Information Literacy and Critical Analysis

Catalog description

This hands-on course introduces students to contemporary research techniques and strategies to become efficient and effective consumers and creators of information in the digital age. Discussions will include the importance of verifying and synthesizing information as evidence into coherent arguments across disciplines, and will serve as an introduction to current resources to further develop research and critical analysis skills. In addition, students will learn important aspects of how to responsibly acquire, evaluate, organize and ethically use collected information. May be taken concurrently with ITDS 2791 .