LIS 1002 ELECTRONIC RESEARCH STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS 1 credits

This course is designed to develop information literacy skills and to help students become full participants in the Information Age. It introduces students to the core concepts of information retrieval, essential techniques for locating, analyzing, organizing and presenting information, and essential components of computer and information ethics and security. Emphasizing both technological skills and critical thinking abilities, the course teaches strategies for using a variety of electronic resources and for coping with the changing nature of information resources. Credit is not given for both LIS 1002 and LIS 1002H. 16 contact hours.

TOPIC #2: ELECTRONIC RESEARCH STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH SCIENCES COLLEGE STUDENTS

This course is designed to develop information literacy skills in the area of health sciences. It introduces students to core concepts of information literacy: techniques for locating, evaluating, analyzing, and presenting biomedical information using a variety of electronic resources. Essential components include critical thinking, application of APA style rules, ethical and legal issues including, but not limited to copyright, plagiarism, and academic honesty.