Introduction to Online Research Strategies

Catalog description

(formerly DPR 116) This course is designed to teach students effective research skills using the internet. Students will learn effective research strategies for retrieving, evaluating and using information from internet web sites, internet-based subscription databases, and various Web 2.0 applications. The development of critical thinking skills for college level research assignments and lifelong learning will be stressed. Ethical and legal aspects regarding the use of information will be discussed.