Course Specific Research Support for BIT 279: Home
Preparation for Work Experience in Bioscience Technology course outcomes related to research skills:
- BIT 279 CCOGApply job search skills including research, resume and cover letter development, and interview techniques to apply for an internship and employment in the industry.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Course Content:
"Research personal interests and aptitudes regarding work experience in the bioscience industry"
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Differentiate between sources created by industry experts and practitioners; and marketing campaigns
- Navigate to information generated from in-site web searching
- Understand the potentials and limits of library databases as aggregators of full text sources
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for BIT 279
- Select industry specific sources and summarize professional conversations relevant to the discipline
- Identify career specific interests, and metacognitively evaluate current information sources for relevance
- Find credible background information about biotechnology firms or companies which offer biotechnology interships
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
- Identify industry specific publications, blogs, mailing lists
- Use library databases with company data and news, and identify relevant parts of company websites for current information relevant to internships
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. |
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Information Literacy Skills |
3. I can develop a topic statement, locate and use library sources, and begin informational research. |
BIT181 |
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. |
BIT279 |
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. |
BIT280B |
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. |
Biotechnology courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
Librarian Liaison to the Bioscience Technology SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Robin Shapiro, Librarian at the Rock Creek campus
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger