ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS
There is no midterm nor final exam for this course. The class contains multiple in-class exercises, assignments and projects. Dialog assignments will be distributed at the end of a class session, and will due the next class session. Check course schedule for the due dates.

Note: Without proper excuse, late assignments would get 5 points deducted per day after the due day.

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Assignments, Projects and Gradings:

I. Assignments: (55%)

Assignments
Number
Percent
Dialog
1-7
42%
Lexis/Nexis
1
5%
Factiva
1
5%
Web search
1
3%

II. Projects and Participation: (45%)

  1. System Comparison Project: 12%
      For this project, you will be conducting searches on a pair of systems and making comparisons of them based on the search results:
      One electronic database (the target systems) made available through CUA library system (e.g., Arts & Humanities Citation Search in OCLCFirstSearch, or ERIC in SilverPlatter WebSPIRS) and the same databases in Dialog
      Details will be available on the project sheet.

     

  2. Client Search Project: 23%
      During the semester, you will be conducting real searches for a client (a faculty memeber from Catholic University) on one or more databases of Dialog, lexis/nexis, factiva, or other electronic database systems.
      Details will be available on the project sheet.

     

  3. Class Participation and Presentation: 10%

III. Course Grading Scale

Grade
Credit
Score Range
A
4.0
95-100
A-
3.7
90-94
B+
3.3
86-89
B
3.0
83-85
B-
2.7
79-82
C+
2.3
75-78
C
2.0
71-74
C-
1.5
68-70
D
1.0
60-67
F
0
0-59

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