Lecture+PowerPoints+2012

This is the page to upload and view all the lectures for 2012

LECTURE 1: WEEK 2

Lecture 1 Content:
 * Overview of Lecture
 * Unit Outline and Expectations
 * Email and Blackboard
 * Agreements (student/lecturer responsibilities)
 * Outcomes of Lecture
 * What is Information Literacy?
 * Scavenger Hunt (using google search)
 * Information Literacy Wordle (definition of IL)
 * The Research Cycle (brief introduction)
 * Analyse The Question (step 1 of RC)
 * Brainstorm The Topic (step 2 of RC)
 * Establish Keywords (step 3 of RC)
 * 1st three steps of RC (student task)
 * Summary

LECTURE 2: WEEK 3 Lecture 2 Content:
 * Overview
 * Outcomes of Lecture
 * "The Happy Couple"
 * relationship between Information Literacy Research Cycle
 * Research Cycle (student task - points for 1st three steps)
 * Practice Step 1 of RC
 * Practice Steps 2 & 3 of RC
 * Step 4 of RC- Search
 * Youtube video"Search Smarter, Search Faster"
 * "Search Smarter, Search Faster" (student task - main points)
 * Notre Dame Library (brief navigation of site)
 * Library Visit - outline of library visit

LECTURE 3: WEEK 4 Lecture 3 Content:
 * The Active Researcher Analyses (emphasises points for step 1 of RC)
 * The Active Researcher Brainstorms (emphasises points for step 2 of RC)
 * The Active Researcher Defines Keywords (emphasises points for step 3 of RC)
 * NCIS - Never Cease Investigating Systematically
 * NCIS Teams - Group task (1st three steps of RC)
 * Search - Step 4 of RC (Google search options)
 * google
 * google advanced
 * google scholar
 * google books
 * Google - basic google search class task
 * Wikipedia
 * Google Advanced - class search task
 * Google Advanced Refining Search
 * Google Scholar - class search task
 * Google Books - class search task
 * Evaluating Websites - class brainstorm
 * Websites - student task (evaluating website)
 * Evaluating Websites - summary of main points
 * Review questions / tasks
 * Directed Study / Homework - Internet Detective tutorial

LECTURE 4: WEEK 5

Lecture 4 Content:
 * Assessment #1 - instructions
 * Outcomes of Lecture
 * Independent Task 1 - Internet Detective site tasks
 * Introduction to eBooks - student tasks
 * Introduction to Referencing - student tasks
 * Task 2 - referencing information, eBooks and finding citation information
 * Review
 * Directed Study / Homework - Checklist for evaluating a website

Lecture 5


Lecture 5 Content: =
 * Forensic Detectives - detective skills
 * Broad to Refined Searches Continuum
 * What Now? - evaluating and using information
 * Direct Quotes - using information/referencing
 * Paraphrasing - using information/referencing
 * Learning to Paraphrase Links (weblinks)
 * Independent Task - Forensic Detectives
 * Review
 * Directed Study / Homework - paraphrasing/referencing task

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Lecture 6 Content:

 * Outcomes
 * Review Referencing Direct Quotes and Paraphrases - class tasks
 * Refining Library Catalogue and Summon Searches
 * Show and Tell demonstration
 * Highlight limitations
 * Database Searches - questions
 * Databases - main points
 * Searching Databases - How, what, where, which
 * Refining the search - using abstracts
 * Abstracts vs Full Text [1]- What and why questions
 * Abstracts vs Full Text [2] - Used for...
 * Refining the search - using abstracts
 * NCIS TEAMS task - Searching databases, relevant databases, refining methods
 * EBSCO - Student task (orientation tasks)
 * Review
 * Assessment Details - assessment #2
 * Directed Study / Homework - set review questions

Lecture 7 Contents:
(NOTE: Did not do Lect 7)
 * Test Feedback
 * Outcomes
 * Task - overview of Task Sheet for weeks 9 & 10 (in class)
 * Task = carrying out steps of research cycle for EP003 essay
 * Research Cycle - diagram and review of steps (student task)
 * Analyse the Essay Topic - EP003 Essay Topic
 * Task cont'd - points for carrying out first part of task sheet
 * Review of Sources - Directed Study task
 * advantages/ disadvantages of:
 * Summon
 * Catalouge
 * eBooks/Ebrary
 * Databases

Lecture 8 Contents:
 * Go through homework - Review of Sources
 * Outcomes
 * Knowing structure and purpose of databases
 * Forensic Task - investigate structure and purpose of a selection of databases
 * EP003 question for reference to weekly task
 * Weekly task - continue from week 9
 * this week - creating a "How To Use EBSCO Guide"
 * Assessment #3 information
 * Directed Study / Homework

Lecture 9 Contents:
Revision Tasks - Topics
 * Topic 1: How can you effectively carry out the first 3 steps of the research cycle?
 * Topic 2: Effective researching means carrying out effective searches.
 * Topic 3: Effective researching means evaluating your information effectively.
 * Topic 4: How to save time when carrying out database searches
 * Exam Information
 * Assessment #3 Information