Course Specific Research Support for MTH 111H: Home
College Algebra: Honors course outcomes related to research skills:
- MTH 111H CCOGAdditional Honors Outcomes:
• Design, plan and execute research projects.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:
"At least two of the following additional measures:
- Take-home examinations
- Graded homework
- Quizzes
- Group projects
- In-class activities
- Portfolios
- Individual projects"
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Ability to develop a topic statement
- Navigate to library website
- Determine audience and purpose of information sources
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for MTH 111H
- Gather credible information sources, both peer-reviewed and general interest
- Use search strategies familiar to mathematicians
- Locate historical development of principles of mathematics as well as current, scholarly conversations
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
- Develop a researchable question
- Compare and evaluate open web and sources from databases for factualness and validity
- Identify and use controlled vocabularies in searching
- Use specialized search engines, library databases, and the library search to locate relevant sources
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. |
MTH 111H |
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 Math SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Pam Kessinger, Librarian at the Rock Creek campus
Math courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
Librarian subject collectors for: Math
Campus Librarians, supporting Math-related subjects research
- Rock Creek: Pam Kessinger
- Southeast: Chau Hoang Fossen
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger