CI199 Intro Day

Curriculum and Instruction 199 Introduction to College ResearchInstructor: Amber Burtis, MLIS

About this course:
It’s all about teaching you how to find the best sourcesfor the papers, speeches, and essays you’ll need to write for other courses.
…..and we’ll also be learning about plagiarism and how to properly cite your sources.

Unique Class
This class will be a hybrid class. We will only meet three times (one of these is optional) and the rest of the class will be online.
How this will work:
You’ll get all the introductory information you will need today. The class will meet one more time. This is required.

Meetings
We will meet at Morris Library on Monday, April 18th at 2pm in Room 139.This meeting is mandatory.
I will hold an optional class for students with questions about the final project on the Monday before exam week (Monday, May 2nd at 2pm in Room 139).

Other Classes
These classes were open this morning:
Monday/Wednesday 2-2:50 pm
Monday/Wednesday 10-10:50 am

Course Website
http://libguides.lib.siu.edu/ci199
(also accessible through Blackboard)

Course Requirements
Each week, students must watch the Powerpoint for that week’s lesson, complete the homework assignment, and take a quiz on Blackboard. There will also be a final project due the last week of class.

Course Objectives
Formulate a research strategy
Find materials in the online library catalog
Search online databases
Use search engines and directories on the web
Evaluate information sources
Understand plagiarism and copyright
Write citations using APA citation style

Final Project Guidelines
Annotated bibliography of 20 sources (books, journal articles, and websites).
3 books, 3 journal articles, and 3 websites.
Choose a mix for the rest, no more than 5 websites.
Must use the Morris Library website to find the majority of your sources.

Final Project Guidelines
Write citations for each of your sources using APA format (see handout).
The final projects must be e-mailed to me by the end of the day on Thursday 5/12/2011.

Contact Information
Email: aburtis@lib.siu.edu
Phone: (618)453-1448
Office: Morris Library, Room 260E
Office Hours:Mondays 2-3pm, Wednesdays 2-4pm (virtually), or by appointment

Introduction to Morris Library
Information Desk on 1st floor
The library staff is there to help
If you don’t know…ASK A LIBRARIAN

Computers in the Library
1st and 3rd floors of library
Full web access
All with Microsoft Office
Networked to printers
Laptops for checkout
Access library’s online resources from anywhere:
www.lib.siu.edu
Password: Your Network ID

“How Do I Find Books & Articles?”

EXTRA CREDIT
Take Practice Quiz on Blackboard before end of the day on Thursday

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