Information Management A Valueadded Process

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Information ManagementA Value-added Process
Our goal is to illustrate a value-added process
to assess Information Management while providing
intervention strategies to ensure achievement of
the learning outcomes in this area. Pre and post
test assessment tools will cover Library
Literacy, Windows Operating System, Word
Processing, and E-mail usage. Scoring will be
conducted to allow for discreet analysis of
areas of weakness. Also presented will be
remediation strategies and opportunities to allow
those students who do not meet expectations on
the pre-test, to succeed upon post-test. These
will include Blackboard and Library Tutorials.
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INFORMATION MANAGEMENTObjectives

• Students will
• Utilize a personal computer and its operating
  environment to save, retrieve and organize
  files.
• Manage their e-mail, including e-mail containing
  attachments of various formats.
• Employ a word-processor to prepare and revise
  letters, resumes and reports.

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Process Flowchart
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INFORMATION LITERACY SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

• WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MAY BE TYPED INTO MOST
  COMPUTERIZED INDEXES TO DO A SUBJECT SEARCH?
• YOU FIND TOO MUCH INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC YOU
  ARE RESEARCHING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD
  YOU DO?
• WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA SHOULD BE USED TO
  EVALUATE INFORMATION YOU FIND ON THE WEB?
• EVALUATING INFORMATION AS PART OF YOUR RESEARCH
  IS BEST DONE AT WHAT POINT IN THE PROCESS?
• WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT ON THE WORLD
  WIDE WEB?

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COMPUTER LITERACY SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

• WHAT TERM IS USED TO REFER TO ANY LOCATION WHERE
  YOU CAN STORE FILES?
• WHAT IS THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST WAY TO LOCATE A
  PARTICULAR WORD OR PHRASE IN A DOCUMENT ?
• HOW CAN YOU SEE WHAT A DOCUMENT PAGE WILL LOOK
  BEFORE IT IS PRINTED?
• WHAT BUTTON IS USED TO RETRIEVE TEXT FROM THE
  CLIPBOARD?
• WHICH SCREEN ELEMENTS IDENTIFY THE CURRENT
  APPLICATION AND SHOW THE NAME OF THE CURRENT
  DOCUMENT?

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INFORMATION LITERACY SAMPLE PRE AND POST TEST
SCREEN

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ON-LINE TUTORIAL

• THE ON-LINE TUTORIAL WILL PROVIDE THE
  STUDENT WITH AN EASY AND CONVENIENT WAY TO
  SYSTEMATICALLY LEARN HOW TO MANAGE INFORMATION
  AND ACHIEVE COMPUTER LITERACY. OUR GOAL IS TO
  ENSURE SUCCESS IN THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT AND
  PROMOTE THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR LIFE LONG
  LEARNING.
• THE ON-LINE TUTORIAL WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO
• UTILIZE THE INTERNET AND THE WEB
• UNDERSTAND RESEARCH STRATEGIES AND RESEARCH TERMS
• LEARN HOW A LIBRARY IS ORGANIZED
• PREPARE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTS
• SELECT AND RETRIEVE INFORMATION
• WORK IN AN OPERATING SYSTEM SUCH AS MICROSOFT
  WINDOWS
• CREATE, EDIT AND PRINT DOCUMENTS USING A WORD
  PROCESSOR
• HANDLE EMAIL ATTACHMENTS

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IN-PERSON WORKSHOP

• THE IN-PERSON WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT
  WITH A HANDS-ON AND PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE IN
  DEVELOPING INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS TO FURTHER
  DEVELOP THE STUDENTS SKILLS BY
• PROVIDING 1-1 INTERACTION WITH INSTRUCTORS
• PROVIDING A FORUM FOR QUESTIONS
• PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MATERIALS AND EXPERTISE
  BEYOND THAT AVAILABLE ON-LINE
• PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH FORSTERS STUDENT
  INTERACTION
• PROVIDING IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK