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December 10, 2008
November 25, 2008
Pick up homework at reference desk
Your corrected homework assignments will be available Monday morning at the reference desk. You may pick them up anytime after that. If you have questions before that I should be checking my email over the weekend.
Final Assignments, Spring 2008, 8wk2
1. FINAL PROJECT
UNL 205 Final Project Guidelines:
Your final project must include the following, in this order:
1. Top of first page or title page that says "Research Guide for" and the name of your topic
2. Glossary of basic terminology (this is the 10 terms you did for your homework assignment - just print up a clean copy)
3. Two author biographies (these are the same biographies you did for homework - again, just print up a clean copy)
4. Your annotated bibliography (following the guidelines for an annotated bibliography as posted on the blog and discussed in class)
5. Literature Review/Summary: ONE PAGE introduction to your topic, including and addressing your thesis statement, using the information you gained from the sources in your annotated bibliography. If you use a direct quote from a source, you must cite it in-text using APA style. The basic structure should be:
- What is the topic (definition)
- What is the state of knowledge about the topic (exploration of specifics, statistics, opinions, facts)
- Your conclusion: based on the sources you've found, does the evidence support your thesis statement and how?
Here is an incomplete example of a project, showing how the project should be organized. Remember that your project should be complete
2. PRESENTATION - As outlined on the syllabus and discussed in class : You can print out your outline, or you can email it to me before class next week - your choice.
3. FINAL BLOG COMMENT
Cognitive surplus, Clay Shirky talk
Transcript of above talk
React to this talk with an intelligent comment, not just, I agree/disagree. You don't have to buy everything he says, but if you don't, say why. The author is looking at the current media transition and trying to figure out why it's happening this way. Here is his blog , and here is the wikipedia article about him. And here he is a few months ago on Colbert Report (this doesn't make much sense unless you know where he's coming from - watch the first video or read about him a little).
November 18, 2008
Week 5 assignment -Primary and secondary sources and biographies
1. Primary/Secondary worksheet: Evaluate each of the sources you've found so far on your topic, and decide whether each is a primary source or a secondary source. Briefly describe WHY this is the case. If you forget what these things are, check here.
2. Choose 2 authors from the sources you've found so far, find out who they are, and create a 1/2 page biographical summary of each author. UNLESS YOU PERSONALLY KNOW THE AUTHOR AND ARE WRITING FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE, YOU MUST CITE THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION.
November 11, 2008
Blog assignment 2 - Copyright Issues
The links below deal in one way or another with the information ethics issues we discussed in class. Comment on one, any combination, or all of them. Offer your opinion, reaction, or questions raised by the links in a few sentences.
Average person infringes 12.45 million dollars of copyright per day, technically.
Difference between patent and copyright
According to the U.S. Patent office: "A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work; a patent protects an invention."
Week 4 Assignment - Websites and copyright
1. Find two quality websites on your topic and write an MLA citation and an annotation for each. Evaluation questions for your annotations are here.
***THERE IS NO WEBSITES WORKSHEET - JUST WRITE/TYPE THESE UP AND HAND THEM IN***
2. Your second comment must be posted to the blog before next week's class. See post "Blog assignment 2" for suggestions and the place to post your comment.
November 04, 2008
Week 3 assignment
1. Find 1 SCHOLARLY, 1 POPULAR, and 1 NEWSPAPER article on your topic, and write citations and annotations for each.
2. NONE OF THE 3 ARTICLES MAY BE FROM THE PERIODICAL'S WEBSITE. YOU SHOULD BE USING LIBRARY DATABASES STARTING HERE.
Here are the definitions of the different types of periodicals.
Videos from class:
Newspapers clip
Magazines
Open Access
Where to vote
Don't forget to vote today!
Find out where you vote here if you don't already know: http://www.albany.edu/involvement/vote.htm
October 28, 2008
Week 2 assignment
This week we focus our topics a little, and start to find some of the resources we'll need to complete the final project.
During class:
Post your thesis statement as a comment under this post.
For homework:
1. Find a reference book.
2. Using your reference book, and the book you've already found, complete the Book-Reference Book worksheet, including citations and annotations. You must print the worksheet out, fill in the blanks, and bring it to class next week.
3. Choose 10 terms related to your topic, and write your own (BRIEF) definitions for them. Hand this in typed or written.
4. Write a paragraph or two describing a personal experience with one of the privacy issues we discussed in class, OR offering your point of view on something related to privacy. Post this as a comment under the blog post called "Privacy Issues" before the next class.
Thesis statements
Please post your draft thesis statement as a comment under this post.
October 27, 2008
Privacy issues
Post your privacy comments under this post. Either on what we discussed in class or any other aspects of privacy and information, the internet, etc.
Below are some things we discussed in class and some extras to get your ideas flowing.
You too, can be the German Interior Minister!
Panel discussion - long, but interesting.
Google privacy videos - do these make you feel safer?
October 21, 2008
Week 1 Assignment - Topics and Books
1. Choose a topic for your annotated bibliography and list 3 questions you'd like to answer about the topic, as discussed in class. Submit your topic and 3 questions as a comment under this post.
2. Using Minerva, find one book on your topic in the library and bring the book to class. You will need this book to do the in-class exercises next week, so even if you can't find the perfect book, bring SOMETHING.
This assignment is due by the beginning of class 2.
Welcome to Information Literacy
Hello and welcome to UNL 205, Information Literacy! This blog will be used to provide information about the class as well as to facilitate class discussions. Each week I will post your homework assignments here, and provide any links or other information that you'll need to complete them. On the right you'll see previous posts, a search box for the blog, and links to general course related materials.
Also notice the chat window, where you can contact me directly with questions about assignments or anything else related to the class. I'll be logged on during the day and sometimes on nights and weekends.
Some assignments will require you to post comments, and you're also welcome to post outside of the assignments if something sparks your interest, or if you have useful information to add. Please refrain from posting irrelevant or offensive material, as it will not be credited toward your homework grade.
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Here are the 6 skills we discussed in class: 6 skills powerpoint.
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