Avoiding Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism

Course Objectives:

  • Identify the purposes of copyright and fair use.
  • Review various scenarios in which plagiarism is violated, both knowingly and unknowingly.
  • Examine what plagiarism is and what it is not.
  • Define various types of intellectual property and their protection within copyright and fair use.
  • Apply web research strategies that circumvent plagiarism.

Hours: 10


Digital Literacy: Research on the World Wide Web

Digital Literacy: Research on the World Wide Web

Course Objectives:

  • Observe and discuss the utility of a variety of digital media types and purposes.
  • Discuss current research on digital and media literacy and its impact on learning.
  • Analyze the role of distractors on comprehension in digital print.
  • Turnkey understanding of Fair Use, Public domain, Creative Commons, attribution, and proper citation.
  • Utilize digital literacy strategies as tools for academic growth.

Hours: 10


Digital Literacy: Effective Web Navigation

Digital Literacy: Effective Web Navigation

Course Objectives:

  • Apply independent decision-making to develop a sense for timing when searching multiple applications on the World Wide Web.
  • Analyze the role of effective scanning for successful research results.
  • Investigate and practice with strategies that result in credible vs. non-credible information.
  • Investigate and practice with strategies that focus research terms and yield specific, accurate results.

Hours: 10


Reading Comprehension for Adults

Reading Comprehension for Adults

Course Objectives:

  • Develop and practice with strategies to read for meaning and understanding.
  • Use strategies to document information with cognition and intention throughout the reading process.
  • Read with fluency and accuracy for short and long-term recall.

Hours: 10


Speed Reading

Speed Reading

Course Objectives:

  • Acquire the skills to read with fluent speed and accuracy.
  • Increase the ability to comprehend information with immediate recall.
  • Scan for keywords and understand paragraph structure to read with fluency and accuracy.

Hours: 10


Understanding Copyright

Understanding Copyright

Course Objectives:

  • Identify the purpose of U.S. Copyright and Fair Use laws.
  • Define various types of intellectual property and apply the principles of fair use.
  • Differentiate between what copyright is, and what it is not.
  • Compare how copyrights are violated to how they are protected.
  • Learn how to protect a creative work with knowledge of Copyright and Fair Use laws.

Hours: 10