Author:
Gauder Heidi,Jenkins Fred
Abstract
PurposeThis article aims to describe the standards‐based approach used to build the International Studies Research Methods (INS250) course, a discipline‐specific, credit‐based class taught by librarians. This writing‐intensive course emphasizes information literacy and critical thinking skills, which were developed using written assignments, class presentations, multiple assessment methods, and web‐based applications.Design/methodology/approachThis paper will review the literature about discipline‐specific, credit‐based information literacy (IL) courses and outcomes. It will also analyze the INS250 course structure and map ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education to learning outcomes for the course.FindingsThe paper finds that, in the absence of discipline‐specific information literacy standards, the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education can serve as a starting point for International Studies course outcomes and assessment. Other assessment approaches, specifically student workshops and concept maps, promote student engagement and provide ample evidence of student learning.Originality/valueThis article will identify research skills needed by International Studies majors and students in similar multidisciplinary programs. It will serve as a model of how to build a credit‐based course with application to other fields such as political science, sustainability, human rights and international business. The course is student‐focused and responsive to new disciplines and areas, with an emphasis on disciplinary databases, search skills, and citation skills.
Subject
Library and Information Sciences
Reference29 articles.
1. Association of College and Research Libraries (2000), “Information literacy standards for higher education”, available at: www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm (accessed 30 October 2011).
2. Auer, N.J. and Krupar, E.M. (2005), “Librarians grading: giving As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs”, Reference Librarian, Vol. 43 Nos 89/90, pp. 39‐61.
3. Blakeslee, S. (1998), “Librarian in a strange land: teaching a freshman orientation course”, Reference Services Review, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 73‐8.
4. Blumberg, P. and Sparks, J. (1999), “Tracing the evolution of critical evaluation skills in students' use of the internet”, Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, Vol. 87 No. 2, pp. 200‐5.
5. Brown, C.P. and Kingsley‐Wilson, B. (2010), “Assessing organically: turning an assignment into and assessment”, Reference Services Review, Vol. 38 No. 4, pp. 536‐56.
Cited by
11 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献