Course Specific Research Support for CG 130: Home

The purpose of this page is to link curriculum requirements, for developmentally-appropriate and discipline-specific research skills, to matching library instruction and information literacy support outcomes

Today's Careers course outcomes related to research skills:

Other indicators of required research or information seeking:

From the Course Description:

"Covers ways of gathering information about specific occupations.

From the Outcomes Assessment Strategies:

  • Utilize electronic and print career resources to research and report on occupations relevant to the individual.
  • Research and identify training programs for specific occupations.

 

Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:

  • Understand how describe an area interest,  to define a topic to search for, and alternative search terms
  • Skim result lists to locate relevant sources, when search terms are not in the titles or abstracts
  • Use metacognition to adapt topic definition and search strategy

Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for CG130

  1. Navigate library website to locate relevant sources, including career guidebooks, articles, and other information tools
  2. Evaluate sources for relevance and currency
  3. Identify information required for attribution, from various types of sources

Librarian Instructional Objectives:

  •  Locate and use databases for vocational and career information
  • Identify producers of current and reliable career information
  • Track elements for attributing sources

Knowledge Practices and Dispositions

Oregon Library Standards Learning Goals

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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger