Course Specific Research Support for PHL 197: Home
Manufacturing Reality: Critical Thinking and the Media course outcomes related to research skills:
- PHL 197 CCOGConstruct arguments on personal and social issues using critical reasoning to identify and investigate philosophical theses and evaluate information and its sources.
Respond to arguments on personal and social issues using critical reasoning to identify and investigate philosophical theses and evaluate information and its sources.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Course Description:
Addresses the growing impact of electronic media on our perceptions of truth and reality. Emphasizes skills to critically deconstruct and analyze the embedded values, messages, and techniques of electronic media as a basis for empowering students to formulate meaningful responses.
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:
"Essays in the form of in-class exams, short papers, or term papers."
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Articulate a research topic
- Develop a search strategy
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for PHL 197
- Locate analysis of media trends to support research argument
- Locate examples of electronic media
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
- Use the Library search and library databases to locate relevant sources
- Employ search strategies to identify attributable electronic media 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. |
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PHL 195
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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. |
| PHL 212 |
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. |
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. |
Philosophy courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
Librarian Liaison to the Philosophy SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Roberta Richards, Librarian at the Southeast campus
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger