Discuss Ideas
Find Evidence
Evaluate Evidence
Read Texts Critically
Develop Effective Arguments
Incorporates Revision
Develop A Research Topic
Present Research Findings
Develop an Evidence Based Argument
Practice Professional Standards of Citation
Make Connections or Original Contributions
Practice ethical and professional standards of citation
Use evidence appropriately to support claims
Integrate the ideas of others appropriately for the discipline
Demonstrate use of language appropriate for the audience and purpose
Use constructive feedback from readers to revise writing to be more effective in achieving its purpose for readers
Demonstrate proficiency in writing genres appropriate to the various disciplines addressed to critical readers
Demonstrate proficiency in constructing discipline appropriate claims, theses, or questions to put forward ideas in a focused manner
Use analysis, synthesis, reflection, argument to develop ideas, which may include organization, structure, coherence, and depth of thinking
Topic Creation
Credibility and Evaluation
Primary and Secondary Sources
Navigating Online Search and Request Systems
Peer Review and the Information/Publishing Cycle
When to Use What Research Tools and the Value of Each One
Engaging with the Scholarly Conversation to Find Significance
Boolean Operators and Keyword Searching
Evolution of Research Over Time
Ability to Navigate the Library
Reading Sources
Citations
Curiosity
Openness
Engagement
Creativity
Persistence
Responsibility
Flexibility
Metacognition
Research as Inquiry
Information has Value
Information Creation as a Process
Scholarship as Conversation
Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Determine the nature and extent of information needed
Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently
Individually or as a member of a group,uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding thre use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally
Evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into her or his knowledge base or value system