Session 1 COM 110

Explain the nature of academic research/scholarship by:

• recognizing the importance of being information literate; being able to effectively locate, use, and evaluate
• information in an academic setting.
• recognizing that the need for information extends beyond the classroom
• distinguishing between the student’s incoming research practices and research skills required in an academic setting
• distinguishing between resources found on the Internet and those found in an academic library
• applying the information cycle to select the most appropriate form of resource(s) for an information need(s)

Demonstrates his/her ability by:

• articulating the difference between academic and non-academic research
• describing academic or scholarly publishing
• analyzing the results of an Internet search on a topic
• articulating the differences between a scholarly journal, a magazine or newspaper article and a book

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