The main goal of this course is to make you information competent. This means that at the end of this course you would learn how to find, gather, evaluate and use information. In today's world, information comes from varied and multi-faceted sources; your knowledge and skills in dealing with information should make you an active part of our information- based society
Course Policies:
Grading
At the start of class you will be given a 600 points
credit score. This is equivalent to an A. You can keep this score or you can
loose the A. You can keep this score if you do the following:
1. Attend class every session....
Failure to attend one session is minus 50 points from your score. Attendance,
classroom participation in exercises and assignments are factored in to equal
50 points per session. If you fail to attend
4 times, we would deduct 200 from your credit score. If your credit score goes
below 350 points, you will get a NO
CREDIT grade.
2. Work on your assignments and
exercises and submit them on time. Each individual assignment or exercise is
assigned a point or several points. If you fail to submit your assignment you
will get a deduction from your credit score equivalent to the assigned points
of the exercise or assignment.
3. There is a final examination
equivalent to 100 points. You can earn this if you pass the finals. Your final
score can either be one of the following:
Credit
Score
Equivalent
Letter Grade:
600 to 700
A
500 to 599
B
400 to 350
C
Below 350
NO
CREDIT
4. Chances for extra credits can be
arranged.
Syllabus:
Syllabus/Syllabi for the course.
Assignments:
Links/Information
Course Material:
1.Course Format.
The course is divided into two types of sessions: the lecture and the
laboratory portion. In between these two sessions are individualized
consultations where you can sit with the instructor for any particular problems
you might like to discuss. You are to work independently during your laboratory
sessions. You will be given tasks to complete during these sessions. You will
be using the resources in the library most of the time. If you have a computer
with Internet connection at home, you may bring your work at home for
completion.
2. Assignments
and Exercises At the end of every week, you are to turn in
all the assignments for the week. Some assignments require you to email them to
me. And at the start of every week we will evaluate your assigned tasks or
exercises.
4. Powerpoint
presentations and classroom illustrations. Almost all the lessons have powerpoint presentations. We will show them
every week. If you need to view them again, they will be provided to you and
you can watch them on your own. These presentations are meant to illustrate concepts
we would like you to acquire.
