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Category Archives: Assignments & Helpers
INFO 200 Update: Action Items for LRM/Blogs
Update – Bumped to the top of our course blog. Greetings everyone – I want to check in and see how you all are doing and offer some thoughts on the rest of our time together. Here are some action items that may be helpful: Community Description: This is an important component of the formal assignments […]
Describing Your Community
UPDATE: Moving this up to the top because your community description is important! It should clearly define your chosen community and utilize your research. Please share your description! Greetings all – I think it would be useful for the next assignments for all of you to work on refining your description of your information community. […]
Getting Started with…Research Paper
The goal of the Research Paper is to give you experience in writing a graduate-level research paper. This assignment satisfies the San José State University’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR), and also meets INFO 200’s student learning outcomes #2-#5. View a video about the assignment: Web Version Download the Slides Video Podcast Audio Podcast Getting […]
Checking In: Information Behaviors and Needs
Hey all – I just finished grading all submitted Sources Surveys.
Grad Writer Toolbox
Greetings all – The Writing Center has created the Grad Writer Toolbox. Find it here: https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/gradwritertoolbox
Reading List Update
Greetings all! @hana had a great question about our readings and resources list. I contacted our library liaisons. Here is what DeeAnn Tran shared: The full reading list is here. You can export a list using the menu option: Here is a PDF version of all of the course resources in Leganto for SP 2021: INFO200SP2021Readings […]
Research-Based vs Community-based – Thoughts?
A helpful comparison developed by a student in INFO 200 a few semesters ago that can guide you as you select your resources: A Research-based information source is: • Published by experts or academics • Intended for use by many different people (community members, academics, etc.) • One-way communication (from expert to reader) • Provides […]
Models! Models!
Hey all -I was thinking about your last two Blog Reports and all the connections made to information theories ands models. There were a few that were new to me! If you are inclined – and I think this will help everyone – please share a model or theory you cited in your work, discovered […]
APA Style for In-Text Citations
Greetings All, We have been getting a lot of questions from INFO 200 students on how to incorporate APA 7.0 style into blog posts and research papers… Here is a basic outline for better understanding the various types of “In-Text Citations” in both narrative and parenthetical formats: Type of Citation Narrative Format Parenthetical Format One […]