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Assessment of a Web-based Information Literacy Program for Industrial Engineers
Beth A. Smith, Asst. Prof., Engineering Librarian & Larry Whitman, Asst. Prof., Industrial
EngineeringWichita State University
ASEE, Nashville, TNJune 22, 2003
Three “Types” of Information
Subject Knowledge—lecture & text
Use of software tools— MS Excel, Cortona, etc.
Locate & analyze engineering literature: Library instruction
ACRL Information Literacy for Higher Education Competencies
Determine the extent of information neededAccess the needed information effectively & efficientlyEvaluate information & its sources criticallyIncorporate selected information into one’s knowledge baseUse information effectively to accomplish a specific purposeUnderstand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, & access and use information ethically & legally[1]
Library Component: Engineering Research Writing Class
1. Getting Started2. Keyword searching3. Database searching—Compendex4. Evaluating sources: periodicals5. Evaluating sources: Web6. Assignment
MS Excel: Engineering Economy
Basic data entry & absolute/relative cell referencesBasic chartingSpecific economic functions native to MS ExcelLinear programming: part 1 (optional)Linear programming: part 2 (optional)
Assessment Tools: Engineering
Research Writing Class—Library
Pre-test for basic library and information literacy concepts Post-testLibrary AssignmentSurvey
Assessment: Engineering Economy--Excel
Pre-test:Asked students to self-rate their Excel knowledgePost-testHomework
Results: Library
Comparison of Live vs. Web lecture
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2.001.00Missing
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PRETEST
POSTTEST
ASSIGN
Conclusions
Tegrity lectures are an effective mode of instruction.Web learning takes more timeWeb instruction takes more time
Future of Tegrity Instruction…
Faculty increasingly using Tegrity for supplementary instruction
Library instruction modules to be offered Fall 2003
Assess retention of skills learned
Continued assessment of instruction
Notes
1 Association of College and Research Libraries. “Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.” 18 January 2000. http://www.ala.org/acrl/ilcomstan.html
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the Engineering Information Foundation who partially funded this project. We also wish to thank Hem Patil for all of his work on the many phases of this project, Elizabeth Alexander, instructor of CESP750d, and Mehmet Bayram Yildirim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor.