IRLS303 - Information Literacy for Global Citizenship
View Academic Calendar
Information Literacy for Global Citizenship builds students’ information literacy skills in the
international relations/global studies context. Students analyze scholarly sources in the
discipline, identifying the types of issues and questions scholars pursue, the discursive
conventions they employ, and their methods of engaging in dialogue with and citing sources.
After identifying their own discipline specific research question, students select and
use appropriate research tools, developing complex search strategies that help them to find
relevant scholarly information on their topics. They evaluate sources and
information to determine their authority, reliability, timeliness as well as the quality and
underlying assumptions of the arguments presented. They synthesize the
information they’ve found with their own ideas, effectively integrating source material into their
papers and citing that material appropriately. Finally, the course asks students to reflect upon the
ways in which the information literacy skills they’ve acquired provide a foundation for both
global citizenship and lifelong learning.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 04/29/12 |
Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 07/01/12 |
Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 08/26/12 |
Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
An Introduction to Global Studies-E-book available in the APUS Online Library
|
| ISBN: |
1405187360
|
| Publication Info: |
Wiley
|
| Author: |
Campbell et al
|
| Unit Cost: |
$46.00
|
| |
| Book Title: |
Stateside & Canadian Students: The e-book is available via the Online Library and the access information is provided in the classroom. If you wish to purchase the hard copy text, you may do so through the bookseller of your choice.
|
| ISBN: |
Online Library E-book Note
|
| Publication Info: |
N/A
|
| Author: |
N/A
|
| Unit Cost: |
N/A
|
| |
