LM 1010 Syllabus: Fall 2009 (August 24 to October 14)

How to Complete the Course | Course Schedule and Deadlines | Grading

Deadlines to remember:

Last day to drop class without W grade:	Wednesday, August 27
Test-Out Week:	Tuesday, September 8 to Friday, September 11
Quiz 1 & 2 due:	Sunday, September 20
Last day to drop class with W grade:	Wednesday, September 23
Assignment 1 due:	Sunday, September 27
Quiz 3 & 4 due:	Sunday, October 4
Assignment 2 due:	Sunday, October 11
Last day to take Final Exam:	Wednesday, October 14

How to Pass this course

• Do the Pre-Test first to open the rest of the course (Online Textbook, Quizzes, Assessments, Assignments, and Exams).
• Read the Syllabus to answer all your questions about deadlines, grading, and what is required to complete the course.
• Login to the course frequently so you don't miss deadlines. This session is only 8 weeks long and will go by quickly.
• Click Learning Modules to access the Online Textbook, Quizzes, Assignments, Test Reviews, Test-Out and Final Exams:
  • Quizzes (Assessments) and Assignments have deadlines - see below.
  • Quizzes (Assessments) can be taken two times. The highest score will be recorded as your grade for that Quiz.
  • Assignments must be submitted as file attachments on the assignment submission page. If you cut/paste assignments into the Submission box it will be returned to you.
• Use eLearning Mail to contact your instructor.
• Click My Grades button to see your Assignment, Quiz, and Test scores. Contact the instructor if you think a grade is incorrect.

Detailed Syllabus

LM 1010: Information Literacy is a 1 credit online course.  This course will introduce you to the techniques and tools that you can use to do effective library research for all your information needs - in the classroom, the workplace, and in everyday life.

It is our hope that students completing this course will be able to use an academic library to successfully identify, access, evaluate, and use information resources to support academic success and lifelong learning. Completion of this course meets the core information literacy general education requirement.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the value of information literacy.
• Examine an academic research topic and develop a focused research question.
• Successfully use print and electronic tools (such as article databases, the library catalog, and Web search engines) to search for and locate specific types of information effectively and efficiently.
• Critically examine and compare information for its authority, accuracy, and currency.
• Use MLA style to accurately document research resources.
• Understand how to access and use information ethically and legally.

If you feel you can already meet these outcomes, be sure to take the Test-Out Exam.

Textbook: This course uses an online textbook, available on the course home page by clicking the Learning Modules button.

Program fees: The Sherratt Library courses have a $8 per credit hour fee to be used for support or improvement of library media courses.

Student Disability Notice: Students with medical, psychological, learning, or other disabilities desiring academic adjustments, accommodations, or auxiliary aids will need to contact the Disability Support Center in the Sharwan Smith Center Building, office 206 F, Phone (435) 865-8022. The Disability Support Center determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of these services and aids.

Your Responsibilities as a Student:

• Academic integrity and plagiarism:  Course requirements must be completed independently. If the instructor finds that you have been dishonest in completing any course requirement, you will receive a zero for that work and may fail the course and receive further action from the University. You should be familiar with your student responsibilities and rights as a SUU student. Go to the SUU homepage, choose Current Students, SUUSA, Policies and Procedures, Student Responsibilities and Rights for the current policy.
• SUU uses Turnitin.com, an electronic service that verifies the originality of student work. Assignments submitted to this course may be submitted to either of these services. Documents submitted to TurnItIn.com are retained, anonymously, in their databases. Continued enrollment in this course constitutes an understanding of and agreement with this policy.
• Check eLearning Mail:  Course information and deadline alerts are send through eLearning mail. Visit the course on a regular basis, just as if you were attending a class, so that you can get these alerts.
• Writing:  Students are expected to write clearly and completely, at a level appropriate for undergraduate course work. Points may be deducted for inappropriate spelling, capitalization or grammar.

How to Complete the Course

Click the Learning Modules button on the course Home Page to access all course materials:

1. Pre-Test (2 points) - You need to do the Pre-Test to be able to access the rest of the course (Quizzess, Assignments, and Exams). The Pre-Test is worth a possible 2 points and will be added to your total score if you complete the Quizzes, Assignments, and Final Exam. The Pre-Test score will not be added to your Test-Out Exam score.
2. Syllabus - Check the course syllabus for course information, deadlines, and grading.
3. Online Textbook
   1. Topics. The online textbook includes 10 topics which go through the basics of doing college level research - from selecting a topic, finding information on your topic, choosing the most reliable sources, to giving credit to your sources.
   2. Quizzes (40% of your grade). In the Online Textbook you'll find 4 Quizzes (assessments). Each quiz can be taken two times - the highest score will be your grade for that quiz.
   3. Assignments (40% of your grade). The Online Textbook includes 2 Assignments worth 20 points each.
   4. Final Exam (20% of your grade). You can take the Final Exam after you've completed all the Quizzes and Assignments. In the Learning Modules click Exam Reviews where you'll find a practice exam and information on how to prepare for and take the exam. When you're ready to take the exam come to the library at the times shown above.
4. Test-Out Exam. You should take the Test-Out Exam if you are familiar with the course material. Go to Learning Modules and click Test-Out Exam where you'll find information on how to prepare for the exam and a practice exam.
1. If you pass the Test-Out Exam with a grade of at least a C-, and accept your grade, you will have completed the course and do not need to do any more work in the course.
2. If you don't pass the Test-Out Exam with at least a C- grade or you're not satisfied with your Test-Out score, continue and complete the course. Your instructor will add 2 points to your total course score for taking the Test-Out Exam.

Course Schedule and Deadlines

LM1010 classes will meet on the scheduled day/time for Weeks 1 and 2 in Library Room 002. The course content is online so you will be able to complete the class on your own after the first meetings. Since this class is only 8 weeks long you should begin working on the readings, assignments, and quizzes right away!

Important notices: Although you can complete the Quizzes and Assignments and then take the Final Exam at your own pace, if you follow the schedule below you will easily complete the course in time. The Test-Out Exam is available ONLY during the third week, September 8-11. The exam must be taken in the library. Show a picture ID to the librarian who will enter the password for the exam. The last day to take the Final Exam is Wednesday, October 14. The exam must be taken in the library. Show a picture ID to the librarian who will enter the password for the exam.

Week 1 (August 24 - 30) First term begins Meet your class in Library Room 002: online class orientation Do Pre-Test to access course; read syllabus Thursday, August 27: last day to drop without W grade Week 2 (August 31 - September 6) Meet your class in Library Room 002: Test-Out Exam review Week 3 (September 7 - 13) Monday, September 7: Labor Day Holiday Tuesday, September 8: Test-Out Exam available in library, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Wednesday, September 9: Test-Out Exam available in library, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Thursday, September 10: Test-Out Exam available in library, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Friday, September 1: Test-Out Exam available in library, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Week 4 (September 14 - 20) Sunday, September 20: Quiz 1 & 2 due Week 5 (September 21 - 27) Wednesday, September 23: last day to drop with a W grade Sunday, September 27: Assignment 1 due Week 6 (September 28 - October 4) Sunday, October 4: Quiz 3 & 4 due Week 7 (October 5 - 11) Sunday, October 11: Assignment 2 due Week 8 (October 11 - 14) Wednesday, October 14: last day to take Final Exam in library Wednesday, October 14: last day of class

Grading

Course grades are calculated as follows:

A = 93 - 100 A- = 90 - 92 B+ = 87 - 89 B = 83 - 86

B- = 80 - 82 C+ = 77 - 79 C = 73 - 76 C- = 70 - 72

D+ = 67 - 69 D = 63 - 66 D- = 60 - 62 F = 59 and below

Your grade in LM1010 is determined by points you earn on 4 Quizzes + 2 Assignments + the Final Exam:

4 Quizzes (Assessments) at 10 points each	=	40 points
2 Assignments at 20 points each	=	40 points
Final Examination	=	20 points
Total points	=	100 points

Possible extra points:

• The Pre-Test is worth a possible 2 extra points added to your total score IF you complete the Quizzes, Assignments, and Final Exam.
• If you take the Test-Out Exam and choose to continue with the course rather than accept the Test-Out score as your course grade, your instructor will add 2 points to your final course score.

Test-Out grades are calculated as follows:

A = 93 - 100 A- = 90 - 92 B+ = 87 - 89 B = 83 - 86

B- = 80 - 82 C+ = 77 - 79 C = 73 - 76 C- = 70 - 72

D+ = 67 - 69 D = 63 - 66 D- = 60 - 62 F = 59 and below

If you pass the Test-Out Exam with a grade of at least a C-, and accept that as your course grade, you do not need to do any more work in the course. The Pre-Test and Text-Out Exam extra points will not be used to calculate your grade.