The library instructional content for WRT 1060 is divided into three sections:
- Understanding the academic research process, which focuses on:
- Different kinds of information
- Who produces information in various formats
- The value that information has in different contexts
- Searching strategically for information, which emphasizes:
- Developing meaningful research questions
- Finding different kinds of information, including from different perspectives
- Evaluating the information we find
- Taking the next steps in your academic research, which highlights:
- Making connections across, and asking questions from, the information we've found
- Acknowledging our own biases in looking for information
- Seeing ourselves as information producers as well as consumers
WRT 1060 instructors and OU librarians are pairing up in the winter 2022 semester to support students - you can view the list to find the librarian for your class.
If you need research help, sign up for a research consultation with your course librarian to get 1:1 virtual help with your research.
If you need research help, sign up for a research consultation with your course librarian to get 1:1 virtual help with your research.
As a result of this online instruction, students will be able to:
Last updated May 2021
- Define "information," and different types of information available, in 21st century life
- Apply strategies to determine what kinds of value different information has for different purposes
- Create inquiry-based research questions
- Use a variety of approaches to search for information in intentional, strategic ways
- Identify different perspectives on a topic or idea
- Determine the credibility of an information source on a certain topic or idea
- Make connections between ideas and questions they find in various information sources
- Acknowledge and check their own biases in looking for information
- Situate themselves as producers of information in 21st century life
Last updated May 2021