Jeri Resto

     The Cuyamaca College Educational Objectives statement, listed in the college catalog, identifies information competency as an educational objective. It states:

"students should be able to locate, evaluate and utilize information resources.     Preparing students for lifelong learning is the ultimate goal."

     "Courses shall motivate students to develop information competency skills to improve the quality of education and everyday life through the selective use of information technology and information resources. Students will be able to identify information resources, apply appropriate tools to acquire information, formulate a search strategy, evaluate acquired information, and recognize alternative information sources."

     "This can be achieved through various activities including but not limited to: using computers, periodical/journal research, internet research, Web home-page projects, and library research orientations." (to view official forms, go curriculum forms)

Examples of integrated information competency assignments include:

• Students in geography learn how to use the WWW to locate up-to-date information on countries.
• Students majoring in Business learn how to search for patents.
• Students in English explore literary criticisms.
• Students in History learn to identify primary sources.
• Students in Environmental Tech program research San Diego environmental issues.
• Students in Child Psychology learn the difference between secondary sources and primary sources.

 Jeri Resto will review your assignment and will create a customized library research guide for your students. You may view completed course-specific research guides and schedule a library orientation for your class.