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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 |
Number |
Percent |
| Dialog |
1-7 |
42% |
| Lexis/Nexis |
1 |
5% |
| Factiva |
1 |
5% |
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Web search
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1
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3%
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II.
Projects and Participation: (45%)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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