Course Specific Research Support for HUM 100: Home
Introduction to Humanities course outcomes related to research skills:
- HUM 100 CCOGCritically evaluate creative works from diverse periods in history and geographical areas using various theoretical lenses.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:
"Essays (including research)."
From the Course Content:
"Research."
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for HUM 100
- Select search terms and alternatives for various levels of specificity for search strategies
- Search library databases to identify useful articles
- Identify books and monographic sources (print and electronic) which contain useful, relevant information
- Collect citation elements in order to provide attribution of sources
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
- Identify broader and narrower terms, as well as related concepts, for a topic
- Differentiate library databases and select those most topic-related to search for articles
- Use the library search to locate relevant books in the library collections, and identify online producers and aggregators of relevant monographic sources
- Identify the indicators of source authorship, date, and publication, for attribution
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. |
HUM 100 |
Information Literacy Skills |
3. I can develop a topic statement, locate and use library sources, and begin informational research. |
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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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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. |
Librarian Liaison to the Humanities SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Roberta Richards, Librarian at the Southeast campus
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger