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LSCI 100 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION RESEARCH (1) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade.) Two class hours per week. An introduction to the basic concepts and tools used in information research. Techniques for approaching the research process using critical thinking skills are presented. Prepares students in any major for information research at four-year colleges and universities. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (E1). (Credit/No Credit or letter grade.) Three class hours per week and two lab hours by arrangement. Students
learn how to conduct comprehensive library research using
online resources, especially resources available on the
World Wide Web. Emphasis on effective techniques for
accessing & searching online databases and other
research tools to identify and evaluate quality information.
Transfer credit: UC; CSU (Credit/No Credit or letter grade.) Two class hours per week. A practical introduction to methods and techniques of gathering and documenting oral research. Students will learn to interview people in order to record and organize information relevant to specific historical, social, cultural, ethnic or scientific research, specific businesses, professions, occupations, arts or technologies or other areas of research interest. Completed oral research projects will be placed in the college library archives. Transfer credit: CSU.
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.) Minimum of eight class hours per .5 unit. This
course is designed to develop specific skills that are
utilized in library research and computerized information
access. The course will focus on one specific topic; for
example, a specific CD-ROM or on-line database, elements of
the Internet or World Wide Web, research strategies for
specific discipline areas, new research methodologies, etc.
Transfer credit: CSU. |
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