LIBR 220-01
Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines
Spring 2006 Greensheet
William Fisher, Ph.D.
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Phone: 408-924-2496
Office Hours: Monday, Noon-2 PM; Tuesday, 1:00-3:30 PM
Course Description
As part of the LIBR 220 series, this course deals with the nature of the discipline, history of the discipline, methods of communication (leading journals, associations, conferences), characteristics of researchers and other users, use studies, and current methods of meeting research needs in libraries/information centers. For our purposes this means we will look at business and economics (primarily in the United States with an international emphasis when appropriate). We will look at how various business sectors operate to provide a context for our examination of the information needs of business and how those needs may be met.
Course Goals and Objectives
Students will:
- be introduced to the structure and operational methods of business and industry and become familiar with basic concepts and terminology
- learn to locate and use major resources for business information
- learn to evaluate multiple sources of information on the same topic and determine the most authoritative information
- learn to read and evaluate general business and economic news to understand the implications of that news
This course supports the School's goals and objectives in the area of information transfer and in the area of information management in business and economics.
Course Requirements
Attendance
The active involvement of all students enrolled is vital to the success of the class. It is expected that all students will be at every class session for the entire duration of the class.
Course Schedule and Assignments
The course schedule and assignments will be distributed at the first class meeting on 31 January 2006.
Grading Policy
Everyone starts the class with a grade of "B", the standard grade for graduate level work. If you do the assignments as outlined on the assignment sheets and explained in class, you will maintain that "B". If you submit sub-standard work, you will receive a sub-standard grade (B- or below). If, on the other hand, you submit above-standard work, you will receive an above-standard grade (B+ or better). Above-standard work is defined as work that clearly displays one or more of the following criteria:
- originality in the approach to the assignment;
- greater depth of analysis than the written assignment calls for;
- overall treatment of the assignment above and beyond what the written assignment calls for; or
- superior organizational and/or written skills in the presentation of the material.
REMEMBER -- a "B" is not a bad grade, it shows you have satisfactorily demonstrated potential for professional achievement in this area.
Furthermore, you are in a graduate level, professional school program, and all work submitted will be of graduate standard. This means:
- assignments submitted after the due date will be penalized – it is your responsibility to be aware of the due dates for all assignments;
- all work will be typed and double-spaced;
- all pages will be consecutively numbered in each assignment;
- spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors will not be allowed; and
- all work cited should be in complete citation format.
Failure to comply with items a – e above will be considered less than standard graduate level performance and will result in less than a standard graduate level grade.
Academic Integrity
All assignments submitted must be your own work. Sources must be properly cited as stated above.
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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