Course Specific Research Support for MTH 243: Home
Statistics I course outcomes related to research skills:
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MTH 243 CCOGRecognize calculus concepts that are encountered in business and social sciences and communicate what the underlying mathematics indicate to help another person gain insight into the situation.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:
"Projects/Writing Assignments. (Group and/or individual)"
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Understand the connection between “peer-reviewed” and scholarly sources
- Locate library databases
- Identify scientific terms for common vernacular terms
- Identify keywords and concepts for a search strategy
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for MTH 243
Identify sources for scholarly, peer reviewed articles which provide examples of a confidence interval and a significance test.
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
- Select relevant library database(s) to search for scholarly, peer-reviewed articles
- Identify and select sources for electronically published peer reviewed articles
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