• Critically evaluating or comparing sources 
• Discussing how cognitive biases impact their evaluation of sources
• Tracking how evidence is used in a particular source
• Identifying dominant narratives or describing what voices are missing from a particular conversation
• Reflecting on their research experience

Assessment strategies may include:

• Participation in discussions
• Research worksheets
• Quizzes
• Annotated bibliographies
• Class presentations
• Self reflection on their learning

THEMES:

• Information
• Persistence
• Critical thinking

CONCEPTS:

• Economics of information
• Authority and attribution
• Academic conversation
• Dominant narratives

SKILLS:
After this class, students will be able to (demonstrate the ability to):

• Articulate a research topic, and identify what information they need.
• Critically evaluate information and recognize the value of various types of information.
• Identify a variety of sources of information, and the characteristics of the information found in them.
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• Describe what resources (human, physical and electronic) they can expect to find in a library, and how to access those resources.