Information Competency Application Instructions
Information Competency is required for graduation under Plan A of the General Education
Patterns. The student must complete both the ‘Information’ and ‘Technology’ component of
Information Competency to graduate. A course or a program can fulfill this requirement for one
component or both, after the Curriculum Committee and the Board of Trustees have approved it.
Information Competency, variously described as information literacy, information fluency, eliteracy or electronic literacy, is the ability to find, evaluate, use, and communicate information
in all its various formats. “It combines aspects of library literacy, research methods and
technology proficiency. Information competency includes consideration of the ethical and legal
implications of information and requires the application of both critical thinking and
communications skills,” (Academic Senate of California Community College Information
Competency in the California Community Colleges, 1998).
How to fill out the form:
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Each form lists the specific outcomes that course(s) meet. These are numbered from “i1” to “i23” for
the information component form and “t1” to “t8” for the technology component form.
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Document how the course(s) meet each outcome listed on the form by indicating the total contact
hours in the course that relates directly to that specific outcome.
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Copy the specific lines from the content page of the course outline of record that document how
the course(s) meets the outcome listed on the form.
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Preface the content line with the content number (example: III.a or 4.b for individual course or
COMIS1 III.a if for a program application).
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The application must include an electronic (Microsoft Word) file with the responses entered into the
boxes provided.
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A paper version with all appropriate signatures must also be provided.
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When completed and signed, contact the Chairperson of the AD/GE subcommittee to submit the
application for the approval process.
(Please see the attached COMIS 1 Sample application for an example of a completed form.)
Please attach the following to your application:
1. Face page of outline(s) of record.
2. Outcomes section of outline(s) of record.
3. Content section of outline(s) of record.
4. Textbook page of outlines(s) of record.
5. If applying for a program, also attach the curriculum guide for the program.
The COMIS 1 sample form and the two blank forms for each component area of technology and information should
accompany these instructions.
Document version revision 1: September 9, 2009