O n l i n e . L e a r n i n g . S u p p o r t
Department of Information and Library Science
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Week 5 [2/18-2/24]

Read: chpts 15-17 Montana & Charnov

Due: 1-2 mini-case critiques
1-3 annotations

Week 6 [2/25-3/3]

Read: chpts 18-19 Montana & Charnov

Due: 2-3 mini-case critiques
1-3 annotations

Week 7 [3/4-3/10]

Read: chpts 20-22 Montana & Charnov

Due: 2-5 mini-case critiques [5-10 total]
1-3 annotations

ANNOTATIONS

Each student will also be completing readings of his/her choice and sharing insights and new knowledge with classmates through annotations. Each annotation should begin with the bibliographic reference to the portion annotated (i.e. chapter, article, personal interview), written in APA style and include a keyword that best describes the knowledge gained. Annotations (less bibliographic entry) are expected to be concise entries of 50-150 words.

Students who aspire to a C in the course should submit 1 annotation each week, written at the Adequate or better level. Students who aspire to a B in the course should submit 2 annotations each week, written at the Strong or better level. Students who aspire to a A in the course should submit 3 annotations each week, written at the Outstanding level.

Email (within the message rather than as an attachment) your 1-3 annotations to the instructor at Brown@SouthernCT.edu by Friday of each week. [In the subject line please enter "565, nickname, annotations, week#."] Annotations will be loaded to this website with access from STUDENT WORK below. Be sure to use the SCORING OF ASSIGNMENTS as a guide for assessing the quality of drafts before submitting the final annotations for scoring and presentation to classmates.

MINI-CASE CRITIQUES

First with your mentor and then with classmates in groups of 2-3 you will critique responses to 5-10 mini-cases.

Form work groups then select 5-10 mini-cases and critique each (300-500 words), assessing the extent to which the issue(s) are characterized and the key questions considered. Support your comments with references to the literature (textbook, other books, articles, personal interviews). Submit 1-5 responses each of weeks 5 through 7 (see calendar above for more specific information for each week).

Students who aspire to a C in the course should submit 5 critiques total, written at the Adequate or better level. Students who aspire to a B in the course should submit 7 critiques total, written at the Strong or better level. Students who aspire to a A in the course should submit 10 critiques total, written at the Outstanding level.

Email (within the message rather than as an attachment) your 3-5 mini-cases to the instructor at Brown@SouthernCT.edu by Friday of each week. [In the subject line please enter "565, nickname, critiques, week#."] Mini-case critiques will be loaded to this website with access from STUDENT WORK below. Be sure to use the SCORING OF ASSIGNMENTS as a guide for assessing the quality of drafts before submitting the final mini-case responses for scoring and presentation to classmates.

The journal is a non-graded assignment in which the student, a specified intervals, comments on the course. The following entry is requested in week 6:

Write a narrative describing your current feelings toward this mode of instruction, and any problems or successes you have had since the third week's journal entry. Be sure to mark the entry with the title "REFLECTIONS FROM THE MIDDLE - date".