EL651 Educational Information Literacy (1 cr.) This course is designed for Saint Mary’s University students enrolled in education-related graduate programs. Topics covered include structured, efficient research strategies; print and electronic information sources; information and source evaluation; and intellectual freedom, copyright, and plagiarism.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Design and implement effective research strategies, and choose research tools best suited to satisfy any information need.
- Identify and retrieve information from credible, authoritative sources relevant to their needs.
- Use technology to enhance searching and assist in information evaluation.
- Evaluate information and its sources, based on an understanding of credibility, purpose, bias, authorship, intellectual content, and authenticity.
- Use and understand library research and reference tools, and information organization and classification.
- Analyze information production and the social, political, and ethical results of its creation.
- Understand the consequences of accidental and intentional plagiarism.
- Utilize and understand APA citation style.
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