Course Specific Research Support for BA 101: Home
Introduction to Business course outcomes related to research skills:
- BA 101 CCOGDemonstrate an understanding of the forces that shape the business and economic structure of the United States of America
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:
"Research the selected companies using materials found in public libraries."
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Navigate to library web site, and database list
- Differentiate commercial information from critical information sources
- Identify synonyms for topic words
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for BA 101
- Locate and use reliable and current information sources to identify trends in the stock market
- Locate and use reliable and current information sources to learn aspects of marketing
- Locate and use reliable and current information sources to find trends in business technology
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
- Identify relevant databases for business topics
- Select relevant industry journal articles
- Identify reliable sources of business information, provided by recognized organizations and associations
Knowledge Practices and Dispositions
Oregon Library Standards Learning Goals
Placement of courses on an Information Literacy Continuum
Courses | Instructional Stages | Student's Developmental Stage |
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Connecting to College |
1. I know where the library is located and about some of the services provided. |
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Information Seeking |
2. I can identify a topic, and identify useful information sources to read about it. |
BA 101 |
Information Literacy Skills |
3. I can develop a topic statement, locate and use library sources, and begin informational research. |
BA 203 |
Academic or Career/ Technical Related |
4. I evaluate the sources I have found for relevancy to my field, and I know who some of the experts are. |
Inquiry and Exploration for Research |
5. I can identify pro- and con-positions on a topic. I can identify the perspectives of various experts in a field. |
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BA 289 |
Discipline- or Area of Study Specific |
6. I can support my position on an issue with evidence. I can accurately summarize the scholarly or professional conversation. |
Business courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
Librarian Liaison to the Business SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Chau Hoang, Librarian at the Southeast campus
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger