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Resources for Children, Ages 7-12
Summer 2006 Greensheet
Adele Fasick
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You will be able to enroll on the Blackboard site starting May 20, 2006. A message with an enrollment access code will be available on the MYSJSU messaging system when the Blackboard site is opened. Please enroll by June 1 at the latest.
Course Description
An overview of literary and informational materials for children from ages six to twelve. The emphasis will be on the evaluation and selection of materials for collections in school media centers and public libraries. The course is designed to give students some familiarity with materials currently available, with selection tools, and with trends in education, publishing, and media.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the student should be able to
- Demonstrate a familiarity with the varieties of materials available for children.
- Critically examine representative materials and apply criteria for evaluating such materials.
- Use selection aids appropriately
- Develop a collection policy for a school media center or children's department.
The course supports the following SLIS objectives:
- One or more specialized aspects of information management
- Evaluating and utilizing relevant research studies from a variety of disciplines
Textbooks
Recommended Text
The recommended textbook is From Cover to Cover by Kathleen T. Horning. Available from Amazon.com and from several used book Web sites.
Course Requirements
Course Format
This is a Web-based course. Most of our interaction will take place on the SLIS Blackboard site. Course materials will be available primarily through the "Course Web site" section of Blackboard. That will link you to the LIBR 261 Web site, which contains the course schedule, resource lists, class assignments, and other documents.
Assignments
The assignments for this course are:
- Assignment 1:
Personal Page should be posted in the area provided on Blackboard site.
Click on "Tools" and then "Edit Your Homepage" Due June 16 - Assignment 2: Fiction Annotations Due July 7
- Assignment 3: Electronic Resources Due July 28
- Assignment 4: Nonfiction Materials-group project. Due Aug. 12
Grading
The following items will contribute to your final grade as follows:
| Assignment 1 | 5 percent |
| Assignment 2 | 25 percent |
| Assignment 3 | 25 percent |
| Assignment 4 | 25 percent |
| Class Discussion | 20 percent |
Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale will be utilized for this course:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
Plagiarism
All assignments submitted must be your own work. Sources must be properly cited in papers as specified in class. The San Jose State University regulations governing plagiarism will be enforced. Those regulations may be found at:
- 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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