COURSE NAME: Reading and Research for College

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Indian Lake

INSTRUCTOR: Currier / DeChant

HALF YEAR

COURSE PREREQUISITES: The course is designed for pre-college students.

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: Syllabus includes:

• GTD (Getting Things Done)
  Teaching the philosophy GTD Organization
  Various software - review
  David Allen, Getting Things Done and GTD
  43 folders - www.43folders.com
• Blackboard (BB)
  Using Blackboard
  Assignments
  Syllabus
  Message board
  Chat
• Reference Books
• Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Others
  Templates
  Citations MLA, Chicago, APA, etc.
  Dewey Decimal v. Library of Congress
  Presentations
  IM your librarian
• Databases
  Weekly online database review
       Peer review 
       Various interfaces
  Search
       Boolean (hand in your paper + on time) - errors
       Natural Language
• Getting to know you, getting to know me
  The importance of creating a relationship with your professor and/or teaching assistant
  
  

OTHER NOTES / MISCELLANEOUS: Requirements: Students will contribute to an online forum (BB) on a
weekly basis. Reading will consist of articles and excerpts from various journals and text.

Two research papers that will serve as mid-term and final papers.

1/5/09