Competency - Information literacy
Through electronic and traditional modes, students demonstrate the ability to identify, access, evaluate and use information effectively, ethically and legally.

Competency	Assessment Question	Response	Indicator
Identify Information Need	Did the student select a focused topic appropriate for the assignment?	Yes/No	Concept Map
Access Information	Does the student’s search strategy include the use of advanced search techniques (and, or, not, parentheses, truncation and limiters)	Yes/No	Search Planner
	Does the student judge the value of the search results and demonstrate re-strategizing when necessary?	Yes/No	Search Planner
	Did the student locate and access information from a variety of sources?	Yes/No	Working Bibliography
Evaluate Information	Did the student consider the authoritativeness, currency and content/coverage to determine information quality?	Yes/No	Annotated Bibliography
Evaluate Information	Does the student demonstrate the appropriateness of scholarly vs. popular literature/information?	Yes/No	Annotated Bibliography
Use Information	Did the student integrate information from several sources and formulate a conclusion?	Yes/No	Paper
	Did the student paraphrase and quote correctly?	Yes/No	Paper
	Did the student cite the information using appropriate style correctly?	Yes/No	Works Cited

Competency - Information literacyThrough electronic and traditional modes, students demonstrate the ability to identify, access, evaluate and use information effectively, ethically and legally.