Instructor:
E-mail:
Home page :
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/mtodd/LBR110.htm
Office : 703-845-6033 Fax :
703-845-6205
Course Time and Room Assignment:
Some Fridays 1:30-3:20 p.m. (Spring 2009 AA377)
Office Hours:
*
General Course Purpose:
Designed to teach students how to access
information on the World Wide Web using the most appropriate search tool.
Students will also learn how to critique search strategy, evaluate web sites
and site Web resources.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able
to:
a) understand the history,
current state, and future of information options on the WWW
b) analyze an information need
c) identify and compare search
tools
d) select the most appropriate
search tool
e) effectively use a search
tool to access information
f) evaluate web sites retrieved
Course Texts:
There are no required texts for the course as such, as
readings and exercises will be assigned in class. There are recommended texts
available on Reserve in the Campus Library, but there is no course pack or text
in the Bookstore.
Special Needs:
Please
address with me any special problems or needs at the beginning of the semester.
If you are seeking accommodations based on a disability, you should provide a
disability data sheet, which can be obtained from the counselor for special
needs, who is located in Room 229 of the
Special
Note for Web Design Certificate students: If you have taken Mr
Boggs’s IST 128/ ITE 130, see me after class.
Entry level competency (prerequisites):
Satisfactory score on the English proficiency
examination.
Format:
This is a hybrid course, meaning
that it blends face-to-face classroom experience and distance-education style
individual and collaborative learning using a course webpage (http://www.nvcc.edu/home/mtodd/LBR110.htm)
and course blog (http://lbr110.blogspot.com/).
Students must attend the in-class meetings and are also
responsible for assignments delivered online. Students must observe
all deadlines carefully, and are responsible for keeping pace with the course
even in the weeks that there are no face-to-face meetings. Assignment submitted late will be
penalized. It is vital to observe all
due dates, including blog-postings, noted in the syllabus.
Grading
Course grades are based upon
written assignments submitted via email, discussion board posts, attendance,
and a final Webliography project.
Homework Assignments: 40 points
Attendance and blog discussion:
30 points
Webliography: 30 points
Course Grades: 90-100+ = A; 80-89= B; 70-79= C; 60-69 = D;
59 and Below = F
Students are expected to do their own work in these
assignments, and are directed to consult Section VI. of
the Student Handbook – “Academic Dishonesty” for information
regarding College policy on academic integrity.
Students are expected to keep pace with the course, and
complete the homework and posts as assigned.
Assignments may be emailed (to mtodd@nvcc.edu)
or submitted in the next class meeting.
Webliography
The Webliography
is the final project for this course.
There is NO final exam for this course.
The Webliography is described under Week 8 on
the course homepage. The Webliography is a major research project designed to apply
the research skills you will be learning in the course. Note
that even though the Webliography is listed under
week 8, students are advised to begin the project BEFORE the final week. This is a major research project that will take you more than a week to
successfully complete.
Webliography: 30 points
Attendance:
Attendance and Absences --
Regular attendance at face-to-face meetings is required (there are only four
(4) of these. Failure to attend will
result in grade penalty). Students who
miss more than 2 classes will not pass the course.
Tardiness – It is your responsibility to
be prompt.
Consult the Course Schedule for the last date to
withdraw without grade penalty.
Weather Emergencies/Closings:
Please be prepared to monitor radio, television or the college web site for
information about closings due to inclement weather. Please do not call the campus: the news media
are the first to be notified of a closing.
In the event of a class cancellation, course activities will be adjusted
accordingly.
Schedule
of Activities:
|
Week |
Date |
Activity |
Assignment |
|
1 |
Mar 20: In
class meet in AA327 |
History & Development of the Internet & World
Wide Web. Facts & Myths about the
WWW |
Post an introduction on the blog. Homework Assignment One. |
|
2 |
Mar 27: No
class meeting |
Blueprint for the “Perfect Online Search”: Search like
a pro |
Log onto blog and post about research background. Homework Assignment Two. |
|
3 |
Apr 3: No
class meeting |
Invisible Web |
Homework Assignment Three |
|
4 |
Apr 10: In
class meet in AA377 |
Search Tool Analysis: How Does It Do That? &
What’s out there besides Google? |
Work
on Webliography |
|
5 |
Apr 17: In
class meet in AA377 |
Web Site Evaluation |
Homework Assignment Four |
|
6 |
Apr 24: No
class meeting |
Web Page Design from a user’s perspective |
Post on the course blog to evaluate NOVA website |
|
7 |
May 1: In
class meet in AA377 |
Copyright & other Laws of the Internet |
Post on the course blog about copyright law |
|
8 |
May 8: No
class meeting |
Final Webliography Due |
Final Webliography Due! |
LBR 110 Suggested
Readings