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=**//Welcome to EP004 Manage Course //**= //Information Literacy and Research Skills//

//﻿//This wikispace has been designed for you to store, manage and develop your course materials. toc

What You Can Store

 * Lecture powerpoints
 * Weekly Task Sheets (word documents or links to blogs/wikispaces)
 * Embed videos - for readings and task support
 * External links to websites - (for readings, lectures and tasks)
 * Professional readings - for course development
 * External links to websites, videos, pictures and documents - for course development
 * Anything else that you feel is pertinent or useful for the course

Managing Your Course Materials
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 * Designate pages for -
 * lectures
 * readings
 * weekly tasks
 * assessments (set security to limit viewers for these pages)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">course development materials
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Pages can be edited so that material can be refined or updated
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Permissions for editing pages/content can be set to restrict editors
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Websites you regularly refer to for course development can be added to the left menu bar
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">﻿Detailed instructions for creating and uploading to wiki pages can be accessed through
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">"Help" link in Menu left of screen (takes you to wikispace 'Help for Higher Education')
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">"Help" tab at the top of the screen (quick link help instructions)

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Course Outcomes
//**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">EP004 Information Literacy and Research Skills **// <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">At the completion of this unit students will: Use search engines:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Understand
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The types of information available and when each should be used
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The major information sources in a wide range of subject areas.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Be able to
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Analyse an assignment topic and determine the information required
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Formulate a search strategy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Identify and obtain relevant sources of information:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">From the Internet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">From the library catalogue
 * Search the catalogue for particular items or to find items on a subject
 * Find the call number, location and other information needed to find items on the library shelves
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Using databases
 * Select the most relevant databases for searching
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Search the databases effectively
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Identify relevant items and record the details necessary to obtain them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Locate the items identified
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Evaluate the information sources found
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Reference the sources used
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Record reference information as items are identified and used