Assignments and Evaluation (Winter 2012)

There will be no exams in this course. Below is a list of the specific assignments and their weights. Due dates are listed in the Tentative Schedule. Other details will be distributed in class.

• Class contributions (10 marks)
• Ask A Question (AAQ) (15 marks)
  
• Comparison of search techniques (15 marks)
  
• Comparison of databases (15 marks)
• Citation databases and their application in reference services (20 marks)
• Reference work using multiple information retrieval systems (25 marks)
  

All assignments must be professional in appearance. Spelling, grammar and overall professionalism will be considered in the grading process in addition to other aspects of the assignments. All assignments are due by 9:00am on the due date and must be submitted to the instructor’s mailbox. 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 10 marks, the late penalty is 1 mark per day). Some late assignments will not be accepted (e.g., class presentations).

* Marks are raw scores that are totaled at the end of the course and converted to the University of Alberta’s letter grading scale.