Assignments and Evaluation (Fall 2008)
- Class contributions (10 marks)
- Labs (25 marks)
- Assignments (65 marks)
All assignments are due by noon in WebCT, unless otherwise specified. All assignments must be professional in appearance. Spelling, grammar and overall professionalism will be considered in the grading process in addition to the content. Extensions will only be granted with appropriate documentation (e.g. a doctor's note) in advance of an assignment's due date. Late assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% of the assignment value per day (i.e. if the assignment value is 30 marks, the late penalty is 3 marks per day).
Class contributions
This represents individual contributions for the benefit of the entire class, and is intended to encourage all students to actively participate in the learning process. This includes (but is not limited to): class discussions, preparatory reading, attendance, attitude, small-group interaction in class, contribution to wiki articles and discussions by other groups, providing additional resources, etc. Comments, criticism, and questions are expected to be relevant to the topic, to reflect preparatory reading on the topic, and are expected to be respectful of other students and the instructor. Anticipated absence from class must be communicated to the instructor prior to the class. At the end of the course, in class time, you will be given the opportunity to submit a brief self-assessment of class contribution which will be considered when I assign your class contribution mark.
Labs
The labs are intended to further develop your understanding of the topics covered each week, and/or give you a brief introduction to software that has important applications in modern libraries. Tentative topics, values, the dates on which they are assigned, and the dates on which they are due are summarized below.
| Number | Title | Value | Date assigned | Date due |
| Lab 1 | Software and data storage | 2 | Sept. 10 & 11 | Sept. 15 |
| Lab 2 | Internet basics | 2 | Sept. 24 & 25 | Sept. 29 |
| Lab 3 | Basic HTML | 3 | Oct. 1 & 2 | Oct. 6 |
| Lab 4 | Wiki | 3 | Oct. 15 & 16 | Oct. 20 |
| Lab 5 | Podcasting | 3 | Oct. 22 & 23 | Oct. 27 |
| Lab 6 | RefWorks | 4 | Oct. 29 & 30 | Nov. 3 |
| Lab 7 | Database | 4 | Nov. 5 & 6 | Nov. 10 |
| Lab 8 | ILS | 4 | Nov. 12 & 13 | Nov. 17 |
Labs are individual learning assignments and are not graded. You will get the full marks assigned to a lab after you submit a lab report that demonstrates a good understanding of concepts, includes quality responses to questions, and shows attention to assignment requirements and effort for completion.
We are going to use some of the lab materials for the textbook. Click on Student Resources on this page, and then Fluency Labs, and you will see a list of labs. See the Tentative Schedule for the correspondence between these materials and our labs and dates.
These lab assignments relate to course objectives #1 and #2.
Assignments
- HTML project (15 marks, due Oct. 15)
- Podcasting (15 marks, due Nov. 5)
- Wiki project (35 marks, due on Dec. 10)
Note: Marks are raw scores that are totaled at the end of the course and converted to University of Alberta's grading scale.