Computer Science – Information Literacy Seminar
ODUCS Information Literacy
"To be information literate, a person must be
able to recognize when information is needed
and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and
use effectively the needed information"
ODUCS Information Literacy
 Completeness of text:
▪ Is the database really "full" text, or only parts of the pages?
▪ Is every word indexed?
 Types of documents offered:
▪ All search engines offer web pages.
Haiti
▪ Do they also have extensive
PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Earthquake
and other formats like WordPerfect?
▪ Are they full-text searchable?
 Speed and consistency:
▪ How fast is it?
▪ How consistent is it? Do youDigital
get different
results at different
Libraries
ODUCS Information Literacy
Source: Nasser Saleh
Computer
Literacy
Information
Skills
Information
Literacy
Library
Skills
ODUCS Information Literacy
IT
Literacy
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Offline Training Modules
 ODU Library Modules
 Mysearchlab.com
 Myitlab.com
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Hands-On Assignments
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Extensive use of case studies
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Lectures & Demonstrations
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Textbooks
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Videos
ODUCS Information Literacy
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Group Assignments (collaboration)
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Written papers
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Presentations
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Quizzes
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Exams
ODUCS Information Literacy
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IL Basics
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Information Sources
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Search & Evaluation Techniques
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Collaboration Techniques
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Social Networks
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Information Storage & Retrieval
ODUCS Information Literacy
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Word Processing
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Presentation Tools
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Data & Statistics
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Information Ethics
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Economic, legal, and social issues
ODUCS Information Literacy
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Dedicated lab with 50 workstations
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TAs Available for help outside class hours
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Online Training modules via WEB/Blackboard
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Grading:
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Assignments & Projects
Quizzes
Midterm
Final
ODUCS Information Literacy
50%
10%
20%
20%
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Cannot assume that students are Computer
Literate
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Students and faculty will feel that this course
is writing intensive
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Course will be resource intensive
(managing/grading)
ODUCS Information Literacy
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IL Basics
 First two information literacy modules
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Information Sources
 The Free, Visible Web.
 The Free, Invisible Web
 Paid Databases over the Web
 Digital Libraries
ODUCS Information Literacy
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Search & Evaluation Techniques
 Comparison of search engines
 Meta search engines
 Evaluating Information
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Collaboration Techniques
 Webex
 Google Docs
ODUCS Information Literacy
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Social Networks
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Facebook
Twitter
Google Buzz
Youtube
Wiki/Blog
Information Storage & Retrieval
 Publishing Information on the web
 Securing and storing information
 Backing up information
ODUCS Information Literacy
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Word Processing
 MS Word
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Presentation Tools
 MS PowerPoint
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Data & Statistics
 MS Excel
ODUCS Information Literacy
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Information Ethics
 Plagiarism
 Copyright
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Economic, legal, and social issues
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ODU Honor Code
ODU IT Policies
Information security
institutional policies
ODUCS Information Literacy
Determine the extent of information needed
Access the needed information effectively and
efficiently
 Evaluate information and its sources critically
 Incorporate selected information into one's
knowledge base
 Use information effectively to accomplish a
specific purpose
 Understand the economic, legal, and social
issues surrounding the use of information, and
access and use information ethically and legally
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ODUCS Information Literacy
ODUCS Information Literacy
ODUCS Information Literacy