Topic

Links to sample assignments and classroom activities are provided under each competency.

Decide | Modify | Understand

• "Decide on a topic within the guidelines provided by the instructor of the course, using general reference sources when needed and identifying key concepts and terms within the topic to gain a better research focus."
  • Evaluation of Sources (Professor Glassey)
       Submitted on April, 2003

• "Modify (broaden, narrow, or change significantly) the topic based on beginning level research."
  • Library Resources and Search Strategies (Professor Glassey)
       Submitted on April, 2003
  • Working Bibliography (Professor Siewert)
       Submitted on April 2003

• "Understand that reference sources (either in print in a library reference area or online), such as encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks, statistical sources, etc., can provide background information to help refine a research topic or data to support an argument."